Event 21
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 12,000/24,000/3,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 40
Howard Wolper
Howard Wolper is once again in the money and adds his 107th* Borgata tournament score to his record for number of Borgata events cashed.
Frank Reina who ranks number three on this list was just eliminated and notched his 68th Borgata cash.
Eric Siegel
Eric Siegel is ranked 4th on that list and is still in the Event 21 hunt already adding his 64th Borgata tournament cash to his extensive poker resume.
Mike Marder
While all three of these players made the money in Event 21 it would only be right that Michael Marder the second ranked player on that list (75 Borgata cashes) is busy notching another tournament cash of his own.
There are just 31 players left in the $3,500 BWPO WPT Championship in the front of the Event Center and Marder is one of them.
He is already guaranteed nearly $20,000 and now has his sights set on a Day 4.
*corrected by CM 2/2/18
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 22: 10,000/20,000/3,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 41
Jerry Denney
A players raises to 50,000 from middle position and it folds to Jerry Denney in the small blind. Denney reraises to 110,000 and his opponent makes the call.
They go heads up to the 
flop and Denney slides out a stack of red chips covering his opponent. The player calls for his last 250,000 turning over 
and will need to improve against the 
of Denney.
The turn brings the 
and the 
completes the board. Denny improves to a set of aces sending the player to the rail and extending his chip lead.
He is now up to about 1,600,000 as the players head out on break and is starting to pull away from the Event 21 field.
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 8,000/16,000/2,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 60
Carmine Tirone
The money bubble has just burst and the Event 21 players are now falling fast. With the field thinning down there are plenty of big stacks starting to emerge.
Carmine Tirone chipped up early and continues to climb. He is now playing about 850,000 and looks to be the current chip leader.
Michael Dobbs
Larry Abrams
Tirone is trending upward toward the million chip mark but there are a few players gaining ground. Michael Dobbs is now sitting behind a big stack of about 675,000 and Larry Abrams is right on his heels with about 650,000.
Mike Policastro has been one of the largest stacks for much of the night and is still sitting behind a mountain of chips with about 600,000.
Mike Policastro
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 20: 6,000/12,000/2,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 70
Eric Rivera and his lucky frog.
A short stacked Eric Rivera made a big laydown on the money bubble. He folded his king queen suited face up and it turned out to be the right choice.
His opponent showed ace king and it most likely would have been the end of the road for Rivera.
He managed to sneak into the money thanks to a good laydown and his lucky frog card protector but was eliminated shortly after.
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 19: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 93
Jonathan Lessin
Tyreem Williams moves all in from under the gun for his last 97,000. It folds to Jonathan Lessin in the small blind and he re-shoves all in for about 140,000. The big blind gets out of the way and the hands are shown.
Lessin: 
Williams: 
Tyreem Williams
The board runs out clean for Lissin 
and his pocket queens hold up. Williams is eliminated just shy of the money and Lessin adds to his stack.
Jonathan Lessin- 250,000
Tyreem Williams- Eliminated
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 18: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 110
The Deepest Stack NLH players are now on a 15 minute break. There are now approximately 110 players left in the hunt and the money bubble is looming.
The final 81 players will all make the cash and be guaranteed at least $536. We will pick back up on all of the live action when play resumes.
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 110
Michael Rossitto
We are inching closer to the money bubble in Event 21 and we see a familiar face is still in the hunt. Michael Rossitto has been one of if the not the hottest player of the series.
He has already cashed in four events for over $40,000 and took home his first BWPO title winning the $400 Monster Stack NLH event for more than $38,000.
Rossitto is still in the hunt with about 140,000 and looks to pick up his fifth cash of the series and possibly a second major title in less than two weeks.
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/500
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 140
Ibraim Ibraimovic
Two players limp in and Eric Siegel raises to 22,000 from the button. The first limper folds and Ibraim Ibraimovic calls. They go heads up to the 
and Ibraimovic moves all in for 16,500.
Eric Siegel
Siegel quickly calls turning over 
but Ibraimovic shows for trip tens. The turn and river 
improve Ibraimovic to a full house and he earns the pot and the double up.
Ibraim Ibraimovic- 91,000
Eric Siegel- 95,000
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: 2,500/5,000/500
Total Entries: 850
Players Remaining: 162
The Event 21 players are back from their dinner break and play is back underway. The field is thinning down and just 162 players remain as we inch closer to the money.
The final 81 players will all make the cash and be guaranteed at least $536 for their efforts. One lucky winner will take home the $49,295 first prize along with the BWPO trophy.
This is a one day event so we should be in for a long night of poker in the back of the Event Center.
Below is a full look at the final Event 20 tournament payouts.
Total Entries: 850
Prize Pool: $214,370
1. $49,295+BWPO Trophy
2. $28,726
3. $17,578
4. $14,470
5. $11,790
6. $9,647
7. $7,717
8. $5,788
9. $4,073
10-12. $2,680
13-15. $1,929
16-18. $1,265
19-27. $1,072
28-36. $922
37-45. $815
46-54. $729
55-63. $643
64-72. $579
73-81. $536
$260 + $40 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 15: 2000/4000/400
Entrants: 850
Remaining: 170
Average Chips: 125,000
It’s always good to hit the Burger and Fry with a bunch of chips under your belt. These players are doing well at what looks like will be a long night of poker. (Great news, TK!)
Mo Radwan was last here three years ago, but apparently hasn’t lost a step: 330,000 and change.
Joseph Buell on 12 has 305,000.
Travis Hundt has nearly 340,000, apparently mostly in ante chips! He’s leading at the moment. He’s looking at Needle, who is about to make it 3x with QQ – Prager always has it.
Card protector bling: The Frog makes the Blog.
We return at 8:35 PM.