partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)

Event #9: $320 NLH $20K GTD
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Online Series (Oct. 11-18)

Final Results
Winner
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$8,142
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Prize Pool
$27,600
Entries
92

"TheTerminator1" Doubles Through Stone

Blinds: 200/400

Katie "KatieStone" Stone raised to 920, and she was called by "Efeneyeguy". Next to act, "TheTerminator1" reraised to 5,255. Only Stone called, and the flop came down {9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Stone check called a bet of 4,956, and the {10-Spades} hit the turn.

Stone checked again, but after "TheTerminator1" fired 8,920, Stone opted for a raise to 22,400. "TheTerminator1" called, and the {j-Clubs} hit the river. Stone bet enough to put "TheTerminator1" all in, and he quickly called with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a set of tens. They were better than the ladies held by Stone, and she takes a big tumble down the leader board.

Stone was eliminated a short time later.

Player Chips Progress
TheTerminator1 us
TheTerminator1
119,134
119,134
119,134
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Busted

"KevinDurant" Scores Roller Coaster Double

Blinds: 1,800/3,600

Three players limped in for 3,600, before "KevinDurant" moved all in for 73,000 and change. It folded to "Efeneyeguy", who called for a bit less than half his stack.

"KevinDurant": {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
"Efeneyeguy": {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

"Efeneyeguy" was well behind, but that quickly changed after the flop came {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. A third ace came on the turn to strengthen the lead for "Efeneyeguy", but out of nowhere, the {j-Diamonds} completed the board, giving "KevinDurant" an unlikely full house, and a big double up.

Player Chips Progress
KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
157,850
65,550
65,550
Efeneyeguy
Efeneyeguy
100,912
-94,400
-94,400

"KevinDurant" Nearing a Million Chips

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Action started with "KevinDurant" raising to 24,000. Next to act, "thekid32" rereaised to 69,885. It folded back to "KevinDurant", and he thought for a bit before four bet shoving for 482,000 total.

"thekid32" thought for a while before calling for most of his stack with two red eights, but they were dominated by the {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} of "KevinDurant." The flop and turn were safe for "KevinDurant", and the river gave him an unneeded set of queens, soaring his stack to over 990,000.

Player Chips Progress
KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
992,696
311,473
311,473
thekid32 us
thekid32
67,994
-415,473
-415,473

Final Table Seating Chart and Counts

After the elimination of Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein in 9th place, teh final table of eight players has been formed. Leading the way is "njpainter" with Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo in second place. Stay tuned to find out who takes home the title!

Player Chips Progress
njpainter
njpainter
1,865,772
816,582
816,582
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
1,310,800
135,261
135,261
KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
1,156,946
164,250
164,250
youngkoi us
youngkoi
705,335
316,077
316,077
E.J.D
E.J.D
665,256
368,470
368,470
Volstragg
Volstragg
435,672
66,067
66,067
RUfan us
RUfan
415,210
85,250
85,250
MarsRover us
MarsRover
283,509
-4,750
-4,750

"MarsRover" Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,131.60)

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

"youngkoi" had just secured a double up through "KevinDurant", when he raised it up from under the gun. He got one caller, before "MarsRover" three bet squeezed all in from the big blind. "youngkoi" quickly moved all in over the top to isolate, and the cards were flipped.

"MarsRover": {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
"youngkoi" {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

"youngkoi" shot out to the lead after flopping an ace, and "MarsRover" was never able to catch up from there.

Player Chips Progress
youngkoi us
youngkoi
1,078,385
373,050
373,050
KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
590,211
-566,735
-566,735
MarsRover us
MarsRover
Busted

"KevinDurant" Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,490.40)

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Action folded around to Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo in the small blind, and he moved all in, easily having "KevinDurant" covered. "KevinDurant" would call with pocket threes, which have been a cursed hand so far at this final table, and he was flipping against the {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Just like other knockout hands, the threes quickly fell behind, as the flop of {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} gave Lupo top pair. His hand would only improve from there, as the {k-Diamonds} on the turn gave him a flush draw, and the {7-Hearts} river gave him an unnecessary two pair.

With that, just five players remain.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
2,885,136
649,686
649,686
KevinDurant us
KevinDurant
Busted

"youngkoi" Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,001)

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Following a raise to 52,000 from "youngkoi", Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo moved all in, having everyone else in the hand covered. "youngkoi" would make the call with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, and he was flipping against the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} of Lupo. However, the hand all but ended after the flop of {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs} gave Lupo a flopped full house. "youngkoi" would catch a glimmer of hope with a queen on the turn, but a third queen would not appear on the river, sending him to the virtual rail in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
3,878,379
1,427,661
1,427,661
youngkoi us
youngkoi
Busted

"njpainter" Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,594.40)

Blinds: 14,000/28,000

"njpainter" and Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo have been battling all in final table long, and Lupo just got the last laugh, as he just scored a huge knockout to strengthen his hold on this title.

On this hand, the two went heads up to a flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}. Lupo led for 36,930, and called a raise of 132,340 from "njpainter." The {7-Diamonds} hit the turn, and Lupo led out enough to set "njpainter" all in, about 525,000. "njpainter" quickly called with {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for top pair, while Lupo showed {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for multiple draws. He would hit one of those draws on the {a-Diamonds} river, and after that pot, Lupo has over 80% of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
5,123,123
1,452,753
1,452,753
njpainter
njpainter
Busted

"RUfan" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,450)

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

"RUfan" had survived a number of all ins, and laddered up a few spots, before ultimately bowing out in third place. On his final hand, "RUfan" would call an all in with {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}, after Lupo had shoved with {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}. A chopped pot seemed likely, but the seven kicker would ultimately play, as the board ran down {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds} .

With that, we are heads up now, with Lupo holding a significant chip advantage.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo
5,399,976
276,853
276,853
RUfan us
RUfan
Busted

"E.J.D" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,082.40)

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Heads up play could have lasted a while, as both players were deep, but a rather mundane hand exploded on an action packed river, and just like that, the tournament was over!

On the final hand, there was about 550,000 in the middle on the river of a board showing {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}. "E.J.D" bet out 261,234, but Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo wanted to play for more, as he moved all in. "E.J.D" called with {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for two pair, but it was no good, as Lupo had rivered a straight with {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

"E.J.D" takes home $4,082.40 for second place, while Lupo will earn a first place prize of $8,142. Stay tuned for a full recap to be posted shortly.