partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Blinds: 600/1,200

"ScarletRaptor" kicked off the action with a raise to 3,000, and in the small blind, Arian "angels" Stolt three bet to 12,000. In the big blind, Katie "KatieStone" Stone put in a four bet to 25,000. "ScarletRaptor" quickly folded, but Stolt wasn't going anywhere, moving all in for 75,000 and change. Stone released her hand, and Stolt took down a nice pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	125,962 125,962	125,962
Arian "angels" Stolt	118,578 118,578	118,578

Blinds: 800/1,600

Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon looked to be in great shape to score a big knockout, as he held against the of "dadadada." The flop of kept Kwon in the lead, and the turn looked to lock the hand up for Kwon. However, it gave "dadadada" a flush draw, and the on the river gave the victory to "dadadada."

Player	Chips	Progress
dadadada	185,750 185,750	185,750
Yong “IReadYrSoul” Kwon	29,050 -178,011	-178,011

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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."

Gagliano is one of the chip leaders right now, with a stack of over 275,000.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael “Gags30” Gagliano	235,440

The clock says 251 players, meaning the prizepool is officially over $50,000. Registration is still open for over an hour, so players still have time to come and compete for this first place prize, which will surely be over $10,000.

Stay tuned to find out who takes home the title.

Blinds: 1,800/3,600

After a mid position raise to 7,200 from "ImSooNutz", "epdawg5" moved all in for his final 37,000 and change. "ImSooNutz" made the call with , but he was dominated by the .

The board ran down , and the river gave "ImSooNutz" a pair, but also gave "epdwg5" a wheel, securing the double up for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
ImSooNutz	119,993
epdawg5	76,104