BorgataPoker.com
$2,500+$200 BSPO Championship NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 3: Blinds 100/200/200 BB Ante
Entries: 76
BorgataPoker.com has a stable of three sponsored pros and they all happen to be in action today, and two of them were randomly seated next to each other.
Michael Gagliano
Michael ‘Gags’ Gagliano is the senior member of the team. He’s got one Borgata title from the 2017 Fall Poker Open SixMax and also owns a World Series of Poker bracelet won in 2016. His career earnings are approaching $ 2 million.
Katie Stone is a more recent addition and she holds three Borgata Open titles, the most recent of which came during last Fall’s Deepest Stack event.
Dan Buzgon is the most recently announced team member with more than $2.2 million in earnings, two Borgata Open titles, two WSOP Circuit rings, and three World Poker Tour final table appearances.
Katie Stone bet the river and Dan Buzgon kicked in his cards.
$2,500+$200 BSPO Championship NLH Re-Entry
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Three Live satellites will be running today at Borgata:
12 PM – Event 35: $270 + $30 BSPO Championship Qualifier NLH (~1 in 10)
4 PM – Event 36: $540 + $60 BSPO Championship Mega Qualifier NLH (~1 in 5)
7 PM – Event 37: $270 + $30 BSPO Championship Qualifier NLH (~1 in 10)
Since BSPO Championship registration remains open into Day 2, there will be another satellite running Tuesday evening, for a Day 2 start:
6PM – Event 39: $540 + $60 Last Chance BSPO Championship Qualifier NLH (~1 in 5)
There’s also a Tuesday morning Turbo Survivor (Event 38) for $270 + $30 where ~1 in 10 wins $2,700, not coincidentally the exact amount needed to buy into the Championship. That starts at 10am tomorrow.
The last online satellite and satellite qualifier are running tonight at BorgataPoker.com. Click here for details.
1 Seat Guaranteed (1 in 10 win $400 online entry into Super Satellite for BSPO Championship)
Winners of the Turbo Qualifier for BSPO Championship Super Satellites will win a $400 Super Satellite for BSPO Championship online entry ticket
1 Seat Guaranteed (~1 in 8 win $2,700 land-based entry into BSPO Championship)
Winners of the Super Satellite to BSPO Championship will win a $2,700 land-based entry into $1 Million Guaranteed BSPO Championship (April 15 – 19)
$400+$50 Almighty Stack NLH Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 5: Blinds 300/600/600 BB Ante
Entries: 320
Flight E has overflowed the 26 tables in the Signature Room and tables 27+ are playing in the Poker Room.
A quick trip over turned up another anomaly: three Ladies seated together at the same table!
Melissa Burr, Cathy Dever, & Katie Stone
Melissa Burr, Cathy Dever, and BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone are sharing the felt on Table 30.
In a field with fewer than 5% women, having a table comprised of 30% women is quite unusual, and having them all seated together is an even bigger coincidence.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 15: Blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000 BB Ante
Total 1E Entries: 729
1E Players Remaining: 170
1E AverageStack: 107,000
Dan Buzgon
It only took nine bullets, but BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon has finally been able to build a stack. He’s up to 315,000 and appears to be our chip leader for Flight E.
Tables are breaking quickly now here in the Signature Room. Players busting out have one last flight in which to fire, starting at 6pm in the Poker Room.
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 6: Blinds 300/500/500 BB Ante
Entries: 520
Our first trip of the day to survey the tables over in the Poker Room turned up a treasure trove of familiar players. This event’s defending champion Rafael Reis is there, along with BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon.
Also playing Flight E in the Poker Room:
Will ‘the Thrill’ Failla, with some horns provided by a thoughtful table-mate
Will ‘the Thrill’ Failla has more than $5.6 million in reported lifetime tournament earnings and seven wins here at Borgata, (according to theHendonMob) putting him in a tie for second-most with Andrew Klein.
Also playing there is Guo Liang Chen, winner of the 2017 WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship event and $789,058.
