By Sean Chaffin
It’s been a great week of poker in the WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network, and Monday brings the final day of the series. Players have been blessed with some nice prize pools and that continued over the weekend. Every tournament in the series topped the guarantee except the first tournament, and even that just missed by $1,000.
With one day left, players can check out the live stream of the Main Event final table on Monday as well as one last side event. It promises to be a big Monday and here’s a look at what to expect as well as a recap of the big weekend action.
$1,060 Main Event (Phase 2)
Only eight players remain in the field after the action kicked off on Sunday. The event attracted 440 entries for a prize pool of $432,700. That’s a significant increase over June’s WPT Online Poker Open prize pool of $317,540.
The winner takes home $77,350 and a Hublot Big Bang E Titanium watch valued at $5,200. “chaposticks “ brings the biggest stack into Monday’s final table with just over 34 million. Sitting just behind him is Champions Club member Tony Sinishtaj (pictured), who won the WPT Seminole Rock Poker Showdown in Season XVI for $661,283. Here’s a look at the final table.
1 – Chaposticks, 34,047,746
2 – Tony Sinishtaj (ToNiSiNzz), 25,618,391
3 – Chris White (rumpthumper*), 11,738,135
4 – supremetny*, 10,054,770
5 – KnowClue1, 9,702,570
6 – Nevermuk, 8,145,691
7 – sandman9876*, 4,517,586
8 – a_stormy_knight*, 4,173,722
One notable name hit the rail just short of the final table. Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon finished ninth for $7,572 after winning Event 2: $109 NLHE for $6,933. He earned his spot into the Main Event after topping a Phase 1 event on Sept. 13.
The final table begins Monday at 7 p.m. (ET). Look for the live stream on a one-hour delay at the WPT Twitch channel, beginning at 8 p.m. (ET).
Event 6: $215 NLHE Six-Max
This event ushered in the weekend with 215 entries for a $56,000 prize pool, almost three times the $20,000 guarantee. “PipthqueakAA” came out on top for $13,328 with John Allan “treetrap” Hinds (pictured) taking runner-up for $7,812. He already took down the first event of the series for $18,080 and finished fourth in the second event for $2,209. Here are the top finishers.
1 – PipthqueakAAm, $13,328
2 – John Allan “treetrap” Hinds, $7,812
3 – Aiden13, $5,768
4 – proletariat, $4,032
5 – BambooLounge, $3,052
6 – Don “dhimp20” Himpele, $2,408
7 – Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg, $1,848
8 – softee, $1,458
Event 7: $535 NLHE Heads-up
This event was capped at 32 players and reached that limit. Jerrad “bbissick” Pawar, of Stanhope, N.J., came out on top for $7,200. David “TheKing411” Coleman, the winner of June’s WPT Online Poker Open Main Event, took runner-up for $3,200. Here are all the players who finished in the money.
1 – Jerrad “bbissick” Pawar, $7,200
2 – David “TheKing411” Coleman, $3,200
3 – Stanton “Stonniepokes” Tentnowski, $1,600
4 – RyanLeaf, $1,600
5 – Mike “MistaMentza” Menzer, $600
6 – Derek “pompii” Sudell, $600
7 – Brandon “DoorKnob” Shane, $600
8 – IvanBlock, $600
Event 8: $320 NLHE Progressive Knockout
This event came with a $30,000 guarantee but easily topped that with 139 entries and a $41,700 prize pool. In the end, Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman came out on top for $5,213 in prize money plus $5,280 in bounties for a total of $10,492. He topped James “Bagels” Lillis in heads-up play for the title. The complete top finishers are below.
1 – Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman, $10,492
2 – James “Bagels” Lillis, $6,143
3 – TraderSteve, $3,481
4 – lenny54, $3,482
5 – Jaime “mooseman1710” Reyes, $2,182
6 – Daniel “leinad” Buzgon, $1,853
7 – Core4, $840
8 – bighatnocattle, $631
Event 9: $215 Turbo Progressive Knockout
The bounty action continued on Saturday and the fast-paced fun attracted 303 entries for a $60,600 guarantee, more than tripling the $20,000 guarantee. None other than Borgata Poker ambassador Daniel “leinad” Buzgon came out on top for $13,550 – $7,400 in prize money and $6,150 in bounties.
The New Jersey grinder has three WPT final table appearances and this finish brings his tour winnings to more than $700,000. Here are the top winners.
1 – Daniel “leinad” Buzgon, $13,550
2 – mockpa, $6,988
3 – Michael “RawBod” Engel, $5,544
4 – OsianII77, $3,494
5 – brownmagic, $2,569
6 – BlackCoffee, $2,840
7 – Jaime “mooseman1710” Reyes, $1,701
8 – Jon “jetsfan411” Borenstein, $1,257
What up next?
Along with the Main Event final table playing out on Monday, players have one last event to check out. Event 10: $215 Turbo Progressive Knockout offers players one last opportunity to cash in a WPT Online Borgata Series event via partypoker US Network. The tournament features a $20,000 guarantee. The action gets underway at 8 p.m. (ET) and should be a nice way to conclude the series.
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Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer in Crandall, Texas, and a regular contributor to WPT.com.