WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network

Event #2: $10K GTD NLH R+A
Day: 1
Event Info

WPT Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network

Final Results
Winner
IReadYrSoul
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$6,932
Event Info
Buy-in
$100
Entries
99

Recent Eliminations

Players have just returned from a five-minute break and only a couple of minutes remain in Level 18 (3,000/6,000/750). Just 50 players now remain after a chunk of post-add-on eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
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SLHalper13
Busted
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GiantGenius
Busted
Profile photo of upayformypennys us
upayformypennys
Busted
Profile photo of NoRecourse us
NoRecourse
Busted
Profile photo of Stonniepokes us
Stonniepokes
Busted
Profile photo of KingofNJ us
KingofNJ
Busted
Profile photo of dhimp20 us
dhimp20
Busted
Profile photo of RobertJordan us
RobertJordan
Busted
Profile photo of brownmagic us
brownmagic
Busted
Profile photo of samir_mora_78 us
samir_mora_78
Busted
Profile photo of Ross "thehebrewhammer" Gottleib us
Ross "thehebrewhammer" Gottleib
Busted
Profile photo of Allyoucaneat us
Allyoucaneat
Busted
Profile photo of Stoops211 us
Stoops211
Busted

Buzgon Snapped

Dan Buzgon
Dan Buzgon

In Level 18 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, there was 36,600 in the middle on a board of {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades} with heads-up action between "layitdown08" in the hijack and Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon, who was in the big blind.

Buzgon fired out a bet of 32,000 and "layitdown08" called, bringing the river {2-Diamonds} with 90,600 in the middle. Buzgon thought for a couple of seconds and then overbet jammed for 119,000. "layitdown08" immediately called.

Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon: {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
"layitdown08": {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Buzgon saw his shove with top pair and busted flush draw get snap-called by his opponent's turned jacks up and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of layitdown08 us
layitdown08
523,815
156,339
156,339
Profile photo of Daniel ¡°leinad¡± Buzgon
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon
Busted

A Round of Chip Counts

In Level 17 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "TheTerminator1" is now atop the counts with 57 players remaining. Chip counts for the players on the first page of the leader board have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of TheTerminator1 us
TheTerminator1
480,411
Profile photo of metzfan86 us
metzfan86
441,628
Profile photo of IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
436,855
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
435,680
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bond18 us
Bond18
422,582
Profile photo of maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
408,839
Profile photo of mooseman1710 us
mooseman1710
385,656
Profile photo of MatchupProof us
MatchupProof
379,625
Profile photo of layitdown08 us
layitdown08
367,476
Profile photo of Alex ¡°JinYang¡± Butcher
Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher
359,213
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
341,171
Profile photo of jaehoez24 us
jaehoez24
333,514
Profile photo of keefvanh0rn us
keefvanh0rn
325,400
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig us
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
316,914
Profile photo of Livthanwen us
Livthanwen
315,188
Profile photo of epdawg5 us
epdawg5
291,725
Profile photo of FRIELnGood us
FRIELnGood
289,671
Profile photo of Premium123 us
Premium123
285,215
Profile photo of angels us
angels
268,268
Profile photo of onoreally us
onoreally
266,353

Sherrier Given a Cold Shower

Brian Sherrier
Brian Sherrier

In Level 16 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, stacks got into the middle for a total pot of 375,000 between Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier" in early position and "mooseman1710," who was in the small blind.
Sherrier was at risk with "mooseman1710" covering him by just 15,000.

Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier": {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
"mooseman1710": {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Sherrier found no help as the board ran out {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, giving his opponent top set on the river along the way to result in his elimination from the tournament just a handful of minutes after the add-on period.

"TopCreature"
"TopCreature"
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of mooseman1710 us
mooseman1710
399,581
349,581
349,581
Profile photo of Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier us
Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier
Busted

Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

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Level 16 has begun with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500 and with it brings about official prize pool information. In total, 99 players entered and added another 76 rebuys and 60 add-ons to the tally. An overall prize pool of $23,500 has been recorded, more than doubling the $10,000 guarantee.

The top 14 places will be paid a minimum of $364, while the eventual winner will earn $6,932.

Complete payout information can be found in the Payouts Tab. Levels will last 12 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.

"a_stormy_knight" Rebuys

"a_stormy_knight"
"a_stormy_knight"

In Level 15 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450, "a_stormy_knight" jammed under the gun for 48,000 and "chen718" shoved over the top on their direct left to force all other players out of the hand.

