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

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 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 22:47 UTC-4

"MatchupProof" Not Matchup Proof

HillKerby

"MatchupProof" Eliminated by "deerpathdave"

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000, "MatchupProof" opened to 64,000 in early position and "deerpathdave" clicked it back, three-betting to 96,000 in the hijack. Action made its way back to "MatchupProof," who called.

The flop fell and "MatchupProof" checked. "deerpathdave" made a continuation-bet of 138,000. "MatchupProof" called.

The turn came and "MatchupProof" checked again. "deerpathdave" continued, firing a second barrel of 276,000. "MatchupProof" check-raised all in for around 300,000 more and "deerpathdave" immediately called.

"MatchupProof":
"deerpathdave":

The five on the burn gave both players two pair, meaning that "deerpathdave's" kings up left "MatchupProof" with only two queens left in the deck to stay alive. Instead, the river was of no avail and they were eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
deerpathdave	2,549,606 1,218,604	1,218,604
MatchupProof	Busted

04-12-2020 22:50 UTC-4

"deerpathdave" Hits Three Million

HillKerby

In level 27 with blinds of 18,000/36,000 and an ante of 4,500, "Lanfeust" got all in preflop from the big blind and received action from "deerpathdave," who was in middle position.

"Lanfeust":
"deerpathdave":

No paint came as the board ran out , with "deerpathdave" finishing with tens and eights to knock out "Lanfeust" from the tournament with a first-level payout of $757.74.

Player	Chips	Progress
deerpathdave	3,072,856 523,250	523,250
Lanfeust	Busted

04-12-2020 22:59 UTC-4

Twenty-Eight Remain on Break (full)

HillKerby

A handful of eliminations occurred over the last few minutes and 28 players now remain on break with a few minutes remaining in Level 27 and blinds at 18,000/36,000 with an ante of 4,500.

Chip counts for the remaining players have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eages	3,047,860 1,198,806	1,198,806
deerpathdave	2,933,356 -139,500	-139,500
IReadYrSoul	2,482,280 1,291,763	1,291,763
Burgersssss	2,284,464 -69,022	-69,022
sri50k	2,265,565 597,088	597,088
DaCoolerKing	1,972,423 1,400,498	1,400,498
TheKing411	1,913,657 258,692	258,692
Bluehaven	1,688,287 490,000	490,000
mj23style	1,562,510 794,277	794,277
Whodatvu	1,410,258 774,384	774,384
maniacalmonk	1,301,861 -277,733	-277,733
misterkk	1,285,945 805,819	805,819
ParxBigStax	1,109,988 136,031	136,031
AvidSmores	1,001,378 215,666	215,666
mackdog	843,961 -218,000	-218,000
Donkfish	832,815 205,000	205,000
layitdown08	740,548 164,524	164,524
mmflpoker	712,519 -162,057	-162,057
LordRamsaySlays	673,514 -193,000	-193,000
stringerbell24	649,020 211,020	211,020
rumpthumper	640,784 -507,500	-507,500
Gohednpopoff	563,883 -705,509	-705,509
Sblast2711	554,532 -185,578	-185,578
Rennan23	546,852 -341,564	-341,564
pay4medsch00l	474,674 88,000	88,000

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04-12-2020 23:09 UTC-4

"pay4medsch00l" Holds for a Double

HillKerby

In Level 28 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "pay4medsch00l" got all in for their last 300,000 in the cutoff against "deerpathdave," who was in the big blind.

"pay4medsch00l":
"deerpathdave":

Four bricks rolled out on the flop and turn , leaving "pay4medsch00l" in need of fading a king or a ten to stay alive. The river came to give them a pair of aces and score them the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
deerpathdave	2,692,182 -241,174	-241,174
pay4medsch00l	634,348 159,674	159,674

04-12-2020 23:15 UTC-4

"rumpthumper" Eliminates "LordRamsaySlays"

HillKerby

"rumpthumper" Eliminates "LordRamsaySlays"

In Level 28 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, preflop action saw all of the chips go in the middle for a pot of 2,000,000 between "LordRamsaySlays" in middle position and "rumpthumper," who was in the small blind.

"LordRamsaySlays":
"rumpthumper":

"LordRamsaySlays" was unable to find another king on the runout as it came and they were eliminated from the tournament. Shortly before their elimination, both "pay4medsch00l" and "Sblast2711" were also eliminated from the tournament.

Twenty-five now remain with less than two minutes left until blinds go up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
rumpthumper	2,091,896 1,451,112	1,451,112
LordRamsaySlays	Busted
pay4medsch00l	Busted
Sblast2711	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 23:28 UTC-4

"layitdown08" Next To Fall; "mackdog" Follows Shortly Thereafter

HillKerby

In Level 29 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "layitdown08" went all in for 250,000 in the hijack and saw "AvidSmores" reraise all in for 884,000 in the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

"layitdown08":
"AidSmores":

"layitdown08" found help on the flop with a pair of kings, but "AvidSmores" picked up the nut flush draw to go with their three outs to an ace. The turn was safe for "layitdown08," but the river filled up the nut flush for "AvidSmores" and "layitdown08" was eliminated from the tournament.

Moments later, "mackdog" was eliminated after getting all in from the big blind with deuce-six suited, only to run it into the pocket aces of "TheKing411," who held and now sits with 3.9 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheKing411	3,910,529 1,996,872	1,996,872
AvidSmores	1,254,176 252,798	252,798
layitdown08	Busted
mackdog	Busted

04-12-2020 23:31 UTC-4

Two More Eliminations Bring Field To Eighteen

HillKerby

In Level 30 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and an ante of 7,500, "AvidSmores" got all in for just shy of 1 million from the hijack and received action from "Rennan23" in the big blind.

"AvidSmores":
"Rennan23":

The board ran out to leave "AvidSmores" with the second-best hand and no further chips, resulting in their elimination from the tournament.

Moments earlier, "iluvmollys55" was also eliminated from the tournament. The two eliminations brings the field down to 18, with just two tables now remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rennan23	3,835,712 3,288,860	3,288,860
AvidSmores	Busted
iluvmollys55	Busted