partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Event #8: $25K GTD 8-Max NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Final Results
Winner
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$6,071
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Entries
132

Double Knockout for "beast801"

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Big stack "beast801" put two players at risk preflop with pocket deuces, and he was up against the {a-Spades}{k-Spades} of "ashylarry" and {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} of "rtip0071."

The flop of {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} changed nothing, and neither did the {j-Spades} turn. However, the {2-Hearts} slammed down on the river, suddenly giving a winning set to "beast801."

With that pot, "beast801" is now one of the chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
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beast801
463,880
50,883
50,883
Profile photo of ashylarry us
ashylarry
Busted
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rtip0071
Busted

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!

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“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.”

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Player Chips Progress
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Katie "KatieStone" Stone
163,433
5,423
5,423

Chip Leaders As Registration Closes

The 15th and final level of registration has just wrapped up, and you can see the chip leaders below. Stay tuned for the payouts to be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris “rumpthumper” White us
Chris “rumpthumper” White
468,073
222,818
222,818
Profile photo of beast801 us
beast801
412,997
412,997
412,997
Profile photo of GrindUrGearz us
GrindUrGearz
412,397
-42,975
-42,975
Profile photo of ndirish50 us
ndirish50
412,165
149,600
149,600
Profile photo of KTgirl us
KTgirl
375,033
224,519
224,519
Profile photo of Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
368,756
89,048
89,048
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
245,707
45,915
45,915
Profile photo of Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari us
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari
239,363
4,760
4,760
Profile photo of Edsebo us
Edsebo
215,195
215,195
215,195
Profile photo of Daniel “leinad” Buzgon us
Daniel “leinad” Buzgon
198,369
198,369
198,369

"Shipit2488" Spikes the River to Double

Blinds: 1,400/2,800

"Shipit2488" moved all in from under the gun for his final 26,000 and change, and when it folded to "jordanofpkr", he moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded, and they were off to the races, as "Shipit2488" showed {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} against the {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} of "jordanofpkr."

The pair would hold on the {j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, and {6-Hearts} turn, but the {k-Diamonds} on the river flipped the lead over to "Shipit2488."

Player Chips Progress
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Shipit2488
63,950
63,950
63,950
Profile photo of jordanofpkr us
jordanofpkr
30,900
30,900
30,900

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Level 12 Chip Count Updates

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of GrindUrGearz us
GrindUrGearz
455,372
455,372
455,372
Profile photo of Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
279,708
53,573
53,573
Profile photo of ndirish50 us
ndirish50
262,565
155,991
155,991
Profile photo of Chris “rumpthumper” White us
Chris “rumpthumper” White
245,255
245,255
245,255
Profile photo of Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari us
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari
234,603
66,883
66,883
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
199,792
111,196
111,196
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone us
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
158,010
51,152
51,152
Profile photo of KTgirl us
KTgirl
150,514
150,514
150,514
Profile photo of FitzroidPoo us
FitzroidPoo
140,756
140,756
140,756
Profile photo of Ozzy_Rocks111 us
Ozzy_Rocks111
139,009
38,541
38,541

Knockout for "ndirish50"

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Fresh off a third place finish in last night's 6-Max Event, "ndirish50" just scored a nice knockout to help boost his chances at back-to-back final tables. In this hand, "eagle39" shoved all in for 17,000 and change, and in the small blind, "ndirish50" moved all in for a bit more. He showed {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}, and he was dominating the {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} of "eagle39". The board came down {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, and big slick was good enough unimproved to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of ndirish50 us
ndirish50
106,574
106,574
106,574
Profile photo of eagle39
eagle39
Busted

"lin72776" Wins Flip to Double

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

After a raise to 4,000 from David "TheKing411" Coleman, and a call from "spoonce15599", "lin72776" moved all in for 46,000 and change. It folded back around to Coleman, who shoved all in over the top, getting the two heads up.

"lin72776": {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
David "TheKing411" Coleman: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran down {q-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}, and the baby pair was good enough to secure a nice double up for "lin72776."

Player Chips Progress
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lin72776
104,750
104,750
104,750
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
20,472
-116,136
-116,136

Level 9 Chip Count Updates

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
Jason ”RiverMan” Lawhun
226,135
108,215
108,215
Profile photo of Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari us
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari
167,720
48,229
48,229
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
136,608
-3,325
-3,325
Profile photo of Goodlife1202 us
Goodlife1202
132,194
42,475
42,475
Profile photo of Ross “Thehebrewhammer” Gottleib us
Ross “Thehebrewhammer” Gottleib
130,085
-455
-455
Profile photo of cyclical us
cyclical
109,718
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone us
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
106,858
Profile photo of Ozzy_Rocks111 us
Ozzy_Rocks111
100,468
-13,975
-13,975
Profile photo of BigBang us
BigBang
98,265