2019 Borgata Poker Open

WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2019 Borgata Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Donald Maloney
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$487,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Entries
1,156
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 5
Players Left
1

Albers Turns His Hand into a Double Through Farah

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Dave Farah looked down at {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and opened to 300,000 from the button, Kevin Albers called in the big blind, holding {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. The dealer spread out {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {5-Hearts} on the turn.

Farah bet 450,000 and Albers snap-moved all in for 3,300,000. Farah used two time-extension chips and then elected to call with his two pair.

Albers tabled his trip fives and Farah showed his two pair. The {9-Diamonds} completed the board and Albers secured a double up through Farah.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Albers us
Kevin Albers
12,800,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
Dave Farah us
Dave Farah
7,300,000
-7,850,000
-7,850,000

Tags: Kevin AlbersDave Farah

Dauti and Maloney Get Counterfeited

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Uke Dauti opened to 250,000 from under the gun with {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, Donald Maloney, holding {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, called on the button and the dealer fanned out {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} on the flop.

Both players checked to the {k-Spades} turn card and both players checked again to the {k-Clubs} river. Both checked to showdown and Dauti turned over his jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Uke Dauti us
Uke Dauti
15,500,000
3,300,000
3,300,000
Donald Maloney us
Donald Maloney
4,800,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Donald MaloneyUke Dauti

Maloney Fires Large on the River, Maher Declines

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jerry Maher opened to 250,000 with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} from the button and Donald Maloney, holding {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} called in the small blind to see the {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked to the {9-Spades} turn card, which gave Maloney a set of nines.

Maloney checked to Maher who bet 325,000 and Maloney instantly check-raised to 850,000. Maher called and the {7-Hearts} landed on the river. Maloney pushed in 1,000,000 with his boat and Maher folded, shipping the pot to Maloney.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Maloney us
Donald Maloney
5,800,000
500,000
500,000
WPT 1X Winner
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
4,800,000
-750,000
-750,000

Tags: Donald MaloneyJerry Maher

Dauti Lands a Large Pot on the River

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kevin Albers opened to 250,000 from under the gun with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Uke Dauti defended his big blind with {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. The flop came down {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Dauti checked to Albers who bet 300,000.

Dauti check-raised to 700,000 with his pair of nickels and Albers called. An {a-Diamonds} landed on the turn and Dauti pushed in 850,000, Albers quickly called.

A {10-Clubs} landed on the river, giving Dauti two pair on the river and he bet 2,000,000. Albers called with his pair of kings and Dauti flipped over his two pair and Albers instantly mucked, sending the pot to Dauti thanks to a Fortuitous river card.

Player Chips Progress
Uke Dauti us
Uke Dauti
12,200,000
3,475,000
3,475,000
Kevin Albers us
Kevin Albers
4,800,000
-2,850,000
-2,850,000

Tags: Kevin AlbersUke Dauti

Farah Three-Bets Maloney

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Donald Maloney raised to 225,000 from under the gun with {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Dave Farah three-bet to 700,000 from the cutoff with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

The dealer spread out {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Maloney checked to Farah who bet 900,000 and Maloney quickly released his eights, sending the pot to Farah.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Farah us
Dave Farah
15,150,000
825,000
825,000
Donald Maloney us
Donald Maloney
5,300,000
-700,000
-700,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dave FarahDonald Maloney

Ramdin Draws First Blood

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kevin Albers opened to 250,000 from the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Victor Ramdin defended his big blind with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The flop came down {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Ramdin checked to Albers who bet 275,000 and Ramdin check-called with his pair of jacks.

The {k-Spades} landed on the turn and both players checked to the {8-Diamonds} river. Both players checked again and Ramdin turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of jacks.

Albers mucked and Ramdin took down the early pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Albers us
Kevin Albers
7,650,000
-325,000
-325,000
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
4,150,000
575,000
575,000

Tags: Kevin AlbersVictor Ramdin

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

Vinny Pahuja, Katie Stone & Alex Rocha
Vinny Pahuja, Katie Stone & Alex Rocha

The tournament director has now informed the dealer to shuffle up and start pitching the card. The live updates will be coordinating with the live-stream that is set on a 30-minute delay.

Online commentary for the live stream will be provided by Vinny Pahuja, Katie Stone, and Alex Rocha.

A Champion Will Be Crowned in WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship!

Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

The final day of the WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship is now upon us and all of the lights have been set up as the official final table of six gets set to battle it out for a WPT title, along with the immense $616,186 first-place cash prize.

Dave Farah sits in the driver's seat for the final day, having a considerable lead with his 14,325,000 in chips. Farah has cashed in live events dating back to 2008 and it was not until this past January that he really found his first breakthrough cash, right here in the Borgata.

Farah finished runner-up in the 2019 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 Championship, landing his biggest career cash for $485,611. He has done the incredible by reaching yet another WPT final table and is in an incredible position to improve on his previous personal best that occurred earlier this year.

One player coming into the Day 5 on the shorter side of things is Victor Ramdin, but what he lacks in chips he surely makes up for in experience. Ramdin is a WPT champion who has over 4.5 million in live career earnings, proving time and time again that he can play with the best in the business. Ramdin will be coming into the final day at the bottom of the barrel with his 3,575,000 stack, and will be someone to watch as he looks to spin up a stack with his exhilarating style of play.

WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship Official Final Table

SeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Kevin AlbersUnited States7,975,00080
2Jerry MaherUnited States5,550,00056
3Donald MaloneyUnited States6,000,00060
4Victor RamdinUnited States3,575,00036
5Dave FarahUnited States14,325,000143
6Uke DautiUnited States8,725,00087

The final table of six was then set and will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. to play the final day of the event. The tournament will resume on level 29 with 58:49 remaining on the clock and blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a big blind ante of 100,000. The levels will drop down to 60-minute in length through the remainder of the final table, with heads-up play switching to half an hour levels. The tournament will play down until an eventual winner takes home the $616,186 first-place prize.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the action tomorrow as the day unfolds, so stay tuned!

Tags: Dave FarahVictor Ramdin

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