2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
818
Players Left
174
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Shulman Up on Second Bullet

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
TJ Shulman
TJ Shulman

TJ Shulman flew up from Florida for this event and it took firing a couple of bullets, but he's finally got some traction and stacking in the right direction.

Some others who are not so lucky:

Player Chips Progress
TJ Shulman us
TJ Shulman 		200,000
Jerry Payne us
Jerry Payne 		Busted
Peter Walsworth us
Peter Walsworth 		Busted
Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Jane Hitchcock us
Jane Hitchcock 		Busted

Tags: TJ Shulman

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Shirley Ang
Shirley Ang
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
WPT Champions Cup Trophy
WPT Champions Cup Trophy

The tournament organization has announced the prize pool details, there were 1,290 entries in total to create a prize pool of $4,129,290. A min-cash is worth $5,886 with 162 players in the money. The winner will walk away, with all the bragging rights and a whopping amount of $674.840.

This is what they are all playing for:

PlacePrize PlacePrize PlacePrize
1$674,840 9-10$67,486 49-56$12,517
2$449,904 11-12$53,604 57-64$10,974
3$333,012 13-14$43,028 65-72$9,734
4$248,913 15-16$34,907 73-80$8,735
5$187,900 17-20$28,624 81-89$7,933
6$143,264 21-24$23,728 90-98$7,291
7$110,338 25-32$19,886 99-116$6,784
8$85,849 33-40$16,852 117-134$6,390
   41-48$14,441 135-152$6,094
      153-162$5,886

Colache and Dunst Turn Over Monsters

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

The board showed {a-Spades}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and there was around 30,000 in the pot. Renata Colache bet 17,500 and Tony Dunst took a brief moment to think.

Ultimately Dunst elected to move all in and Colache snap-called for her 98,500 stack. Dunst tabled {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, giving him four ducks, what should have been more than enough to scoop any pot.

Colache smiled and slammed over {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a higher four of a kind, putting a face of disbelief on the face of Dunst as almost half his chips moved into the stack of Colache and her higher quads.

Player Chips Progress
Renata Colache us
Renata Colache 		225,000 127,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
110,000 -90,000

Tags: Renata ColacheTony Dunst

Stout Shoots Kessler Down

Shirley Ang
Shirley Ang
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Matthew Stout raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Allen Kessler three-bet by putting almost his whole stack in. Stout responded with an insta-shove and Kessler snap-called for the rest of his stack.

Allen Kessler: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Matthew Stout: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} to not help Kessler as he was eliminated.

"I was so sad to be picking these up with Allen in the big blind, didn't think I'd get action," Stout commented.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Stout us
Matthew Stout 		153,500 124,300
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		Busted

Tags: Allen KesslerMatthew Stout

Kachittavong Out of Championship

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Soukha Kachittavong
Soukha Kachittavong

The free-rolling Soukha Kachittavong has busted out of the Championship event, despite his best efforts. He was free-rolling the event, thanks to the Borgata's promotion where a free $3,500 seat is awarded based on a random drawing from players who entered on their web site.

With $1.5 million in tournament earnings, he was a good shot at parlaying that free entry into a payday, but it was not to be. He's likely to turn up in the $5,100 High Roller later today.

Player Chips Progress
Soukha Kachittavong us
Soukha Kachittavong 		Busted

Tags: Soukha Kachittavong

Super Survivor Siegel Out Early

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Eric Siegel
Eric Siegel

Eric Siegel has been crushing the survivors during this series, but could not put together a deep run in the Championship event. His final hand was ace-king and he ran smack into pocket Aces.

He's not re-entering the Championship, but rather has joined Event #21: $230 DeepStack NLH, which is running just inside the Event Center entrance.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Siegel us
Eric Siegel 		Busted

Tags: Eric Siegel

Datashvili Out

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jackob Datashvili
Jackob Datashvili

Jackob Datashvili won the 2019 Summer Poker Open Championship event and $276,129 last July, so he knows what it's like to battle through a field of this size and caliber of player. That final table included some tough players, Matthew Cohen, Kenny Huynh, and Matt Marafioti.

Unfortunately for Datashvili, today did not start out well and he's already busted out. He was headed for the door with a hand full of cash, so a re-entry is expected in his near future.

Player Chips Progress
Jackob Datashvili us
Jackob Datashvili 		Busted

Tags: Jackob Datashvili

Gaspard's Boat Sunk by Bigger Boat

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jean "Prince" Gaspard
Jean "Prince" Gaspard

Jean "Prince" Gaspard got his chips in holding pocket sixes on a flop of {q-}{q-}{6-} for sixes-full. His opponent had pocket kings for kings-up. Then another Queen on the turn gave his opponent Queens-full-of-Kings for a bigger full boat, sinking Gaspard's. He was left looking for the case six on the river, which failed to appear.

Gaspard was busted and is going to take a break before deciding whether or not to re-enter the Championship or wait for Event #22: $5,100 High Roller (7-handed) NLH that starts at 5 p.m.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jean Gaspard

Don't Miss Borgata's $10,000 Quarterback Challenge

Shirley Ang
Shirley Ang
Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Borgata Quarterback Challenge
Borgata Quarterback Challenge

Test your accuracy in this skill-based throwing challenge for a chance to win real cash!

$10,000 Guaranteed
$20 Buy-In + $5 Fee (Cash only)

Enter for your chance to win the $5,000 grand prize! Participants will have 1 minute to throw 10 Wilson NFL mini footballs at four different targets from ten yards. The top 16 scores will advance to the final round.

One re-entry is permitted for Round 1. Participants must have a M life® Rewards Card

  • Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
  • Location: Signature Room
  • Buy-in Location: Borgata Poker Room from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
  • Tournament Times: Round 1 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. / Final Round TBD

The top four from the final round will win a portion of the $10,000 GTD prize pool, which could grow based upon the number of entries.

Projected payouts are as follows:

PlacePercentage of Prize PoolMinimum Payout
150%$5,000
230%$3,000
310%$1,000
410%$1,000
5-16$100 Bonus Slot Dollars or $100 Match Play 

Click here for more information.

Queens No Good for Stone

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Katie Stone
Katie Stone

Katie Stone opened for 2,600, got one caller, then Duff Charette in the big blind three-bet to 8,000. Stone jammed for 23,000 the caller folded, and Charette called, having Stone well covered.

Her pocket Queens were way ahead of his pocket Jacks, but the board ran out {a-}{a-}{j-}{k-}{6-} giving Charette a full house on the flop. Stone, who was free-rolling this event after winner her seat in the Charity Series of Poker event Saturday night, was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette 		130,000 16,000
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone 		Busted

Tags: Duff CharetteKatie Stone

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