Event #6: $20K GTD Six-Max NLH | WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network

09-19-2020 03:37 UTC-4

"PipthqueakAA" Wins WPT Online Borgata Series Event #6: $20K GTD Six-Max NLH for $13,328

Anthony Thompson

The WPT Online Borgata Series Event #6: $20K GTD Six-Max NLH came to an end early Saturday morning with "PipthqueakAA" running their way to the finish line defeating "treetrap heads-up for the first-place prize of $13,328.

The sixth event saw 77 players start the tournament with that number steadily increasing throughout the registration period as "PipthqueakAA" outlasted a field of 280 entries at $215 apiece.

The 280 total entries generated a total prize pool of $56,000 that would be paid out to the top 30 players.

Once registration ended, only 74 players remained and that number quickly dwindled as "brogna2phi" bubbled the tournament at the start of Level 22, leaving the remaining players in the money.

From there, players started dropping by the wayside as Derek "pompii" Sudell (26th place - $616), Alex “JinYang” Butcher (25th Place - $616), Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon (24th Place - $672), James "Bagels" Lillis (23rd Place - $672), Dan “mj23style” Sewing (18th Place - $756), Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty (17th Place - $756), Michael "miw210x" Wang (13th Place - $756), John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza (12th Place - $952) and Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg (7th Place - $1,848) all got a piece of the pie but fell short of the making final table.

Event #6 Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	"PipthqueakAA"	$13,328
2	"treetrap"	$7,812
3	"Aiden13"	$5,768
4	"proletariat"	$4,032
5	"BambooLounge"	$3,052
6	"dhimp20"	$2,408

Final Table Action

The end of Level 32 saw "dhimp20" bow out first in sixth place after their pocked fives were rivered by "Aiden13's ace-queen.

A full three levels passed before "BambooLounge" took their exit in fifth place after their pocket tens came up short against PipthqueakAA's king-seven off suit.

A few levels later, the next elimination happened after "proletariat" lost holding ace-queen off suit to "PipthqueakAA's" king-ten off suit.

"Aiden13" was the next to drop after failing to connect with the runout holding live cards against "PipthqueakAA".

The heads-up battle saw "PipthqueakAA" hold a 2:1 chip advantage and he made quick work of "treetrap" within a few short levels.

PokerNews coverage will continue for the series on Saturday, September 19 with updates coming for Event #8: $30K GTD Progressive Knockout Bounty ($215).

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09-19-2020 03:37 UTC-4

"treetrap" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($7,812)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 39 with blinds at 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante), "PipthqueakAA" raised all in and "treetrap" called off their 2,046,126 stack from the big blind.

"treetrap":
"PipthqueakAA":

"treetrap" held the better hand but it was "PipthqueakAA" who connected with the flop.

The turn was no help to "treetrap" as they needed to spike an ace on the river to keep their tournament hopes alive.

Unfortunately for "treetrap", the wasn't the card they wanted to see and their tournament ended in second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PipthqueakAA	14,000,000	5,023,446
treetrap	Busted

09-19-2020 03:26 UTC-4

"Aiden13" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,768)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 60,000/120,000 (15,000 ante), "Aiden13" raised all in for 941,320 from the small blind and "PipthqueakAA" called from the big blind.

"Aiden13":
"PipthqueakAA":

"Aiden13" was behind holding live cards but couldn't find a pair with the runout and their tournament ended in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PipthqueakAA	8,976,554	-849,793
Aiden13	Busted

09-19-2020 03:11 UTC-4

"proletariat" Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,032)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 60,000/120,000 (15,000 ante), "PipthqueakAA" raised on the button and then called "proletariat's" 1,399,838 three-bet jam from the big blind.

"proletariat":
"PipthqueakAA":

"proletariat" was ahead until the flop appeared giving "PipthqueakAA" trip tens.

The turn was no help to "proletariat" nor was the and their tournament ended in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PipthqueakAA	7,000,000	2,104,071
proletariat	Busted

09-19-2020 02:49 UTC-4

"BambooLounge" Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,052)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 35 with blinds at 45,000/90,000 (11,250 ante), "PipthqueakAA" raised from the cutoff and then called "BambooLounge's" 479,453 three-bet jam from the big blind.

"PipthqueakAA":
"BambooLounge":

"BambooLounge" was ahead with their pocket tens until the flop appeared pairing "PipthqueakAA's" king.

The turn improved "PipthqueakAA's" hand to trips and "BambooLounge" needed any ten or non-spade seven to stay alive.

Unfortunately for "BambooLounge", the completed the board on the river and ended their tournament in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PipthqueakAA	5,752,679	1,056,203
BambooLounge	Busted

09-19-2020 02:10 UTC-4

"dhimp20" Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,408)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 32 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 (7,500 ante), "Aiden13" raised on the button and then called "dhimp20's" 1,470,919 three-bet jam from the small blind.

"Aiden13":
"dhimp20":

"dhimp20" was ahead with their made hand of fives and nothing changed after the flop.

