| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
374,369 | 91,290 |
|
|
202,536 | |
|
|
158,300 | |
|
|
158,300 | 21,008 |
|
|
139,635 | -37,845 |
|
|
139,225 | 32,505 |
|
|
133,377 | 4,600 |
|
|
122,475 | 41,049 |
|
|
121,318 | 58,993 |
|
103,716 | 73,716 |
In Level 11 with blinds at 1,400/2,800 (350 ante), "Funari" opened under the 11,200 and was called by "expgiraffe" from middle position. Actdion was on "msvbesq88" who three-bet all in for 113,233 from late position and action folded back around to "Funari" who came over the top for 142,378 while "expgiraffe" called for less holding 52,413.
"Funari": 
"expgiraffe": 
"msvbesq88": 
"expgiraffe" was ahead with their pocket kings and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The turn came the 
and "expgiraffe" was looking to score a nice triple-up until the 
appeared on the river, giving "msvbesq88"the massive pot with two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
283,079 | 176,546 |
|
|
29,145 | -855 |
|
|
Busted |
While PokerNews is focused on the offering live updates from this tournament, there have been other side events playing out in the 2020 partypoker US Network Online Mini Series.
One of them on Tuesday was the $5 buy-in Event #2: $1,000 GTD NLH, a tournament that surpassed its guarantee by drawing 250 runners and offering up a $1,125 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 27 players including “RonAllen28” (26th - $8.43), “oldmanRAD” (22nd - $9.56), “Dump_station” (19th - $10.68), “kashman66” (16th - $12.37), “pickyourjunk” (13th - $14.62), “cenation” (10th - $18), “wordgames111” (5th - $68.62), and “eggcar” (3rd - $123.75).
After nearly six hours of play, it was “Fastrayjr19” besting “sokol123” in heads-up play to win the title and $270.11 top prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Fastrayjr19” | $270.11 |
| 2 | “sokol123” | $191.25 |
| 3 | “Eggcar” | $123.75 |
| 4 | “Doctor_Shakulu” | $93.37 |
| 5 | “wordgames111” | $68.62 |
| 6 | “JudgeBen” | $56.25 |
| 7 | “Ducati” | $43.87 |
| 8 | “rosie33” | $32.62 |
| 9 | “joeyjoe” | $24.18 |
Action was in Level 10 where were blinds at 1,200/2,400 (300 ante) when "wnicotra" moved all in for 20,650 after a 
flop from the cutoff. With 20,100 already in the middle, "Pocketfine76" called from the hijack.
"wnicotra": 
"Pocketfine76": 
"wnicotra" was ahead but didn't like the 
turn that gave "Pocketfine76" a flush draw.
Luckily for "wnicotra", the river came the 
giving both players a straight but "wnicotra" held the better end securing their double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,400 | 61,400 |
|
|
26,350 | 26,350 |
About half of the 90 total entries remain at the start of Level 9 and here is a look at the players with the top stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,480 | 46,350 |
|
|
137,292 | 39,995 |
|
|
128,777 | 42,702 |
|
|
106,720 | 56,140 |
|
|
106,533 | 43,470 |
|
|
103,187 | 73,187 |
|
|
101,005 | |
|
|
97,045 | 67,045 |
|
|
80,161 |
In Level 8 with blinds at 800/1,600 (200 ante), "Egopie" limped in from early position and "wnicotra" raised to 4,800 next to act. "Pudgy53" called from the cutoff while "slumpadubz" three-bet jammed for 71,750, "Egopie" mucked their hand while "wnicotra" (25,000) and "Pudgy53" (28,980) called for less.
"Pudgy53":
"wnicotra": 
"slumpadubz": 
"slumpadubz" was ahead but the 
flop gave them a sweat as both opponents picked up the wheel draw.
The 
paired the board on the turn while the river eliminated both "wnicotra" and "Pudgy53".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
131,130 | |
|
|
67,194 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 7 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, "Jado1" raised all in for 39,459 from late position after a "HowieB" and "expgiraffe" limped in from early position. Action folded back around to "HowieB" who folded while "expgiraffe" called for less holding 38,220.
"Jad01": 
"expgiraffe":
"Jad01" was live but couldn't connect with the 
runout as they doubled-up "expgiraffe" and left themselves with just 1,239.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,075 | |
|
|
83,040 | 53,040 |
|
|
1,239 | -77,126 |
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The playing field continues to grow as 52 players remain from the 72 entries. Here are the top stacks midway through Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,297 | 46,202 |
|
|
83,519 | |
|
|
78,365 | -2,666 |
|
|
71,891 | |
|
|
71,070 | |
|
|
66,285 | |
|
|
63,063 | -12,047 |
|
|
62,580 | |
|
|
61,137 |
In Level 5 with blinds at 400/800 (100 ante), "Rossi2449" opened for 2,400 from early position, "Mhg9485" three-bet jammed for 7,496 next to act and "Funari" came over the top for 29,800 from the hijack. Action folded back around to "Rossi2449" who called and the three players tabled their hands.
"Funari": 
"Mhg9485": 
"Rossi2449":
"Rossi2449" held the best hand and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The turn gave "Rossi2449" a little sweat as both their opponent's picked up a gutshot but they bricked with the 
river as "Rossi2449" scored the double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,426 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
Busted |