In Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, action folded around to Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio, who was on the button and opened to 64,000. "BlckJck" three-bet shoved for 465,000 in the big blind and Maio called.

"BlckJck":
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio:

"BlckJck" was ahead and found no trouble staying there as the flop gave them a set and the turn further improved them to a full house, leaving Maio drawing dead to the river en route to a double and a stack of over 900,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
rule22	2,769,451 490,500	490,500
ghoul	1,207,814 304,500	304,500
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio	992,296 -786,446	-786,446
BlckJck	966,092 68,946	68,946
Bagels	553,224 -77,500	-77,500

In Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, all of the chips got in the middle preflop for a pot of over 830,000. "onoreally" was at risk for their tournament life in the hijack with "pay4medsch00l" giving action and covering in the big blind.

"onoreally":
"pay4medsch00l":

"onoreally" was behind and watched the runout come to leave the situation unchanged, resulting in them taking 11th place in the tournament. The 10 remaining players are now all guaranteed at least $540, and two more eliminations are needed before the eight-handed final table is reached.

Player	Chips	Progress
pay4medsch00l	1,936,955 631,737	631,737
onoreally	Busted

Play is midway through Level 27 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500 with players returning from a five-minute break. "epdawg5" was eliminated just before the break, bringing the number of players left in the field down to 11. Updated chip counts have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	2,799,343 -291,500	-291,500
rule22	2,278,951 1,065,618	1,065,618
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio	1,778,742 -369,657	-369,657
pay4medsch00l	1,305,218 185,100	185,100
ghoul	903,314 480,407	480,407
BlckJck	897,146 -23,980	-23,980
treetrap	837,462 593,871	593,871
a_stormy_knight	736,900 135,794	135,794
Bagels	630,724 56,500	56,500
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken	563,663 -504,375	-504,375
onoreally	518,537 -62,500	-62,500
epdawg5	Busted

In Level 26 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000, action folded around to "BlckJck" on the button and they opened to 60,000. "IvanBlock" three-bet jammed for 323,000 in the big blind and "BlckJck" called without much hesitation.

"IvanBlock":
"BlckJck":

"BlckJck" had called correctly and the flop came to all but lock up the knockout. Needing to fade only running threes or kings, the turn left "IvanBlock" drawing dead and the river completed the runout to result in their elimination from the tournament as the pot was sent to "BlckJck."

Moments earlier, Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty was also eliminated. The two players each received $364 for their efforts and 12 players now remain, all of whom will earn at least $423.

Player	Chips	Progress
BlckJck	921,126 268,999	268,999
IvanBlock	Busted
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	Busted

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.”

Level 26 has begun with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 and 15 players still remain as bubble play continues. Updated chip counts from the remaining 15 players have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	2,436,207 1,101,164	1,101,164
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio	2,148,399 1,296,278	1,296,278
rule22	1,213,333 587,143	587,143
pay4medsch00l	1,120,118 722,012	722,012
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken	1,068,038 701,698	701,698
BlckJck	652,127 141,965	141,965
a_stormy_knight	601,106 175,090	175,090
onoreally	581,037 -250	-250
Bagels	574,224 -222,030	-222,030
epdawg5	545,212 64,750	64,750
Bond18	510,636 -49,670	-49,670
treetrap	483,981 240,390	240,390
IvanBlock	465,999 60,800	60,800
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	426,676 -273,500	-273,500
ghoul	422,907 37,396	37,396

Five rapid-fire eliminations has brought the number of players in the tournament down to 15 in Level 25 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500 and hand-for-hand play has now begun across the two remaining tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joem325	Busted
chen718	Busted
Livthanwen	Busted
MakiNuReload	Busted
Alex “JinYang” Butcher	Busted

In Level 24 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty opened on the button and David "TheKing411" Coleman three-bet jammed for 291,000 in the small blind. Hagerty called once it became his turn to do so.

David "TheKing411" Coleman:
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty:

Coleman was in trouble after running into Hagerty's better ace and he saw the runout come to leave his hand second best and result in his elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	700,176 227,460	227,460
David "TheKing411" Coleman	Busted

In Level 24 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, the eliminations have continued to come at a furious pace and 21 players now remain. Here's a look at those who have fallen since play resumed from the break at the beginning of the last level.

Player	Chips	Progress
rumpthumper	Busted
RickSanchez	Busted
BlackCoffee	Busted
Michael "miw210x" Wang	Busted
jaehoez24	Busted
layitdown08	Busted