partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Event #3: $15K GTD 40-Stack 8-Max NLH
Day: 1
Event Info

partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$5,483
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$25,400
Entries
129

Second Break of the Night

The tournament has moved into Level 17 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450 and has now reached its second five-minute break of the night. Thirty-nine players remain out of 118 entries, and the following players are no longer in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ross "Thehebrewhammer" Gottlieb us
Ross "Thehebrewhammer" Gottlieb
Busted
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TheTerminator1
Busted
Profile photo of Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari us
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari
Busted
Profile photo of Karibou us
Karibou
Busted
Profile photo of gsripps us
gsripps
Busted
Profile photo of Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
Busted
Profile photo of upayformypennys us
upayformypennys
Busted
Profile photo of judiallin us
judiallin
Busted
Profile photo of RiverMan us
RiverMan
Busted
Profile photo of LondonE13 us
LondonE13
Busted
Profile photo of Brittanywins99 us
Brittanywins99
Busted
Profile photo of maori3666 us
maori3666
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel "leinad" Buzgon
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon
Busted
Profile photo of HodorHodorHodor us
HodorHodorHodor
Busted
Profile photo of dadadada us
dadadada
Busted
Profile photo of Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman us
Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman
Busted
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano us
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
Busted

Level 18 Begins - Last Chance To Enter!

Level 18 has begun with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, and with it marks the final eight minutes left in the registration period. All who wish to enter or re-enter must do so this level: registration will close at 10:13 p.m. ET.

Thirty-eight players currently remain from 119 entries.

Dan “mj23style” Sewnig Studying to Become One of New Jersey’s Best Online Players

Dan Sewnig
Dan Sewnig

There’s a new breed of online poker players emerging in the United States, namely those thriving in the few regulated markets out there. One of them is Dan “mj23style” Sewnig, who has proven himself one of the most accomplished players among the New Jersey contingent.

The 29-year-old Sewnig, who graduated from Ramapo College with a degree in math and a concentration in education, has amassed well over a million in earnings playing online, where he’s also known as “RedsoxNets5”.

Finding His Way to Poker

Sewnig learned poker at 11 years old when his cousin taught him the rules to Texas hold’em. In 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker, Sewnig was in seventh grade and playing $5 SNGs with his friends.

“I'll always remember our friend's mom asked us who we thought was going to win. There were about 50 players left in the TV coverage and Ivey and Farha were the popular answers. I said, ‘I don't know, I've got a good feeling about that guy Moneymaker.’ She gave me a look at the time that I thought meant she thought I was stupid. I had no idea at the time that these shows were prerecorded and she already knew that he had gone on to win!”

In 2014, Sewnig was on track to become a teacher, even doing some student teaching. However, the call of poker was too strong to ignore.

“I decided to test the waters of the relatively new regulated online poker sites in New Jersey. I've been playing poker professionally ever since,” said Sewnig, who lives in New Jersey with his girlfriend of two years, Amy. “I'm a full-time professional poker player and put most of my volume into online tournaments. I do play live tournament series when they run at Borgata and Parx and head out to the Vegas for the WSOP each summer.”

In the live realm, Sewnig has amassed nearly $150K in earnings including a career-best $27,276 for finishing fourth in the 2016 WPT Borgata Poker Open Event #12: $1,060 NLH 6-Max.

Taking His Game to the Next Level

While Sewnig plays on all the New Jersey online sites, he’s become a familiar and successful player on the partypoker US Online Network.

“There's a lot of great value on partypoker,” he told PokerNews. “The site appeals to all sorts of different types of people and leads to a bunch of very fun tournaments. You truly never know what you're going to see in these MTTs and I am very grateful for that.”

One of the reasons we continue to see Sewnig crushing is because of the progress he’s made in poker over the past 18 months, which he ranks as his proudest accomplishment.

“I've put more work into studying and improving over that timespan than I have in the rest of my career combined. I've also done a much better job of dealing with adversity. Downswings are inevitable in poker and people react to them in all different types of ways.”

He continued: “For a long time, I'd react to them by taking way too much time off, sometimes even weeks at a time. From 2019 on, I've bounced back from tough stretches way more quickly and healthily and I think that's what I'm most proud of, more so than any individual tournament score or win.”

When asked who he thought was the best player among the New Jersey online crowd, Sewnig actually named a Borgata Poker Ambassador.

“I'd have to say Michael Gagliano. You could argue a few different people for best cash player in the state and a few different people for best tournament player, but I think he is the only name that comes up in both conversations. There are a few cash guys, such as Sean Ruane and Jake Toole, who could also fall into that category but just don't put in much tournament volume. Honorable mention to David Coleman.”

If he continues on his current trajectory, don’t be surprised to see Sewnig’s name mentioned among New Jersey’s best.

You can follow Sewnig on Twitter @RedsoxNets5.

Lopez Finds a Favorable River

"chromeking"
"chromeking"

In Level 18 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, "audidriver" shoved in a starting stack from the hijack and Angel "chromeking" Lopez called in the big blind.

"audidriver": {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Angel "chromeking" Lopez: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}

"audidriver" was significantly ahead through the flop {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Hearts} and turn {k-Hearts}, but the river {7-Diamonds} was one of the three cards in the deck that could improve Lopez to the best hand, and as a result Lopez earned the pot and the knockout while "audidriver" re-entered as the final minutes of the registration period continue to tick off the clock.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
177,546
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
40,000

Prize Pool Released!

partypoker US
partypoker US

Level 19 has begun with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and the 18-level registration period has now closed, generating 127 entries for a total prize pool of $25,400. The top 20 places will make it into the money and earn at least a first-level payout of $363.

The eventual winner will earn $5,842. For a complete list of payouts, check out the Payouts Tab up above or through the link in this post.

