Event 19
The 2016 Borgata Poker Open is a wrap and after 18 days of play, 19 trophies were awarded and more than $8 million in prize money paid to the participants, not including the secondary events and satellites!
![Jesse Sylvia - WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event Champion [Photo courtesy of Joe Giron and the WPT]](https://borgatapokeropen.blogtheborgata.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/09/29886815375_4414efe8cd_z.jpg)
Jesse Sylvia – WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event Champion
Photo courtesy of Joe Giron and the WPT
This year’s Open series also saw some other firsts. The Inaugural BPO PokerNews Cup $2,000 NLH event was the first post-championship event and Ryan van Sanford claimed the first PokerNews Cup title awarded on American soil. The first-ever hybrid Live/Online Heads Up tournament was held in the Event Center and online at BorgataPoker.com, “Battleship-style”. Matt Emmel came up just short of repeating at Heads Up Champion, finishing second to New Jersey online player Eric Schwartz.
Another first was the live-streaming of the $1,000 Six Max NLH final table, which ended in a heads-up battle between well-known pro and BorgataPoker.com Ambassador Vinny Pahuja and relatively unknown amateur player George Alberto. Alberto prevailed, claiming his first BPO title and $53,366.
A complete list of Main Events and trophy winners is below. On behalf of Borgata, we would like to thank all the participants for making the 2016 Borgata Poker Open a great success and congratulate all the winners. From the BPO bloggers, @mattclark345, @TKbluffs, @Kaelaine, and @WOCPoker and players, thanks to Borgata tournament staff and the World Poker Tour for another excellent tournament series!
Event 19 drew a total of 283 entries creating a prize pool of over $71,000. The final 10 players continued to swap chips until an agreement was made in the early morning hours. Kevin Racks who held the chip lead will take home $9,700 and his first Borgata Poker Open title.
After a lengthy and we mean lengthy discussion among the final 10 players an agreement was finally made. Chip leader Kevin Racks (middle) would take home the top prize of $9,700 and the BPO trophy. Oren Siedlecki who was second will be taking home $8,500 and the other 8 players would divie up the rest.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 27: (30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 10
The final table is set and it’s Kevin “Racks” (pictured) leading the way with 2,800,000. Oren Siedlecki is right on his heels with 2,500,000. Everton Taylor who held the chip lead for most of the night has dropped down to 1,575,000.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 25: (20,000/40,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 16
Everton Taylor is showing no signs of slowing down here in Event 19. He continues to add to his chip lead and is now over 3,000,000. No other player has yet to cross the 2,000,000 chip mark. Taylor looks to finish strong with a comfortable chip lead and just 16 players remaining.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: (15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 27
The final 27 players are now in the money and will be guaranteed a minimum of $642. It’s Everton Taylor still in lead with a stack over just over 2,400,000. They will battle it out here in the early morning hours until we have a winner who will take home $19,987 and the BPO trophy.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: (10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 29
We are just two spots away from the money here in Event 19 and Everton Taylor is pulling away from the field. He is the first player over 2,000,000. and only one other player, Joey Galazzo isover a million.The two are now seated at the same table so there could be potential for a monster pot should the big stacks decide to clash.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 20: (6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 45
Phil Neiman continues to amass chips here in Event 19. We are slowly getting closer to the money and Neiman is now playing over 500,000. He hopes this upward trend will continue as he looks to add a second BPO title to his poker resume.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 19: (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 52
After eliminating Dillon Baptiste holding pocket kings Joey Galazzo finds himself at the top of the chip counts. He is now nearing 800,000 with just 52 players remaining as we approach the break.
$260+$40 Deepest Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/400 ante
Total Entries: 283
Players Remaining: 90
Average Stack: 157,200
End of level 15 and Deepest Stack players are off on a one hour dinner break. Play will resume at about 8:20pm.
Michael Dobbs is still leading — with about 620,000.