Event #4: $20K GTD NLH
Day 1 Started
Event #4: $20K GTD NLH
Day 1 Started
Wednesday night brings another slate of events in the partypoker US Network WPT Online Borgata Series, headlined by Event #4: $20K GTD NLH beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The event features a buy-in of $215 and registration is already open for all within the state of New Jersey. Players may enter across any of the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
Unlimited entries and re-entries are available for the first two-and-a-half hours of play, closing at the end of Level 15. Each of the first 15 levels during the late registration period will last 10 minutes in length, upon which time registration will close and levels will be increased to 12 minutes for the duration of the tournament. Players receive 50,000 to start and blinds begin at 150/300 with an ante of 40. A detailed look at the structure has been provided below.
Level | Blinds | Ante | Length | Level | Blinds | Ante | Length | Level | Blinds | Ante | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 150/300 | 40 | 10 | 19 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 12 | 37 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 | 12 |
2 | 200/400 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 12 | 38 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 | 12 |
3 | 250/500 | 60 | 10 | 21 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 12 | 39 | 80,000/160,000 | 20,000 | 12 |
4 | 300/600 | 75 | 10 | 22 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 12 | 40 | 90,000/180,000 | 22,500 | 12 |
5 | 400/800 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 12 | 41 | 100,000/200,000 | 25,000 | 12 |
6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 10 | 24 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 12 | 42 | 120,000/240,000 | 30,000 | 12 |
7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 10 | 25 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 12 | 43 | 140,000/280,000 | 35,000 | 12 |
8 | 700/1,400 | 175 | 10 | 26 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 12 | 44 | 160,000/320,000 | 40,000 | 12 |
9 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 10 | 27 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 12 | 45 | 180,000/360,000 | 45,000 | 12 |
10 | 900/1,800 | 225 | 10 | 28 | 16,000/32,000 | 4,000 | 12 | 46 | 200,000/400,000 | 50,000 | 12 |
11 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 10 | 29 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 12 | 47 | 250,000/500,000 | 62,500 | 12 |
12 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 10 | 30 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 12 | 48 | 300,000/600,000 | 75,000 | 12 |
13 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 10 | 31 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 | 12 | 49 | 350,000/700,000 | 87,500 | 12 |
14 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 10 | 32 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 | 12 | 50 | 400,000/800,000 | 100,000 | 12 |
15 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 10 | 33 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 | 12 | 51 | 450,000/900,000 | 112,500 | 12 |
16 | 2,000/4,000 | 500 | 12 | 34 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 | 12 | 52 | 500,000/1,000,000 | 125,000 | 12 |
17 | 2,500/5,000 | 625 | 12 | 35 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 | 12 | 53 | 600,000/1,200,000 | 150,000 | 12 |
18 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 12 | 36 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 | 12 | 54 | 700,000/1,400,000 | 175,000 | 12 |
The WPT Online Borgata Series, which runs from September 13-21, is comprised of 10 events with more than $275,000 in preliminary and post-lim guarantees. The highlighted tournaments will be live reported here on PokerNews.
Day | Date | Time | Event/Tournament | Buy-In |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday | 9/16/20 | 7:30 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #4: $20K GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Wednesday | 9/16/20 | 7:30 PM | QUALIFIER into WPT $215 Satellite - 5 seats GTD NLH | $45.00 |
Wednesday | 9/16/20 | 8:30 PM | SATELLITE: WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event - 10 seats GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Thursday | 9/17/20 | 7:30 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #5: $25K GTD PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT - BOUNTY | $535.00 |
Thursday | 9/17/20 | 7:30 PM | QUALIFIER into WPT $215 Satellite - 5 seats GTD NLH | $45.00 |
Thursday | 9/17/20 | 8:00 PM | PHASE 1 into WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event | $109.00 |
Thursday | 9/17/20 | 8:30 PM | SATELLITE: WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event - 10 seats GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Friday | 9/18/20 | 7:30 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #6: $20K GTD SIX-MAX NLH | $215.00 |
Friday | 9/18/20 | 7:30 PM | QUALIFIER into WPT $215 Satellite - 5 seats GTD NLH | $45.00 |
Friday | 9/18/20 | 8:30 PM | SATELLITE: WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event - 10 seats GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Saturday | 9/19/20 | 7:30 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #7: HEADS UP - 32 MAX BRACKET | $535.00 |
Saturday | 9/19/20 | 7:30 PM | QUALIFIER into WPT $215 Satellite - 5 seats GTD NLH | $45.00 |
Saturday | 9/19/20 | 7:30 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #8: $30K GTD PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT - BOUNTY | $320.00 |
Saturday | 9/19/20 | 8:00 PM | PHASE 1 into WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event | $109.00 |
Saturday | 9/19/20 | 8:30 PM | SATELLITE: WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event - 10 seats GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Sunday | 9/20/20 | 3:00 PM | SATELLITE: Boosted Turbo WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES Main Event - 10 seats GTD NLH | $215.00 |
Sunday | 9/20/20 | 5:00 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES PHASE 2 - $1060 Buy-In Main Event powered by partypoker US Network | $1,060.00 |
Sunday | 9/20/20 | 8:00 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #9: $20K GTD TURBO PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT - BOUNTY | $215.00 |
Monday | 9/21/20 | 7:00 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES PHASE 2 - DAY 2 LIVE STREAMED FINAL TABLE | |
Monday | 9/21/20 | 8:00 PM | WPT ONLINE BORGATA SERIES #10: $20K GTD TURBO PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT - BOUNTY | $215.00 |
Level 1 is underway with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40 in Event #4: $20K GTD NLH. This $215 buy-in is already almost three-quarters of the way to meeting its guaranteed prize pool with 73 players registered as the clock has struck 7:30 p.m. ET.