"a_stormy_knight": {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}
"chen718": {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

"a_stormy_knight" needed to improve to double but saw "chen718" end up being the one to improve as the runout {7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} gave them a straight as "a_stormy_knight" was left with a pair of fours. They quickly rebought and were given a fresh stack of 50,000 with only a few minutes remaining in the rebuy period.

Player Chips Progress
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chen718
173,940
121,635
121,635
Profile photo of a_stormy_knight us
a_stormy_knight
50,000

PokerNews Podcast Special Edition: Remembering Mike Sexton

In a special edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jeff Platt pay tribute to Mike Sexton, whose recent passing after a cancer battle left the entire poker world in mourning.

Not only do they share their own personal experiences and favorite stories, but they also talk with those close to Sexton including Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, Maria Ho, Tony Dunst, Adam Pliska, Vince Van Patten, Nolan Dalla, Remko Rinkema, Antonio Esfandiari, and even his own brother, Jeff Sexton.

Tears are shed, laughs are had, and memories relived in this tribute to a poker legend, a consummate gentleman, and the greatest ambassador the game has ever seen.

Last Break of the Rebuy Period

The third break of the evening has arrived with Level 14 (1,600/3,200/400) now underway. Three more entries have been logged in the last few levels to bring the total number of players in the field up to 88. Fifty-nine players remain with "jerseyman99" atop the counts and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano in second.

The rebuy period will close at the end of Level 15 at approximately 10:19 p.m. ET. Anybody wishing to enter or rebuy (should their stack be at or below 50,000) must do so before the conclusion of Level 15, at which point all remaining players will have the option to add on for $100 and receive another 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of jerseyman99 us
jerseyman99
349,670
349,670
349,670
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
271,515
139,482
139,482
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bond18 us
Bond18
268,848
66,830
66,830
Profile photo of hoodrathings us
hoodrathings
234,653
184,653
184,653
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig us
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
233,393
23,190
23,190
Profile photo of Premium123 us
Premium123
229,580
109,100
109,100
Profile photo of KingofNJ us
KingofNJ
227,766
227,766
227,766
Profile photo of Michael "miw210x" Wang us
Michael "miw210x" Wang
217,262
12,100
12,100
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of onoreally us
onoreally
209,978
-4,754
-4,754
Profile photo of metzfan86 us
metzfan86
204,258
88,797
88,797
Profile photo of Alex ¡°JinYang¡± Butcher
Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher
198,323
155,771
155,771
Profile photo of Mike ¡°IIIIIIIIIIII¡± Haberman us
Mike ��IIIIIIIIIIII�� Haberman
187,026
-14,937
-14,937
Profile photo of RobertJordan us
RobertJordan
171,323
75,948
75,948
Profile photo of samir_mora_78 us
samir_mora_78
167,576
167,576
167,576
Profile photo of pay4medsch00l us
pay4medsch00l
153,869
-30,080
-30,080
Profile photo of NoRecourse us
NoRecourse
152,755
117,451
117,451
Profile photo of dhimp20 us
dhimp20
151,746
33,146
33,146
Profile photo of ghoul us
ghoul
151,026
5,450
5,450
Profile photo of Daniel ¡°leinad¡± Buzgon
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon
150,644
128,795
128,795
Profile photo of KingKong24 us
KingKong24
149,719
30,010
30,010
Profile photo of HellHound us
HellHound
Busted
Profile photo of HaliaX us
HaliaX
Busted
Profile photo of under_where00 us
under_where00
Busted
Profile photo of goods21 us
goods21
Busted
Profile photo of Monkee us
Monkee
Busted

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Vanauken at Two Stacks

In Level 13 with blinds of 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350, Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken opened to 5,600 in middle position and "pay4medsch00l" called in the cutoff. "ghoul" was next to act on the button and three-bet to 17,600, prompting action to fold back around to Vanauken, who jammed for 69,000.

"pay4medsch00l" folded to put action back onto "ghoul," who thought for about 20 seconds before letting their hand go to earn Vanauken the pot without needing to see a runout. He finds himself just shy of 100,000 after taking down the pot, while both "pay4medsch00l" and "ghoul" have both also chipped up in recent levels, having stacks of 183,000 and 145,000, respectively as well.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of pay4medsch00l us
pay4medsch00l
183,949
77,144
77,144
Profile photo of ghoul us
ghoul
145,576
95,576
95,576
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
99,302