Event #7: $10,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost
Day 1 Started
partypoker US Network Online Series (July 26-August 2)
Event #7: $10,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost
Day: 1
Another partypoker US Network PKO Bounty Boost Set To Begin at 7:30 p.m.
The partypoker US Network Online PKO Series continues Saturday night with Event #7: $10,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost. Featuring a buy-in of $109, tonight's variation of the Bounty Boost format will award a $25 bounty to every player who enters, with 40% of any player's bounty being paid out in cash and the other 60% being added to the total bounty for the player who knocked them out.
All within the state of New Jersey may compete across any of the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
Players receive 30,000 to start with the tournament set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET. Blinds begin at 150/300/40 and will escalate every 10 minutes all tournament long. Unlimited entries and re-entries are available for the first two hours of play, closing at the end of Level 12 (1,600/3,200/400) at approximately 9:40 p.m. ET.
A detailed structure of the tournament has been provided below.
Betting Structure
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150/300 | 40 | 15 | 2,500/5,000 | 550 | 29 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 |
| 2 | 200/400 | 60 | 16 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 30 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 |
| 3 | 250/500 | 60 | 17 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 31 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 75 | 18 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 32 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 |
| 5 | 400/800 | 100 | 19 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 33 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 20 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 34 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 21 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 35 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 |
| 8 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 22 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 36 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 23 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 37 | 80,000/160,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 24 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 38 | 90,000/180,000 | 22,500 |
| 11 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 25 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 39 | 100,000/200,000 | 25,000 |
| 12 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 26 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 40 | 120,000/240,000 | 30,000 |
| 13 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 27 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 41 | 140,000/280,000 | 35,000 |
| 14 | 2,00/4,000 | 500 | 28 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 42 | 160,000/320,000 | 40,000 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Play is officially underway in Event #7 of the partypoker US Network Online PKO Series, with 18 players registered from the get-go in Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40.
The Early Arrivals
Twenty-one players are now registered and in action midway through Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40. Here's a look at those to have already registered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
"Djp120388" With an Early Knockout, Double, and Plenty More
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, chips have appeared to fly as "Schuler122" scored an early knockout of "bobsterman1971," which was followed by two late arrivals in "kingtaut" and "spinach_kale" playing for stacks. "kingtaut" scored the double, leaving "spinach_kale" finding themselves down to just 600 in chips.
"spinach_kale" ended up getting all in from the small blind, with action from "Schuler122" in the big blind, "Djp120388" in early position, and "kingtaut" in the hijack.
Bets went in for all three players in contention for the side pot on the flop 
and turn 
, and the river came 
. "Djp120388" called a bet for all of their remaining chips by "Schuler122," which was followed by a fold from "kingtaut" to result in a three-way all-in showdown.
"spinach_kale": 
"Djp120388": 
"Schuler122": 
"Djp120388" wound up with the top two pair, good to score them both pots to take their stack up to over 73,000 and score tham an early knockout along with it. "spinach_kale" re-entered shortly thereafter, receiving a fresh stack of 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,235 | 43,235 |
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49,138 | 19,138 |
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49,085 | 49,085 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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Busted |
"spinach_kale" Wins a Bounty
In Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, action folded around to "spinach_kale" in the cutoff and they opened to 1,150. "Monkee" called to defend their big blind and the flop came 
. "Monkee" led out, betting 1,500, and "spinach_kale" called.
The turn was 
and "Monkee" checked. "spinach_kale" bet 4,200 and "Monkee" check-jammed for 7,500. "spinach_kale" quickly called.
"Monkee": 
"spinach_kale": 
All "Monkee" could hope for was a six to chop, and it did not come on the river 
. "spinach_kale" earned the pot and the bounty, eliminating "Monkee" from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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67,641 | 37,641 |
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Busted |
partypoker US Network Online PKO Series Winners Thus Far
| Tournament | Buy-In | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | KO | Total Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $12K GTD PKO | $215 | 66 | $13,200 | Jacob "FerociousPanda" Toole | $2,316.60 | $2,120.32 | $4,436.92 |
| Event #2: $2,000 GTD PKO Bankroll Boost | $20 | 158 | $2,844 | "TuBuck" | $534.08 | $144.74 | $678.82 |
| Event #3: $15,000 GTD PKO Bounty | $320 | 52 | $16,200 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | $4,320 | $2,073.44 | $6,393.44 |
| Event #4: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost | $215 | 71 | $14,200 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | $3,738 | $1,953 | $5,691 |
| Event #5: $10,000 GTD PKO | $109 | 92 | $10,000 | "spinach_kale" | $2,256.10 | $962.14 | $3,218.24 |
| Event #6: $10,000 GTD PKO | $109 | 121 | $12,100 | Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | $1,949.25 | $1,709.17 | $3,658.42 |
Level 4 Chip Counts
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, 39 players have now registered with 29 remaining across four tables of play. Here's a look at some chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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118,546 | |
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114,051 | |
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76,575 | |
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66,301 | |
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62,168 | |
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57,200 | |
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44,310 | |
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41,720 | |
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34,530 | |
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32,550 | |
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32,351 | |
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31,490 | |
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30,300 | |
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29,820 | |
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29,563 | |
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29,080 | |
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29,070 | |
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28,100 | |
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25,095 | |
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22,990 | |
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22,985 | |
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22,908 | |
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21,375 | |
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16,922 |
Menzer Sends "pay4medschool" Onto Next Bullet
In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, preflop action saw 5,100 go into the middle in a heads-up pot between "pay4medschool" in the big blind and Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer, who was under the gun. The flop was 
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"pay4medschool" checked to Menzer, who bet 2,500 and was check-raised to 6,800. Menzer came over the top, four-betting to 27,200, and "pay4medschool" called all in for 24,000.
"pay4medschool": 
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer: 
The turn came 
to give Menzer a set of tens, quickly changing fortunes for "pay4medschool" and leaving them with one shot at two outs to earn the double. The river 
missed, and the pot was shipped to Menzer. He also earned the bounty, and "pay4medschool" quickly re-entered to be seated in the same exact seat without missing more than a hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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153,601 | 35,055 |
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30,000 | 1,900 |
"phillychzsteak1" Gets a Yummy Runout
In Level 6 with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125, "phillychzsteak1" opened to 3,000 in early position and "Lanfeust" three-bet shoved for 12,800. "phillychzsteak1" called and the two were off to the races.
"Lanfeust":
"phillychzsteak1": 
"phillychzsteak1" connected with the flop 
, and stayed in front on the turn 
. "Lanfeust" picked up four more outs to a backdoor gutshot straight draw to add to the sweat, but did not fill up on the river 
to result in "phillychzsteak1" earning the pot and the bounty. "Lanfeust" wasted no time re-entering, receiving a new stack of 30,000 on a new table to get right back in on the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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158,787 | 44,736 |
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30,000 | -2,351 |