2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

$100,000 GTD Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$28,605
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$126,290
Entries
346

"bbmkbb1" Eliminated by "Burgersssss"; "TheSims" Doubles Through "Nanony"

Hand #1: In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, "Nanony" raised to 40,000 on the button and "TheSims" three-bet all in for about 130,000. "Nanony" called.

"TheSims": {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
"Nanony": {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The preflop coin-flip situation turned into a sweat for "TheSims" on the flop {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. Despite flopping a set, "Nanony" now found themselves with an open-ended straight draw.

However, "TheSims" wound up on the right end of the coin when all was said and done as the turn {4-Diamonds} and river {2-Spades} were both safe for their hand to remain best and score a double.

Hand #2: On another table, "bbmkbb1" went all in on the button for their last 108,000 and "Burgersssss" gave them action from the small blind.

"bbmkbb1": {a-Hearts}{2-Spades}
"Burgersssss": {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

"bbmkbb1" was unable to get any help on the runout and found themselves eliminated from the tournament in 47th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Burgersssss us
Burgersssss
1,376,367
205,447
205,447
Profile photo of Nanony
Nanony
301,240
81,870
81,870
Profile photo of TheSims
TheSims
295,000
152,500
152,500
Profile photo of bbmkbb1 us
bbmkbb1
Busted

Chip Counts at Break - 49 Remain (full)

Forty-nine players remain on break in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500. Full chip counts have been provided for all remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eages
Eages
1,849,054
1,031,921
1,031,921
Profile photo of sri50k us
sri50k
1,668,477
980,567
980,567
Profile photo of maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
1,579,594
1,126,035
1,126,035
Profile photo of GrindUrGearz us
GrindUrGearz
1,526,991
751,033
751,033
Profile photo of deerpathdave us
deerpathdave
1,331,002
773,242
773,242
Profile photo of Gohednpopoff us
Gohednpopoff
1,269,392
Profile photo of Bluehaven
Bluehaven
1,198,287
754,777
754,777
Profile photo of IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
1,190,517
554,464
554,464
Profile photo of Burgersssss us
Burgersssss
1,170,920
29,500
29,500
Profile photo of rumpthumper us
rumpthumper
1,148,284
963,541
963,541
Profile photo of mackdog us
mackdog
1,061,961
Profile photo of MatchupProof us
MatchupProof
1,008,604
-28,793
-28,793
Profile photo of ParxBigStax
ParxBigStax
973,957
332,484
332,484
Profile photo of Rennan23
Rennan23
888,416
Profile photo of mmflpoker
mmflpoker
874,576
542,046
542,046
Profile photo of LordRamsaySlays
LordRamsaySlays
866,514
499,706
499,706
Profile photo of bigcakes1
bigcakes1
850,384
-67,158
-67,158
Profile photo of AvidSmores
AvidSmores
785,712
Profile photo of mj23style us
mj23style
768,233
252,747
252,747
Profile photo of Stevehung us
Stevehung
751,917
163,657
163,657
Profile photo of Sblast2711
Sblast2711
740,110
-177,699
-177,699
Profile photo of Whodatvu
Whodatvu
635,874
258,224
258,224
Profile photo of Donkfish
Donkfish
627,815
136,879
136,879
Profile photo of jetsfan411 us
jetsfan411
614,504
512,734
512,734
Profile photo of layitdown08 us
layitdown08
576,024
-279,136
-279,136

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Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active here in the 2020 2 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker

"Burgersssss" Scores Back-To-Back Knockouts

"Burgersssss" Eliminates "MarsRover"
"Burgersssss" Eliminates "MarsRover"

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "Burgersssss" was in the process of having the pot shipped their way to eliminate "MarsRover" from the tournament after they got their last 13 big blinds into the middle.

"MarsRover": {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
"Burgersssss": {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The runout came {2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and "Burgersssss" took down the pot with a set of kings. On the following hand, "Burgersssss" eliminated "Theother28" from the tournament.

