2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

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.

Level 10 is underway and blinds are up to 1,200/2,400 with an ante of 300. The field has grown to 115, meaning the guaranteed prize pool of $20,000 has been officially surpassed halfway through the registration period. Here's a look at the leader board.

It's the :55 of the hour, meaning players are on a five-minute break. The field size has climbed to 89, and 65 players currently remain with one minute still on the clock in Level 8 (800/1600 blinds with an ante of 200). Registration will be open for roughly another one hour and 45 minutes.

Action was in Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200 when "tc_ownz" opened to 3,200 in the cutoff. "MattEMenz" was on the button and three-bet to 9,920. The players in the blinds folded and "tc_ownz" shoved all in for around 20 big blinds. "MattEMenz" called.

"tc_ownz":
"MattEMenz":

The first card of the runout was all "MattEMenz" would need as the board came to score him a pair of aces and win the pot. "tc_ownz" wasted no time re-entering, and now has a fresh stack of 50,000 with a new seat at the same table.

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With play in Level 7 and blinds at 600/1,200 with an ante of 150, "Allyoucaneat" limped in under the gun. "upayformpennys" pumped it up to 4,800 in middle position and was three-bet to 8,400 by the "afalange11," who recently re-entered and was in the cutoff.

"allinorbust" cold-called on the button and action folded back around to "upayformypennys," who also called to take action three ways to the flop . Action checked to "allinorbust," who went all in for an effective 39,000 into a pot of around 30,000. "upayformypennys" called all in for around 30,000 and "afalange11" folded.

"upayformypennys":
"allinorbust":

"upayformypennys" had called with a pair of eights and a gutshot straight draw and found themselves at risk for their tournament life up against "allinorbust's" top pair of nines. They had two chances at six outs to double and would only need one as the turn improved them to a straight, leaving "allinorbust" with two outs left to a chop. Neither came on the river and "upayformypennys" scored the double.

The tournament is now in Level 6 and blinds are at 500/1,000 with an ante of 125. The number of entries has risen to 63 with 53 players currently remaining.

Blinds were at 300/600 with an ante of 75 as play reached Level 4 and "FoxEcho" opened to 2,400 in early position. "SLHalper" called in middle position and action went heads up to a flop of . "FoxEcho" made a continuation-bet of 4,000 and "SLHalper13" called.

The turn came and "FoxEcho" checked. "SLHalper" bet 7,709 and "FoxEcho" quickly hit the call button, bringing the river on board. Both players checked to take the hand to showdown.

"FoxEcho" tabled for ace-king high to go along with the board's pair of sevens and "SLHalper13" mucked, resulting in the pot being shipped their way.