partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

Event #2: $6,400 GTD Heads-Up (64 Max)
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Dec.13-20)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,552
Event Info
Buy-in
$109
Entries
64

Stone Gets Eliminated

Katie Stone
Katie Stone

Blinds: 600/1,200

Katie "KatieStone" Stone found herself down to her last 12,650 and called all in from the big blind after her opponent, "Selurznug" open-jammed on the button.

Katie "KatieStone" Stone: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
"Selurznug": {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Any hope Stone had of hitting a five to pull ahead was dashed on the flop {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades}, giving her opponent a set of tens and leaving her in need of hitting perfect running cards to quads. The turn {3-Spades} made the improbable into an impossibility, leaving her drawing dead to the river {9-Clubs} and leaving her eliminated as "Selurznug" punched their ticket into Round Two.

Player Chips Progress
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Selurznug
100,000
50,000
50,000
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Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Busted

Lopez Down, But Not Out

"RobertJordan"
"RobertJordan"

Blinds: 500/1,000

Chips went in on a flop of {2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades} to multiply the pot and balloon it up to 25,000 between "RobertJordan" in the big blind and Angel "chromeking" Lopez, who was on the button.

"RobertJordan" bet another 8,000 on the turn {4-Hearts} and Lopez called, bringing the river {a-Hearts}. "RobertJordan" jammed for the 20,800 effective that Lopez had behind, and Lopez quickly let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
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RobertJordan
79,167
29,167
29,167
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Angel "chromeking" Lopez
20,833
-29,167
-29,167

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Vanauken Onto Round Two

Eric Vanauken
Eric Vanauken

Blinds: 400/800

Down to under half of their original starting stack, "WmPfrom414" raised to 1,600 on the button and was three-bet shoved for their stack of 23,498 by Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken in the big blind. "WmPfrom414" called and the two were off to the races.

"WmPfrom414": {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

"WmPfrom414" needed to hit an ace or jack to stay alive and found no help on the flop {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. The turn {5-Clubs} was an even worse card for them, giving Vanauken a set that left them drawing dead to the river {9-Diamonds}.

As a result, "WmPfrom414" was eliminated in Round One while Vanauken has advanced to the second Round of 32 and finds himself one victory away from making it into the money.

"alwaysliquid"
"alwaysliquid"
Player Chips Progress
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Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
100,000
50,000
50,000
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WmPfrom414
Busted

Early Results

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of MeowMeow33 us
MeowMeow33
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Yankswin27 us
Yankswin27
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Gohednpopoff us
Gohednpopoff
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of UAUTCU us
UAUTCU
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of dadadada us
dadadada
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of kevino22 us
kevino22
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of upayformypennys us
upayformypennys
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Ptkceaser us
Ptkceaser
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of stEWhUNger08 us
stEWhUNger08
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
Busted
Profile photo of MarsRover us
MarsRover
Busted
Profile photo of Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg us
Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg
Busted
Profile photo of James "Bagels" Lillis us
James "Bagels" Lillis
Busted
Profile photo of Joc555 us
Joc555
Busted
Profile photo of shaggydo us
shaggydo
Busted
Profile photo of Nitrofreak200 us
Nitrofreak200
Busted
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benriley
Busted
Profile photo of Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Busted
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Mike "MistaMenza" Menzer
Busted
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EmeraldForest32
Busted
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Alex "JinYang" Butcher
Busted

Pahuja Calls Correctly

Vinny Pahuja
Vinny Pahuja

Blinds: 300/600

There was 10,900 in the middle on a board of {3-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier checked in the big blind. Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja checked behind on the button and the river came {9-Spades}. Sherrier bet 6,600 and Pahuja went down to the wire, electing to call just before his time bank kicked in.

Sherrier showed {k-Spades}{2-Spades} for the bluff and Pahuja took down the pot with top pair {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja
64,124
14,124
14,124
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Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier
35,876
-14,124
-14,124

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

Katie Stone
Katie Stone

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of Sponsored Pros, and one of them is Katie Stone.

Stone has more than $176K in lifetime live tournament earnings including a career-bet $33,305 for finishing 378th in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, Stone has three Borgata Open titles including the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepest Stack for $19,337, 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open $300 Ladies Event for $2,867, and 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepstack for $9,484. She also recently won the CSOP Borgata Winter Poker Open Event back in January.

However, where Stone has really thrived is online where she’s amassed more than $900K in lifetime earnings. Of that, $146,954 has come on BorgataPoker.com where she plays under the screen name “KatieStone.”

According to a Q&A she did with the Borgata Blog, Stone was born and raised in New Jersey, but after Black Friday in 2011, she relocated to Rosarito, Mexico in order to continue playing online. When New Jersey authorized Atlantic City casinos to offer online gaming within state borders, Stone moved back north to New Jersey and picked up where she left off — winning!

Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel “Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19” and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.

“I realized how tough it was going to be for everyone to keep up with everything and everyone, with so much changing so fast,” Stone recently told PokerNews. “So, I messaged my friend Cy Watson, who has been very active on social media as well regarding Coronavirus, asking him if he thought it would be a good idea to start a chat for people in the industry to be able to connect with each other for help.”

She continued: “I think the main thing poker players and everyone can do is to keep an open mind. Understanding that this is unlike any situation any of us have encountered before, and so thinking outside the box can go a long way. Taking the time to improve a skill, or learn a new skill whether it's a game or something else could be really beneficial not just financially, but mentally.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.

Round of 64 Matches

Player 1Player 2
UAUTCUmike "MistaMenza" Menzer
Katie "KatieStone" StoneSelurznug
Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jra_stormy_knight
Nitrofreak200MeowMeow33
madrocMillion27
Badbeat1512jchimpo56
BBeanzredtongue1_
pokermbaMoose4Life
Dan "mj23style" SewnigMarsRover
mia1223HellHound
stEWhUNger08Joc555
Yankswin27Alex "JinYang" Butcher
WmPfrom414Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
BigDickRickMichael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
Brian "TopCreature" SherrierVinny "brownmagic" Pahuja
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbellcenation
MYSTICMOUNTAINPescador
kevino22EmeraldForest32
Stanton "Stonniepokes" TentnowskiBBMKBB
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenzapay4medsch00l
maniacalmonkFooQuan
La_Flama_Blancaonoreally
dadadadaJosh "layitdown08" Rothberg
James "Bagels" LillisPtkceaser
upayformypennysbenriley
DonkyKingKawanRex
Don "dhimp20" HimpeleChickenTendies
MyceliumScarletRaptor
RobertJordanAngel "chromeking" Lopez
MegaWinnerChalmisi6
Gohednpopoffshaggydo
Chris "rumpthumper" WhiteMoltenLight

Play Underway

Play has begun with 32 matches in the initial round of 64. Starting stacks are 50,000 with 8-minute levels that have begun in Level 1 (250/500/75).

Player Chips Progress
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John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
50,000
Profile photo of EmeraldForest32 us
EmeraldForest32
50,000
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DonkyKing
50,000
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Don "dhimp20" Himpele
50,000
Profile photo of MeowMeow33 us
MeowMeow33
50,000
Profile photo of stEWhUNger08 us
stEWhUNger08
50,000
Profile photo of Chalmisi6 us
Chalmisi6
50,000
Profile photo of MarsRover us
MarsRover
50,000
Profile photo of James "Bagels" Lillis us
James "Bagels" Lillis
50,000
Profile photo of madroc us
madroc
50,000
Profile photo of mia1223 us
mia1223
50,000
Profile photo of Million27 us
Million27
50,000
Profile photo of KawanRex us
KawanRex
50,000
Profile photo of MegaWinner us
MegaWinner
50,000
Profile photo of redtongue1_ us
redtongue1_
50,000
Profile photo of Nitrofreak200 us
Nitrofreak200
50,000
Profile photo of ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
50,000
Profile photo of Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg us
Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg
50,000
Profile photo of Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jr us
Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jr
50,000
Profile photo of maniacalmonk us
maniacalmonk
50,000
Profile photo of Bbeanz us
Bbeanz
50,000
Profile photo of Mycelium us
Mycelium
50,000
Profile photo of Gohednpopoff us
Gohednpopoff
50,000
Profile photo of BBMKBB us
BBMKBB
50,000
Profile photo of benriley us
benriley
50,000

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Event #2 of the partypoker US Network Players Choice Series (Heads-Up 64 Max) Begins At 8 p.m. ET

partypoker US
partypoker US

The partypoker US Network Players Choice Series is bringing a less-common form of tournament poker into the spotlight Monday night, with Event #2: Heads-Up (64 Max) NLH next on the schedule.

Registration is capped at 64 players for this $109 buy-in tournament and is nearly full with less than three hours to go before play begins. This means that anybody within the state of New Jersey who wishes to compete across one of the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker should register before it is too late to do so.

In this format, each player will play one heads-up match per round against their opponent in the tournament bracket. The top 16 will make it into the money, meaning all entrants must win two matches to see a return on their investment. Play will start sharply at 8 p.m. ET with stacks of 50,000 and eight-minute blinds that begin at 250/500 and an ante of 75.

Event #2 Payouts

With the 64-max event featuring a guaranteed full prize pool of $6,400, payouts have been determined even before the last handful of spots fill and they have been provided below.

PlacePrize
1$1,552
2$784
3-4$528
5-8$336
9-16$208

Plenty of familiar winners across former partypoker US Network Online Series events such as Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja, Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier, Dan "mj23style" Sewnig, and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd are already among those registered, though time will tell who will be the one to claim the title of heads-up champion. Come back to PokerNews to see who comes out on top.