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

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Just 44 players remain now, but only the top 42 will be finishing in the money tonight. Here are the players who have positioned themselves well for the soon to be determined final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karibou	1,432,021 644,407	644,407
maniacalmonk	1,226,215 581,304	581,304
phrost	1,112,022 1,112,022	1,112,022
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein	1,111,581 187,574	187,574
sliguy31	1,061,775 203,007	203,007
Michael "miw210x" Wang	1,011,679 1,011,679	1,011,679
ScarletRaptor	912,041 539,774	539,774
GaiusMarius	884,388 884,388	884,388
Monkee	752,226 752,226	752,226
kgkg510	722,396 353,976	353,976

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

After a raise from big stack "dropa2onya", "hellerrocks" moved all in for his final 150,000 and change. "dropa2onya" called with , but he was dominated by the . A jack came on the flop, and a third jack on the turn sealed the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
dropa2onya	573,381 -295,336	-295,336
hellerrocks	306,278 306,278	306,278

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

"l3illal30nG" was in great shape to secure a double up, getting his final chips in the middle with against the of "sliguy31". The board ran down , and "l3illal30nG" held on for a much needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
sliguy31	858,768 -1,077	-1,077
l3illal30nG	219,904 219,904	219,904

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

"GRINERGRAMPY" got his short stack in the middle preflop holding , but unfortuantley for him, "dropa2onya" was dealt a dominating . The board ran down , and the tens held to add to "dropa2onya"'s bounty account.

Player	Chips	Progress
dropa2onya	703,456 106,530	106,530
GRINERGRAMPY	Busted

A whopping 408 players came out for this $215 PKO Bounty Event, making for a massive prizepool of $81,600. The final 42 players will be finishing in the money tonight, earning at least $306, on top of the bounty money they claim. First place will take home $7,246.08. Check the payouts tab shortly for a full breakdown of the prizepool.

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

After an under the gun limp, "PayneKilla" moved all in for his final 50,000. "sliguy31" reraised to isolate, and everyone else folded.

"sliguy31":
"PayneKilla":

The flop of was clean for "PayneKilla", but the on the turn was not. A jack completed the board, and "sliguy31" was able to secure another bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
sliguy31	201,340 201,340	201,340
PayneKilla	Busted

This is the fifteenth and final level of registration in this PKO Bounty Event. The clock says 404 total entries, meaning the prizepool is $80,800. Here you will see the big stacks, and stay tuned for the final payouts to be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karibou	884,310 884,310	884,310
dropa2onya	596,926 456,636	456,636
Emoney17	540,461 68,125	68,125
Kjiggs	497,709 38,750	38,750
Aptex	432,133 58,208	58,208
CharlieLucky	426,978 3,977	3,977
UberNoober	374,871 88,186	88,186
ScarletRaptor	372,267 372,267	372,267
Schuler122	370,000 1,526	1,526
manicalmonk	365,918 365,918	365,918

Last month, the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced its first U.S.-based online Main Tour event, the $3,500 WPT Online Poker Open Main Event, set for a late December running in New Jersey. That one will also carry a guarantee of $1 million.

The WPT Online Poker Open Main Event will be held Dec. 27-29 on partypoker US Network for players in New Jersey.

The ambitious $1 million guarantee signifies how serious the WPT and partypoker are about making this a premier poker tournament worthy of the WPT name.

“The WPT Online Poker Open brings the most prestigious prize in poker to New Jersey and the partypoker US Network,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska in a presser. “WPT’s continued pivot toward online will continue with another landmark for regulated online poker in the United States.”

Indeed, the WPT has pivoted into a strong series of online offerings, however, all were offered to the dot-com partypoker player pool, a much larger bunch of customers than the prospective New Jersey pool. Drawing the necessary entries to meet the guarantee will require some effort, and the WPT already announced satellites will be available for as little as $5.