"MsFancy" Gets the Easy Dub

"MsFancy"
"MsFancy"

In Level 19 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "MsFancy" open-jammed for 45,000 in the small blind and John Allan "treetrap" Hinds thought for a few moments in the big blind before finding a call.

"MsFancy": {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

An ace was the first card to roll off as the board ran out {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to earn the easy double for "MsFancy".

Less fortunate of late were the likes of Katie "KatieStone" Stone, John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza, and others as just 34 players now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
233,498
72,645
72,645
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
203,675
39,100
39,100
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
173,862
173,862
173,862
Profile photo of John Allan "treetrap" Hinds us
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds
170,945
170,945
170,945
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
107,925
107,925
107,925
Profile photo of Cholie us
Cholie
59,772
-5,840
-5,840
Profile photo of MsFancy us
MsFancy
45,625
45,625
45,625
Profile photo of John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
Busted
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
Busted
Profile photo of Alex "JinYang" Butcher us
Alex "JinYang" Butcher
Busted
Profile photo of chrisdoors us
chrisdoors
Busted
Profile photo of Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Katie "KatieStone" Stone
Busted
Profile photo of BigDickRick us
BigDickRick
Busted

"yolegacy" With the Miracle Quadruple; "Capi61580" Less Fortunate

"yolegacy"
"yolegacy"

In Level 20 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "yolegacy" got their last 15,000 into the middle preflop on the button with calls from "kevmo15" in the small blind, "Capi61580" in the big blind, and Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken in the hijack.

The flop dropped {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} and "kevmo15" checked. "Capi61580" jammed for another 45,000 and Vanauken called, prompting a quick fold from "kevmo15".

"yolegacy": {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
"Capi61580": {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Vanauken was way out in front with a shot at a double knockout, but the turn {8-Spades} saved "yolegacy" and earned them the quadruple right then and there. Vanauken was still ahead for the side pot and he remained there as the river {k-Spades} completed the runout, eliminating "Capi61580" as a result.

Others to fall as of late include Anthony "supremetny" Chin and Don "dhimp20" Himpele as 26 players now remain across four tables and only six more eliminations are needed to reach the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
270,440
230,440
230,440
Profile photo of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
254,544
102,224
102,224
Profile photo of Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
210,165
128,507
128,507
Profile photo of kevmo15 us
kevmo15
194,720
194,720
194,720
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
143,774
34,550
34,550
Profile photo of yolegacy us
yolegacy
75,120
-36,176
-36,176
Profile photo of Anthony "supremetny" Chin
Anthony "supremetny" Chin
Busted
Profile photo of MsFancy us
MsFancy
Busted
Profile photo of Don "dhimp20" Himpele us
Don "dhimp20" Himpele
Busted
Profile photo of xxx6395200xxx us
xxx6395200xxx
Busted
Profile photo of Capi61580 us
Capi61580
Busted
Profile photo of Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon
Busted
Profile photo of Cholie us
Cholie
Busted
Profile photo of ashylarry us
ashylarry
Busted

Chip Counts from The Final Three Tables (full)

In Level 21 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, 24 players now remain across three tables as Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty and "juansolo10" have just been eliminated from the tournament. An updated and complete list of chip counts has been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Derek "pompii" Sudell
Derek "pompii" Sudell
544,185
544,185
544,185
Profile photo of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein
353,515
83,075
83,075
Profile photo of Chris "rumpthumper" White
Chris "rumpthumper" White
327,572
27,475
27,475
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
283,100
79,425
79,425
Profile photo of Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
Kevin "sofcknsick" Campbell
276,033
21,489
21,489
Profile photo of Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
270,156
59,991
59,991
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
268,587
124,813
124,813
Profile photo of Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John
232,142
232,142
232,142
Profile photo of Matthew "gailums" Gailums us
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
227,735
84,408
84,408
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
226,921
49,375
49,375
Profile photo of RiverMan us
RiverMan
209,980
209,980
209,980
Profile photo of kfbackflip us
kfbackflip
208,968
66,931
66,931
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman us
David "TheKing411" Coleman
205,937
32,075
32,075
Profile photo of kgkg510 us
kgkg510
197,541
80,525
80,525
Profile photo of John Allan "treetrap" Hinds us
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds
187,467
16,522
16,522
Profile photo of Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
Dan "mj23style" Sewnig
187,248
-46,250
-46,250
Profile photo of Orson "borgatcha" Young us
Orson "borgatcha" Young
185,494
92,658
92,658
Profile photo of chen718 us
chen718
176,529
176,529
176,529
Profile photo of EmeraldForest32 us
EmeraldForest32
121,704
-64,991
-64,991
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
107,675
-250
-250
Profile photo of BlckJck us
BlckJck
96,735
-12,730
-12,730
Profile photo of mamoosh us
mamoosh
68,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of kevmo15 us
kevmo15
61,056
-133,664
-133,664
Profile photo of yolegacy us
yolegacy
55,620
-19,500
-19,500
Profile photo of Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty
Busted

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Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, "RiverMan" has just eliminated "BlckJck" fro the tournament. Moments earlier, "mamoosh" was also knocked out, and the pair of eliminations brings the field down to 22. Two eliminations are now needed for play to reach the money, and hand-for-hand play is in effect across the three remaining tables until that feat is accomplished.

One such player who just staved off elimination is "l23weeeeeeee", who simultaneously found a double with pocket queens to the pocket eights of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner as hand-for-hand play began.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of RiverMan us
RiverMan
292,215
82,235
82,235
Profile photo of l23weeeeeeeee us
l23weeeeeeeee
258,850
151,175
151,175
Profile photo of Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner
158,925
-124,175
-124,175
Profile photo of mamoosh us
mamoosh
Busted
Profile photo of BlckJck us
BlckJck
Busted