Event #5: $109 NLH R+A $15K GTD | partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)

10-14-2020 01:06 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Katie Stone

Anthony Thompson

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of Sponsored Pros, and one of them is Katie Stone.

Stone has more than $176K in lifetime live tournament earnings including a career-bet $33,305 for finishing 378th in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, Stone has three Borgata Open titles including the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepest Stack for $19,337, 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open $300 Ladies Event for $2,867, and 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepstack for $9,484. She also recently won the CSOP Borgata Winter Poker Open Event back in January.

However, where Stone has really thrived is online where she’s amassed more than $900K in lifetime earnings. Of that, $146,954 has come on BorgataPoker.com where she plays under the screen name “KatieStone.”

According to a Q&A she did with the Borgata Blog, Stone was born and raised in New Jersey, but after Black Friday in 2011, she relocated to Rosarito, Mexico in order to continue playing online. When New Jersey authorized Atlantic City casinos to offer online gaming within state borders, Stone moved back north to New Jersey and picked up where she left off — winning!

Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel “Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19” and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.

“I realized how tough it was going to be for everyone to keep up with everything and everyone, with so much changing so fast,” Stone recently told PokerNews. “So, I messaged my friend Cy Watson, who has been very active on social media as well regarding Coronavirus, asking him if he thought it would be a good idea to start a chat for people in the industry to be able to connect with each other for help.”

She continued: “I think the main thing poker players and everyone can do is to keep an open mind. Understanding that this is unlike any situation any of us have encountered before, and so thinking outside the box can go a long way. Taking the time to improve a skill, or learn a new skill whether it's a game or something else could be really beneficial not just financially, but mentally.”

Click here to learn more about Stone’s initiative.

10-14-2020 00:56 UTC-4

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

The remaining 11 players are on a five-minute break.

10-14-2020 00:55 UTC-4

Eliminated 13th - 14th Place ($345.65)

Anthony Thompson

These players took their exit in Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
mia1223	Busted
Ryan “TheSims” Hohner	Busted

10-14-2020 00:50 UTC-4

Gottleib Eliminates "acedoctor" on Money Bubble

Anthony Thompson

In Level 27 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "acedoctor" raised all in for 36,032 from the hijack, Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib three-bet to 120,000 from the button and Katie "KatieStone" Stone called from the big blind.

The flop was checked by both players to the turn where Stone check-called Gottleib's 109,000 bet.

The river was checked around and all three players tabled their hands.

"acedoctor":
Katie "KatieStone" Stone:
Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib:

Gottleib's made hand of fives held up and he eliminated "acedoctor" on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib	847,789	342,095
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	720,526	294,422
acedoctor	Busted

Tags: Ross Gottleib Katie Stone

10-14-2020 00:43 UTC-4

Failed to Make the Money

Anthony Thompson

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	Busted
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes	Busted
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	Busted
anthonely	Busted
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken	Busted

10-14-2020 00:37 UTC-4

Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken Looking for More partypoker US Success

Anthony Thompson

Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken is a name you should know as he's become on of the most accomplished players on the partypoker US Network.

A couple of months ago, Vanauken accomplished the incredible feat of capturing back-to-back titles not once, but twice.

In the July 6-12 series, he topped a 134-entry field to win Event #4: $15,000 GTD NLH for nearly $7,500, and then the next night bested 144 runners to win Event #5: $,7500 GTD Green Chip Bounty for $3,145. Then, at the end of July, he won the $320 buy-in Event #3: $15,000 GTD PKO Bounty for $6,393 and a day later emerged victorious in the $215 buy-in Event #4: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost for $5.691.

PokerNews recently had the chance to chat with Vanauken about his recent successes.

Money Never Sleeps

For the 43-year-old Vanauken, who is married with three kids ages 7, 10, and 19, he’s never really had a nine-to-five job. Instead, he fancies himself a real estate broker engaging in flips and investments while playing poker on the side of course.

“I first learned playing $4/$8 limit at Foxwoods in early 2000 and now play now $20/$40 and $30/$60 when I can find a game, or settle on $1/$2 or $2/$5 NLH," he said. "I have played the WSOP Main Event two times with no luck busting on Day 2 both times.”

