partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

A new format for the partypoker US Network Online Series in the $215 buy-in Event #3: $15K GTD 40-Stack NLH turned out to be a hit, as 127 entries generated a total prize pool of $25,400, surpassing the guaranteed prize pool by more than 69%.

When all was said and done, "kgkg510" was the one to call themselves the victor, earning $5,483 after negotiating a heads-up chop with second-place finisher Jason "Riverman" Lawhun, whose second runner-up finish in as many nights earned him $4,447.

Event #3 Final Table Results

_{*Denotes heads-up deal.}

The pair of players outlasted a stacked final table that included the likes of Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John, Chris "rumpthumper" White, Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell, Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo, Angel "chromeking" Lopez, and Event #2 fourth-place finisher "l23weeeeeeeee".

In total, 20 places paid on the night. Others to make it into the money and fall short of the final table included Event #2 Champion Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken (14th place), Dan "mj23style" Sewnig (16th place), David "TheKing411" Coleman (17th) Place, and Ryan "TheSims" Hohner (19th place).

The trio of BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pros in Katie "KatieStone" Stone, Michael "Gags30" Gagliano, and Daniel "Leinad" Buzgon all played as well, though none of them made it into the money.

Next on the docket is the $215 buy-in Event #4: $15K GTD Turbo NLH on Wednesday at 8 p.m. PokerNews will be back at it for what is sure to be a sprint from start to finish. We'll see you then.

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The heads-up match between Jason "Riverman" Lawhun and "kgkg510" lasted for only a couple of minutes before talks of a chop surfaced and were quickly agreed upon via chip values. When all was said and done, "RiverMan" earns $4,447 and "kgkg510" earns $5,483 for their efforts.

A recap of the tournament will be provided shortly.

In Level 33 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John shoved for 435,000 in the small blind and "RiverMan" called in the big blind for over 80% of his stack.

Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John:
"RiverMan":

"RiverMan" had found their call to be the correct one as they were ahead of St. John. Things stayed that way as the runout came and St. John was eliminated in third place, earning $2,941 for his performance on the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
kgkg510	4,098,272 181,250	181,250
RiverMan	981,728 380,030	380,030
Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John	Busted

In Level 33 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell open-jammed for 303,000 in the cutoff and "kgkg510" three-bet to 556,000 on the button. Chris "rumpthumper" White was in the big blind and cold four-bet jammed for 1.644 million, sending action back to "kgkg510" who called to bring a total of more than 3.6 million into the middle.

Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell:
Chris "rumpthumper" White:
"kgkg510":

Campbell picked up a gutshot straight draw on the flop , but that was the closest either player would get to a double as the turn and river left the pocket queens of "kgkg510" on top to eliminate both players on the same hand in fifth- and fourth places, respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
kgkg510	3,917,022 2,022,753	2,022,753
Chris "rumpthumper" White	Busted
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell	Busted

In Level 32 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo jammed for 306,000 in the cutoff and received a call from Chris "rumpthumper" White in the small blind. "RiverMan" folded in the big blind and the two players' hands were shown.

Daniel "centfieldr23" Lupo:
Chris "rumpthumper" White:

Lupo was up against a pair of bullets and found himself shot down after the board ran out , finishing the tournament in sixth place and earning $1,295 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
kgkg510	1,894,269 514,500	514,500
Chris "rumpthumper" White	1,581,980 326,664	326,664
Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John	701,280 192,000	192,000
RiverMan	601,698 -570,832	-570,832
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell	300,773 -108,500	-108,500
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo	Busted

In Level 32 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, Angel "chromeking" Lopez jammed for 320,000 in the hijack and action folded around to Chris "rumpthumper" White in the big blind, who called.

Angel "chromeking" Lopez:
Chris "rumpthumper" White:

The flop was of no help to Lopez, but he found a little bit of extra hope on the turn with a shot at a chop. Instead, the river landed and he was eliminated in seventh place for a payday of $1,016.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "rumpthumper" White	1,255,316 364,184	364,184
Angel "chromeking" Lopez	Busted