2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$4,129,290
Entries
1,290
Players Left
6
Average Chip Stack
8,600,000
Total Chips
51,600,000
Next Payout
Place 6
$143,264
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
28
Players Left
6

Zakarian Takes Huge Pot From Serda

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Veerab Zakarian
Veerab Zakarian

On the river, the board read {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Patrick Serda (sb) bet 400,000. Veerab Zakarian made it an even 2 million and Serda called, showing {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for the second-nut-flush. Zakarian had him pipped with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for the nut-flush to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
9,700,000
2,650,000
2,650,000
WPT 1X Winner
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
3,800,000
-2,530,000
-2,530,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Patrick SerdaVeerab Zakarian

Anderson Pushes Martinez Off the Pot

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
James Anderson
James Anderson

Jesus Martinez opened for 125,000 from the cutoff and James Anderson (button) made it 325,000 to play. Martinez called.

The flop fell {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {3-Hearts} land on the turn. Martinez checked, Anderson bet 280,000, Martinez raised to 875,000 and Anderson called.

The {10-Hearts} river elicited another check from Martinez and Anderson bet 1.1 million, not coincidentally the amount Martinez had left. He opted to release his hand and Anderson took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Anderson us
James Anderson
5,770,000
1,470,000
1,470,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesus Martinez us
Jesus Martinez
1,100,000
-1,655,000
-1,655,000

Abrams Doubles Through Weng

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The board read {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Diamonds} with 655,000 in the middle.

Bin Weng checked in the big blind and Larry Abrams shoved from the button for 865,000. Weng tanked, used two time extensions and then made the call with {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for two pair but Abrams held {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the full house to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
5,500,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner
Lawrence Abrams us
Lawrence Abrams
2,385,000

Tags: Bin WengLarry Abrams

Jesus Martinez Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,624)

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jesus Martinez
Jesus Martinez

Theodore Lui raised to 120,000 from the button and Jesus Martinez shoved in the small blind for around 575,000. The big blind folded and Lui called.

Jesus Martinez: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Theodore Lui: {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for Lui to turn the higher pair of aces to eliminate Martinez in 17th place for $28,624.

The sixteen remaining players will now be redrawn onto the final two tables and the seat draw and chip counts are to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Theodore Lui us
Theodore Lui
3,130,000
2,390,000
2,390,000
Jesus Martinez us
Jesus Martinez
Busted

Tags: Jesus MartinezTheodore Lui

Final Two Tables

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With around 35 minutes left in the level, play has resumed for the final 16 players. This is how they are seated:

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11William PilossophUnited States1,130,00023
12Brian AltmanUnited States1,290,00026
13Lawrence AbramsUnited States2,400,00048
14Theodore LuiUnited States3,180,00064
15Nathan RusslerUnited States2,420,00048
16Derek MarmenUnited States1,240,00025
17Patrick SerdaCanada3,245,00065
18Brandon HallUnited States3,800,00076
      
21Matthew WaxmanUnited States900,00018
22Bin WengUnited States6,000,000120
23James AndersonUnited States5,700,000114
24Peter VitantonioUnited States1,645,00033
25Alexander QueenUnited States1,990,00040
26Jorge ConfesorUnited States2,790,00056
27Veerab ZakarianCanada10,750,000215
28Andrew HannaUnited States2,955,00059
Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
10,750,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
WPT 1X Winner
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
6,000,000
500,000
500,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner
James Anderson us
James Anderson
5,700,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Hall us
Brandon Hall
3,800,000
-250,000
-250,000
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
3,245,000
-555,000
-555,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Theodore Lui us
Theodore Lui
3,180,000
50,000
50,000
Andrew Hanna us
Andrew Hanna
2,955,000
85,000
85,000
Jorge Confesor us
Jorge Confesor
2,790,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
2,420,000
620,000
620,000
Lawrence Abrams us
Lawrence Abrams
2,400,000
15,000
15,000
Alexander Queen us
Alexander Queen
1,990,000
-235,000
-235,000
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
1,600,000
-790,000
-790,000
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
1,290,000
-625,000
-625,000
WPT 3X Winner
Derek Marmen us
Derek Marmen
1,240,000
-160,000
-160,000
William Pilossoph us
William Pilossoph
1,130,000
-475,000
-475,000
Matthew Waxman us
Matthew Waxman
900,000
-580,000
-580,000

Vitantonio Doubles Through Confesor

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Peter Vitantonio
Peter Vitantonio

Peter Vitantonio (under-the-gun) limped, Jorge Confessor raised to 200,000, then Vitantonio jammed for 1,645,000 total. Confesor called and the hands were tabled:

Vitantonio: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Confesor: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Board: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Vitantonio's pair held and he doubled up, leaving Confesor with 24 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
3,420,000
1,820,000
1,820,000
Jorge Confesor us
Jorge Confesor
1,200,000
-1,590,000
-1,590,000

Tags: Peter VitantonioJorge Confesor

Waxman Getting Shorter

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Veerab Zakarian raised to 110,000 from the button and Matthew Waxman defended his big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, Waxman check-called the 75,000 continuation-bet of Zakarian.

They both checked through the {6-Clubs} on the turn to the {3-Clubs} on the river. Waxman checked for the last time, Zakarian fired a bet of 300,000 into the pot. Waxman tanked, used two time extensions, and then called but mucked when Zakarian tabled {k-Spades}{9-Hearts} for the pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
10,640,000
-110,000
-110,000
WPT 1X Winner
Matthew Waxman us
Matthew Waxman
725,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Matthew WaxmanVeerab Zakarian

Chip Counts During the Break

Level 26 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
11William PilossophUnited States1,155,00019
12Brian AltmanUnited States1,845,00031
13Lawrence AbramsUnited States2,500,00042
14Theodore LuiUnited States3,390,00057
15Nathan RusslerUnited States1,930,00032
16Derek MarmenUnited States1,600,00027
17Patrick SerdaCanada1,940,00032
18Brandon HallUnited States4,400,00073
      
21Matthew WaxmanUnited States535,0009
22Bin WengUnited States6,625,000110
23James AndersonUnited States5,400,00090
24Peter VitantonioUnited States3,450,00058
25Alexander QueenUnited States2,190,00037
26Jorge ConfesorUnited States1,305,00022
27Veerab ZakarianCanada10,900,000182
28Andrew HannaUnited States2,620,00047
Player Chips Progress
Veerab Zakarian ca
Veerab Zakarian
10,900,000
WPT 1X Winner
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
6,625,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner
James Anderson us
James Anderson
5,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Hall us
Brandon Hall
4,400,000
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
3,450,000
Theodore Lui us
Theodore Lui
3,390,000
Andrew Hanna us
Andrew Hanna
2,620,000
Lawrence Abrams us
Lawrence Abrams
2,500,000
Alexander Queen us
Alexander Queen
2,190,000
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
1,940,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
1,930,000
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
1,845,000
WPT 3X Winner
Derek Marmen us
Derek Marmen
1,600,000
Jorge Confesor us
Jorge Confesor
1,305,000
William Pilossoph us
William Pilossoph
1,155,000
Matthew Waxman us
Matthew Waxman
535,000