Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty | partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

02-23-2021 19:41 UTC-4

Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty Starts at 8 PM!

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The partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series has another thrilling tournament lined up for tonight as Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty is set to begin at 8 p.m EST. This will be the third tournament thus far in this series and a good crowd is expected to show up for the action.

The series is open to everybody in the state of New Jersey across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.

All players will begin the third event of the series with 50,000 in chips with unlimited reentries until the end of level 15. Blinds will go up every 10-minutes for the first 23 levels and afterward, they will shift to 12-minutes in length. There will be a break every hour at 55-minutes past.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the live coverage as this tournament unfolds, so stay tuned.

02-23-2021 22:01 UTC-4

Knockout King competition Standing Thus Far

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During the week’s PKO Online Series, every time you “kick out” another player, you will be credited with a knockout point. The player with the most cumulative knockout points from the eight events in the online series will be named “Knockout King” and receive a $1,060 online entry into the $100K Guarantee Online Series Main Event, starting on March 28, 2021 at 5PM.

Knockout King Leaderboard

Screen Name	Total Kicked Players
Core4	15
Frederick "Got_Milk" Ferrell	14
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan	12
martillo78	11
Neszquik	11
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	11
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	10
TheTerminator1	10
S_R732	9
Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari	9

These are the standings thus far after two events. Stay tuned to see how many KO's someone needs to secure to grab that $1,060 seat!

02-23-2021 22:10 UTC-4

"123Weeeeeeeee" and "Got_Steam" Flip

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On blinds of 500/1,000 "Got_Steam" and "123Weeeeeeeee" moved all of their chips into the middle with "123Weeeeeeeee" at risk of elimination.

"123Weeeeeeeee":
"Got_Steam":

The classic flip took a sudden shift in one direction when an flop landed on the table. An turn and river changed not a thing as "123Weeeeeeeee" secured the pot for a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
123Weeeeeeeee	96,375
Got_Steam	50,000

02-23-2021 22:23 UTC-4

O'Connell Scooped with Snowmen

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On blinds of 600/1,200 Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell opened to 2,640 from under the gun Katie "KatieStone" Stone called and so did "TheDoubleD". A small blind all-in from "upayformypennys" escalated the bet to 22,088 and O'Connell quickly shoved his 136,464 stack into the middle. The other two folded.

"upayformypennys":
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell:

The board came down and O'Connell's snowmen held on for the pot, collecting a bounty in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell	167,000
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	32,000
upayformypennys	Busted

02-23-2021 22:29 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

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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!

Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel “Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19” and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.

“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.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.

02-23-2021 22:57 UTC-4

Play a PKO Tournament with Vanessa Selbst!

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Everyone playing in today's LearnWPT PKO BOUNTY event will receive a special invitation from partypoker US Network to gain free access to learnwpt.com and the WPT GTO Trainer as part of the "For The Player" initiative to help players learn and grow their game.

Also, don't forget you can join Vanessa Selbst for the ONLINE SERIES $100K Guaranteed 8-max PKO Bounty Main Event on February 28th at 5 p.m. ET.

The Main Event is an 8-Max, $535 Buy-in Progressive Knockout with each player getting 100,000 starting chips.

Look for Vanessa under her username "Vanessa Selbst" to try and collect her bounty.

What is a PKO Bounty Tournament?

PKO (Progressive Knockout) tournaments are fun, unique events where a dynamic bounty is placed on each player
As you knock out other players, you are paid 50% of their bounty and the other 50% is added to your total bounty
Unlike regular knockout tournaments the value of the bounties can grow.
If you are the victor in a PKO Tournament you win in multiple ways:
Win the amount in the general prize pool for 1st place
Win the bounties you earned over the course of the event
Keep the full amount of the bounty that is on your head

Click Here to Learn PKO Strategy from LearnWPT

02-23-2021 23:12 UTC-4

Stone Drops St.John's Kings

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On blinds of 1,600/3,200, it was unsure when Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John put all of his chips into the middle but Katie "KatieStone" Stone was there to cover them.

Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John:
Katie "KatieStone" Stone:

The board showed and Stone's turned two pair secured the pot. She added a healthy amount of chips and a bounty increase in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	315,000 110,000	110,000
Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John	Busted

02-23-2021 23:29 UTC-4

"GotTheNutz" Grabs a Lucky Bounty

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On blinds of 2,000/4,000, "GotTheNutz" open-shoved and Orson "borgatcha" Young called for less, putting in their 119,825 stack.

Orson "borgatcha" Young:
"GotTheNutz":

The board came down and a full house scooped the pot for "GotTheNutz", eliminating Young.

Player	Chips	Progress
GotTheNutz	661,000 611,000	611,000
Orson "borgatcha" Young	Busted

02-23-2021 23:45 UTC-4

Tentrowski Jumps Back into the Thick of Things

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On blinds of 2.500/5,000, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski pushed their 59,851 stack into the middle and found a caller in "kingnaut".

Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski:
"kingnaut":

The board rolled out and Tentkowski pulled in the pot for a double with his pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
kingtaut	159,000 159,000	159,000
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	144,000 144,000	144,000

02-24-2021 00:12 UTC-4

"supremetny" Breaks Down Big Slick

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On blinds of 3,500/7,000, "Flawlessbinkage" put all of their chips into the middle and "supremetny" was there to call.

"Flawlessbinkage":
"supremetny":

The board came down and "supremetny" secured the pot with their turned pair of sixes to send "Flawlessbinkage" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
supremetny	345,000
Flawlessbinkage	Busted