$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 4 | 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-30-2014 18:44 UTC-4

Patient Reslock Finds Aces in the Hole

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Chris Reslock's Aces Stood Up Over Jared Jaffee

After a min-raise to open the pot from Jared Jaffee, veteran tournament player Chris Reslock finally made his stand after grinding a short stack for the last few orbits.

Jaffee asked for a count before making a reluctant call with , and sure enough Reslock revealed the to put a hammerlock on the hand.

The flop came down and by the time the turn fell Jaffee had already turned his cards face down and tossed them into the muck. The meaningless river card came to make things official, and with that Reslock rebounded from the danger zone to give himself a chance to continue the grind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	3,850,000 -670,000	-670,000

Chris Reslock	1,230,000 615,000	615,000

Tags: Chris Reslock Jared Jaffee

01-30-2014 18:34 UTC-4

Kalyan Gullapalli Eliminated in 16th Place ($20,961)

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Kalyan Gullapalli shoved over a raise from David Paredes, and Paredes made the call with . He was against , and all looked well for Gullapalli to double up when he flopped an ace. A arrived on the river, however, improving Paredes to a set and busting his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	2,900,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Kalyan Gullapalli	Busted

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01-30-2014 18:27 UTC-4

Farid Forces Two to Fold

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Kalyan Gullapalli opened from under the gun, making it 90,000 to play, and chip leader Farid Jattin came along with a call from middle position. David Paredes decided to apply some pressure with a three-bet from the hijack, and he reraised to 305,000.

After Gullapalli smooth called the sizable bet, Jattin used his big stack to be the bully and he moved all in to force both opponent's to a test for their tournament lives.

The power play worked to perfection and Jattin extended his chip lead with raw aggression.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Jattin	6,180,000 280,000	280,000
Kalyan Gullapalli	1,960,000 -820,000	-820,000
David Paredes	1,600,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: David Paredes Farid Jattin Kalyan Gullapalli

01-30-2014 18:26 UTC-4

Eric Wasserson Eliminated in 17th Place ($20,961)

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Eric Wasserson shoved from under the gun for 465,000, and David Paredes called from the button. Everyone else folded.

Paredes:
Wasserson:

No improvement came for Wasserson on the board, and Paredes busted him in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Paredes	2,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Eric Wasserson	Busted

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01-30-2014 18:22 UTC-4

Aristedes Santana Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,961)

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Aristedes Santana - 18th Place ($20,961)

After an opening raise to 90,000, Bryan Choi decided to three-bet to 210,000, and with the action now on him Aristedes Santana moved all in for 430,000 total.

The original raiser got out of the way, and Choi asked for a count before making a relatively quick call. Choi tabled and the race was on against Santana's .

The final board rolled out to leave Santana with no pair - and no chips - while Choi clapped his hands in celebration after surviving five board cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Choi	1,750,000 290,000	290,000
Aristedes Santana	Busted

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01-30-2014 17:51 UTC-4

A Diamond in the Rough

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Patterson Just Runner-Runner Flushed Jared Jaffee's Big Slick to Double Through

Tyler Patterson open-shoved from under the gun, moving his last 565,000 into the middle holding .

Jared Jaffee was next to act and he looked down to find , and he made the call to put his new neighbor at risk. The table folded around dutifully, and the two players showed down to find themselves in the classic coin flip situation.

The flop came to hit Jaffee's big slick with top pair, and the turn came to keep him in the lead. When the river fell Patterson took a second look back at his hand and said "diamonds!" before heading to his rail for a minor celebration. Jaffee had to take a second look at well, and he admitted that he never saw the diamond draw materialize, only realizing he was beat when Patterson became excited rather than dejected when the river card came down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	4,520,000 320,000	320,000

Tyler Patterson	1,230,000 730,000	730,000

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01-30-2014 17:34 UTC-4

Table Draw and Chip Counts for Final Two Tables

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Farid Jattin Has Not Relented After Entering Day 4 With the Chip Lead

The final 18 players just redrew for seats, so take a look at where they ended up, as well as where they stand in the chip counts.

Table 1

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Keith Crowder	2,350,000
2	David Paredes	2,300,000
3	Tyler Patterson	500,000
4	Jared Jaffee	4,200,000
5	Eric Wasserson	600,000
6	Kunal Patel	3,000,000
7	Kalyan Gullapalli	2,780,000
8	Chris Reslock	615,000
9	Farid Jatten	5,900,000

Table 2

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Aristedes Santanta	600,000
2	Robert Merulla	2,600,000
3	Frank Tosacano	1,650,000
4	Vladislav Mezheritsky	1,200,000
5	Michael Arrington	760,000
6	Justin Lunin-Pack	2,430,000
7	Ronit Chamani	460,000
8	Bryan Choi	1,460,000
9	Anthony Maio	2,810,000

01-30-2014 17:31 UTC-4

Scott Anderson Eliminated in 19th Place ($17,357)

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Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Day 4 of the 2014 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

Justin Lunin-Pack opened from early position, making it 90,000 to play, and Scott Anderson three-bet jammed holding .

With the action back on him, Lunin-Pack made the call with his , and the race was on.

Flop:
Turn:
River:

Anderson survived the flop and turn, but his hopes for a WPT title floated down the river when the dreaded ace fell. He exited in 19th place and took home $17,357 for bubbling the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Anderson	Busted

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01-30-2014 16:59 UTC-4

John Dibella Eliminated in 20th Place ($17,357)

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Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

John Dibella was riding a short stack and he moved his last 247,000 into the middle from the small blind, coming over the top of Kunal Patel's 65,000 button raise.

Patel wasted no time in calling the vulnerable player's small all-in wager, and he tabled as he did so. Dibella was out in front with his , but Patel's live cards came through on the flop. Patel's pair of sevens put Dibella on the brink, and the turn () and river () failed to bring him back.

Dibella finished in 20th place and collected a $17,357 payout for the deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kunal Patel	2,480,000 640,000	640,000
John Dibella	Busted

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01-30-2014 16:43 UTC-4

Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 21st Place ($17,357)

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Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Byron Kaverman opened the betting for a 65,000 raise from under the gun, and chip leader Farid Jattin came along from the hijack.

After the dealer fanned the flop, Kaverman c-bet for 77,000, only to see Jattin raise the action up to 256,000.

Kaverman tanked for about three minutes while working through whatever it is the game's wizards think about during these intense moments, and after a lengthy period of thought he three-bet to 439,000. Jattin took some time to think as well, but after just thirty seconds or so he moved all in, putting Kaverman to the test.

This development left Kaverman looking displeased with the spot he found himself in, but eventually he called off for his last 1 million or so and tabled for an up-and-down straight draw.

Despite all of the aggression he displayed in the raising war, Jattin only held for a no-pair hand, and Kaverman now held thirteen outs when he may have been drawing dead. The added lifelines failed to save him though, as the board bricked out on fourth street () and fifth ().