Schuyler Twaddle is $396,095 richer after winding up with the more than 23 million in chips that were in play during the Borgata’s $2,000 no-limit deep-stack event, which carried a $500,000 guarantee. The event attracted 775 entrants and generated a prize pool of $1.55 million. When play started on Sunday, each player sat with 30,000 in chips.
The final nine and their payouts were:
- Schuyler Twaddle -- $396,095
- Weiwen Liang -- $232,500
- Ari Engel -- $120,125
- Mark Reynolds -- $104,625
- John Racener, Jr. -- $89,125
- Mihail Stoykov -- $73,625
- Eric Siegel -- $59,125
- Richard Marshall, Jr. -- $42,625
- Larry Goldstein -- $31,000
In terms of number of entrants, this was the biggest event in Borgata’s history. The Borgata is holding its Summer Open June 9-24, with daily tournaments ranging in buy-ins from $200 to the $5,000 championship that will start on June 22.
POSTED ON: May 08, 2008
Why aren't the chops posted?
POSTED ON: May 07, 2008
Thanks for making the correction, Bob.
POSTED ON: May 07, 2008
Above, you said, "The Borgata is holding its first Summer Open June 9-24." 2008 is not the first Borgata Summer Open. There was one in 2007 and the first one was in 2006.