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

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Serda	6,260,000

Veerab Zakarian	4,075,000 -125,000	-125,000

Brian Altman	3,880,000 1,080,000	1,080,000

Peter Vitantonio	3,550,000 850,000	850,000
Stephen Press	2,550,000 -650,000	-650,000
Paul Snead	2,545,000 2,545,000	2,545,000
Jesus Martinez	2,545,000 345,000	345,000
Derek Marmen	2,110,000 710,000	710,000
Jorge Confesor	2,030,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Bin Weng	1,895,000 125,000	125,000

Alexander Queen	1,800,000 -250,000	-250,000
Joseph Galazzo	1,685,000 100,000	100,000
William Pilossoph	1,490,000 90,000	90,000
Samuel Taylor	1,480,000 730,000	730,000
Brandon Hall	1,475,000 -725,000	-725,000
Ari Engel	1,465,000 15,000	15,000

Theodore Lui	1,420,000 810,000	810,000
Donald Maloney	1,365,000 565,000	565,000

Nathan Russler	1,290,000 245,000	245,000
Lawrence Abrams	1,200,000 -105,000	-105,000
Michael Morton	990,000 90,000	90,000
Grigoriy Shvarts	980,000 -720,000	-720,000
Andrew Hanna	845,000 480,000	480,000
Matthew Waxman	835,000 -640,000	-640,000
Alex Muscarella	675,000 -245,000	-245,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Patrick Serda

6,260,000

Veerab Zakarian

4,075,000

-125,000

Brian Altman

3,880,000

1,080,000

Peter Vitantonio

3,550,000

850,000

Stephen Press

2,550,000

-650,000

Paul Snead

2,545,000

Jesus Martinez

2,545,000

345,000

Derek Marmen

2,110,000

710,000

Jorge Confesor

2,030,000

1,130,000

Bin Weng

1,895,000

125,000

Alexander Queen

1,800,000

-250,000

Joseph Galazzo

1,685,000

100,000

William Pilossoph

1,490,000

90,000

Samuel Taylor

1,480,000

730,000

Brandon Hall

1,475,000

-725,000

Ari Engel

1,465,000

15,000

Theodore Lui

1,420,000

810,000

Donald Maloney

1,365,000

565,000

Nathan Russler

1,290,000

245,000

Lawrence Abrams

1,200,000

-105,000

Michael Morton

990,000

90,000

Grigoriy Shvarts

980,000

-720,000

Andrew Hanna

845,000

480,000

Matthew Waxman

835,000

-640,000

Alex Muscarella

675,000

-245,000

The third day of Event #20: $3,500 WPT BWPO Championship has now come to an end after seven levels of play here at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa with 28 players remaining and it is Canada's Patrick Serda finishing atop the leaderboard once more with a monstrous stack of 6,260,000.

Serda is a Canadian pro that has amassed almost $1.8 million in live career earnings and already has a WPT title win under his belt after taking down the WPT $5,300 Main Event at the Playground Poker Room for his second-high career cash of $652,801.

The Manitoba, Canada, native has now finished the last two days of this event as the leader and the hand that catapulted him today happened during the last few hands of the night when Baitai Li attempted to bluff Serda with a river shove. Serda called him down with just the second-highest pair on the board and Li tabled six-high, sending a monster pot to Serda.

Closest on the totem pole behind Serda is fellow Canadian Veerab Zakarian who has a healthy 4,075,000 stack headed into the fourth day of this event. Zakarian found the vast majority of his chips in a single hand versus James Anderson who check-called on every street including a river shove. Zakarian tabled a rivered straight and Anderson mucked a pair of sailboats, sending one of the biggest pots of the day to Zakarian.

Top 5 Counts in WPT BWPO Championship

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Patrick Serda	Canada	6,260,000
2	Veerab Zakarian	Canada	4,075,000
3	Brian Altman	United States	3,880,000
4	Peter Vitantonio	United States	3,550,000
5	Stephen Press	United States	2,550,000

Rounding out the top five starts are two-time WPT Championship winner Brian Altman (3,880,000), Peter Vitantonio (3,550,000), and Stephen Press (2,550,000). Altman is cruising through this event and is sure to add to his WPT player of the year points total with another deep run here. The only person that reminds in the field that is even close is Donald Maloney who sits in fourth on this year's WPT POY race and will be starting the final day with 1,365,000.

The third day of this event started with 77 runners and after seven 90-minute levels of play, only 28 remain. The survivors will return tomorrow at noon play down until only six are left, moving onto the final table. All remaining players are guaranteed at least a cash of $19,886. But all players will be fighting for that top-six finish that will secure them a seat on the live-streamed final table that is held at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas at The Luxor on April 1, 2020.

That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of Day 3 for this event but tune in tomorrow for all of the updates on Day 4.

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