$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event
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partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)
$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event
Day: 1
$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event Begins Tonight at 5 PM!
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.
Shuffle Up and Deal
The main event of the series is now underway as cards are hitting the virtual felts.
Early Notables to Take a Seat
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.
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Early Cooler Propels "CopyYou" Near the Top
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 |
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Busted |
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Guarantee Has Already Been Hit!
The main event is now on just level four and already 200 players have hit the registration button, hitting the $100,000 guarantee that was set and with another 14 levels of late registration available, you can expect a massive prize pool.
White Cashes in on a Flush Draw
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 |
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128,000 | 128,000 |
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77,600 | 77,600 |
Top Stacks Thus Far
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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426,000 | |
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289,000 | 289,000 |
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240,880 | 37,880 |
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220,000 | 220,000 |
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217,000 | 217,000 |
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215,000 | 215,000 |
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212,000 | 212,000 |
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210,000 | 210,000 |
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209,000 | 209,000 |
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208,000 | 208,000 |
Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" 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.