WPT BPO Championship - Event 15 (Day 2)
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/400)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 261
Avg. Chips: 135,000
Robert Edelstein (Chicago, IL)
Robert Edelstein raises to 5,200 from under the gun and the action folds to Jared Jaffee in the cutoff position. Jaffee moves all in for his last 28,000. The player in the small blind calls and Edelstein comes along.
Both players check the {kc}{3h}{10h} flop and the dealer burns and turns the {qh}. The small blind checks and Edelstein slides his stack of about 35,000 all in. His opponent flashes his {9c}{9s} before tossing his hand into the muck.
Edelstein tables his {kh}{kd} for top set along with the king high flush draw. Jaffee shows {ad}{8d} and will need a non heart jack on the river to survive. The {6c} completes the board earning Edelstein the pot sending Jaffee to the rail.
Robert Edelstein- 125,000
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 13: (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 288
Avg. Chips: 123,000
Brian Altman has been on a heater here in the mid stages of Day 2. He is the first player to near the half a million chip mark and is playing 490,000. Altman is leading the way as we near the dinner and he looks to add his second WPT title to his poker resume.
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 306
The WPT BPO Championship drew a total of 1,179 entries soaring past the $3,000,000 guarantee creating a prize pool of $3,773,979.The top 110 spots will be paid and receive a minimum of $7,095. Below is a list of the final payouts with first place taking home $821,811 and the WPT BPO Championship trophy.
1. $821,811
2. $490,617
3. $300,031
4. $250,970
5. $207,569
6. $167,942
7. $132,089
8. $98,123
9. $69,253
10-12. $45,099
13-15. $30,192
16-18. $20,191
19-27. $16,983
28-36. $14,719
37-45. $12,832
46-54. $10,945
55-63. $9,624
64-72. $8,793
73-81. $8,114
82-90. $7,472
91-100. $7,284
101-110. $7,095
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 288
Chip Average: 123,000
Simon Lam is climbing the leaderboard midway through Day 2 after eliminating Jakov Klatzkin. Lam has cashed numerous times in Borgata Poker Open events and is gearing up for another deep run.
We don’t usually see Simon Lam until the bigger buy-in Borgata Poker Open events, and true to form, Lam is here in the WPT Championship. Lam started today over the chip average with 85,800 and is now trending above 200,000 after sending Jakov Klatzkin to the rail.
From under the gun, Lam raised to 4,000 and Klatzkin responded with an all-in three-bet from the cutoff for 36,900. Kane Kalas sat on the button and called Klatzkin’s all-in before action folded back to Lam. After thinking for a few moments, Lam re-shoved for nearly 120,000 total, turning the heat up on Kalas.
With about 145,000 in his own stack, Kalas contemplated his options and elected to lay his hand down. Lam was flipping with {ad}{kc} against the {10d}{10s} of Klatzkin. The {9c}{8c}{3c} board gave Lam a flush draw to go along with his two overcards. The {as} on the turn surged Lam ahead and the {10c} river completed his flush. Klatzkin thought he had won when seeing that the river gave him a set but quickly realized he was heading to the rail.
After the knockout plus the chips from Kalas, Lam is over the 200,000 mark and starting to build toward another Borgata cash.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Level 13: Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 324
Average Stack: 109,100
Aaron Mermelstein & Lexy Gavin
Aaron Mermelstein and Lexy Gavin were in involved in a battle of the blinds and reached the river with the board reading {js}{7d}{6h}{2h}{8d}. Aaron (sb) took his time and bet 40,000. Lexy took about a minute to think about it, then let it go. She’s still got a little over 100,000.
Aaron chipped up to nearly 400,000.
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 324
Chip Average: 109,000
Michael Wang is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and currently one of the chip leaders in the Borgata Poker Open WPT Championship. Wang started the day with about 150,000 and has since built his stack to over 250,000 on Day 2.
We talked to Wang on break about how his day has been so far along with some of the travel destinations he looks forward to heading to in the near future.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Level 13: Blinds 1,000/2,000/300 ante
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 378
Average Stack: 93,500
Cong Pham (Naples, FL)
Cong Pham made a very deep run during the 2013 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, eventually finishing 3rd for $301,225. He appeared on the televised final table and was the last player eliminated before Anthony Zinno and Vanessa Selbst began their historic heads-up match.
He’s trying for a repeat appearance, but has been short-stacked all day. He’s got his work cut out for him if he’s going to make Day 3.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
End of Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 378
Average Stack: 93,500
End of level 12 and time for a break.
Checking in (or out) via Twitter:
Busto. Not my day. #BPO2016
— Matt Matros (@Matt_Matros) September 20, 2016
Made 2nd break @WPT @BorgataPoker Day 2 with 55,700 coming back to 1,000/2,000/300 blinds leggoooooooo
— Aditya Prasetyo (@KingsOnTilt) September 20, 2016
Busted @BorgataPoker 😧 Fought short stack but couldn’t get anything going today 😞 @YouStake — Lizzy Harrison (@Lizzy_Harrison) September 20, 2016
Been a swingy day. 53k coming back to 2kbb.
— Scott Blumstein (@SBlum2711) September 20, 2016
‘WPT BPO Championship’
Level 12 (800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 414
Chip Average: 85,000
Farid Jattin started Day 2 as the overall chip leader as done nothing but build on Day 2 as he approaches the 300,000 mark midway through Level 12.
With the immensely deep structure in play for this WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, having a large stack gives players more room to deal with the inevitable beats and coolers that will hit over the next few days. One of the players continuing to build on Day 2 is Farid Jattin, who has picked up right where he left off on Day 1. Jattin is closing in on 300,000 and nearing the chip lead currently held by William Foxen. Both Foxen and Jattin’s respective tables are set to break before the end of the level, which is a welcome sight to their tablemates.
The payouts for this event will be posted shortly, but until then, below is a look at some of the players over the 165,000 mark in the early levels on Day 2.
William Foxen – 320,000
Farid Jattin – 295,000
Michael Wang – 270,000
Dan Chalifour – 265,000
Olivier Busquet – 260,000
Josh Miller – 255,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 240,000
Matt Waxman – 235,000
David Eilers – 235,000
Ari Engel – 215,000
Andy Spears – 190,000
Blair Hinkle – 180,000
Paul Volpe – 165,000
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship NLH
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
Total Entries: 1,179
Players Remaining: 459
Average Stack: 77,000
Marsha Wolak (Pompano Beach, FL)
Marsha Wolak is just one of the well-known poker playing women in today’s field. She followed her 2011 WSOP Ladies event win with a 2015 WSOP Circuit Seniors event win in West Palm Beach.
In addition to Dawn Lucarelli, whom we’ve already mentioned, these are some of the other Ladies making Day 2:
Anna Antimony
Barbara Rogers
Jessica Dawley
Esther Taylor
Lexi Gavin
Cathy Dever
Elena Stover
Mimi Luu
Lizzy Harrison
Alyson Parker
Nancy Martin
Patricia Barsanti-Chou
Jennifer Shahade
Sharman Olshan