Day 4 Seating Assignments

Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Table 1 Seat 1: Nick Frangos - 1,140,000 Seat 2: Kevin Lang - 209,000 Seat 3: Andrew Knee - 1,094,000 Seat 4: Steve Dannenmann - 627,000 Seat 5: Stephen Vanauken - 1,009,000 Seat 6: Nam Le - 235,000 Seat 7: Robert Toft - 269,000 Seat 8: Bobby Shasta - 606,000 Seat 9: Jason Strochak - 1,266,000 Table 2 Seat 1: Chris Bell - 165,000 Seat 2: Mark Seif - 1,087,000 Seat 3: Ted Forrest - 607,000 Seat 4: Vivek Rajkumar - 1,756,000 Seat 5: Natale Kuey - 175,000 Seat 6: Michael Binger - 718,000 Seat 7: Thayer Rasmussen - 1,413,000 Seat 8: Ralph Villela - 345,000 Seat 9: Sang Kim - 316,000 Table 3 Seat 1: John Myung - 946,000 Seat 2: Christopher Baksh - 344,000 Seat 3: Mikiya Takitani - 301,000 Seat 4: Patrick Carney - 1,050,000 Seat 5: Christos Arvanitis - 177,000 Seat 6: Dan Heimiller - 2,870,000 Seat 7: Randall Pfeifer - 288,000 Seat 8: Steven Levy - 1,317,000 Seat 9: Vinh Nguyen - 336,000

Dan Heimiller Leads the Final 27, Vivek Rajkumar and Thayer Rasmussen Round Out Top Three

Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

WPT Borgata Poker Open, Day 3 Recap By BJ Nemeth Day 3 of the WPT Borgata Poker Open started in a rush for the money bubble, which the field reached within three hours. To keep up the pace, the bubble burst in just a few hands, prompting tournament director Tab Duchateau to call it the fastest money bubble in Borgata's WPT history. Scottie Upshall (right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers) was among the first to bust out inside the money, earning $15,000 for his 52nd place finish. Upshall has already committed to donate 100% of his earnings to two charities, Flyers Wives Fight For Lives and Kids Forever Foundation. Tiffany Michelle, playing in her first major U.S. tournament since her memorable 17th-place finish in the WSOP Main Event in July, went deep once again, finishing in the money in 46th place. But she wasn't the longest-lasting female this time, as Chi Yoon went ten spots further to finish 36th. Yoon is the wife of last year's runner-up in this event, Heung "Scotty" Yoon, and they were hoping to become the first husband-and-wife duo to final table the same WPT event back-to-back. Once the bubble burst, the field played down to the final three tables, which took another five hours, and play ended about 7:00 pm ET. Brandon Cantu (32nd place, $21,000) and Ryan Young (30th place, $21,000) were the most notable bustouts late in the day. With 27 players left, the average stack is about 765,000. Here's a look at the top five players, along with a few notables further back in the pack: 1. Dan Heimiller - 2,870,000 2. Vivek Rajkumar - 1,756,000 3. Thayer Rasmussen - 1,413,000 4. Steven Levy - 1,317,000 5. Jason Strochak - 1,266,000 6. Nick Frangos - 1,140,000 8. Mark Seif - 1,087,000 12. Michael Binger - 718,000 13. Steve Dannenmann - 627,000 14. Ted Forrest - 607,000 23. Nam Le - 235,000 27. Chris Bell - 165,000 Return to WorldPokerTour.com tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11:00 am ET for complete coverage of Day 4, including hand-for-hand action from the final two tables. Of course, we'll also be providing the usual chip counts, photos, video highlights, and video interviews with Amanda Leatherman.

Blue Diamond Almonds Bold Player of the Day - Vivek Rajkumar

Level 22: 10,000-20,000, 2,000 ante

Official Chip Counts

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

The official chip counts for the final 27 players have been posted on the "Chip Counts" tab. Here's a look at the top of the leaderboard (average stack is about 765,000): 1. Dan Heimiller - 2,870,000 2. Vivek Rajkumar - 1,756,000 3. Thayer Rasmussen - 1,413,000 4. Steven Levy - 1,317,000 5. Jason Strochak - 1,266,000 Other Notables: 6. Nick Frangos - 1,140,000 8. Mark Seif - 1,087,000 12. Michael Binger - 718,000 13. Steve Dannenmann - 627,000 14. Ted Forrest - 607,000 23. Nam Le - 235,000 27. Chris Bell - 165,000 Official seating assignments will likely be released by the casino later tonight or early tomorrow. Stay tuned for a recap of today's action to be posted later this evening. Day 4 begins tomorrow at 11:00 am ET, when the final 27 play down for the six seats at the WPT Final Table. Return to WorldPokerTour.com for live hand-by-hand coverage, chip counts, photos, video highlights, and video interviews with Amanda Leatherman.

Ted Forrest Doubles Up Before the End of Play

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Play Ends for the Night

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

With the elimination of Vinny Pahuja play has ended for the day. Official chip counts to be posted shortly. Play will resume tomorrow at 11am ET with 27 players returning.

Vinny Pahuja Eliminated in 28th Place ($21,000)

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Vinny Pahuja moves all in from the short stack with Q-10 and gets called by Thayer Rasmussen with A-Q. The board offers no help for either player as Rasmussen's ace-high wins the pot. Vinny Pahuja's 28th place ($21,000) elimination comes with just seconds left in the level. Play is halted for the night as the final 27 players bag their chips in preparation for tomorrow's play-down. Players will re-draw tonight for their new seat at one of the final three tables, where play will begin at 11:00 am EST.

Alex Im Eliminated in 29th Place ($21,000)

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Vivek Rajkumar raises to 48,000 from early position, Patrick Carney calls right behind, and Alex Im moves all in for 95,000 from the button. Rajkumar raises to 200,000 and Carney folds. Rajkumar shows 107 and Im shows AK. The board comes 8735Q and Alex Im is eliminated in 29th place earning $21,000.

Sang Kim Doubles Through Bobby Shasta

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Sang Kim gets it all in with 77 against Bobby Shasta's AK. The board comes Q9654, and Kim's pair of sevens holds up. Kim doubles up to 300,000 this hand while Shasta drops down to 600,000.

Ryan Young Eliminated in 30th Place ($21,000)

Level 21: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante

Ryan Young is all in before the flop with pocket jacks and is up against the pocket kings of Jason Strochak. The board does not improve Young and he is eliminated in 30th place. Strochak is now up to around 1,200,000.