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

The Dearly Departed

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Zo Karim Hit the Rail Here on Day 3
Zo Karim Hit the Rail Here on Day 3

Here is a list of the latest to fall short here on Day 3, bringing the survivors that much closer to the cash as the money bubble approaches.

Player Chips Progress
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Alistair Melville
Busted
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Thu Le
Busted
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Jeremy Kottler
Busted
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Zo Karim
Busted
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Tanner Miller
Busted
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Gregory Morga
Busted
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William Senter
Busted
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Andrew Rudnik
Busted
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Saturnino Rodriguez
Busted
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Josh Kay
Busted
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Gerard Kane
Busted
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Richard Bravieri
Busted
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Frank Bonacci
Busted
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Youssef Beijani
Busted
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Matthew Collins
Busted
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Chris Dombrowski
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Andrew Glauberg
Busted
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Jason Fried
Busted
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Tomas Fara
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ali Abduljabbar
Busted

Larry Legend

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

We missed the betting that preceded Larry Ormson's double through Anthony Maio, but watched as Ormson tabled {A-Spades}{a-Hearts} on the {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} board.

Maio saw that his opponent had found aces in the hole, and by the way he angrily flung his cards into the muck it would seem he held an overpair to the board as well. In any event, Maio shipped a chunk of his stack to the next seat over, while Ormson doubled up to remain in contention for the cash as the money bubble approaches.

Player Chips Progress
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Larry Ormson
320,000
139,500
139,500
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Anthony Maio
235,000
-141,000
-141,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Down They Go

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
John Gordon Was Just One of Many to Go Bust During Level 17
John Gordon Was Just One of Many to Go Bust During Level 17

Here are the most recent eliminations to occur as Level 17 winds to a close.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Saftchick
Busted
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David Randall
Busted
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Simon Orange
Busted
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Andrew Sayegh
Busted
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Noah Schwartz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Travell Thomas
Busted
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Shaun Suller
Busted
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Brandon Shane
Busted
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Morgan Litwin
Busted
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Cliff Josephy
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Donald Dorey
Busted
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Lawrence Domin
Busted
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Malkiel Berlianshik
Busted
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Craig Gold
Busted
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John Gordon
Busted
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Jeff Gross
Busted
Raise Your Edge
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Satish Gorrela
Busted
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Eric Baldwin
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Massey Makes it Happen

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

After an open from under the gun by Byron Kaverman, fellow pro Aaron Massey three-bet to 23,000, only to see Kaverman move all in over the top for the four-bet.

Massey decided to call of his last 122,500 holding {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} and he was racing against Kaverman's {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The flop of {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} missed Massey, but the {k-Spades} on the turn was the card he needed. After the {10-Spades} completed the board on the river Massey doubled through Kaverman to effectively equal their stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Massey
253,000
111,500
111,500
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Byron Kaverman
245,000
-107,000
-107,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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The Lazmanian Devel

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Laz Hernandez is a Juggernaut
Laz Hernandez is a Juggernaut

Laz Hernandez bagged up 50,000 more than his closest competitor after Day 1, and he topped the counts once again last night.

Today, the big-stacked big man continued his rampage, pushing over the million dollar mark in the first level of play.

Hernandez faced an all-in bet of 125,000 holding the {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and with more than enough chips to afford a little gambling, he called the bet to force a coin flip against {9-}{9-}.

As Hernandez relayed to us during a recent pass by his table, the board rolled out with two tens and a jack to fill him up, and with a few more pots added in along the way, Hernandez seems to show no signs of slowing down.

Player Chips Progress
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Laz Hernandez
1,090,000
337,000
337,000

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Welcome Bax My Friends, to the Show Sometimes Ends

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Just Went Bust Early on Day 3
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Just Went Bust Early on Day 3

Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy let his friends and followers know that a final table run was not in the cards here today, as he just went bust. According to Josephy, his {A-}{10-} failed to win a flip against Brian Lemke's {8-}{8-}.

