partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Event #3: $15K GTD 40-Stack 8-Max NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,483
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$25,400
Entries
129

Kings Cracked Again To Burst The Bubble

"EmeraldForest32"
"EmeraldForest32"

In Level 24 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, Matthew "Gailums" Gailums open-jammed for 175,000 in the hijack and "EmeraldForest32" called all in for 96,000 in the cutoff. All remaining players folded and hands were shown for the runout.

"EmeraldForest32": {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Matthew "Gailums" Gailums: {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

"EmeraldForest32" only found themselves in commanding shape for a quick second as the flop {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} came to nearly quadruple the number of outs they had to sweat. The turn {9-Hearts} was just fine, but the river {5-Diamonds} spelled doom as Gailums improved to the nut flush and eliminated "EmeraldForest32" on the direct bubble in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew "gailums" Gailums us
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
298,839
121,704
121,704
Profile photo of EmeraldForest32 us
EmeraldForest32
Busted

The Bubble Continues Into The Break

Daniel Sewnig
Daniel Sewnig

The tournament is on a five-minute break.

In Level 24 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,250, two all-in preflop scenarios ensued on the last hand before the break on adjacent tables.

The first hand saw "kevmo15" get all in with pocket tens and hold against the ace-nine of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell after "kevmo15" folded down to just two big blinds.

Moments later, David "TheKing411" Coleman three-bet jammed over an early-position open and Dan "mj23style" Sewnig called all in for slightly less, putting him at risk of becoming the bubble boy.

Dan "mj23style" Sewnig: {a-}{k-}
David "TheKing411" Coleman: {k-}{k-}

Luckily for Sewnig, an ace came on the flop to put him in a position where he only needed to fade a one outer. He did just that, ultimately ending up with trip aces to score the double.

Twenty-one still remain on break, and short stacks on the bubble have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
335,697
59,664
59,664
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
308,996
121,748
121,748
Profile photo of Matthew "gailums" Gailums us
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
177,135
-50,600
-50,600
Profile photo of John Allan "treetrap" Hinds us
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds
158,717
-28,750
-28,750
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
128,460
-140,127
-140,127
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
119,675
-39,250
-39,250
Profile photo of chen718 us
chen718
118,399
-58,130
-58,130
Profile photo of EmeraldForest32 us
EmeraldForest32
97,704
-24,000
-24,000
Profile photo of kevmo15 us
kevmo15
65,612
4,556
4,556
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
27,439
-178,498
-178,498

Young Delivers a Cooler on the Bubble

"yolegacy"
"yolegacy"

In Level 23 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, action folded to "yolegacy" in the cutoff and they opened to 18,800 after finding a recent spin up to nearly 200,000. Orson "Borgatcha" Young three-bet to 52,000 in the small blind and "yolegacy" called, taking action heads up to the streets.

The flop came [{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Young checked over to "yolegacy", who bet 59,500. Young check-jammed for 144,000 effective and "yolegacy" called off their remaining chips, only to see the bad news.

"yolegacy": {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Orson "Borgatcha" Young: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

There were no other cowboys in sight as the turn {2-Spades} and river {a-Spades} completed the runout, adding insult to injury as Young earned the knockout with his set of aces to bring the field down to 21.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orson "borgatcha" Young us
Orson "borgatcha" Young
455,479
Profile photo of yolegacy us
yolegacy
Busted

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, "RiverMan" has just eliminated "BlckJck" fro the tournament. Moments earlier, "mamoosh" was also knocked out, and the pair of eliminations brings the field down to 22. Two eliminations are now needed for play to reach the money, and hand-for-hand play is in effect across the three remaining tables until that feat is accomplished.

One such player who just staved off elimination is "l23weeeeeeee", who simultaneously found a double with pocket queens to the pocket eights of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner as hand-for-hand play began.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of RiverMan us
RiverMan
292,215
82,235
82,235
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
258,850
151,175
151,175
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
158,925
-124,175
-124,175
Profile photo of mamoosh us
mamoosh
Busted
Profile photo of BlckJck us
BlckJck
Busted

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Chip Counts from The Final Three Tables (full)