Unlimited entries and re-entries are available until approximately 10:15 p.m. ET, meaning a large turnout should ensue for the event.
Midway through the first level of play (150/300/40), the field has risen to 85 and is showing no time of slowing. Among the early arrivals are Michael "miw210x" Wang, Tony "Bond18" Dunst, and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
warmapplepyz
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
ELITEMALESSO | 50,000 | 50,000 |
GiantGenius | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Tony "Bond18" Dunst
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
The_Tuz99 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Michael "miw210x" Wang
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
dhimp20 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
NoRverNoFish | 50,000 | 50,000 |
jerseyman99 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Gohednpopoff | 50,000 | 50,000 |
pay4medsch00l | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr
|
50,000 | |
Stone454 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd | 50,000 | 50,000 |
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza | 50,000 | 50,000 |
iamlucky1
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, there was 16,400 in the middle with three-way turn action among "McDonald1884" in the small blind, "joeyh1935" in the big blind, and "Manduwap," who was in middle position.
The board was and "McDonald1884" bet 400. "joeyh1935" pumped it up to 13,600 to force a fold from "Manduwap" and put action back onto "McDonald1884," who called.
Action then went heads up to the river and both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
"McDonald1884" showed for a pair of queens and "joeyh1935" showed for top pair, top kicker to earn them the pot of more than 43,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
joeyh1935 | 70,020 | 70,020 |
Manduwap
|
41,510 | 41,510 |
McDonald1884
|
26,050 | 26,050 |
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.”
Play is midway through Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, and 112 entries have already been recorded for the event. This means the guaranteed prize pool of $20,000 has already been exceeded with two-plus more hours of open registration still to add to the total.
Leading the way through the first 25 minutes of play is Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty, who has a stack of over 131,000 already. Tony "Bond18" Dunst is right behind him, and the remainder of the top 20 stacks in the tournament have been posted below.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty
|
131,094 | 131,094 |
Tony "Bond18" Dunst
|
118,110 | 68,110 |
Doni34 | 108,010 | 108,010 |
TeekMoo
|
100,959 | 100,959 |
Kevgee77
|
93,328 | 93,328 |
ANTSTAR11
|
89,250 | 89,250 |
sKarogna
|
86,832 | 86,832 |
LexBabe | 85,680 | 85,680 |
Buck73201
|
83,505 | 83,505 |
scottp
|
83,370 | 83,370 |
Metalhead420
|
83,189 | 83,189 |
Standoff2327
|
80,742 | 80,742 |
tigersback
|
79,245 | 79,245 |
shelah627
|
77,762 | 77,762 |
chaposticks | 77,214 | 77,214 |
upayformypennys | 76,310 | 76,310 |
Winbig12
|
75,787 | 75,787 |
SLAPPYtheDUMMY
|
74,750 | 74,750 |
dhimp20 | 73,890 | 23,890 |
The_Tuz99 | 72,190 | 22,190 |
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, "LexBabe" opened the action with a raise to 1,200 in middle position and received a call from "DigBickNick" in the hijack. "Metalhead420" called on the button, as did both "shelah629" in the small blind and "chen718" in the big blind to take action five ways to the streets.
The flop dropped and action checked to "LexBabe," who made a continuation-bet of 3,300. "DigBickNick" called and "Metalhead420" folded. The pattern then repeated with "shelah629" calling before "chen718" folded, and action proceeded three handed.
The turn came and "shelah629" checked again. "LexBabe" fired a second barrel of 4,200, prompting a quick fold from "DigBickNick." Action was then back on "shelah629" and they put in a check-raise to 16,600.
"LexBabe" folded and "shelah629" took down the pot with their turn check-raise, taking their stack over 80,000 without needing to see a showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Metalhead420
|
109,106 | 25,917 |
shelah629
|
81,587 | 81,587 |
chen718 | 46,205 | 46,205 |
DigBickNick
|
32,433 | 32,433 |
LexBabe | 29,010 | -56,670 |
In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, "Buck73201" raised to 1,600 in early position and was called by "scottp" in the cutoff. A couple of folds ensued to put action onto "chaposticks" in the big blind, who three-bet to 6,800.
"Buck73201" four-bet to 12,000 and "scottp" got out of the way. "chaposticks" then five-bet jammed for 71,200 and "Buck73201" thought for a couple of moments before clicking the call button.
"chaposticks":
"Buck73201":
The two were in a coin flip situation and "chaposticks" was both at risk for their tournament life and slightly ahead, in need of holding. The runout complied, coming to give them jacks up and earn the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
chaposticks | 145,378 | 68,164 |
scottp
|
142,679 | 59,309 |
Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell | 66,805 | 66,805 |
Buck73201
|
7,426 | -76,079 |