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

Morton Gets Called

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

Paul Snead raised to 13,000 from under the gun and action folded to Michael Morton in the hijack who three-bet to 53,000. The rest of the table folded and Snead called.

They both checked through the {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Snead check-called the 20,000 bet of Morton.

The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} and Snead checked for the last time. Morton now fired a bet of 63,000 over the line which sent Snead into the tank. After a while, Snead cut out calling chips, took a few more seconds, and then made the call. Morton tabled {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} for the full house and that was enough to scoop the pot as Snead mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Morton us
Michael Morton
618,000 276,000
Paul Snead us
Paul Snead
215,000 -211,000

Tags: Michael MortonPaul Snead

Eisenberg Trips Up Sewnig

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Lara Eisenberg
Lara Eisenberg

Three players got to the river with a board reading {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Lara Eisenberg (big blind) checked, Ari Engel checked, and Dan Sewnig (button) bet 60,000. Eisenberg flatted and Engel folded.

Sewnig tabled {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for just king-high. Eisenberg showed {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for trip aces to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lara Eisenberg us
Lara Eisenberg
WSOP 1X Winner
510,000 85,000
Daniel Sewnig us
Daniel Sewnig
290,000 -18,000

Tags: Ari EngelDan SewnigLara Eisenberg

Muscarella Doubles Twice

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

First, Alex Muscarella doubled up from the late position for 73,000 with {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} against the {a-Spades}{j-Spades} of Grigoriy Shvarts in the cutoff when the board ran out {8-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} for Muscarella to hit the flop for the pair of eights and improve to two pair on the river.

The hand after, Milliard Hale raised to 15,000 from the early position and Muscarella shoved for 161,000 in the middle position. Action folded back to Hale who cut out calling chips, took some time, used a time extension, and then made the call.

Alex Muscarella: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Milliard Hale: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Spades} for Musacarella to hold with the pair of queens to double up again.

Player Chips Progress
Grigoriy Shvarts us
Grigoriy Shvarts
540,000 -93,000
Alex Muscarella us
Alex Muscarella
337,000 249,000
Millard Hale us
Millard Hale
110,000 -183,000

Tags: Alex MuscarellaGrigoriy Shvarts

Early Eliminations Out of the Money

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Erkut Yilmaz
Erkut Yilmaz

The Protection Poker Action Clock is in play as we approach the money bubble. Remaining players get 10 Time Extension chips for use when they need more than the allotted 30 seconds to act.

Among the players eliminated out of the money today was Erkut Yilmaz, who won the 2018 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship for $575,112. There will be no repeat for him here today.

Player Chips Progress
Erkut Yilmaz us
Erkut Yilmaz
WPT 2X Winner
Busted
John Aglialoro us
John Aglialoro
Busted
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
Busted

Sewnig Takes Reynolds Out

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

Ari Engel raised to 12,000 from the early position and Daniel Sewnig shoved from the hijack for 166,000. Thomas Reynolds contemplated for a while on the button and then made the call for 115,000 or so. The blinds folded and so did Engel.

Thomas Reynolds: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Daniel Sewnig: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{j-Spades} for Sewnig to hot the river for a full house to eliminate Reynolds.

At the same time, Jesse Bane and Viet Nguyen were eliminated on the other tables.

This means the field is down to 171 players and Table 20 has been broken up to balance out the other tables.

The Action Clock is now in play.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Sewnig us
Daniel Sewnig
308,000 166,000
Viet Nguyen us
Viet Nguyen
Busted
Thomas Reynolds us
Thomas Reynolds
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Jesse Bane us
Jesse Bane
Busted

Tags: Ari EngelDaniel SewnigThomas ReynoldsViet Nguyen

Shuffle Up and Deal

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

Most of the players have managed to make it through the traffic problems and have taken their seats at the tables. The dealers have now been instructed to shuffle up and deal.

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000