Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Following a raise of 44,000 from "Gustavo", "SteveHung" moved all in for his final 147,000 with pocket fives. He was flipping against the 
of "Gustavo", and the board came down all low cards, 
, giving "SteveHung" a straight on the turn for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
347,000 | 347,000 |
|
|
340,118 | 140,628 |
It's time for another break, and the tournament clock says just 99 players remain. Only 81 of those players will be taking home some cash tonight, so the bubble will be here before they know it.
A fresh round of big stacks will be posted momentarily.
There’s a new breed of online poker players emerging in the United States, namely those thriving in the few regulated markets out there. One of them is Dan “mj23style” Sewnig, who has proven himself one of the most accomplished players among the New Jersey contingent.
The 29-year-old Sewnig, who graduated from Ramapo College with a degree in math and a concentration in education, has amassed well over a million in earnings playing online, where he’s also known as “RedsoxNets5”.
Sewnig learned poker at 11 years old when his cousin taught him the rules to Texas hold’em. In 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker, Sewnig was in seventh grade and playing $5 SNGs with his friends.
“I'll always remember our friend's mom asked us who we thought was going to win. There were about 50 players left in the TV coverage and Ivey and Farha were the popular answers. I said, ‘I don't know, I've got a good feeling about that guy Moneymaker.’ She gave me a look at the time that I thought meant she thought I was stupid. I had no idea at the time that these shows were prerecorded and she already knew that he had gone on to win!”
In 2014, Sewnig was on track to become a teacher, even doing some student teaching. However, the call of poker was too strong to ignore.
“I decided to test the waters of the relatively new regulated online poker sites in New Jersey. I've been playing poker professionally ever since,” said Sewnig, who lives in New Jersey with his girlfriend of two years, Amy. “I'm a full-time professional poker player and put most of my volume into online tournaments. I do play live tournament series when they run at Borgata and Parx and head out to the Vegas for the WSOP each summer.”
In the live realm, Sewnig has amassed nearly $150K in earnings including a career-best $27,276 for finishing fourth in the 2016 WPT Borgata Poker Open Event #12: $1,060 NLH 6-Max.
While Sewnig plays on all the New Jersey online sites, he’s become a familiar and successful player on the partypoker US Online Network.
“There's a lot of great value on partypoker,” he told PokerNews. “The site appeals to all sorts of different types of people and leads to a bunch of very fun tournaments. You truly never know what you're going to see in these MTTs and I am very grateful for that.”
One of the reasons we continue to see Sewnig crushing is because of the progress he’s made in poker over the past 18 months, which he ranks as his proudest accomplishment.
“I've put more work into studying and improving over that timespan than I have in the rest of my career combined. I've also done a much better job of dealing with adversity. Downswings are inevitable in poker and people react to them in all different types of ways.”
He continued: “For a long time, I'd react to them by taking way too much time off, sometimes even weeks at a time. From 2019 on, I've bounced back from tough stretches way more quickly and healthily and I think that's what I'm most proud of, more so than any individual tournament score or win.”
When asked who he thought was the best player among the New Jersey online crowd, Sewnig actually named a Borgata Poker Ambassador.
“I'd have to say Michael Gagliano. You could argue a few different people for best cash player in the state and a few different people for best tournament player, but I think he is the only name that comes up in both conversations. There are a few cash guys, such as Sean Ruane and Jake Toole, who could also fall into that category but just don't put in much tournament volume. Honorable mention to David Coleman.”
If he continues on his current trajectory, don’t be surprised to see Sewnig’s name mentioned among New Jersey’s best.
You can follow Sewnig on Twitter @RedsoxNets5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
252,711 |
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Action folded around to "mamoosh", and he moved all in for his final 150,000. In the big blind, big stack "ReggieMiller" made the call with 
. He was a bit behind the 
of "mamoosh", and while the flop of 
didn't change much, the turn certainly did.
A third jack on the river sealed another hand for "ReggieMiller", who is now one of our chip leaders with over 900,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
952,345 | 952,345 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,926,387 | 1,059,547 |
|
|
1,065,500 | 280,450 |
|
|
951,266 | |
|
|
898,962 | |
|
|
870,731 | |
|
|
860,941 | |
|
|
855,479 | |
|
|
847,437 | |
|
|
833,203 | |
|
|
777,573 |
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
"OneOuts" got his final 70,000 in the middle preflop holding 
, and he was called by "SharingisCaring", who showed 
. The flop of 
gave him some extra outs, but the 
turn and river brought no further help, sending the double up over to "OneOuts."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
224,170 | 224,170 |
|
|
164,644 | 164,644 |
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The opening event of this latest partypoker US Network Online Series was a smashing success, as 572 players helped to create a prizepool of $114,400. The final 81 players will finish in the money tonight, each earning at least $320.32. First place will take home $19,756.88. Take a look at the payouts tabs in order to see the full breakdown of the prizepool, and good luck to all players still left!
Registration for this event will be closing at the top of the hour, and below, you will see the players who have positioned themselves best for this massive first place prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
866,840 | 135,341 |
|
|
817,305 | |
|
|
795,823 | 284,119 |
|
|
785,050 | |
|
|
779,548 | |
|
|
769,741 | |
|
|
745,360 | |
|
|
686,041 | |
|
|
661,639 | |
|
|
654,708 | 224,586 |
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty and "Zdvol632" went back and forth at each other preflop until a pot of 350,000 had developed. Hagerty was in a world of hurt, as his 
was miles behind the 
of "Zdvol632". The gap would grow after the flop of 
, and the 
turn.
However, the 
completed the board, sending a miracle double up over to Hagerty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,725 | 350,725 |
|
|
316,160 | 316,160 |