2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Zarko Mandic
Prize
$342,967
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,291,625
Entries
4,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
31
Players Left
1

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Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
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  • Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
  • Location: Signature Room
  • Buy-in Location: Borgata Poker Room from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Tournament Times: Round 1 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. / Final Round TBD

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Break Time Chip Counts

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Final table action has resumed following the break. Here are the updated chip standings.

Player Chips Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
20,400,000 -4,000,000
Constantinos Psallidas ca
Constantinos Psallidas
17,700,000 275,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre us
Ricardo Eyzaguirre
14,800,000 -2,825,000
Zarko Mandic us
Zarko Mandic
14,800,000 7,650,000
Brian Morgan ca
Brian Morgan
12,200,000
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
8,500,000 500,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
8,200,000 1,200,000
Patrick Luu us
Patrick Luu
8,200,000
Ryan Teixeira ca
Ryan Teixeira
4,900,000 -500,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Sande Doubles Thru Morgan Before Break

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
LJ Sande
LJ Sande

On the last hand of the level, LJ Sande got his short-stack all-in on a flop of {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} against Brian Morgan.

Morgan: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Sande: {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Sande was drawing to a gutshot or back-door flush, while Morgan was out in front with his overpair. Then Sande binked the {5-Clubs} on the turn to make the straight, leaving Morgan drawing dead. Sande doubled up and headed out for the break along with the rest of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Morgan ca
Brian Morgan
12,200,000 -4,050,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
8,200,000 5,700,000

Tags: Brian MorganLeonard Sande

Luu Puts Teixeira to the Test

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Patrick Luu
Patrick Luu

After Ryan Teixeira opened for 650,000 under-the-gun, Patrick Luu jammed for 6,950,000 total from the hijack.

Teixeira tanked for a bit, since a call for him would be for his tournament life. He eventually opted to let it go and Luu took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Luu us
Patrick Luu
8,200,000 800,000
Ryan Teixeira ca
Ryan Teixeira
5,400,000 -2,600,000

Tags: Patrick LuuRyan Teixeira

Final Table Lineup with Chip Counts (full)

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Kirkwood Saccardo
Kirkwood Saccardo

Final Table action is underway following a quick break. Here's the new lineup with chip counts:

SeatPlayerChips
1Ricardo Eyzaguirre17,625,000
2Ryan Teixeira8,000,000
3Jeremy Maher8,000,000
4LJ Sande2,500,000
5Zarko Mandic7,150,000
6Patrick Luu7,400,000
7Kirkwood Saccardo24,400,000
8Brian Morgan16,250,000
9Constantinos Psallidas17,425,000
Player Chips Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
24,400,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre us
Ricardo Eyzaguirre
17,625,000 9,025,000
Constantinos Psallidas ca
Constantinos Psallidas
17,425,000 1,425,000
Brian Morgan ca
Brian Morgan
16,250,000 6,775,000
Ryan Teixeira ca
Ryan Teixeira
8,000,000 2,875,000
Jerry Maher us
Jerry Maher
Day 2 Chip Leader
8,000,000 -5,525,000
Patrick Luu us
Patrick Luu
7,400,000 1,300,000
Zarko Mandic us
Zarko Mandic
7,150,000 -5,350,000
Leonard Sande us
Leonard Sande
2,500,000 -4,675,000

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Manny Gugliuzza Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,760)

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza
Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza

Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza watched his stack dwindle all day and finally put the last of it in with {k-}{10-}, getting action from big stack Kirkwood Saccardo, who had {a-}{7-}.

An ace on the flop, of course, sent the pot to Saccardo and his big stack continued to get bigger. Gugliuzza hit the rail in 10th place, earning $17,760.

The final nine players are redrawing for the final table, then taking a break with about a half-hour remaining in the current level.

Player Chips Progress
Kirkwood Saccardo mx
Kirkwood Saccardo
24,400,000 6,800,000
Emanuele Gugliuzza us
Emanuele Gugliuzza
Busted

Tags: Kirkwood SaccardoEmanuele Gugliuzza

Steven Phillips Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,760)

Level 33 : 150,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Steven Phillips
Steven Phillips

Steven Phillips jammed with pocket deuces, only to run into the pocket jacks of Constantinos Psallidas.

To add insult to injury, the flop fell {j-}{8-}{8-} giving Psallidas a full house. When the case deuce failed to appear, Phillips was gone in 11th place ($17,760).

Ten players remain and according to a rule change made this series, the final table redraw will not take place until they reach the final nine players. For now, they're playing with two five-handed tables.

Player Chips Progress
Constantinos Psallidas ca
Constantinos Psallidas
16,000,000 8,600,000
Steven Phillips us
Steven Phillips
Busted

Tags: Constantinos PsallidasSteven Phillips

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

David Whitnah Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,760)

Level 32 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
David Whitnah
David Whitnah

David Whitnah got his short stack in holding {7-Spades}{6-Spades} against the {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} of Steven Phillips. It was all but over on the flop of {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} giving Phillips the nut flush and leaving Whitnah needing the board to pair to stay alive.

The last two came {8-Spades}{9-Hearts} and were no help to Whitnah, who reported to the rail in 12th place for $17,760.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Phillips us
Steven Phillips
8,300,000 200,000
David Whitnah us
David Whitnah
Busted

Tags: David WhitnahSteven Phillips