2019 Borgata Poker Open

WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2019 Borgata Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Donald Maloney
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$487,874
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Total Entries
1,156
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
707
Players Left
380
Players Left 1 / 1,156
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Massey Fails to Get One Past Ba

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

The board read {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and there was around 10,000 in the pot. Ralph Massey pushed in a pot-sized bet of 10,000 and Dinh Ba started to think.

After about a minute of thinking, Ba called and Massey turned over {j-Spades}{10-Clubs} for a missed straight draw. Ba tabled {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for two pair and more than enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dinh Ba
88,000
88,000
88,000
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
12,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Dinh BaRalph Massey

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
135,000
95,000
95,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Yoon Choi us
Yoon Choi
75,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Yingxin Chen us
Yingxin Chen
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Peter Walsworth us
Peter Walsworth
70,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Charles Kassin us
Charles Kassin
58,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
55,000
55,000
55,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Peter Ippolito us
Peter Ippolito
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
50,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Mike Haberman us
Mike Haberman
48,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
40,000
7,600
7,600
WSOP 5X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Arnaldo Gordon us
Arnaldo Gordon
28,000
28,000
28,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Hawkins Holds on with Kings vs. Dimes

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

A player under the gun had a bet of 7,600 in front of them and Maurice MauriHawkins pushed in 18,000. The initial raiser moved all in and Hawkins snap-called for his remaining 30,400.

Maurice Hawkins: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Hawkins was still in the lead with his pair of kings. A {6-Clubs} turn and {q-Spades} river changed nothing as Hawkins took down the pot for a complete double up through his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Maurice Hawkins
69,300
69,300
69,300

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
100,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 4X Winner
BetMGM Poker
Profile photo of Gary Gelman us
Gary Gelman
82,000
59,500
59,500
Profile photo of Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Peter Walsworth us
Peter Walsworth
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Arthur Nelson us
Arthur Nelson
50,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
49,500
49,500
49,500
Profile photo of Melisa Singh us
Melisa Singh
45,000
4,900
4,900
Profile photo of Will Failla us
Will Failla
40,000
12,000
12,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Corbin Avery us
Corbin Avery
39,000
5,100
5,100
Profile photo of Ory Hen us
Ory Hen
36,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Kenny Nguyen us
Kenny Nguyen
35,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
33,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
27,500
12,500
12,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rick Bordian us
Rick Bordian
17,500
17,500
17,500
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
15,000
14,500
14,500
Natural8

More Faces in Flight B

Flight B continues to grow, pushing it's way toward the back of the Event Center as more tables start up. Of the 72 available tables, 49 of them are already in use.

A combined total of 746 entrants (both flights A & B) have already plunked down their buy-ins. With registration open all day today and two levels into Day 2, this field will continue to grow and could surpass last year's 1,075 entries.

Sam Taylor Michael Wang Mike McGuinness Ian O'Hara Tyng Low Frank Passantino Abraham Korotki Anthony Garofalo

Ho Returns to Borgata After Eight Year Absence

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho has long been staying busy as a poker player, but in recent years has added poker broadcaster to her busy schedule. Earlier
this year, she was named Broadcaster of the year at the Global Poker Awards.

Aside from the fact that she has more than $3.9 million in reported tournament earnings and more than once has been the last woman remaining in the WSOP Main Event, Ho has appeared on ESPN, PokerGO, and other poker channels.

She studied communications at the University of California-San Diego, and is now making good use of her education and poker skills, combining both her passion for poker, competition, and commentary.

Tags: Maria Ho

"One and Done" Winners From the Break

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Chandra Vellala
Chandra Vellala

Players are back from break and three of them have a lot of extra cash in their pockets.

During the break, three iterations of the $360 "One and Done" single-table single-hand tournaments were run.

First, Chandra Vellala pocketed $3,500 when the board read {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} and his {a-Spades}{9-Spades} made a flush — and no one could produce a full house.

Then Joe Gossweiller made a wheel with his {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts} on a board of {k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, earning $3,500.

Carlos Guerrero won the third "One and Done", but we missed the action. He also collected $3,500.

Now play has returned to normal on the tournament floor!

Tags: Carlos GuerreroChandra VellalaJoe Gossweiller

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200