Event #14: $20,000 GTD NLH
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Event #14: $20,000 GTD NLH
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Welcome To the partypoker US Network Online Series Event #14: $20,000 GTD NLH
The partypoker US Network Online Series continues Friday night with another $200 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, as Event #14: $20,000 GTD NLH set to get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Action is open to all people within the state of New Jersey may compete at the virtual felt via the partypoker NJ network, which includes Borgata, partypoker NJ, and playMGM. If you do not have the client already, click here to download it now.
Players will receive starting stacks of 50,000 with blinds beginning at 150/300 with an ante of 40. Levels will increase every 10 minutes for the duration of the tournament, and unlimited re-entries are available through the first 18 levels, or roughly 3 hours and 45 minutes of play including breaks. The full betting structure has been provided below.
Betting Structure
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante |
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| 1 | 150/300 | 40 | 15 | 2,500/5,000 | 550 | 29 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,250 |
| 2 | 200/400 | 60 | 16 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 30 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 |
| 3 | 250/500 | 60 | 17 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 31 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 |
| 4 | 300/600 | 75 | 18 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 32 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 |
| 5 | 400/800 | 100 | 19 | 5,000/10,000 | 1,250 | 33 | 45,000/90,000 | 11,250 |
| 6 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 20 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 | 34 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 |
| 7 | 600/1,200 | 150 | 21 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 | 35 | 60,000/120,000 | 15,000 |
| 8 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 22 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 | 36 | 70,000/140,000 | 17,500 |
| 9 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 23 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 | 37 | 80,000/160,000 | 20,000 |
| 10 | 1,200/2,400 | 300 | 24 | 12,000/24,000 | 3,000 | 38 | 90,000/180,000 | 22,500 |
| 11 | 1,400/2,800 | 350 | 25 | 14,000/28,000 | 3,500 | 39 | 100,000/200,000 | 25,000 |
| 12 | 1,600/3,200 | 400 | 26 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 40 | 120,000/240,000 | 30,000 |
| 13 | 1,800/3,600 | 450 | 27 | 18,000/36,000 | 4,500 | 41 | 140,000/280,000 | 35,000 |
| 14 | 2,00/4,000 | 500 | 28 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 | 42 | 160,000/320,000 | 40,000 |
PartyPoker US Network Online Series Schedule
There are two other events on the schedule this evening. The first is Event #13: $2,000 GTD NLH ($5) at 6:30 p.m. and the last begins at 8 p.m, when Event #1: PHASED Day 1F - $100,000 GTD ($109) begins. The phased event is taking place all week long, with all advancing players combining to play Day 2 on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. ET.
The bolded tournaments will be live reported here on PokerNews, while we will incorporate mini-recaps of each event in both the live blog and daily on the front page of PokerNews.com.
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Tournament | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #13 - $2,000 GTD NLH | $5.00 |
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #14 - $20,000 GTD NLH | $215.00 |
| Friday | 5/15/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1F - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #15 - $2,500 GTD 6-Max Rebuy | $5.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:00 p.m. | Event #16 - $2,500 GTD R/A NLH | $10.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #17 - $15,000 GTD Black Chip Bounty NLH ($100 bounties) | $320.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #18 - $15,000 GTD 6-Max Rebuy | $109.00 |
| Saturday | 5/16/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1G - $100,000 GTD NLH | $109.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #19 - $20,000 GTD Low Main Event NLH | $55.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #20 - $100,000 GTD Main Event NLH | $400.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 6:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 1H Turbo Last Chance | $109.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #21 - $2,000 GTD Red Chip Bounty NLH ($5 bounties) | $20.00 |
| Sunday | 5/17/2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #1 PHASED DAY 2 Finale | $215 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Play is officially underway in Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40 and 18 registered players at the tournament's beginning.
Buzgon and Stone Among Early Entrants
In Level 1 with blinds of 150/300 and an ante of 40, BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pros Daniel "leinad" Buzgon and Katie "KatieStone" Stone are among the first 18 in the tournament. Late registration will be available for over three hours, and the field is expected to continue to grow over that time period.
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50,000 |
"KingsWin" Piles the Turn
In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, five players committed 3,000 apiece and saw a flop of 
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"DaCoolerKing" was first to act and checked in the big blind. "KingsWin" checked under the gun, and "JakeTheSnake99," "Joem325," and "Whosyourdoddy" all checked behind in position.
The turn came 
and "DaCoolerKing" bet 7,840. "KingsWin" raised all in for 42,075 and action folded back to "DaCoolerKing," who wasted no time letting their hand go as well, resulting in "KingsWin" taking down the pot with their turn shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,395 | 15,395 |
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61,580 | 11,580 |
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45,350 | -4,650 |
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39,776 | -10,224 |
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36,280 | -13,720 |
Level 2 Arrivals
The number of players in the tournament has grown to 28 in Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50.
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"FooQuan" First To Fall; "upayformypennys" Claims the Knockout
In Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60, preflop action saw 6,230 in the middle with action heads up between "upayformypennys" in middle position and "FooQuan," who was in the hijack.
The flop came 
and "upayformypennys" checked. "FooQuan" bet 3,500 and "upayformypennys" called.
The turn was 
and "upayformypennys" checked again. "FooQuan" continued, betting another 5,000. "upayformypennys" check-raised to 17,115 and "FooQuan" came over the top, three-betting all in for just over 40,000. "upayformypennys" called.
"FooQuan": 
"upayformypennys": 
"upayformypennys" had turned a set of tens and had "FooQuan" drawing dead to the river 
to score the effective double, taking their stack over 100,000 shortly before the first break of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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102,180 | 52,180 |
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Play Resumes from Break
The first five-minute break has completed with play midway through Level 3. Blinds are 250/500 with an ante of 60, and the field has risen up to 35. Here's a complete look at the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,630 | 44,350 |
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77,464 | 27,464 |
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72,651 | 32,875 |
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70,554 | 20,554 |
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64,315 | 2,735 |
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58,940 | -6,455 |
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57,539 | 7,539 |
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55,943 | 5,943 |
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55,400 | 5,400 |
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55,225 | 5,225 |
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54,879 | 4,879 |
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53,770 | 3,770 |
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53,280 | 3,280 |
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51,525 | 1,525 |
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50,990 | 990 |
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50,420 | 420 |
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50,216 | 216 |
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50,000 |
"Djp120388" Five-Bet Jams Preflop
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, "miw210x" raised it up to 1,500 in early position and action folded around to "Djp120388," who was on the button and three-bet to 4,200. "miw210x" thought for a bit and then four-bet to 10,500 to put actoin back onto "Djp120388."
"Djp120388" five-bet jammed for around 50,000 and "miw210x" quickly folded, resulting in "Djp120388" taking down the pot preflop with their shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,870 | 60,870 |
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38,745 | -15,025 |