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In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "Borgatcha" raised to 61,600 on the button and "pay4medsch00l" three-bet shoved for 693,000 in the big blind. "Borgatcha" called.

"pay4medsch00l":
"Borgatcha":

"pay4medsch00l" won the coin flip via a ten on the turn as the board ran out and earned the double to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	2,799,406 -1,024,864	-1,024,864
pay4medsch00l	1,411,736 762,718	762,718
SnashuaJ	1,038,858 230,646	230,646

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, "Borgatcha" raised to 70,000 on the button and received a call from "pay4medsch00l", defending their big blind.

The flop came and "pay4medsch00l" checked. "Borgatcha" made a continuation-bet of 48,000 and "pay4medsch00l" check-raised to 128,000. "Borgatcha called.

The turn fell and "pay4medsch00l" checked again. "Borgatcha" thought for a little and then bet 160,000. "pay4medsch00l" check-raised for a second time, making it 346,000 to go, and "Borgatcha" thought for a bit before letting their hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	2,539,586 -259,820	-259,820
pay4medsch00l	1,466,736 55,000	55,000

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, there was 268,000 in the middle from preflop action between "Borgatcha" in the small blind and "SnashuaJ" in the big blind.

The flop came and "Borgatcha" bet 72,000. "SnashuaJ" called and the turn came . "Borgatcha" checked and "SnashuaJ" bet 174,000, which "Borgatcha" called. Action then went check-check on the river .

"Borgatcha" showed a flopped set with but it was no good against the backdoor gutshot Broadway that "SnashuaJ" hit with , earning them the pot to further level stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	2,142,066 -397,520	-397,520
SnashuaJ	1,684,198 645,340	645,340

In Level 27 with blinds of 18,000/36,000 and an ante of 4,500, "pay4medsch00l" has begun the heads-up match with a quick couple of pots. The first pot came on one of the very first hands of the match and saw them increase their stack to around 2 million.

A few hands later, there was 189,000 in the middle going to a board of and "Borgatcha" checked in the big blind. "pay4medsch00l" bet 75,000 on the button and "Borgatcha" check-raised to 238,000. "pay4medsch00l" called.

Action checked through the river to take the hand to showdown, where "Borgatcha" showed for a pair of deuces and saw the pot shipped to "pay4medsch00l", who tabled for a pair of nines.

With the pot, "pay4medsch00l" is less than 10 big blinds away from taking the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	2,852,747 -858,951	-858,951
pay4medsch00l	2,397,253 858,951	858,951

You might recall that In early 2019, Daniel "leinad" 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.”

Nearly a full level has been played with only a less than four minutes remaining in Level 28 (20,000/40,000/5,000). A few big hands were played early in the level with "Borgatcha" and "pay4medsch00l" trading blows, and small pots have since been the norm. As a result, not much fluctuation has occurred in the counts, as can be shown below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	3,049,867 197,120	197,120
pay4medsch00l	2,200,133 -197,120	-197,120

On the last hand before break in Level 29 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "Borgatcha" raised to 100,000 on the button and "pay4medsch00l" defended their big blind. The flop came and "pay4medsch00l" check-called a continuation-bet of 50,000 from "Borgatcha".

Both players checked the turn and the river came . "pay4medsch00l" bet 234,000, sending Borgatcha into the tank for a bit before finding a call.

"pay4medsch00l" showed for a bluff and "Borgatcha" tabled for tens and fours. The pot gives them a slight chip lead going to what looks to be the final five-minute break of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borgatcha	2,675,711 510,844	510,844
pay4medsch00l	2,574,289 -510,844	-510,844