$100,000 GTD Main Event | 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

04-12-2020 23:53 UTC-4

"Eages" Ousted in Fifteenth; "Donkfish" Follows in Fourteenth

HillKerby

In Level 31 with blinds at 35,000/70,000 and an ante of 8,750, "Eages" went all in from middle position for 865,000. Action folded around to "Bluehaven" in the small blind, who reraised and folded out the big blind.

"Eages":
"Bluehaven":

The board ran out to result in "Bluehaven's" jacks remaining best and "Eages" was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place.

Moments later, "Donkfish" was eliminated in 14th place to bring the number of players remaining down to 13.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bluehaven	4,285,068 2,714,781	2,714,781
Eages	Busted
Donkfish	Busted

04-12-2020 23:21 UTC-4

"mmflpoker" Sets the Trap But Finds a Dagger

HillKerby

"mmflpoker" Eliminated by "deerpathdave"

With time expiring in Level 28 and blinds at 20,000/40,000 with an ante of 5,000, there were three limps before "deerpathdave" raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. One of those limpers was "mmflpoker", who was in early position and three-bet all in for shy of 700,000. "deerpathdave" called.

"mmflpoker":
"deerpathdave":

"mmflpoker" found their limp-jam successful after getting kings in preflop against the ace-queen of "deerpathdave," but that's where the magic ended as an ace came on the flop and the turn and river left the situation unchanged to result in "mmflpoker" being eliminated from the tournament.

"sandman9876" was also eliminated just beforehand, and "stringerbell24" was eliminated immediately afterwards to take the number of players in the field down to 22.

Player	Chips	Progress
deerpathdave	3,555,451 863,269	863,269
mmflpoker	Busted
stringerbell24	Busted
sandman9876	Busted

04-12-2020 22:39 UTC-4

"TightTightTight" and "PSL16197" Eliminated; Play Is In the Money

HillKerby

"TightTightTight" Eliminated on the Bubble by "TheKing411"

Hand #1: In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "TightTightTight" raised to 56,000 under the gun and was called by "TheKing411," who was in the cutoff.

The flop dropped and "TightTightTight" checked. "TheKing411 bet 60,000, sending "TightTightTight" deep into the tank. They used up all but a few seconds of their time bank and then check-raised all in for 292,000. "TheKing411" immediately called.

"TightTightTight":
"TheKing411":

"TightTightTight" was in trouble for their tournament life, needing to hit running cards to a either Broadway or a better full house. The turn came to dash all of those hopes and the river fell behind to complete the runout, resulting in "TightTightTight" finishing in 38th place.

Hand #2: Moments later, the short-stacked "PSL16197" got all in for their last two big blinds from the big blind, having gotten action from "Luckyduck," who was on the button.

"PSL16197":
"Luckyduck":

"PSL16197" was unable to find help as the board ran out and they were eliminated on the direct bubble in 37th place. With the elimination, the 36 players remaining in the tournament are officially in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheKing411	1,654,965 1,230,887	1,230,887
Luckyduck	680,190 162,402	162,402
TightTightTight	Busted
PSL16197	Busted

04-12-2020 22:28 UTC-4

"Burgersssss" Gets Two More KO's; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

HillKerby

In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "Burgersssss" pumped it up to 56,000 in early position and "OutOfTime" three-bet to 475,000 from the hijack, leaving just 5,000 behind. "bigcakes1" was in the big blind and reraised all in for 677,500. "Burgersssss" called and "OutOfTime" called their last 5,000.

"OutOfTime":
"bigcakes1":
"Burgersssss":

"Burgersssss" was able to fade the last two aces in the deck on the runout as the board came and they scored the double elimination, reducing the number of players in the field down to 38 and bringing about hand-for-hand play until two more eliminations happen.

In the meantime, "Burgersssss" also finds themselves the chip leader on the bubble with a stack of over 2.3 million after their kings held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burgersssss	2,353,486 977,119	977,119
OutOfTime	Busted
bigcakes1	Busted

04-12-2020 21:44 UTC-4

Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

HillKerby

Registration has officially closed as Level 22 has begun and blinds have been raised to 8,000/16,000 with an ante of 2,000. In total, 346 entries generated a total prize pool of $126,290. Thirty-six players will get paid and earn at least $757.74, with the eventual winner taking home $28,604.70. Full prize pool information can be found in the Payouts Tab.

Sixty-six players currently remain.

