2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

Event #7 High: $20,000 GTD NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

Final Results
Winner
"ClarkWesterfeld"
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$8,424
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$32,400
Entries
162

"Pokerlambie18" Eliminated in 15th Place ($486)

"Pokerlambie18" Eliminated in 15th Place
"Pokerlambie18" Eliminated in 15th Place

Blinds were 12,000/24,000 with an ante of 3,000 in Level 24 and "Pokerlambie18" went all in for 153,144 in the hijack. Action folded around to "Djp120388" in the small blind, who reraised all in for 367,194 and got a fold.

"Pokerlambie18": {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
"Djp120388": {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The two players found themselves in a coin flip situation and "Pokerlambie18" needed help to stay alive. Extra outs came on the flop {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades} but it was nothing more than a tease as the turn {4-Clubs} and river {7-Spades} completed the runout with "Djp120388's" fives remaining best, taking the field down to 14 players in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Djp120388
565,338
176,713
176,713
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Pokerlambie18
Busted

"golden13" Doubles Through "odo23"

"golden13" Doubles Through "odo23"
"golden13" Doubles Through "odo23"

Level 24 (12,000/24,000/3,000) saw "golden13" go all in preflop from the hijack and receive action from "odo23" in the small blind.

"golden13": {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
"odo23": {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

"golden13" found a double as the board ran out {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Spades} to secure two pair on the flop and hold, winning a pot of more than 725,000 along the way.

Player Chips Progress
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golden13
725,424
481,412
481,412
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odo23
295,372
-343,222
-343,222

"FrankyFunk" Eliminated in 16th Place ($405)

"FrankyFunk" Eliminated in 16th Place
"FrankyFunk" Eliminated in 16th Place

On the last hand of Level 23 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, "FrankyFunk" went all in for 102,816 under the gun and saw "odo23" reraise all in for 464,768 from the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

"FrankyFunk": {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}
"odo23": {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"FrankyFunk" picked up an extra out in odd fashion as the flop came {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, but that was the closest they would get as the turn {j-Hearts} and river {q-Hearts} gave them Broadway, but it was still unable to top "odo23's" full house and they were eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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odo23
638,594
236,026
236,026
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FrankyFunk
Busted

"harveyblicks" Eliminated in 18th Place; "supremetny" Eliminated in 17th Place ($405)

"supremetny" Eliminated in 17th Place
"supremetny" Eliminated in 17th Place

Action was in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 2,500 ante when all of the chips got in the middle preflop between "supremetny" in the hijack and "JinYang," who was in the cutoff.

"supremetny": {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
"JinYang": {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

"supremetny" was at risk for their tournament life and in need of help. It did not come as the board ran out {5-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} to leave them dry on chips.

Moments earlier, "harveyblicks was eliminated from the tournament. Sixteen now remain.

Player Chips Progress
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JinYang
874,818
386,000
386,000
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supremetny
Busted
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harveyblicks
Busted

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

Katie Stone
Katie Stone

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.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.

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"IIIIIIIIIIII" Bubbles Event 7: $20,000 GTD NLH

"IIIIIIIIIIII" Bubbles Event 7: $20,000 GTD NLH
"IIIIIIIIIIII" Bubbles Event 7: $20,000 GTD NLH

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante, "IIIIIIIIIIII" got all in preflop from the big blind and was at risk against "smoothustler," who was in the cutoff.

"IIIIIIIIIIII": {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
"smoothustler": {9-Spades}{8-Spades}

Although "IIIIIIIIIIII" was ahead, the board ran out {q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} to give "smoothustler" two pair, queens and nines to finish with the best hand and eliminate "IIIIIIIIIIII" in 19th place as the bubble finisher to the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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smoothustler
858,636
276,817
276,817
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IIIIIIIIIIII
Busted

"golden13" Doubles on Bubble

"golden13" Doubles on the Bubble
"golden13" Doubles on the Bubble

In Level 22 with blinds up to 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "golden13" went all in under the gun for 104,000 and was called by "Djp120388" in the cutoff.

"golden13": {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
"Djp120388": {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

"golden13" pulled further ahead after hitting top set on the flop {7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} but got a small sweat on the turn {10-Clubs} as "Djp120388" picked up a backdoor gutshot straight draw. However, the river {6-Clubs} did not complete the draw and "golden13" stayed alive with a crucial double as 19 still remain.

Player Chips Progress
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Djp120388
388,625
-130,756
-130,756
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golden13
244,012
88,256
88,256

Engel Bubbles the Bubble

Ari Engel Eliminated in 20th Place
Ari Engel Eliminated in 20th Place

In Level 21 (7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante), Ari Engel raised to 140,000 and saw action fold around to "ClarkWesterfeld" in the big blind, who reraised to put Engel all in for the remainder of his stack, totaling less than one big blind. Engel made the call.

Ari Engel: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
"ClarkWesterfeld": {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Engel was in a coin flip situation for his tournament life and slightly ahead. He pulled further ahead on the flop {4-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Spades} but the turn {a-Spades} changed his fortunes, leaving him in need of hitting a Bryan Piccioli miracle in order to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the river {2-Hearts} was of no avail and he was eliminated in 20th place to bring the tournament to the direct money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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ClarkWesterfeld
1,013,044
1,013,044
1,013,044
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Ari Engel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelBryan Piccioli

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

Lobby on the Bubble
Lobby on the Bubble

Hand-for-hand play has begun with two eliminations needed before reaching the money. Here's an update on chip counts nearing the bubble. Play is still in Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750.

Player Chips Progress
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ClarkWesterfeld
826,815
826,815
826,815
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PompYouUp
653,662
304,484
304,484
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smoothustler
581,819
-152,242
-152,242
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Turkeyleg
551,018
183,950
183,950
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MattEMenz
539,456
-76,462
-76,462
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Djp120388
519,381
519,381
519,381
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JinYang
488,818
-144,322
-144,322
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FrankyFunk
435,978
33,250
33,250
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thehebrewhammer
434,131
9,200
9,200
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sri50k
421,766
-49,426
-49,426
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odo23
402,568
223,526
223,526
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Pokerlambie18
395,622
283,160
283,160
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harveyblicks
378,661
-94,500
-94,500
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IReadYrSoul
320,516
158,612
158,612
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supremetny
249,750
43,750
43,750
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SugarJ
240,070
-73,000
-73,000
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rumpthumper
229,574
24,475
24,475
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golden13
155,756
-56,500
-56,500
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Ari Engel
155,247
-111,683
-111,683
WSOP 2X Winner
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IIIIIIIIIIII
119,392
-110,500
-110,500

"PeoplesChamp" Shot Down

"FrankyFunk" Dethrones "PeoplesChamp"
"FrankyFunk" Dethrones "PeoplesChamp"

Early in Level 21 with blinds at 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, "PeoplesChamp" went all in for their last 112,000 in middle position and saw "FrankyFunk" reraise all in from the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

"PeoplesChamp": {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
"FrankyFunk": {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

"PeoplesChamp" was in bad shape and their situation only got worse as the flop came {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. They were drawing dead by the turn {6-Clubs} as "FrankyFunk's" flopped top set turned into a full house, good for the second nuts as the river {10-Hearts} completed the runout and sent "PeoplesChamp" to the virtual rail in 23rd place.

Moments later, both "Burgersssss" and "chromeking" were also eliminated to bring the number of players in the tournament down to 20, just two eliminations away from reaching the money.

Player Chips Progress
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FrankyFunk
402,728
82,866
82,866
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PeoplesChamp
Busted