partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

Event #3: $20K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

Final Results
Winner
Anthony "supremetny" Chin
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$2,848
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$28,200
Entries
141
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
141
Players Left
1

Stone Continues to Steamroll Shortly After Bubble Pops

On blinds of 4,000/8,000, "Got_Steam" shoved from the button and Katie "KatieStone" Stone called in the big blind, putting her opponent at risk of elimination.

"Got_Steam": {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The flop fell {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}, giving "Got_Steam" a straight draw but the {2-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} river failed to improve their hand, sending them out the door as Stone collected yet another bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone us
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
642,000
327,000
327,000
Got_Steam us
Got_Steam
Busted

Kwon Takes the Lead, Leaves "GotTheNutz" in the Dust

On blinds of 5,000/10,000 "GotTheNutz" saw action check to them and they elected to shove their stack into the middle. Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon called from the big blind, putting his opponent at risk.

"GotTheNutz": {10-Spades}{8-Spades}
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

The board came down {5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Kwon's straight secured the pot, sending "GotTheNutz" to the sidelines.

Player Chips Progress
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon us
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon
1,190,000
435,000
435,000
GotTheNutz us
GotTheNutz
Busted

Big Double Goes to Vanauken

On blinds of 7,000/14,000 Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken moved all in and found a caller in "supremetny", putting Vanauken at risk.

Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
"supremetny": {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board fell {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Spades} and Vanauken's flopped queen took down the pot for a much-needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken us
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken
560,000
205,000
205,000
supremetny us
supremetny
507,000
-63,000
-63,000

Kwon Keeps Collecting Bounties

On blinds of 8,000/16,000 it was "pompii" putting in their stack from the button of about 150,000 and Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon called.

"pompii": {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board came down {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts}, landing a flush for Kwon who increased his bounty total once more.

Player Chips Progress
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon us
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon
1,340,000
150,000
150,000
pompii us
pompii
Busted

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Kwon Sets the Final Table

On blinds of 12,000/24,000 "MBohmerwald23" moved all in from the small blind for around 560,000 and Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon called, putting his opponent at risk.

"MBohmerwald23": {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came down {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Kwon took a commanding lead. A {10-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river were non-factors, shipping the pot to Kwon as "MBohmerwald23" took an exit.

Player Chips Progress
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon us
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon
1,984,887
718,887
718,887
MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
Busted

Official Final Table (full)

Official Final Table

PlayerChip CountBig Blinds
Katie "KatieStone" Stone2,181,08791
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon1,984,88783
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr213,0969
supremetny1,456,47861
Cholie647,61727
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell566,83524
Player Chips Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone us
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
2,181,087
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon us
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon
1,984,887
supremetny us
supremetny
1,456,478
Cholie us
Cholie
647,617
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
566,835
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr us
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr
213,096

Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr Eliminated in 6th Place ($712)

On blinds of 14,000/28,000 Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon opened from the button and Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr then moved all in for about 116,000 in the big blind, Kwon called.

Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon: {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

A {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop landed on the virtual felt, giving Kwon the lead with his pair of sevens. The {9-Hearts} turn brought some outs for Liriano Jr but he failed to hit any when a {j-Spades} fell on the river, hitting Kwon with a straight which was more than good enough to send Liriano Jr to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon us
Yong ‘IReadYrSoul’ Kwon
2,430,000
445,113
445,113
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr us
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr
Busted

Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell Eliminated in 5th Place ($966)

On blinds of 16,000/32,000 Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell saw all of his chips go into the middle on a {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop with Katie "KatieStone" Stone also in the pot, covering the all-in of O'Connell.

Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell: {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Stone was in the lead with her pair of kings but O'Connell had a flush draw. The {5-Spades} was an interesting card, giving O'Connell a pair of fives. The {8-Hearts} river cemented the pot for Stone who pulled in the chips with her flopped king, eliminating O'Connell from the event in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone us
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
2,490,000
308,913
308,913
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
Busted