partypoker US Network Online Series

Event #8: $20,000 GTD NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$6,159
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Entries
109

"AlwaysCheck88" Out in Thirteenth; "BigDickRick" Takes Twelfth

"Bagels"
"Bagels"

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "Bagels" raised to 32,000 under the gun and action folded around to "AlwaysCheck88" in the big blind, who defended. The flop came {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and action went check-check.

The turn was {2-Diamonds} and "AlwaysCheck88" checked. "Bagels" bet 43,000 and "AlwaysCheck88" called. The river fell {8-Diamonds} and "AlwaysCheck88" checked. "Bagels"bet enough to put "AlwaysCheck88" all in for their last 68,500 and "AlwaysCheck88" made the call after some thought.

"AlwaysCheck88": {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}
"Bagels": {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

"Bagels" had flopped Broadway and it remained best to score the knockout and eliminate "AlwaysCheck88" in 13th place.

Moments later, "DaCoolerKing" knocked "BigDickRick" out of the tournament in 12th place to leave two eliminations needed until the tournament reaches the final table. Both players received $403.30 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
DaCoolerKing us
DaCoolerKing
554,262
340,388
340,388
Bagels us
Bagels
476,341
238,000
238,000
AlwaysCheck88 us
AlwaysCheck88
Busted
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
Busted

"BigDickRick" Eliminates "jimlarry" on the Bubble; Play Reaches the Money

"jimlarry"
"jimlarry"

In Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, "jimlarry" went all in for their last 79,000 in the hijack and received a call from "BigDickRick" in the big blind.

"jimlarry": {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}
"BigDickRick": {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

"jimlarry" was dominated and at risk of becoming the person who would bubble the tournament. The flop came {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts} to give them a pair of sixes, but it left "BigDickRick" with 12 outs between their overcard and nut flush outs. The turn {k-Clubs} secured the nuts for "BigDickRick" and the river {8-Hearts} completed the runout, resulting in "jimlarry" taking 14th place in the tournament and bursting the bubble to reach the money.

Player Chips Progress
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
223,363
88,322
88,322
jimlarry us
jimlarry
Busted

"rumpthumper" Cracked To Take 15th

"rumpthumper"
"rumpthumper"

In Level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, "upayformypennys" three-bet all in for 318,000 in the cutoff over an open to 28,000."rumpthumper" called all in for less in the big blind.

"rumpthumper": {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
"upayformypennys": {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

"rumpthumper" was way out in front and pulled even further ahead with top set on the flop {7-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. The turn then came {10-Diamonds}, giving "upayformypennys" an open-ended straight draw, and the river {6-Diamonds} completed the draw to give "upayformypennys" a straight and eliminate "rumpthumper" in 15th place.

The tournament is now on the official bubble, as just one more elimination is needed to reach the money

Player Chips Progress
upayformypennys us
upayformypennys
505,695
159,430
159,430
rumpthumper us
rumpthumper
Busted

"NewAgedP23" Eliminates "TheKing411"; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

"TheKing411"
"TheKing411"

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "TheKing411" got all in preflop in the small blind and received action from "NewAgedP23," who was in middle position.

"TheKing411": {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
"NewAgedP23": {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

"NewAgedP23" faded the three-outer as the board came {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} and "TheKing411" was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.

Hand-for-hand play has now begun with the tournament being two eliminations away from reaching the money.

Player Chips Progress
NewAgedP23
NewAgedP23
1,243,800
416,447
416,447
TheKing411 us
TheKing411
Busted

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

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

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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.

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Engel Can't Get There; "Pokeher" Gets Two Eliminations

"Pokeher"
"Pokeher"

In the last hand of Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, Ari Engel shoved for 102,000 under the gun and action folded around to "Pokeher," who was on the button and called. The players in the blinds folded and the two were off to the races.

Ari Engel": {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
"Pokeher": {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Engel was in a coin flip for his tournament life and needed to improve in order to double. The flop came {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and gave Engel four more outs to Broadway, but he would not find any of his 10 as the turn {7-Clubs} and river {6-Hearts} completed the runout with "Pokeher" taking down the pot with their sevens and fives.

A few hands later, "Pokeher" eliminated "LordRamsaySlays" as their six-four suited wound up best over the ace-king of "LordRamsaySlays."

The two eliminations bring the tournament down to 16 players, just three away from making it into the money.

Player Chips Progress
Pokeher us
Pokeher
491,640
309,617
309,617
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
LordRamsaySlays
LordRamsaySlays
Busted

Two Tables Remain on Break (full)

Three minutes remain in Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250 as the tournament reaches another five-minute break.

Eighteen players now remain on two full tables, and chip counts for all remaining players have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
NewAgedP23
NewAgedP23
827,353
21,250
21,250
JinYang
JinYang
665,516
385,084
385,084
roystalin us
roystalin
453,105
151,905
151,905
TheKing411 us
TheKing411
368,447
29,375
29,375
upayformypennys us
upayformypennys
346,265
32,500
32,500
PSL16197
PSL16197
307,630
187,465
187,465
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
300,024
18,125
18,125
SugarJ us
SugarJ
294,262
-56,250
-56,250
AlwaysCheck88 us
AlwaysCheck88
256,500
53,500
53,500
Bagels us
Bagels
238,341
-2,500
-2,500
Stingray99
Stingray99
223,000
149,000
149,000
BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
216,041
-21,875
-21,875
DaCoolerKing us
DaCoolerKing
213,874
55,600
55,600
rumpthumper us
rumpthumper
197,930
-141,125
-141,125
Pokeher us
Pokeher
182,023
-27,500
-27,500
LordRamsaySlays
LordRamsaySlays
134,792
37,396
37,396
jimlarry us
jimlarry
121,322
-225,985
-225,985
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
103,575
250
250
WSOP 2X Winner

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Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

PartyPoker US Network Online Series
PartyPoker US Network Online Series

Registration has officially closed as Level 19 is underway with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250. In total, 109 entries generated a prize pool of $21,800.

The top 13 players will get paid a minimum of $403.30 and the eventual winner will take home $6,158.50. Complete details can be found in the Payouts Tab.

"NewAgedP23" Puts Table To the Test

"NewAgedP23"
"NewAgedP23"

On the last hand of Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, four players saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} with 71,000 in the middle.

"NewAgedP23" checked in the small blind and "SugarJ" checked behind in the big blind. "Pokeher" was third to act from under the gun and also checked, to put action on "Bagels," who bet 35,500 on the button.

"NewAgedP23" check-shoved for over effectively 350,000 more and everybody else folded, each with a little bit of deliberation as the last seconds of the registration period ticked off the clock.

The pot was sent to "NewAgedP23," who now finds themselves over 800,000 going to the freezeout portion of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
NewAgedP23
NewAgedP23
806,103
194,445
194,445
SugarJ us
SugarJ
350,512
29,000
29,000
Bagels us
Bagels
240,841
7,875
7,875
Pokeher us
Pokeher
209,523
64,687
64,687