$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day 2 Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 2
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Chip Counts
Patrick Serda Leads Day 2 of the $3,500 WPT BWPO Championship
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 2 of the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship is in the books and it's Patrick Serda at the top of the chip counts with 994,000.
Brian Altman is right on his heels with 923,000 and Nathan Russler rounds out the top three chip stacks with 914,000.
There are plenty of players within striking distance of the chip leader including Abraham Korotki (788,000), Peter Vitantonio (782,000), Shawn Cunix (737,000), Larry Abrams (733,000) and Stephen Press (717,000).
Some of the other familiar faces that are advancing include Matt Glantz (673,000), Craig Varnell (642,000), Ari Engel (497,000) and Joe McKeehen (426,000).
A total of 174 players will return to the Event Center on Wednesday January 28 at 12:00 PM local time to resume play. A full list of day two chip counts and seating assignments will be posted before the start of play.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
994,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
||
|
923,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
||
|
914,000
820,600
|
820,600 |
|
788,000
598,000
|
598,000 |
|
782,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
737,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
733,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
726,000
661,500
|
661,500 |
|
719,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
717,000
611,800
|
611,800 |
|
673,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
673,000 | |
|
642,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
||
|
638,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
633,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
621,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
||
|
617,000
-223,000
|
-223,000 |
|
603,000
536,900
|
536,900 |
|
590,000
242,500
|
242,500 |
|
||
|
549,000
439,600
|
439,600 |
|
548,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
546,000
546,000
|
546,000 |
|
543,000
457,800
|
457,800 |
|
526,000
496,000
|
496,000 |
|
524,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
||
Play Concludes
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day two has come to an end and the bagging process is now underway. PokerNews will be brining you a full day two recap shortly.
Engel Takes One From Altman
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ari Engel raised to 12,000 from middle position and Brian Altman re-raised to 35,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Engel who called and they went heads up to the 
flop.
Engel check-called a bet of 20,000 from Altman and both players checked the 
turn card. The 
completed the board and Engel checked to Altman who checked back.
Engel turned over his 
for top pair and Altman flashed his 
before tossing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
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|
525,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
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Maloney Finds a Double
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Donald Maloney raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind re-raised to 45,000. The big blind folded and Maloney moved all in for 124,000.
His opponent snap called turning over 
but would need to improve against the of Maloney.
The board ran out 
and Maloney's pocket kings held up to earn him the double up with less than one level of play left in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
258,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
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Kovac's Turn at the Top
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The chips are flying in the Event Center and the money bubble is rapidly approaching. The field is thinning down and once again the chip lead has changed hands.
Fikret Kovac is now out in front with 840,000 and Borgata tournament regular Larry Abrams is right on his heels with 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
840,000
770,300
|
770,300 |
|
|
800,000
768,500
|
768,500 |
|
|
775,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
760,000
712,000
|
712,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Updated Chip Counts, Altman Back on Top
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
745,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
|
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|
|
650,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
625,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
515,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
460,000
315,100
|
315,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
420,000
222,100
|
222,100 |
|
|
390,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
|
||
|
375,000
129,300
|
129,300 |
|
||
|
350,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
225,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Shvarts Takes from O'Hara
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Grigoriy Shvarts raised to 16,000 from the hijack and the player on the button called. Ian O'Hara re-raised to 45,000 from the small blind and Shvarts called.
They went heads up to the 
flop and both players checked. The turn was the 
and O'Hara checked to Shvarts who bet 35,000.
O'Hara instantly fired his hand into the muck accidentally exposing the 
and Shvarts took the pot.
"Nice three bet Ian" said Joe McKeehen as Shvarts stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,000
255,500
|
255,500 |
|
140,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |