$75,000 GTD High Roller | 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

04-12-2020 20:49 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon

Chad Holloway

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.”

Buzgon is in action here in the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series High Roller.

Tags: Daniel Buzgon

04-12-2020 20:41 UTC-4

Below Starting Stack

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
alwaysliquid	95,250
KevinDurant	87,593	-12,250
oldgod	87,360
ClarkWesterfeld	82,938	-8,925
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	78,171	-52,965
iMustbreakU	77,263
Dave "Davealfa" Alfa	75,235	-30,435
JinYang	74,752	-16,770
GiantGenius	68,572	-31,488
sofcknsick	45,274	-6,851
MrWheat	41,726
Riverman	38,972
buckets44	32,805
eddies	Busted
Michael Gagliano	Busted
myildiz76	Busted

04-12-2020 20:31 UTC-4

"Whosyourdoddy" First Over 400K

Chad Holloway

In Level 11 (1,400/2,800), "Whosyourdoddy" and "KevinDurant" each committed around 35,000 and took a flop of .

"KevinDurant" bet 22,500 from the small blind and "Whosyourdoddy" responded by raising all in for 306,340.

"KevinDurant" had 100,193 back and opted to preserve it by laying down his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Whosyourdoddy	402,240	52,240
KevinDurant	99,843

Tags: Whosyourdoddy KevinDurant

04-12-2020 20:28 UTC-4

Upcoming BorgataPoker.com Online Events

Chad Holloway

As the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series nears its conclusion, it's a good time to look ahead to what's coming up on BorgataPoker.com.

Starting this Monday, April 13, BorgataPoker.com will be adding two new tournaments to its regular schedule.

One of them is a new daily Red Chip Bounty tournament at 7:30 p.m. each night, and the other is a new $320 Black Chip Bounty tournament to take place at 8 p.m. event Saturday night.

Red Chip Bounty
Daily at 7:30 p.m.
$20 ($13 Buy-In | $5 Bounty | $2 Fee)

Black Chip Bounty
Saturday at 8 p.m.
$320 ($205 Buy-In | $100 Bounty | $15 Fee)

In addition, there will be a $109 Buy-in Phased NLH tournament with a $100k guaranteed prize pool April 19–26. That tournament will feature eighth starting flights before culminating on Sunday, April 26.

Phased $100K Guaranteed Re-Entry
$109 ($100 Buy-In | $9 Fee)
Best Stack Forward

Day 1A: Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m.
Day 1B: Monday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
Day 1C: Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Day 1D: Wednesday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Day 1E: Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m.
Day 1F: Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m.
Day 1G: Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.
Day 1H: Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m. Turbo
Day 2: Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m.

Click here to sign up for BorgataPoker.com today!

04-12-2020 20:16 UTC-4

Ryan "TheSims" Hohner Off to Better Start on 2nd Bullet

Chad Holloway

In Level 9 (1,000/2,000), action folded to Ryan "TheSims" Hohner, who recently re-entered the field, and he raised to 4,599 on the button. "TopCreature" called from the small blind and it was heads up to the flop.

"TopCreature" check-called a bet of 4,168 and the paired the board on the turn.

"TopCreature" checked for the second time and Hohner bet 6,753. "TopCreature" then woke up with a check-raise to 23,869 and Hohner called to see the double pair the board on the river.

"TopCreature" checked and Hohner moved all in for just over 61K. That did the trick as "TopCreature" wasted little time in folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
TopCreature	163,390	-16,610
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	131,136	31,136

Tags: TopCreature Ryan "TheSims" Hohner

04-12-2020 20:04 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts from Table 1

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
odo23	270,639	180,654
SharingisCaring	195,136	95,136
Eages	100,000
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	100,000
Michael Gagliano	97,151	-2,849
eddies	95,905
ClarkWesterfeld	91,863
sofcknsick	52,125

04-12-2020 20:00 UTC-4

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Player are no on their first break of the day. A half dozen players failed to make it that far. Here's a look at all those who fell in the early going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo	Busted
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	Busted
bbissick	Busted
GrindUrGearz	Busted
Jonathan “jetsfan411” Borenstein	Busted
Turkeyleg	Busted
Lisaj416	Busted

04-12-2020 19:50 UTC-4

Event #10 Champ "Luckyduck" Stays Alive

Chad Holloway

In Level 7 (600/1,200), the short-stacked "Luckyduck," who you might recall defeated Ari Engel to win Event #10, moved all in for 2,707 under the gun and action folded to "Burgersssss," who called out of the big blind.

"Burgersssss":
"Luckyduck":

"Luckyduck" got it in good and he extended his lead by pairing his jack on the flop. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and "Luckyduck" scored the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burgersssss	129,043
Luckyduck	7,214

Tags: "Luckyduck""Burgersssss"

04-12-2020 19:45 UTC-4

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

Chad Holloway

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 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

Tags: Michael Gagliano

04-12-2020 19:38 UTC-4

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Chad Holloway

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