partypoker US Network Online Series (June 21-28)

Event #6: $20,000 GTD NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series (June 21-28)

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$6,843
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$27,800
Entries
139

"BOONYANI" Holds for a Dub

"BOONYANI"
"BOONYANI"

In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "BOONYANI" went all in for 218,000 in early position and received a call from "COMEATTHEKING" in the big blind.

"BOONYANI": {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
"COMEATTHEKING": {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

"BOONYANI" saw a safe runout of {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} come to score the double and bring them near a half-million.

Player Chips Progress
COMEATTHEKING us
COMEATTHEKING
574,594
-235,916
-235,916
BOONYANI us
BOONYANI
482,332
249,916
249,916

"maniacalmonk" Busts in 10th, Tournament Reaches the Final Table

"maniacalmonk"
"maniacalmonk"

In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, action folded around to "IReadYrSoul" in the small blind, who jammed for an effective stack of around 650,000. "manaicalmonk" was in the big blind thought into their time bank before calling.

"maniacalmonk": {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}
"IReadYrSoul": {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

"maniacalmonk" found themselves to be ahead after the call but the flop came {8-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Hearts} to put "IReadYrSoul" ahead with a pair of queens. They stayed there as the turn {4-Diamonds} and river {2-Clubs} completed the runout and "maniacalmonk" found themselves as the 10th-place finisher, resulting in the final table bubble bursting and bringing play down to one full table of nine.

Player Chips Progress
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
2,515,035
658,397
658,397
maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
Busted

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

"alwaysliquid" and "Badbeat1512" have soon-followed on the elimination train in 11th and 12th places, respectively, earning paydays of $500.40 and bringing the tournament down to 10 players.

Just one elimination is needed to reach the final table, and hand-for-hand play has begun just a couple of minutes and five quick eliminations after it ended with the bubble breaking.

Player Chips Progress
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
1,856,638
763,040
763,040
kneadthedough8
kneadthedough8
1,294,333
277,500
277,500
COMEATTHEKING us
COMEATTHEKING
810,510
302,789
302,789
maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
651,397
200,467
200,467
spinach_kale us
spinach_kale
586,606
-157,154
-157,154
sri100k us
sri100k
565,715
-495,350
-495,350
hoodrathings us
hoodrathings
543,228
-40,500
-40,500
rule22 us
rule22
268,690
170,595
170,595
BOONYANI us
BOONYANI
232,416
-165,000
-165,000
Craig9222 us
Craig9222
140,467
-114,500
-114,500
alwaysliquid us
alwaysliquid
Busted
Badbeat1512 us
Badbeat1512
Busted

"BigDickRick" Eliminated by "Craig9222" on the Bubble; Play Is in the Money

"BigDickRick"
"BigDickRick"

In Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000, "BigDickRick" found themselves unable to outlast anybody else and was all in for their final ante in middle position.

"Craig922" was under the gun and limped in, prompting action to fold all the way around to "alwaysliquid," who checked their option in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and "alwaysliquid" checked. "Craig9222" went all in for their remaining 170,000 and "alwaysliquid" quickly folded.

"BigDickRick": {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}
"Craig9222": {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

"BigDickRick" needed to hit running cards to stay alive and instead saw the turn come {q-Diamonds} to leave them drawing dead. The river {4-Diamonds} came to complete the runout, also being the final card that "BigDickRick" saw in their tournament life as their night ended in 16th place as the official bubble finisher of the tournament.

With their elimination, 15 players remain and are all in the money.

Player Chips Progress
alwaysliquid us
alwaysliquid
273,781
-125,500
-125,500
Craig9222 us
Craig9222
254,967
121,289
121,289
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
Busted

Small Stacks on the Bubble

Play is now midway through Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 and play has slowed to a crawl with a handful of players below five big blinds and just one elimination needed for play to reach the money. Here's a look at the shortest stacks in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Badbeat1512 us
Badbeat1512
110,904
84,678
84,678
rule22 us
rule22
98,095
-36,500
-36,500
acezano
acezano
58,500
-31,750
-31,750
Skysdad823 us
Skysdad823
22,334
-164,000
-164,000
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
11,611
-101,000
-101,000

"rags224" Runs Into the Nuts, Tournament Reaches the Bubble

"rags224"
"rags224"

In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, action folded around to "rags224" in the cutoff and they opened to 50,000. "sri100k" called on the button and action went heads up to a flop of {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. "rags224" made a continuation-bet of 75,000 and "sri100k" called.