Guo Liang Chen
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 7: Blinds 300/500/500 BB Ante
Day 1B Entries: 111
Day 1B Players Remaining: 65
Dan Buzgon
We caught up to the heads up action between BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro Dan Buzgon and his opponent on the 
flop. The player bet 3,400 into a main pot of about 5,000 and Buzgon called.
The turn was the 
and the player fired out a bet of 6,500. Buzgon called and the 
completed the board.
The player slid out a bet of 15,000 and Buzgon moved all in for 33,000 sending his opponent deep into the tank. After nearly two minutes the player folded and Buzgon took the pot without showdown.
Dan Buzgon- 58,000
$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$1 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet
Level 6: Blinds 300/500/500 BB Ante
Entries: 185
Dan Buzgon
Dan Buzgon was named the newest BorgataPoker.com sponsored pro shortly before the start of the 2019 Winter Poker Open and he did a great job representing the online poker site, cashing in two events before making his deep run in the WPT BWPO Championship.
After a hiatus of about 6 weeks, the final table played out under the lights and cameras in Las Vegas at the Luxor’s new HyperX Esports Arena. This was Dan’s third WPT final table appearance and this one ended with him taking 5th place and just under $203,000. That has pushed his total career earnings up to more than $2.24 million.
Not a bad way to kick off a new sponsorship!
Dan’s luck has not run so well today, however. He’s already busted out and re-entered.
Spring begins today and you know what that means! The 2019 Borgata Spring Poker Open kicks off in a couple of weeks — now is the time to make your plans to attend. With more than $3.5 million in guarantees and 19 trophy events spread across 18 action-packed days, this series will see some huge fields. Room rates are available starting from $95 — Call 609.317.1000 now to reserve your room!
As always, the series begins with the $1 million guaranteed $540+$60 NLH Deep Stack Kickoff. It begins Tuesday April 2nd at 11am with the first of six starting flights. With unlimited re-entries, this best stack forward event will surely see more than enough entrants to crush the guarantee. Last year, Rafael Reis emerged victorious from the field of 2,370 entrants to take home $216,010 for 1st place, along with his first Borgata Poker title.
Rafael Reis – 1st Place – 2018 Spring Poker Open Kickoff
All your favorite tournaments will be returning including the Seniors ($25k GTD), Ladies, SixMax ($100k GTD), Almighty Stack ($500k GTD), two Saturday Series $100,000 GTD events, and the $150,000 GTD Black Chip Bounty. For players looking to take a break from No Limit Hold’em, there are three tournaments: Pot Limit Omaha ($20k GTD), Omaha High/Low, and HOSE ($20k GTD). Some changes this year include a $500+$60 Super Survivor with $75,000 Guarantee and another Survivor with a $100 Black Chip Bounty added. Click here for the complete schedule of main events.
Of course the highlight of the series is the $2,500 + $200 Borgata Spring Poker Open NLH Championship, which carries a $1 million guarantee on total buy-ins. One major change is that the two starting days will be Monday & Tuesday (April 15 & 16) instead of Sunday & Monday as in the past. The finale will be Live Streamed on Friday, April 19th.
Almedin Imsirovic – 1st Place – 2018 Spring Poker Open Championship
Last year, Almedin ‘Ali’ Imsirovic took home the Championship trophy and $246,066* after battling his way through a field of 519 entrants. Heads-up with Farid Jattin, Ali battled for a while before opting for an adjusted payout agreement with a nearly even split of remaining prize money.
*Indicates Adjusted Payout
Put the Spring Poker Open dates on your calendar now and don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a FREE seat in the Championship event — just click here and complete the form. Satellites will be running both live and online for the big events, so check out the Spring Poker Open Micro-site, for additional details and links — everything you need for this series can be found there, so bookmark it now.
Online registration is available now for the BSPO events and will remain open until Friday, March 29th. On-site registration begins Monday, April 1st at 12 noon.
The Borgata Blog team will be bringing you the action right here from the first “Shuffle Up and Deal” until the final trophy is awarded. Follow @BorgataPoker for Twitter updates throughout the series and don’t forget to use #BSPO2019 in your Tweets!
Hope to see you at Borgata for the Spring Poker Open!
@Kaelaine