2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦3♦
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
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$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

Day 3 Started

Day 3 of the WPT Borgata WInter Poker Open Main Event Championship Set to Start

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Laz Hernandez Leads the Counts Heading Into Day 3
Laz Hernandez Leads the Counts Heading Into Day 3

Laz Hernandez leads the counts once again as the Day 3 of the Borgata Winter Poker Championship WPT Main Event Championship. The local amateur swam through the sea of sharks here at the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event Championship once again, and after entering the day as the chip leader, Hernandez turned the trick a second time.

Laz Hernandez refuses to lose and the local amateur dominated his table once again after entering the day as the chip leader.

A clash with a poker legend left Hernandez on the right side of two big hands, as he flopped quad nines to down Mike Sexton's paired ace-king. From there, not even a bit of confusion regarding a lucky river card could stop Hernandez, and he continued to amass chips at a startling rate, ending the night with 753,000 to narrowly edge Matthew Haugen (735,500) for top honors.

A number of notable names came and went today, including the defending champion of this event Andy Hwang, Matt Salsberg, Matt Waxman, Kevin Eyster, Tony Dunst, Steve Brecher, Tony Ruberto, Victor Ramdin, Ravi Raghavan, Anthony Zinno, Jordan Cristos, Erick Lindgren, Derrick Rosenbarger, Allen Kessler, Lee Childs, Darren Elias, Ebony Kenney, Justin Zaki, Jeff Madsen, Chris Tryba, Aaron Steury, Kathy Liebert, Todd Terry, James Woods and Jacob Bazeley.

A total of 188 players survived the Day 2 killing fields to return today at noon local time, and the field will play through the money bubble to arrive at the final three tables. Notables to track as the day continues include Dan Heimiller (556,000), Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch (540,500), John D'Agostino (501,000), Chad Brown (455,500), Chris Reslock (421,500), John Holley (415,500) and Faraz Jaka (340,000). Follow along with PokerNews' live coverage of this WPT Main Event Championship live from the floor of the Borgata, as 190 become 27 and the the stars make their sprint toward the shiny WPT Champions Cup - and a huge six-figure score

Tags: Aaron SteuryAllen KesslerAndy HwangAnthony ZinnoBernard LeeBryn KenneyChris TrybaDarren EliasDarren WoodsEbony KenneyErick LindgrenJacob BazeleyJeff MadsenJordan CristosJustin ZakiKathy LiebertKevin EysterLaz HernandezLee ChildsMatt HaugenMatt SalsbergMatthew WaxmanMike SextonRavi RaghavanRichard LeeSteve BrecherTodd TerryTony DunstTony RubertoTyler KenneyVictor Ramdin

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Get 'Em in the Air

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Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The WPT Champions Cup Awaits the Winner of the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event
The WPT Champions Cup Awaits the Winner of the Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Main Event

Tournament Director Tab Duchateau just made his announcements and the dealers are now pitching cards.

The 188 players left in the field will be enjoying the comfort of a relatively deep average stack (196,117 - good for 49 big blinds).

The blinds are now 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante and play will remain in Level 17 for the next 90 minutes.

Full Table Draw for Tables 1-4

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Joe Serock Has Position on Matt Stout, Which is Always an Advantage When Two Pros Square Off
Joe Serock Has Position on Matt Stout, Which is Always an Advantage When Two Pros Square Off

Here is the full table draw entering Day 3 for the first four tables in play. We will have the rest of the table draw up shortly, so stay tuned to see who has position on who, and where your favorite players stand relative to one another.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
11Brian Lemke106,000
12James Kohl81,500
13Jay Sharon122,000
14Concetta Rinaldi108,000
15Cliff Josephy38,000
16David Glancy321,500
17Aristedes Santana95,000
18Neville Darrell361,500
19Farid Jattin349,000
21Robert Merulla254,000
22John Racener87,000
23David Randall37,000
24Donald Dorey34,500
25Matthew Stout120,000
26Joseph Serock212,500
27Andjelko Andrejevic268,500
28Jose Obadia175,000
29Gaston Belluscio261,500
31Suk Lee101,000
32Peter Hong410,000
33Joshua Kay78,000
34Daniel Sindelar155,500
35Satish Gorrela62,000
36Alexander Kuzmin141,000
37Jack Kashishian180,500
38Michael Santoro138,500
39Scott Anderson211,000
41Noah Bronstein188,500
42Nicholas Guagenti140,000
43Athanasios Kandris193,000
44Ray Shackelford36,500
45Aditya Prasetyo177,000
46Michael Arrington243,500
47Craig Gold61,500
48Jason Loehrs421,500
49Morgan Litwin80,200

Full Table Draw for Tables 4-8

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Bob Panitch Has a Big Stack, but a Skilled Opponent to his Left in David Paredes
Bob Panitch Has a Big Stack, but a Skilled Opponent to his Left in David Paredes

Tables 5-8 are stacked with superstars, including Bob Panitch and Matt Affleck.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
51Justin Oliver172,500
52Frank Toscano540,500
53Taha Maruf282,000
54Naveh Morris77,500
55Justin Luninpack247,500
56Matthew Brady120,000
57Larry Ormson180,500
58Anthony Maio376,000
59Alexander Rosenblatt219,000
61Lazaro Hernandez753,000
62Anthony Bellino213,000
63Mitchell Nong129,000
64Eugene Fouksman190,000
65Matthew Berkey170,000
66Trieu Hong132,000
67Zohair Karim188,000
68Andrew Rudnik270,500
69Dale Jamison240,000
71Robert Panitch540,500
72David Paredes220,000
73Joseph Altomonte76,500
74Gerard Kane102,500
75Travell Thomas115,000
76Jared Jaffee238,000
77Matthew Affleck213,000
78John Owens163,500
79Kalyan Gullapalli281,000
81Alexander Berdichevskiy100,500
82Aaron Massey141,500
83Eric Wasserson152,500
84Byron Kaverman352,000
85Katayon Khaterzai179,000
86Daniel Obrien354,000
87Jeremy Kottler169,500
88Edgardo Rosario136,000
89Empty0

Dylan Hortin Doubles Through Noah Schwartz

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Noah Schwartz Began Day 3 by Doubling Dylan Hortin Up
Noah Schwartz Began Day 3 by Doubling Dylan Hortin Up

Noah Schwartz tried to bust a dangerous opponent to his left in Dylan Hortin, who was all in for his last 42,000 or so.

