WPT Online Poker Open on partypoker US

WPT Online Poker Open: $30K GTD 8-MAX NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

WPT Online Poker Open on partypoker US

Final Results
Winner
Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$12,812
Event Info
Buy-in
$535
Prize Pool
$41,000
Entries
82
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
82
Players Left
1

Prize Pool and Payout Information

partypoker US
partypoker US

The field has reached the money meaning the final numbers are in!

The registration period has officially closed with 82 total entries which generated a $41,000 prize pool.

This means that 12 players will be in the money for at least $758.50 while the winner will walk away with $12,812.50.

This is what the remaining players are still playing for:

PlacePrize
1$12,812.50
2$7,175
3$5,227.50
4$3,895
5$3,013.50
6$2,275.50
7$1,701.50
8$1,332.50
9-10$1,025
11-12$758.50

"A.Jackson1767" Jumps Into Action for Brief Moment

In Level 11 with blinds of 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350, "A.Jackson1767" raised all in for 8,950 from under the gun and was called by Kevin ��sofcknsick�� Campbell from the big blind.

"A.Jackson1767": {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Kevin ��sofcknsick�� Campbell: {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Campbell had his opponent dominated but the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop gave them a gutshot straight draw.

The {10-Spades} turn wasn't a bad card for "A.Jackson1767" but the {4-Hearts} river ended their tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin ¡°sofcknsick¡± Campbell us
Kevin ��sofcknsick�� Campbell
21,750
11,750
11,750
Profile photo of A.Jackson1767 us
A.Jackson1767
Busted

Hohner Building a Stack

In Level 10 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, "Tomasz1973" limped-in from the hijack and then called Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner's 24,800 all in raise from the cutoff.

"Tomasz1973": {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Hohner had his opponent crushed and the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades} runout secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan ¡°TheSims¡± Hohner
Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner
55,300
45,540
45,540
Profile photo of Tomasz1973
Tomasz1973
36,204
26,204
26,204

Tags: Ryan Hohner

Level 9 Chip Counts (full)

In Level 9 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250, the tournament lobby now displays 70 entries with 18 players remaining. With that number, the guaranteed prize pool of $30,000 has officially been met.

Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes is the current chip leader with a stack of 111,148. Here's a look at the rest of the remaining players chip stacks. .

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes
111,148
80,489
80,489
Profile photo of Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
73,430
63,675
63,675
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
69,764
15,730
15,730
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
61,441
28,893
28,893
Profile photo of Alex ¡°JinYang¡± Butcher
Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher
59,817
4,150
4,150
Profile photo of Brian ¡°TopCreature¡± Sherrier
Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier
56,422
41,680
41,680
Profile photo of Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
56,117
38,838
38,838
Profile photo of KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
54,411
Profile photo of Mike ¡°MistaMenza¡± Menzer
Mike ��MistaMenza�� Menzer
50,665
7,719
7,719
Profile photo of Kevin ¡°sofcknsick¡± Campbell us
Kevin ��sofcknsick�� Campbell
34,551
-8,564
-8,564
Profile photo of kingtaut us
kingtaut
31,814
21,814
21,814
Profile photo of SharingisCaring us
SharingisCaring
31,365
-23,442
-23,442
Profile photo of jerseyman99 us
jerseyman99
30,222
-3,248
-3,248
Profile photo of dadadada us
dadadada
12,225
-10,670
-10,670
Profile photo of Tomasz1973
Tomasz1973
10,000
Profile photo of FrankyFunk us
FrankyFunk
10,000
Profile photo of Ryan ¡°TheSims¡± Hohner
Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner
9,760
-16,260
-16,260

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Get to Know Family Man & Stock Trader Don "dhimp20" Himpele

Don Himpele
Don Himpele

If you��ve ever played poker either at Borgata or online in New Jersey, there��s a good chance you��ve crossed paths with Don Himpele, who has more than $630K in online lifetime tournament earnings and $89K in live scores on HendonMob.

Himpele, a father of five who has been married for 24 years, graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in Business and Economics, and for the last 25 years he has worked as a trader on the New York Stock Exchange as a Managing Director for Goldman Sachs and IMC Trading. So how did the professional family man find poker?

