Event #3: $12K GTD Mega Tuesday 1/2 Price NLH | partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

12-15-2020 23:14 UTC-5

Gottleib Rivers Lucky Lady for Triple Up

Anthony Thompson

In Level 17 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/1,250, "Chips_Jammed" raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib three-bet jammed for 89,988 from the small blind.

Action was on "Horowitz0427" whop called from the big blind and "Chips_Jammed" called as well, bring the three players to the flop.

"Horowitz0427" check-called the 60,000 bet from "Chips_Jammed" and the appeared on the turn.

"Horowitz0427" checked their option once again and then folded after "Chips_Jammed" fired out 100,000.

"Chips_Jammed":
Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib:

Gottleib was behind needing to pair either of his over cards and did as the completed the board securing him the triple-up while "Chips_Jammed" collected the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chips_Jammed	498,714
Horowitz0427	288,689 -578,326	-578,326
Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib	277,464

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12-15-2020 23:03 UTC-5

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon

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Anthony Thompson

You might recall that In early 2019, Daniel "leinad" 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.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon	402,304 71,424	71,424

12-15-2020 22:54 UTC-5

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Anthony Thompson

The numbers are in!

The registration period has officially closed with 883 total entries which generated a whopping $176,600 prize pool.

This means that 112 players will be in the money for at least $344.37 while the winner will walk away with $28,256.32.

This is what the remaining 242 players are still playing for:

Place	Prize
1	$28,256.32
2	$20,309
3	$16,017.62
4	$12,362
5	$9,448.10
6	$7,064
7-8	$4,238.40
9-10	$2,516.55
11-12	$2,022.07
13-16	$1,598.07
17-24	$1,227.37
25-32	$1,033.11
33-40	$865.34
41-48	$727.59
49-56	$619.86
57-64	$543.92
65-72	$482.11
73-80	$437.96
81-88	$402.64
89-96	$370.86
97-112	$344.37

12-15-2020 22:43 UTC-5

Level 15 Chip Leaders - Last Chance To Enter!

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Anthony Thompson

Player	Chips	Progress
ChipBot	1,374,869 452,094	452,094
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes	1,310,526 924,053	924,053
goose1229	1,114,188
eesy3	1,086,675 80,457	80,457
Smitty15	1,049,350
angels	1,038,345
Sahiidaprince86	1,026,932 -7,424	-7,424
TheDon77	1,000,011
ptm24	985,402
raynj	944,100 288,140	288,140
yolegacy	859,102
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig	782,646 114,025	114,025
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari	638,982 538,982	538,982
David "TheKing411" Coleman	598,069 294,986	294,986
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	506,895 81,087	81,087

John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	478,110 378,110	378,110

12-15-2020 22:34 UTC-5

"Kindone" Eliminated by "flabbergast"

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 14 with blinds at 3,500/7,000/875, action folded around to "flabbergast" who raised all in for 609,738 from the small blind and "Kindone" called off their 44,880 stack from the big blind.

"Kindone":
"flabbergast":

"Kindone" was behind holding live cards but they didn't mind the flop that gave them the flush draw.

The turn gave "Kindone" more outs with the broadway draw but the completed the board on the river ending their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
flabbergast	659,118 6,636	6,636

12-15-2020 22:26 UTC-5

Mendez Takes From Sewnig

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 13 with blinds at 2,500/5,000/625, Matt “MattEMenz” Mendez raised to 10,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Dan “mj23style” Sewnig who defended his big blind.

The flop came , Sewnig check-called the 9,187 continuation bet from Mendez and did the same for 29,000 after the appeared on the turn.

After the completed the board on the river, Sewnig checked one last time only to fold after Mendez fired out 74,915.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig	668,621 21,603	21,603
Matt “MattEMenz” Mendez	240,532 140,532	140,532

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12-15-2020 22:15 UTC-5

Level 12 Chip Leaders

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Anthony Thompson

Player	Chips	Progress
IveySister99	1,136,138 81,125	81,125
Sahiidaprince86	1,034,356 361,562	361,562
eesy3	1,006,218 463,523	463,523
ChipBot	922,775
Horowitz0427	867,015
puddie817	793,781 262,701	262,701
chuckmoney76	762,545
kevmo15	661,496
raynj	655,960
flabbergast	652,482
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig	647,018 135,822	135,822

12-15-2020 22:05 UTC-5

"Poneezy" Wins With Aces

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 11 with blinds at 1,800/3,600/450, "muckurself" raised to 9,000 from under the gun and "Poneezy" three-bet jammed for 99,722 from the small blind.

Action folded back to "muckurself who called off their 61,495 stack and the two players revealed their hands.

"Poneezy":
"muckurself:

"Poneezy" was well ahead with their pocket aces and nothing changed as the board ran out securing them the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Poneezy	167,517

12-15-2020 22:01 UTC-5

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

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Anthony Thompson

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.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.