partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

In Level 16 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, Anthony "supremetny" Chin open-jammed for 57,150 in middle position and action folded around to Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty in the big blind, who called.

Anthony "supremetny" Chin:
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty:

The two were off to the races with Chin holding a narrow advantage. That gap widened on the flop , but everything changed on the turn as Hagerty improved to a pair of kings. Chin was unable to find a set on the river and found himself momentarily out of chips as a result, electing to take another shot in the final level before the closing of the late registration period.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty	147,560 147,560	147,560
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	50,000 50,000	50,000

In Level 18 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "SLHalper13" shoved their last 52,000 into the middle preflop in middle position and action folded around to Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman, who was in the big blind and called.

"SLHalper13":
Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman:

The flop was of little direct interest to "SLHalper13", but the turn gave them tens up and put them out in front. They needed to fade Haberman's two overs plus their own overcard to the board, as it would give Haberman Broadway, and did just that as the river completed the runout and earned them the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
SLHalper13	114,578 -3,787	-3,787
Michael "IIIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman	85,527 -8,429	-8,429

In Level 19 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, just 28 players now remain. Here's a look at some of those no longe rin contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karibou	Busted
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo	Busted
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	Busted
Frank "FrankyFunk" Funaro	Busted
Jinxy	Busted
Angel "chromeking" Lopez	Busted
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	Busted
Matthew "gailums" Gailums	Busted
Ramon "hoodrathings" Liriano Jr	Busted
Metalhead420	Busted
kgkg510	Busted
kevmo15	Busted
chen718	Busted
supernaut	Busted
jchimpo56	Busted

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In Level 20 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, Katie "KatieStone" Stone was down to her last 38,000 and shoved from middle position. She received a call from Daniel "leinad' Buzgon in the hijack and then action folded around to Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard in the big blind, who re-jammed for 98,000. Buzgon called that shove as well and all three players' hands were shown.

Katie "KatieStone" Stone:
Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard:
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon:

Hubbard had the best hand to begin with but Stone pulled ahead on the flop . The situation remained unchanged through the turn and river and Stone earned the triple while Hubbard won the side pot.

Moments later, Stone was once again involved in a hand with Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, where Vanauken shoved all in preflop for 36,000 in early position and received a call from Stone, who was in the big blind.

Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken:
Katie "KatieStone" Stone:

Once again, Stone connected with the flop and stayed in front through the turn and river to score another pot and bring herself up to 172,000, eliminating Vanauken along the way.

A handful of eliminations on either side of Vanauken now has the field down to 20.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	183,045 63,156	63,156
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	172,500 5,306	5,306
Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard	117,900 -11,105	-11,105
Boohoo	Busted
Gohednpopoff	Busted
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken	Busted
jerseyman99	Busted
Jermz	Busted
John Allan "treetrap" Hinds	Busted

Level 21 is now over and the tournament has reached another five-minute break after moving into Level 22 (6,000/12,000/1,250). The recent eliminations of Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein, RiverMan, and JayOnRiver has brought the field down to 17, just three eliminations away from reaching the money.

Ross "thehebrewhammer" finds himself as the new chip leader, and the pair of BorgataPoker.com Ambassadors in Daniel "leinad" Buzgon and Katie "KatieStone" Stone follow behind to round out the top three. Complete chip counts from all 17 remaining players have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross "thehebrewhammer" Gottlieb	615,428 567,598	567,598
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	500,297 317,252	317,252
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	399,430 226,930	226,930
Chris "rumpthumper" White	358,940 358,940	358,940
xxx6395200xxx	313,209 313,209	313,209
joey1way	269,236 269,236	269,236
King_Icon	259,344 146,008	146,008
Wacek18	218,872 -36,874	-36,874
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty	216,120 68,560	68,560
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon	197,042 134,501	134,501
SaltSea	195,076 133,763	133,763
beast801	152,175 59,474	59,474
SLHalper13	144,874 30,296	30,296
Cholie	142,348 142,348	142,348
James "Bagels" Lillis	94,377 -76,483	-76,483
Ted "roystalin" Ely	87,582 -1,529	-1,529
Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard	85,650 -32,250	-32,250
RiverMan	Busted
JayOnRiver	Busted
Jon "Jetsfan411" Borenstein	Busted

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In Level 23 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, the bubble continues with 15 players still remaining. Here's a look at the shortest stacks in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
SaltSea	120,576 -74,500	-74,500
SLHalper13	103,374 -41,500	-41,500
beast801	96,675 -55,500	-55,500
Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon	58,944 -138,098	-138,098

Hand #1: In Level 24 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, action folded to Daniel "leinad" Buzgon in the small blind and he jammed for just under half a million effective. "xxx6395200" was in the big blind and called.

Daniel "leinad" Buzgon:
"xxx6395200":

The board ran out to give "xxx6395200xxx" quads en route to an easy double. Buzgon then doubled through "xxx6395200xxx" on the following hand to get a little bit of breathing room, while "Wacek18" found themselves at risk for their tournament life on the adjacent table.

Hand #2: "Wacek18" open-jammed under the gun for 82,000 and received a call from "King_Icon" in the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

"Wacek18":
"King_Icon":

After holding the chip lead through a solid portion of the late registration period, "Wacek18" needed to hit a three outer to stay alive and avoid becoming the bubble finisher in the tournament. Instead, they watched the board appear 100% in their opponent's favor, coming to officially burst the bubble with "Wacek18" finishing in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
xxx6395200xxx	942,530 942,530	942,530
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon	115,976 -384,321	-384,321
Wacek18	Busted