In Level 4 (2,000/4,000/500), action folded to "Metalhead420" who raised to 12,000 from the hijack only to call the 40,000 three-bet from "skoldaddy13" in the small blind.
The flop came 
and "skoldaddy13" continued for 60,000. "Metalhead420" called and the 
appeared on the turn.
"skoldaddy13" check-folded after "Metalhead420" jammed for 208,314.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
416,314 | |
|
|
300,000 |
The field has grown to 153 total entries with 136 players still remining in Level 3 (2,000/4,000/500) and here are the players leading the pack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
948,309
-9,700
|
-9,700 |
|
886,182 | |
|
|
857,100 | |
|
|
809,729 | |
|
|
737,900 | |
|
|
736,761
72,578
|
72,578 |
|
670,475
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
|
654,599 | |
|
|
631,303 | |
|
|
571,142 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 |
In Level 1 (1,500/3,000/400), John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza raised to 7,500 from under the gun, "Billson" three-bet to 19,500 from the hijack and "HellHound" four-bet jammed for 74,368 from the button.
The blinds folded and action was back on Forlenza who isolated.
"HellHound": 
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza: 
Forlenza held the better made hand and nothing the 
runout ended "HellHound's" tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
958,009
-46,900
|
-46,900 |
|
|
318,168
18,168
|
18,168 |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 1 (1,500/3,000/400), action folded around to Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell who raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and then called the 18,000 three-bet from "pay4medsch00l" on the button.
The 
board was checked down and "pay4medsch00l" rolled over 
to win the pot while Campbell mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
319,600
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
278,900
-21,100
|
-21,100 |
An additional 68 players have jumped into action and play has begun in Level 1 (1,500/3,000/400). Registration will remain open for two-and-a-half hours of play plus breaks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
||
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
300,000 | |
Today, the WPT Online Poker Open on partypoker US in New Jersey — which is running on Borgata Poker, Party Poker NJ, and BetMGM Poker — will see the culmination of the $215 buy-in Phased $40K GTD.
There have been two starting flights the past two nights for $25 with the surviving players from each returning tonight at 8 p.m. ET to play down to a winner.
Through two starting flights a total of 28 players have advanced though, that number will continue to increase as players can still buy-in for $215 and receive a 300,000 starting stack.
Levels will last 12 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament with unlimited entries and re-entries available until the end of Level 15.
Stay tuned as PokerNews looks to bring you all the action and eliminations on the way to crowning a winner in Phased $40K GTD.
The second and final flight for the $40K GTD Phased Event saw 12 players from a 155-entry field survive the night with "MistaDobalinaa" and their stack of 664,183 leading the pack.
Others to bag big stacks were "PartyPanic" (608,955), Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha (601,975), "Hydro" (506,757), and "POKERDORMS" (466,346), who round out the top five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
664,183 | |
|
|
608,955
486,053
|
486,053 |
|
|
601,975 | |
|
|
506,747 | |
|
|
466,346
238,456
|
238,456 |
|
|
414,057 | |
|
|
354,436 | |
|
|
308,403 | |
|
|
291,386 | |
|
|
224,909 | |
|
|
116,310 | |
|
|
92,293 |
The first starting flight in the $40K GTD Phased saw 18 players from a 153-entry field advance. Leading the pack with 1,004,909 was "Billson."
Others to bag big stacks were "RobertJordan" (395,358), BorgataPoker.com Ambassador Katie "KatieStone" Stone (277,026), "I_Dont_Evr_Fold" (258,657), and "Cholie" (257628) round out the top five stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,004,909
1,004,909
|
1,004,909 |
|
|
395,358
395,358
|
395,358 |
|
|
277,026
277,026
|
277,026 |
|
|
258,657
258,657
|
258,657 |
|
|
257,628
257,628
|
257,628 |
|
|
250,934
250,934
|
250,934 |
|
|
227,890
227,890
|
227,890 |
|
|
225,932
225,932
|
225,932 |
|
|
225,852
225,852
|
225,852 |
|
|
225,256
225,256
|
225,256 |
|
|
213,575
213,575
|
213,575 |
|
|
201,030
201,030
|
201,030 |
|
|
200,122
200,122
|
200,122 |
|
|
188,004
188,004
|
188,004 |
|
|
170,621
170,621
|
170,621 |
|
|
122,902
122,902
|
122,902 |
|
|
82,468
82,468
|
82,468 |
|
|
61,836
61,836
|
61,836 |
WPT Online Poker Open Phased 8-Max $40K GTD
Day 1 Started
