Event #5: $25K GTD Progressive Knockout Bounty
Day 1 Completed
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Event #5: $25K GTD Progressive Knockout Bounty
Day: 1
The WPT Online Borgata Series Event #5: $25K GTD Progressive Knockout Bounty came to an end early Friday morning after Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken defeated BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel "leinad" Buzgon to win $14,256 for his first-place victory ($7,154 plus $7,102 in bounties).
The fifth event saw 17 players start the tournament with that number steadily increasing throughout the registration period as Vanauken outlasted a field of 97 entries at $535 apiece.
The 97 total entries generated a total prize pool of $48,500 that would be paid out to the top 14 players.
The playing field saw a total of 26 players at the start of Level 16 but that number quickly dwindled as John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza bubbled the tournament at the start of Level 21, leaving the remaining players in the money.
From there, players steadidly dropped as "FRIELnGood" (14th place - $376), "angels" (13th Place - $376 + $844), Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo (12th Place - $436 + $312), "Stoops211" (11th Place - $436 + $781), "chaposticks" (10th Place - $558 + $,1297) and "ClarkWesterfeld" (9th Place - $558 + $562), all got a piece of the pie but fell short of the making final table.
Event #5 Results
| Place | Player | Prize | KO | Total Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $7,154 | $7,102 | $14,256 |
| 2 | Daniel "leinad" Buzgon | $4,219 | $3,258 | $7,477 |
| 3 | "Stonniepokes" | $3,031 | $1,469 | $4,500 |
| 4 | Derek "pompii" Sudell | $2,279 | $625 | $2,904 |
| 5 | Dan “mj23style” Sewing | $1,758 | $1,156 | $2,914 |
| 6 | David "TheKing411" Coleman | $1,309 | $766 | $2,075 |
| 7 | Ryan “TheSims” Hohner | $994 | $0 | $994 |
| 8 | "pay4medsch00l" | $764 | $1,672 | $2,436 |
Final Table Action
At the start of Level 27, "pay4medsch00l" was the first to fall in eighth place and they were quickly followed by Ryan “TheSims” Hohner in seventh place, then David "TheKing411" Coleman in sixth place.
The elimination continued like spitfire as Dan “mj23style” Sewing, Derek "pompii" Sudell and "Stonniepokes" all fell in quick succession, setting the stage for an even heads-up battle.
The heads-up match got off to a slow start as the chip stacks were dead even but it wasn't long before Vanauken won a double to take the chip lead and he then eliminated Buzgon in second place after flopping a set of nines.
PokerNews coverage will continue for the series on Friday, September 17 with updates coming for Event #6: $20K GTD Six-Max NLH ($215).
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In Level 31 with blinds at 25,000/50,000 (6,250 ante), Daniel “leinad” Buzgon was all in for 1,278,442 after a 
flop and Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken called.
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon: 
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: 
The 
turn was no good for Buzgon as he needed to spike a queen on the river to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Buzgon, the 
completed the board on the river ending BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro's tournament in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,850,000
1,715,942
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1,715,942 |
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Busted |
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In Level 28 with blinds at 18,000/36,000 (4,500 ante), Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken raised to 560,00 from the button "Stonniepokes" called off their 353,378 from the small blind.
"Stonniepokes": 
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: 
"Stonniepokes" was ahead with their made hand until the 
flop appeared pairing Vanauken's ten.
The 
paired the board on the turn and "Stonniepokes" wanted to see a snowman fall on the river but it was the 
ending their tournament in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
1,350,012
|
1,350,012 |
|
Busted |
In Level 28 with blinds at 18,000/36,000 (4,500 ante), Derek "pompii" Sudell was in for 268,572 after a 
flop and was called by Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken.
Derek "pompii" Sudell: 
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: 
Sudell flopped top-pair but was still trailing the pocket queens of Vanauken and neither the 
turn nor the 
river were any help, ending his tournament in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
In Level 27 with blinds at 14,000/28,000 (3,500 ante), Dan “mj23style” Sewing was all in preflop and was called by Daniel “leinad” Buzgon.
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon: 
Dan “mj23style” Sewing: 
Sewing was ahead with his made hand of sixes until the 
flop appeared pairing Buzgon's jack.
The turn left Sewing hoping to see a six fall on the river but it came the 
ending his tournament in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
1,562,320
|
1,562,320 |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 27 with blinds at 14,000/28,000 (3,500 ante), David "TheKing411" Coleman raised all in for 411,588 from the button and Daniel “leinad” Buzgon isolated from the small blind.
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon: 
David "TheKing411" Coleman: 
Coleman was dominated and he didn't like the 
flop that took away one of his outs.
The turn was no help to Coleman nor was the 
river which ended his night in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
In Level 27 with blinds at 14,000/28,000 (3,500 ante), Ryan “TheSims” Hohner was all in after a flop and was called by Daniel “leinad” Buzgon.
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon: 
Ryan “TheSims” Hohner: 
Hohner was ahead and the turn didn't change a thing but the river completed Buzgon's flush, eliminating Hohner in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |