partypoker US Network Online Series (Nov. 29 - Dec.6)

Blinds: 500/1,000

"Gustavo" and "Manny22" went heads up to a flop of . "Manny22" checked to "Gustavo" , who fired 9,000. "Manny22" check raised to 18,000, and "Gustavo" moved all in, easily having "Manny22" covered.

"Manny22" called with , but he was drawing all but dead to the of "Gustavo." No further help would come, and "Manny22" hit the virtual rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gustavo	199,490 199,490	199,490
Manny22	Busted

Blinds: 600/1,200

Catching up with the action on the turn of a board reading , "Gotem212" checked to "NoRecourse", who bet out 19,800. "Gotem212" moved all in, easily having "NoRecourse" covered, and he called with for two overs and a straight draw. The of "Gotem212" was comfortably ahead, and he would keep that lead on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gotem212	189,517 189,517	189,517
NoRecourse	Busted

It's time to take the second five minute breather of the day. "PipthqueakAA" is the current chip leader, and is the only player over the half a century marker in the chip counts.

There are currently 268 players remaining from the overall field of 356, and registration will remain open for over an hour, so you still have time to join this massive field!

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of sponsored pros — Katie Stone, Daniel Buzgon, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano — all of whom have been active this year in the partypoker US Network Online events.

In regards to the man known as "Gags," he has been playing poker professionally for a decade and has amassed more than $2 million in live tournament cashes. That includes a career-best $448,463 for winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, good for his first bracelet. He also finished third in the 2017 WSOP Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed for $210,139.

He also has more than $4 million in online scores. Of that, $338,315 has come on BorgataPoker.com.

According to his website, "before poker he worked in an elementary school, which has given him a great background to become a premier poker instructor. Coaching for more than seven years he has helped more than 50 students from all over the world improve their game. These students have gone on to win multiple championships including the WSOP Main Event. Michael has also worked as a consultant for several major casinos and online poker sites to help them improve their product and better serve their customers."

It's been a good day for Gagliano so far, as he has already doubled his starting stack. Stay tuned to find out if he can keep this momentum going!

For more on Gagliano, be sure to follow him on Twitter at @Gags30poker.

Tags: Michael Gagliano

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

After a bet of 20,000 and change from "kevmo15" on a board showing , "jordanofpkr" moved all in for about 90,000. "kevmo15" made the call with , but he was in a world of hurt, as "jordanofpkr" had spiked the turn with .

The would be no good for "kevmo15" as that would give "jordanofpkr" a flush, but amazingly, "kevmo15" hit his one outer with the on the river, giving him an unlikely knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
kevmo15	430,122 430,122	430,122
jordanofpkr	Busted

Blinds: 1,600-3,200

There was already 86,000 in the middle on the turn of a board showing when "Bigjn123456777" checked. "Eddie_Zane" moved all in for 55,000 and change, which was nearly all of "Bigjn123456777"'s stack. He eventually called with , and he was well ahead of the of "Eddie_Zane."

A king on the river changed nothing, and "Bigjn123456777" scooped a nice pot to nearly double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bigjn123456777	206,043 206,043	206,043
Eddie_Zane	Busted

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Blinds: 1,800/3,600

Three players saw a flop of come down, and action checked to "ISaidTopTop", who bet out 14,590. "PayneKilla" raised it up to 41,400, and "MakiNuReload" thought for a while before moving all in 67,000. "ISaidTopTop" folded, but "PayneKilla" made the call with . He was well behind the of "MakiNuReload", and no five would come to flip the script.

Player	Chips	Progress
ISaidTopTop	328,214 34,767	34,767
MakiNuReload	167,263 167,263	167,263
PayneKilla	105,389 105,389	105,389