There were 177 poker players who went to bed happy last night, as they made it through Day 2 of the 2019 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open, surviving the money bubble which burst on the last hand of the night. Leading the pack is Alex Aqel with 1.260 million chips. Chase Bianchi is close behind with 1.232 million and nobody else has more than 1 million.

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When registration finally closed yesterday, the tournament had demolished the record for a WPT event at the Borgata. The old record was 1,313 entries, set at the 2011 WPT Borgata Poker Open, but this one beat it by more than a hundred, coming in at 1,415 entries. There were absolutely no thoughts of an overlay, as the $3 million guaranteed prize pool was also crushed by more than 50 percent. $4,529,415 are up for grabs with, as mentioned, 177 players making at least the minimum of $6,024. Unless you are an ultra-short stack, though, you have your sights set higher. The top seven players will cash for six figures, while the winner will pocket $728,430.

Aqel, who is also listed as Ala Aqel, is obviously in great position to do more than min-cash, which could potentially juice his career tournament earnings significantly. He has about $462,000 in winnings, with his best cash coming two years ago when he won the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for just over $200,000. The Illinois resident has one other six-figure cash, which was also made in Milwaukee in November 2016, when he won a Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event. Methinks he should frequent the Cream City more. Perhaps not right now, though, what with temperatures before wind chill currently in the double digits below zero range.

The other day, we mentioned that Phil Hellmuth pulled off an impressive feat, winning one of the preliminary events at the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open and then hopping right into a Day 1 flight of the Main Event and advancing to Day 2. This week was actually the first time the 15-time WSOP bracelet winner had cashed at the Borgata and now he has another cash to his credit, making it through the money bubble and on to Day 3 with 519,000 chips. Not a massive stack by any means, but certainly a decent amount with which to play.

The plan for Wednesday is to play down to three tables or seven levels, whichever comes first.

2019 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event – Day 2 Chip Leaders

1. Alex Aqel – 1,260,000
2. Chase Bianchi – 1,232,000
3. Nick Schwarmann – 919,000
4. A.J. Kelsall – 895,000
5. Dylan Gang – 872,000
6. Steven Sarmiento – 858,000
7. Brian O’Donoghue – 856,000
8. Zach Donovan – 843,000
9. Ping Liu – 837,000
10. Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – 770,000

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Main Event kicked off on Sunday with the first of two starting flights. 271 entries were tallied on the day, though expect loads more on Monday. Leading the 129 survivors into Day 2 is Mukharji Uppalapati with 252,400 chips.

The Borgata Poker Open is one of the few “old guard” stops on the World Poker Tour, having been part of the schedule since Season II (we are now in Season XVIII). It began as one of the biggies on the live tournament calendar, boasting a $10,000 buy-in. But like most of the WPT Main Events, the buy-in was decreased on a number of years ago to encourage more signups. In Season VIII, the buy-in was set at $3,500, which is where it has been ever since.

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At the same time, unlimited re-entries are permitted all the way through the first two levels of Day 2. Thus, the WPT Borgata Poker Open can draw more players with the lower buy-in, but the re-entries can still goose the prize pool.

Day 1A was pretty darn competitive at the top of the leaderboard. Asher Conniff is close behind Uppalapati with 247,800. Three other players beat the 200,000 mark: Ryan Olisar (229,700), Bruce Kramer (211,600), and Larry Ormson (204,600). Lucas Drolet was also just a few hundred chips underneath the 200,000 chip plateau.

Uppalapati is essentially a regional player, hailing from Gaithersburg, Maryland. His $112,454 in live earnings are all fairly small, the largest of which is about $25,000. Closest casino to vinita ok. Most of his cashes have come at Maryland Live! Casino and all but one is at a Maryland venue. The lone holdout is his biggest cash, which came from a sixth place finish in a preliminary event at the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open this past January.

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The plan for today is the exact as yesterday. After all, it would not be fair to players in either starting flight if Days 1A and 1B differed. There will be eight hour-long levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels. Interestingly (or not, I don’t know), there will be no dinner break. The first two levels of Day 2, during which players can still register and re-enter, will also be 60 minutes. After that, they will be 75 minutes for the rest of Tuesday. The big blind ante is in effect from the jump.

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The eventual winner of the tournament will have some big shoes to fill. Last year’s champ was Erkut Yilmaz who then went on to win WPT Rolling Thunder and the WPT Player of the Year award.

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Mukharji Uppalapati – 252,400
Asher Conniff – 247,800
Ryan Olisar – 229,700
Bruce Kramer – 211,600
Larry Ormson – 204,600
Lucas Drolet – 199,100
Jordan Fisch – 180,200
Connor Daum – 177,200
Andrew Ostapchenko – 165,800
Spencer Champlin – 163,000