BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active this year in the partypoker US Network Online events.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

It's been a good day for Gagliano so far, as he has already doubled his starting stack. Stay tuned to find out if he can keep this momentum going!

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker.

Tags: Michael Gagliano

It's time to take the second five minute breather of the day. "PipthqueakAA" is the current chip leader, and is the only player over the half a century marker in the chip counts.

There are currently 268 players remaining from the overall field of 356, and registration will remain open for over an hour, so you still have time to join this massive field!

Blinds: 600/1,200

Catching up with the action on the turn of a board reading , "Gotem212" checked to "NoRecourse", who bet out 19,800. "Gotem212" moved all in, easily having "NoRecourse" covered, and he called with for two overs and a straight draw. The of "Gotem212" was comfortably ahead, and he would keep that lead on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gotem212	189,517 189,517	189,517
NoRecourse	Busted

Blinds: 500/1,000

"Gustavo" and "Manny22" went heads up to a flop of . "Manny22" checked to "Gustavo" , who fired 9,000. "Manny22" check raised to 18,000, and "Gustavo" moved all in, easily having "Manny22" covered.

"Manny22" called with , but he was drawing all but dead to the of "Gustavo." No further help would come, and "Manny22" hit the virtual rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo	199,490 199,490	199,490
Manny22	Busted

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	147,310

Tags: Katie Stone

Just under an hour into play today, it's time to take the first break of the day. The tournament lobby says 261 players, meaning they still have a ways to go to reach the $100,000 Guarantee.

Stay tuned for a fresh round of big stack chip counts to be posted shortly.

Blinds: 300/600

"softee" and "inconex123" went heads up to a flop of , and "softee" led for 1,000. "inconex123" raised to 3,990, and "softee" called to see the hit the turn. "softee" checked, and "inconex123" kept up the aggression with a bet of 11,949. "softee" was ready to play back though, as he raised to 30,000.

"inconex123" bowed out, and softee" took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
softee	157,342 157,342	157,342
inconex123	78,649 78,649	78,649

Ten players have managed to double their starting stacks of 100,000, and you can view all of those players below.

Player	Chips	Progress
The Counselor	289,076
Edsebo	288,073
sansara52	256,056
av1925	242,445
MoneyMagnet08	213,624
KingKong24	208,800
dibik8826	202,460
reyd182	201,935
echaser	200,000