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Event 13 (Day 1D)

Sep143:12 am

Event 13D: Stephen Benkovic Leads the Final Flight

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Returning to Level 17: 5,000/10,000/5,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 2,791
Players Remaining:~650

Stephen Benkovic

There were 888 total entries here in the final Almighty Stack flight and it’s Stephen Benkovic leading the way with 1,787,000. Benkovic rocked up the chip counts after starting the last level of play with just over 500,000.

Billy Mical

Billy Mical is right behind him with 1,610,000 and Maurice Hawkins rounds out the top three with 1,532,000. Hawkins built a big stack early on and was in cruise control throughout the night.

Maurice Hawkins

Approximately 650 combined Day 1A-D Almighty Stack survivors will return on Friday September 14 at 12 P.M. to resume Day 2 play.

Ben Diebold from Day 1C is holding the overall chip lead with a staggering 1,933,000 when play resumes.

Below is a look at some of the big stacks and Day 1D players that will be moving on Day 2. A full list of Day 2 chip counts and seating assignments will be posted here on the Borgata Poker blog as soon as they’re available.

Stephen Benkovic- 1,787,000
Billy Mical- 1,610,000
Maurice Hawkins- 1,532,000
Bhavin Patel- 1,253,000
David Mock- 1,142,000
Shadrach Tercy- 917,000
Daniel Park- 866,000
Paul Lambrakis- 435,000
Zach Donovan- 385,000
Jackie Liu- 380,000
Avner “Papa” Levy- 97,000

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Sep143:01 am

Event 13D: Happy Birthday “Papa”

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 16: 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining:
250

Avner “Papa” Levy

Borgata tournament regular Avner “Papa” Levy is celebrating his birthday here in the Almighty Stack. Levy has earned nearly $850,000 throughout his career and is still in the hunt here in Event 13.

We wanted to wish “Papa” a very special Happy Birthday and good luck on Day 2.

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Sep142:10 am

Event 13D: “The Hawk” Soaring

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 16: 4,000/8,000/8,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining: 320

Maurice Hawkins

Maurice Hawkins built a big stack early on here in our final flight and he is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Hawkins is now playing what looks to be just over 800,000 and he’s one of the largest stacks in the field.

There are less than two levels of play left in the night and Hawkins will look to finish strong on his way to Day 2.

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Sep141:36 am

Event 13D: Last Break of the Night

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
End of Level 15: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining: 350

The Day 1D players are now on a 15-minute color up break. When play resumes there will be just two more levels of play left in the night before the bagging process begins.

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Sep141:13 am

Event 13D: Odducchio Sets Up Leventhal

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 14: 2,500/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining: 360

Nello Odducchio

We caught up to the action on the flop just as Barry Leventhal was check-raising all in for his last 90,000. Nello Odducchio snap called turning over for middle set and Leventhal was holding two pair with .

The turn brought the and the completed the board to send Leventhal to the rail.

Nello Odducchio- 800,000

Barry Leventhal

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Sep1412:44 am

Event 13D: Big Slick is Good for Lambrakis

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 14: 2,500/5,000/5,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining: 360

Paul Lambrakis

Paul Lambrakis raised to 10,000 from middle position and the player in the small blind called. They went heads up to the flop and the small blind checked.

Lambrakis bet 14,000 and his opponent check-raised to 36,000. With the action back on Lambrakis he moved all in and his opponent called for his last 75,000.

Paul Lambrakis:
Opponent:

The dealer burned and turned the and Lambrakis spiked his ace to take the lead. He improved to top two pair when the completed the board and his opponent was sent to the rail.

Paul Lambrakis- 470,000

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Sep1412:12 am

Event 13D: Registration Closed, 2,791 Almighty Stack Entries

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 888
Day 1D Players Remaining: 380

The Day 1D players have returned from the break and play is back underway. Almighty Stack tournament registration and re-entry is now closed.

There were a total of 888 Day 1D entries bringing the combined Almighty Stack total to 2,791 entries.

There is over $1,100,000 in the prize pool and the Event 13 tournament payouts will be posted here on the Borgata Poker blog as soon as they are finalized.

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Sep1311:40 pm

Event 13D: Break, Last Chance to Register

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 12: 1,500/3,000/3,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 845

The Day 1D Almighty Stack players are now on a 15-minute color up break. There are more than 800 entries here in our final flight brining the combined Almighty Stack total to over 2,700 entries.

This is your very last chance to get in on the action as tournament registration and re-entry will be closing when play resumes.

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Sep1311:22 pm

Event 13D: James Salmon Nearing Half a Million

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 12: 1,500/3,000/3,000 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 820

James Salmon

Three players saw a flop of and the action checked around. The turn was the and James Salmon threw out a bet of 8,000. Both players quickly folded and Salmon took the pot without showdown.

He is now up to just under 500,000 and is one of the largest stacks in the sea of Day 1D Almighty players.

James Salmon- 480,000

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Sep1310:52 pm

Event 13D: Schiefer Sends One Packing

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 13, Event 13 (Day 1D)

$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 11: 1,200/2,500/2,500 BB Ante
Day 1D Entries: 785

Aaron Schiefer

The under the gun player moved all in for his last 6,600 and three players called. They went four handed to the flop. Aaron Schiefer checked and the player in middle position bet 7,000.

The player in the cutoff called and Schiefer check-raised to 20,000. The middle position player called and the late position player folded.

The dealer burned and turned the and Schiefer fired out a bet of 45,000. The middle position player folded his face up and the hands were shown.

Schiefer turned over for a flopped Broadway straight and the under the gun player was drawing dead holding . The meaningless hit the river and Schiefer sent his opponent to the rail.

Aaron Schiefer- 280,000

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