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

04-12-2020 22:10 UTC-4

"bbmkbb1" Eliminated by "Burgersssss"; "TheSims" Doubles Through "Nanony"

HillKerby

Hand #1: In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, "Nanony" raised to 40,000 on the button and "TheSims" three-bet all in for about 130,000. "Nanony" called.

"TheSims":
"Nanony":

The preflop coin-flip situation turned into a sweat for "TheSims" on the flop . Despite flopping a set, "Nanony" now found themselves with an open-ended straight draw.

However, "TheSims" wound up on the right end of the coin when all was said and done as the turn and river were both safe for their hand to remain best and score a double.

Hand #2: On another table, "bbmkbb1" went all in on the button for their last 108,000 and "Burgersssss" gave them action from the small blind.

"bbmkbb1":
"Burgersssss":

"bbmkbb1" was unable to get any help on the runout and found themselves eliminated from the tournament in 47th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burgersssss	1,376,367	205,447
Nanony	301,240	81,870
TheSims	295,000	152,500
bbmkbb1	Busted

04-12-2020 22:00 UTC-4

Chip Counts at Break - 49 Remain (full)

HillKerby

Forty-nine players remain on break in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500. Full chip counts have been provided for all remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eages	1,849,054	1,031,921
sri50k	1,668,477	980,567
maniacalmonk	1,579,594	1,126,035
GrindUrGearz	1,526,991	751,033
deerpathdave	1,331,002	773,242
Gohednpopoff	1,269,392
Bluehaven	1,198,287	754,777
IReadYrSoul	1,190,517	554,464
Burgersssss	1,170,920	29,500
rumpthumper	1,148,284	963,541
mackdog	1,061,961
MatchupProof	1,008,604	-28,793
ParxBigStax	973,957	332,484
Rennan23	888,416
mmflpoker	874,576	542,046
LordRamsaySlays	866,514	499,706
bigcakes1	850,384	-67,158
AvidSmores	785,712
mj23style	768,233	252,747
Stevehung	751,917	163,657
Sblast2711	740,110	-177,699
Whodatvu	635,874	258,224
Donkfish	627,815	136,879
jetsfan411	614,504	512,734
layitdown08	576,024	-279,136

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04-12-2020 21:55 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

HillKerby

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active here in the 2020 2 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker

04-12-2020 21:50 UTC-4

"Burgersssss" Scores Back-To-Back Knockouts

HillKerby

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "Burgersssss" was in the process of having the pot shipped their way to eliminate "MarsRover" from the tournament after they got their last 13 big blinds into the middle.

"MarsRover":
"Burgersssss":

The runout came and "Burgersssss" took down the pot with a set of kings. On the following hand, "Burgersssss" eliminated "Theother28" from the tournament.

"Theother28":
"Burgersssss":

"Theother28" hit a jack on the flop but four clubs came on board by the river and "Burgersssss" got their second knockout in as many hands, ballooning over 1 million in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burgersssss	1,141,420	679,709
MarsRover	Busted
Theother28	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 21:35 UTC-4

"bigcakes1" Sends "TheSims" To Rebuy

HillKerby

Action was in Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750 as "TheSims" had gotten all in from the hijack against "bigcakes1" and the cards were in the process of being run.

"TheSims":
"bigcakes1":

When all was said and done, the board read , with "bigcakes1" earning the pot and the knockout as their pair of aces remained best against "TheSims" top pair of tens.

"bigcakes1" now finds themselves with over 900,000, while "TheSims" wasted no time re-entering while they were still able to as only a handful of minutes remain inside the registration period

Player	Chips	Progress
bigcakes1	917,542
TheSims	100,000	-81,743

04-12-2020 21:28 UTC-4

Level 21 Begins - Last Chance To Register

HillKerby

Level 21 is officially underway with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750. This is the last chance to join the Main Event, as registration will close for the tournament upon the completion of this 12-minute level.

04-12-2020 21:20 UTC-4

"odo23" Loses Coin Flip To Bust

HillKerby

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "Eages" opened the action with a raise to 30,000 in middle position and "odo23" three-bet all in for 212,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to "Eages," who called to send the two off to the races.

"odo23":
"Eages":

"odo23" was not ahead for long as the flop came to give "Eages" trips. The turn and river completed the runout, spelling the end of "odo23's" tournament life with less than 20 minutes remaining in the registration period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eages	817,133	-42,175
odo23	Busted

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
sugawolf	227,149	227,149
IIIIIIIIIIII	100,000	-394,069

04-12-2020 20:59 UTC-4

“vak7503” Wins Event #11 Low: $1,000 GTD NLH

HillKerby

On Friday night, the $5 buy-in Event #11 Low: $1,000 GTD NLH crushed its guarantee by drawing 818 entrants, which resulted in a $3,681 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top 90 players, and among those to make a deep run was “Mferr4” (11th - $44.17), “BookMan13” (18th - $31.28), and “alphaelite1488” (25th - $19.50), just to name a few.

After seven hours of play, “vak7503” bested “att4343” in heads-up play to win the title and $656.36 top prize.

Event #11 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	“vak7503”	$656.36
2	“att4343”	$489.57
3	“Gotem212”	$344.17
4	“JFlynn0606”	$261.35
5	“Aimee30”	$200.61
6	“Payman”	$150.92
7	“Str8crazy”	$114.11
8	“CFBANE”	$82.82