Otti Leads Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack NLH Day 1A; Buzgon, Hawkins, and Cajelais Bag
Day 1a of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack NLH has come to a close after 17 levels of play. Of the 718 entrants on Day 1a, only 174 managed to get chips in a bag, locking up a seat for Day 2 Friday at 12 noon.
Olamide Otti bagged the lead by a good stretch, putting more than $1.5 million in the bank. He came from behind late in the flight, overtaking several other players already stacking close to one million. Only a handful crossed that milestone.
Otti is followed by Mingda Bi (1,134,000), Tanner Thrush (1,093,000), Kevin Ozcelik (1,043,000), and Michael Procopio (1,000,000). Honorable mentions go to Anthony Conti (996,000) Hot Tran (994,000), and Maurice Hawkins (992,000) who all bagged up just shy of a million.
Other notable stacks in the bag are two-time Borgata titleist Gene Castro (912,000), BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Dan Buzgon (838,000), and WSOP bracelet holder Erik Cajelais (429,000).
Day 1b continues in the back of the Event Center with PokerNews continuing to provide live updates through its conclusion.
The final two Almighty starting flights will take off Thursday, January 23, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. local time. A complete list of remaining players with their seat assignments and chip counts will be posted before the start of Day 2.