| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
123,000 | |
|
||
|
|
106,000 | |
|
|
104,000 | |
|
104,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
||
Javier Zarco has joined Flight A of the WPT BWPO Championship, all the way from Spain. His $2.5+ million in tournament earnings put him eighth on Spain's all time money list.
His biggest score of $791,690 came for a second place finish in the 2015 WSOP Millionaire Maker event, which had a massive field of 7,275 entrants.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
The WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship players are now on a 15-minute break. When play resumes there will be just two more levels of play left in the night.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
A pre-flop raising war just broke out in one of the first hands back from break. The end result was She Lok Wong moving all in for 31,100 and the player in the big blind calling.
She Lok Wong: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Wong's pocket rockets held up to earn him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,100 |
Galen Hall opened from under the gun, Nicholas Verderamo called in the small blind and Drake Pitoniak three-bet to 8,000. Only Hall stuck around to see the flop and Pitoniak continued for 5,000.
Hall called and the dealer turned over a 
. Pitoniak jammed all in, totaling 26,500 and Hall hit the tank. After a few minutes, Pitoniak called clock on Hall who then elected to call.
Pitoniak flipped over 
for just ace-high but it was the best hand when Hall showed his 
, giving many outs to take down the pot.
The river failed to connect with Gale who sent over a 26,5000 stack to Pitoniak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
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|
|
83,000 | |
David Pham raised to 1,600 from middle position and three players called. They saw a flop of 
and the action checked around.
The turn was the 
and Gruneberg led out with a bet of 2,600. Paredes called and the 
completed the board. Gruneberg fired out a bet of 3,800 and Paredes raised to 11,000.
Gruneberg went deep into the tank before eventually folding and Paredes took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
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|
47,500 | |
|
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|
38,000 | |
The flop showed 
and there was approximately 12,500 in the pot. Alon Yehudi was faced with a bet and then elected to move his 43,700 stack into the middle. She Lok Wong was behind him in the pot and called. The original bettor folded and the two that remained tabled their hands.
Alon Yehudi: 
She Lok Wong: 
The peeled off on the turn, Yehudi stood up out of his seat and started to put on his jacket until an unlikely 
landed on the river, giving Yehudi the straight as he bested the set of sevens held by Wong for a complete double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,500 | |
|
|
15,500
-47,600
|
-47,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
170,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
130,000 | |
|
120,000 | |
|
120,000 | |
|
|
110,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
||
|
70,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
|
||
|
55,000 | |
|
|
||
|
35,000 | |
|
|
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|
33,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
30,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
25,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
