partypoker US Network Online Series (July 26-August 2)

Event #1: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series (July 26-August 2)

Final Results
Winner
Jake ��FerociousPanda�� Toole
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$2,317
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Entries
65

Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner Doubles Through Gagliano

Michael "Gags30" Gagliano has already collected three bounties today, and chopped a fourth with another player, but he just missed out on getting his fifth prize.

Following a standard raise at the 1,400-2,800 level, Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner shoved all in for 22,000 on the button with pocket jacks. Gagliano called with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and he was never able to get close to the big pair of Hohner.

He collects a small double up, while Gagliano is still in great shape with over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
209,036
70,546
70,546
Ryan ¡°TheSims¡± Hohner
Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner
47,600
47,600
47,600

Buzgon Collects Two More Bounties

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

It is, quite simply, the Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon show at the moment in this event. He has just collected two more bounties to put his total at a staggering 10. No one else in the event has more than four at the moment. Here is how the latest hand played out.

Buzgon started the action by raising to 6,000. Chris ��rumpthumper�� White moved all in for 29,000, and a few seats over, "rounder1420" also moved all in. Buzgon thought for just a few moments before calling.

Chris ��rumpthumper�� White: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
rounder1420: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The flop of {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds} didn't hit any players, but the {10-Diamonds} on the turn gave Buzgon a world of outs. He would hit on with the {4-Diamonds} river, and just like that, Buzgon's stack swelled up to nearly 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel ¡°leinad¡± Buzgon
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon
395,417
214,163
214,163
Chris ¡°rumpthumper¡± White
Chris ��rumpthumper�� White
Busted
rounder1420 us
rounder1420
Busted

River Ten Saves "rule22"

After a raise of 2,000 from Michael ��UFOLDIWIN�� St. John, "SharingisCaring" moved all in for 29,900. In the big blind, "rule22" would call all in for just 200 chips less.

"SharingisCaring": {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
"rule22": {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

"SharingisCaring" survived the flop, and the turn, but a ten on the river saw him just miss out on a double up and knockout. As it is, "rule22" has doubled, while everyone will be eyeing the short bounty at the table.

Player Chips Progress
rule22 us
rule22
62,750
62,750
62,750

Level 6 Chip Count Updates

"Luckyduck" is the first player to claim three bounties so far, meaning he has already locked up a $150 rebate on his $215 buy-in. Of course, that also means his bounty is up to $250, but as the chip leader at the moment, that won't worry him much.

Player Chips Progress
Luckyduck us
Luckyduck
128,025
87,412
87,412
Mhenrich1
Mhenrich1
78,507
34,087
34,087
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
73,312
24,104
24,104
KingKong24 us
KingKong24
68,132
68,132
68,132
Daniel ¡°leinad¡± Buzgon
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon
57,758
57,758
57,758
Ryan ¡°Whosyourdoddy¡± Dodd
Ryan ��Whosyourdoddy�� Dodd
54,637
-12,900
-12,900
millertime4244
millertime4244
47,597
13,549
13,549
Badbeat1512 us
Badbeat1512
46,714
46,714
46,714
NJNJNJNJ us
NJNJNJNJ
40,815
10,935
10,935
Phong
Phong
38,699
-2,521
-2,521

Classic Cooler Preflop for "Phong"

Action started with "Phong" raising to 2,000 from early position, and action would fold around to "Allyoucaneat" in the cutoff.

He three-bet to 6,750, but when action folded around to "Phong" again, he would min-raise to 11,500.

"Allyoucaneat" would shove with two black kings, but they were no good, as "Phong" had the pocket rockets.

A full house would be dealt on the board, but the aces would still play over the kings. Unfortunately for "Phong," he just missed out on the bounty, but will surely be happy to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
Phong
Phong
41,220
41,220
41,220
Allyoucaneat us
Allyoucaneat
2,303
2,303
2,303

Tournament Info on First Break

Since that chip count update post, there have been two knockouts. First, "Luckyduck" knocked out Jake ��FerociousPanda�� Toole, and not long after that, Ryan ��Whosyourdoddy�� Dodd would collect a bounty, and boost his stack into the chip lead.

Stay tuned for more updates coming shortly.

Level 3 Chip Count Updates

No knockouts yet so far in this Progressive knockout event, but there are a few players who are adding to their stack early. Michael "Gags30" Gagliano is the early chip leader, but he has plenty of stiff competition behind him early.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
49,208
49,208
49,208
Mhenrich1
Mhenrich1
44,420
44,420
44,420
Clayton "claytonfletcher" Fletcher
Clayton "claytonfletcher" Fletcher
41,340
41,340
41,340
Luckyduck us
Luckyduck
40,613
40,613
40,613
Michael ¡°UFOLDIWIN¡± St. John
Michael ��UFOLDIWIN�� St. John
36,367
36,367
36,367
Ryan ¡°Whosyourdoddy¡± Dodd
Ryan ��Whosyourdoddy�� Dodd
36,108
36,108
36,108
Dnnynsh33
Dnnynsh33
35,910
35,910
35,910
Jonuzi us
Jonuzi
35,340
35,340
35,340
millertime4244
millertime4244
34,048
34,048
34,048
Jake ¡°FerociousPanda¡± Toole
Jake ��FerociousPanda�� Toole
30,000
30,000
30,000
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
30,000
30,000
30,000
NJNJNJNJ us
NJNJNJNJ
29,880
29,880
29,880

Cards in the Air: Event #1 $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Event

Welcome back to the latest round of coverage for the partypoker US Network Online Series. This is the first of nine major events to be played out over the next week. This progressive bounty event provides a unique experience for players, one where bounties are king. Each time a player knocks an opponent out, that player will earn half of their bounty, while the other half will be added to the total already on the player who scored the knockout.

Registration will be available for the first 12 levels today, and all levels are 10 minutes, which gives players just over two hours to register. The updates will be starting shortly, so don't go anywhere!