Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon Claims Second Title This Series After Winning Event #7: $535 Six-Max PKO $25K GTD for $12,618.93
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon put on a clinic Thursday night in Event #7 of the partypoker US Network Online Series, outlasting a field of 81 in the $535 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Progressive Knockout tournament for $12,618.93 in total prizes ($5,165.79 in prizes + $7,453.14 in bounties).
The tournament met its guaranteed prize pool in Level 9 and generated a $40,500 prize pool ($20,250 regular prize pool & $20,250 bounty prize pool) after the 81 total entries became official, meaning, the top eight finishers would get a piece of the pie with 25 players remaining.
A frenzy of eliminations occurred just after registration closed and the field found itself down to just 18. Eight were set to be paid, and hand-for-hand began 40 minutes later when 10 were left.
The bubble lasted 30 minutes itself, popping when eventual champion Kwon's flopped top-pair held to eliminate "FRIELnGood".
A couple of levels later, the final table of six was reached with Lupo, Kwon, and John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza well clear of the remaining field.
One by one, the field was cut in half until three remained. With the chip stacks evenly spread out three-handed, one full level went by before Kwon continued his elimination rampage and flushed out Forlenza on the river.
The heads-up match only lasted a few shorthands before Lupo fell in second place after Kwon turned a full house.
Event #7 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | KO | Total Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon | $5,165.79 | $7,453.14 | $12,618.93 |
| 2 | Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo | $5,161.72 | $1,453.12 | $6,614.84 |
| 3 | John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza | $3,503.25 | $328.12 | $3,831.37 |
| 4 | Keith "ClarkWesterfeld" Donovan | $2,176.87 | $687.50 | $2,864.37 |
| 5 | Sridhar “sri100k” Sangannagari | $1,579.50 | $687.50 | $2,267 |
| 6 | "Wyeth" | $1,154.25 | $359.37 | $1,513.62 |
Remaining partypoker US Network Online Series Events
| Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 12/4 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #8: $15K GTD 6-Max NLH | $215 |
| Saturday, 12/5 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #9: $20K GTD 8-Max NLH | $320 |
| Sunday, 12/6 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #10: Sunday $50K GTD Main Event | $215 |
| Sunday, 12/6 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #11: $10K GTD NLH Turbo | $109 |
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This concludes PokerNews coverage of the partypoker US Network Event #7. Make sure you come back Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET for live reporting of Event #8, which features a $215 buy-in six-max PKO with a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool.