Event 23
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 21: 8,000/15,000/15,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 40
John Wilson
Jake Dynes was starting to pull away from the field but that is no longer the case. John Wilson has taken the lead and he has a pile of chips.
Wilson already holds one Borgata Poker title and he now sits alone at the top of the Event 23 chip counts with over 2,000,000 and just 40 players remaining.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 21: 8,000/15,000/15,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 45
Pavlo Tkach
Pavlo Tkach and his opponent were heads up on the 
flop when we caught up to the heads up action. The player checked to Tkach who bet 40,000.
The player check raised to 130,000 and Tkach came along. The turn brought the 
and the player moved all in for about 350,000. Tkach snap called turning over 
for top two pair and his opponent showed 
.
The river 
sealed the deal for Tkach who let out a fist pump as he raked in the pot. His opponent was left with less than one big blind and eliminated just a few hands later.
The remaining 45 Event 23 players are now all in the money and guaranteed at least $449 for their efforts.
Pavlo Tkach- 1,100,000
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 20: 6,000/12,000/12,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 49
Jake Dynes
We are now just four eliminations away from the money and there are plenty of big stacks emerging. None currently bigger than that of Jake Dynes.
Dynes has been near the top of the counts for much of the night and he has taken the chip lead. He is now sitting behind a mountain of 1,600,000 and is started to pull away from the rest of the Event 23 field.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 19: 5,000/10,000/10,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 63
Xiang “Alex” Lin
Xiang “Alex” Lin got off to a fast start in Event 23 and he is not slowing down. He has just added another pot to his chip stack and is now near the top of counts with 850,000.
Lin took home his first Borgata Poker title by winning the $300 Deep Stack NLH event in July’s Borgata Summer Poker.
He earned more than $19,000 for his victory and is looking to add another BPO title to his resume in the last event of the series.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
End of Level 18: 4,000/8,000/68000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 70
The Event 23 field is thinning down and there are approximately 70 players remaining. They are now on a 15-minute color up break.
We are inching closer to the money bubble as the final 45 players will all be guaranteed at least $449.
The last Borgata Poker Champion of the series will be crowned in the early morning hours and we will pick right back up on the live Event 23 action when play resumes.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/6,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 463
Players Remaining: 88
Ross Gottlieb
Ross Gottlieb raised to 12,000 from early position and John Yanni called from the button. Sal Anastasio called from the big blind and they went three handed to 
flop.
Anastasio checked and Gottlieb continued with a bet of 16,000. Yanni called and they went heads up to the 
turn card.
Both players checked and the 
completed the board. Gottlieb fired out a bet of 32,000 and Yanni quickly called. Gottlieb turned over 
for top two pair and Yanni fired his hand into the muck.
Ross Gottlieb- 275,000
John Yanni- 85,000
John Yanni
Event 23 of the Borgata Poker Open is the $200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH. This is the final event of the series and there was a massive field of 463 entries creating a prize pool of $89,822.
The final 45 players will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $449 for their efforts.
One of these lucky players will be taking home the $22,948 first prize along with the last Borgata Poker Open trophy of the series. Below is a full look at the final Event 23 tournament payouts.
1. $22,948+BPO Trophy
2. $13,249
3. $8,084
4. $6,512
5. $5,120
6. $4,267
7. $3,413
8. $2,605
9. $1,796
10-12. $1,168
13-15. $898
16-18. $710
19-27. $557
28-36. $494
37-45. $449
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 13: (1200/2500/2500)
Entries: 463
Remaining: 179
Average Chips: 103,000
We break for 15 minutes.
Roger Van Driesen has 320,000 on 9.
Anish Grover is up to 300,000.
Mike McGuinness has 279,000.
Freddy Peralta has been missing since level 10, but his big stack of 315,000 remains in play.
“Don Key” has 315,000.
$200+$30 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Structure
Level 13: (1200/2500/2500)
Entries: 463
Remaining: 200
Average Chips: 92,600
Mohamed R., on table 8 was down to a few blinds, and “ready to go home” shipped it in with 
.
He won. Then with 28,000, he doubled again.
Now, with 67,000 he rips it in preflop over a raise with 
, and his disbelieving opponent calls him down with 
.
Mohamed settles in, while Xiang Lin, “scared” of Mohamed’s run, waves his finger at the table, demanding no such shenanigans when he gets it in.
It comes down 
. Mohamed is ready to go home, the deck just isn’t ready to let him go. He has about 140,000 now, well over average.
Next hand, Lin does get it in. He wins with queens to felt a shortie. All better now.