$1,060 Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship
Day 1 Completed
partypoker US Network Online Series (March 21-29)
$1,060 Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
partypoker US Network Online Series (March 21-29)
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$464,000
Entries
464
Entries
464
Players Left
8
Katie "KatieStone" Stone Leads Final 8 into Day 2 of Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship with $82,945 on the Line
The partypoker US Online Series has now seen the first day of Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship come to an end. An enormous 464 runners showed up for the $1,060 buy-in event and when the last chance saloon had closed for business only eight were left. Leading the way is none other than BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie "KatieStone" Stone who is sitting atop the leaderboard with $82,945 up for grabs.
Stone has already amassed more than $900,000 in online career cashes and could break the million mark with a win tomorrow. She started the day off slow, dropping below starting but once above the average she stayed on that path as she kept climbing during every level. Her well-timed patience paid off in the end when she really caught some winder under her sails, dropping two people right before the official final table was formed, catapulting her into the lead to end the day.
Closest on the totem pole behind Stone is "Syracuse03" who will be directly on her right throughout the day. "Syracuse03" stayed off the radar for the better part of the day but managed to build a stack with the biggest hand happening against James "Bagels" Lillis on a queen-high board. Lillis shoved his ace-king on a queen-high turned board and "Syracuse03" hit the tank. Ultimately they called with their ace-queen and the board bricked out, eliminating Lillis as "Syracuse03" hit the ten million mark first, a stack was in the lead until Stone finished the day off with an elimination spree.
Official Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse03 | 10,857,736 | 78 |
| 2 | Katie "KatieStone" Stone | 11,248,790 | 80 |
| 3 | Dan “mj23style” Sewnig | 2,592,676 | 19 |
| 4 | Mikecoliva | 4,349,065 | 31 |
| 5 | HueJasole777 | 6,981,178 | 50 |
| 6 | DMacMoney | 4,487,263 | 32 |
| 7 | Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier | 2,077,872 | 15 |
| 8 | Mahizzle | 2,805,420 | 20 |
The partypoker US Online Series Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship had the biggest guarantee of any tournament on the slate, a guarantee that was absolutely crushed before the tournament event began with over 350 runners to start the day. The overall would end with 464, creating a monstrous $464,000 prize pool with the top 72 set to hit a payday and an eventual winner pulling in $82,945.
Many notable players jumped into this event in the hopes of a Day 2 birth but failed to do som some of those well-knowns did happen to cash and that list includes Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell, Angel "chromeking" Lopez, Orson "borgatcha" Young, Yong "IReadYrSoul" Know, Michael "Gags30" Gagliano, Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski, Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard, and Borgata favorite Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder.
All players are guaranteed at least $10,440 for their efforts with a pay jump coming with every elimination. The remaining eight players will be returning to 70,000/140,000 blinds with 1:57 left on the clock before the level up. Play is set to begin at 7 p.m. EST and will not halt until a champion is crowned, taking down the title along with the $82,945 first-place prize money.
That wraps it up for the Day 1 Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship PokerNews coverage, but tune in tomorrow for all of the live updates as the action unfolds on the final day.
End of Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,248,790
255,790
|
255,790 |
|
|
10,857,736
-402,264
|
-402,264 |
|
|
6,981,178 | |
|
|
4,487,263
2,142,263
|
2,142,263 |
|
|
4,349,065
-775,935
|
-775,935 |
|
|
2,805,420
555,420
|
555,420 |
|
|
2,592,676
512,676
|
512,676 |
|
|
2,077,872
77,872
|
77,872 |
Official Final Table Has Been Set
On blinds of 70,000/140,000, "king_spadez1" shoved 1,527,520 from the cutoff and "HueJasole777" snapped in the big blind, putting "king_spadez1" at risk.
"king_spadez1": 
"HueJasole777": 
A 
flop fanned out, hitting both players with a pair but "HueJasole777" had the higher of the two. The 
turn left "king_spadez1" with one last chance for romance but the 
river was not it and they were eliminated as the official final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,981,178
2,781,178
|
2,781,178 |
|
|
Busted |
Marder Finds Unfortunate Runout
On blinds of 70,000/140,000, action folded around to "Syracuse03" in the small blind and they elected to shove. Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder was in the big blind and instanly called for less, putting his stack into the middle.
Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder: 
"Syracuse03": 
The flop rolled out 
and Marder was still ahead although "Syracuse03" landed a flush draw. The 
peeled off on the turn, giving Marder a set but he was now behind the flush of "Syracuse03". A 
river completed the board and Marder was sent pack, losing to the flush of "Syracuse03".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,260,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Red-Hot Stone Drops Another
On blinds of 60,000/120,000, action folded around to "NYR7769" who shoved 2,369,935 from the button. Katie "KatieStone" Stone was the only player to call and they tabled their hands.
"NYR7769": 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
The queens of Stone had a commanding lead and the 
flop extended it. A 
turn then had "NYR7769" drawing dead to the 
river, sending another monster pot to the red-hot Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,993,000
2,548,000
|
2,548,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Stone Starts to heat-Up
on blinds of 60,000/120,000, "SunburntDonk" opened to 250,000 and Katie "KatieStone" Stone shoved over six million. "SunburntDonk" called for less, putting their 2,222,792 into the pot.
"SunburntDonk": 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
The 
flop made it a one-sided affair as Stone now had "SunburntDonk" drawing to runner-runner. The 
runout was of no help for "SunburntDonk" and Stone scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,445,000
2,139,500
|
2,139,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Marder Hangs On with Ducks
On blinds of 60,000/120,000, "Mikecoliva" opened to 250,000 and Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder jammed 1,777,636. "Mikecoliva" called, putting Marder at risk.
Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder: 
"Mikecoliva": 
The board rolled out 
and the ducks of Marder held on for the pot, doubling through one of the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,125,000
1,130,000
|
1,130,000 |
|
|
3,600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
"Syracuse03" Takes the Lead
On blinds of 50,000/100,000, the turned board read 
and there was 5,200,000 in the pot. James "Bagels" Lillis shoved around 2,600,000 and "Syracute03" hit the tank.
In the end, "Syracuse03" called the all-in of Lillis and they turned them over. Lillis tabled 
for just ace-high and was behind when "Syracute03" showed , giving them top pair.
A river cemented it for "Syracuse03" who took the tournament lead as Lillis hit the rail, taking an exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,800,000
5,285,000
|
5,285,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"Mikecoliva" Sends Another to the Rail
On blinds of 50,000/100,000, "Mikecoliva" opened to 260,000 and Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard shoved 539,360 from the big blind. "Mikecoliva" called and the cards went face-up.
Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard: [ad6d
"Mikecoliva":
The 
flop left Hubbard in the lead for the time being. A turn card completely shifted the tides as Hubbard was then drawing dead to the river card, shipping all the chips to the turned flush of "Mikecoliva".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,995,000
342,000
|
342,000 |
|
|
Busted |