Play has moved into Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250 as the first five-minute break of the night has arrived. Fifty-eight entries have now been recorded and 41 players currently remain. Registration is open through the end of Level 16.
On the last hand of Level 10 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, a blind-on-blind battle ensued between Matthew "gailums" Gailums and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd that saw 7,800 go in the middle to a flop of 
.
Gailums check-raised a bet of 2,300 to 8,000 and Dodd called to bring the turn 
, where Gailums bet another 8,000. Dodd called again and the river fell 
. With 26,700 behind, Gailums jammed and Dodd called once more to take the hand to showdown.
Matthew "gailums" Gailums: 
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd: 
Both players had straights, with Dodd's turned ten-high straight bested by Gailums' rivered queen-high straight to earn the latter the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,338
39,478
|
39,478 |
|
20,703
-48,267
|
-48,267 |
In Level 9 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard raised to 2,700 and received a call from "SLHalper13" on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of 
and Hubbard made a continuation-bet of 3,600. Her opponent called.
The turn fell 
and Hubbard checked to her opponent, who bet 7,300. Hubbard called, and then check-called another 16,750 on the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
"SLHalper13" showed 
for top pair, top kicker, and Hubbard tabled 
for top two pair to earn her the pot and take her over six figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,530
12,440
|
12,440 |
|
|
83,250 |
Level 7 has just come to a close and Level 8 is now underway with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125. "Wacek18" has continued their fast start and is still atop the counts with 48 entries now having been recorded and 43 players in contention.
Here's a look at the first page of the leader board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
174,999
32,806
|
32,806 |
|
|
118,365 | |
|
|
95,090 | |
|
|
94,974
34,165
|
34,165 |
|
89,646
39,646
|
39,646 |
|
|
84,131
-1,990
|
-1,990 |
|
|
80,780 | |
|
|
79,067
29,067
|
29,067 |
|
|
71,777 | |
|
|
68,970 | |
|
|
68,325 | |
|
|
67,091
17,091
|
17,091 |
|
|
65,746
15,746
|
15,746 |
|
|
60,001 | |
|
|
58,965 | |
|
57,384
3,610
|
3,610 |
|
|
54,750 | |
|
54,390
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
54,300 | |
|
52,445
2,445
|
2,445 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,080
-16,920
|
-16,920 |
In Level 6 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, runner-up finisher of both Events #2 and #3 the last two nights was involved in a heads-up pot in the big blind against "beast801", who was in early position.
The board read 
with 8,850 in the middle and "RiverMan" checked to their opponent. A bet of 4,425 was made and called, and then both players checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
"RiverMan" showed 
for top pair and won the pot upon receiving a muck, bringing their stack up to 86,000 within the first 30 minutes of play on the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,121
36,121
|
36,121 |
|
|
40,108
40,108
|
40,108 |
In Level 5 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon raised to 1,200 in middle position and received a call from Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken in the small blind. Action went heads up to the flop 
and Vanauken checked over to Kwon, who continuation-bet 900. Vanauken "clicked it back", check-raising the minimum to 1,800. Kwon called.
The turn came 
and Vanauken checked. Kwon checked behind, bringing the river 
, and Vanauken made a bet of 6,980. Kwon thought for a few moments and then elected to fold, earning Vanauken the pot with his river bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,430
11,880
|
11,880 |
|
|
26,004
-23,996
|
-23,996 |
Play has moved into Level 4 and more familiar faces are now in on the action as the number of entries has grown to 42. Among them is BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Katie "KatieStone" Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,809 | |
|
|
53,860 | |
|
|
53,774 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
47,830 | |
|
|
47,690 | |
|
|
47,280 | |
|
|
42,550 |
In Level 2 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40, action was heads up between Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jr. in the small blind and "Wacek18", who was on the button. Preflop action put 5,760 into the middle and the flop came 
.
Liriano Jr. bet 1,734 and "Wacek18" pumped it up to 15,010. Liriano Jr. called and the turn came . Liriano Jr. checked to "Wacek18", who bet 300 and saw Liriano Jr. check-jam for 26,000. "Wacek18" immediately called.
Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jr: 
"Wacek18": 
Liriano Jr. was in bad shape with just one shot at three outs to double, and it did not come as the river 
completed the runout. "Wacek18" earned the pot and the knockout as a result, while Liriano Jr. immediately re-entered and was placed on a new table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
142,193 | |
|
|
50,000 |