| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
672,430
257,714
|
257,714 |
|
|
525,452
486,680
|
486,680 |
|
|
244,203
-24,580
|
-24,580 |
|
214,895
2,931
|
2,931 |
|
|
133,020
62,715
|
62,715 |
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.”
Level 31 saw a bunch of preflop raises and folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
563,630
-108,800
|
-108,800 |
|
|
414,952
170,749
|
170,749 |
|
|
356,088
-169,364
|
-169,364 |
|
|
246,790
31,895
|
31,895 |
|
|
145,540
12,520
|
12,520 |
In Level 32 with blinds at 5,000/10,000, "SuppppaStar" opened for 30,000 on the button and "Godzilla" three-bet to 95,000 from the big blind, "SuppppaStar" called.
The flop came 
and "Godzilla" moved all in for 50,540 which was called bu "SuppppaStar".
"Godzilla": 
"SuppppaStar": 
"SuppppaStar" flopped the nuts but the paired on the turn with the 
giving "Godzilla" hope drawing to an ace or six.
Unfortunately for "Godzilla", the river fell the 
ending their tournament in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
691,908
128,278
|
128,278 |
|
|
Busted |
In the $10 buy-in Event #2: $1,000 GTD PLO 6-Max Rebuy, 85 entrants rebought 92 times to create a $1,908 prize pool. Among those to compete but fall short of making the money were “CappnCrunch,” “RonAllen28,” and “Debbie1956.”
Only the top nine players got paid including “UglyDave772” (9th - $59.14), “evilyd1” (5th - $143.10), and “Cara2Cacra” (3rd - $248.99), just to name a few.
After nearly six hours of play, it was “s2rtt” besting “bertdoggy” in heads-up play to win the title for $648.75.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “s2rtt” | $648.75 |
| 2 | “bertdoggy” | $360.61 |
| 3 | “Cara2Cacra” | $248.99 |
| 4 | “SuppppaStar” | $190.80 |
| 5 | “evilyd1” | $143.10 |
| 6 | “POKERMANTIS” | $106.84 |
| 7 | “el0607” | $82.99 |
| 8 | “MYSTICMOUNTAIN” | $66.78 |
| 9 | “UglyDave772” | $59.14 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
689,900
-2,008
|
-2,008 |
|
|
508,406
93,454
|
93,454 |
|
|
355,904
-184
|
-184 |
|
|
217,790
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
A shift in chips happened as "KNIEM7" holds a massive lead with 979,556 after taking down a massive pot against "SuppppaStar".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
979,556
471,150
|
471,150 |
|
|
402,654
46,750
|
46,750 |
|
|
373,330
155,540
|
155,540 |
|
|
336,500
-353,400
|
-353,400 |
In Level 35 with blinds at 8,000/16,000, "Bagels" was all in preflop for 69,330 from the small blind and was called by "Vmasi1" from the big blind.
"Bagels": 
"Vmasi1": 
"Bagels" was ahead until the 
flop dropped giving "Vmasi1" the nut staright.
The 
didn't change anything and "Bagels" was eliminated after the 
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,567
-2,087
|
-2,087 |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 36 with blinds at 9,000/18,000, "SuppppaStar" opened for 48,000 on the button and "KNIEM7" called from the small blind.
As soon as the flop appeared, "KNIEM7" fired out 150,000 and was quickly called by "SuppppaStar".
The 
turn put three hearts on the board but that didn't stop "KNIEM7" from moving all in for 265,032 and they were snap-called by "SuppppaStar".
"KNIEM7": 
"SuppppaStar": 
"KNIEM7" turned two-pair but "SuppppaStar" held the better hand with the flush as "KNIEM7" needed to a king or eight to fall on the river to stay alive.
Unfortunately for "KNIEM7", the river was the ending their run in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
563,500
|
563,500 |
|
|
Busted |
In the very last hand of Level 36 with blinds at 9,000/18,000, "SuppppaStar" got their remaining 371,016 stack in the middle after a 
flop and "Vmasi1" called.
"Vmsai1":
"SuppppaStar": 
"SuppppaStar" was ahead until the 
appeared on the turn giving "Vmasi1" the flush and "SuppppaStar" was eliminated in second place after the 
completed the board on the river.