partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Just 32 players remain in this opening partypoker series event. Below you will see the top 10 stacks at the moment. The next chip count update will include every player still alive at the time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted “roystalin” Ely	3,357,782 3,167,442	3,167,442
dhimp20	2,060,181 887,283	887,283
James ‘Bagels’ Lillis	1,994,775 1,300,518	1,300,518
upayformypennys	1,916,209 856,030	856,030
ImSooNutz	1,804,368 1,048,288	1,048,288
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	1,732,416 433,610	433,610
pure_reason	1,627,744
BlckJck	1,510,298
keefvanh0rn	1,388,508 69,400	69,400
Karibou	1,381,437 274,362	274,362

After the bubble burst, there was a flurry of eliminations to get us down to just four tables of players now. These were the first players to be eliminated. They each took home $312 tonight.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "TheKing411" Coleman	Busted
Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell	Busted
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer	Busted
epdawg5	Busted
ndirish50	Busted
Cholie	Busted
PartyPanic	Busted
Ozzy_Rocks111	Busted
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon	Busted

Just 55 players remain now, which means that the money bubble is looming. These are the nine players who have managed to 10x their starting stacks, as they are all over a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
jerseyman99	2,110,181 98,181	98,181
Arian "angels" Stolt	1,519,938 1,401,360	1,401,360
keefvanh0rn	1,319,108 1,319,108	1,319,108
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	1,298,806 162,223	162,223
dhimp20	1,172,898 510,699	510,699
roystalin	1,129,297 921,661	921,661
Karibou	1,107,075 137,671	137,671
upayformypennys	1,060,179 1,060,179	1,060,179
FRIELnGood	1,039,724 -59,600	-59,600

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

"epdawg5" got his final 200,000 and change in preflop holding , and he was flipping against the of "Craig9222". The board ran down , and the nines would hold true, sending a big double up over to "epdawg5."

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig9222	525,543 525,543	525,543
epdawg5	437,322 361,218	361,218

Just nine tables full of players remain in this event, and below you will see the players who have positioned themselves best for a late run here.

Player	Chips	Progress
jerseyman99	1,178,617 330,825	330,825
FRIELnGood	1,099,324
djbeats	1,011,598 -180,540	-180,540
Karibou	969,404
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon	798,730 214,423	214,423
onoreally	747,986 148,628	148,628
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon	701,448 489,666	489,666
James ‘Bagels’ Lillis	694,257 315,934	315,934
dhimp20	662,199
dadadada	654,230 468,480	468,480

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Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Action started with "YoungKing108" moving all in for his final 90,000 and change holding pocket sevens. He was flipping against the Ace-Queen of "mia1223", and the flop of didn't change much. However, a king on the turn gave "mia1223" a broadway draw, and the river gave "mia1223" an unbeatable straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
mia1223	192,500 192,500	192,500
YoungKing108	Busted

The final player tally ended up being 325 total, making for a prizepool of $65,000 even. The top 45 players will be making the money tonight, with first place take home over $12,000. Check out the full payouts in the pictured attached, and stay tuned to find out who emerges victorious tonight!