Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Umberto Salvati moved all in for 1,450,000 from the small blind and Benson Tang called from the big blind.
Umberto Salvati: ![]()
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Benson Tang: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Tang paired his jack on the flop to score the knockout.
Salvati is our 8th place finisher and will take home $10,283 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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Busted |
Timothy Rutherford raised to 300,000 from the hijack and David Finley moved all in for 1,705,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Rutherford who called turning over ![]()
and Finley showed ![]()
.
The board ran out ![]()
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and Rutherford paired his queen on the river to score the knockout.
Finley is our 9th place finisher earning $7,258 and Rutherford is back at the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Abrams | 2,500,000 |
| 2 | David Frutchey | 3,900,000 |
| 3 | Timothy Rutherford | 5,300,000 |
| 4 | Louis Pelletteri | 5,900,000 |
| 5 | Anthony Hulbert | 2,400,000 |
| 6 | David Finley | 1,900,000 |
| 7 | Stephen Racyn | 3,575,000 |
| 8 | Umberto Salvati | 975,000 |
| 9 | Benson Tang | 2,050,000 |
Martin Matranca moved all in for 1,200,000 from the small blind and David Frutchey called from the big blind.
Martin Matranca: ![]()
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David Frutchey: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Matranca was eliminated in 10th place earning $4,726 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Martin Mantraca moved all in from the small blind and David Frutchey called for his last 1,780,000 from the big blind.
Mantraca showed ![]()
but would need to improve against the ![]()
of Frutchey.
The board ran out ![]()
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and Frutchey's pocket queens held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,740,000
2,840,000
|
2,840,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
1,460,000
|
1,460,000 |
Martin Matranca moved all in for 1,190,000 from the button and Benson Tang called from the big blind.
Martin Matranca: ![]()
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Benson Tang: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Matranca's pocket nines held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
2,560,000
1,910,000
|
1,910,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
The Event #3 players are now on a 15-minute break and Benson Tang is holding strong at the top of the chip counts with 6,500,000.
Timothy Rutherford is gaining ground with 5,400,000 and Larry Abrams rounds out the top three stacks with 4,100,000.
We are just one elimination away from the final table and one of these players will be taking home $86,118 and the Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
5,400,000
2,950,000
|
2,950,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
3,190,000
|
3,190,000 |
|
|
3,200,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
900,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
|
|
900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
650,000
3,850,000
|
3,850,000 |
Benson Tang raised to 210,000 from under the gun and Louis Pelletteri moved all in for just over 2,100,000.
It folded back to Tang who went deep into the tank and eventually folded and Pelletteri took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,550,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |