Event #2: $15K GTD PKO 8-Max Bounty | partypoker US Network Online PKO Series (February 21-28)

02-23-2021 00:16 UTC-4

Money Has Been Reached; Tentnowski Starting to Heat Up

MartianNews

On blinds of 4,000/8,000 "MBohmerwald23" pushed 59,625 into the middle and Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski called, putting his opponent at risk.

"MBohmerwald23":
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski:

The flop came down and "MBohmerwald23" was still ahead with their pair of nickels. A turn fell and the pair seemed to be holding true until the river landed, giving Tentnowski a higher boat to take down the pot and add a bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	642,000 182,000	182,000

02-23-2021 00:09 UTC-4

Make a Deposit on partypoker US and We’ll Match It Up to $1,000!

MartianNews

Are you a New Jersey resident interested in playing online poker? Planning a visit to the Garden State and want to check it out? If so, PokerNews has a great deal for you with Nj.partypoker.com.

Take advantage of a simple new player bonus that rewards you with extra cash as you continue to play poker and casino. They have the easiest bonus to clear in New Jersey, so you essentially end up getting half of all your fees back in cash!

Simply make a deposit, and we’ll match it, up to $1,000!

So, if you deposit $1,000, we’ll give you an extra $1,000, which will be paid into your account in 10 equal parts as you play and collect points. That’s real money you can use to:

try out a new cash or fast-forward cash table
experience their Sunday $40K Guaranteed and $10K Daily Guaranteed
try their casino games and test your luck on their seven-figure jackpot slots

It's easy to get started:

Sign Up — Register an account with Nj.partypoker.com and enter all your info, like name, date of birth and SSN,
Download — Get the app on iOS or Android to start playing
Deposit — Make your first deposit and we'll match it up to $1,000

Click here to sign up for Nj.partypoker.com!

02-23-2021 00:02 UTC-4

Late Registration Has Come to a Close

MartianNews

The tournament has now had the late registration period come to an end. A total of 146 entry slips were sold, creating a prize pool that came up just short of the guarantee that was set.

Only 28 players remain with 24 places finding at least a min-cash and a $1,555 prize awaits the eventual winner.

02-22-2021 23:56 UTC-4

Back-to-Back Aces for "Saltynutz"

MartianNews

On blinds of 3,000/6,000 "Saltynutz" opened to 15,000 from under the gun and "LondonE13" shoved all in for a total of 102,162, "Saltynutz" snap-called.

"LondenE13":
"Saltynutz":

The board came down and "Saltynutz" took down the pot, eliminating "LondonE13" in the process.

On the very next hand, "Saltynutz" took down another opponent with pocket aces, adding yet another increse to their progressive bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saltynutz	320,000
LondonE13	Busted

02-22-2021 23:36 UTC-4

Top Ten Stacks

MartianNews

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	460,000 261,000	261,000
SaltSea	352,000
GlennQuagmire	341,000
MoZZyNJ	314,000
pay4medsch00l	310,000 214,600	214,600
kittu	309,000
Wannabepro89	297,000
Neszquik	286,000
Frederick "Got_Milk" Ferrell	284,000 234,000	234,000
S_R732	260,000

02-22-2021 23:24 UTC-4

Pahuja Spikes a Bullet to Collect a Bounty

MartianNews

On blinds of 1,800/3,600 Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja called the all-in of Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr and the two tabled their hands.

Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr:
Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja:

All was well for Liriano Jr who had a commanding lead with his dimes but an flop quickly turned the tables as Pahuja landed a pair of bullets. The runout was a nonfactor and Pahuja secured the pot, dropping Liriano Jr from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny “brownmagic” Pahuja	121,466 64,466	64,466
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr	Busted

02-22-2021 23:16 UTC-4

Rockets Add to the Bounty of "milkyrugs"

MartianNews

On blinds of 1,600/3,200 all of the chips went into the middle between "milkyrugs" and "SadBigCheese".

"SadBigCheese":
"milkyrugs":

The flop was , giving "SadBigCheese" a flush draw but the runout failed to connect and they were sent packing, shipping the pot to "milkyrugs" with their bullets.

Player	Chips	Progress
milkyrugs	187,395

02-22-2021 23:08 UTC-4

Play a PKO Tournament with Vanessa Selbst!

MartianNews

Don't forget you can join Vanessa Selbst for the ONLINE SERIES $100K Guaranteed 8-max PKO Bounty Main Event on February 28th at 5 p.m. ET.

The Main Event is an 8-Max, $535 Buy-in Progressive Knockout with each player getting 100,000 starting chips.

Look for Vanessa under her username "Vanessa Selbst" to try and collect her bounty.

What is a PKO Bounty Tournament?

PKO (Progressive Knockout) tournaments are fun, unique events where a dynamic bounty is placed on each player
As you knock out other players, you are paid 50% of their bounty and the other 50% is added to your total bounty
Unlike regular knockout tournaments the value of the bounties can grow.
If you are the victor in a PKO Tournament you win in multiple ways:
Win the amount in the general prize pool for 1st place
Win the bounties you earned over the course of the event
Keep the full amount of the bounty that is on your head

Click Here to Learn PKO Strategy from LearnWPT

02-22-2021 23:00 UTC-4

"Karibou" Takes Back-to-Back Hands vs. Wang

MartianNews

On blinds of 1,400/2,800 "Karibou" shoved the button for around 47,000 and Michael "miw210x" Wang called from the big blind, putting them at risk.

"Karibou":
Michael "miw210x" Wang:

The board rolled out and "Karibou" scooped the pot thanks to a flopped dime.

On the very next hand, it was Wang moving their 80,000 stack into the middle after a raise by "Karibou" who called the all-in and the two tabled their hands.

Michael "miw210x" Wang:
"Karibou":

The community turned over , sending all of Wang's chips to "Karibou" along with a bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karibou	190,000 190,000	190,000
Michael "miw210x" Wang	Busted

02-22-2021 22:49 UTC-4

"Yellow_Chip" and "i3Bet4DaCULTURE" Take a Flip

MartianNews

On blinds of 1,200/2,400 "i3Bet4DaCULTURE" opened and "Yellow_Chip" shoved for around 37,000. "i3Bet4DaCULTURE" called and the two tabled their hands.

"Yellow_Chip":
"i3Bet4DaCULTURE":

The board came down and the jacks of "Yellow_Chip" scooped the pot, doubling through "i3Bet4DaCULTURE".