WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day 5 Started
2019 Borgata Poker Open
WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day: 5
A Champion Will Be Crowned in WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship!
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
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Albers | United States | 7,975,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Jerry Maher | United States | 5,550,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Donald Maloney | United States | 6,000,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 3,575,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Dave Farah | United States | 14,325,000 | 143 |
| 6 | Uke Dauti | United States | 8,725,000 | 87 |
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!
Shuffle Up and Deal
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.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Ramdin Draws First Blood
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Kevin Albers opened to 250,000 from the cutoff with 
and Victor Ramdin defended his big blind with 
. The flop came down 
, Ramdin checked to Albers who bet 275,000 and Ramdin check-called with his pair of jacks.
The 
landed on the turn and both players checked to the 
river. Both players checked again and Ramdin turned over for a pair of jacks.
Albers mucked and Ramdin took down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,650,000 | -325,000 |
|
4,150,000 | 575,000 |
Farah Three-Bets Maloney
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Donald Maloney raised to 225,000 from under the gun with 
and Dave Farah three-bet to 700,000 from the cutoff with .
The dealer spread out 
, Maloney checked to Farah who bet 900,000 and Maloney quickly released his eights, sending the pot to Farah.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,150,000 | 825,000 |
|
5,300,000 | -700,000 |
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 
and Uke Dauti defended his big blind with 
. The flop came down 
and Dauti checked to Albers who bet 300,000.
Dauti check-raised to 700,000 with his pair of nickels and Albers called. An landed on the turn and Dauti pushed in 850,000, Albers quickly called.
A 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
12,200,000 | 3,475,000 |
|
|
4,800,000 | -2,850,000 |
Maloney Fires Large on the River, Maher Declines
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jerry Maher opened to 250,000 with 
from the button and Donald Maloney, holding 
called in the small blind to see the 
flop. Both players checked to the 
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 
landed on the river. Maloney pushed in 1,000,000 with his boat and Maher folded, shipping the pot to Maloney.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000 | 500,000 |
|
4,800,000 | -750,000 |
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 , Donald Maloney, holding 
, called on the button and the dealer fanned out on the flop.
Both players checked to the turn card and both players checked again to the river. Both checked to showdown and Dauti turned over his jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500,000 | 3,300,000 |
|
|
4,800,000 | -1,000,000 |
Albers Turns His Hand into a Double Through Farah
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dave Farah looked down at 
and opened to 300,000 from the button, Kevin Albers called in the big blind, holding 
. The dealer spread out 
and both players checked to the 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 completed the board and Albers secured a double up through Farah.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,800,000 | 8,000,000 |
|
|
7,300,000 | -7,850,000 |