The turn came {9-Hearts} and "rags224" went all in for 225,000. "sri100k" quickly called.

"rags224": {a-Spades}{6-Spades}
"sri110k": {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

"rags224" saw the bad news, having run into the flopped nuts of "sri100k" to find themselves drawing dead as the river {4-Spades} completed the runout to end their tournament, finishing in 17th place.

With 16 remaining, just one elimination is needed before play reaches the money, meaning the tournament is officially on the bubble. Hand-for-hand play began with 17 remaining, and it will continue until one more elimination occurs.

Player Chips Progress
sri100k us
sri100k
1,061,065
363,932
363,932
rags224
rags224
Busted

"maniacalmonk" Finds a Lucky Turn To Stay Alive

"maniacalmonk"
"maniacalmonk"

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "a_stormy_knight" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 in early position and was three-bet to 86,000 by "IReadYrSoul" in the cutoff. "maniacalmonk" then cold four-bet jammed for 188,000 and action folded back around to "IReadYrSoul," who called.

"maniacalmonk": {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
"IReadYrSoul": {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

"maniacalmonk" was at risk of being eliminated from the tournament and bringing about the official money bubble, and the flop {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} did nothing to change that. However, the turn {9-Diamonds} was the ultimate gin card and they faded the re-suckout on the river {5-Hearts} to score the double and stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
1,093,598
-190,465
-190,465
maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
450,930
260,465
260,465
a_stormy_knight us
a_stormy_knight
257,940
-34,000
-34,000
Badbeat1512 us
Badbeat1512
26,226
-10,000
-10,000

Seventeen Left on Break (full)

A few more eliminations have occurred as of late with play midway through Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000). The tournament is on a five-minute break, and just 17 players remain. Two more eliminations are needed before play reaches the money.

Here's a look at complete chip counts from the two remaining tables.

Player Chips Progress
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
1,284,063
46,000
46,000
kneadthedough8
kneadthedough8
1,016,833
166,202
166,202
spinach_kale us
spinach_kale
743,760
464,799
464,799
sri100k us
sri100k
697,133
142,335
142,335
hoodrathings us
hoodrathings
583,728
425,296
425,296
COMEATTHEKING us
COMEATTHEKING
507,721
-59,351
-59,351
alwaysliquid us
alwaysliquid
399,281
95,728
95,728
BOONYANI us
BOONYANI
397,416
349,140
349,140
a_stormy_knight us
a_stormy_knight
291,940
100,136
100,136
maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
190,465
-84,425
-84,425
Skysdad823 us
Skysdad823
186,334
-14,000
-14,000
rags224
rags224
143,966
-3,017
-3,017
rule22 us
rule22
134,595
-36,625
-36,625
Craig9222 us
Craig9222
133,678
16,589
16,589
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
112,611
-200,053
-200,053
acezano
acezano
90,250
-6,750
-6,750
Badbeat1512 us
Badbeat1512
36,226
-104,322
-104,322
A.Jackson1767 us
A.Jackson1767
Busted
anthonely us
anthonely
Busted
TheKing411 us
TheKing411
Busted
centrfieldr23 us
centrfieldr23
Busted

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"IReadYrSoul" First To a Million

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "IReadYrSoul" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 and action folded around to "Skysdad823," who three-bet to 56,000 in the big blind. "IReadYrSoul" called.

The flop came {j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and "Skysdad823" made a continuation-bet of 40,000. "IReadYrSoul" called to bring the turn {6-Diamonds}, where "Skysdad823" fired a second barrel of 48,000. "IReadYrSoul" called once more.

The river fell {5-Diamonds} and "Skysdad823" emptied the clip, firing a third barrel good for 104,000. "IReadYrSoul" thought for a few moments and then raised all in for the effective 200,000 that "SkysDad823" had remaining in their stack.

"Skysdad823" folded and "IReadYrSoul" took down the pot without a showdown, becoming the first player to reach seven figures in the tournament along the way.

Player Chips Progress
IReadYrSoul us
IReadYrSoul
1,238,063
396,000
396,000
Skysdad823 us
Skysdad823
200,334
-108,750
-108,750