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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,047
31,356
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31,356 |
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196,832
79,896
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79,896 |
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135,009
36,092
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36,092 |
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88,112
-184,857
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-184,857 |
In Level 15 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "KevinDurant" raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, leaving themselves just 3,000, Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd called from the cutoff and Alex “JinYang” Butcher squeezed for 185,596 from the small blind.
Action was back on "KevinDurant" who tossed in their last 3,000 and Dodd called off his 150,988 stack.
"KevinDurant": 
Alex “JinYang” Butcher: 
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd: 
Dodd was ahead with his cowboys until an ace appeared in the window on the 
flop.
The 
paired the board on the turn leaving Dodd drawing dead while "KevinDurant" could win with any jack on the river.
Unfortunately for them, the 
completed the board on the river and Butcher scored the double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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368,691
289,828
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289,828 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In September, the World Poker Tour Online Borgata Series powered by partypoker US Network wrapped up its 10-event series with the conclusion of the $1,060 Main Event, a tournament that drew 440 entries and offered up a $432,700 prize pool.
The final table of eight battled it out for a $77,349 top prize, plus a Hublot Big Bang E Titanium watch valued at $5,200, and after 3.5 hours of play, it was Tony "ToNiSiNzz" Sinishtaj coming out on top to claim his second WPT-related title. Sinishtaj previously won the WPT Seminole Rock Poker Showdown in Season XVI for $661,283.
Sinishtaj sat down with PokerNews' Chad Holloway to talk about the win.
In Level 13 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450, Michael "Gags30" Gagliano raised all in for 46,974 from the hijack and Mike "MistaMenza" Menzer isolated from the cutoff.
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer: 
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano:
Gagliano was racing for his tournament life but fell way behind after a nine appeared in the window on the 
flop.
The turn paired Gagliano but it was too late and the 
river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,936
37,886
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37,886 |
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Busted | |
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A flurry of eliminations in Level 12 (1,600/3,200/450) saw the final table reached and Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell departed in eighth place for $1,322.50.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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272,969
54,340
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54,340 |
|
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118,835
47,920
|
47,920 |
|
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98,917
7,860
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7,860 |
|
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90,322
-75,021
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-75,021 |
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81,044
20,376
|
20,376 |
|
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79,050
35,925
|
35,925 |
|
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78,863
14,050
|
14,050 |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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218,629
162,207
|
162,207 |
|
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165,343
95,579
|
95,579 |
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|
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91,057
-20,091
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-20,091 |
|
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70,915
16,504
|
16,504 |
|
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64,813
4,996
|
4,996 |
|
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60,668
-12,762
|
-12,762 |
|
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50,750
-4,550
|
-4,550 |
|
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43,125
-7,540
|
-7,540 |
|
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37,500
15,750
|
15,750 |
|
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10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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7,200 | |