$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Day 1b | 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Anderson	300,100 -9,900	-9,900

Craig Varnell	240,600 -19,400	-19,400

Kenneth O'Donnell	224,400 224,400	224,400
[Removed:150]	223,100 8,100	8,100
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	219,400 219,400	219,400

Michael Cannon	210,300 210,300	210,300
Joseph Couden	197,900 22,900	22,900
Ian O'Hara	193,700 -1,300	-1,300
Andrew Hanna	192,600 192,600	192,600
Amnon Filippi	185,500 185,500	185,500

Jonas Wexler	184,500 -10,500	-10,500

Jewook Oh	158,700 158,700	158,700
Mitchell Mantin	153,600 93,600	93,600
Kou Vang	137,500 137,500	137,500
Jimmy Dang	131,300 131,300	131,300
Michael Haberman	119,500 69,500	69,500
William Zgorski	112,300 112,300	112,300
Jesus Martinez	109,500 109,500	109,500
Sam Taylor	107,100 -42,900	-42,900
Jerry Robinson	101,200 -53,800	-53,800
Patrick Serda	95,500 -4,500	-4,500

Ari Engel	90,800 800	800

Alex Visbisky	89,200 49,200	49,200
Ryan Tamanini	84,700 24,700	24,700
Soheb Porbandarwala	82,800 7,100	7,100

Player

Chips

Progress

Francis Anderson

300,100

-9,900

Craig Varnell

240,600

-19,400

Kenneth O'Donnell

224,400

[Removed:150]

223,100

8,100

Taylor von Kriegenbergh

219,400

Michael Cannon

210,300

Joseph Couden

197,900

22,900

Ian O'Hara

193,700

-1,300

Andrew Hanna

192,600

Amnon Filippi

185,500

Jonas Wexler

184,500

-10,500

Jewook Oh

158,700

Mitchell Mantin

153,600

93,600

Kou Vang

137,500

Jimmy Dang

131,300

Michael Haberman

119,500

69,500

William Zgorski

112,300

Jesus Martinez

109,500

Sam Taylor

107,100

-42,900

Jerry Robinson

101,200

-53,800

Patrick Serda

95,500

-4,500

Ari Engel

90,800

800

Alex Visbisky

89,200

49,200

Ryan Tamanini

84,700

24,700

Soheb Porbandarwala

82,800

7,100

The second flight of the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship saw a total of 683 registration slips sold and when the dust had settled only 396 found a bag. Sitting atop the counts after eight levels of play is Francis Anderson with a stack of 300,100 which is good for the overall lead headed into Day 2.

Anderson flew under the radar for the better part of the day but found a heater during the last level of the night where he rocketed to the top of the chip counts. The Wappingers Falls, NY, native has over $600,000 in live career earnings with his second-best cash coming at the $ 3,500 WPT Seminole Rock & Roll Poker Open Championship in Hollywood this past November when he placed sixth for $111,895. Anderson had two six-figure scores in 2019 and is in a great spot to find his first of this year.

Fan-favorite Craig Varnell found the second largest stack of the flight after bagging 240,600, putting him third on the overall counts headed into Day 2. Three players that round out the top five stacks from this event are Kenneth O'Donnell (224,400), [Removed:150] (223,100), and Taylor von Kriegenbergh (219,400).

A star-studded field showed up for the last flight of the event including the likes of Joey Couden (197,700), Ian O'Hara (193,700), Amnon Filippi (185,500), Jonas Wexler (184,500), Michael Haberman (119,500), Sam Taylor (107,100), Ari Engel (90,800), Soheb Porbandarwala (82,800), Cliff Josephy (81,100), Vanessa Selbst (75,900), and Peter Walsworth (71,000).

Day 2 will begin at noon when players return to level nine and the late registration period will remain open until the start of level 11. The blinds will remain 60-minutes until the late registration period ends in which they will bump up to 75-minutes in length. The second day of this event will play until the end of level 16 and all players will then bag up and move onto Day 2 where the blinds will again increase, this time to 90-minutes.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to provide you with all of the updates, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.

Tags: Amnon Filippi Ari Engel Cliff Josephy Craig Varnell Francis Anderson Hollywood Ian O'Hara Joey Couden Jonas Wexler Peter Walsworth Sam Taylor Soheb Porbandarwala Taylor von Kriegenbergh Vanessa Selbst