Event #4: $15K GTD PKO 40 Stack
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partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)
Event #4: $15K GTD PKO 40 Stack
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)
Buy-in
$109
Prize Pool
$15,000
Entries
133
Entries
133
Players Left
1
Event #4: $15K GTD PKO 40 Stack Kicks-Off Tonight at 8 PM!
The partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series has another tournament lined up for tonight as Event #4: $15K GTD PKO 40 Stack is set to begin at 8 p.m EST. This will be a short but exciting event, with smaller starting stacks and shorter blind levels.
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 fourth event of the series with 40,000 in chips with unlimited reentries until the end of level 15. Blinds will go up every 5-minutes for the first eight levels and beyond that point, they will shift to 12-minutes in length. There will be a break every hour at 55-minutes past.
Knockout King Leaderboard
| Screen Name | Total Kicked Players |
|---|---|
| Core4 | 15 |
| Frederick "Got_Milk" Ferrell | 14 |
| Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan | 12 |
| martillo78 | 11 |
| Neszquik | 11 |
| Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski | 11 |
| Michael "Gags30" Gagliano | 10 |
| TheTerminator1 | 10 |
| S_R732 | 9 |
| Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari | 9 |
These are the standings thus far after two events. Stay tuned to see how many KO's someone needs to grab that $1,060 seat!
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 fourth event of the series is now underway as cards are hitting the virtual felt.
Early Players to Take a Seat
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 | |
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40,000 |
Tentnowski Off to a Fast Start
On blinds of 500/1000, "Cholie" moved all of their chips into the middle and Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski called, putting them at risk.
"Cholie": 
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski: 
The board came down 
and Tentnowsli secured the pot with his pair of jacks, collecting another bounty early on in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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143,000 | |
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40,000 |
Vanauken Ducks Out Then Back In
On blinds of 500/1,000 Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken shoved their last 16,500 into the middle and "Crazy888s" called.
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: 
"Crazy888s":
The board fell 
and the boat of "Crazy888s" secured the pot for a bounty. Vanauken bought back in instantly to take another shot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken Looking for More partypoker US Success
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken is a name you should know as he's become one of the most accomplished players on the partypoker US Network. In fact, it seems as if he's winning a title each time a series takes place.
Last year, Vanauken accomplished the incredible feat of capturing back-to-back titles not once, but twice.
In the July 6-12 series, he topped a 134-entry field to win Event #4: $15,000 GTD NLH for nearly $7,500, and then the next night bested 144 runners to win Event #5: $,7500 GTD Green Chip Bounty for $3,145. Then, at the end of July, he won the $320 buy-in Event #3: $15,000 GTD PKO Bounty for $6,393 and a day later emerged victorious in the $215 buy-in Event #4: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost for $5.691.
PokerNews recently had the chance to chat with Vanauken about his recent successes.
Money Never Sleeps
For the 43-year-old Vanauken, who is married with three kids ages 7, 10, and 19, he’s never really had a nine-to-five job. Instead, he fancies himself a real estate broker engaging in flips and investments while playing poker on the side of course.
“I first learned playing $4/$8 limit at Foxwoods in early 2000 and now play now $20/$40 and $30/$60 when I can find a game, or settle on $1/$2 or $2/$5 NLH," he said. "I have played the WSOP Main Event two times with no luck busting on Day 2 both times.”
Additionally, Vanauken grinds a decent amount on the virtual tables under the screen name “alwaysliquid,” which stems from the movie Wall Street when Gordon Gekko tells Bud Fox about how money never sleeps and you need to always be liquid.
“Since New Jersey went legal I play on Borgata and WSOP. I used to play PokerStars but had an issue with them over a year ago and have since boycotted them. I do very well on Borgata. I even shipped the Mega Thursday [not long ago] on my phone from an Applebee’s parking lot as I had no WiFi at home due to power outage.”
As for his recent successes on partypoker US, Vanauken was pleased but wanted to remain humble.
“I am humbled to be able to compete with all of the great players in New Jersey,” he said. “I’m proud that all of my studying and grinding has been producing favorable results in the past few years, taking me from an average breakeven player to a profitable one. At the same time, I try to maintain being humble with this great game and what it has provided for me and my family.”
Proudest Poker Accomplishments
For Vanauken, the scores rank up there among his proudest poker accomplishments, which includes beating a poker legend.
“In 2013, I beat Joe McKeehen for the Borgata Limit Championship,” Vanauken said. “I think that was the last limit event held at Borgata.”
Other highlights on his poker résumé include finishing sixth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit at Canada’s Playground Poker Club and finishing runner-up in a pair of WSOP Circuit online events back in March.
“So close to a ring but the two cashes of $35k and $20k within a few days definitely eased the quarantine pain,” Vanauken said.
With the latest partypoker US Network Online Series happening now, only time will tell if Vanauken can keep his streak of winning back-to-back events alive.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000 | |
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140,000 | |
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130,000 | -13,000 |
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129,000 | |
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123,000 | |
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121,000 | 81,000 |
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113,000 | |
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100,600 | |
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98,000 | |
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96,300 |
Get Cash Back at the Cash Game Tables
Cash is king in February with a Cashback Bonus at the cash tables. Ready to cash in? Then play qualifying limits and get rewarded based on how many iRPs you earn. You can hit the felt and win February 22 to 28.
Get involved on any of the partypoker US Network's three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
"dadadada" Grabs a Double Through "Cholie"
On blinds of 700/1,400, "Cholie" raised to 4,200 and "dadadada" elected to shove all in for a total of 23,664, "Cholie" called.
"dadadada": 
"Cholie": 
The board rolled out 
and the ace-high of "dadadada" secured the pot for a completed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,300 | 14,300 |
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53,600 |