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Tim Kelliher

Jan304:42 am

Event 19: 3rd Place- Sundiata DeVore ($4,442)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

$200+$30+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 26: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining: 2

Sundiata DeVore

Deric Williams raised to 160,000 and Sundiata DeVore moved all in for 400,000 from the big blind. Williams quickly called turning over and DeVore would need to improve with .

The board ran out and Williams improved to a set of tens to score the knockout.

DeVore is our 3rd place Event 19 finisher and will take home $4,442 for their efforts.

Deric Willams- 4,400,000

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Jan304:06 am

Event 19: 4th Place- Michael Bonita ($3,600)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

$200+$30+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 25: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining:
3

Michael Bonita

Sundiata DeVore raised to 80,000 and all three players called. They saw a flop of and Rafael Polanco moved all in for about 900,000. Michael Bonita put his last 335,000 in the pot and the other players folded.

Bonita turned over for top pair but Polanco showed for two pair. The turn and river were no help to Bonita and he is our 4th place Event 19 finisher earning $3,600 for his efforts.

Rafael Polanco- 1,600,000

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Jan303:50 am

Event 19: 5th Place- Marc Goldhaber ($2,805)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

$200+$30+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 25: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining:
4

Marc Goldhaber

Marc Goldhaber got his last 100,000 all in pre-flop holding against the of Rafael Polanco. The board ran out and Polanco paired his king in the window to score the knockout.

Goldhaber is our 5th place Event 19 finisher and will take home $2,805 for his efforts.

Rafael Polanco- 1,200,000

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Jan303:42 am

Event 19: Deric Williams Leads the Final 5

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

$200+$30+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 25: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining: 5

Deric Williams

With the elimination of Paul Lambrakis in 6th place we are down to the final five Event 19 players.

Deric Williams is all alone at the top of the chip counts with 3,300,000 and he is playing more than half of the chips in play.

Below is a look at the updated chip counts from the final five Event 19 players.

Deric Williams- 3,300,000
Rafael Polanco- 1,175,000
Sundiata DeVore- 950,000
Michael Bonita- 500,000
Marc Goldhaber- 125,000

Payouts

1. $13,088+BWPO Trophy
2. $7,714
3. $4,442
4. $3,600
5. $2,805

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Jan303:35 am

Event 19: 6th Place- Paul Lambrakis ($2,338)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

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$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 24: Blinds 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining: 5

Paul Lambrakis

Paul Lambrakis moved all in from the button for 575,000 and Deric Williams called from the small blind. The big blind folded and the hands were shown.

Deric Williams:
Paul Lambrakis:

The dealer fanned the flop and Lambrakis paired his queen in the window to take the lead. The turn was no help to Williams but the hit the river.

Williams improved to a set of nines and Lambrakis was sent to the rail in 6th place earning $2,338 for his efforts.

Deric Williams- 3,200,000

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Jan303:17 am

Event 20: Joe Cheong is the Runner-Up ($17,877)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 20

$1,000+$60+$200 Double Black Chip Bounty 8-Max Semi-Turbo NLH

Level 26: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entries: 97
Players Remaining: 1

Joe Cheong

Joe Cheong moved all in for his last 560,000 and the anonymous player called. Cheong turned over but his opponent did one better showing .

The dealer fanned the flop and the player paired his five while Cheong picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn and river were no help to Cheong and he is our Event 20 runner-up earning $17,877.

The two players shook hands after the nearly four hour heads-up battle.

Below is a full look at the Event 20 final table results.

1. Anonymous- $32,931+BWPO Trophy
2. Joe Cheong- $17,877
3. Will “The Thrill” Failla- $11,291
4. Javier Zarco- $8,468
5. Lou Galasso- $6,586
6. Mike Nye- $5,645
7. Dave Stefanski- $4,705
8. Brock Wilson- $3,764
9. Thai Ha- $2,823

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Jan302:45 am

Event 20: “We Both Thought We Won”

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 20

$1,000+$60+$200 Double Black Chip Bounty 8-Max Semi-Turbo NLH

Level 26: Blinds 20,000/40,000/40,000
Total Entries: 97
Players Remaining: 2

Joe Cheong

In the latest hand of our heads-up battle the players got to the river on the board. The anonymous player moved all in and Joe Cheong snap called.

The player showed for the flopped nut straight and it looked like the end of the road for Cheong.

That was not the case however as Cheong also rolled over for the nut straight. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a heads-up match like this in ten years” joked Cheong “We both thought we won.”

Joe Cheong- 1,040,000
Opponent- 900,000

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Jan302:39 am

Event 19: Sundiata DeVore Leads the Final Table

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 19

$200+$30+$100 Black Chip Bounty Deep Stack NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 23: Blinds 12,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entries: 241
Players Remaining: 10

Sundiata DeVore

The marathon heads-up match in Event between Joe Cheong and his anonymous opponent continues in the front of the Event Center. Meanwhile in the back of the Event Center the Event 19 final table is now set.

The players will battle it out into the early morning hours for the $13,088 and the BWPO trophy.

Sundiata DeVore is leading the way with 1,100,000 as he looks to take home his first Borgata Poker Open title.

1. $13,088+BWPO Trophy
2. $7,714
3. $4,442
4. $3,600
5. $2,805
6. $2,338
7. $1,870
8. $1,403
9. $935
10-12. $608

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Jan302:24 am

Event 20: Cheong Evens the Score

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 20

$1,000+$60+$200 Double Black Chip Bounty 8-Max Semi-Turbo NLH

Level 25: Blinds 15,000/30,000/30,000
Total Entries: 97
Players Remaining: 2

Joe Cheong moved all in for 458,000 and his opponent quickly called. Cheong tabled and would need to improve against the of his opponent.

The dealer fanned the flop and Cheong flopped two pair to take control of the hand. The turn and river sealed the deal for Cheong and he doubled up.

The stacks are now back to nearly even and the heads-up Event 20 battle continues.

Joe Cheong- 946,000
Opponent: 994,000

Payouts

1. $32,931
2. $17,877

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Jan301:55 am

Event 20: Two Pair is Good

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 20

$1,000+$60+$200 Double Black Chip Bounty 8-Max Semi-Turbo NLH

Level 24: Blinds 12,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entries: 97
Players Remaining: 2

Joe Cheong limped in and the anonymous player checked. The dealer fanned the flop and the anonymous player checked.

Cheong bet 25,000 and the player called. The turn was the and the player check-called a bet of 75,000 from Cheong. The completed the board and both players knuckled the felt.

The anonymous player showed for two pair and Cheong fired his hand face down into the muck.

Anonymous- 1,100,000
Joe Cheong- 840,000

Payouts

1. $32,931+BWPO Trophy
2. $17.877

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