2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
174
Players Left
24

Abrams Chipping Up

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Larry Abrams
Larry Abrams

Three players on Table 1 were looking at a flop of {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Brock Wilson (bb) checked. Larry Abrams (utg) bet 200,000, getting a fold from Brett Apter (cutoff) and after a few moments, another fold from Wilson.

Abrams continues to chip up, now playing north of 1.3 million.

Player Chips Progress
Lawrence Abrams us
Lawrence Abrams
1,300,000
567,000
567,000
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
390,000
-136,000
-136,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
205,000
-291,000
-291,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brett ApterBrock WilsonLawrence Abrams

Tamanini Taken Out by Nicoli

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Tamanini
Ryan Tamanini

Ryan Tamanini was all-in from the small blind for 184,000 and called by Edric Nicoli in the big blind.

Ryan Tamanini: {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Edric Nicoli: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts} for Nicoli to turn the pair of queens to eliminate the Event #10: $300 Deepest Stack champion in 86th place.

Player Chips Progress
Edric Nicoli us
Edric Nicoli
500,000
310,000
310,000
Ryan Tamanini us
Ryan Tamanini
Busted

Tags: Edric NicoliRyan Tamanini

Queen Felts Hall During the Break

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alex Queen
Alex Queen

In another hand that ran over into the break, Galen Hall (sb) moved in on the turn with a board reading {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Hearts}. Alex Queen (button) tanked, then opened to call, having Hall covered.

Hall tabled {k-}{q-Hearts} for a flush draw with gutshot. Queen was way ahead with {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} for trip aces. The river was a brick and Hall was eliminated (101st for $6,784).

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Queen us
Alexander Queen
1,490,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alex QueenGalen Hall

Altman Leads

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Brian Altman
Brian Altman

Brian Altman is up to 1.5 million and leading the field. His hot streak continues from his win at the Lucky Hearts Poker Championship last week, where he won $482,636.

Borgata's winningest player, Abraham Korotki is close behind with 1.3 million.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
1,500,000
577,000
577,000
WPT 3X Winner
Abraham Korotki us
Abraham Korotki
1,300,000
512,000
512,000

Tags: Brian Altman

Hoffman Rivers Lucas to Stay Alive

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Wilbern Hoffman
Wilbern Hoffman

On the turn with a board reading {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts} Wilbern Hoffman got all-in for 240,000 against Landen Lucas. Lucas was ahead with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for the set, while Hoffman's {q-Hearts}{3-Clubs} gave him two pair.

Then the {q-Diamonds} landed on the river, giving both players a full boat, but Hoffman's was bigger (queens-full) and he sank Lucas' (sevens-full).

Player Chips Progress
Wilbern Hoffman us
Wilbern Hoffman
600,000
316,000
316,000
Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
285,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Landen LucasWilbern Hoffman

Bianco Cracks Keeline's Aces

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ben Bianco
Ben Bianco

All the chips went in preflop and Ben Bianco's pocket kings were way behind Ben Keeline's pocket aces, but Bianco had the bigger stack. The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and the whole room could hear Bianco yelling for a "Diamond!".

The {4-Clubs} turn card was not the card he was looking for, but the {q-Diamonds} river filled the bill. Bianco completed his flush and took the pot. Ben Keeline was sent to the payout desk, finishing 138th ($6,094).

Player Chips Progress
Benedetto Bianco us
Benedetto Bianco
800,000
465,000
465,000
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
Busted

Tags: Benedetto BiancoBenjamin Keeline

Hen Doubles Through Cunix

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Shawn Cunix
Shawn Cunix

In a hand that ran over into the break:

Stephen Song limped under-the-gun, then Ory Hen raised to 26,000. Alex Queen called, Galen Hall called, then Shawn Cunix jammed from the big blind. Song folded, Hen moved in for 370,000 total, Queen folded, Hall took a beat, then folded as well.

Cunix tabled {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} only to find he was crushed by Hen's {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and made no difference. Hen more than doubled up with the dead money in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ory Hen us
Ory Hen
810,000
708,000
708,000
Shawn Cunix us
Shawn Cunix
435,000
-302,000
-302,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alex QueenGalen HallOry HenShawn CunixStephen Song

Pinson Bubbles the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Aaron Pinson Bubbles the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Aaron Pinson Bubbles the $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

In the eighth round of hand-for-hand play, Aaron Pinson shoved from the cutoff for 111,000 and was called by Derek Marmen from the small blind while Timothy Rutherford folded his big blind.

Aaron Pinson: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Derek Marmen: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} for Marmen to hit top two pair on the flop immediately. No nine on the turn nor river as Pinson was sent to the rail as the bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Marmen us
Derek Marmen
1,130,000
404,000
404,000
Aaron Pinson us
Aaron Pinson
Busted

Tags: Aaron PinsonDerek MarmenTimothy Rutherford