2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Faraz Jaka Eliminated in 22nd Place ($17,357)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Faraz Jaka - 22nd Place ($17,357)
Faraz Jaka - 22nd Place ($17,357)

Faraz Jaka found the {q-}{j-} on the button and made the minimum raise. When Anthony Maio went for the three-bet pressure play from the big blind, Jaka decided to four-bet shove for his last 720,000. Maio snap-called with {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Jaka was in bad shape with queen-high against two kings. He managed to improve on the {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} board, but his top pair was second-best, sending Jaka to the rail with a 22nd place finish.

Here is Jaka's succinct postmortem of the hand, courtesy of his recent post-bust tweet.

Faraz JakaBusted #WPTBorgata in 22nd for $17k. 4b shoved JQ from Button to a big blind 3 bet for 24 big blinds and ran into KK
Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Naveh Morris Eliminated in 23rd Place ($17,357)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Naveh Morris - 23rd Place ($17,537)
Naveh Morris - 23rd Place ($17,537)

Naveh Morris open-shoved for his last 486,000 from under the gun, with Michael Arrington calling off his 421,000 stack from the button. The table folded around and the at-risk players revealed the cards that forced the clash.

Showdown:

Arrington: {A-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Morris: {A-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Morris was dominated by Arrington's king kicker, and he stayed that way through the {5-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades} runout. Morris was crippled on this hand and succumbed to Justin Lunin-Pack just one deal later. He hit the rail in 23rd place and took home $17,357 for the impressive run through this tough championship field.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington
900,000
412,000
412,000
Naveh Morris us
Naveh Morris
Busted

Tags: Naveh MorrisMichael ArringtonJustin Lunin-Pack

Onofrio Reina Eliminated in 24th Place ($17,357)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Onofrio Reina - Eliminated in 24th Place
Onofrio Reina - Eliminated in 24th Place

Onofrio Reina made his stand from the hijack, moving all in for his last 373,000 only to see John Dibella call off his last 367,000 as well from the cutoff.

Eric Wasserson had both players covered and he called out of the big blind, forcing a three-way reveal.

Showdown:

Eric Wasserson: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Onofrio Reina: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
John Dibella: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Dibella had the best of it and his opponent's shared outs, leaving only two aces and two kings in the deck to work with. The final board brought none of them to the table though, coming {q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to give Dibella a set and the scoop.

Onofrio was crippled with the loss, left with just an ante or two, and despite multiplying those chips by six with an all-in win, Reina hit the rail a few hands later in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
John Dibella us
John Dibella
1,148,000
725,000
725,000
EPT 1X Winner
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
620,000
-415,000
-415,000
$25K Fantasy
Onofrio Reina
Onofrio Reina
Busted

Tags: Eric WassersonJohn DibellaOnofrio Reina

Peter Hong Eliminated in 25th Place ($17,357)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Peter Hong - 25th Place ($17,357)
Peter Hong - 25th Place ($17,357)

Peter Hong went for the three-bet shove and put his last 430,000 into the middle, coming over the top of Kalyan Gullapalli's early position open to 70,000.

Gullapalli called the bet with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} and he was flipping against Hong's {k-Spades}{q-Spades}.

When the flop fell {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} Gullapalli jumped out to a huge lead with a flopped set of fives, and the {6-Clubs} on the turn cinched the win. Hong hit the rail in 25th place and took home $17,357 for the deep run.

Player Chips Progress
Kalyan Gullapalli
Kalyan Gullapalli
3,110,000
510,000
510,000
Peter Hong us
Peter Hong
Busted

Tags: Peter HongKalyan Gullapalli

Chad Brown Eliminated in 26th Place ($17,357)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Chad Brown - 26th Place ($17,357)
Chad Brown - 26th Place ($17,357)

Chad Brown's last 400,000 or so went into the middle and Jared Jaffee looked him up with one of the biggest stacks at the table.

Jaffe was out in front with {A-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and Brown would need help with {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The board rolled out {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{q-Hearts} to give Jaffe the win, and Brown made his way to the payout desk for a 26th place finish.

Chad BrownBusted wpt main @BorgataPoker 26th. I shoved cutoff w 11bb w k8d. @jaredjaffee21 called AJc on BT. Flop flush draw but missed. Gl to rest.
Player Chips Progress
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
3,400,000
480,000
480,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
Busted

Tags: Chad BrownJared Jaffee

Three Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Farid Jattin Tops the Counts During Three-Table Play
Farid Jattin Tops the Counts During Three-Table Play

With only 26 players left in contention for this World Poker Tour title, here are the seat assignments and chip counts for the final three tables:

Table 1

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Faraz Jaka662,000
2Tyler Patterson1,060,000
3Anthony Maio1,720,000
4Chris Reslock1,130,000
5Aristedes Santana560,000
6Empty0
7Bryan Choi1,730,000
8Chad Brown440,000
9Jared Jaffee2,900,000

