partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)

Event #4: $320 PKO $20K GTD
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$5,864
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Prize Pool
$20,700
Entries
69
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
69
Players Left
1

Vanauken Loses Race Ending His Tournament

Eric Vanauken
Eric Vanauken

In Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/750, Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken raised all in for 64,286 from middle position and "Smitty15" isolated from the small blind.

"Smitty15": {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Vanauken was behind hoping to connect with his overs but the feat was easier said than done as the {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts} runout ended his tournament.

Vanauken Loses Race Ending His Tournament
Vanauken Loses Race Ending His Tournament
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Smitty15 us
Smitty15
262,786
74,036
74,036
Profile photo of Eric ¡°alwaysliquid¡± Vanauken us
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken
Busted

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Chip Counts for the Remaining Field (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of overendwatts us
overendwatts
784,126
432,338
432,338
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
677,040
346,587
346,587
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himeple us
Don "dhimp20" Himeple
616,322
439,728
439,728
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
482,745
299,697
299,697
Profile photo of xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
345,184
230,398
230,398
Profile photo of I23weeeeeeeee
I23weeeeeeeee
280,271
Profile photo of BlckJck us
BlckJck
252,234
177,338
177,338
Profile photo of Joc555 us
Joc555
213,192
25,522
25,522
Profile photo of pos02j
pos02j
203,000
Profile photo of Smitty15 us
Smitty15
188,750
7,875
7,875
Profile photo of Ross ¡°thehebrewhammer¡± Gottleib us
Ross ��thehebrewhammer�� Gottleib
184,492
Profile photo of DopeyDeBlas
DopeyDeBlas
168,440
78,630
78,630
Profile photo of Matt ¡°MattEMenz¡± Mendez us
Matt ��MattEMenz�� Mendez
150,061
Profile photo of Jinxy us
Jinxy
127,125
Profile photo of jaehoez24 us
jaehoez24
116,236
9,601
9,601
Profile photo of Unclebro
Unclebro
113,565
79,750
79,750
Profile photo of Brian ¡°TopCreature¡± Sherrier us
Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier
94,800
-39,250
-39,250
Profile photo of chopsuey us
chopsuey
90,006
10,011
10,011
Profile photo of Eric ¡°alwaysliquid¡± Vanauken us
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken
64,286
-194,791
-194,791
Profile photo of ndirish50 us
ndirish50
23,125

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Prize Pool and Payout Information

partypoker US BetMGM Borgata
partypoker US BetMGM Borgata

The add-on period has come and gone here in Level 16 with a total prize pool of $20,700 ($10,350 regular prize pool & $10,350 bounty prize pool) was generated via 69 total entries.

The top 10 players will make it into the money and earn at least $294.97, with each elimination thereafter seeing an increased payout until the eventual champion earns themselves $2,485.06 plus bounties.

This is what the remaining 24 players are still playing for:

PlacePrize
1$2,485.06
2$2,482.96
3$1,578.37
4$1,086.75
5$776.25
6$597.60
7$434.70
8$336.37
9-10$294.97

"KingofNJ" Doubles and Collects Bounty

In Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, "KingofNJ" raised to 10,000 from under the gun and "Moose4Life" three-bet jammed for 98,500 next to act.

"E.J.D" called and action folded back around to "KingofNJ" who came over the top for 111,539, "E.J.D" called.

"E.J.D": {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
"KingofNJ": {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
"Moose4Life": {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

"Moose4Life" was ahead until the {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop appeared pairing "KingofNJ's" queen.

The {5-Spades} turn made thing interesting as "E.J.D" picked-up the open-ended straight draw but the {7-Spades} completed the board on the river securing "KingofNJ" the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of KingofNJ us
KingofNJ
331,578
281,860
281,860
Profile photo of E.J.D
E.J.D
3,338
-66,536
-66,536
Profile photo of Moose4Life us
Moose4Life
Busted

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros �� Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano �� all of whom have been active this year in the partypoker US Network Online events.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

It's been a good day for Gagliano so far, as he has already doubled his starting stack. Stay tuned to find out if he can keep this momentum going!

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker.

Level 12 Chip Leaders

In Level with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, "overendwatts" still sits atop the leader board as the field has grown to 61 with 33 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of overendwatts us
overendwatts
351,788
127,210
127,210
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
330,453
111,763
111,763
Profile photo of Eric ¡°alwaysliquid¡± Vanauken us
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken
259,077
188,242
188,242
Profile photo of Joc555 us
Joc555
187,670
98,560
98,560
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
183,048
44,171
44,171
Profile photo of Smitty15 us
Smitty15
180,875
39,555
39,555
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himeple us
Don "dhimp20" Himeple
176,594
45,823
45,823
Profile photo of deerpathdave us
deerpathdave
152,704
-5,278
-5,278
Profile photo of Moose4Life us
Moose4Life
152,535
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
143,040
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brian ¡°TopCreature¡± Sherrier us
Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier
134,050

Chin Connects With River for Triple Up

In Level 11 with blinds of 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350, "Joc555" raised to 7,000 from the hijack and Anthony "supremetny" Chin three-bet all in for 19,019 from the cutoff.

Action folded to Ramon ��hoodrathings�� Liriano Jr who came over the top for 62,164 from the small blind and "Joc555" called.

"Joc555": {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Anthony "supremetny" Chin: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Ramon ��hoodrathings�� Liriano Jr: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}

"Joc555" was ahead with their made hand of tens and nothing changed after the {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop.

The {8-Clubs} appeared on the turn and "Joc555" was looking good to score a double elimination until the {a-Clubs} completed the board on the river, securing Chin's triple-up while Liriano Jr collected a double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joc555 us
Joc555
89,110
89,110
89,110
Profile photo of Ramon ¡°hoodrathings¡± Liriano Jr us
Ramon ��hoodrathings�� Liriano Jr
84,890
-55,020
-55,020
Profile photo of Anthony "supremetny" Chin us
Anthony "supremetny" Chin
61,607
61,607
61,607

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Vanauken Collects Bounty With Rockets

In Level 10 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken raised to 4,800 from the hijack and then called "maniacalmonk's" 21,715 three-bet jam from the button.

"maniacalmonk": {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Vanauken was way ahead with his pocket aces and nothing changed after the {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts} runout as he collected "maniacalmonk's" bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric ¡°alwaysliquid¡± Vanauken us
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken
70,835
-14,827
-14,827
Profile photo of maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
Busted

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