Event #1: LearnWPT $40K GTD PKO 6-Max | partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

02-22-2021 01:07 UTC-4

Donovan Continues to Steamroll

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On blinds of 40,000/80,000 "brogna2phi" moved the last of their chips into the middle and Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan called, putting another opponent to the test.

"brogna2phi":
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan:

The board came down and the ace of Donovan took down the pot, collecting another juicy bounty in the process, bringing his total bounty to $1,889.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan	9,450,000	3,625,000
brogna2phi	Busted

02-22-2021 00:47 UTC-4

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02-22-2021 00:39 UTC-4

"brogna2phi" Ships Gagliano Out the Door

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On blinds of 30,000/60,000 Michael “Gags30” Gagliano moved all in for a total of 533,473 and action folded around to "brogna2phi" in the big blind who snap-called, putting Gagliano at risk.

Michael “Gags30” Gagliano:
"brogna2phi":

Gagliano was in need of some help and a flop did not give much hope. The turn and river were of no help and Gagliano was eliminated, sending his chips and bounty to "brogna2phi".

Player	Chips	Progress
brogna2phi	4,800,000	3,180,000
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	Busted

02-22-2021 00:21 UTC-4

Donovan Keeps Knocking Them Out

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On blinds of 25,000/50,000 "kfbackflip" shoved their remaining chips in the pot and Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan called.

"kfbackflip":
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan:

The board came down and Donovan scooped the pot with his straight, sending another player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan	5,825,000	1,305,000
kfbackflip	Busted

02-22-2021 00:07 UTC-4

"martillo78" Sends Wang to the Cleaners

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On blinds of 20,000/40,000 Michael "miw210x" Wang shoved 403,951 and "martillo78" called, putting Wang at risk of elimination.

Michael "miw210x" Wang:
"martillo78":

The board came down uneventful with hitting the virtual felt. "martillo78" pulled in the pot, sending Wang out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
martillo78	3,876,100	816,100
Michael "miw210x" Wang	Busted

02-21-2021 23:59 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan	4,520,000	170,000
Frederick "Got_Milk" Ferrell	3,740,000	3,604,000
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	3,150,000	3,004,000
martillo78	3,060,000
Dragonea	2,600,000
Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John	2,265,000
Vinny “brownmagic” Pahuja	1,825,000	-190,000
brogna2phi	1,620,000
steveeee	1,435,000	135,000
Cholie	1,377,000
kfbackflip	1,285,000	235,000
Core4	1,150,000	506,000
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes	1,125,000
Karibou	1,020,000
Michael "miw210x" Wang	480,000	-1,208,000

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02-21-2021 23:53 UTC-4

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02-21-2021 23:50 UTC-4

Gagliano Finds a Bullet to Elminated One

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On blinds of 18,000/36,000 it was unsure how "CopyYou" got their 1.3 million stack into the middle but Michael "Gags30" Gagliano had enough in to put them at risk.

"CopyYou":
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano:

The flop fell and "CopyYou" was still in the lead. An turn smacked Gagliano with the deck, pairing up his ace to take the lead and a river cemented it. Gagliano scooped the pot with his turned ace, sending "CopyYou" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	2,865,000	2,865,000
CopyYou	Busted

02-21-2021 23:41 UTC-4

Donovan Starting to Pull Away from the Pack

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On blinds of 16,000/32,000 "ballanstar1555" put the rest of their chips into the middle and Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan called, putting his opponent at risk.

"ballanstar1555":
Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan: