The three-plus hour late registration period has officially come and gone, and the numbers for Event #5 have been finalized. A total of 289 players generated a prize pool of $5,202 (Main Prize Pool: $3,757; Bounty Prize Pool: $1,445). Forty-two players remain and 30 will make it into the money.
A first-level payout is good for $24.42 and prizes will escalate from there until the eventual winner earns $883.02 plus bounties. Complete prize pool information can be found in the Payouts Tab.
In Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, "Stonniepokes" raised to 16,000 in early position and received a call from "Cptjb23" in middle position. "Kazzz" went all in for 25000 in the hijack and action folded around to "Fastrayjr19," who called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and "Fastrayjr19" checked. "Stonniepokes" fired 28,250 into the side pot and "Cptjb23" raised all in for 124,000. "Fastrayjr19" quickly folded and "Stonniepokes" just as quickly called.
"Kazzz": 
"Cptjb23": 
"Stonniepokes": 
A flopped set of tens proved to be good as "Stonniepokes" faded backdoor outs from both players on the turn 
and river 
to complete the runout and ship the pot to bring their stack
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,335
283,780
|
283,780 |
|
408,463
315,783
|
315,783 |
Under a minute remains in Level 17 and Level 18 will soon begin with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000. This 10-minute level is the last opportunity to enter or re-enter the tournament.
So far, 278 entries have generated a total prize pool of $5,004. Just 46 remain.
"Meinhard1988" shoved for 81,725 under the gun and action folded around to "jsepp" on the button, who reraised all in for just under 200,000. The players in the blinds folded and the two were off to the races.
"Meinhard1988": 
"jsepp": 
A king was the first card out on the flop 
, giving "jsepp" a pair of kings. However, it also gave "Meinhard1988" a set of nines and the turn 
left "jsepp" drawing dead, ensuring the double for "Meinhard1988" as the river completed the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,950 | |
|
|
115,482
-71,100
|
-71,100 |
Fifty-four payers remain out of 262 entries with under a minute left in Level 16 and blinds at 3,000/6,000 with an ante of 750. "TheDoors87" is atop the counts with a stack above 600,000, being the only player over a half-million at the current time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
626,504
408,680
|
408,680 |
|
|
469,581
92,469
|
92,469 |
|
|
336,002
117,526
|
117,526 |
|
|
302,777
14,738
|
14,738 |
|
|
269,258
123,793
|
123,793 |
|
|
242,503
31,104
|
31,104 |
|
237,905
237,905
|
237,905 |
|
|
234,670
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
208,116
208,116
|
208,116 |
|
|
207,220
207,220
|
207,220 |
|
|
205,171
59,367
|
59,367 |
|
|
196,643
34,625
|
34,625 |
|
|
194,021
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
187,812
72,458
|
72,458 |
|
|
186,582
85,666
|
85,666 |
|
|
182,042
4,146
|
4,146 |
|
|
177,425
103,275
|
103,275 |
|
|
172,996
49,787
|
49,787 |
|
|
171,555
66,954
|
66,954 |
|
|
167,748
-157,968
|
-157,968 |
On the last hand of Level 15 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "Steelman14" shoved for 89,700 in the hijack and received action from "Fastrayjr19" in the small blind.
"Steelman14": 
"Fastrayjr19": 
A jack-high runout of 
earned "Fastray19" the pot and the knockout, sending "Steelman14" to the rail with less than 30 minutes remaining in the registration period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,055 | |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 15 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, there was 25,600 in the middle on a flop of 
and four players were in on the action. "Cptjb23" checked in the small blind and Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio checked behind in the big blind. "Pescador" was next to act in middle position and bet 32,500, leaving just 25,000 behind. "akane614" raised to 65,000, prompting folds from the players in the blinds. "Pescador" then called.
"Pescador": 
"akane614":
"Pescador" was behind but had loads of outs with their pair and flush draw and two chances at hitting. The turn 
left them with one shot, but it was all they would need as the river completed the flush and scored them the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
218,476
-3,125
|
-3,125 |
|
|
145,465
39,670
|
39,670 |
|
|
103,875
-30,125
|
-30,125 |
|
|
58,375
-74,125
|
-74,125 |
In early 2019, Daniel Buzgon signed on as a BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro – one of three alongside Michael “Gags” Gagliano and Katie Stone.
“It took a little bit of time to get all the paperwork and stuff like that,” Buzgon previously told PokerNews of becoming sponsored. “It was in December when it started but wasn’t official until just before the Borgata Winter series. Duties include mainly playing a lot online, promoting the site, and trying to get new players on the site.”
According to HendonMob, Buzgon has more than $2.3 million in lifetime live tournament earnings since 2007. He’s a four-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner has played for big money before. In 2001, he finished third in the WPT Borgata Poker Open for $335,433, and last year he finished fifth in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event for $202,942. He also finished fourth in the 2012 WPT bestbet Jacksonville for $94,624.
Additionally, Buzgon is a beast online where he’s amassed more than $3.1 million in earnings, of which $435,457 has come on BorgataPoker.com where he plays under the screen name “leinad.”
Keep an eye out for Buzgon throughout the 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series.
Play is midway through Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500 as the tournament has reached the third five-minute break of the night. Registration will remain open through the end of Level 18, at approximately 9:45 p.m. ET.
In total, 235 entries have been logged and 59 players currently remain. Here's a look at the top 40 stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
377,112
263,280
|
263,280 |
|
|
325,716 | |
|
|
288,039
-14,250
|
-14,250 |
|
|
268,170
103,370
|
103,370 |
|
|
227,378 | |
|
|
221,601
164,656
|
164,656 |
|
|
217,824 | |
|
|
216,236 | |
|
|
211,399
140,491
|
140,491 |
|
|
209,932
61,741
|
61,741 |
|
|
195,258
135,218
|
135,218 |
|
|
177,896
30,235
|
30,235 |
|
|
171,598 | |
|
|
162,018
43,360
|
43,360 |
|
|
152,336 | |
|
|
148,021
118,021
|
118,021 |
|
|
145,804
96,822
|
96,822 |
|
|
143,852
113,892
|
113,892 |
|
|
139,533
21,461
|
21,461 |
|
|
136,500 | |
|
|
135,019
2,344
|
2,344 |
|
|
134,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
133,884
14,045
|
14,045 |
|
|
132,500 | |
|
|
130,374
-12,602
|
-12,602 |
In Level 13 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450, "Action61" jammed for 18,000 under the gun and saw Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio shove for 28,000. Action folded back to "Mikethebutcher" in the big blind, who thought for a bit before calling.
"Action61": 
Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio:
"Mikethebutcher":
The board ran out 
to earn "Action61" the triple with a set of jacks. "Mikethebutcher" won the small side pot and the accompanying bounty, while Maio re-entered.
On the following hand, "yats_denots" got all in with ace-nine against the ace-king "Action61" and spiked a nine to double and bring "Action61" back down to 17,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
302,289
54,200
|
54,200 |
|
|
91,606
91,606
|
91,606 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
17,572
17,572
|
17,572 |
