Event #8: $20,000 GTD NLH
Day 1 Started
partypoker US Network Online Series
Event #8: $20,000 GTD NLH
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
partypoker US Network Online Series
Buy-in
$215
Entries
109
Welcome To the partypoker US Network Online Series Event #8: $20,000 GTD NLH
Wednesday night marks the midway point in the partypoker US Network Online Series, and the high-stakes action will continue with Event #8: $20,000 GTD NLH. Play begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the price to play set at $215.
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Stacks start at 50,000 and levels will last 10 minutes in length all tournament long. Late registration is available until the completion of Level 18 (4,000/8,000/1,000), closing at approximately 10:45 p.m. ET, and unlimited re-entries are allowed during that timeframe. A detailed blind structure for the tournament has been provided below.
Betting Structure
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150/300 | 40 | 15 | 2,500/5,000 | 550 | 29 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 |
| 2 | 200/400 | 60 | 16 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 30 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 |
| 3 | 250/500 | 60 | 17 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 31 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 75 | 18 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 32 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 |
| 5 | 400/800 | 100 | 19 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 33 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 20 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 34 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 21 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 35 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 |
| 8 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 22 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 36 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 23 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 37 | 80,000/160,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 24 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 38 | 90,000/180,000 | 22,500 |
| 11 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 25 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 39 | 100,000/200,000 | 25,000 |
| 12 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 26 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 40 | 120,000/240,000 | 30,000 |
| 13 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 27 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 41 | 140,000/280,000 | 35,000 |
| 14 | 2,00/4,000 | 500 | 28 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 42 | 160,000/320,000 | 40,000 |
PartyPoker US Network Online Series Schedule
Other events on the day include Event #7, which is a $1,500 GTD NLH with a $5 buy-in and begins at 6;30 p.m. ET, and Event #1: PHASED Day 1D - $100,000 GTD NLH, which is the week-long phased $109 buy-in event that has logged 235 entries over the first three flights of play. Day 2 of that event will be on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.
The bolded tournaments will be live reported here on PokerNews, while we will 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 5/13/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #7 - $1,500 GTD NLH | $5.00 |
| Wednesday | 5/13/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #8 - $20,000 GTD NLH | $215.00 |
| Wednesday | 5/13/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1D - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| 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 |
Let's Get This Party Started!
Play is underway in Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40 as Event #7: $20,000 GTD NLH has begun. Eighteen players are in their seats to start, though that number is expected to grow steadily as the evening progresses.
Up To 22
Four more players have joined in the first few minutes of Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40 to bring the number of entries in the field up to 22, all of whom have been provided below.
| 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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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 |
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.
"Gohednpopoff" Applies the Pressure
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, "Mr.MaJesTiC" limped in from early position and "Gohednpopoff" raised to 1,800 in middle position. "Stonniepokes" called on the button and all remaining players folded.
With action heads up, the flop came 
and "Gohednpopoff"made a continuation-bet of 3,455. "Stonniepokes" called.
The turn was 
. "Gohednpopoff" continued, firing a second barrel of 8,800. "Stonniepokes" quickly folded and "Gohednpopoff" took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,085 | 6,085 |
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47,690 | -2,310 |
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43,245 |
"mrunicorn88" Over 200,000
"mrunicorn88" quickly amassed a pile of chips more than three times the size of a starting stack as "SkRiLLAA" and "Monkee" became the first two eliminations of the tournament.
Moments later at the beginning of Level 3 as blinds became 250/500 with an ante of 60, "alwaysliquid" raised to 2,000 in the small blind over a limper and saw "mrunicorn88" three-bet to 4,800. Stacks eventually got in between the two and hands were shown.
"alwaysliquid": 
"mrunicorn88": 
No sweat came for "mrunicorn88" as the board ran out 
to result in their queens up scoring another knockout to take their stack over 200,000 before the first break of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,025 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Chip Counts from Break
Midway through Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 40, players are finishing their first five-minute break of the day and the field has grown to 39 with 34 players in the field. Of the five eliminations, three players have re-entered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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207,923 | -7,102 |
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98,170 | 54,925 |
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93,730 | |
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78,450 | 22,365 |
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67,514 | 17,514 |
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62,890 | 12,890 |
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56,470 | |
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54,730 | |
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54,610 | 54,610 |
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54,283 | 4,283 |
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54,280 | 4,280 |
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53,165 | 3,165 |
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52,740 | 2,740 |
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52,550 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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49,880 | |
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48,820 | |
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48,740 | |
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48,258 | 568 |
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48,140 | -1,860 |
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47,667 | -2,333 |
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47,120 | |
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46,550 | -3,450 |
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"pup33" Wins With Turn Raise
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, five players put 1,500 each into the middle preflop to see a flop of 
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"Gohednpopoff" checked in the small blind to put action on "FooQuan" in the big blind, who bet 600. A fold was made and then "pup33" and "BigKev5422" called in the hijack and cutoff, respectively.
Four went to the turn 
and "Gohednpopoff" checked. "FooQuan" bet another 600 and "pup33" raised it up to 12,300. "BigKev5422" quickly folded and "Gohednpopoff" folded behind.
Action was then back on "FooQuan," who thought for a couple of moments before clicking the fold button to give up contention of the hand, resulting in "pup33" taking down the pot with their turn raise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,965 | 7,515 |
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53,435 | 885 |
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42,050 | -3,820 |
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34,236 | -3,460 |