Event #23: $300 Big Wednesday | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

01-30-2020 02:10 UTC-4

Platis Takes the Biggest Pot of the Night

TKBluffs

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

We caught up to the three handed action on the turn on the board. There was already about 1,500,000 it the pot and the player first to act checked.

Jean Gaspard tossed out a bet of 450,000 and Nikolaos Platis moved all in for about 1,100,000.

It folded back to Gaspard who gave it some thought and he eventually folded. Platis dragged in the massive pot and he has moved into the chip lead with just 24 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Platis	3,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Jean Gaspard	610,000 -790,000	-790,000

Tags: Jean Gaspard Nikolaos Platis

01-30-2020 02:16 UTC-4

Recent Eliminations

TKBluffs

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	Busted

Peggy Costa	Busted
Alex Lin	Busted
Timothy Finne	Busted
Satish Surapaneni	Busted

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

01-30-2020 02:50 UTC-4

[Removed:363] No Longer Under the Radar

TKBluffs

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Eddie [Removed:363] has been flying a bit under the radar for much of the night but he was certainly confident. "Keep an eye on me, I'll have all the chips soon" [Removed:363] said just a before the last break.

He stayed true to his word and the two time Borgata Poker Champion is now in a neck and neck battle for the chip lead with Nikolaos Platis who is seated to his immediate left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Platis	3,100,000 100,000	100,000
[Removed:362]	3,000,000
Leo Kaz	2,600,000 300,000	300,000
Norman Rodriguez	2,400,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Eddie Espino Nikolaos Platis

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

01-30-2020 03:15 UTC-4

Madic Still in the Hunt

TKBluffs

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

There are just 15 players and Zarko Mandic is still in the hunt. Mandic is fresh off a win in the massive 4,375 entry Borgata Winter Poker Open kickoff event.

Mandic took home a massive payday of $342,967 and is first Borgata Poker Open trophy and he has just climbed over the million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zarko Mandic	1,100,000

Tags: Zarko Mandic

01-30-2020 03:28 UTC-4

Pace of Play Slows

TKBluffs

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The pace of play has come to a crawl as we approach the break. The pots have been few and far between and the players are treading lightly here at the final two tables.

01-30-2020 03:41 UTC-4

Break

TKBluffs

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The Event #23 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. We will pick right back up on the action when play resumes.

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-30-2020 04:11 UTC-4

Kaz Extends His Chip Lead

TKBluffs

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The players have returned from break and Leo Kaz has picked up right where he left off. Kaz is starting to pull away from the field and he is now sitting behind a mountain of 5,000,000.

Norman Rodriguez just took a sizeable pot from Nikolaos Platis and he sits in second with 3,600,000. Eddie [Removed:363] is holding strong near the top rounding out the top three chip stacks with 2,900,000.

We are just five eliminations away from the final table and we will be crowning our newest Borgata Winter Poker Open Champion in the early morning hours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Kaz	5,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Norman Rodriguez	3,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
[Removed:362]	2,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Nikolaos Platis	1,500,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
Zarko Mandic	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Patrick Dicrecchio	1,200,000 477,000	477,000
Constantinos Psallidas	1,150,000 175,000	175,000
Jean Gaspard	1,000,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Eddie Espino Nikolaos Platis Norman Rodriguez Leo Kaz