$215 Main Event NLH ($50K GTD)
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partypoker US Network Online Series (Nov. 29 - Dec.6)
$215 Main Event NLH ($50K GTD)
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Event #10: $215 Main Event NLH ($50K GTD) of the partypoker US Network Online Series Starts at 5 PM EST
The final day of the latest partypoker US Network Online Series is here and the last two events are on the schedule today with PokerNews coverage of Event #10: $215 Main Event NLH ($50K GTD) beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST.
All within New Jersey are able to play across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker are eligible to compete.
The buy-in for tonight's $50k GTD event is $215 and gives players 100,000 chips to start with.
Unlimited entries and re-entries are available through the first 18 levels of play with blind levels lasting 12 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.
Here's a look at all those who've won titles thus far in this edition of the partypoker US Network Online Series:
| Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 11/29 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #1: Sunday $100K GTD NLH | $215 | 572 | $114,400 | Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon | $19,756.88 |
| Sunday, 11/29 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #2: $10K GTD NLH Turbo | $109 | 132 | $13,200 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | $3,035.76 |
| Monday, 11/30 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #3: $5,000 GTD NLH R+A | $55 | 147 | $9,050 | xxx6395200xxx | $3,176.56 |
| Monday, 11/30 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #4: $15K PKO Bounty | $215 | 70 | $21,000 | Borgatcha | $6,758 |
| Tuesday, 12/1 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #5: $20K GTD 8-Max NLH | $215 | 118 | $23,600 | Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja | $5,927.91 |
| Wednesday, 12/2 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #6: $15K GTD 8-Max NLH | $215 | 94 | $18,800 | "jerseyman99" | $4,512 |
| Thursday, 12/3 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #7: $25K GTD 6-Max PKO | $535 | 81 | $40,500 | Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon | $12,618.93 |
| Friday, 12/4 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #8: $15K GTD 6-Max NLH | $215 | 234 | $46,800 | "Cholie" | 8,658.04 |
| Saturday, 12/5 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #9: $20K GTD 8-Max NLH | $320 | 76 | $22,800 | Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier | $5,572.32 |
Cards in the Air for the 50K GTD NLH Main Event
The virtual cards have been dealt out for the latest partypoker US Network Online Series Main Event!
There're 228 entries from the get-go with registration remaining until the start of Level 19, which is about 8:35 PM ET. Stay tuned for updates all night long, until a winner is crowned!
"Koydetmer" Wins With Better Kicker
In Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40, there were four players that saw a 
flop after a Dan “mj23style” Sewnig 1,500 raise from the button.
All four players checked to the 
turn where "Koydetmer" fired out 3,255 from the cutoff and only "dolphins2020" called called from the big blind to see the 
complete the board on the river.
Both players checked and "dolphins2020" rolled over 
for a pair of jacks but "Koydetmer" held the better kicker 
to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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111,365 | |
|
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108,185 | |
|
98,270 | |
|
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83,030 |
"RealRasputin" Gets an Early Gift from "Raghdadmp75999"
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 60, "lexy08251" limped in from under the gun and "RealRasputin" three-bet to 2,600 from the next seat over.
"Raghdadmp75999" called from the cutoff and action folded back around to "lexy08251" who came along as well.
Once the 
flop appeared, "lexy08251" led out for 12,510, "RealRasputin" raised all in for 76,140 and "Raghdadmp75999" isolated.
"RealRasputin": 
"Raghdadmp75999": 
"Raghdadmp75999" was way behind needing running cards but the turn left them drawing dead.
The meaningless 
completed the board on the river and secured the double-up for "RealRasputin".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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173,130 | |
|
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101,520 | |
|
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31,140 |
Level 3 Chip Leaders
The tournament field has grown to 297 total entries meaning the 50k GTD has already been surpassed and here are the chip leaders this far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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284,666 | |
|
280,620 | |
|
|
271,760 | |
|
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237,380 | |
|
|
236,764 | |
|
|
227,120 | |
|
|
219,705 | |
|
|
209,650 | |
|
|
206,675 | |
|
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202,815 | |
|
|
194,720 |
Are You Ready for the partypoker US Players Choice Series?
The current series will wrap this Sunday, but players won’t have to wait long for another. In fact, the following Sunday, December 13, partypoker US will kick off the highly-anticipated “Players Choice Series,” which features eight tournaments as voted upon by players.
“I'm excited for this series because the players got to choose every event,” Borgata Poker Ambassador Michael “Gags30” Gagliano told PokerNews. “It's a unique mixture of events that all types of players will enjoy. Some events that you don't see on the weekly schedule, and some events that are staples, just buffed up a bit for the series. It should be a great series and I'm looking forward to it!”
What’s more, PokerNews will once again offer daily live updates by covering every event in full!