"Theother28": {k-}{j-}
"Burgersssss": {a-Clubs}{10-}

"Theother28" hit a jack on the flop but four clubs came on board by the river and "Burgersssss" got their second knockout in as many hands, ballooning over 1 million in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Burgersssss us
Burgersssss
1,141,420
679,709
679,709
Profile photo of MarsRover us
MarsRover
Busted
Profile photo of Theother28
Theother28
Busted

Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

BorgataPoker.com
BorgataPoker.com

Registration has officially closed as Level 22 has begun and blinds have been raised to 8,000/16,000 with an ante of 2,000. In total, 346 entries generated a total prize pool of $126,290. Thirty-six players will get paid and earn at least $757.74, with the eventual winner taking home $28,604.70. Full prize pool information can be found in the Payouts Tab.

Sixty-six players currently remain.

"bigcakes1" Sends "TheSims" To Rebuy

"bigcakes1" Wins Big Pot With Aces
"bigcakes1" Wins Big Pot With Aces

Action was in Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750 as "TheSims" had gotten all in from the hijack against "bigcakes1" and the cards were in the process of being run.

"TheSims": {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
"bigcakes1": {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

When all was said and done, the board read {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, with "bigcakes1" earning the pot and the knockout as their pair of aces remained best against "TheSims" top pair of tens.

"bigcakes1" now finds themselves with over 900,000, while "TheSims" wasted no time re-entering while they were still able to as only a handful of minutes remain inside the registration period

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of bigcakes1
bigcakes1
917,542
Profile photo of TheSims
TheSims
100,000
-81,743
-81,743

"odo23" Loses Coin Flip To Bust

"odo23" On Wrong End of Coin Flip
"odo23" On Wrong End of Coin Flip

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "Eages" opened the action with a raise to 30,000 in middle position and "odo23" three-bet all in for 212,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to "Eages," who called to send the two off to the races.

"odo23": {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
"Eages": {q-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

"odo23" was not ahead for long as the flop came {9-Spades}{a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} to give "Eages" trips. The turn {10-Spades} and river {6-Clubs} completed the runout, spelling the end of "odo23's" tournament life with less than 20 minutes remaining in the registration period.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eages
Eages
817,133
-42,175
-42,175
Profile photo of odo23 us
odo23
Busted

"layitdown08" Delivers a Cooler To "IIIIIIIIIIII"

"layitdown08" Doubles Through "IIIIIIIIIIII"
"layitdown08" Doubles Through "IIIIIIIIIIII"

In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "layitdown08" raised to 20,000 in middle position and received a call from "sugawolf," who was on the button. "IIIIIIIIIIII" three-bet to 75,000 in the small blind and "layitdown08" four-bet all in for 407,500. "sugawolf" folded and "IIIIIIIIIIII" called for almost all of their chips.

"layitdown08": {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
"IIIIIIIIIIII": {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board came {4-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}, with "layitdown08" winning with their pair of kings to score the double, vaulting up the leader board to go along with it. "IIIIIIIIIIII" was eliminated moments later and then re-bought, being seated with a fresh stack of 100,000 in the same seat they previously occupied.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of layitdown08 us
layitdown08
855,160
855,160
855,160
Profile photo of sugawolf
sugawolf
227,149
227,149
227,149
Profile photo of IIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIII
100,000
-394,069
-394,069

“vak7503” Wins Event #11 Low: $1,000 GTD NLH

Borgata Event 11
Borgata Event 11

On Friday night, the $5 buy-in Event #11 Low: $1,000 GTD NLH crushed its guarantee by drawing 818 entrants, which resulted in a $3,681 prize pool.

That was paid out to the top 90 players, and among those to make a deep run was “Mferr4” (11th - $44.17), “BookMan13” (18th - $31.28), and “alphaelite1488” (25th - $19.50), just to name a few.

After seven hours of play, “vak7503” bested “att4343” in heads-up play to win the title and $656.36 top prize.

Event #11 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1“vak7503”$656.36
2“att4343”$489.57
3“Gotem212”$344.17
4“JFlynn0606”$261.35
5“Aimee30”$200.61
6“Payman”$150.92
7“Str8crazy”$114.11
8“CFBANE”$82.82