The tournament has been now running for over 30 minutes with play midway through Level 3 and blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60. In that time, the field size has doubled and now sits with 128 entries and counting.
The tournament has been now running for over 30 minutes with play midway through Level 3 and blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60. In that time, the field size has doubled and now sits with 128 entries and counting.

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With Level 2 underway and blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 60, three players saw a flop of ![]()
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with 19,320 in the middle from preflop action.
"TightTightTight" was in the small blind and bet 15,000. Daniel Buzgon called in early position and "bbmkbb1" folded from middle position.
Action was then heads up to the turn
, where "TightTightTight" made another bet of 24,6660. Buzgon called.
The river came
and "TightTightTight" checked. Buzgon went all in for around 50,000, sending "TightTightTight" into the tank. With only seconds left in their time bank, a call was made.
Daniel Buzgon: ![]()
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"TightTightTight": ![]()
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Buzgon found his river shove called and his full house best to get an early double, taking him to 210,000 early in the Main Event.
The field is up to 79 halfway through Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40. Here's a look at an early leader board from the field.
Play is officially underway for the $400 Main Event of the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series with 64 players already in action. The $100,000 Guaranteed tournament will see registration remain open for roughly four-and-a-half hours.
Blinds are 150/300 with an ante of 40 to start and levels will last 12 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.
The week-long Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series culminates Sunday with four closing tournaments, headlined by the $400 buy-in Event #16: $100,000 GTD Main Event which gets underway at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Main Event features starting stacks of 100,000 with 12-minute levels to accompany. Blinds start at 150/300 with an ante of 40, and late registration will remain open for 21 levels, or roughly four-and-a-half hours. Unlimited re-entries are available through that time for anyone who is unfortunate enough to find themselves out of chips before the registration period closes.
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150/300 | 40 | 15 | 2,500/5,000 | 550 | 29 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 |
| 2 | 200/400 | 60 | 16 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 30 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 |
| 3 | 250/500 | 60 | 17 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 31 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 75 | 18 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 32 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 |
| 5 | 400/800 | 100 | 19 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 33 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 20 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 34 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 21 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 35 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 |
| 8 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 22 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 36 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 23 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 37 | 80,000/160,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 24 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 38 | 90,000/180,000 | 22,500 |
| 11 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 25 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 39 | 100,000/200,000 | 25,000 |
| 12 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 26 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 40 | 120,000/240,000 | 30,000 |
| 13 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 27 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 41 | 140,000/280,000 | 35,000 |
| 14 | 2,00/4,000 | 500 | 28 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 42 | 160,000/320,000 | 40,000 |
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There are four events in total for the day, and anybody who plays in all 17 events throughout the series will receive an entry into the online Invitational Freeroll on Sunday, April 19, 2020, where the top 25 finishers will earn a $600 entry into the next land-based Borgata Poker Open kick-off event. Here’s a look at the full schedule.
| Date/Time | Tournament | Buy-in Info |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 5 PM | Spring Poker Open #15 LOW - $20,000 GTD NLH Main Event | $55.00 Buy-In $50.00 Fee: $5.00 |
| April 12, 5 PM | Spring Poker Open #16 HIGH - $100,000 GTD NLH Main Event | $400.00 Buy-In $365.00 Fee: $35.00 |
| April 12, 6 PM | Spring Poker Open #1 PHASED DAY 1H Turbo Last Chance - $100,000 GTD NLH | $215.00 Buy-In $200.00 Fee: $15.00 |
| April 12, 6:30 PM | Spring Poker Open #17 HIGH - $75,000 GTD NLH High Roller | $1,060.00 Buy-In $1,000.00 Fee: $60.00 |
| April 12, 8 PM | Spring Poker Open #1 PHASED DAY 2 - $100,000 GTD NLH | $215.00 Buy-In $200.00 Fee: $15.00 |
$100,000 GTD Main Event
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