Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Daniel Buzgon
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon is $50 richer after having scored the first elimination of the tournament, that of "Djp120388."
You might recall that In early 2019, 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.”
Buzgon is not only off to a good start in this tournament, he's off to a good start in the latest partypoker US Network Online Series having already bagged in the Phased Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,917
19,917
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19,917 |
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Busted |