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

Event #1: LearnWPT $40K GTD PKO 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$5,606
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$61,400
Entries
307
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
307
Players Left
1

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

Katie Stone
Katie Stone

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.

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Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

Michael Gagliano
Michael Gagliano

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active this year in the partypoker US Network Online events.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker.

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"mrnissan50" Sails Themselves into a Bounty

The blinds were 600/1,200 and the turned board showed {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. "mrnissan50" checked to "ScarletRaptor" who bet 5,300 and"mrnissan50" instantly check-raised to 20,148.

"ScarletRaptor" called and a {q-Hearts} completed the board. "mrnissan50" shoved and "ScarletRaptor" called for less, putting in their 56,000 stack.

"ScarletRaptor" tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for a pair of kings but it was not enough when "mrnissan50" tabled {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, giving them a set of sailboats to take down the pot and get the bounty of "ScarletRaptor" who rebought soon after.

Player Chips Progress
mrnissan50 us
mrnissan50
183,150
ScarletRaptor us
ScarletRaptor
100,000
17,000
17,000

First Event of partypoker US PKO Online Bounty Series Starts Today!

The partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series starts today and kicking off the festivities is Event #1: LearnWPT $40k GTD 6-Max NLH Bounty at 5 p.m. EST. This marks the first “LearnWPT” event in the new “For the Player” partnership between the company and partypoker US.

The two companies have teamed up to make poker education more accessible to online poker players. The program is dedicated to helping players have more fun by learning poker strategies and developing their own style of play. Team LearnWPT will provide in-depth strategy content for PKOs leading up to the event and analysis of key hands across social.

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 first event of the series with 100,000 in chips with unlimited reentries until the end of level 18. Blinds will go up every 12-minutes and 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.