partypoker US Network Online Series (June 21-28)

"COMEATTHEKING" has claimed the most recent partypoker US Network Online Series title, earning a payday of $6,843 and taking first place in Event #6: $20,000 GTD NLH after agreeing to a heads-up chop with "BOONYANI", who earned an even $6,000 from the deal.

The guaranteed prize pool of $20,000 was well-exceeded, as 139 entries generated a prize pool of $27,800 that was paid out to the top 15 finishers. Late registration lasted for three hours, and four tables were in play when the prize pool became finalized. That number was halved by the break that came 35 minutes later, as just 17 players remained and hand-for-hand play had begun.

Bubble play lasted for nearly two full levels as a handful of players dwindled to crumbs, and BigDickRick eventually lost their last ante in order to finish in 16th place and burst the bubble. Five eliminations occurred within the next five minutes to reach the final table bubble, where "maniacalmonk" was eliminated in 10th place by eventual third-place finisher "IReadYrSoul".

Event #4 Final Table Results

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Final Table Action

"IReadYrSoul" entered the final table with the chip lead and watched short stacks battle it out as eventual seventh-place finisher "rule22" knocked out "Craig9222", with hoodrathings busting out in eighth place in between the two aforementioned eliminations.

It looked as if "sri100k" may lead a charge to the top, as they eliminated "spinach_kale" in sixth place and took the chip lead into the fifth break of the evening. However, "IReadYrSoul" then regained the chip lead as "kneadthedough8" became the next to fall.

That chip lead did not last for long, though. "COMEATTHEKING" then led their charge to the top after hitting a straight against "BOONYANI," who found themselves crippled before staging an improbable comeback that consisted of several doubles. "sri100k" then saw their luck run dry, ultimately being eliminated by "COMEATTHEKING" in fourth place.

Three-handed play lasted for a level-and-a-half and "COMEATTHEKING" increased their chip lead steadily over that timeframe. Eventually, "IReadYrSoul" shoved ace-four suited into the pocket sevens of "BOONYANI" and did not get there, resulting in their elimination in third. From there, both remaining players immediately went into talks to make a deal and found an agreement without needing to play a single hand of heads-up poker in order to finish the tournament.

The game has been paused while the two remaining players are discussing a deal.

In Level 32 with blinds of 40,000/80,000 and an ante of 10,000, "IReadYrSoul" jammed for 1.1 million on the button and "BOONYANI" called in the big blind.

"IReadYrSoul":
"BOONYANI":

"IReadYrSoul" needed help and found a little bit on the flop . However, they were still behind with their pair of fours and never improved further as the turn and river completed the runout, leaving their tens and fours no good to the tens and sevens of "BOONYANI" to result in their third-place finish, good for a payday of $3,614.

Player	Chips	Progress
COMEATTHEKING	3,962,773	220,000
BOONYANI	2,987,227	935,678
IReadYrSoul	Busted

In Level 31 with blinds of 35,000/70,000, "sri100k" went all in for 170,000 on the button and received calls from both "IReadYrSoul" in the small blind and "COMEATTHEKING" in the big blind.

The flop dropped and "IReadYrSoul" check-folded to a bet of 180,000 from "COMEATTHEKING"

"sri100k":
"COMEATTHEKING":

"COMEATTHEKING" stayed ahead as the turn and river completed the runout and "sri100k" was eliminated in fourth place for $2,529.80 as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
COMEATTHEKING	3,092,526	-141,206
IReadYrSoul	1,936,928	-267,770
BOONYANI	1,920,546	960,898
sri100k	Busted

In Level 29 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "IReadYrSoul" opened to 100,000 in the hijack and action folded around to "kneadthedough8," who defended their big blind.

The flop came and "kneadthedough8" shoved for 396,000. "IReadYrSoul" quickly called.

"kneadthedough8":
"IReadYrSoul":

"kneadthedough8" found their pair of treys was up against a flopped top pair of jacks. The turn and river were no help, and they became the fifth-place finisher in the tournament as a result.

Moments later, "IReadYrSoul" was involved in a blind-on-blind battle and took down a sizeable pot against "sri100k" to take the chip lead and amass a stack of over 3 million along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	3,493,206	1,710,340
sri100k	1,805,408	-1,051,500
kneadthedough8	Busted

On the last hand of Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, action folded around to "spinach_kale" in the small blind, who jammed for effectively just over a half-million. "sri100k" called in the big blind to find themselves to be the one at risk.

"sri100k":
"spinach_kale":

"sri100k" was able to fade the kings and fives in the deck as the board ran out to earn them the double. "spinach_kale" was left with less than three big blinds, and was eliminated from the tournament a couple of hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
sri100k	1,289,708	723,993
spinach_kale	Busted

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, "rule22" went all in for 368,000 in middle position and received a call from "kneadthedough8," who was on the button. Both players in the blinds folded.

"rule22":
"kneadthedough8":

Both players hit top pair on the flop , leaving "rule22" in need of a three outer or running straight cards to stay alive. Neither came as the turn and river completed the runout and they were eliminated in seventh place as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
kneadthedough8	2,088,490	794,157
rule22	Busted

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, "COMEATTHEKING" opened to 64,000 under the gun and "hoodrathings" three-bet shoved for 449,000 on their direct left. Action made its way back around and "COMEATTHEKING" called, leaving just 13,000 behind.

"hoodrathings":
"COMEATTHEKING":

No help came for "hoodrathings" as the board ran out and they found themselves eliminated in eighth place, earning $875 for their final table run.

Player	Chips	Progress
COMEATTHEKING	991,822	417,228
hoodrathings	Busted

In Level 26 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, preflop action saw 180,000 go into the middle in a heads-up pot between "Craig9222" in the big blind and "rule22," who was in early position.

"Craig9222" had 58,000 behind and bet 32,000 of it on a flop of . "rule22" called. The turn came and "Craig9222" went all in for the remaining 26,000. "rule22" quickly called once more.

"Craig9222":
"rule22":

"Craig9222" was up against a full house and drawing dead as the river completed the runout to result in their ninth-place finish in the tournament, earning them $597 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
rule22	476,657	207,967
Craig9222	Busted

In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, action folded around to "IReadYrSoul" in the small blind, who jammed for an effective stack of around 650,000. "manaicalmonk" was in the big blind thought into their time bank before calling.

"maniacalmonk":
"IReadYrSoul":

"maniacalmonk" found themselves to be ahead after the call but the flop came to put "IReadYrSoul" ahead with a pair of queens. They stayed there as the turn and river completed the runout and "maniacalmonk" found themselves as the 10th-place finisher, resulting in the final table bubble bursting and bringing play down to one full table of nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	2,515,035	658,397
maniacalmonk	Busted