Event 16
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/3,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 6
Ido Ashkenazi
Wenhao Ying raises to 55,000 and Kevin Saul re-raises to 140,000 from the button. With the action on Ido Ashkenazi in the big blind he moves all in for 253,000.
Ying re-shoves all in for about 500,000 and Saul gets out of the way.
Ying: 
Ashkenazi: 
The dealer fans the 
flop and Ashkenazi flops middle set to put a hammer lock on the hand. The turn is the 
and Ying picks up a gutshot straight draw.
The 
hits the river and the table erupts as Ying spikes his straight on the river to eliminate Ashkenazi in brutal fashion. Ashkenazi is our 7th place finisher taking home $3,822.
Wenhao Ying- 950,000
Ido Ashkenazi– Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,822)
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/3,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 7
Mike Malinconico
Gerard Petrocelli raises to 80,000 and Mike Malinconico moves all in for 239,000. It folds back to Malinconico who makes the call and the hands are shown.
Petrocelli: 
Malinconico: 
Malinconico pairs his five on the 
flop but the turn 
and river 
are no help. Petrocelli takes the pot and Malinconico is our 8th place finisher earning $2,866.
Gerard Petrocelli- 850,000
Mike Malinconico- Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,866)
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 8
Thai Ha
Thai Ha moves all in for 262,000 and it folds to Kevin Saul in the big blind. Saul makes the call and the hands are shown.
Saul:
Ha: 
The dealer fans the 
flop and Saul pairs his queen in the window to take control of the hand. The turn 
and river 
are no help to Ha and he is eliminated in 9th place taking home $2,150.
Kevin Saul- 600,000
Thai Ha- Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,150)
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 9
Mike Malinconico
Kevin Saul raises to 30,000 and Mike Malinconico defends his big blind. They go heads up to the 
flop and both players check.
The turn is the and Malinconico leads out with a bet of 100,000. Saul makes the call and the 
completes the board.
Again Malinconico fires out a bet of 100,000 and Saul calls. Malinconico shows 
for a rivered straight and Saul fires his hand into the muck.
Mike Malinconico- 650,000
Kevin Saul- 325,000
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 20: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 9
Gabriel Sayegh
Ido Ashkenazi raises to 28,000 from under the gun and it folds to Gabriel Sayegh in the big blind. Sayegh moves all in for about 175,000 and Ashkenazi quickly calls.
Ashkenazi:
Sayegh: 
The board runs out 
improving Ashkenazi to a set of tens. Sayegh is the first player to fall from the final table and takes home $1,911for his efforts.
Ido Ashkenazi- 540,000
Gabriel Sayegh- Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,911)
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 19: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 10
Michael Wang
The Super Knockout Bounty final table is now set and it’s Mike Wang leading the way with 767,000. It’s a stacked final lineup that includes Kevin Saul, Thai Ha, Michael Tureniec and Ricky Guan just to name a few.
The players will battle it out in the back of the Event Center for the $28,185 first prize and the BWPO trophy.
Below is a look at the updated chip counts and final table seating assignments.
Seat 1. Kevin Saul- 310,000
Seat 2. Ricky Guan- 420,000
Seat 3. Gabriel Sayegh- 270,000
Seat 4. Ido Ashkenazi- 465,000
Seat 5. Thai Ha- 340,000
Seat 6. Gerard Petrocelli- 487,000
Seat 7. Michael Malinconico- 322,000
Seat 8. Wenhao Ying- 198,000
Seat 9. Michael Wang- 767,000
Seat 10. Michael Tureniec- 360,000
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/500
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 16
Lauren Monosson
The Super Knockout Bounty money bubble has just burst and Lauren Monosson snuck into the money with the shortest stack. She was just eliminated in 17th place which is the exact same spot she finished in this very event in last years Borgata Winter Poker Open.
She took home $1,433 for her efforts and while Lauren has been eliminated there’s still another Monosson left in the field.
Lauren’s husband Danny is still hanging tough with a healthy stack of over 200,000.
Danny Monosson
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 18: 3,000/6,000/1,000
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 17
Ido Ashkenazi
Shaun McBride moves all in for 190,000 from the cutoff. It folds to Ido Ashkenazi in the big blind who double checks his hole hards.
“I don’t think I’m folding” he says and after a few moments he makes the call.
Ashkenazi:
McBride: 
Shaun McBride
The dealer fans the flop and it’s no help to McBride. The turn is the 
and McBride will need an ace or king on the river to stay alive. The 
hits the river and Ashkenazi’s pocket tens hold up to earn him the pot and the knockout.
Ashkenazi takes the massive pot and moves into the chip lead with 650,000.
McBride is sent to the rail on the bubble and a short stacked player was also all in so he won’t go home empty handed as they’ll split the 18th place payout and take home $716 each.
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
End of Level 17: 2,500/5,000/500
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 22
We are down to the final 22 Super Knockout Bounty players and they are now on a 15 minute break. The money bubble is looming and we are just four eliminations away from the money.
The final 18 will all be guaranteed at least $1,433 and one lucky winner will take home the $28,185 first prize along with the Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy.
Below is another look at what’s at stake.
1. $28,185+BWPO Trophy
2. $15,765
3. $9,555
4. $7,644
5. $5,733
6. $4,777
7. $3,822
8. $2,866
9. $2,150
10-12. $1,911
13-15. $1,672
16-18. $1,433
$500+$60+$1,000
Super Knockout Bounty NLH
Level 17: 2,500/5,000/500
Total Entries: 197
Players Remaining: 26
Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul just sent two players to the rail holding against the 
and of his short stacked opponents.
Saul added the pot along with both players $1,000 bounty chips to his stack. He is now up to about 300,000 and contending for the Event 16 chip lead.
There are now just 26 players left in the hunt and the final 18 will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $1,433.