Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-30-2020 04:45 UTC-4

Final Table Set Kaz Leads (full)

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Norman Rodriguez	3,000,0000
2	Evan Tan	2,700,000
3	Leo Kaz	7650000
4	Nikolaos Platis	4,000,000
5	Carlos Figueroa Fernandez	880,000
6	Mario Conception	1,000,000
7	Jean Gaspard	700,000
8	Lucas Picking	800,000
9	Zarko Mandic	3,750,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Rodriguez	30,000,000 26,400,000	26,400,000
Leo Kaz	7,650,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Nikolaos Platis	4,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Zarko Mandic	3,750,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Evan Tan	2,700,000
Mario Conception	1,000,000
Carlos Figueroa Fernandez	880,000
Jean Gaspard	700,000 -300,000	-300,000

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01-30-2020 04:38 UTC-4

Psallidas Hits the Rail

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Constantinos Psallidas moved all in from under the gun for his last 1,095,000 and Leo Kaz called. Psallidas turned over and would need to improve against the of Kaz.

The runout was no help to Psallidas and he was sent to the rail in 12th place earning $2,557.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Kaz	6,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Constantinos Psallidas	Busted

Tags: Constantinos Psallidas Leo Kaz

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-30-2020 04:11 UTC-4

Kaz Extends His Chip Lead

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Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The players have returned from break and Leo Kaz has picked up right where he left off. Kaz is starting to pull away from the field and he is now sitting behind a mountain of 5,000,000.

Norman Rodriguez just took a sizeable pot from Nikolaos Platis and he sits in second with 3,600,000. Eddie [Removed:363] is holding strong near the top rounding out the top three chip stacks with 2,900,000.

We are just five eliminations away from the final table and we will be crowning our newest Borgata Winter Poker Open Champion in the early morning hours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Kaz	5,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Norman Rodriguez	3,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
[Removed:362]	2,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Nikolaos Platis	1,500,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Zarko Mandic	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Patrick Dicrecchio	1,200,000 477,000	477,000
Constantinos Psallidas	1,150,000 175,000	175,000
Jean Gaspard	1,000,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Eddie Espino Nikolaos Platis Norman Rodriguez Leo Kaz

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-30-2020 03:41 UTC-4

Break

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Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The Event #23 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. We will pick right back up on the action when play resumes.

01-30-2020 03:28 UTC-4

Pace of Play Slows

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Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The pace of play has come to a crawl as we approach the break. The pots have been few and far between and the players are treading lightly here at the final two tables.

01-30-2020 03:15 UTC-4

Madic Still in the Hunt

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Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

There are just 15 players and Zarko Mandic is still in the hunt. Mandic is fresh off a win in the massive 4,375 entry Borgata Winter Poker Open kickoff event.

Mandic took home a massive payday of $342,967 and is first Borgata Poker Open trophy and he has just climbed over the million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zarko Mandic	1,100,000

Tags: Zarko Mandic

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

01-30-2020 02:50 UTC-4

[Removed:363] No Longer Under the Radar

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Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Eddie [Removed:363] has been flying a bit under the radar for much of the night but he was certainly confident. "Keep an eye on me, I'll have all the chips soon" [Removed:363] said just a before the last break.

He stayed true to his word and the two time Borgata Poker Champion is now in a neck and neck battle for the chip lead with Nikolaos Platis who is seated to his immediate left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Platis	3,100,000 100,000	100,000
[Removed:362]	3,000,000
Leo Kaz	2,600,000 300,000	300,000
Norman Rodriguez	2,400,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Eddie Espino Nikolaos Platis