$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day 1b Started
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 1b
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Chip Counts
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224,400
Welcome to Day 1b of the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship!
The flagship tournament of the 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open began yesterday with the first of two starting flights of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship with $3,000,000 guarantee. Flight A drew 382 entries and of those, about 200 managed to get chips in a bag at the end of eight 60-minute levels.
Today at 11 a.m., the second starting flight begins and follows the same structure:
Players start with 40,000 in chips and late registration and re-entries will remain open through the break at the end of Level 10 (on Day 2). Levels 1-10 are 60 minutes each, while Levels 11-16 will last 75 minutes. Days 3 and 4 will see the levels go up to 90 minutes. Day 2 begins Tuesday, January 28 at 12 noon local time.
Click here for the complete structure.
When play reaches one table away from the money, they will implement Protection Poker's Action Clock system, which gives players 30 seconds to act on their hand, with a set number of Time Extension chips for use when needed.
Play will continue on Day 3 (Wednesday) and Day 4, (Thursday) halting when they reach the final six players. The WPT televised final table will be held April 1, 2020, in the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Flight B of the Championship is underway here in the Event Center!
This is the second and final starting flight, but registration will remain open all day today (and two levels into Day 2 Tuesday).
Early Players in Search of Chips
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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More Familiar Faces in Early Action
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | -14,600 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
Yoo Takes First Player Out
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The board read 
when all the chips went in for Paul Yoo and his opponent.
Opponent: 
Paul Yoo: 
Both players had turned the Broadway but Yoo also held a flush draw.
The river completed the board with the 
to give Yoo the flush indeed. Yoo's stack was counted first and determined to hold 41,500 in chips. His opponent had 39,800 so was eliminated as his whole stack was awarded to Yoo to take him into the chip lead for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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84,900 |
More Familiar Faces Spotted
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0