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

04-12-2020 18:26 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Whodatvu	286,435 286,435	286,435
smoothustler	102,689 102,689	102,689
Stoops211	92,438 92,438	92,438

The number of players in the field has climbed to 178 early in Level 8 with blinds now at 800/1,600 with an ante of 200. The top 20 chip counts have been provided below, all of which currently have over two starting stacks.

04-12-2020 18:44 UTC-4

"knittingboy" Wins Event #8 Low: Stud; "rumpthumper" Takes down Event #9 Low: PLO8

HillKerby

A pair of "low" events played out on Thursday.

In the $10 buy-in Event #8 Low: $1,000 GTD Stud, 97 entrants competed, which meant the top 12 got paid. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were "THECOOPER007" (9th - $27.50), "Pokerlambie18" (10th - $27.50), "smile121" (11th - $27.50), and "rumpthumper" (12th - $27.50).

In the end, it was "knittingboy" besting "windowman" in heads-up play to claim the title and $300 first-place prize.

Event #8 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	"knittingboy"	$300
2	"windowman"	$177.50
3	"millertime4244"	$125.50
4	"enthymemes"	$92.50
5	"deliman8809"	$68.50
6	"BG100"	$52.50
7	"BigDickRick"	$41.00
8	"Frank_Bama"	$32.50

"rumpthumper" Wins Event #9 Low: PLO8

One of the other tournaments to wrap up on Thursday night as the $10 buy-in Event #9 Low: $1,000 GTD PLO8, a tournament that drew 195 runners and offered up a $1,755 prize pool. That was distributed to the top 21 players including "HOYA86" (10th - $29.83), "JaneLeo" (15th - $24.57), and "dk1974" (22nd - $18.42), just to name a few.

Ari "spinach_kale" Engel was at yet another Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series final table, though this time he was first to fall finishing in eighth place. Eventually, the title came down to "pokermstr2" and "rumpthumper." The latter wound up the victor to take down the title and $451.98 top prize.

Event #9 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	"rumpthumper"	$451.98
2	"pokermstr2"	$311.51
3	"HBK27"	$206.21
4	"AMilkyMIst"	$149.17
5	"bbmkbb1"	$109.68
6	"tangerinecar"	$87.75
7	"smoothustler"	$68.44
8	Ari "spinach_kale" Engel	$50.89

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 18:57 UTC-4

Field Surpasses 200

HillKerby

The tournament is on its second five-minute break of the day and 204 players have now registered with 147 still remaining and play still less than halfway through the registration period.

04-12-2020 19:09 UTC-4

"eatmealive" Gets There on River To Double

HillKerby

"eatmealive" Doubles Through "BokeemSpades"

Play was in Level 10 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300 when "BokeemSpades" opened to 4,800 under the gun. "eatmealive" three-bet all in for around 46,000 from middle position. Action made its way back to "BokeemSpades" and they called.

"eatmealive":
"BokeemSpades":

The two found themselves off to the races and the flop meant that the pot could still go either way. The turn gave "eatmealive" a grand total of 20 outs to the river, and one came as rolled off to give them kings up and score them the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
BokeemSpades	240,557 83,297	83,297
eatmealive	90,530 -42,513	-42,513

04-12-2020 19:20 UTC-4

Three Players Reach a Half-Million

HillKerby

Level 11 has begun with blinds up to 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350. The number of players in the field has grown to 224, with 152 still remaining.

Registration will remain open through the end of Level 21.

Player	Chips	Progress
centrfieldr23	560,605 352,955	352,955
judiallin	536,520
IReadYrSoul	522,194 323,503	323,503
sri50k	471,102
Modoubleb	447,475
Bluehaven	443,510
Whodatvu	383,465 97,030	97,030
Skip_2_My_Lou	347,386
KingofNJ	344,858
Burgersssss	328,739
BokeemSpades	326,535 85,978	85,978
harveyblicks	325,100 224,230	224,230
Sandyland2323	255,252 127,892	127,892
Eages	252,915
oldgod	233,255
bbmkbb1	228,497 86,639	86,639
BrigBeast06	228,430 125,720	125,720
Stevehung	228,284
MatchupProof	222,158 79,731	79,731
eatmealive	209,510 118,980	118,980

04-12-2020 19:27 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon

HillKerby

In early 2019, Daniel Buzgon signed on as a BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro – one of three alongside Michael “Gags” Gagliano and Katie Stone.

“It took a little bit of time to get all the paperwork and stuff like that,” Buzgon previously told PokerNews of becoming sponsored. “It was in December when it started but wasn’t official until just before the Borgata Winter series. Duties include mainly playing a lot online, promoting the site, and trying to get new players on the site.”

According to HendonMob, Buzgon has more than $2.3 million in lifetime live tournament earnings since 2007. He’s a four-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner has played for big money before. In 2001, he finished third in the WPT Borgata Poker Open for $335,433, and last year he finished fifth in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event for $202,942. He also finished fourth in the 2012 WPT bestbet Jacksonville for $94,624.

Additionally, Buzgon is a beast online where he’s amassed more than $3.1 million in earnings, of which $435,457 has come on BorgataPoker.com where he plays under the screen name “leinad.”

Keep an eye out for Buzgon throughout the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series.

04-12-2020 19:37 UTC-4

Good Flop for "MatchupProof"

HillKerby

In Level 12 with blinds of 1,600/3,200 and an ante of 400, "MatchupProof" opened the action with a raise to 6,400 in middle position. "Judiallin" called on the button and "BokeemSpades" defended their big blind.

The three players saw a flop of and "BokeemSpades" checked. "MatchupProof" made a continuation-bet to 9,000 and "judiallin" raised to 30,200. "BokeemSpaes" folded and "MatchupProof" called.

The turn was and "MatchupProof" checked. "Judiallin" clicked the pot button and bet 84,800, sending "MatchupProof" into some thought before making the call. Action then went check-check on the river to take the hand to showdown.

"MatchupProof" showed for a flopped set of jacks and judiallin" mucked, unable to beat it to result in "MatchupProof" taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
MatchupProof	421,407 199,249	199,249
judiallin	414,070 -122,450	-122,450
BokeemSpades	342,685 16,150	16,150

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.