Event #8: $215 NLH $20K GTD
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partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)
Event #8: $215 NLH $20K GTD
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Welcome To Event #8 of the partypoker US Network Online Series: $20K GTD
The partypoker US Network Online Series continues Friday night as Event #8: $20K GTD is set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Featuring a buy-in of $215, all within the state of New Jersey may compete across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
Players get 50,000 to start with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40. The first 20 levels will last 10 minutes each, and all subsequent levels will be upped to 12 minutes apiece. Late registration is available with unlimited entries for the first 15 levels, closing at approximately 10:15 p.m. ET.
A complete betting structure has been provided below.
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Length | Level | Blinds | Ante | Length |
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| 1 | 150/300 | 40 | 10 | 19 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 10 |
| 2 | 200/400 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 3 | 250/500 | 60 | 10 | 21 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 12 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 75 | 10 | 22 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 12 |
| 5 | 400/800 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 12 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 10 | 24 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 12 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 10 | 25 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 12 |
| 8 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 10 | 26 | 16,000/32,000 | 4,000 | 12 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 10 | 27 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 12 |
| 10 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 10 | 28 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 10 | 29 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 | 12 |
| 12 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 10 | 30 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 | 12 |
| 13 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 10 | 31 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 | 12 |
| 14 | 2,000/4,000 | 500 | 10 | 32 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 | 12 |
| 15 | 2,500/5,000 | 625 | 10 | 33 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 | 12 |
| 16 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 10 | 34 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 | 12 |
| 17 | 3,500/7000 | 875 | 10 | 35 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 | 12 |
| 18 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 10 | 36 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 | 12 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1 has begun with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40, and four tables are already in play as the tournament has begun with 28 players already registered. That number is expected to continue growing steadily through the two-and-a-half-hour late registration period.
Who's In It To Win It?
Play is midway through Level 1 (150/300/40) and two more entries have been added to bring the total number of players in the field up to 30. Several players of note have already entered, including Borgata ambassador Daniel "Leinad" Buzgon.
Event #5 winner Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon is also among the early entrants, as are Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein, Mike "MistaMenza" Menzer, and Ted "roystalin" Ely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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"raynj99" Shows Two Nines
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 60, "raynj99" saw action fold to them in the small blind and raised to 1,000. Ryan "TheSims" Hohner was in the big blind and defended, taking action heads up to a flop of 
. "raynj99" continuation-bet 780 and Hohner put in a raise to 2,200, which "raynj99" called.
The turn came 
and "raynj99" led out with a bet of 2,180. Hohner called, bringing the river 
, where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
"raynjhttps://www.pokernews.com/tours/partypoker-us-online/partypoker-us-network-online-series-oct-11-18/event-8/ipn-browse.php?x=post99" showed 
for two pair, queens and nines, and Hohner mucked, unable to top it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,615 | |
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46,043 |
Early Chip Update
In Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, the tournament is on its first break of the night. The number of players in the field has climbed to 51, with only one elimination occurring so far in that of "Loryn".
On the other side of things, "RiverMan" and "chopsuey" are the closest to two full stacks, each with over 95,000. Here's a look at the first page of the leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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95,925 | |
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95,850 | |
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78,576 | |
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72,930 | |
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70,622 | |
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69,410 | |
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67,800 | |
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66,835 | |
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66,305 | |
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62,015 | |
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61,459 | |
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58,165 | |
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58,155 | |
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58,034 | |
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53,856 | |
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53,769 | |
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52,760 | |
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52,190 | |
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52,100 | |
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51,798 | |
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Busted |
Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro 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.”
"illtiltyou" Gets The Call They're Looking For
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, "illtiltyou" saw action fold to the small blind and completed to put action onto "Fischer2018", who raised their option to 2,400. "illtiltyou" came over the top with a pile, shoving for 45,000 to send "Fischer2018" into the tank for a few moments. They eventually called.
"illtiltyou": 
"Fischer2018": 
"illtiltyou" was out in front with tens and stayed there the whole way as the board ran out 
, giving them a small sweat at a backdoor gutter to fade before the pot of 92,200 was shipped their way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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92,201 | 92,201 |
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23,524 | 23,524 |
"Craig9222" Finds Life With Cowboys
In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, "Wyeth" opened the action with a raise to 2,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 7,200 by "Lisaj416" in the hijack. A couple of folds ensued to put action on "Craig9222", who cold four-bet to the minimum amount of 12,400.
The recently-entered Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken then found action upon him in the big blind, and he folded, as did "Wyeth" and then "Lisaj416" shoved for 20,000 effective. "Craig9222" called all in and cards were shown.
"Craig9222": 
"Lisaj416":
All "Lisaj416" could find was a queen as the board ran out 
and "Craig9222" scored the double, bringing them back near starting stack in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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87,052 | 17,642 |
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48,650 | 48,650 |
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47,450 | 47,450 |
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44,720 |