Event #22: $440 Black Chip Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
Event #22: $440 Black Chip Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Event #22 $440 Black Chip Bounty NLH drew a total of 126 entries creating a prize pool of over $36,000. When the dust settled in the late night hours Bryan Neira was the last man standing.
Neira built a big stack early and stayed near the top of the chip counts for much of the night. He caught fire at the final table sending player after player to the rail.
Neira takes home $10,816 for his victory and his first Borgata Poker Open trophy and he has now earned over $300,000 throughout his career.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Neira | $10,816 |
| 2 | Michael Haberman | $6,050 |
| 3 | Patrick Ibrahim | $3,667 |
| 4 | Faraz Ghobadi | $2,933 |
| 5 | Leonardo Palermo | $2,200 |
| 6 | Jose Reyes | $1,833 |
| 7 | Hal Neeman | $1,467 |
| 8 | Diana Volcovschi | $1,100 |
| 9 | She Lok Wong | $825 |
| 10 | Panagiotis Maragelis | $733 |
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Michael Haberman got his last 1,100,000 all in pre-flop holding 
against the 
of Bryan Neira.
The board ran out 
and Neira improved to a set of sixes to score the knockout.
The two players shook hands and Haberman is our Event #22 runner-up earning $6,050.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,780,000
1,380,000
|
1,380,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bryan Neira raised to 90,000 and Michael Haberman folded his small blind. Patrick Ibrahim moved all in for 650,000 from the big blind and Neira snap called.
Bryan Neira: 
Patrick Ibrahim: 
The board ran out 
and Neira improved to top set to score the knockout.
Ibrahim is our third place finisher and will take home $3,667 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bryan Neira raised to 90,000 and Michael Haberman called from the button. Faraz Ghobadi put his last 85,000 in from the small blind and they saw a flop of 
.
Neira continued with a bet of 150,000 and Haberman quickly folded. Neira turned over 
for two pair and Ghobadi showed 
.
The turn and river 
improved Neira to a full house and Ghobadi was eliminated in fourth place earning $2,933.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Faraz Ghobadi moved all in for 420,000 and Bryan Neira called from the small blind. Ghobadi turned over 
and would need to improve against the 
of Neira.
The dealer fanned the 
flop and Ghobadi flopped the nut straight while Neira picked up two pair.
The 
turn and river card sealed the deal for Ghobadi to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
870,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
650,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
250,000
-399,000
|
-399,000 |