2019 Borgata Poker Open

WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
1,156
Players Left
145

Jonathan Jaffe Leads Final 145 in WPT Borgata Poker Open; Victor Ramdin Sits in Second

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

The second day of the 2019 WPT Borgata Poker Open has now drawn to an end and after the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Jonathan Jaffe leading the final 145 runners.

Jaffe played under the radar for most of the day and it was not until close to nights end that he really started catapult near the top, ending the day with 1,035,000. Right behind the chipleader in the ranks is Victor Ramdin, who lead for almost all of the day after finding a few early pots. Ramdin was a favorite to bag the lead by days end but fell just short after doubling up a few short-stacks during the latter stages.

The biggest stacks to start Day 3 are Arian Stolt (848,000), Jean Gaspard (835,000), Justin Liberto (818,000), Jerry Maher (808,000), Uke Dauti (806,000), Nick Pupillo (782,000), and Michael Stashin (743,000).

Some of the well-known pros and Borgata regulars to find a bag are Ami Alibay (720,000), Ryan Hughes (614,000), Ryan Olisar (594,000), Femi Fashakin (591,000), Scott Baumstein (567,000), Andy Frankenberger (566,000), Aaron Mermelstein (411,000), John McGuinness (399,000), Timothy Little (380,000), Lucas Braga (379,000), Bryan Piccioli (372,000), and Maurice Hawkins (372,000).

The plan today was to hit the money and stop after 16-levels of play were completed. Once the designated amount of levels were completed, it was decided that the tournament was to play until the money was hit. This continued until for about half an hour into the 17th level before the bubble popped. Unfortunately for Philip Chin he was the last player eliminated on the night when his pocket nines ran into the aces of Mike Meskin. Once Chin took an exit in 146th place all players were then guaranteed at least a min-cash of $5,797.

There were many players to take a shot but fail to secure their spot into the third day and that list includes Mike Haberman, Greg Fishberg, Juan Carlos Ramirez Parodi, Shannon Shorr, Ken Aldridge, Kitty Kuo, Mukul Pahuja, Jessica Dawley, Jake Schwartz, Michael Del Vecchio, Jeff Gross, Paul Volpe, and Jeff Madsen.

All remaining players will return tomorrow at noon to battle it out until the final three tables of eight. Play will resume on level 17 with blind levels of 3,000/6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000. There will be a 15-minute after every two levels of play and a dinner break after six levels. The tournament has implemented an action clock into play, meaning every player has 30-seconds per turn to act before their hand is folded. Every player was given nine 30-second time extension chips that can be used during any hand.

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

TableSeatPlayerHometownChip CountBig Blinds
11Jonathan JaffeFort Lauderdale, FL1,035,000173
12William JenningsNorth Palm Beach, FL315,00053
13Haim ToorgemanKenner, SO260,00043
14David ParedesBrookline, MA350,00058
15Patrick EskandarGulfport, MS295,00049
16Femi FashakinOrlando, FL591,00099
17Michael McguinnessBrick, NJ275,00046
18Tony DunstLas Vegas, NV314,00052
19Ravi RaghavanNorthbrook, IL128,00021
      
21Tuan PhamEstero, FL631,000105
22Jackob DatashviliForest Hills, NY377,00063
23Nicholas PupilloGilbert, AZ782,000130
24Matthew MendezSicklerville, NJ518,00086
25Thomas ReynoldsRaleigh, NC57,00010
26Ian O'HaraCoconut Creek, FL270,00045
27Matthew MarafiotiToronto, Ontario, ON134,00022
28Scott BaumsteinFt, Lauderdale, FL567,00095
29David SantucciGibsonia, PA57,00010
      
31Tomasz ZakrzewskiWoodside, CT86,00014
32Jonathan LittleLas Vegas, NV280,00047
33Curt KohlbergBoston, MA158,00026
34Alex FindlayMiami, FL236,00039
35Jason MinFlushing, NY245,00041
36Arian StoltMontclair, NJ87,00015
37Benjamin MorganColumbus, OH250,00042
38Connor DaumManahawkin, NJ70,00012
39Shiraz HasanMiddletown, DE233,00039
      
41Ronald LeeBrooklyn, NY225,00038
42Derek BowersAlliance, OH705,000118
43Sam RashidValrico, FL206,00034
44Anthony IbrahimOakton, VA214,00036
45David StefanskiEast Lyme, NY351,00059
46Adrian GallardoTustin, CA323,00054
47An HuangNational Harbor, MD251,00042
48Joseph CoudenTamarac, FL195,00033
49Ryan HohnerSouth Plainfield, NJ365,00061
      
51Dejuante AlexanderHouston, TX166,00028
52Jason WadeHamilton, LA138,00023
53Vladimir PeckJersey City, NJ88,00015
54Scott EfronBoca Raton, FL159,00027
55Lokesh GargLas Vegas, NV181,00030
56Vanessa SelbstBrooklyn, NY318,00053
57Kevin LutzBellmawr, NJ184,00031
58Brandon CaputoOrlando, FL83,00014
      
61Donald MaloneyGlendale, AR327,00055
62Steven ChoDerwood, MD344,00057
63Scott MatteSyosset, NY88,00015
64Daniel DacontiMount Laurel, NJ35,0006
65Nicholas SalimbeneBrick, NJ474,00079
66Liping ZhangDoylestown, PA91,00015
67Jeremy MaherWarren, NJ808,000135
68Joseph LibertaBerlin, NJ125,00021
69John PannucciParsippany, NJ113,00019
      
