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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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Jan2212:05 am

Event 7: Jamie Giunta Wins BWPO Ladies Event! ($4,413)

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 1

Jamie Giunta – Event 7 Champion ($4,413)

Both players are all in on the flop with Jamie Giunta holding a slight chip edge.

Jamie Giunta:
Ivy Calcese:

It was all over on the turn when the hit giving Giunta quad jacks.

Jamie Giunta – BWPO Ladies Event Champion ($4,413)
Ivy Calcese – Eliminated in 2nd place ($2,396)

 

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Jan2111:45 pm

Event 7: Level Up

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

Play has reached level 21, with the last two finalists still battling it out. Here’s a look at their counts:

Jamie Giunta – 530,000
Ivy Calcese – 470,000

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Jan2111:01 pm

Event 7: Jamie Giunta Doubles Through Ivy Calcese

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

Jamie Giunta retakes the chip lead

Ivy Calcese limps the button and Jamie Giunta moves all in for 262,000. Calcese calls with and needs to get lucky against Giunta’s .

The board comes and Giunta’s jack kicker plays to secure her double and retake the chip lead.

Jamie Giunta – 524,000
Ivy Calcese – 476,000

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Jan2110:31 pm

Event 7: Ivy Calcese Takes the Chip Lead

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

On a final board reading with around 250,000 in the pot, Giunta checks to Calcese who bets 125,000. Giunta thinks shortly before calling.

Calcese turns up for a set of threes and Giunta mucks. Calcese has taken the chip lead.

Ivy Calcese – 730,000
Jamie Giunta – 270,000

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Jan2110:29 pm

Event 7: Ivy Calcese Doubles Through Jamie Giunta

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

Ivy Calcese moves all in for 245,000 on the button with and Jamie Giunta snap calls with .

The board runs out and Calcese flops two-pair to avoid elimination.

Jamie – 515,000
Ivy Calcese – 485,000

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Jan2110:09 pm

Event 7: Heads Up

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

Event 7 has reached the final two players vying for the first place prize of $4,413 and the trophy.

Here’s how they stack up:

Jamie Giunta – 729,000
Ivy Calcese – 276,000

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Jan2110:07 pm

Event 7: Sarah Weyer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,513)

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 2

Sarah Weyer – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,513)

Jamie Giunta moves all in from the small blind with and Sarah Weyer calls all in with fro the big blind.

The board runs out and Giunta makes a straight to eliminate Weyer in third place.

Jamie Giunta – 729,000
Sarah Weyer – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,513)

 

 

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Jan2110:04 pm

Event 7: Ivy Calcese Doubles Through Sarah Weyer

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 3

Sarah Weyer moves all in from the small blind and Ivy Calcese says “let’s do it” as she calls all in for 139,500, turning over . Weyer tables and it’s a coin flip.

The board runs out and Calceses’s pocket fives hold to secure her double. Weyer is left with 4,000.

Ivy Calcese – 278,000
Sarah Weyer – 4,000

 

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Jan219:44 pm

Event 7: Beth Russo Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,135)

POSTED BY: brittanyp

|CATEGORY: 2018, Event 7

$260+$40 Ladies NLH Re-Entry
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 50
Prize Pool:  $12,610
Players Remaining: 3

Beth Russo – Eliminated in 4th place

Chip leader Jamie Giunta moves all in from the small blind and Beth Russo calls all in from the big blind for her last 18,000.

Giunta turns up  and tells Russo she’s live when she tables . The board comes and when the jack hits the turn Russo says “not any more” and begins to stand up.

The river brings the and Russo is eliminated in fourth place.

Jamie Giunta – 579,500
Beth Russo – Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,135)

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