partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

In Level 10 with blinds of 700/1,400 and an ante of 175, there was 12,400 in the middle on a board of [7d7 sas6h] with three-way action between "HodorHodorHodor" in the big blind, "kgkg510" who was under the gun, and Daniel "leinad" Buzgon in the cutoff.

"HodorHodorHodor" checked to "kgkg510", who bet 9,300 and received a call from Buzgon. Action was then back on "HodorHodorHodor" and they check-shoved for 34,800. "kgkg510" went into the tank, running out of time and failing to use their time bank to result in a mucked hand, and then Buzgon thought for another 15 seconds himself before electing to fold and earn "HodorHodorHodor" the pot without seeing a river.

Player	Chips	Progress
kgkg510	167,463	37,802
HodorHodorHodor	83,852	83,852
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	54,275	-57,627

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In Level 9 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, there have now been 71 entries recorded with 55 players currently in contention. "kgkg510" is the chip leader at present moment, with sponsored pros Daniel "leinad" Buzgon and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano both among the top five early in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
kgkg510	129,661
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	111,902	71,902
Matthew "gailums" Gailums	108,508	15,460
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	107,112	67,112
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	98,487	58,487
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	95,744	55,744
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo	85,921	45,921
Don "dhimp20" Himpele	76,736	37,361
Brittanywins99	71,513
RiverMan	69,875	29,875
Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman	67,767	27,767
EmeraldForest32	67,281	27,281
Cholie	65,612	25,612
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon	64,653	24,653
Jermz	64,250
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	59,921	19,921
dadadada	59,425	19,425
chrisdoors	56,712
maori3666	53,900
yolegacy	53,715

The first 40 minutes of the 40-Stack Event #3 have come and gone, meaning Level 9 has now begun with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150. All levels will be eight minutes from here on out, with 10 more levels (plus breaks) remaining for all who wish to enter.

With blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125, Ryan "TheSims" Hohner found himself down to 14,600 and open-jammed from the hijack. "LondonE13" re-jammed for 28,000 in the cutoff and all remaining players folded.

Ryan "TheSims" Hohner:
"LondonE13":

Hohner pulled ahead and seemed as if he would win the coin flip as the flop and turn came, but the river gave "LondonE13" a full house and left Hohner dry on chips as a result. He immediately re-entered and was given the same seat he occupied, resulting in him not missing a single hand despite being knocked out.

Player	Chips	Progress
LondonE13	45,663	45,663
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	40,000

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."

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

With blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125, Don "dhimp20" Himpele opened to 2,000 under the gun and action folded around to Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes, who called on the button. Both blinds also called to take postflop action four ways, and all four players checked the flop .

The turn came and both blinds checked again. Himpele bet 3,000 and Reyes called. The two players watched both blinds fold and then proceeded to check through the river to take the hand to showdown.

Himpele showed for a pair of kings, which was bested by Reyes' top pair to earn him the pot. After dipping below starting stack early, Reyes now has slightly over 40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes	40,200	40,200
Don "dhimp20" Himpele	39,375	39,375