Event 13 (Day 1)
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: 800/1,600/200
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 66
Event 13 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open is the $1,000+$90 Six Max NLH event. There were a total of 279 entries creating a prize pool of $270,630.
The final 30 players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,624. One lucky winner will take home the $69,011 first prize along with the BWPO trophy.
Below is a full list of the Event 13 finalized Six Max payouts.
1. $69,011+BWPO Trophy
2. $41,000
3. $31,222
4. $25,033
5. $19,621
6. $14,208
7. $10,825
8. $7,442
9. $4,059
10-12. $3,383
13-18. $2,706
19-24. $2,030
25-30. $1,624
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 11: 600/1200/200
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 72
Average Chips: 77,500
We take a short break and return at 10:25 PM.
Lytle, just after taking down the last hand before break. That’s WSOP Main champ Robert Varkonyi chatting in the background with a college roommate, who is currently on Lytle’s left.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 11: 600/1200/200
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 84
Average Chips: 66,429
Back on Will’s table with Palma still Unthrilled over the bluff, Vivian Saliba, her 888 patch clearly affixed, just blew a cbet past the small blind. Easy game.
Up to 85,000. “She’s a beast,” reported The Thrill.
Jerry Maher tries to make sense of Grant Simmons’ shove, but apparently can’t.
Meanwhile, and interesting situation had developed on ten, where Jerry Maher was facing a small shove of 14,200 from Grant Simmons. On 
, Grant had accidentally exposed a black three, having opened from under the gun?
What could he have, Jerry had pondered. Not much, was the answer, and from the button made the call with ace rag.
Grant, of course, had pocket threes, and got the easy double from the vexed English player.
Not satisfied with the double, Grant then asked Jerry what he could possibly have. “The other card had to be an ace, right?”
Then, in the the next hand, Grant got in a nice value bet against Jerry with a pair, weak kicker. This did not help the Englishman’s mood.
After two bad calls, Jerry gave a beautiful English hand signal to the poker world and nursed his Bud Light.
Meanwhile, John Lytle continues to crush, despite all that folding.
Lytle has at least 260,000.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 11: 600/1,200/200
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 90
Akash Seth
Akash Seth took the Six Max chip lead early on and he is showing no signs of slowing down. Seth continues to climb the chip counts and for now he is still holding strong at the top.
Josias Santos just won a preflop raising war against Seth but his back stack barely took a hit and he is still sitting behind a mountain of about 270,000.
John Lytle is quickly gaining ground and he is right on Seth’s heels with about 260,000.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 10: 500/1,000/100
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 96
Will “The Thrill” Failla
Nick Palma raises to 2,300 from the cutoff and Will Failla re-raises to 6,000 from the button. It folds back to Palma who calls and they go heads up to the 
flop.
Nick Palma (left) thinks it over after Will Failla (right) moves all-in.
Both players check and Palma leads out with a bet of 6,500 when the 
hits the turn. Failla raises to 13,000 and Palma comes along.
The river is the 
and Palma checks to Failla who moves all in. Palma has 17,500 behind and begins to talk through the hand. “I feel you’re bluffing here and I can beat ace king” Palma says.
“Yeah, I’m bluffing for the first time ever against you after how many years” Failla responds. “I feel like I’m going to make a bad fold” Palma says and tosses his hand face down into the muck.
“I’m a man of my word and I said I’d show you so I will” Failla says turning over 
confirming Palma’s suspicions that he was indeed bluffing and Failla takes the pot.
Will “The Thrill” Failla- 70,000
Nick Palma- 17,500
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 9: Blinds 400/800/100
Entries: 279
Remaining: 112
Average chips: 49,821
“He followed me down to Noodles of the World and sat by me. I told him I was going to get him.”
Not a good a sign for Viet Vo, and on the river against May Siu, he once again paid the price against his familiar competitor.
On a paired, flushing board, Viet faced an all in shove by Siu. After about a minute of thinking, he tossed in the chip.
Aces Full, Viet. May, foreground, shows the winner to the unfortunate Vo, seat two.
Bad news, just the second nuts. As she gathered in the pot and her doubled to 70,000, May explained their history.
“This guy has tried to bluff me 150 times. One hundred and forty nine have not worked.”
Well, he called this time, and not with nothing – another player forced him to expose his middling flush, but it still wasn’t enough.
“Why the ace of hearts?!” Vo lamented.
“I told him I was going to beat him, he never listens!” May exclaimed.
Vo is still healthy with 50,000, though, and will likely keep trying.
Meanwhile, we are in the middle stage of the tournament now – Registration is officially closed.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 9: 400/800/100
Total Entries: 279
Players Remaining: 115
Eric Eng
A player raises to 2,200 and Mike Gagliano re-raises to 7,000 from the small blind. With the action on Eric Eng in the big blind he makes it 17,000 leaving himself just 4,500 behind.
Gagliano thinks it over for quite some time, “this is a close one” he says and eventually calls.
Mike Gagliano
They go heads up to the 
flop and Gagliano moves all in. Eng beats him into the pot with his last 4,500 turning over 
. Gagliano turns over 
and is drawing dead when the hits the turn.
The meaningless 
completes the board and End earns the double up. “You tried something there” Ricky Guan says to Gagliano from the other end of the table as Eng rakes in the pot.
Eric Eng- 45,800
Mike Gagliano- 22,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75
Entries: 268
We head to dinner for one hour and will restart at 8 PM.
Sean Ripp battling – he laid waste to Kemeter’s stack, nailing a set in a blind on blind encounter before Wenhoo Ying knocked him out.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75
Entries: 267
[editor’s note: this post composed by Yaser Al-Keliddar himself!]
Mike Dentale opens (BB 600) button to 1600, Yaser Al-Keliddar calls with red queens in the small.
Mike D.: “I’m just spewing chips.”
The BB folds.
The flop is 
, and Yaser checks.
Mike bets 3,000 and Yaser makes it 8500 – Mike calls quickly.
The turn is a red Ten, and Mike says, “If you’re all in, I call!”
Yaser jams 17,500 and Mike snap calls with red Ace Jack.
The river is a 
, and Yaser doubles.
[Note: Justin Liberto in the five seat emphasized just how well Mike played this one – ed.]
Your humble correspondent, Yaser Al-Keliddar, then up to 57,000, now back down to a more fitting 40,000.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 7: Blinds 250/500/50
Entries: 247
In addition to John Lytle’s monster stack of about 150,000, many players are coming along nicely.
Akash Seth has over 140,000 on 16, in part after busting Will the Thrill.
William Tunney is at 100,000 on 9 after a big pot.
Vincent Ciarrocchi has 135,000 on 18.