Showdown:

Schwartz: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Hortin: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

As is usually the case, the two were racing for stacks and it would be up to the deck to decide the winner.

Flop: {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Hortin took the lead with his pair of kings and Schwartz was now drawing to the two remaining sixes to score the knockout. The turn ({3-Diamonds}) and river ({3-Spades}) failed to change anything though, and Schwartz was forced to ship about one-third of his stack to the next seat over, dropping to just over 100,000 while Hortin approaches that same mark.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz 		104,900
-48,100
 -48,100
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Dylan Hortin us
Dylan Hortin 		89,000
21,000
 21,000

Tags: Noah SchwartzDylan Hortin

Table Draw for Tables 9-12

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Matt Haugen Held the Second Largest Stack When Play Began Today
Matt Haugen Held the Second Largest Stack When Play Began Today

Tables 9-12 include the runner-up in the chip counts last night, Matt Haugen, who will be playing alongside experienced pro Maurice "Mo" Hawkins.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
91Sara Stohler206,000
92David To185,500
93Thu Le65,000
94Fernando Diaz105,000
95Keith Crowder172,000
96John Gordon77,500
97Andrew Glauberg25,500
98Alistair Melville44,500
99Bruce Yamron 
101Maxwell Girteit103,000
102Andrew Frankenberger162,500
103Ronald Lee122,000
104Jack Schanbacher129,500
105Michael Weber205,000
106Matthew Haugen735,500
107Maurice Hawkins258,000
108Steven Levy321,000
109Tyler Patterson618,500
111Matthew Mendez221,000
112Tanner Millen162,000
113Christopher Leveroni115,000
114David Gerassi253,000
115Malkiel Berlianshik28,500
116Timothy Chang253,000
117Eric Baldwin75,500
118Michael Gagliano256,000
119Eracles Panayiotou319,000
121Douglas Stewart98,500
122Joseph Couden177,000
123William Horan98,500
124Michael Sneideman196,000
125John Dagostino501,000
126Shawn Cunix161,000
127John Holley415,500
128Maxwell Mccurdy348,000
129Andrew Sayegh170,000

Table Draw for Tables 13-17

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Noah Schwartz Already Doubled Dylan Hortin Up to Start the Day, and With Hortin on His Left That May Prove Pivotal as Play Continues
Noah Schwartz Already Doubled Dylan Hortin Up to Start the Day, and With Hortin on His Left That May Prove Pivotal as Play Continues

The players at Tables 13-17 include Faraz Jaka, Issac Baron and Noah Schwartz.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
133Raymond Morgan128,500
134Kunal Patel293,000
135Joseph Liberta162,000
136Wade Woelfel152,500
137Anthony Hartmann104,000
138William Fleming151,000
139Michael Murphy155,000
141Chris Reslock421,500
142Joseph Ruff246,000
143Lawrence Lakatosh 
144Lawrence Domin105,000
145Noah Schwartz153,000
146Dylan Hortin68,000
147Matthew Parry100,000
148Vincent Palma318,500
149Natale Kuey67,000
151Isaac Baron266,000
152Youssef Bejjani57,500
153Jake Schwartz56,500
154Scott Baumstein153,000
145Brandon Shane44,000
156John Myung163,500
157Jason Fried133,500
158James Calderaro122,000
159Brett Levitzke348,000
161Eric Fields206,500
162Matthew Silberzweig238,000
163Ramy Ibrahim422,500
164Samuel Taylor402,000
165Ali Abduljabbar79,000
166Charles Tonne136,500
167Frank Bonacci107,500
168Melissa Burr250,500
169Faraz Jaka340,000

Table Draw for Tables 18-21

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Chad Brown Has a Big Stack and a Shorty on His Right
Chad Brown Has a Big Stack and a Shorty on His Right

Chad Brown is among the top flight pros sprinkled throughout tables 18-21.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
181Jeffrey Chang264,000
182Isaac Schachtel110,000
183Jameson Singer133,500
184Vladislav Mezheritsky312,500
185Daniel Fischer171,500
186Chris Dombrowski210,000
187Harrison Gimbel496,000
188Patrick Eskandar247,500
189George Lampert80,100
191William Kean103,500
192Victor Figueroa312,500
193John Andress183,000
194Jessica Desantis124,500
195William Senter134,000
196Jeffrey Gross105,000
197Joseph Galazzo219,000
198Vinh Ho84,500
199Paul Spitzberg211,500
201Mike Gogliormella166,500
202Whangkyung Choi386,500
203Reynald Silva205,000
204Onofrio Reina206,500
205Douglas Mackinnon115,000
206Saturnino Rodriguez150,500
207Vittorio Abbate212,000
208Kevin Choe224,500
209Tomas Fara148,500
211Peter Saftchick71,500
212John Dibella403,000
213Nicholas Reynolds107,000
214Chad Brown455,500
215Simon Orange172,500
216Ronit Chamani258,000
217Joseph Wertz102,000
218Daniel Heimiller556,000
219John Hinds108,500
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