In Level 21 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, 24 players now remain across three tables as Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty and "juansolo10" have just been eliminated from the tournament. An updated and complete list of chip counts has been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Derek "pompii" Sudell
Derek "pompii" Sudell
544,185
544,185
544,185
Profile photo of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
353,515
83,075
83,075
Profile photo of Chris "rumpthumper" White
Chris "rumpthumper" White
327,572
27,475
27,475
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
283,100
79,425
79,425
Profile photo of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
276,033
21,489
21,489
Profile photo of Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
270,156
59,991
59,991
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
268,587
124,813
124,813
Profile photo of Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
232,142
232,142
232,142
Profile photo of Matthew "gailums" Gailums us
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
227,735
84,408
84,408
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
226,921
49,375
49,375
Profile photo of RiverMan us
RiverMan
209,980
209,980
209,980
Profile photo of kfbackflip us
kfbackflip
208,968
66,931
66,931
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
205,937
32,075
32,075
Profile photo of kgkg510 us
kgkg510
197,541
80,525
80,525
Profile photo of John Allan "treetrap" Hinds us
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds
187,467
16,522
16,522
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
187,248
-46,250
-46,250
Profile photo of Orson "borgatcha" Young us
Orson "borgatcha" Young
185,494
92,658
92,658
Profile photo of chen718 us
chen718
176,529
176,529
176,529
Profile photo of EmeraldForest32 us
EmeraldForest32
121,704
-64,991
-64,991
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
107,675
-250
-250
Profile photo of BlckJck us
BlckJck
96,735
-12,730
-12,730
Profile photo of mamoosh us
mamoosh
68,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of kevmo15 us
kevmo15
61,056
-133,664
-133,664
Profile photo of yolegacy us
yolegacy
55,620
-19,500
-19,500
Profile photo of Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Busted

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"yolegacy" With the Miracle Quadruple; "Capi61580" Less Fortunate

"yolegacy"
"yolegacy"

In Level 20 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "yolegacy" got their last 15,000 into the middle preflop on the button with calls from "kevmo15" in the small blind, "Capi61580" in the big blind, and Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken in the hijack.

The flop dropped {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} and "kevmo15" checked. "Capi61580" jammed for another 45,000 and Vanauken called, prompting a quick fold from "kevmo15".

"yolegacy": {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
"Capi61580": {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Vanauken was way out in front with a shot at a double knockout, but the turn {8-Spades} saved "yolegacy" and earned them the quadruple right then and there. Vanauken was still ahead for the side pot and he remained there as the river {k-Spades} completed the runout, eliminating "Capi61580" as a result.

Others to fall as of late include Anthony "supremetny" Chin and Don "dhimp20" Himpele as 26 players now remain across four tables and only six more eliminations are needed to reach the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
270,440
230,440
230,440
Profile photo of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
254,544
102,224
102,224
Profile photo of Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
210,165
128,507
128,507
Profile photo of kevmo15 us
kevmo15
194,720
194,720
194,720
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
143,774
34,550
34,550
Profile photo of yolegacy us
yolegacy
75,120
-36,176
-36,176
Profile photo of Anthony "supremetny" Chin
Anthony "supremetny" Chin
Busted
Profile photo of MsFancy us
MsFancy
Busted
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
Busted
Profile photo of xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
Busted
Profile photo of Capi61580 us
Capi61580
Busted
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Busted
Profile photo of Cholie us
Cholie
Busted
Profile photo of ashylarry us
ashylarry
Busted

"MsFancy" Gets the Easy Dub

"MsFancy"
"MsFancy"

In Level 19 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "MsFancy" open-jammed for 45,000 in the small blind and John Allan "treetrap" Hinds thought for a few moments in the big blind before finding a call.

"MsFancy": {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

An ace was the first card to roll off as the board ran out {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to earn the easy double for "MsFancy".

Less fortunate of late were the likes of Katie "KatieStone" Stone, John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza, and others as just 34 players now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
233,498
72,645
72,645
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
203,675
39,100
39,100
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
173,862
173,862
173,862
Profile photo of John Allan "treetrap" Hinds us
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds
170,945
170,945
170,945
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
107,925
107,925
107,925
Profile photo of Cholie us
Cholie
59,772
-5,840
-5,840
Profile photo of MsFancy us
MsFancy
45,625
45,625
45,625
Profile photo of John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
Busted
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
Busted
Profile photo of Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
Busted
Profile photo of chrisdoors us
chrisdoors
Busted
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Busted
Profile photo of BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
Busted

Prize Pool Released!

partypoker US
partypoker US

Level 19 has begun with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and the 18-level registration period has now closed, generating 127 entries for a total prize pool of $25,400. The top 20 places will make it into the money and earn at least a first-level payout of $363.

The eventual winner will earn $5,842. For a complete list of payouts, check out the Payouts Tab up above or through the link in this post.

Lopez Finds a Favorable River

"chromeking"
"chromeking"

In Level 18 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, "audidriver" shoved in a starting stack from the hijack and Angel "chromeking" Lopez called in the big blind.

"audidriver": {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Angel "chromeking" Lopez: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}

"audidriver" was significantly ahead through the flop {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts} and turn {k-Hearts}, but the river {7-Diamonds} was one of the three cards in the deck that could improve Lopez to the best hand, and as a result Lopez earned the pot and the knockout while "audidriver" re-entered as the final minutes of the registration period continue to tick off the clock.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
177,546
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
40,000