partypoker US Network Online Series (Nov. 29 - Dec.6)

Event #8: $15K GTD 6-Max NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series (Nov. 29 - Dec.6)

Final Results
Winner
Cholie
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$8,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$46,800
Entries
234
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
234
Players Left
1

"yeebo68" Doubles Through "njpokeraa" With Broadway

In Level 13 with blinds at 1,400/2,800 (350 ante), "njpokeraa" raised from the hijack and then called the 38,534 three-bet jam from "yeebo68".

"yeebo68": {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
"njpokeraa": {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

"njpokeraa" was ahead with their made hand of fives until "yeebo68" paired their ten on the {2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} flop.

The {j-Spades} appeared on the turn giving "yeebo68" a broadway draw which they completed after the {q-Clubs} dropped on the river.

Player Chips Progress
yeebo68
yeebo68
83,365
njpokeraa us
njpokeraa
11,528
-140,966
-140,966

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

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active this year in the partypoker US Network Online events.

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."

It's been a good day for Gagliano so far, as he has already doubled his starting stack. Stay tuned to find out if he can keep this momentum going!

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker.

"xxx6395200xxx" Stacking Chips

In Level 14 with blinds at 1,600/3,200 (400 ante), "No Equity" raised all in for 27,489 from the button and "xxx6395200xxx" looked them up from the big blind.

"No Equity": {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
"xxx6395200xxx": {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

"No Equity" was behind looking to get lucky but didn't find any with the {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} runout and "xxx6395200xxx" collected another pot.

Player Chips Progress
xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
691,873
No Equity
No Equity
Busted

Level 15 Chip Leaders

The last level before registration ends sees the playing field continue to dwindle as 67 players remain at the start of Level 15 from the 226 total entries and here are the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
707,473
15,600
15,600
franklove
franklove
550,745
229,275
229,275
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
452,972
104,432
104,432
JakeTheSnake99
JakeTheSnake99
394,753
40,016
40,016
Danimar99
Danimar99
358,296
180,324
180,324
jerseyman99 us
jerseyman99
338,983
244,054
244,054
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken
310,193
253,366
253,366
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman us
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman
278,191
66,268
66,268
Cholie us
Cholie
273,410
57,722
57,722
Gman6260
Gman6260
264,792
1,113
1,113
eddie11 us
eddie11
257,628
24,102
24,102
ComebackKid
ComebackKid
225,250
145,135
145,135
Ortizzle34
Ortizzle34
219,168
Chris “rumpthumper” White us
Chris “rumpthumper” White
212,096
30,276
30,276

Prize Pool and Payout Information

The add-on period has come and gone, and the $15,000 GTD prize pool was completely smashed as 280 total entries generated a $46,800 prize pool.

The top 40 players will make it into the money and earn at least $336.02, with each elimination thereafter seeing an increased payout until the eventual champion earns themselves $8,658.04.

PlacePrize
1$8,658.04
2$6,715.80
3$5,031
4$3,751.48
5$2,995.20
6$2,293.20
7$1,731.60
8$1,216.80
9-10$889.20
11-12$655.20
13-16$561.60
17-20$472.68
21-24$397.80
25-32$362.70
33-40$336.02

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon

Daniel Buzgon
Daniel Buzgon

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.”

Player Chips Progress
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon
50,000

Forlenza Wins Race and Doubles Through "franklove"

In Level 17 with blinds at 2,000/5,000 (625 ante), "Believer111" raised to 10,000 from the hijack and was called by "Edsbo" from the cutoff, along with "franklove" from the small blind before John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza squeezed for 128,389 from the big blind.

Both "Believer111" and "Edsbo" folded while "franklove" called.

"franklove": {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Forlenza was racing for his tournament life and took the lead after he paired his ace on the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop.

The {j-Clubs} turn gave Forlenza a broadway draw and the {2-Clubs} river secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza us
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
280,528
franklove
franklove
267,877
-282,868
-282,868
Believer111 us
Believer111
128,710
Edsbo
Edsbo
52,019

Tags: John Forlenza

Level 18 Chip Leaders

The start of Level 18 sees 55 players remaining from the 234 entry field and here are the players leading the pack.

Player Chips Progress
xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
695,663
-11,810
-11,810
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
544,444
91,472
91,472
JakeTheSnake99
JakeTheSnake99
524,451
129,698
129,698
redraider us
redraider
470,801
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari us
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari
460,471
410,471
410,471
Gman6260
Gman6260
398,362
133,570
133,570
La_Flama_Blanca us
La_Flama_Blanca
343,220
Believer111 us
Believer111
323,591
194,881
194,881
Matthew "gailums" Gailums us
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
306,490
17,486
17,486
Ortizzle34
Ortizzle34
302,188
83,020
83,020
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman us
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman
278,191
Djp120388 us
Djp120388
277,726
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier us
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier
266,871
216,611
216,611