Event 18 (Day 5)
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 33: Blinds 125,000/250,000/250,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
David Farah (photo courtesy of World Poker Tour)
Viny Lima opened for 525,000 up front and gets called by David Farah on the button and Brandon Hall in the big blind.
On the 
flop, all three checked. The 
on the turn brought forth a bet of 650,000 from Brandon. Both opponents call and the 
completed the already scary board.
All three checked and Brandon showed 
for trip Aces – no good. Viny tabled 
for Broadway, but his straight is also no good. David showed 
for the flush to take the pot. He’s back up to 14 million.
Brandon’s stack slipped to 16.1 million. Viny was left with ~12.4 million.
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 33: Blinds 125,000/250,000/250,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Blinds are up! Chip Standings:
| Player | Chips | Bbs |
| Brandon Hall | 16,975,000 | 68 |
| Vinicius Lima | 14,175,000 | 57 |
| Dan Buzgon | 11,325,000 | 45 |
| David Farah | 10,675,000 | 43 |
| Joseph di Rosa Rojas | 3,400,000 | 14 |
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Dan Buzgon (photo courtesy of World Poker Tour)
David Farah opened for 475,000 up front and Dan Buzgon (bb) called to see the flop come 
. Dan check/called David’s 675,000 bet. Turn was the 
and again Dan check/called a bet of 1.2 million.
River was the 
and they checked it down. David showed for a pair of Queens, but Dan took the pot with his 
for the rivered straight.
Dan’s up to ~12.3 million, while David’s down to ~9.5 million.
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Vinicius ‘Viny’ Lima (photo courtesy of the World Poker Tour)
In a battle of the blinds, Brandon Hall opened for 700,000 from the small and Viny Lima called from the big. On the flop of 
, Brandon led out for 1.1 million. Viny called.
Turn was the 
and both checked. River brought the 
and they checked it down. Viny showed to take the pot with top pair. He’s up to more than 14.7 million.
Brandon is still leading with just under 17 million.
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Joseph di Rosa Rojas (photo courtesy of the World Poker Tour)
David Farah (button) opened for 450,000, only to have Joseph di Rosa Rojas jam for 3.4 million total from the small blind.
David surrendered (pocket deuces) and Joseph took the pot (with his unshown 
).
Joseph chipped up to about 5 million with that pot.
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Brandon Hall opened to 400,000 only to have Dan Buzgon come over the top for ~1.5 million. Brandon called to see the flop fall . Dan led out for 850,000 and Brandon released his hand (
).
Dan took the pot and his was the second time he flopped a set of Aces at this final table. He’s back to ~9.1 million, right where he started the day.
Brandon’s still in fine shape with ~18 million.
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Vinicius ‘Viny’ Lima (photo courtesy of the World Poker Tour)
The blinds limped to see a flop of K 4 2 rainbow. Viny Lima (sb) led out for 225,000 and Dan Buzgon (bb) called. Turn was another King and Viny fired 475,000. Dan flatted.
River was another King and Viny took his time, burning one of his Time extensions, then bet 2.5 million. Dan thought about it, but let it go before his time ran out. Viny took the pot, closing in on 10 million chips. Dan’s stack slid to ~7.3 million.
From the stream we know that Viny had 
for quad Kings!
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Dan Buzgon opened for 450,000 and got a call from Brandon Hall in the big blind. On the flop of 
, both players checked. Turn was the 
and again it was checked down. River was the 
and again both checked.
Brandon produced 
to take the pot, chipping up to ~19.7 million. (Dan had for Ace-high.)
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$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
Brandon Hall (photo courtesy of World Poker Tour)
David Farah opened for 450,000 and Brandon Hall came along from the small blind to see the flop fall 
. Brandon checked, David bet 775,000, and Brandon called.
The came on the turn and both players checked. River brought the 
and Brandon led out for 2.5 million. David let it go and Brandon took the pot and the chip lead, stacking up to ~18.9 million. David was left with ~16.7 million.
From the Live Stream we learned that Brandon’s 
turned the nut flush to crush David’s .
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Structure Sheet | Payouts
Level 32: Blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 1,415
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack: 11.3 million
Link to PokerGo Live Stream: https://www.pokergo.com/video/wpt-borgata-winter-poker-open-final-table
David Farah (photo courtesy of World Poker Tour)
Dan Buzgon opened for 450,000 from the button, getting action from David Farah in the small blind.
The flop fell 
and both players checked the scary board. The 
turn brought forth a bet of 675,000 from David. Dan called.
The completed the board and David bet 1.8 million. Dan released his hand (
) and David took the pot with his unshown 
for Broadway. He’s back in the chip lead with 17.9 million to Brandon Hall’s 17.2 million.
Dan’s stack slid to ~7.1 million.