Event 15
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Level 29: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 4
David Albis
Sumeet Wayachal opened the action and David Albis shipped all in from the button for 2,100,000. Kane Kalas called in the big blind and Wayachal folded.
Albis: 
Kalas: 
It was a race that Albis needed to win to stay in and the 
was good enough for his jacks to hold for the double.
David Albis – 5,060,000 (51 bb)
Kane Kalas – 4,885,000 (49 bb)
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Level 29: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 4
Kane Kalas
It was three-ways to a 
flop and Greg Nerenberg checked in the big blind. Kane Kalas bet 370,000 and only Sumeet Wayachal called on the button. The 
turn prompted a 780,000 bet from Kalas, another call from Wayachal, and the river was .
Kalas took his time and cut out a bet of 1,850,000, Wayachal waited a minute before mucking his hand to surrender the pot and lead to Kalas.
Kane Kalas – 6,615,000 (66 bb)
Sumeet Wayachal – 5,715,000 (57 bb)
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Level 29: Blinds 50,000/100,000/100,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 4
Jesse Mercado
The blinds went up and action folded to Jesse Mercado on the button. He raised to 205,000 and Kane Kalas three-bet to 605,000 from the small blind. Sumeet Wayachal folded his big blind and Mercado called to the 
flop.
Kalas checked, Mercado ripped it in for 1,550,000 and Kalas quickly called.
Kalas: 
Mercado: 
Kalas was ahead with the aces and spade redraw against Mercado’s open-ended straight draw. The flush filled on the turn and Mercado was drawing dead to the 
river and fifth place.
Kane Kalas – 4,900,000 (49 bb)
Jesse Mercado – Eliminated in 5th place ($73,626)
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 5
Guo Chen
Guo Chen did not find a hand he liked from the start and was blinded down to 335,000. He had part of that stack in the small blind when he open-shoved for the rest of it. Kane Kalas was in the big blind and called.
Chen: 
Kalas: 
Kalas was ahead with the ten-high and Chen had two live cards. The board ran 
and Kalas’ hand held to send our 2017 WPT Borgata Poker Open Champion out in sixth place.
Kane Kalas – 2,750,000 (34 bb)
Guo Chen – Eliminated in 6th place ($69,182)
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Sumeet Wayachal
Sumeet Wayachal opened to 175,000 from the hijack and only David Albis came along from the cutoff. Wayachal bet 205,000 after the 
flop, Albis called, and the turn came . Wayachal checked, Albis bet 175,000 and Wayachal called to the river.
Another check from Wayachal and Albis bet 350,000. Wayachal did not wait long to call, Albis tabled and Wayachal quickly flipped over 
to move further into the lead.
Sumeet Wayachal – 5,500,000 (69 bb)
David Albis – 2,900,000 (36 bb)
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Jesse Mercado
Action folded to Jesse Mercado in the cutoff and he moved all in for 895,000. The button released and Kane Kalas called after double checking the count.
Mercado: 
Kalas: 
Mercado had two, live suited cards to double but missed the 
flop. The 
turn produced a small fist pump from Mercado as he took the lead and the river sent him the early double.
Jesse Mercado – 1,950,000 (24 bb)
Kane Kalas – 2,400,000 (30 bb)
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Returning to Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 3,135,000
After a short delay to make sure production was set, cards are in the air for the live-streamed Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship final table.
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Returning to Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 3,135,000
The Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship is down to its last six players and they are set to play for the title this afternoon on the live-stream final table stage. It’s a great group of players who battled for 15 hours yesterday to get to this point.
They have a combined total of nearly $2.5 million in career earnings with high-stakes cash game player Kane Kalas winning the lion’s share. His best tournament result came here in 2014 when he finished second in the WPT Borgata Poker Open for more than $500,000. Guo Chen was one spot better this past September; he became the first natural-born Chinese player to put his name on the WPT Champions Cup after a win in the Borgata Poker Open Championship.
Sumeet Wayachal is leading the last six players and looking for his first tournament win. He came close earlier this series when he finished seventh in the Almighty Stack. Greg Nerenberg returns with a second-place stack not far behind Wayachal. He’ll have a lot of friends on the rail (both live and on the live stream) as he goes for his first Borgata win to go with two Parx Big Stack titles.
David Albis comes back with the third biggest stack and this is his second cash of the series. Jess Mercado rounds out the final six players and he’s the only one with some poker jewelry from the WSOP Circuit win in 2014.
These six players will sit down on the live-stream final table at 2pm and battle for the Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship. The live stream will run with a 30-minute delay featuring hole cards with Vinny Pahuja and Ricky Guan on the comms. You can find the live stream on our BorgataAC Twitch channel or on our Facebook page.
Seat 1: Sumeet Wayachal – 4,940,000 (62 bb)
Seat 2: David Albis – 3,895,000 (49 bb)
Seat 3: Greg Nerenberg – 4,295,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Jesse Mercado – 1,095,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Guo Chen – 1,265,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Kane Kalas – 3,330,000 (42 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $365,062
2nd: $205,264
3rd: $129,240
4th: $104,913
5th: $83,626
6th: $69,182
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Returning to Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 3,135,000
Sumeet Wayachal
The last six spots are set for the live-streamed Borgata Summer Poker Open final table after nearly 15 hours of play. Sumeet Wayachal bagged the biggest stack with 4,940,000 and he’s closely followed by Greg Nerenberg with 4,295,000. David Albis and Kane Kalas are in the middle of the six with Guo Chen and Jesse Mercado needing to do some work when they return.
They will switch to 60-minute levels for the live-streamed final table and start in Level 28 with David Albis on the button.
Cards go in the air at 2pm with the live-stream kicking in with a 30-minute delay showing hole cards.
Seat 1: Sumeet Wayachal – 4,940,000 (62 bb)
Seat 2: David Albis – 3,895,000 (49 bb)
Seat 3: Greg Nerenberg – 4,295,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Jesse Mercado – 1,095,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Guo Chen – 1,265,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Kane Kalas – 3,330,000 (42 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $365,062
2nd: $205,264
3rd: $129,240
4th: $104,913
5th: $83,626
6th: $69,182
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 627
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 3,135,000
Najib Bennani
Najib Bennani open-shoved for 1,100,000 from under the gun. Guo Chen thought for a few minutes before he folded and Kane Kalas followed suit. But instead of folding after thinking, Kalas moved all in with the bigger stack. The rest of the players quickly folded and they were off to the races.
Kalas: 
Bennani: 
Bennani needed to hold to stay in the game but Kalas moved into the lead on the 
flop. The turn changed nothing and the 
river sent Bennani out in seventh place.
Tournament staff paused the clock for the last six players to bag up their chips for a live-streamed final table return tomorrow at 2pm. This was the last hand of Level 27 and they will kick off tomorrow at the top of Level 28.
Kane Kalas – 3,330,000 (56 bb)
Najib Bennani – Eliminated in 7th place ($55,497)