Donald Maloney Wins the WPT Borgata Poker Open ($616,186); Uke Dauti Eliminated in 2nd Place ($410,787) and Kevin Albers Eliminated in 3rd place ($303,903)

Sep 20, 2019

Season XVIII WPT Borgata Poker Open Champion Donald Maloney

Hand #190: Uke Dauti raises all in for 13,025,000 from the button, Kevin Albers calls all in from the small blind for 11,775,000, and Donald Maloney calls with a covering stack from the big blind.

Dauti: Diamond 5Heart 3
Albers: Heart JDiamond 3
Maloney: Club 10Heart 4

The flop comes Diamond KHeart 5Club 3, vaulting Dauti into the lead with two pair, leaving Albers drawing to jack, while Maloney would need some combination of runner-runner.

The turn is the Club 6, keeping Dauti ahead while giving Maloney an open-ended straight draw.

The river is the Diamond 2, giving Maloney a six-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Dauti in second place, and Albers in third place.

Donald Maloney wins the Season XVIII WPT Borgata Poker Open for $616,186, along with the $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

WPT Borgata Poker Open Final Table Results
1st: Donald Maloney – $616,186*
2nd: Uke Dauti – $410,787
3rd: Kevin Albers – $303,903
4th: Dave Farah – $227,077
5th: Jerry Maher – $171,386
6th: Victor Ramdin – $130,672
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions.

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