2019 Borgata Poker Open

WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Championship
Day: 3
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 3
Players Left
24
Players Left 1 / 1,156
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Phillips Flops Huge, Mermelstein Turns Bigger

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aaron Mermelstein opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and directly on his left was Tyler Phillips who three-bet to 105,000. Mermelstein quickly shoved for 750,000 and Phillips slammed in a stack as he snap-called the all-in, putting Mermelstein at risk.

Aaron Mermelstein: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Tyler Phillips: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The dealer fanned out {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{5-Spades} on the flop, giving Phillips a set of cowboys. A very fortuitous card peeled off on the turn for Mermelstein when the dealer flipped over a {q-Clubs}, hitting Mermelstein with a straight as he overtook the lead.

The river came down a {9-Hearts}, cementing the pot for Mermelstein who grabbed a complete double through Phillips thanks to a lucky turn card.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Mermelstein
1,540,000
190,000
190,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tyler Phillips us
Tyler Phillips
1,400,000
525,000
525,000

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinTyler Phillips

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Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
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Salimbene Sends Tran Out with Johnnies

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was on Nicholas Salimbene in the big blind who was faced with a min-raise of 30,000 and Salimbene three-bet to 170,000. Trung Vu Tran moved all in for 230,000 effective and Salimbene was the only player to call, putting Tran at risk.

Trung Vu Tran: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Nicholas Salimbene: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Salimbene pulled in the pot with his pair of jacks, eliminating Tran from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicholas Salimbene
1,180,000
680,000
680,000
Profile photo of Trung Vu Tran us
Trung Vu Tran
Busted

Tags: Nicholas SalimbeneTrung Vu Tran

Massey Pushes Hinds Off on the Turn

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Aaron Massey opened to 30,000 from middle position, he found two callers, Femi Fashakin in late position and John Allan Hinds on the button. The dealer spread out {8-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} on the flop and all three players checked to the {6-Hearts} turn card.

Action checked to Hinds on the button who pushed in 50,000 and Massey quickly moved all in for around 305,000. Both players released their hands to Massey's shove, sending him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Massey
490,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of John Allan Hinds us
John Allan Hinds
290,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Aaron MasseyJohn Allan HindsFemi Fashakin

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dave Farah us
Dave Farah
2,590,000
1,920,000
1,920,000
Profile photo of Derek Bowers us
Derek Bowers
2,150,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Profile photo of Kevin Albers us
Kevin Albers
2,005,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Tyler Phillips us
Tyler Phillips
1,925,000
1,925,000
1,925,000
Profile photo of Michael Mcguinness us
Michael Mcguinness
1,780,000
380,000
380,000
Profile photo of Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
1,760,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
1,570,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Dong Ji us
Dong Ji
1,470,000
355,000
355,000
Profile photo of Aaron Sacks us
Aaron Sacks
1,370,000
425,000
425,000
Profile photo of Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
1,350,000
275,000
275,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Femi Fashakin us
Femi Fashakin
1,350,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,325,000
425,000
425,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Uke Dauti us
Uke Dauti
1,285,000
955,000
955,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Stacy us
Kenneth Stacy
1,270,000
1,174,000
1,174,000
Profile photo of Qi Hu ca
Qi Hu
1,265,000
702,000
702,000
Profile photo of Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
1,200,000
460,000
460,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
1,045,000
715,000
715,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Linster us
Mike Linster
855,000
245,000
245,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Cho us
Steven Cho
850,000
506,000
506,000
Profile photo of Ryan Olisar us
Ryan Olisar
820,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of David Prociak us
David Prociak
815,000
385,000
385,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
795,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
770,000
309,000
309,000
WPT Global
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
735,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Donald Maloney us
Donald Maloney
720,000
393,000
393,000
WPT 1X Winner

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Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Dinner Break

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining players will now be taking a 75-minute dinner break with play resuming at approximately 7:20 p.m.

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin Albers us
Kevin Albers
1,970,000
1,341,000
1,341,000
Profile photo of Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
870,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Olisar us
Ryan Olisar
845,000
251,000
251,000
Profile photo of Arian Stolt us
Arian Stolt
550,000
298,000
298,000
Profile photo of Jack Kashishian us
Jack Kashishian
510,000
655,000
655,000
Profile photo of Lucas Braga us
Lucas Braga
420,000
41,000
41,000
Profile photo of Timothy Little us
Timothy Little
360,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
340,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
330,000
181,000
181,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jaspal Brar ca
Jaspal Brar
270,000
61,000
61,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
175,000
134,000
134,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Sacks Takes Everything from Gaspard

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Sacks three-barrelled on a {10-}{9-}{4-}{3-}{q-} board with {a-}{a-} and found a caller in Jean Gaspard who held {j-}{10-}. Sacks took down the pot with his overpair and left Gaspard with just 30,000 in the process.

On the very next hand Gaspard moved all in for his remaining 30,000 and Sacks called, putting Gaspard at risk.

Jean Gaspard: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Aaron Sacks: {10-Spades}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} and Sacks rivered a flush to take down the pot. Sacks' rivered flush took down the pot and sent Gaspard out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aaron Sacks us
Aaron Sacks
945,000
685,000
685,000
Profile photo of Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean GaspardAaron Sacks