$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
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2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
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Who Will Make the Top Six to go to Las Vegas in April for the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Final Table?
Welcome to the final day of the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship. Well, it’s not actually the final day but it is the last day of this tournament which will take place in the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa as play will continue until there are six players remaining. The final six will battle it out for the wonderful first-place prize of $674,840 at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas at the Luxor on the live-streamed final table on April 1, 2020.
After claiming the Day 2 chip lead, Patrick Serda has also taken the Day 3 chip lead with 6,260,000 in chips which is worth a whopping 209 big blinds at the start of the day. He is followed in the chip counts by fellow Canadian Veerab Zakarian with 4,075,000 in chips. Brian Altman also finished on the podium late last night with 3,880,000 in chips. Other players who have bagged an above-average stack are Peter Vitantonio, Stephen Press, Paul Snead, Jesus Martinez, Derek Marmen, Jorge Confesor, and Bin Weng.
But there’s still loads of other players to take into account as 28 players return out of 1,290 entries with Samuel Taylor, Brandon Hall, Ari Engel, Donald Maloney, Nathan Russler, Matthew Waxman, James Anderson, and Sandeep Pulusani in the running too. All 28 players are guaranteed at least $19,886 but will all be eyeing up the pay jumps as each player gets sent to the rail.
When the players return at noon local time, they will play Level 24 which features a small blind of 15,000, big blind of 30,000, and a big blind ante of 30,000. Level duration will remain at 90 minutes each with a short break after every level. A dinner break is likely to take place after the fourth or fifth level of play but everything is subject to change.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here in Atlantic City from the first card of the deck until it is known who will be going to Las Vegas in April, so keep following the updates right here!
Day 4 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex Muscarella | United States | 675,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | Matthew Waxman | United States | 835,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Queen | United States | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 1 | 4 | Paul Snead | United States | 2,545,000 | 85 |
| 1 | 5 | Lawrence Abrams | United States | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 6 | Sandeep Pulusani | United States | 290,000 | 10 |
| 1 | 7 | Jorge Confesor | United States | 2,030,000 | 68 |
| 2 | 1 | William Pilossoph | United States | 1,490,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | Brandon Hall | United States | 1,475,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | Theodore Lui | United States | 1,420,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | Jesus Martinez | United States | 2,545,000 | 85 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Morton | United States | 990,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 6 | Grigoriy Shvarts | United States | 980,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | James Anderson | United States | 340,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | Patrick Serda | Canada | 6,260,000 | 209 |
| 3 | 2 | Andrew Hanna | United States | 845,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Joseph Galazzo | United States | 1,685,000 | 56 |
| 3 | 4 | Samuel Taylor | United States | 1,480,000 | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | Brian Altman | United States | 3,880,000 | 129 |
| 3 | 6 | Nathan Russler | United States | 1,290,000 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | Robert McLaughlin | United States | 650,000 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Ari Engel | Canada | 1,465,000 | 49 |
| 4 | 2 | Donald Maloney | United States | 1,365,000 | 46 |
| 4 | 3 | Derek Marmen | United States | 2,110,000 | 70 |
| 4 | 4 | Peter Vitantonio | United States | 3,550,000 | 118 |
| 4 | 5 | Bin Weng | United States | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 4 | 6 | Stephen Press | United States | 2,550,000 | 85 |
| 4 | 7 | Veerab Zakarian | Canada | 4,075,000 | 136 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The players have been welcomed back to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with the button in seat 6.
Pulusani Finds Aces to Double Up With
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Paul Snead raised to 65,000 from the middle position and Sandeep Pulusani shoved from the cutoff for 290,000. Action folded back to Snead who made the call.
Sandeep Pulusani: 
Paul Snead: 
The board ran out 
for Pulusani to hold and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,245,000 | -300,000 |
|
655,000 | 365,000 |
Serda Increases Chip Lead
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Brian Altman raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Patrick Serda three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Altman made the call.
The flop came 
, Serda continued with a bet of 140,000 and Altman called.
The turn brought them the 
and Serda barreled a bet of 350,000 over the line. Altman took some time and then opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,600,000 | 340,000 |
|
3,515,000 | -365,000 |
Shvarts Falls in 28th Place
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Morton raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Grigoriy Shvarts shoved from the middle position for 835,000. Brandon Hall used a time extension on the button and then shoved too for around 1,500,000. The blinds quickly folded and so did Morton with some reluctance so the cards could go on their backs.
Grigoriy Shvarts: 
Brandon Hall: 
The board ran out 
for Hall to hit the flop for a set of queens to eliminate Shvarts in 28th place for $19,886.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,540,000 | 1,065,000 |
|
Busted |
Waxman Puts Pulusani to the Test
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On the river with a board of 
Sandeep Pulusani (bb) checked and Matt Waxman fired 180,000. Pulusani tanked, burning his last two Time extension chips, before ultimately folding. He will have to wait until they're down to 24 players before getting a refreshed supply of six Time chips. Waxman took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
820,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -205,000 |
Confesor Takes Out Pulusani in 27th Place
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Matt Waxman opened to 70,000 under-the-gun and Sandeep Pulusani jammed for 450,000 from the button. Jorge Confesor called from the small blind and Waxman got out of the pot.
Pulusani tabled 
and was racing against Confesor's [jshc]. The board came 
and was in the wrong zip code for Pulusani, who whiffed and was eliminated and 27th place ($19,886).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 470,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hall Snaps Off Weng
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
On the river with a board of 
Brandon Hall checked it to Bin Weng on his left, who announced a bet. Hall tossed in a chip to call before Weng's chips hit the felt.
Weng's 
(two pair) was no good against Hall's 
for trip Aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000 | 560,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -795,000 |