Event 12 (Day 2)
$350+$50 Pot Limit Omaha
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/6,000
Total Entries: 62
Players Remaining: 5
Hyo Joo
Before a single hand was dealt on Day 2, the final five agreed on an adjusted ICM adjusted payout agreement. As the chip leader, Hyo Joo takes 1st place, $7,003, and the Borgata Poker Open trophy. This is his first reported tournament win.
Here’s how they divvied up the dough:
| Place | First | Last | Chip Count | Payout |
| 1 | Hyo | Joo | 876,000 | $7,003 |
| 2 | Reed | Orem | 97,000 | $3,300 |
| 3 | Jason | Min | 97,000 | $3,300 |
| 4 | Dawn | Wilensky | 86,000 | $3,157 |
| 5 | Rinat | Bogdanov | 84,000 | $3,130 |
Standing (l to r): Jason Min, Rinat Bogdanov; Seated (l to r): Reed Orem. Hyo Joo, Dawn Wilensky
$350+$50 Pot Limit Omaha
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 16: Blinds 3,000/6,000
Total Entries: 62
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 248,000
Day 2 of the PLo event is underway in the front of the Poker Room. There’s a huge disparity (more than 700,000 chips) between the chip leader, Hyo Joo, and the other four players, none of whom have more than 100,000.
Here are the remaining payouts up for grabs:
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $8,489 |
| 2 | $4,609 |
| 3 | $2,911 |
| 4 | $2,183 |
| 5 | $1,698 |
$350+$50 Pot Limit Omaha
$25,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Returning to Level 16: Blinds 3,000/6,000
Total Entries: 62
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 248,000
This year’s PLO event drew the exact same number of entries as last year’s, which is quite a coincidence. The 62 entrants were pared down to only 5 when they halted play shortly before 2am. Here are the final five, who will return at 12 noon to resume play.
| Seat | First | Last | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | Min | Flushing | NY | 97,000 |
| 2 | Reed | Orem | Collingswood | NJ | 97,000 |
| 3 | Hyo | Joo | Palisades Park | NJ | 876,000 |
| 4 | Dawn | Wilensky | Melville | NY | 86,000 |
| 5 | Rinat | Bogdanov | Engles City | 84,000 |
As you may or may not have heard, the 2018 Borgata Poker Open will be running in a new temporary tournament area. Instead of the Event Center where we have been in the past, BPO tournaments will be running on tables in the Signature Room, the Poker Room, and a new Tournament Area in between.
The slot machines have been removed from this area and poker tables are in. This new setup is just for this series and in January we’ll be back in the Event Center for the 2019 Winter Poker Open.
This new tournament area is perfectly situated between Bread and Butter on one side and the escalator to the Marketplace Eatery on the other, giving players quick and easy access to refreshments. It’s also just a few steps to the Race and Sports Book for those who need to place a bet and the North Entrance, for those who need to step outside for some fresh air.
Online registration is closed, but on-site registration begins at 12 noon Monday, September 3rd and will remain open until midnight. Beginning Tuesday, registration will be open from 8am to midnight daily throughout the series at the Cashier windows across from the entrance to Bobby Flay’s.
Click here and bookmark this site for links to all the information you need to navigate the 18-day Borgata Poker Open, which begins Tuesday at 11am with the first flight of the $1.5 Million Guaranteed Kick-Off Event!