$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 7: Blinds 300/600/600 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 408
Eric Afriat ($2,770,650 in career tournament earnings)
Last year’s Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT $3,500 NLH Championship drew a massive field of 1,224 entries.
It was a stacked final table that included Joe McKeehen, Stephen Song, Chase Bianci, Justin Zaka and Zach Gruneberg just to name a few.
In the end Eric Afriat was the last man standing earning $651,928 and his second WPT title.
Play has resumed here on Day 1A following the break and the defending champion is chipping up with about 80,000 and less than two levels of play left in the night.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
End of Level 6: Blinds 300/500/500 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 399
Alida Veliu is fresh off a victory in last night BWPO Ladies Event taking home $3,325 and the trophy. She is off to a great start here on Day 1A with 100,000 on break.
The Day 1A Borgata Winter Poker Open WPT Championship NLH are now on a 15 minute break. This will be the last break of the night.
When play resumes there will be just two more levels before the bagging process begins. The combined Day 1A-B survivors will then return on Tuesday January 29 at 12 PM to resume Day 2 play.
We will pick right back up on all of the Day 1A Championship action when play resumes.
$3,300+$200 WPT Borgata WPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 6: Blinds 300/500/500 BB Ante
Day 1A Entries: 391
Zach Donovan
Zach Donovan raised to 1,400 from early position and a player in middle position called. “This hand is called let’s get Zach” said Mike Dentale who called.
Two players called behind and they went five handed to the 
flop. The action checked to Dentale who bet 2,800 and it folded back to Donovan who check-raised to 8,500.
Mike Dentale
Dentale called and they went heads up to the 
turn card. Donovan fired out a bet of 15,000 sending Dentale deep into the tank. “Will you show if I fold” Zach asked Dentale but Donavon sat in silence.
Eventually a clock was called and before the countdown began Dentale released his hand into the muck.
“I folded king queen” Zach said Dentale to which Donovan responded “Why are you wasting my time” with a smile.
Zach Donovan- 85,000
Mike Dentale- 50,000
Soheb Porbandarwala
Event 14 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open is the $400 Saturday Series NLH. There was a massive field of 639 entries creating a prize pool of over $216,000 more than doubling the guarantee.
It was a long day of play that wrapped up just before 6 A.M. and Soheb Porbandarwala was the last man standing. Porbandarwala built a big stack early and was a one man wrecking crew at the final table on his way to victory.
Porbandarwala takes home $52,081 and his third Borgata Poker Open trophy. Below is a full look at the Event 14 final table results.
1. Soheb Porbandarwala ($52,081+BWPO Trophy)
2. Andrew Kim ($29,287)
3. Ricky Lee ($18,440)
4. Kyle Len ($14,969)
5. Mike Galteri ($11,932)
6. Andrew Lauer ($9,871)
7. Brittney Billian ($7,918)
8. Mark Perry ($5,966)
9. Vahagn Margaryan ($4,122)
10. Mike McKinney ($2,820)
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 1
Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim got his stack of about 5,000,000 all in pre-flop holding 
but he was dominated by the 
of Soheb Porbandarwala.
The dealer fanned the 
improving Porbandarwala to top set giving him a hammerlock on the hand.
The turn 
left Kim drawing dead and the meaningless 
hit the river. The players shook hands and Kim is our Event 14 runner-up earning $29,287 for his 2nd place finish.
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 31: Blinds 80,000/160,000/160,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 2
Ricky Lee
Soheb Porbandarwala raised to 350,000 and Rick Lee moved all in for 4,155,000 from the small blind. Porbandarwala called turning over 
and Lee would need to improve holding 
.
The board ran out 
and Porbandarwala improved to a set of eights.
Lee is our 3rd place Event 14 finisher and will take home $18,440 for his efforts.
Soheb Porbandarwala– 11,000,000
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 30: Blinds 60,000/120,000/120,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 3
Kyle Yen
Just a few hands after running his pocket tens into the pocket kings of Ricky Lee, Kyle Yen got his last 1,400,000 holding 
against Andrew Kim’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Kim improved to a set of fives to send Yen to the rail.
Yen is our 4th place finisher and his stellar BWPO continues with a 4th place finish good for $14,969.
Andrew Kim- 5,100,000
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 30: Blinds 60,000/120,000/120,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 4
Mike Galteri
Mike Galteri raised to 275,000 from under the gun and it folded to Soheb Porbandarwala in the big blind. Porbandarwala re-raised to 875,000 and Galteri moved all in for just over 2,000,000. Porbandarwala snap called and the hands were shown.
Soheb Porbandarwala: 
Mike Galteri: 
It was a classic coin flip with Galteri’s tournament life on the line. The dealer fanned the 
flop and Porbandarwala paired his ace in the window to take control of the hand.
The turn improved Porbandarwala to trip aces and the 
completed the board. Galteri is our 5th place Event 14 finisher earning $11,932 and Porbandarwala is back on top with 4 players remaining.
Soheb Porbandarwala– 6,800,000
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 30: Blinds 60,000/120,000/120,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 5
Andrew Lauer
Andrew Lauer moved all in from the cutoff for 1,005,000 and Andrew Kim called from the small blind. Lauer turned over and Kim showed .
The board ran out 
and Kim paired his jack on the river to score the knockout.
Lauer is our 6th place Event 14 finisher earning $9,871 for his efforts.
Andrew Kim- 4,200,000
$350+$50 Saturday Series Deep Stack NLH
$100,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 29: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 639
Players Remaining: 6
Kyle Yen
Kyle Yen and Soheb Porbandarwala went heads up to the 
flop and Yen led out. Porbandarwala called and the turn was the 
. Yen checked and Porbandarwala threw out a bet of 475,000 into a main pot of about 1,200,000.
Yen check-raised all for 2,200,000 and Porbandarwala made the call. Yen turned over 
for the nut straight and Porbandarwala showed .
The river 
sealed the deal for Yen who scored the massive double up to take the lead.
Kyle Yen- 5,600,000
Soheb Porbandarwala- 3,000,000