$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day 3 Completed
2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship
Day: 3
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Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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.
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,260,000 | |
|
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|
4,075,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,880,000
1,080,000
|
1,080,000 |
|
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|
3,550,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
2,550,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
2,545,000
2,545,000
|
2,545,000 |
|
2,545,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
2,110,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
2,030,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
1,895,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
1,685,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,490,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
1,480,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
1,475,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
|
1,465,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
1,420,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
1,365,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
|
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|
1,290,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
990,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
980,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |
|
845,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
835,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
|
675,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Matthew Waxman opened to 60,000 from the button, Baitai Li and Patrick Serda call from the blinds. The dealer fanned out 
and action checked through to the 
turn card.
Action checked to Serda, he bet 115,000, Waxman called and Li check-raised to 600,000. Serda was the lone caller and the 
completed the board.
Li moved all in for just over 1,500,000 and Serda took a moment but in the end, he called and Li tabled 
for nothing. Serda turned over 
, giving him nines and eights.
Li eas eliminated and Serda took an overwhelming lead during one of the last hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,260,000
3,870,000
|
3,870,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
James Anderson limped the small blind, Veerab Zakarian raised to 85,000 from the big blind and Anderson called to see the 
flop.
Action checked to Zakarian, he continued for 140,000 and Anderson called. A 
peeled off on the turn and Anderson tapped to Zakarian who pushed in 350,000, Anderson called.
The 
completed the board, Anderson checked and Zakarian moved all in, totaling 1,430,000. Anderson thought for a moment, ultimately he called and Zakarian tabled 
for a rivered straight.
Anderson mucked 
face-up as he sent the biggest pot of the tournament to the Canadian who now sits on top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,200,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
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|
200,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
||
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joseph Galazzo limped the small blind and Sungwon Lee moved all in for about 650,000 from the big blind. Galazzo snapped, putting Lee at risk as the two tabled their cards.
Sungwon Lee: 
Joseph Galazzo: 
The board ran out 
and Galazzo's flopped set of queens took down the pot, sending Lee out of the tournament in 33rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,585,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The turned board showed 
and there was around 1,000,000 in the pot. Alex Queen moved all in for about 2,700,000. Jesus Martinez snap-called for his remaining 545,000, tabling for a flopped set of nines and queen tabled 
for a lower set.
The fell on the river and Martinez took down the pot for a complete double through Queen during the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,200,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
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2,050,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
1,960,000
|
1,960,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,700,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
|
2,390,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,100,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,770,000
-1,030,000
|
-1,030,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,690,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
|
1,450,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,400,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
1,200,000
-1,535,000
|
-1,535,000 |
|
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|
|
975,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
950,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
900,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
850,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
800,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
750,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
200,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Level 23
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Stephen Ma moved all in for 370,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Press called in the big blind, putting Ma at risk.
Stephen Ma:
Stephen Press: 
The flop came down 
and Ma was still ahead with his ducks. A landed on the turn, changing nothing but the river hit Press with the deck as he paired up, eliminating Ma from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000