partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Event #2: $20K GTD PKO Bounty 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Final Results
Winner
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,880
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Entries
76

Hagerty Busts To Reach the Final Table Bubble

Ryan Hagerty
Ryan Hagerty

In Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty was down to his last 99,000 and three-bet jammed it over a raise to 17,600 from "dadadada", who was on the button and called.

Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
"dadadada": {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Nothing changed as the board ran out {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Hagerty finished in eighth place as a result, with his elimination bringing about the final table bubble and the resumption of hand-for-hand play until another elimination occurs.

That elimination almost occurred immediately after Hagerty's elimination, as Alex "JinYang" Butcher got all in with {7-}{7-} against the {a-}{8-} of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken. Vanauken hit an eight on the flop, but a seven on the river saved Butcher to ensure no immediate end to the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,480,035
-416,835
-416,835
Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
414,560
135,030
135,030
dadadada us
dadadada
397,744
96,474
96,474
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Busted

"Cholie" Eliminated in Seventh, Tournament Reaches the Final Table

"Cholie"
"Cholie"

In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "Cholie" open-jammed for about 350,000 in the small blind and "l23weeeeeeeee" immediately called all in for barely less in the big blind.

"l23weeeeeeeee": {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
"Cholie": {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

No ten came as the board ran out {9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}, failing to double-pair along the way, and "l23weeeeeeeee" earned the double. "Cholie" was left with crumbs that were dusted off the table a couple of hands later to result in their elimination in seventh place, and all six remaining players have now reached the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,634,884
154,849
154,849
l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
586,002
133,436
133,436
RiverMan us
RiverMan
507,980
101,555
101,555
dadadada us
dadadada
487,164
89,420
89,420
Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
408,460
-6,100
-6,100
Angel "chromeking" Lopez us
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
146,010
360
360
Cholie us
Cholie
Busted

"l23weeeeeeeee" Doubles Through the Chip Leader

"l23weeeeeeeee"
"l23weeeeeeeee"

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "l23weeeeeeeee" raised to 36,000 under the gun and was called by Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, who was on the button. Action went heads up to the flop {5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, where "l23weeeeeeeee" checked to Vanauken, who bet 74,000. "l23weeeeeeeee" check-jammed for 357,000. Vanauken quickly called.

"l23weeeeeeeee": {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Vanauken had an overcard, flush draw, and two additional gutshot straight outs, but they all missed as the board ran out {5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and "l23weeeeeeeee" earned the dub.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,496,757
-138,127
-138,127
l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
813,004
227,002
227,002

Alex "JinYang" Butcher Eliminated in 6th Place ($649 + $188 in Bounties)

"JinYang"
"JinYang"

In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken opened to 66,000 under the gun and Alex "JinYang" Butcher three-bet shoved in the hijack for 331,000. Action folded back to Vanauken and he immediately called.

Alex "JinYang" Butcher: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

Just moments after ceding a double, it looked as if Vanauken was about to give up another one to Butcher as the flop came {6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to cut his number of outs down to four. The turn {8-Clubs} left Butcher with just one card between him and a double, but the river {k-Clubs} gave Vanauken just what he needed to make the best hand and eliminate Butcher in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,910,842
414,085
414,085
Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
Busted

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Five-Handed Chip Counts

Level 21 (7,000/14,000/1,750) is nearing its end with five-handed play still continuing. Updated counts have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
2,025,641
114,799
114,799
l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
660,504
-152,500
-152,500
RiverMan us
RiverMan
507,029
-951
-951
dadadada us
dadadada
460,056
-27,108
-27,108
Angel "chromeking" Lopez us
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
146,770
760
760

Angel "chromeking" Lopez Eliminated in 5th Place ($889)

Angel Lopez
Angel Lopez

As time expired in Level 21 (7,000/14,000/1,750), Angel "chromeking" Lopez jammed for 143,000 in the hijack and received action from "RiverMan".

Angel "chromeking" Lopez: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
"RiverMan": {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Lopez was in great shape for a double and the flop {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} did little to jeopardize that. The turn {8-Hearts} did give him four more outs to sweat, but it would be one of the original two that he needed to fade in {7-Diamonds} that fell on the river to spell his elimination at the expense of "RiverMan".

"chromeking"
"chromeking"

Moments later, "RiverMan" once again got stacks in with {q-}{q-} against Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, who could find nothing more than a jack on the runout with his {a-}{j-}, and "RiverMan" is now closing in on the chip lead with four remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,428,342
-597,299
-597,299
RiverMan us
RiverMan
1,315,098
808,069
808,069
Angel "chromeking" Lopez us
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Busted

Take Five; "RiverMan" the New Chip Leader

Two minutes remain in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, and the four remaining players are on a five-minute break. "RiverMan" has overtaken Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken as the chip leader with four still in contention, and all four players' updated counts on break have been updated below.

Player Chips Progress
RiverMan us
RiverMan
1,672,458
357,360
357,360
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,193,782
-234,560
-234,560
l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
537,804
-122,700
-122,700
dadadada us
dadadada
395,956
-64,100
-64,100

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"l23weeeeeeeee" Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,225 + $713 in Bounties)

"l23weeeeeeeee"
"l23weeeeeeeee"

In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, all of the chips got into the middle preflop after a series of raises that resulted in "l23weeeeeeeee" being all in for their tournament life from the cutoff against Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, who was in the big blind.

"l23weeeeeeeee": {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

"l23weeeeeeeee" had virtually no chance as the flop {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} left them in need of hitting running cards. Instead, Vanauken hit each remaining card as the turn {k-Spades} and river {k-Diamonds} came to give him a full house as it completed the runout and eliminated "l23weeeeeeeee" in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
1,807,386
613,604
613,604
RiverMan us
RiverMan
1,740,158
67,700
67,700
dadadada us
dadadada
252,456
-143,500
-143,500
l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
Busted