Event #8: Sunday $40K GTD NLH | partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

12-20-2020 23:04 UTC-5

Overbet by Gagliano Gets Paid

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 18,000/36,000

Catching up with the action on the turn of a board showing , Michael “Gags30” Gagliano bet 185,000. "A.Jackson1767" made the call, and the on the river made a straight on the board. Gagliano went for a massive bet of 779,000, bigger than the pot of 500,000.

"A.Jackson1767" thought for a while before calling, but he was forced to muck when Gagliano showed for a the absolute nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	4,185,430 782,991	782,991
A.Jackson1767	1,122,896 -527,274	-527,274

12-20-2020 22:52 UTC-5

Final Table Seating Chart and Counts

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Kevin Taylor

After "Chalmisi6" eliminated "rprmoo" holding pocket jacks, the final nine were set. Leading the way is the most experienced players at the final table, Michael "Gags30" Gagliano.

Check out the final table seating chart in the photo, along with fresh counts on all nine players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	3,402,439 1,290,325	1,290,325
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	2,787,570 1,270,379	1,270,379
A.Jackson1767	1,650,170 380,961	380,961
Chalmisi6	1,568,134 817,507	817,507
RiverMan	1,272,184 -63,346	-63,346
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken	929,646 19,530	19,530
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	900,118 -122,320	-122,320
upayformypennys	839,853 -417,000	-417,000
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	665,586 -462,382	-462,382

12-20-2020 22:43 UTC-5

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12-20-2020 22:39 UTC-5

Next Round of Eliminations: 13-18th Places

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Kevin Taylor

These three all won $850.50 for their efforts in this event.

13. epdawg5
14. dadadada
15. Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein

And these three players each took home $680.40 tonight.

16. Chips_Jammed
17. LondonE13
18. Coppola142903

Player	Chips	Progress
epdawg5	Busted
dadadada	Busted
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein	Busted
Chips_Jammed	Busted
LondonE13	Busted
Coppola142903	Busted

12-20-2020 22:35 UTC-5

Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon Doubles Up to Over a Million

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Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 16,000/32,000

Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon was in great shape to secure a big double up, as he got his final chips in the middle preflop holding . He was dominating the of "A.Jackson1767", and the hand was all but over after the flop came down . A nine on the turn sealed it, and Kwon scored a huge pot on the cusp of this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
A.Jackson1767	1,269,209 -1,054,100	-1,054,100
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	1,022,438 587,219	587,219

12-20-2020 22:29 UTC-5

"Chalmisi6" Eliminates "epdawg5"

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Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 14,000/28,000

"epdawg5" moved all in holding , but he was dominated by the of "Chalmisi6." Both players flopped top pair on the flop, and while the turn gave "epdawg5" some more outs, the on the river only strengthened "Chalmisi6"'s hand.

With that, just 12 players remain!

Player	Chips	Progress
Chalmisi6	750,627 485,657	485,657
epdawg5	Busted

12-20-2020 22:23 UTC-5

Fresh Counts From the Final 15

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Player	Chips	Progress
A.Jackson1767	2,323,309 833,568	833,568
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	2,112,114 1,415,398	1,415,398
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	1,517,191 38,365	38,365
RiverMan	1,335,530 -198,800	-198,800
upayformypennys	1,256,853 671,194	671,194
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	1,127,968 73,300	73,300
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken	910,116 -70,000	-70,000
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier	894,934 410,367	410,367
rprmoo	774,421 -69,000	-69,000
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	435,219 -2,000	-2,000
epdawg5	420,187 -128,000	-128,000
jordanofpkr	292,088 48,500	48,500
Chalmisi6	264,970 12,500	12,500
dadadada	255,343 -139,733	-139,733
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein	224,757 -28,500	-28,500

12-20-2020 22:15 UTC-5

First Round of Eliminations 19-27th Places ($510.30)

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Kevin Taylor

Players are already down to the final two tables in this Main Event, meaning the final table is coming up shortly. Here are the first round of players to bust out in the money here today.

Player	Chips	Progress
joey1way	Busted
audidriver	Busted
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon	Busted
youngkoi	Busted
SugarJ	Busted
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	Busted
JoC23	Busted
FoxEcho	Busted

12-20-2020 22:07 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts (Full)

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Kevin Taylor

Players flew past the money bubble in this Main Event, and they are already down to just 22 players. You can see all of those players listed here. Stay tuned to find who makes the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
RiverMan	1,534,330 208,820	208,820
A.Jackson1767	1,489,741 766,156	766,156
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	1,478,826 561,713	561,713
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	1,054,668 516,584	516,584
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken	980,116 195,970	195,970
rprmoo	843,421 184,515	184,515
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	696,716 390,481	390,481
audidriver	667,500 667,500	667,500
upayformypennys	585,659 -13,700	-13,700
epdawg5	548,187 -233,332	-233,332
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier	484,567 128,485	128,485
joey1way	445,943 -101,693	-101,693
Chips_Jammed	440,768 127,420	127,420
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	437,219 -6,971	-6,971
Coppola142903	399,841 399,841	399,841
dadadada	395,076 395,076	395,076
LondonE13	381,515 55,625	55,625
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon	337,634 337,634	337,634
youngkoi	271,458 -150,902	-150,902
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein	253,257 -153,600	-153,600
Chalmisi6	252,470 -196,750	-196,750
jordanofpkr	243,588 92,978	92,978

12-20-2020 21:50 UTC-5

Hagerty Doubles Up Near the Bubble

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Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

After a raise to 80,000 from "RiverMan", Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty moved all in for 135,000. It folded back to "RiverMan", who called with . He was dominated by the , and though the flop of gave "RiverMan" some chop outs, and the turn gave him some straight outs, the river didn't bring any further help.

Player	Chips	Progress
RiverMan	1,325,510 291,440	291,440
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	325,930 325,930	325,930