The remaining players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Qi Hu moved his 85,800 stack into the middle before the flop and Vincent Maiolica called, putting Hu at risk as they tabled their hands.
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The board rolled out ![]()
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and Hu's flopped dime took down the pot, doubling through Maiolica.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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174,000
64,000
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64,000 |
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147,000
47,000
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47,000 |
James Romero opened shipped 67,000 from the hijack and Juan Rodriguez isolation shoved over the top from the small blind. Everyone folded and the two turned over their hands.
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The board rolled over ![]()
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and Rodriguez pulled in the pot, sending Romero out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Busted | |
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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
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:
| Place | Percentage of Prize Pool | Minimum Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50% | $5,000 |
| 2 | 30% | $3,000 |
| 3 | 10% | $1,000 |
| 4 | 10% | $1,000 |
| 5-16 | $100 Bonus Slot Dollars or $100 Match Play |
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The board showed ![]()
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and there was around 35,000 in the pot. Upeshka De Silva checked to Cliff Josephy who threw in a bet of 18,000.
De Silva thought for well over a minute and then announced that he was all-in. Josephy hit the tank for several minutes but ultimately he mucked his hand, shipping the pot to De Silva.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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The turned board read ![]()
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when Arian Stolt moved all in for a total of 32,500. Justin Liberto snap-called, tabling ![]()
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completed the board and Stolt took an exit, adding even more chips to the leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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405,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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345,000
226,000
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226,000 |
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340,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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240,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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220,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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210,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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205,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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145,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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125,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Anton Wigg opened to 4,500 from under the gun, Omar Saeed three-bet to 16,500 in the small blind and Wigg thought for a moment but in the end, he four-bet his whole stack, totaling about 94,000.
Saeed was hesitant to fold but elected to do so and Wigg pull in the pot, putting back over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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255,000
80,000
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80,000 |