The players are back from their dinner break for Level 7. Only two more levels left in the day and we have just under 400 players left in the tournament. Toto Leonidas went to the break with the chip lead with Beth Shak and WSoP full-time headliner Tiffany Michelle aren't far behind.
LPR friend Alvin Delgado was knocked out by Beth Shak. Gavin Smith is out and I'm afraid to ask why, he's an angry sober man.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
End of Level 5
The end of Level 5 and the players are still 2 hours from their dinner break.
Apparently hungry poker players are grumpy poker players as there have been a few penalties handed out over the last level. We'll see how they do with a full belly, if they can survive that long.
One of the little extras that you get at the Borgata and nowhere else. Each level is announced with the help of the lovely Borgata ring girls. Not enough to distract the poker players but a welcome break for media row.
Apparently hungry poker players are grumpy poker players as there have been a few penalties handed out over the last level. We'll see how they do with a full belly, if they can survive that long.
One of the little extras that you get at the Borgata and nowhere else. Each level is announced with the help of the lovely Borgata ring girls. Not enough to distract the poker players but a welcome break for media row.
Main Event Overlay
The official numbers are in and we have 516 players poneyed up $10k for the Main Event. Final 54 players will make the money.
516 players, prizepool $5,000,000
1st - $1,424,500
2nd - $750,000
3rd - $387,500
4th - $337,500
5th - $287,500
6th - $237,500
7th - $187,500
8th - $137,500
9th - $100,000
10 - 12th - $65,000
13 - 15th - $47,500
16 - 18th - $32,500
19 - 27th - $26,000
28 - 36th - $21,000
37 - 45th - $17,500
46 - 54th - $15,000
516 players, prizepool $5,000,000
1st - $1,424,500
2nd - $750,000
3rd - $387,500
4th - $337,500
5th - $287,500
6th - $237,500
7th - $187,500
8th - $137,500
9th - $100,000
10 - 12th - $65,000
13 - 15th - $47,500
16 - 18th - $32,500
19 - 27th - $26,000
28 - 36th - $21,000
37 - 45th - $17,500
46 - 54th - $15,000
Slow going early
With the great structure for the Main Event, things are going slow and steady for the players. They are taking advantage of the deep stacks and slow levels to build up their stacks and avoid some of the crazy players. An early bustout by David Singer is the most notable so far. He showed up late and left early.
There are some crazy tables where the unknowns must be cautious. Parked right next to the railbirds we have a table with John Juanda, Brandon Canuto, Carlos Mortensen and the always delightful Maria Ho.
Personal drinking hero Gavin Smith was found sitting at the same table with Lee Watkinson and Ted Lawson.
Friend of LivePokerRadio and unofficial information magnet Alvin Delgado is alive and running hot. Flopping quads early and getting paid off will do that for you.
Barry Leventhal, final table player from the Borgata Summer Open, recently busted out and did not seem pleased.
The dinner break is coming up soon and we'll see how the players respond once their bellies are full of Borgata grub.
There are some crazy tables where the unknowns must be cautious. Parked right next to the railbirds we have a table with John Juanda, Brandon Canuto, Carlos Mortensen and the always delightful Maria Ho.
Personal drinking hero Gavin Smith was found sitting at the same table with Lee Watkinson and Ted Lawson.
Friend of LivePokerRadio and unofficial information magnet Alvin Delgado is alive and running hot. Flopping quads early and getting paid off will do that for you.
Barry Leventhal, final table player from the Borgata Summer Open, recently busted out and did not seem pleased.
The dinner break is coming up soon and we'll see how the players respond once their bellies are full of Borgata grub.
2008 Borgata Poker Open Big Guns
The $5,000,000 guarantee Main Event is bringing out the big guns. Just some of the big names in the game today.
John Juanda
Carolos Mortensen
Miami John
The Brothers Mizrachi
Jamie Gold
Erik Seidel
John Gale
Gavin Smith
Kristy Gazes
Bill Gazes
Chad Brown
Those are just the players I saw on a quick pass through the room.
My favorite quote so far was from Gavin Smith. Notoriously loose in the early part of tournaments, he said "I'm looking at at both cards every hand and having a really hard time NOT putting chips into the pot. It's a lot worse than normal." His tablemates look shellshocked.
John Juanda
Carolos Mortensen
Miami John
The Brothers Mizrachi
Jamie Gold
Erik Seidel
John Gale
Gavin Smith
Kristy Gazes
Bill Gazes
Chad Brown
Those are just the players I saw on a quick pass through the room.
My favorite quote so far was from Gavin Smith. Notoriously loose in the early part of tournaments, he said "I'm looking at at both cards every hand and having a really hard time NOT putting chips into the pot. It's a lot worse than normal." His tablemates look shellshocked.
2008 Borgata Poker Open Main Event
The 2008 Borgata Poker Open Main Event is underway. Updates and picture to come shortly.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Numbers
The official numbers are in. They sold out the tournament at 630 players for a prizepool of $189,000. Quite a bit over the $100k guarantee.
The $2000 satellite into the Main Event will top 300 players before the list is locked. I see quite a few players that I recognize from the Borgata Summer Open Main Event and blogger friend NewinNov is sitting at Table 1. About 5 feet from my seat on media row. Barry Leventhal is in the house.
They can't give me the current numbers entered into the Main Event but I have it on good authority that the field will be monstrous and they will blow past the $5,000,000 guarantee.
The $2000 satellite into the Main Event will top 300 players before the list is locked. I see quite a few players that I recognize from the Borgata Summer Open Main Event and blogger friend NewinNov is sitting at Table 1. About 5 feet from my seat on media row. Barry Leventhal is in the house.
They can't give me the current numbers entered into the Main Event but I have it on good authority that the field will be monstrous and they will blow past the $5,000,000 guarantee.
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