Level 15 has begun with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450. This 10-minute level is the last chance to enter or re-enter the tournament for all who wish to do so.
Six more entries were tallied in Level 14, bringing the total up to 132 with 54 players remaining across seven unfull tables.
Registration will close at 10:20 p.m. ET.
At the beginning of July, the partypoker US Network in New Jersey reached a sizzling conclusion when the WPT Online Poker Open, which combined fields from partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker crowned a winner. The Main Event drew a field of 868 entries, generating a lofty $317,540 prize pool which surpassed its $300k guarantee. It marked the largest ever event for the New Jersey online poker network surpassing the $302,100 prize pool for the $320 buy-in partypoker US Network $250K GTD back on March 29.
In the end, it was David "TheKing411" Coleman who emerged victorious for a payday of $56,586. In addition to the first-place prize, he also earned a WPT Championship Trophy and an $11,000 prize package which includes entry into the next WPT in-person live event, the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, which will take place at Bellagio in Las Vegas ($10,400 buy-in), as well as $600 in cash towards travel expenses.
David Coleman spoke to PokerNews about the win.
The tournament is on its third break of the night just a minute into Level 14 (1,800/3,600/450). With two levels left in the late registration period, 126 entries have now been recorded and 55 players currently remain. Here's an up-to-date look at the top page of the leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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528,828
87,905
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87,905 |
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370,974
168,181
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168,181 |
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319,492 | |
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296,181
105,491
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105,491 |
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234,301
-51,600
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-51,600 |
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232,771
89,078
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89,078 |
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226,438
137,164
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137,164 |
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213,750 | |
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206,820 | |
|
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202,600 | |
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177,012
-455
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-455 |
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176,110
79,485
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79,485 |
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158,685
-23,565
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-23,565 |
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158,527
75,212
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75,212 |
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154,444 | |
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142,132
-9,962
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-9,962 |
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140,308
44,492
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44,492 |
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138,285
92,242
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92,242 |
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122,104
60,089
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60,089 |
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110,580
56,724
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56,724 |
In Level 13 with blinds of 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350, there was 40,900 in the middle on a board of 
with heads-up action between Alex "JInYang" Butcher in the big blind and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd, who was in the hijack.
Butcher bet 10,200 and Dodd called, bringing the river 
. Butcher thought for a few moments and shoved all in for 41,400. Dodd immediately called and both players' hands were shown.
Alex "JinYang" Butcher: 
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd: 
Despite hitting a pair of sixes on the river, Butcher's missed gutshot straight draw was caught by Dodd's top pair and the pot was shipped his way. Dodd had already chipped up to over 300,000 and was the chip leader prior to the hand, and has now further increased his stack to 440,000. Butcher wasted no time re-entering and received a fresh stack of 50,000.
Meanwhile at an adjacent table, Borgata ambassador Katie "KatieStone" Stone had found herself below 10 big blinds and shoved all in preflop from late position with 
offsuit, only to run into the pocket aces of Ted "roystalin" Ely. Stone was unable to crack Ely's bullets and she was eliminated from the tournament as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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440,923
356,458
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356,458 |
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95,816
31,706
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31,706 |
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50,000
5,677
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5,677 |
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Busted |
BorgataPoker.com has a trio of Sponsored Pros, and one of them is Katie Stone.
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.”
In Level 12 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, Don "dhimp20" Himeple opened the action with a raise to 4,800 in middle position and "Lisaj416" three-bet ripped in their stack of 92,00 in the hijack. Action folded back to Himeple and he quickly called.
"Lisaj416": 
Don "dhimp20" Himeple: 
The flop came 
to put "Lisaj416" in front with eights up and the runout 
left the situation unchanged to earn them the double.
Meanwhile, Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken has seen his stack balloon up to 285,000 and he is one of the top stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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285,901
237,251
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237,251 |
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190,690
-47,724
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-47,724 |
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177,467
177,467
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177,467 |
Level 11 has just begun with blinds now reaching 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250, and the tournament lobby reads 101 total entries, meaning the guaranteed prize pool of $20,000 has officially been exceeded with five full levels remaining in the late registration period for that number to continue to grow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In Level 10 with blinds of 900/1,800 and an ante of 225, "TheTerminator1" opened to 3,900 in middle position and "A.Jackson1767" three-bet jammed for 28,200 in the hijack. Action folded back to "TheTerminator1" and they called, sending the two off to the races.
"A.Jackson1767": 
"TheTerminator1": 
The runout came 
, giving "TheTerminator" top two pair on the flop and further improving them to a full house on the turn, leaving their opponent drawing dead before the pot of 60,000 was sent their way. With the pot, "TheTerminator1" now has a stack of 175,000 while "A.Jackson1767" immediately re-entered and received a fresh stack of 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,098
86,476
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86,476 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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The tournament has just resumed from its second break of the night and Level 9 is underway with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200. "Lisaj416" is now on top with over 238,000, with Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon also having a stack above 200,000. Ninety entries have now been logged and 64 players remain. The top 20 stacks have been updated below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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238,414
151,362
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151,362 |
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202,793 | |
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182,250
76,449
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76,449 |
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156,400
106,400
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106,400 |
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152,094
78,199
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78,199 |
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143,693
59,443
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59,443 |
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141,185
62,775
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62,775 |
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113,709
47,404
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47,404 |
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102,664
18,375
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18,375 |
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96,625
15,825
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15,825 |
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96,572
-17,256
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-17,256 |
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92,618
-3,945
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-3,945 |
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91,114
41,114
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41,114 |
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90,412
90,412
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90,412 |
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89,274
18,652
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18,652 |
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88,622
-2,583
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-2,583 |
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88,434
88,434
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88,434 |
|
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88,141
34,372
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34,372 |
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84,465
84,465
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84,465 |
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83,315
38,595
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38,595 |