The Borgata Spring Open has crowned its first event winners and emerging player Michael Dentale of Brooklyn scored one of his biggest cashes ever by taking the first event, a $350 buy-in Deepstack tournament.

Dentale wins $57,267, good for his second best recorded cash. He had a better than $58K win last year at Foxwoods and now has over $270,000 in live tournament winnings. He also had a nearly $50K cash at the 2008 Borgata Open.

The Borgata poker blog reports this is his first major tournament win.

Shortstacked going into heads up play with David Heck of Colts Neck (winning $33,320), Dentale wore down his opponent.

“I never doubled up, it was just grind, grind, grind,” he told the casino.

Event 2, of the sping open, a $300 buy-in, went to Gilbert Sacks of Bala Cynwyd Pa. Sacks outlasted a field of 263 in the one-day tournament and wins $21,429.

Event 3, a $300 buy-in stud tournament went to William Munley of Throop Pa. who wins $6,154 outlasting a small field of 47.

Todays action includes:

11AM: Event 4 – $500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em

• Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
• Levels last 40 minutes each
• 2-Day event | Day 2 starts at 12P on Saturday

12PM: Event 5 – $300 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha-High (1 Re-Entry)

• Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
• Levels 1-10 will last 30 minutes | Levels 11+ will last 40 minutes
• Players that bust within the first four (4) Levels may Re-Enter one (1) additional time
• 1-Day event

3PM: Event 28 – $300 + $40 SURVIVOR No Limit Hold’em

• Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
• Levels last 25 minutes each
• Approximately 1 in 10 will win $3,000 Cash
• 1-Day event

7PM: Event 29 – $200 + $30 No Limit Hold’em

• Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
• Levels last 20 minutes each
• 1-Day event

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