��I began playing as a teenager,�� he told PokerNews. ��My mother was an early influence and taught me many ��gameplay skills.�� I have combined that and my skills as a trader to make strong decisions on the felt.��

He continued: ��I consider myself a recreational player, as family and work obligations don't allow for a robust live game tournament schedule. I do play the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main yearly, and many Parx Big Stax tournaments. I am a regular online tournament player who targets buy-ins usually ranging from $200-$2,000. I play in local cash games �C usually $5/$10.��

While he only plays when his schedule allows, it��s worth noting Himpele has been playing for a long time. In fact, one of his favorite poker memories stems all the way back to the 2004 WSOP Main Event.

��My most notable experience was my first WSOP Main Event in 2004 and sitting at ESPN feature TV table with top pros,�� he recalled. ��Also, I cashed in the 2010 WSOP Main Event after being sponsored by Absolute Poker.��

While his Absolute Poker days are behind him, Himpele does spend a fair amount of time competing on the partypoker US Network, which is comprised of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.

��partypoker US brings a strong level of competition and I particularly like when they run a series as it brings a variety of games and a strong turnout with a commensurate prize pool,�� said Himpele. ��I have a lot of respect for New Jersey's top pros such as Mike Lavenburg, Mike Gagliano, Katie Stone and David Coleman. I enjoy the challenge of battling against them as a test of skill.��

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
22,345
7,521
7,521

Lopez Dropped by Butcher

Angel Lopez
Angel Lopez

In Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, action folded around to Angel "chromeking" Lopez who raised all in for 6,640 from the cutoff and Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher isolated from the small blind.

Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher: {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Angel "chromeking" Lopez: {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Lopez was behind holding live cards but couldn't connect with the {2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades} runout ending his tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex ¡°JinYang¡± Butcher
Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher
55,667
44,050
44,050
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Busted

Tags: Angel LopezAlex Butcher

Gagliano Connects With River and Scores Double Eliminations

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

In Level 7 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, "FrankyFunk" raised all in for 3,000 from the hijack, "bigalric" came over the top for 8,633 from the cutoff and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano looked them up from the big blind.

"bigalric": {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
"FrankyFunk": {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

"bigalric" held the best hand but the {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop gave "FrankyFunk" the straight flush draw.

The {10-Spades} paired the board on the turn and "bigalric" needed to fade the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for them, Gagliano connected with the {j-Spades} on the river and "bigalric" was eliminated while "FrankyFunk" re-entered the tournament.

Gagliano Connects on the River
Gagliano Connects on the River
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
54,034
19,668
19,668
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of FrankyFunk us
FrankyFunk
10,000
-9,316
-9,316
Profile photo of bigalric
bigalric
Busted

Tags: Michael Gagliano

Level 6 Chip Counts (full)

The tournament has reached Level 6 (500/1,000/125) and 62 entries have now been logged with 23 players currently remain. Of those 22, "beast801" is still the player atop the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of beast801 us
beast801
64,250
-3,480
-3,480
Profile photo of SharingisCaring us
SharingisCaring
54,807
41,523
41,523
Profile photo of Kevin ¡°sofcknsick¡± Campbell us
Kevin ��sofcknsick�� Campbell
43,115
31,095
31,095
Profile photo of Mike ¡°MistaMenza¡± Menzer
Mike ��MistaMenza�� Menzer
42,946
19,365
19,365
Profile photo of Eric ¡°alwaysliquid¡± Vanauken
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken
41,325
31,325
31,325
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
39,880
39,880
39,880
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
34,366
13,766
13,766
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of jerseyman99 us
jerseyman99
33,470
33,470
33,470
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
32,548
2,567
2,567
Profile photo of Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes
30,659
3,822
3,822
Profile photo of Ryan ¡°TheSims¡± Hohner
Ryan ��TheSims�� Hohner
26,020
17,420
17,420
Profile photo of dadadada us
dadadada
22,895
22,895
22,895
Profile photo of FrankyFunk us
FrankyFunk
19,316
19,316
19,316
Profile photo of Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
17,279
-4
-4
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
15,906
1,082
1,082
Profile photo of Brian ¡°TopCreature¡± Sherrier
Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier
14,742
-3,781
-3,781
Profile photo of FScottFitzgeral
FScottFitzgeral
14,093
-5,997
-5,997
Profile photo of Alex ¡°JinYang¡± Butcher
Alex ��JinYang�� Butcher
11,617
-1,295
-1,295
Profile photo of deerpathdave us
deerpathdave
10,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of KingofNJ us
KingofNJ
10,000
-16,749
-16,749
Profile photo of kingtaut us
kingtaut
10,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
9,755
215
215
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
8,200
-2,420
-2,420
Profile photo of POKERDORMS us
POKERDORMS
6,056
-397
-397

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