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Feb0312:00 pm

2018 Winter Poker Open Recap

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 1, Event 10, Event 11, Event 12, Event 13, Event 14, Event 15, Event 16, Event 17, Event 18 Championship, Event 19, Event 2, Event 20, Event 21, Event 22, Event 23, Event 3, Event 4, Event 5, Event 6, Event 7, Event 8, Event 9

2018 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Champion Eric Afriat

Last night after nearly four hours of heads-up play, Erif Afriat defeated Justin Zaki to win the $3 Million Guaranteed World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship to claim his second WPT title, earning more than $651,000.  ($15,000 is withheld for entry in the Season-Ending WPT Tournament of Champions in May.)

Afriat overcame a 2:1 chip deficit to take the lead, then the chips swung the other way and at one point he was down 4:1 in chips.  He continued to battle back until he had all the chips and the win.  Zaki earned more than $434,000 for his 2nd place finish.

This final table also included 2015 WSOP Main Event Winner Joe McKeehen, for the second year in a row. And for the second year in a row, he finished 4th.

James Roberts – BWPO Kickoff Event Winner

The WPO series began with a $2 Million Guaranteed Deep Stack Kickoff event which drew more than 4,500 entrants.  At the end, it was James Roberts who hoisted the Borgata trophy.  The recent retiree earned $378,391 after battling his way through a star-studded final table.

More than $10 million was paid out in prize money in these 23 main events alone, not including satellites and secondary events.  A complete list of main event winners is below.

 

*AP Indicates Adjusted Payout

 

Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to all the winners! A special thanks goes out to all Borgata tournament staff and dealers for a terrific series.

On behalf of Borgata Poker Bloggers Tim Kelliher, Chris Murray, Brittany Paige, Matt Clark, and myself, thank you for reading!  Mark your calendars now for the Borgata Spring Poker Open, which takes place April 10th – 27th.  Hope to see you then!

@Kaelaine

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Feb025:59 am

Event 22: The Final 4 Make a Deal, Cheryl Garrett Takes the Trophy and $13,234

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

(L to R) Bill LaPointe, John Malczan, Freddy Peralta, Cheryl Garrett

With the elimination of She Lok Wong in 5th place the final four players agreed to a deal. Cheryl Garrett who held the chip lead will take 1st place for $13,234 along with his first Borgata Poker Open trophy.

We featured Garrett early on in the Borgata Poker blog when she let us know that her brother who was also playing the tournament had paid for her buy in. He hit the rail after firing two bullets but his small investment certainly paid off.

The final table played till nearly 6 A.M. but Garrett stuck to her game plan and came out on top.

Below is a look at the final four players chip counts at the time of the adjusted payout deal and what they’ll be earning.

Cheryl Garrett- 5,850,000 ($13,234)
Freddy Peralta- 3,910,000 ($11,412)
John Malczan- 1,250,000 ($7,574)
Bill LaPointe- 1,205,000 ($7,489)

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Feb025:46 am

Event 22: 5th Place- She Lok Wong ($3,983)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 31: 80,000/160,000/20,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 4

She Lok “Gary” Wong

She Lok Wong moved all in for about 1,900,000 and Freddy Peralta made the call. Wong showed but was dominated by the of Peralta.

There was a queen and a ten in the window but a king followed on the flop. The turn left Wong calling for a jack on the river. He did not get his wish when the completed the board and is our 5th place finisher earning $3,983.

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Feb025:31 am

Event 22: Cheryl Garrett Takes the Lead

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 30: 60,000/120,000/20,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 5

Cheryl Garrett

Cheryl Garrett and Freddy Peralta go heads up to the flop. After a series of raises and reraises Garrett moves all in for 2,475,000 and Peralta calls.

“Do you have a queen” he asks turning over but he is drawing very slim as Garrett shows for a flopped set.

The turn and river seal the deal for Garrett who scores a massive double up to nearly 6,000,000 and takes the chip lead.

There are still five players remaining and they battle continues here in the very early morning hours.

 

 

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Feb024:22 am

Event 22: 6th Place-Matthew Weiss ($3,274)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/10,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 5

Matthew Weiss

A short stacked Matthew Weiss moved all in holding . It folded to She Lok Wong in the big blind who quickly called turning over a monster hand .

Weiss failed to improve and is our 6th place Event 22 finisher taking home $3,274 for his efforts.

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Feb024:10 am

Event 22: 7th Place-Shadrach Tercy ($2,633)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 29: 50,000/100,000/10,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 6

Shadrach Tercy 

Shadrach Tercy and chip leader Freddy Peralta were heads up on a board of . All of Tercy’s 755,000 chips went all in and Peralta called.

Tercy showed but Tercy turned over for a flopped two pair. The river was no help to Tercy and he is our 7th place finisher taking home $2,633.

Peralta is now holding more than half the chips in play with 6,500,000 and just 6 players remaining.

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Feb023:51 am

Event 22: 8th Place-Eric Shadruff ($1,992)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 7

Eric Shadruff

Eric Shadruff was the next player to hit the rail when his could not improve against the of Freddy Peralta. Shadruff is our 8th place finisher taking home $1,992 and Peralta extends his lead to close to 5,000,000.

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Feb023:48 am

Event 22: 9th Place- Mike Dermer ($1,350)

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 28: 40,000/80,000/10,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 8

Mike Dermer

Mike Dermer got the last of chips all in preflop holding against the of John Malczan. There was a ten in the window pairing Malczan and Dermer could not come from behind.

Dermer is our 9th place finisher earning $1,350 and Malczan chips up to about 1,500,000.

 

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Feb023:10 am

Event 22: Peralta Eliminates Abrams

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 9

Larry Abrams

The action folds to Freddy Peralta on the button and he limps in. Larry Abrams moves all in from the small blind for about 600,000 and the big blind folds.

Peralta snap calls turning over his and Abrams sees the bad news as he shows . The board runs out clean for Peralta and Abrams is the first final table player to fall.

Freddy Peralta- 3,100,000
Larry Abrams- Eliminated in 10th Place ($878)

 

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Feb022:49 am

Event 22: Final Table Set, Peralta Leads

POSTED BY: Tim Kelliher

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 22

$200 + $30 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 GTD
Level 26: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Total Entries: 348
Players Remaining: 10

The Event 22 final table is now set and it’s Freddy Peralta leading the way with 2,700,000. She Lok Wong is still sitting behind a big stack and he is the only other player over two million with 2,100,000.

Freddy Peralta

We will be crowning our newest Borgata Winter Poker Open Champion here in the early morning hours.

The players are now all guaranteed at least $878 and one lucky winner will earn $18,220 and the BWPO trophy.

Below is a look at what’s stake.

1. $18,220+BWPO Trophy
2. $10,127
3. $6,299
4. $5,063
5. $3,983
6. $3,274
7. $2,633
8. $1,992
9. $1,350
10. $878

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