Event 20
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 8
Matt Shafman is the first Event 20 final table player to hit the rail. He will take home $3,085 for his 9th place finish.
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 9
Matas Cikinas
With the elimination of Mike Leah in 10th place the Event 20 final table is now set. Matas Cikinas is leading the way with 240,000 and Jeff Fielder is on his heels with 215,000.
Below is a look at the final table chip counts and seating assignments as well as what’s at stake.
Seat 1. Ilya Fisher- 160,000
Seat 2. Taylor Wilson- 120,000
Seat 3. Jeff “Dixon” Fielder- 215,000
Seat 4. Brandon Caputo- 150,000
Seat 5. Matt Shafman- 86,000
Seat 6. Cliff Josephy- 180,000
Seat 7. Elio Fox- 65,000
Seat 8. Matas Cikinis- 240,000
Seat 9. Mike Michnik- 75,000
1. $35,987BWPO trophy
2. $19,536
3. $12,338
4. $9,254
5. $7,197
6. $6,169
7. $5,141
8. $4,113
9. $3,085
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 18: 3,000/6,000/500
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 9
Mike Leah
Jeff Fielder raises to 12,000 from under the gun and Mike Leah is next to act. Leah moves all in for 64,500 and it folds back to Fielder who snap calls.
Fielder: 
Leah: 
Leah pairs his jack on the 
runout but it is not enough. Fielder’s pocket queens hold up and Leah is eliminated on the Event 20 bubble.
The final nine players are now all in the money and guaranteed at least $3,085 for their efforts.
Jeff Fielder- 215,000
Mike Leah- Eliminated
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 15: 1,500/3,000/400
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 11
We are now just two eliminations away from the Event 20 final table. The players are now on a 30 minute break. We will pick right back up on all of the $2,100 Second Chance Semi Turbo NLH action when play resumes.
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 15: 1,500/3,000/400
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 13
Taylor Wilson
Event 20 the $2,100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH is down to just 13 players. It’s a stacked final 13 and Taylor Wilson is still holding strong at the top.
Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy is gaining ground and Elio fox who is still in the hunt shared his predictions. “He’s going to win it ” Fox says as he points to Josephy.
“You’re going to get second” he says to Mike Leah “and I’m going to take third.” We are now just four elimination away from the money and we will just have to wait and see if his prediction comes to fruition
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/300
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 18
Event 20 of the Borgata Winter Poker Open is the $2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi Turbo NLH event. There are a total of 53 entries creating a prize pool of $102,820.
We are down the final 18 players and the final 9 will all make the money and be guaranteed at least $3,085. One lucky winner will take home $35,987 along with the Borgata Poker Open trophy.
Below is a full list of the final Event 20 tournament payouts.
1. $35,987
2. $19,536
3. $12,338
4. $9,254
5. $7,197
6. $6,169
7. $5,141
8. $4,113
9. $3,085
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
Total Entries: 53
Players Remaining: 28
Average Stack: 47,300
Second Chance players are back from their break and play has resumed. Registration has closed with an unofficial entry count of 53 (one more than last year).
Taylor Wilson is the chip leader with 135,000 as of the break.
Taylor Wilson
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
Entries: 46
The Second Chance is off to a slow start, but the field is growing as the Championship field shrinks.
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- Cliff Josephy
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- Michael Gagliano
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- Mike Leah
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- Brian Altman
Just a small sampling of the poker talent in this event:
Cliff ‘JohnnyBax’ Josephy
Justin Liberto
Joseph Cheong
Brian Altman
Mike Leah
Michael Gagliano
Michael Michnik
Joey ‘Mush’ Galazzo
David Stefanski
$2,000+$100 Second Chance Semi-Turbo NLH
Level 1: Blinds 50/100
Just in time for those who have busted out of Day 2 of the Championship and are not yet ready to say goodbye, the Second Chance Semi-Turbo event is firing up in the Event Center.
Players get 25,000 chips to start and levels are all 20 minutes long. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of level 11 (about 7:50pm), so there is plenty of time to take a Second Chance.
Last year, Brandon Mueller bested the field of 52 runners to take the title. In an adjusted payout agreement among the final three players, he walked away with $26,081.
Brandon Mueller – 1st Place – 2017 WPO Second Chance NLH