Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty
Day 1 Completed
partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)
Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty
Day: 1
The partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series has just crowned another champion. Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty had a total of 141 entries and when the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Anthony "supremetny" Chin taking down the title for a total of $6,050.
Chin hovered above the average stack throughout the second half of the day, playing a patient game right up until he arrived at the final table where he sat third on the leaderboard and had collected two bounties thus far. He manoeuvered his stack delicately and seemed to always be ahead when put to the test by an opponent.
Chin's biggest threat at the final table was the red-hot Katie "KatieStone" Stone who was dominating the competition right up until heads-up play began. Stone had accumulated a bounty of $2,164 and Chin had some work set out if he wanted to collect. The lead swung back and forth until Chin picked up a pair of dimes versus the ace-seven of Stone. The board ran out clean, sending Stone's substantial bounty to the event three champion.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony "supremetny" Chin | $2,848 | $3,202 | $6,050 |
| 2 | Katie "KatieStone" Stone | $2,847 | $2,064 | $4,911 |
| 3 | Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon | $1,636 | $1,628 | $3,264 |
| 4 | Cholie | $1,248 | $50 | $1,298 |
| 5 | Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell | $966 | $538 | $1,504 |
| 6 | Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr | $712 | $175 | $887 |
Action of The Day
The third tournament of the highly anticipated series had 141 registration buttons clicked by the end of late registration, creating a prize pool of $28,200 which soared past the guarantee that was set with ease. The prize pool had 24 runners set to receive a payday of at least $131, with the eventual champion pulling in $2,848 plus all bounties collected, including their own.
When the money bubble popped an onslaught of departures followed and before no time it was a final table showdown. Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr was the first to say goodbye when his ace-jack couldn't best the king-seven of Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon who rivered a straight and Liriano Jr was eliminated.
Next on the chopping block was Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell who took a shot on a flush draw, only to run into the top pair of Stone. "O'Connell failed to catch and Stone collected his bounty. Shortly after, "Cholie" looked down at big slick and was faced with a five-bet shove from Stone. "Cholie" instantly called, only to see the pocket rockets of Stone and the rest is history.
Kwon started the final table right below Stone on the leaderboard but whittled down once three-handed play began. He looked down at king-seven in the small blind and elected to shove. Stone snapped with ace-queen and landed two to scoop the pot, sending Kwon out in third.
Chin began heads-up as the shorter stack but battled back and caught a good run of cards. The two had a back and forth all-in battle but it was not until Stone shoved with ace-seven into the pockets tens of Chin that the two would turn over their cards and let it run. Chin flopped a set and Stone failed to catch up, sending her out as the runner-up for a respectable $2,847.
The series is open to everybody in the state of New Jersey across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of this event, but tune in tomorrow for Event #4: $15K GTD PKO 40 Stack at 8 p.m. EST.
On blinds of 35,000/70,000 "supremetny" opened from the button and Katie "KatieStone" Stone shoved for a total of 3,277,479. "supremetny" snap-called, putting Stone at risk of elimination.
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
"supremetny": 
The flop smacked down with a dime in the window, revealing 
which gave "supremetny" a set but Stone was open-ended. The 
turn card left Stone with one last chance for romance but a 
river was of no help and she was sent out as the runner-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,050,000
7,050,000
|
7,050,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 25,000/50,000 action folded to Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon who shoved from the small blind for around 900,000 and Katie "KatieStone" Stone snap-called, putting Kwon at risk.
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
The flop was in the favor of Kwon when the 
hit the virtual felt. A 
turn card was of no fear for Kwon but an 
river hit Stone with the deck, giving her two pair and more than enough to secure the pot. Kwon was eliminated and Stone landed yet another bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,867,440
956,698
|
956,698 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,910,742
-183,258
|
-183,258 |
|
|
2,375,366
862,275
|
862,275 |
|
|
809,638
-736,392
|
-736,392 |
On blinds of 20,000/40,00, "Cholie" opened to 80,000 from the button, Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon called in the small blind and Katie "KatieStone" Stone elected to three-bet from the big blind to 360,000. "Cholie" four-bet to 900,000, Kwon folded and Stone moved all in. "Cholie" called for less, putting their 1,777,207 into the middle.
"Cholie": 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
The flop fanned out 
, leaving Stone well in the lead with her pair of rockets. A 
turn card confirmed it, "Cholie" was drawing dead to the river, and was eliminated in fourth place as Stone collected another bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,094,000
1,484,268
|
1,484,268 |
|
|
Busted |
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The final four players are now taking a short break on blinds of 18,000/36,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,609,732
119,732
|
119,732 |
|
|
1,546,030
-883,970
|
-883,970 |
|
|
1,513,091
56,613
|
56,613 |
|
|
1,381,147
733,530
|
733,530 |
On blinds of 16,000/32,000 Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell saw all of his chips go into the middle on a 
flop with Katie "KatieStone" Stone also in the pot, covering the all-in of O'Connell.
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell: 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone:
Stone was in the lead with her pair of kings but O'Connell had a flush draw. The was an interesting card, giving O'Connell a pair of fives. The river cemented the pot for Stone who pulled in the chips with her flopped king, eliminating O'Connell from the event in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,490,000
308,913
|
308,913 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 14,000/28,000 Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon opened from the button and Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr then moved all in for about 116,000 in the big blind, Kwon called.
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr: 
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: 
A 
flop landed on the virtual felt, giving Kwon the lead with his pair of sevens. The turn brought some outs for Liriano Jr but he failed to hit any when a 
fell on the river, hitting Kwon with a straight which was more than good enough to send Liriano Jr to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,430,000
445,113
|
445,113 |
|
|
Busted |