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
Total Entries
4,375
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
31
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 4,375
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Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Borgata Quarterback Challenge
Borgata Quarterback Challenge

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One re-entry is permitted for Round 1. Participants must have a M life® Rewards Card

  • 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

The top four from the final round will win a portion of the $10,000 GTD prize pool, which could grow based upon the number of entries.

Projected payouts are as follows:

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230%$3,000
310%$1,000
4th10%$1,000
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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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

Tags: David WhitnahSteven Phillips