The 2025 Borgata Fall Poker Open rolled towards the $2,700 BFPO Main Event with a $1 million guarantee in the second week of the Series. Players have won over $2 million since the first event and the player-created $1,200 Main Event Warm Up brought out an excited field.
Filippos Stavrakis continued his campaign to have the Mixed Game Series named after him and the Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty saw a near-even chop.
You Want It, You Got It – Main Event Warmup
BetMGM Poker brass and players got together and developed the $1,200 Main Event Warmup for the Fall Poker Open schedule. Players put their money where their mouth was and generated 237 entrants for a $260,700 prizepool.
Mike Dentale leads the Day 2 field from Flight B and he jumped in the event immediately after taking eighth place in the Progressive Knock Out Bounty event on Thursday afternoon.
Flight A started at noon and drew 123 entrants and advanced ten, Flight B kicked off at 4 p.m. with 114 entrants, and they also advanced ten players. But the evening flight played until dawn to reach the stopping point and the Day 2 restart was pushed back two hours to accommodate those players.
Each returning player has $3,600 locked up. A trip to the final table earns $6,050 and the winner walks with a mini-Borgata glass trophy and $54,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
- Mike Dentale – 1,100,000
- Kevin Cronin – 1,091,000
- John Banaczuk – 1,091,000
- Daniel Buzgon – 897,000
- John Scavo – 711,000
- Kelly Ohare – 594,000
- Gabriel Whitehead – 461,000
- Russel Dunleavy – 452,000
- John McDonald – 449,000
- Robert Ryan – 384,000
Alan Nosonchuk Wins Progressive Knock Out Bounty
Two days and four flights attracted 456 entrants midweek for Event 9: $880 Progressive Knock Out Bounty and 59 players returned for Thursday’s Day 2. Alan Nosonchuk spent ten hours on the felt before negotiating a deal that saw him hoist the trophy.
“It was an amazing event, I played great,” Nosonchuk said. “I ran decent for once and finally got one (a win).”
“I love bounty events – they’re my favorite type of tournament,” he continued. “There are 50/50 spots that become must calls with bounties in play. There are more cashes coming, I’ll be here Friday for the Main Event.”
The final table played down until Joseph Nichols was eliminated in fifth place. Then Nosonchuk, Angel Lopez, Rick Rossetti, and Brian Luo entered into negotiations for a chop. The five-figure bounties the players held at the time were a large motivating factor leading to a round of handshakes.
Coleem Chestnut made his second final table of the Series after taking ninth in the Almighty Stack for $11,760. Mike Dentale recorded his 71st Borgata cash and South Florida’s Ricardo Eyzaguirre picked up his 17th.
Final Table Payouts
- Alan Nosonchuk – $26,900*
- Angel Lopez – $26,400*
- Rick Rossetti – $20,540*
- Brian Luo – $17,320*
- Joseph Nichols – $8,275
- Coleem Chestnut – $6,610
- Marc Remmes – $5,355
- Mike Dentale – $4,390
- Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $3,610
*denotes deal
Caio Sobral and Ryan Syrko Chop Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty
The popular $570 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty event drew 315 players, who created a $357,000 prizepool to payout the top 91 finishers, and fund the bounties. Caio Sobral and Ryan Syrko got heads-up nearly even in chips, had a friendly conversation, and agreed to a deal that benefited both players.
“It feels good (to win), I’ve been playing a lot and it’s good to have a profitable day,” Sobral said. “It feels good when people believe in you and you pull out a win for them too.”
Sobral pocketed an additional $7,500 in bounties and sixth-place finisher Luis Ortiz pulled the largest $31,200 bounty. “I love bounty tournaments,” Sobral said. “They’re so fun and recreational players love them. They have crazy dynamics; sign me up for the next one.”
Final Table Payouts
- Caio Sobral – $28,220*
- Ryan Syrko – $24,620*
- Brett Barber – $14,910
- Aristides Santana – $9,815
- Sang Kim – $6,800
- Luis Ortiz – $5,300
- Albert Riccobono – $4,220
- Rudolf George – $3,400
- Anderson Almonte – $2,725
*denotes deal
Filippos Stavrakis Goes Back-To-Back in Mixed Games
Filippos Stavrakis is a fixture in Borgata’s Mixed Game Series during the Opens. He won two trophies in as many nights Event 5: $500 Pot Limit Big O and Event 6: $500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha.
Both events ended in a chop with Stavrakis holding the chip lead. He cashed for a “Spaceballs” total of $12,345 (time to change the combination on his luggage). Maryland’s favorite son Tim Faro chopped both events alongside Stavrakis.
Earlier in the week, Stavrakis finished runner-up in the $500 HORSE for $5,225 and fifth place in the BEAST for $1,195.
Roland Israelashvili collected a mind-blowing 740th career cash during the Mixed Game Series with his 7th place in Event 5.
Pot Limit Big O Payouts
- Filippos Stavrakis – $7,045*
- Tim Faro – $5,010*
- David Tarbet – $5,000*
- Stanley Davis – $5,000*
- Kevin Wright – $1,980
- Janet Kosloff – $1,655
- Roland Israelashvili – $1,425
- Daniel Vitiello – $1,255
- Daniel Pearlman – $1,110
Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Payouts
- Filippos Stavrakis – $5,300*
- David Dambrosi – $4,540*
- Tim Faro – $4,100*
- Steven Davis – $1,920
- David Tarbet – $1,430
- David Coppola – $1,190
*denotes deal
Deep, Deeper, Deepest Series Wraps
The final two tournaments of Borgata’s player-favorite Deep, Deeper, Deepest Series are in the books. Each event increases the buy-in and starting stack, culminating in the $450 Deepest event with 50,000 chips.
Event 5: $350 Deeper Final Table Payouts
- Evan Kochav – $6,430*
- Evan Kent – $5,445*
- Jorge Amador – $5,090*
- Chun Sun – $2,580
- Soukha Kachittavong – $1,925
- David Labriola – $1,525
- Alexander Shakhmurov – $1,290
- Dwayne Allen – $1,115
- Tamila Melkumova – $1,030
*denotes deal
Event 10: $450 Deepest Final Table Payouts
- Raymond Tetsoshvili – $12,475
- William Taveras – $8,070
- Stuart Moss – $5,575
- Brett Slezak – $3,980
- Jyles Sosa – $2,985
- Lily Yeh – $2,410
- Choong Baek – $2,060
- Donald Lippmann – $1,765
- James Lillis – $1,490
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