04-12-2020 21:10 UTC-4

"layitdown08" Delivers a Cooler To "IIIIIIIIIIII"

HillKerby

"layitdown08" Doubles Through "IIIIIIIIIIII"

In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "layitdown08" raised to 20,000 in middle position and received a call from "sugawolf," who was on the button. "IIIIIIIIIIII" three-bet to 75,000 in the small blind and "layitdown08" four-bet all in for 407,500. "sugawolf" folded and "IIIIIIIIIIII" called for almost all of their chips.

"layitdown08":
"IIIIIIIIIIII":

The board came , with "layitdown08" winning with their pair of kings to score the double, vaulting up the leader board to go along with it. "IIIIIIIIIIII" was eliminated moments later and then re-bought, being seated with a fresh stack of 100,000 in the same seat they previously occupied.

Player	Chips	Progress
layitdown08	855,160 855,160	855,160
sugawolf	227,149 227,149	227,149
IIIIIIIIIIII	100,000 -394,069	-394,069

04-12-2020 20:29 UTC-4

"FerociousPanda" Finds a Favorable Runout

HillKerby

In Level 16 with blinds up to 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "Sandyland2323" went all in for 115,000 in the hijack and "FerociousPanda" called all in for less from the small blind.

"FerociousPanda":
"Sandyland2323":

"FerociousPanda" was in dominated shape but the flop came to pick up another nine outs. None of the nine outs would be needed as the turn improved them to a pair of jacks and the river was clean to finish with trips and score the double.

Moments later, "FerociousPanda" was seen knocking out another player with pocket jacks to ace-ten to bring them over 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
FerociousPanda	313,948 313,948	313,948
Sandyland2323	43,837 -211,415	-211,415

04-12-2020 19:47 UTC-4

"alwaysliquid" Finds a Cooler, Doubles "xs-pain"

HillKerby

"xs-pain" Doubles Through "alwaysliquid"

In Level 13 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450, "xs-pain" opened to 9,400 in early position and received a call from "alwaysliquid" in the hijack. Two more players came along as well to take action four ways to a flop of .

Action checked to "xs-pain," who shoved all in for 88,350, which was double the size of the pot. "alwaysliquid" also went all in for barely more, and both other players folded.

"xs-pain":
"alwaysliquid":

"alwaysliquid" found their flopped top and bottom pair up against the top two pair of "xs-pain," leaving them in need of hitting a ten to win or running Broadway cards to get a chop. The turn removed any chance of a chop, and the river completed the runout with aces and jacks remaining best for "xs-pain," who earned a double as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
xs-pain	221,950 221,950	221,950
alwaysliquid	Busted

04-12-2020 18:54 UTC-4

"Jaggyboy13" Flops Set, Doubles

HillKerby

In Level 9 with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250, action went three ways to a flop of with 14,250 to show for it.

"All-in7" was in the small blind and checked to put action on "Jaggyboy13" in the big blind, who bet 7,100. "mos7884" was in the cutoff and called, as did "All-in7" to keep three-way action as the turn came .

"All-in7" checked again, and "Jaggyboy13" fired out another 17,800. "mos7884" raised all in for 70,200, and "All-in7" folded before "Jaggyboy13" called off their remaining chips, totaling slightly less.

"Jaggyboy13":
"mos7884":

The two players found themselves having gotten chips in the middle with what was a flopped bottom set versus a flopped top two pair. "mos7884" would need a queen or a ten on the river in order to win the pot, but it came to leave "Jaggyboy13" with the best hand, earning the double with their set of threes.

After the hand, "mos7884" was left with just over 12,000 but has spun that up to 61,156 in a couple of hands. "All-in7" also won a pot, bringing their stack north of 235,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
All-in7	236,292 95,992	95,992
Jaggyboy13	152,097 152,097	152,097
mos7884	61,156 61,156	61,156

04-12-2020 18:15 UTC-4

"JackDoyle102" Doubles With Bullets

HillKerby

"JackDoyle102" Doubles Through "RiverMan"

"JackDoyle102" found themselves down to 22,375 in Level 6 with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125. "RiverMan" opened to 2,275 in early position and was called by "CreateReality" in the hijack before "JackDoyle102" went all in on the button. "RiverMan" called and "CreateReality" folded.

"JackDoyle102":
"RiverMan":

"JackDOyle102" was way out in front and the flop kept them in great shape to double. The turn brought "RiverMan's" number of outs from two down to one, and the player was unable to make like their screen name as the river fell to result in "JackDoyle102" earning the double with the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
RiverMan	200,028 200,028	200,028
CreateReality	127,194 127,194	127,194
JackDoyle102	49,525 49,525	49,525