Among the highlights are the $109 buy-in Event #2: $6,400 GTD Heads-Up, which will be capped at 64 players, and the $215 buy-in Event #7: Shootout 6-Max NLH. On Sunday, December 20, the series will conclude with the $320 buy-in Event #8: Sunday $40K GTD.
partypoker US Players Choice Series Schedule
Remember, PokerNews will be providing daily live updates from each tournament.
| Day | Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 12/13/20 | 5:00 PM | Event #1: SUNDAY $35K GTD 1/2 PRICE | $109 |
| Monday | 12/14/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #2: $6,400 GTD HEADS UP 64 MAX | $109 |
| Tuesday | 12/15/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #3: $12k GTD MEGA TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE | $215 |
| Wednesday | 12/16/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #4: PLO 6MAX | $215 |
| Thursday | 12/17/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #5: $7.5K GTD PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT BOUNTY | $320 |
| Friday | 12/18/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #6 NLH R+A 8MAX | $55 |
| Saturday | 12/19/20 | 8:00 PM | Event #7: SHOOTOUT 6MAX NLH | $215 |
| Sunday | 12/20/20 | 5:00 PM | Event #8: SUNDAY $40K GTD NLH | $320 |
Break Time
Main Event Players are on a five-minute break.
"Eclypze" Wins With Aggression
In Level 5 with blinds at 400/800 (100 ante), "Edsebo" raised to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo from late position before "Eclypze" three-bet to 6,960 from the cutoff.
Action folded back around to "Edsebo" who called while Lupo mucked his hand.
The flop came 
and "Edsebo" check-folded after "Eclypze" continued for 6,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,260
177,260
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177,260 |
|
|
76,357
76,357
|
76,357 |
|
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64,250
64,250
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64,250 |
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig Studying to Become One of New Jersey’s Best Online Players
There’s a new breed of online poker players emerging in the United States, namely those thriving in the few regulated markets out there. One of them is Dan “mj23style” Sewnig, who has proven himself one of the most accomplished players among the New Jersey contingent.
The 29-year-old Sewnig, who graduated from Ramapo College with a degree in math and a concentration in education, has amassed well over a million in earnings playing online, where he’s also known as “RedsoxNets5”.
Finding His Way to Poker
Sewnig learned poker at 11 years old when his cousin taught him the rules to Texas hold’em. In 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker, Sewnig was in seventh grade and playing $5 SNGs with his friends.
“I'll always remember our friend's mom asked us who we thought was going to win. There were about 50 players left in the TV coverage and Ivey and Farha were the popular answers. I said, ‘I don't know, I've got a good feeling about that guy Moneymaker.’ She gave me a look at the time that I thought meant she thought I was stupid. I had no idea at the time that these shows were prerecorded and she already knew that he had gone on to win!”
In 2014, Sewnig was on track to become a teacher, even doing some student teaching. However, the call of poker was too strong to ignore.
“I decided to test the waters of the relatively new regulated online poker sites in New Jersey. I've been playing poker professionally ever since,” said Sewnig, who lives in New Jersey with his girlfriend of two years, Amy. “I'm a full-time professional poker player and put most of my volume into online tournaments. I do play live tournament series when they run at Borgata and Parx and head out to the Vegas for the WSOP each summer.”
In the live realm, Sewnig has amassed nearly $150K in earnings including a career-best $27,276 for finishing fourth in the 2016 WPT Borgata Poker Open Event #12: $1,060 NLH 6-Max.
Taking His Game to the Next Level
While Sewnig plays on all the New Jersey online sites, he’s become a familiar and successful player on the partypoker US Online Network.
“There's a lot of great value on partypoker,” he told PokerNews. “The site appeals to all sorts of different types of people and leads to a bunch of very fun tournaments. You truly never know what you're going to see in these MTTs and I am very grateful for that.”
One of the reasons we continue to see Sewnig crushing is because of the progress he’s made in poker over the past 18 months, which he ranks as his proudest accomplishment.
“I've put more work into studying and improving over that timespan than I have in the rest of my career combined. I've also done a much better job of dealing with adversity. Downswings are inevitable in poker and people react to them in all different types of ways.”
He continued: “For a long time, I'd react to them by taking way too much time off, sometimes even weeks at a time. From 2019 on, I've bounced back from tough stretches way more quickly and healthily and I think that's what I'm most proud of, more so than any individual tournament score or win.”
When asked who he thought was the best player among the New Jersey online crowd, Sewnig actually named a Borgata Poker Ambassador.
“I'd have to say Michael Gagliano. You could argue a few different people for best cash player in the state and a few different people for best tournament player, but I think he is the only name that comes up in both conversations. There are a few cash guys, such as Sean Ruane and Jake Toole, who could also fall into that category but just don't put in much tournament volume. Honorable mention to David Coleman.”
If he continues on his current trajectory, don’t be surprised to see Sewnig’s name mentioned among New Jersey’s best.
You can follow Sewnig on Twitter @RedsoxNets5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,876
11,606
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11,606 |