Event #12: $10,000 GTD PLO8
Day 1 Started
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Event #12: $10,000 GTD PLO8
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
partypoker US Network Online Series
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$3,753
Entries
40
Entries
40
Players Left
1
Welcome To partypoker US Network Online Series Event #12: $10,000 GTD PLO8 Hi-Lo
Thursday night holds five more events of the partypoker US Network Online Series with the live coverage of Event #12: $10,000 GTD PLO8 Hi-Lo getting underway at 7:30 p.m. ET.
All within the state of New Jersey may compete at the virtual felt via the partypoker NJ network, which includes Borgata, partypoker NJ, and playMGM. If you do not have the client already, click here to download it now.
This is the second $10,000 GTD Pot-Limit Omaha of this series but this will be a Hi-Lo split and will feature a buy-in of $215 ($200 buy-in and $15 fee).
All players will receive starting stacks of 10,000 with blinds starting at 25/50. Levels will last eight minutes in length for the duration of the tournament with unlimited rebuys and late registration remaining open until the end of Level 18 (600/1,200), closing at approximately 10:15 p.m ET. A detailed blind structure for the tournament has been provided below.
Betting Structure
| Level | Blinds | Level | Blinds | Level | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25/50 | 15 | 350/700 | 29 | 3,500/7,000 |
| 2 | 30/60 | 16 | 400/800 | 30 | 4,000/8,000 |
| 3 | 40/80 | 17 | 500/1,000 | 31 | 4,500/9,000 |
| 4 | 50/100 | 18 | 600/1,200 | 32 | 5,000/10,000 |
| 5 | 60/120 | 19 | 700/1,400 | 33 | 6,000/12,000 |
| 6 | 80/160 | 20 | 800/1,600 | 34 | 7,000/14,000 |
| 7 | 100/200 | 21 | 1,000/2,000 | 35 | 8,000/16,000 |
| 8 | 120/240 | 22 | 1,200/2,400 | 36 | 9,000/18,000 |
| 9 | 140/280 | 23 | 1,400/2,800 | 37 | 10,000/20,000 |
| 10 | 160/320 | 24 | 1,600/3,200 | 38 | 12,000/24,000 |
| 11 | 180/360 | 25 | 1,800/3,600 | 39 | 14,000/28,000 |
| 12 | 200/400 | 26 | 2,000/4,000 | 40 | 16,000/32,000 |
| 13 | 250/500 | 27 | 2,500/5,000 | 41 | 18,000/36,000 |
| 14 | 300/600 | 28 | 3,000/6,000 | 42 | 20,000/40,000 |
partypoker US Network Online Series Schedule
While the live coverage for Event #12 will be provided by PokerNews, this event is one of five events running for the day. Starting things off is Event #9 ($1,000 GTD Stud8) and Event #10 ($1,000 GTD NLH) at 6:30 p.m. both of which hold a $10 buy-in. Those are followed by another $10 Event #11 ($2,500 GTD R/A NLH) beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Day 1e of the $109 Event #1 (Phased $100,000 GTD) closes out the night at 8 p.m. local time.
The remaining schedule of the partypoker US Network Online Series is provided below with the bolded tournaments being live reported here on PokerNews, while we will also incorporate mini-recaps of each event in both the live blog and daily on the front page of PokerNews.com.
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 5/14/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #9 - $1,000 GTD Stud8 | $10.00 |
| Thursday | 5/14/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #10 - $1,000 GTD PLO8 | $10.00 |
| Thursday | 5/14/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #11 - $2,500 GTD R/A NLH | $10.00 |
| Thursday | 5/14/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #12 - $10,000 GTD PLO8 | $215.00 |
| Thursday | 5/14/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event PHASED DAY 1E - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #13 - $2,000 GTD NLH | $5.00 |
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #14 - $20,000 GTD NLH | $215.00 |
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1F - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #15 - $2,500 GTD 6-Max Rebuy | $5.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:00 p.m. | Event #16 - $2,500 GTD R/A NLH | $10.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #17 - $15,000 GTD Black Chip Bounty NLH ($100 bounties) | $320.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #18 - $15,000 GTD 6-Max Rebuy | $109.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1G - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #19 - $20,000 GTD Low Main Event NLH | $55.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #20 - $100,000 GTD Main Event NLH | $400.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 6:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1H Turbo Last Chance | $109.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #21 - $2,000 GTD Red Chip Bounty NLH ($5 bounties) | $20.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 2 Finale | $215 |
Play Has Begun
The virtual cards have been dealt out with blinds starting out at 25/50 in Level 1 and will increase every eight minutes for the duration of the tournament.
Unlimited rebuys will remain open until the end of registration (18 levels) which will be at approximately 10:15 p.m. ET.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 | |
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10,000 |
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"ChickenTendies" Doubles Up Early; "spinach_kale" Re-Buys
With action still in Level 1, "spinach_kale" opened under the gun for 175 and "ChickenTendies" three-bet to 600 next to act. Action folded back to "spinach_kale" who called.
The flop fell 
and "spinach_kale" got their chips in the middle after check-raising "ChickenTendies".
"spinach_kale": 
"ChickenTendies": 
"ChickenTendies" was ahead with their pair of fours and improved to trips after the 
came on the turn.
"spinach_kale" still held a flush and open-ended staright draw but the 
river wasn't what they wanted to see giving "ChickenTendies" the pot while "spinach_kale" bought a new 10,000 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 |
"BOONYANI" Squeezes Pot
In Level 2 with blinds at 30/60, "StevenWeis17" opened for 120 from early position and found three callers.
The 
flop was checked to "StevenWeis17" who continued for 180 and was called by "Ptkceaser" from the cutoff along with "ChickenTendies" from the small blind. Action was on "BOONYANI" who raised to 1,380 from the small blind and they took down the pot after their opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,997 | |
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13,833 | -6,167 |
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7,398 | -2,602 |
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5,637 | -4,363 |
Level 3 Chip Counts (full)
The tournament field has nearly doubled since the start of play and here is how the chip counts stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,417 | 1,420 |
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13,633 | -200 |
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11,370 | 1,370 |
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10,000 | |
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9,560 | |
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8,998 | -1,002 |
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7,425 | 27 |
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5,597 | -40 |
Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon
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 partypoker US Network Online Series.
Two Wheels For the Chop
In Level 4 with blinds at 50/100, there were three initial limpers before "spinach_kale" raised to 650 on the button and was called by all three players.
The 
was checked to "shovehappens" who fired out 1,375 and "spinach_kale" called.
The turn came the and all the chips got into the middle with "spinach_kale" at risk.
"spinach_kale": 
"shovehappens": 
Neither player had the flush but both players held the wheel as the pot was chopped after the 
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,734 | 3,174 |
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12,714 | 1,344 |
"StevenWeis17" Can't Make Flush and Re-Buys
In Level 5 with blinds at 60/120, "Shadyant" opened for 420 on the button and then called "StevenWeis17" all in raise of 1,288 from the big blind.
"Shadyant": 
"StevenWeis17": 
"StevenWeis17" was behind and nothing changed after the 
flop. '
The board paired with the 
on the turn as "StevenWeis17" now needed any spade or ten to win the hand.
Unfortunately for "StevenWeis17", the river wasn't what they wanted to see giving "Shadyant" the pot and sending "StevenWeis17" to re-buy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,897 | |
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10,000 | 2,575 |