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Day 2 Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off
Day: 2
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Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open has now seen the second day of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off come to an end. A total of 754 returned for Day 2 and after 14 levels of play, only 31 remain, with Jerry Maher holding the chip lead by night's end.
Maher is a Borgata regular who boasts over half a million in tournament earnings and his biggest cash came right here in this very building just last September. The Warren, NJ resident took fifth place in the $3,500 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship for $171,386. Maher is starting the final day of this opening event as an overwhelming leader and will be sitting down with 11,915,000 when play resumes tomorrow.
Kirkwood Saccardo will be closest to Maher on the totem pole after bagging 8,550,000 and is already guaranteed a new career cash with his previous best coming last year for $ 3,238. Rounding out the top are Jackob Datashvili (7,605,000), Gary Fitzsimons (6,645,000), and birthday boy Ricardo Eyzaguirre (6,455,000).
The first event of the series held a $2,000,000 guarantee and it was easily surpassed as 4,375 entries were gathered, accumulating a total prize pool of $2,291,625. All of the 31 players to make Day 3 are getting at least a payday of $6,302 but every player that remains will have their eye set on that $383,867 first-place prize money, along with a new Borgata trophy.
Many notable players found a bag for Day 3 and that list includes Alida Veliu (6,085,000), Day 1a chipleader Emanuele "Manny" Gugliuzza (5,395,000), Leonard Sande (4,400,000), BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon (2,295,000), Borgata regular Zachary Gruneberg (2,235,000), Soheb Porbandarwala (2,140,000), and Joe Cappuccio (1,040,000).
Players will return tomorrow at noon with the blinds of 60,000/120,000 and a big blind ante of 120,000. The tournament will not stop until a winner is crowned, leaving with a Borgata trophy and all of the $383,867 first-place money.
That wraps it up for PokerNews coverage of Day 2 in the first event of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open, but tune in tomorrow for all of the action of the final day.
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,915,000
11,915,000
|
11,915,000 |
|
||
|
8,550,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
7,605,000
3,405,000
|
3,405,000 |
|
|
6,645,000
1,055,000
|
1,055,000 |
|
6,085,000
3,135,000
|
3,135,000 |
|
5,395,000
4,976,000
|
4,976,000 |
|
4,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
4,300,000
4,300,000
|
4,300,000 |
|
4,050,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
4,035,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |
|
4,010,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
|
3,630,000
3,630,000
|
3,630,000 |
|
2,740,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
2,550,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
2,365,000
1,915,000
|
1,915,000 |
|
2,295,000
2,295,000
|
2,295,000 |
|
2,235,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
|
||
|
2,230,000
1,323,000
|
1,323,000 |
|
2,140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
2,125,000
1,275,000
|
1,275,000 |
|
1,975,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
|
1,920,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
|
1,740,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
|
1,650,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
1,545,000
1,545,000
|
1,545,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The second day of Event #1: $600 Deepstack Kick-Off has now come to an end and only 31 players remain headed into the third and final day of the tournament tomorrow.
Leading the way is a well-known Borgata grinder in Jerry Maher after finding a heater late in the day. Maher sat on top during the last few hands of the night and then extended his lead when his turned straight beat [Removed:321] Amjadi's set of aces, catapulting Maher's stack.
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Spencer Champlin moved all in for around 1,700,000 and Leonard Sande called, putting Champlin at risk as the two turned over their hands.
Spencer Champlin: [7h7d[
Leonard Sande: 
The dealer spread out 
on the flop and Champlin's pair of hockey sticks was still standing strong. A 
hit the felt as a turn card, giving Sande a few more outs to take down the pot.
A 
completed the board as Sande landed broadway to take down the hand, eliminating Champlin from the tournament during the last level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jerry Maher opened to 225,000 and Giuseppe Lomuscio three-bet all in for 505,000 total. "I don't have a very good hand," said Maher with as smile as he pushed in the chips to call, putting Lomuscio at risk.
Giuseppe Lomuscio: 
Jerry Maher: 
The flop came down 
and Lomuscio flopped top two. A 
turn card bought some split possibilities but the 
river was not one as Lomuscio took down the pot for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,950,000
3,650,000
|
3,650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,090,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
2,740,000
|
2,740,000 |
|
|
5,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,200,000
1,620,000
|
1,620,000 |
|
4,100,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
3,440,000
1,915,000
|
1,915,000 |
|
|
3,400,000
1,780,000
|
1,780,000 |
|
|
3,300,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
|
2,950,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
3,380,000
|
3,380,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
1,560,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
1,050,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
775,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Patrick Luu opened and Steven Phillips moved all in for 1,500,000. Luu called and the two tabled their cards with Phillips at risk.
Steven Phillips: 
Patrick Luu: 
The board came down 
and Phillips secured a double through Luu who lost another stack of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
2,450,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
3,150,000
|
3,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,760,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
4,300,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,950,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
3,400,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
|
2,580,000
1,855,000
|
1,855,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
980,000
1,590,000
|
1,590,000 |