Cliff JosephyLost AT to Lemke's 88, I'm out. GL to friends still in #WPTBorgata
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Brian Lemke
146,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Cliff Josephy
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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Table Draw for Tables 18-21

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Chad Brown Has a Big Stack and a Shorty on His Right
Chad Brown Has a Big Stack and a Shorty on His Right

Chad Brown is among the top flight pros sprinkled throughout tables 18-21.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
181Jeffrey Chang264,000
182Isaac Schachtel110,000
183Jameson Singer133,500
184Vladislav Mezheritsky312,500
185Daniel Fischer171,500
186Chris Dombrowski210,000
187Harrison Gimbel496,000
188Patrick Eskandar247,500
189George Lampert80,100
191William Kean103,500
192Victor Figueroa312,500
193John Andress183,000
194Jessica Desantis124,500
195William Senter134,000
196Jeffrey Gross105,000
197Joseph Galazzo219,000
198Vinh Ho84,500
199Paul Spitzberg211,500
201Mike Gogliormella166,500
202Whangkyung Choi386,500
203Reynald Silva205,000
204Onofrio Reina206,500
205Douglas Mackinnon115,000
206Saturnino Rodriguez150,500
207Vittorio Abbate212,000
208Kevin Choe224,500
209Tomas Fara148,500
211Peter Saftchick71,500
212John Dibella403,000
213Nicholas Reynolds107,000
214Chad Brown455,500
215Simon Orange172,500
216Ronit Chamani258,000
217Joseph Wertz102,000
218Daniel Heimiller556,000
219John Hinds108,500

Table Draw for Tables 13-17

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Noah Schwartz Already Doubled Dylan Hortin Up to Start the Day, and With Hortin on His Left That May Prove Pivotal as Play Continues
Noah Schwartz Already Doubled Dylan Hortin Up to Start the Day, and With Hortin on His Left That May Prove Pivotal as Play Continues

The players at Tables 13-17 include Faraz Jaka, Issac Baron and Noah Schwartz.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
133Raymond Morgan128,500
134Kunal Patel293,000
135Joseph Liberta162,000
136Wade Woelfel152,500
137Anthony Hartmann104,000
138William Fleming151,000
139Michael Murphy155,000
141Chris Reslock421,500
142Joseph Ruff246,000
143Lawrence Lakatosh 
144Lawrence Domin105,000
145Noah Schwartz153,000
146Dylan Hortin68,000
147Matthew Parry100,000
148Vincent Palma318,500
149Natale Kuey67,000
151Isaac Baron266,000
152Youssef Bejjani57,500
153Jake Schwartz56,500
154Scott Baumstein153,000
145Brandon Shane44,000
156John Myung163,500
157Jason Fried133,500
158James Calderaro122,000
159Brett Levitzke348,000
161Eric Fields206,500
162Matthew Silberzweig238,000
163Ramy Ibrahim422,500
164Samuel Taylor402,000
165Ali Abduljabbar79,000
166Charles Tonne136,500
167Frank Bonacci107,500
168Melissa Burr250,500
169Faraz Jaka340,000

Table Draw for Tables 9-12

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Matt Haugen Held the Second Largest Stack When Play Began Today
Matt Haugen Held the Second Largest Stack When Play Began Today

Tables 9-12 include the runner-up in the chip counts last night, Matt Haugen, who will be playing alongside experienced pro Maurice "Mo" Hawkins.

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
91Sara Stohler206,000
92David To185,500
93Thu Le65,000
94Fernando Diaz105,000
95Keith Crowder172,000
96John Gordon77,500
97Andrew Glauberg25,500
98Alistair Melville44,500
99Bruce Yamron 
101Maxwell Girteit103,000
102Andrew Frankenberger162,500
103Ronald Lee122,000
104Jack Schanbacher129,500
105Michael Weber205,000
106Matthew Haugen735,500
107Maurice Hawkins258,000
108Steven Levy321,000
109Tyler Patterson618,500
111Matthew Mendez221,000
112Tanner Millen162,000
113Christopher Leveroni115,000
114David Gerassi253,000
115Malkiel Berlianshik28,500
116Timothy Chang253,000
117Eric Baldwin75,500
118Michael Gagliano256,000
119Eracles Panayiotou319,000
121Douglas Stewart98,500
122Joseph Couden177,000
123William Horan98,500
124Michael Sneideman196,000
125John Dagostino501,000
126Shawn Cunix161,000
127John Holley415,500
128Maxwell Mccurdy348,000
129Andrew Sayegh170,000