7/4/2022»»Monday

Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Blog

7/4/2022

GPI Player of the Year 2018. Brock Parker Wins Borgata The final night of the Fall Poker Open at the Borgata in Atlantic City took place. The 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open ran from November 6-21, and featured 20 events with buy-ins ranging from $200 to $2,700 for its Championship Event. In total, the series attracted around 7,000. It was about 4am on Thanksgiving morning when the final trophy event of the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open came to an end and with it, the exciting November series was a wrap. Wenhao Ying – 1st Place – 2018 BFPO Championship. Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Results Bonus spins Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Results on Starburst or Berryburst Max are subject to change & must be used within 3 days from activation. Bonus spins are activated after wagering a min.

@J_W_Stanton In News

It's been one heck of a year so far for acclaimed writer turned acclaimed poker player Maria Konnikova, and the Team PokerStars Pro could be set to add another big result to her résumé.

As Konnikova herself told us via her Twitter, she's now through to Day 4 and the final 24 players in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open.

This is the face I make when I survive to make the final 24 of the @WPT@BorgataPoker Main Event. Day 4 starts at noon tomorrow. Let's go!!! And now, 😴😴 pic.twitter.com/U560jrX5Vt

— Maria Konnikova (@mkonnikova) September 20, 2018

New York Times best-selling author Konnikova decided to enter the poker world in 2017 with little to no knowledge of the game; an effort to discover how the poker skills she'd pick up could be transferred to live a more successful life away from the tables, which she'd then outline in her upcoming book, 'The Biggest Bluff'.

Incredibly, through hard work and perseverance, Konnikova's game progressed quicker than any of us could have predicted. At the 2018 PCA in January, she took down the $1,650 National event for $84,600 and a $30,000 Platinum Pass, her biggest score to date. Since then, she has continued to travel the poker circuit, even dabbling some High Rollers.

Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Blog 2019

On a side note: Konnikova herself is now giving YOU the chance to win a $30,000 Platinum Pass of your own. Want to find out how? Click here for the details.

Read about the writer's journey: 'Konnikova seals the deal as the Biggest Bluff pays off'.

Now she's looking to add a WPT title. This $3,500 buy-in event attracted 1,075 entrants, and created a prize pool of $3,441,075. All remaining 24 players are guaranteed $20,565 when they return today, but that amount pales in comparison to the $575,112 set aside for the eventual champ.

Konnikova will return 19th in chips with a stack of 725,000 and blinds resuming at 15K/25K with a 25K big blind ante. With 29 big blinds, Konnikova is certainly still in with a shot.

Here's a look at the full chip counts overnight:

1. Liam He - 5,630,000
2. Oleg Shnaider - 5,020,000
3. Erkut Yilmaz - 3,065,000
4. Dhaval Joshi - 2,700,000
5. Anthony Maio - 2,550,000
6. Nick Pupillo - 2,535,000
7. Austin Wentling - 2,520,000
8. Michael Wang - 1,845,000
9. Aaron Kweskin - 1,750,000
10. Ali Imsirovic - 1,695,000
11. Greg Himmelbrand - 1,520,000
12. John Lakatosh - 1,425,000
13. Chris Grove - 1,400,000
14. Millard Hale - 1,365,000
15. T.K. Miles - 1,285,000
16. Ricky Lee - 1,270,000
17. Ryan Jones - 1,195,000
18. Ben Diebold - 1,120,000
19. Maria Konnikova - 725,000
20. Trevor Savage - 610,000
21. John Cosgrove - 430,000
22. Frank Stepuchin - 425,000
23. Joseph Liberta - 405,000
24. Noeung Troeung - 395,000

We'll be keeping a close eye on Konnikova's progress, so stay tuned to PokerStars Blog --and head to her Twitter-- to stay in the know.

Ready to sign up for PokerStars? Click here to get an account.

$170 + $30 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Level 8: 400/800/75 Ante
Total Entries: 137

There was a nice little rush to the tables over the last level to push the prize pool higher. We found Katie Stone among the new players taking a seat this afternoon.

Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Blog 2020

She is also the newest BorgataPoker.com ambassador.

Borgata Fall Poker Open 2018 Blog

Stone is an online guru but she’s no slouch in the live game either. After taking some time off, she cashed in 11 Borgata tournaments in 2017 including two titles; the Borgata Summer Poker Open Ladies Event and the Borgata Fall Poker Open $260+$40 Deepstack event. She also had five other final table appearances with big scores in October’s $100,000 Saturday Series event and the June Deep Stacks Challenge $350+$50 Deeper Stack $50,000 Guarantee tournament.

Reader Interactions

POST A COMMENT