The paired the board on the turn and "dhimp20" just needed to fade the one card but the dropped on the ending their their tournament in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aiden13	5,699,655	1,878,919
dhimp20	Busted

09-19-2020 01:50 UTC-4

Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg Bubbles the Final Table ($1,848); "softee" Fell in 8th Place ($1,456) and "ndirish50" Fell in 9th Place ($1,176)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 31 with blinds at 25,000/50,000 (6,250 ante), "Aiden13" limped in from the small blind and then called Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg's 387,441 all in raise from the big blind.

"Aiden13":
Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg:

Rothberg was ahead until the flop appeared pairing "Aiden13's" king.

The turn was no help to Rothberg as he needed to spike an ace or diamond on the river to stay alive but it came the ending his tournament in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aiden13	5,001,961	488,691
ndirish50	Busted
softee	Busted
Josh “layitdown08” Rothberg	Busted

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09-19-2020 00:45 UTC-4

Bracelet Winner Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo Discusses Recent partypoker US Network Win

Anthony Thompson

The partypoker US Online Network – which is comprised of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker – has been gaining momentum in New Jersey, most recently with the current WPT Online Borgata Series.

One player who has been doing quite well on the site is bracelet winner Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo, 37, of West Milford, New Jersey. You might recall that last summer, Lupo topped a 1,767-entry field to win the WSOP.com Online $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack for $145,274 and a gold bracelet. Earlier this year, he added a ring to his résumé by taking down the WSOP.com Online Circuit Event #3: $320 NLH 6-Max for $32,595 and a month later won the WSOP.com $100,000 GTD Sunday for $50,715.

Last month, Lupo’s success continued when he bested a 305-entry field to win the partypoker US Network Online Series $50K GTD NLH 6-Max Main Event for $14,792.

PokerNews recently caught up with Lupo, who went to NJIT for Architecture and baseball, to ask him about poker, which he squeezes in between working for an Architecture firm in Bridgewater specializing in single-family residential and smaller commercial projects and his family, which includes three kids ages 2-5 and his supportive wife Laura.

Q&A with Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo

PokerNews: When and how did you learn to play poker?

Lupo: I started playing/learning in college during the Rounders and Moneymaker boom with a bunch of the baseball guys. Within a year I found myself hosting games at college, at home on breaks and basically anywhere I could find or make a game. I didn’t play much online early on, regrettably.

What sort of poker do you play these days?

Mostly online MTTs playing like three sessions per week on average with buy-ins typically from $50 to $1k with the occasional $2-$3k buy in for a big event. I average around 500-600 MTTs a month despite not playing full time, I tend to put in a lot of volume when I’m on. The games are mostly NLH and some PLO MTTs, but love when StarsNJ runs a series as they run a fun 8-Game MTT with a bunch of other mixed variants.

What’s it like to play poker while raising young children?

It’s been a constant evolution. I could probably write a book about all the highs and lows and life adjustments I’ve had or chose to make. It gives me a lot of inspiration to succeed while also adding some weight to my losses as it's like 'not only was I way from my kids for all of Sunday afternoon but I lost (insert obnoxious Sunday schedule cost here)'.

Daniel Lupo and his family. (Photo c/o Daniel Lupo)

What are some of your poker goals?

Try and win everything I play. Actually, my biggest current goal is trying to optimize my MTT game selection. Since quarantine began the schedules have been exploding site to site and while it's been great, with lots of new players and lots of live players playing online it has also drastically increased my average buy-ins and session costs as well as the field size which further increases variance.

I'm trying to optimize the balance of table quantity and expected value vs individual session costs and the variance that comes with it. Having an average buy-in of $250 adds up pretty quickly when it's spread across 60+ entries on a Sunday. My biggest ongoing and long-term goal is to win enough to help my family live comfortably.

How did it feel to take down the partypoker US Network Phased Main Event last month?

I was pretty stoked about the partypoker US win. I love their structure and it was a very tough field when we were deep; I was fortunate to run pretty well and the be able to leverage my chip stack at the final table. I had made a bunch of top 18 runs in their series Main Events but couldn't crack a solid finish lately so this felt a little extra special.

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09-18-2020 23:48 UTC-4

"brogna2phi" Bubbles After Being Seen Atop the Leaderboard

Anthony Thompson

In Level 22 with blinds at 6,000/12,000 (1,500 ante), "brogna2phi" got their remaining chips in the middle after a flop from the big blind and was called by Michael "miw210x" Wang from under the gun.

"brogna2phi":
Michael "miw210x" Wang:

"brogna2phi" was ahead with their pocket queens until the appeared on the turn giving Wang trip tens.

The river just added salt to the wound as it improved Wang's hand to quads and eliminated "brogna2phi" on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "miw210x" Wang	723,060	645,126
brogna2phi	Busted

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09-18-2020 23:37 UTC-4

Stone Eliminated As Play Inches Closer to the Money Bubble

Anthony Thompson

In Level 21 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 (1,250 ante), Katie "KatieStone" Stone open-jammed for 50,207 from under the gun and was called by "dhimp20" from the button.

"dhimp20":
Katie "KatieStone" Stone:

Stone was ahead and connected with the flop but still had a sweat as her opponent picked up an open-ended straight draw.

The turn got Stone's heart pumping as her opponent added more outs with the flush draw and the river was no miracle as it ended the BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro's night just shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
dhimp20	696,592	480,055
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	Busted

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