$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event | partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

02-28-2021 16:46 UTC-4

$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event Begins Tonight at 5 PM!

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The time everyone has been waiting for is now among us as $100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event is about to start, headlining the partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series. A highly anticipated main is always cause for excitement, especially when a six-figure guarantee is in place so expect some of New Jersey's best to battle it out tonight at 5 p.m. EST for a shot at the main event title.

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 main event of the series with 100,000 in chips and there will unlimited re-entries until the end of level 18. The blinds levels will go up every 12-minutes throughout the entirety of the tournament and all players will have a five-minute break every hour at 55-minutes past.

Knockout King Leaderboard

Screen Name	Total Kicked Players
steveeee	33
leinad	30
Core4	21
Stonniepokes	21
hoodrathings	20
Cholie	17
Got_Milk	17
martillo78	17
onoreally	16
LondonE13	15

These are the standings thus with only the main event left to play and it is two-time series winner "steveeee" sitting on top of the leaderboard. Stay tuned to see who will grab that $1,060 seat into the $100K Guarantee Online Series Main Event, starting on March 28, 2021, at 5 p.m.

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

02-28-2021 18:13 UTC-4

Early Notables to Take a Seat

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The main event of the series has now kicked off and many players have already taken a seat with 166 runners already in the field. One massive name to take a shot in this event is Vanessa "Vanessa Selbst" Selbst who almost $12 million in live tournament earnings and is known as one of the most aggressive to ever play, taking shots when most would surrender with her fearless style of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	100,000
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	100,000
Jason "Riverman" Lawhun	100,000
Vanessa Selbst	100,000

Cholie	100,000
James ‘Bagels’ Lillis	100,000
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	100,000
Michael "miw210x" Wang	100,000
Orson "Borgatcha" Young	100,000
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	100,000
ScarletRaptor	100,000
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr	100,000
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer	100,000
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	100,000
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	100,000
steveeee	100,000

02-28-2021 18:26 UTC-4

Early Cooler Propels "CopyYou" Near the Top

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On blinds of 200/400, "Ede77" and "CopyYou" each had just under starting stack when they moved all of their chips in the middle after some back and forth raises.

"Ede77":
"CopyYou":

"Ede77" was on the better end of the cooler but sometimes that is not enough as a followed the all-ins, smashing "CopyYou" with a flopped boat to take down the early pot, eliminating "Ede77" from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
CopyYou	203,000
Ede77	Busted

02-28-2021 19:00 UTC-4

White Cashes in on a Flush Draw

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On blinds of 400/800, the flop read when white moved all of his chips in the middle for about 58,000 and "jerseyman99" was called, putting White at risk.

Chris “rumpthumper” White:
"jerseyman99":

White was behind until a turn card peeled off, giving him a flush. THe river sealed it for White who cashed in on a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris “rumpthumper” White	128,000 128,000	128,000
jerseyman99	77,600 77,600	77,600

02-28-2021 19:15 UTC-4

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

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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.

02-28-2021 19:28 UTC-4

Buzgon Starts to Climb Early in the Day

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On blinds of 500/1,000, it appeared that Daniel "leinad" Buzgon and "MeowMeow33" put the chips in on a flop, both having a flush draw but Buzgon had flopped top pair as well.

Daniel "leinad" Buzgon:
"MeowMeow33":

Buzgon was ahead but "MeowMeow33" still had the higher clubs if a flush were to come. The runout was clean for Buzgon who secured a huge double with his pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	256,800
MeowMeow33	54,000

02-28-2021 19:30 UTC-4

Selbst Runs into the Cowboys of "Turkeyleg"

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On blinds of 600/1,200, Vanessa Selbst opened and "Captainsigma52" raised to 17,400. "Turkeyleg" shoved 72,100 and Selbst then pushed over the top, forcing "Captainsigma52" out of the hand.

"Turkeyleg":
Vanessa Selbst:

The board came down and the kings of "Turkeyleg" pulled in the pot for a complete double through Selbst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Turkeyleg	167,000 167,000	167,000
Vanessa Selbst	98,200 -1,800	-1,800

Captainsigma52	39,100 39,100	39,100

02-28-2021 19:40 UTC-4

Selbst Gets Her Revenge on "Turkeyleg"

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On blinds of 600/1,200, there was a board showing on the flop. Vanessa Selbst bet and "Turkeyleg" then shoved their remaining stack of about 55,000 into the middle after just losing a considerable pot in the previous hand. Selbst called and the two tabled their cards.

"Tukreyleg":
Vanessa Selbst:

The board came down clean for Slebst when the runout landed. Selbst scooped with her flopped king, collecting the bounty of "Turkeyleg".

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	162,000 63,800	63,800

Turkeyleg	Busted

02-28-2021 19:55 UTC-4

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02-28-2021 19:59 UTC-4

Snowmen Find "centtfeildr23" a double vs. "Law2nic"

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On blinds of 1,000/2,000, Daniel "leinad" Buzgon opened from under the gun to 8,000 and "centrfieldr23" shipped 69,452 into the middle. The only player to call was "Law2nic" and they turned over their cards.

"centrfieldr23":
"Law2nic":

The board rolled out and the eights of "centrfieldr23" scooped, doubling their stack up in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
centrfieldr23	161,000
Law2nic	111,171