2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

$3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$842,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
1,229
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Finish Him!

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Byron Kaverman Made Quick Work of Laz Hernandez, Chopping the Big Stack Down in a Series of Three Hands
Byron Kaverman Made Quick Work of Laz Hernandez, Chopping the Big Stack Down in a Series of Three Hands

After doubling through Laz Hernandez - the Day 1a and Day 2 chip leader - and then crippling him shortly after that, Byron Kaverman went for the kill and put him down for good.

The demise of a once dominant chip leader began when Kaverman opened for 43,000 from the hijack and Joseph Ruff flatted on the button. Hernandez, perhaps still steaming a bit from the two previous encounters with Kaverman, then shoved all in from the big blind, putting his last 270,000 or so more in the middle.

Ruff got of the way and Hernandez showed down with his nemesis, only to find the torment continuing as his {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} was dominated by the pro's {A-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

A final runout of {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{j-Hearts} was the end of the road for Hernandez, and as he headed over to the payout desk to collect his $13,125 in prize money, it was apparent from his frustrated body language that he never thought this time would come.

Kaverman, meanwhile, surged back into contention for another final table run at this Borgata Winter Poker Open - with more than 1.2 million late on this third day of play.

Player Chips Progress
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Byron Kaverman
1,230,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Laz Hernandez
Busted

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