Event #5 High: $15,000 GTD NLH Black Chip Bounty | 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

04-07-2020 23:27 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

Chad Holloway

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of Sponsored Pros, and one of them is Katie Stone, who has been active in the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series.

Stone has more than $176K in lifetime live tournament earnings including a career-bet $33,305 for finishing 378th in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, Stone has three Borgata Open titles including the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepest Stack for $19,337, 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open $300 Ladies Event for $2,867, and 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepstack for $9,484. She also recently won the CSOP Borgata Winter Poker Open Event back in January.

However, where Stone has really thrived is online where she’s amassed more than $900K in lifetime earnings. Of that, $146,954 has come on BorgataPoker.com where she plays under the screen name “KatieStone.”

According to a Q&A she did with the Borgata Blog, Stone was born and raised in New Jersey, but after Black Friday in 2011, she relocated to Rosarito, Mexico in order to continue playing online. When New Jersey authorized Atlantic City casinos to offer online gaming within state borders, Stone moved back north to New Jersey and picked up where she left off — winning!

Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel “Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19” and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.

“I realized how tough it was going to be for everyone to keep up with everything and everyone, with so much changing so fast,” Stone recently told PokerNews. “So, I messaged my friend Cy Watson, who has been very active on social media as well regarding Coronavirus, asking him if he thought it would be a good idea to start a chat for people in the industry to be able to connect with each other for help.”

She continued: “I think the main thing poker players and everyone can do is to keep an open mind. Understanding that this is unlike any situation any of us have encountered before, and so thinking outside the box can go a long way. Taking the time to improve a skill, or learn a new skill whether it's a game or something else could be really beneficial not just financially, but mentally.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.

Tags: Katie Stone

04-07-2020 23:25 UTC-4

"MarsRover" Wins With Better Made Hand

Anthony Thompson

In level 21 with blinds at 7,000/14,000, "MarsRover" raised to 70,000 on the button after two initial limpers and was called by "SugarJ" from the cutoff.

The flop was checked to the turn where "SugarJ" lead out for 70,000 and was called by "MarsRover".

The completed the board on the river and both players checked.

"SugarJ" shoes but it was no good as "MarsRover" held to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
SugarJ	581,201	294,177
MarsRover	504,698	247,525

04-07-2020 23:14 UTC-4

"dhimp20" Wins Race to Double Through "sri50k"

Anthony Thompson

The start of level 20 (6,000/12,000) saw "dhimp20" open-jam for 72,162 from the cutoff and got isolation from "sri50k" after a three-bet to 132,324 on the button.

"dhimp20":
"sri50k":

"sri50k" was ahead and nothing changed after the flop but "dhimp20" did pick up more outs drawing to broadway.

The turn connected with "dhimp20" and the river secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
sri50k	379,853	-163,662
dhimp20	171,324	73,912

04-07-2020 23:06 UTC-4

Level 19 Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

A break midaway through level 19 (5,000/10,000) saw only 25 players remaining and here are the stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
sarmadi3	769,332	769,332
sri50k	543,515	216,775
harveyblicks	507,612	61,206
Wheels4920	430,198	118,250
simlSgg	407,754	274,477
theMossberg	381,426	211,390
GiantGenius	368,713	-20,231
tc_ownz	364,685	199,569
jeebs	362,117	-7,883
SugarJ	287,024	287,024
Whosyourdoddy	277,368	167,419
odo23	268,247	165,788
MarsRover	257,173	95,774
UFOLDIWIN	248,529	61,300
rprmoo	231,840	123,194
PSL16197	227,087	60,087
spinach_kale	201,250	201,250
filthy	178,250	178,250
chromeking	165,129	165,129
suprementy	157,676	157,676
TheKing411	133,769	15,572
dhimp20	97,412	47,412

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04-07-2020 22:56 UTC-4

Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

Anthony Thompson

The add-on period has closed and the final numbers have become official. The guaranteed prize pool of $15,000 will be paid out to the top 15 finishers, with the winner taking home $6,300. Prize pool information has been posted below, as well as on the Payouts tab.