71Dong JiPotomac, MD480,00080
72Aaron SacksRidgewood, NJ260,00043
73Mike MeskinBelmont, MA224,00037
74Thomas TolbertYpsilanti, NJ110,00018
75Ranjeet PawarEdgewater, NJ267,00045
76Jean GaspardEvanston, IL835,000139
77Vincent PalmaTonawanda, NY296,00049
78Uke DautiStanhope, NJ806,000134
79Jahzeel EsquivelPort Chester, NY69,00012
      
81Natalie BereznyakRumson, NJ183,00031
82Scott AndersonCandor, NC92,00015
83Andrew FrankenbergerNew York, NY566,00094
84Giuliano LentiniNew York, NY151,00025
85Lucas DroletCap-De-La-Madeleine, QC324,00054
86Joseph GossweilerFlorham Park, NJ158,00026
87Annand RamdinBronx, NY1,016,000169
88Minho ChoeLaurel, MD283,00047
      
91Ryan D'AngeloDeerfield, FL330,00055
92David ColemanLivingston, NJ525,00088
93Myung Keun ShinMount Prospect, IL70,00012
94Omar SaeedScarsdale, NY32,0005
95Kevin AlbersHartland, MI629,000105
96Michael WangLivingston, MI45,0008
97Maurice HawkinsWellington, FL372,00062
98Tyng LowFlushing, NY305,00051
      
101Jonas WexlerCollingswood, NJ848,000141
102Qi HuNepean, CAN563,00094
103Shuntak YeungMatawan, CA68,00011
104Peter VitantonioWickliffe, TX441,00074
105Bin WengMineola, NJ308,00051
106Michael TestaToms River, NY491,00082
107Kenneth StacyBristol, VA96,00016
108Peter ZarrielloNew Egypt, NY743,000124
109Abraham FaroniPhiladelphia, PA293,00049
      
111Ryan Van SanfordFort Lauderdale, FL365,00061
112Michael StashinMassapequa, NJ70,00012
113Aaron MermelsteinMiami, FL411,00069
114Samuel GanzfriedMiami, FL499,00083
115John ParkerLas Vegas, NV214,00036
116Timothy DomboskiFlorissant, CO96,00016
117Ronald WilsonHanover Twp, VA118,00020
118Cliff JosephyMuttontown, NY149,00025
      
121Scott StewartLakewood, NJ219,00037
122Aaron MasseyChicago, IL168,00028
123Johanssy JosephNanuet, NY329,00055
124Jonathan CantorColumbia, MD160,00027
125Jerry HumphreyGibsonia, PA154,00026
126Mitchell MantinAtlantic, NJ148,00025
127Nikolaos PlatisLong Island City, NY276,00046
128Charles PhillipsCharlotte, NC494,00082
129Ren LinAugusta, GA461,00077
      
131Arianna SonHenderson, NV44,0007
132Paul ChangArlington, VA174,00029
133Michael LinsterBensalem, PA336,00056
134Kenneth EinigerLas Vegas, NV89,00015
135Chun LiSylvania, OH171,00029
136Trung Vu TranHouston, OH734,000122
137Justin LibertoFallston, MD818,000136
138Timothy LittleHyattsville, MD380,00063
139Bryan PiccioliLas Vegas, NV372,00062
      
141Guo ChenPhiladelphia, PA286,00048
142Stephen StokesMontpilier, PA52,0009
143Marcos ExterkotterGardena, CA368,00061
144Shankar PillaiJamaica, NY430,00072
145Kevin BlewittTampa, FL364,00061
146Greg HimmelbrandOakland Gardens, NY688,000115
147David FarahFairfield, NJ670,000112
148Jack KashishianEdgewater, NJ224,00037
      
151Lucas BragaOcean, NJ379,00063
152John HindsFt Lee, NJ304,00051
153Alfred GilletteScranton, PA461,00077
154Michael AzzaroYonkers, NY314,00052
155Jerry PayneCenterville, OH70,00012
156Amirouddine AlibayBlainville, QC720,000120
157Michael LiangAlexandria, VA207,00035
158David LauryMillville, NJ375,00063
      
161Ryan OlisarNaperville, IL594,00099
162Stephen PressRidgewood, NJ318,00053
163David ProciakKissimmee, FL349,00058
164Zhen CaiLake Worth, FL297,00050
165Robert MclaughlinWashington, DC239,00040
166Juan RodriguezFreeport, NY700,000117
167Asher ConniffBrooklyn, NY309,00052
168Ryan HughesPhoenix, AZ614,000102
      
171Alexander RochaTavares, FL160,00027
172Jaspal BrarEdmonton, AB331,00055
173John McguinnessToms River, NJ399,00067
174Matthew HolmquistWhite Plains, NY273,00046
175Matthew IlesAtco, NJ308,00051
176Matthew GambinoWest Babylon, NY124,00021
177Jacob CordaBirmingham, AL18,0003
178Peter HongBayside, NY354,00059

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinAmi AlibayBryan PiccioliFemi FashakinJake SchwartzJean GaspardJessica DawleyJohn McguinnessJonathan JaffeJuan Carlos Ramirez ParodiJustin LibertoKen AldridgeLucas BragaMaurice HawkinsPhilip ChinRyan HughesRyan OlisarScott BaumsteinShannon ShorrTimothy LittleVictor Ramdin