partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

Event #5: $7,500 GTD PKO Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

Final Results
Winner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$4,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Entries
59

"ChickenTendies" Eliminated in 6th Place ($504 + $562 in Bounties)

In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, Don "dhimp20" Himpele opened the action with a raise to 40,000 on the button. "ChickenTendies" defended their big blind and action went heads up to a flop of {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn came {7-Diamonds} and "ChickenTendies" bet 57,000. Himpele called to bring the river {9-Diamonds}, and "ChickenTendies" bet another 121,000. Himpele thought for a few moments and then shoved all in for "ChickenTendies" effective stack, which they immediately called.

"ChickenTendies": {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Don "dhimp20" Himpele: {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

"ChickenTendies" called it all off with the nut flush only to run into the second overall nuts in Himpele's straight flush and they were eliminated in sixth place as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
2,262,609
750,112
750,112
Profile photo of ChickenTendies us
ChickenTendies
Busted

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Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon Eliminated in 7th Place ($371 + $188 in Bounties)

Yong "YK" Kwon
Yong "YK" Kwon

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "Got_Milk" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 in middle position and Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon three-bet jammed for 243,000 in the cutoff. Don "dhimp20" Himpele re-jammed on the button and forced everybody else out of the hand.

Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Don "dhimp20" Himpele: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Kwon picked up an extra out as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}, but ultimately quads did not come on board and an ace was also nowhere to be found, leaving him dry on chips to finish the tournament in seventh.

A minute later, the tournament has reached a five-minute break. Updated counts from the six remaining players have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
1,512,497
133,896
133,896
Profile photo of Got_Milk us
Got_Milk
760,886
-80,400
-80,400
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
698,479
75,999
75,999
Profile photo of ChickenTendies us
ChickenTendies
668,228
113,151
113,151
Profile photo of juansolo10 us
juansolo10
552,079
-186,400
-186,400
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
232,831
-18,000
-18,000
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Busted

"ScarletRaptor" Doubles Through Hohner

"ScarletRaptor"
"ScarletRaptor"

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "ScarletRaptor" opened to 32,000 on the button and received calls from both blinds in "Got_Milk" and Ryan "TheSims" Hohner.

The flop dropped {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and action checked to "ScarletRaptor", who made a continuation-bet of 32,000. "Got_Milk" folded and then Hohner check-raised to 88,000. "ScarletRaptor" immediately three-bet jammed for 88,000 and Hohner took a few moments to think before calling.

"ScarletRaptor": {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner: {a-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Upon calling, Hohner saw himself with just two live aces and the {4-Clubs} to a straight flush, and none of them hit as the turn {2-Diamonds} and river {3-Diamonds} completed the runout to earn "ScarletRaptor" the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Got_Milk us
Got_Milk
841,286
17,300
17,300
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
622,480
348,740
348,740
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
250,831
-181,090
-181,090

John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza Eliminated in 8th Place ($287 + $469 in Bounties)

"Slapshot1085"
"Slapshot1085"

In Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, action folded to Don "dhimp20" Himpele in the small blind and he completed. John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza raised his option to 49,000 in the big blind and Himpele limp-jammed for Forlenza's effective stack of 284,000. Forlenza made the call.

John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Don "dhimp20" Himpele: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

An ace on the flop {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} all but sealed the deal and the turn {7-Hearts} did the rest. The river {j-Spades} was too little and too late, and Forlenza finished the tournament in eighth place as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
1,378,601
307,492
307,492
Profile photo of John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
Busted

Himpele Eliminates "MBohmerwald23" On the (Final Table) Bubble

"dhimp20"
"dhimp20"

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, Don "dhimp20" Himpele raised to 24,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 84,000 by "MBohmerwald23" in the small blind. Himpele four-bet jammed for 409,000 effective and "MBohmerwald23" called all in.

"MBohmerwald23": {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Don "dhimp20" Himpele: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Himpele found himself delivering a potential cooler to his opponent, and a nine-high runout of {3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} confirmed such a situation, eliminating "MBohmerwald23" in ninth place to bring about the final table.

Himpele also enters the final table with the chip lead after winning the pot, and complete final-table chip counts have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
1,071,109
566,331
566,331
Profile photo of Got_Milk us
Got_Milk
823,986
220,250
220,250
Profile photo of juansolo10 us
juansolo10
738,479
197,828
197,828
Profile photo of ChickenTendies us
ChickenTendies
555,077
-168,542
-168,542
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
431,921
-276,064
-276,064
Profile photo of John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
321,492
89,049
89,049
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
273,740
46,755
46,755
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
209,196
6,455
6,455
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
Busted

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A Trio of Eliminations Occur; Hand-for-Hand Begins

Jon Borenstein
Jon Borenstein

With play moving into Level 20 (6,000/12,000/1,500), Jon "jetsfan411" Borenstein" open-jammed for 124,000 in the small blind and received a call from "MBohmerwald23" in the big blind for nearly all of their chips.

Jon "jetsfan411" Borenstein: {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
"MBohmerwald23": {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Borenstein saw his number of outs get cut in half on the flop {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and the turn {a-Clubs} cut those three down to zero. The river {q-Diamonds} completed the runout to make his elimination official and bring the tournament down to 12.

On the very next hand, the short-stacked "Jinxy" was eliminated; meanwhile, "Pktceaser" went from hero to zero in a matter of minutes, doubling "Got_Milk" in the process. They were eliminated on the adjacent table in 10th place, and nine players now remain as a result, meaning just one more elimination is needed to make it into the money and reach the final table. Hand-for-hand play is in effect until that occurs.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Got_Milk us
Got_Milk
603,736
277,226
277,226
Profile photo of juansolo10 us
juansolo10
540,651
335,431
335,431
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
271,613
38,193
38,193
Profile photo of Jinxy us
Jinxy
Busted
Profile photo of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Busted
Profile photo of Ptkceaser us
Ptkceaser
Busted

Himpele Leaves Jinxy on Fumes

"dhimp20"
"dhimp20"

In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, Don "dhimp20" Himpele opened the action with a raise to 20,000 on the button. "Jinxy" three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind and Himpele four-bet shoved for 243,000. "Jinxy" called.

Don "dhimp20" Himpele: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
"Jinxy": {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Himpele was able to successfully avoid a ten as the board ran out {9-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} to earn the double and leave "Jinxy" with less than three big blinds as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
504,778
Profile photo of Jinxy us
Jinxy
25,836

Hohner Chips Back Up and Scores a Bounty

Ryan Hohner
Ryan Hohner

In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, action folded around to "deerpathdave", who was on the button and jammed for 142,000. Ryan "TheSims" Hohner re-jammed in the small blind and got a fold behind to complete all preflop action.

"deerpathdave": {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

"deerpathdave" was unable to hit a three outer as the board ran out {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, unnecessarily improving Hohner to top pair, top kicker on the river to earn him the knockout and the pot. With the elimination, Hohner is back over 700,000 and 12 players now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
707,985
Profile photo of deerpathdave us
deerpathdave
Busted