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
Event 9
$300+$40 Survivor NLH
Level: 21 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entrants: 140
Places Paid: 17
The top 17 survivors have agreed to an adjusted pay out structure and all took home $2,361 for their efforts.
$300+$40 Survivor NLH
Level 1: Blinds 50/100
The fourth and final ‘Main Event’ on today’s schedule has started. Approximately 1 in 10 players will earn $3,000 each if they Survive until only 10% of the field remains.
Players began with 20,000 chips and levels 1-10 are 25 minutes long, then they increase to 30 minutes for the duration of the event. You can jump in or re-enter until the start of level 9 (about 7:50pm).
This is a one-day event and will clear the decks as all events running today will finish today.