Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday
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2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday
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Time for Big Wednesday and the $300 Deep Stack NLH with $150,000 Guaranteed!
Today's one-day trophy event is Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday Deep Stack NLH. Big Wednesday due to the Big $150,000 guarantee on total buy-ins. Players get 25,000 chips to start with an optional dealer toke $5 add-on for 5,000 more chips. All levels are 30 minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are possible until the start of Level 11 (about (4:45pm).
This event was not on last year's BWPO schedule, so there is no defending champion. It first appeared on the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open schedule last November, with a $75,000 Guarantee. With 356 entrants, the prize pool came close to $90,000! The final five players cut a deal shortly after 3 a.m. and Tom Coan took first place and nearly $15,000, along with the BFPO trophy.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The $150,000 Guaranteed Big Wednesday tournament is underway in the Event Center. This crowd will continue to grow through the next five-plus hours of late registration and re-entries.
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Registration Closed for Big Wednesday
There were 811 entrants in the Big Wednesday event, creating a prize pool of more than $204,000, covering the guarantee handily.
They will take a dinner break after Level 14, from 7:20-8:20 p.m., then return and play until a winner is determined.
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Prize Pool and Payouts
Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday $150,000 Guaranteed NLH drew a massive field of 811 entries creating a prize pool of $204,534.
The final 81 players will all make the money and be guaranteed a minimum of $511 for their efforts.
The winner will take home $47,042 along with the Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy.
Finne Shoves on Dobbs
The action folded around to Michael Dobbs in the cutoff and he raised to 15,000. The small blind folded and Timothy Finne moved all in from the big blind for 108,000.
Dobbs wasted no time firing his hand into the muck and Finne took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
132,000 | 132,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Al-Keliddar Cruising
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The money bubble is rapidly approaching here in Event #23 and Yaser Al-Keliddar has been cruising following the dinner break.
The WSOP bracelet winner just scooped another pot and he's near the top of the chip counts with 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 400,000 |