Position	Prize
1	$8,107.16
2	$5,341.68
3	$3,784.30
4	$2,649.01
5	$1,964.92
6	$1,601.05
7	$1,237.17
8	$916.96
9	$625.86
10-12	$523.98
13-15	$436.65

04-07-2020 22:49 UTC-4

"GiantGenius" Doubles Through "wheels4920"

Anthony Thompson

In Level 18 with blinds at 4,000/8,000, action folded around to "GiantGenius" who moved all in for 184,972 from the cutoff and "wheels4920" came over the top for 497,420 on the button getting isolation.

"GiantGenius":
"wheels4920":

It was a race with "GiantGenius" at risk but connected with the flop.

The turn didn't change a thing nor the river securing "GiantGenius" double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
GiantGenius	388,944
Wheels4920	311,948	116,409

04-07-2020 22:40 UTC-4

"jeebs" Collects Another Bounty

Anthony Thompson

In level 17 with blinds at 3,500/7,000, "centrfieldr23" open-jammed under the gun for 38.125 and was called by "jeebs" from the big blind.

"jeebs":
"centrfieldr23" :

"centrfieldr23" was ahead but the flop gave "jeebs" an open-ended straight draw.

The turn completed "jeebs" straight as "centrfieldr23" needed a nine to chop the pot.

Unfortunately for "centrfieldr23" the river fell the giving "jeebs" another $100 bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
jeebs	370,000	214,710
centrfieldr23	Busted

04-07-2020 22:28 UTC-4

"sri50k" Collects "NoRecourse" Bounty

Anthony Thompson

At the start of level 16 (3,000/6,000), "NoRecourse" moved all in for his last 60,470 from under the gun and "thehebrewhammer" three-bet jammed over the top for 297,727 from the hijack. Action was on "sri50k" who called for less from the cutoff and all three players tabled their hands.

"sri50k":
"NoRecourse":
"thehebrewhammer":

"sri50k" was ahead with his made hand of tens and nothing changed after the runout giving eliminating "NoRecourse".

Player	Chips	Progress
sri50k	326,740	158,902
thehebrewhammer	125,875
NoRecourse	Busted

04-07-2020 22:23 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.”

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

Tags: Daniel Buzgon

04-07-2020 22:19 UTC-4

Play for Real Money at BorgataPoker.com While You’re in New Jersey

Anthony Thompson

BorgataPoker.com is an online poker room property of the world-famous New Jersey land-based Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

To date, BorgataPoker is one of the most popular online poker rooms in New Jersey. What players seem to like the most about Borgata Poker NJ is the free no deposit bonus, the large number of promotions offered by the room and the good action available at the tables.

For more information about Borgata Poker, click here.

Games Offered at BorgataPoker

BorgataPoker is the busiest site in New Jersey and has plenty of traffic in its cash games, sit & go tournaments and multi-table tournaments. Currently, BorgataPoker offers games in the following variants:

Limit Hold’em
No-Limit Hold’em
Pot-Limit Omaha
Omaha Hi/low 8-or better
Seven Card Stud

There are buy-in levels to suit all budgets and skill levels with cash games stakes starting at $0.01/$0.02 and increasing up to $5/$10. Most of the traffic is concentrated around the low-stakes no limit Hold’em six-handed cash games, but games up to $3/$6 run frequently.

Notable BorgataPoker Features

BorgataPoker is home to fastforward poker, its offering to the world of “fast-fold” poker. When playing fastforward, you can fold if you don’t like your hole cards and are instantly whisked away to a new table with new opponents and a fresh set of hole cards. Don’t like these and you can fold and keep folding until you find a hand that you like!

Other BorgataPoker features include:

Auto top-up during cash games
Resizable tables
Auto rebuy and auto add-on for tournament play
Preferred seating
Changeable avatars

VIP Information

Each $1 you generate in rake or tournament fees gives you two points and the more points you earn during a calendar month the higher up the VIP ladder you climb. The BorgataPoker VIP scheme has five tiers in total – four monthly and one quarterly tier – that you can see in the table below.