Table 2

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Onofrio Reina600,000
2John Dibella437,000
3Frank Toscano1,480,000
4Kalyan Gullapalli2,730,000
5Eric Wasserson950,000
6David Paredes2,090,000
7Ronit Chamani930,000
8Peter Hong740,000
9Kunal Patel1,880,000

Table 3

SeatPlayerChip Count
1Byron Kaverman1,090,000
2Keith Crowder2,350,000
3Michael Arrington490,000
4Farid Jattin5,050,000
5Vladislav Mezheritsky1,380,000
6Naveh Morris475,000
7Scott Anderson440,000
8Robert Merulla2,100,000
9Justin Lunin-Pack1,720,000

Matthew Parry Eliminated in 27th Place ($17,357)

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Matthew Parry - 27th Place ($17,357)
Matthew Parry - 27th Place ($17,357)

Jared Jaffee opened to 50,000 holding the button and Matthew Parry three-bet all in for 403,000 from the small blind. Holding {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, Jaffee made the call to put Parry at risk with his {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Flop: {9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}
Turn: {q-Spades}
River: {10-Hearts}

Jaffee's deuces survived five board cards and he notched the knockout to approach the 3 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
2,920,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Matthew Parry us
Matthew Parry
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jared JaffeeMatthew Parry

Katayon Cut Down

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Katayon Khaterzai - 28th Place ($15,084)
Katayon Khaterzai - 28th Place ($15,084)

Justin Lunin-Pack was in the hijack when he opened for 53,000, and Katayon Khaterzai in the cutoff when she three-bet jammed for 315,000.

Lunin-Pack called her down with {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} and Khaterzai tabled {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} to find herself racing for her tournament life.

The flop rolled out {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and the big cards were bad news for Khaterzai. Fourth and fifth streets failed to deliver a third five from the deck, and Katayon busted in 28th place for a $15,084 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Lunin-Pack us
Justin Lunin-Pack
1,710,000
Katayon Khaterzai us
Katayon Khaterzai
Busted

Tags: Justin Lunin-PackKatayon Khaterzai

Updated Chip Counts for the Final Three Tables

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Farid Jattin Still Holds the Chip Lead Entering Day 4's Sprint to the Final Table
Farid Jattin Still Holds the Chip Lead Entering Day 4's Sprint to the Final Table

Here are the current chip counts entering the 15-minute break. The field is now combined to a single room as the final three tables begin.

Player Chips Progress
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
4,500,000
922,000
922,000
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
2,920,000
580,000
580,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Kalyan Gullapalli
Kalyan Gullapalli
2,600,000
862,000
862,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
2,200,000
200,000
200,000
WPT 1X Winner
Anthony Merulla us
Anthony Merulla
2,060,000
-310,000
-310,000
Bryan Choi
Bryan Choi
2,000,000
Kunal Patel us
Kunal Patel
1,840,000
-135,000
-135,000
Justin Lunin-Pack us
Justin Lunin-Pack
1,710,000
220,000
220,000
Vladislav Mezheritsky us
Vladislav Mezheritsky
1,370,000
819,000
819,000
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
1,280,000
-340,000
-340,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
1,150,000
153,000
153,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Frank Toscano us
Frank Toscano
1,119,000
-881,000
-881,000
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
1,035,000
-175,000
-175,000
$25K Fantasy
Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
1,034,000
Chris Reslock us
Chris Reslock
1,030,000
-310,000
-310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tyler Patterson us
Tyler Patterson
985,000
298,000
298,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Scott Anderson us
Scott Anderson
794,000
509,000
509,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
766,000
-582,000
-582,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Peter Hong us
Peter Hong
750,000
-250,000
-250,000
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
720,000
-176,000
-176,000
Aristedes Santana
Aristedes Santana
715,000
91,000
91,000
Naveh Morris us
Naveh Morris
580,000
-515,000
-515,000
Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington
488,000
-892,000
-892,000
Onofrio Reina
Onofrio Reina
460,000
John Dibella us
John Dibella
423,000
EPT 1X Winner

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Two More Head Home

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
John D'Agostino Did Not Enjoy Himself Here on Day 4, Falling in 30th Place
John D'Agostino Did Not Enjoy Himself Here on Day 4, Falling in 30th Place

John D'Agostino was eliminated soon after making a tough laydown to Ronit Chamani, and he finished in 30th place for a $15,084 score. D'Agostino flopped top pair with his {k-Spades}{q-Spades}, but so did Kalyan Gullapalli with {A-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and the final board left "J-Dag" with an inferior kicker.

Larry Ormson hit the rail next for a 29th place finish, after his {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} failed to catch up against Vladislav Mezheritsky's {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}. When the final board rolled out {5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades} Ormson's jack kicker left his ace-high lacking.

Player Chips Progress
Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
Busted
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
Busted

Tags: John D'AgostinoKalyan GullapalliLarry OrmsonRonit ChamaniVladislav Mezheritsky