Additionally, Vanauken grinds a decent amount on the virtual tables under the screen name “alwaysliquid,” which stems from the movie Wall Street when Gordon Gekko tells Bud Fox about how money never sleeps and you need to always be liquid.

“Since New Jersey went legal I play on Borgata and WSOP. I used to play PokerStars but had an issue with them over a year ago and have since boycotted them. I do very well on Borgata. I even shipped the Mega Thursday [not long ago] on my phone from an Applebee’s parking lot as I had no WiFi at home due to power outage.”

As for his recent successes on partypoker US, Vanauken was pleased but wanted to remain humble.

“I am humbled to be able to compete with all of the great players in New Jersey,” he said. “I’m proud that all of my studying and grinding has been producing favorable results in the past few years, taking me from an average breakeven player to a profitable one. At the same time, I try to maintain being humble with this great game and what it has provided for me and my family.”

Proudest Poker Accomplishments

For Vanauken, the scores rank up there among his proudest poker accomplishments, which includes beating a poker legend.

“In 2013, I beat Joe McKeehen for the Borgata Limit Championship,” Vanauken said. “I think that was the last limit event held at Borgata.”

Other highlights on his poker résumé include finishing sixth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit at Canada’s Playground Poker Club and finishing runner-up in a pair of WSOP Circuit online events back in March.

“So close to a ring but the two cashes of $35k and $20k within a few days definitely eased the quarantine pain,” Vanauken said.

With the latest partypoker US Network Online Series happening now, only time will tell if Vanauken can keep his streak of winning back-to-back events alive.

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10-14-2020 00:26 UTC-4

Get to Know BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

Anthony Thompson

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.

10-14-2020 00:22 UTC-4

Chip Counts for the Remaining Field (full)

Anthony Thompson

Rapid-fire eliminations has brought the number of players in the tournament down to 21 in Level 25 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500 and here are the chip counts from the remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon	2,106,241	725,058
audidriver	1,088,498	318,650
Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo	979,021	468,331
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier	864,633	403,412
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio	783,163	338,508
NoRecourse	766,170	163,371
anthonely	705,459	15,913
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken	680,504	193,016
mia1223	539,480	289,742
Ross “thehebrewhammer” Gottleib	505,694
Chris “rumpthumper” White	472,572	49,956
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	426,104	-606,364
pay4medsch00l	400,016	-272,981
ClarkWesterfeld	392,059	13,817
Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein	363,896	28,561
acedoctor	283,532
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes	271,203	-228,865
Mayan	267,488
Ryan “TheSims” Hohner	267,408
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	164,901	-139,810
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	146,958	-42,000

10-14-2020 00:14 UTC-4

Stone Cracks Gagliano's Aces to go Over a Milly

Anthony Thompson

In Level 24 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo opened for 32,000 from early position and Katie "KatieStone" Stone three-bet to 64,000 from the cutoff.

Action was on Michael "Gags30" Gagliano who four-bet jammed for 697,692 from the big blind. Lupo mucked his hand while Stone called off her 494,734 stack.

Katie "KatieStone" Stone:
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano:

The Borgata.com Sponsored Pros collided in a massive pot and it was Gagliano holding the best hand until the flop appeared giving Stone a set of jacks.

The turn was no help to Gagliano as he needed an ace on the river to win the massive pot, but it came the to secure Stone's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	1,032,468	684,891
Daniel "centrfielder23" Lupo	510,690	-294,310
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	188,958	-305,744

Tags: Michael Gagliano Katie Stone Daniel Lupo

10-14-2020 00:03 UTC-4

Miao Scores Double Elimination

Anthony Thompson

In Level 23 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, "Ozzy_Rocks111" raised all in for 66,288 from early position and Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio came over the top for 239,688 next to act.

Action folded around to "A.Jackson1767" who called off their 115,929 stack from the small blind and the three players revealed their hands.

"Ozzy_Rocks111":
"A.Jackson1767":
Anthony “Flawlissbinkage” Maio: