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Event #8: $30K GTD Progressive Knockout Bounty
Day: 1
"MatchupProof" Shot Down By Bullets
In Level 14 with blinds of 1,600/3,200 and an ante of 400, all of the chips went into the middle preflop between "jerseyman99" in early position and "MatchupProof" in the hijack. "MatchupProof" was at risk with a shot at doubling up to 180,000.
"MatchupProof": 
"jerseyman99": 
"MatchupProof" saw their hopes dwindle to dust as the board ran out 
and they were eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,263 | 108,024 |
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Busted |
Level 15 Begins - Last Chance To Enter!
Level 15 has begun with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450. This 10-minute level is the last chance to enter: registration will close at 10:18 p.m. ET. So far, 132 entries have been tallied and 51 players remain.
"humpy40" Doubles Through Sherrier
In Level 15 with blinds of 1,800/3,600 and an ante of 450, preflop action saw "humpy47" get all in preflop for less than a starting stack and receive action from Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier, who was under the gun.
"humpy40": 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
Four clubs on a runout of 
was no issue for "humpy40" who hit the second-nut flush en route to a double with only a few minutes remaining in the registration period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,574 | |
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78,962 | -64,278 |
Level 16 Begins - Registration Closed
Level 16 has begun with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500. Registration has now closed and the prize pool has become official with 139 entries generating a prize pool of $41,700. Half of that is being distributed through bounties, while the other half will be awarded to the top 20 places. A first-level payout will earn players $242 plus bounties, while the eventual winner will earn $5,212 plus all applicable bounties. Complete payout information can be found in the Payouts Tab.
Levels have increased to 12 minutes in length and will stay that way until a winner has been declared.
A Round of Chip Counts
In Level 16 with blinds of 2,000/4,000, James ‘Bagels’ Lillis has overtaken the chip lead with a stack of 443,000 as five tables now remain in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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443,695 | 314,493 |
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420,810 | 278,408 |
|
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396,447 | 214,195 |
|
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334,632 | 203,384 |
|
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313,448 | 35,185 |
|
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310,454 | 180,805 |
|
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289,953 | 47,230 |
|
219,001 | 111,681 |
|
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214,336 | 86,727 |
|
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204,749 | 84,362 |
|
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199,154 | 45,502 |
|
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194,945 | 194,945 |
|
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194,499 | 85,199 |
|
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193,871 | -109,320 |
|
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186,596 | 92,586 |
|
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174,735 | 124,735 |
|
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169,940 | 22,485 |
|
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168,526 | 168,526 |
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162,829 | -13,040 |
|
|
157,847 | -64,925 |
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken Looking for More partypoker US Success
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken is a name you should know as he's become on of the most accomplished players on the partypoker US Network.
A couple of months ago, Vanauken accomplished the incredible feat of capturing back-to-back titles not once, but twice.
In the July 6-12 series, he topped a 134-entry field to win Event #4: $15,000 GTD NLH for nearly $7,500, and then the next night bested 144 runners to win Event #5: $,7500 GTD Green Chip Bounty for $3,145. Then, at the end of July, he won the $320 buy-in Event #3: $15,000 GTD PKO Bounty for $6,393 and a day later emerged victorious in the $215 buy-in Event #4: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost for $5.691.
PokerNews recently had the chance to chat with Vanauken about his recent successes.
Money Never Sleeps
For the 43-year-old Vanauken, who is married with three kids ages 7, 10, and 19, he’s never really had a nine-to-five job. Instead, he fancies himself a real estate broker engaging in flips and investments while playing poker on the side of course.
“I first learned playing $4/$8 limit at Foxwoods in early 2000 and now play now $20/$40 and $30/$60 when I can find a game, or settle on $1/$2 or $2/$5 NLH," he said. "I have played the WSOP Main Event two times with no luck busting on Day 2 both times.”
Additionally, Vanauken grinds a decent amount on the virtual tables under the screen name “alwaysliquid,” which stems from the movie Wall Street when Gordon Gekko tells Bud Fox about how money never sleeps and you need to always be liquid.
“Since New Jersey went legal I play on Borgata and WSOP. I used to play PokerStars but had an issue with them over a year ago and have since boycotted them. I do very well on Borgata. I even shipped the Mega Thursday [not long ago] on my phone from an Applebee’s parking lot as I had no WiFi at home due to power outage.”
As for his recent successes on partypoker US, Vanauken was pleased but wanted to remain humble.
“I am humbled to be able to compete with all of the great players in New Jersey,” he said. “I’m proud that all of my studying and grinding has been producing favorable results in the past few years, taking me from an average breakeven player to a profitable one. At the same time, I try to maintain being humble with this great game and what it has provided for me and my family.”
Proudest Poker Accomplishments
For Vanauken, the scores rank up there among his proudest poker accomplishments, which includes beating a poker legend.
“In 2013, I beat Joe McKeehen for the Borgata Limit Championship,” Vanauken said. “I think that was the last limit event held at Borgata.”
Other highlights on his poker résumé include finishing sixth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit at Canada’s Playground Poker Club and finishing runner-up in a pair of WSOP Circuit online events back in March.
“So close to a ring but the two cashes of $35k and $20k within a few days definitely eased the quarantine pain,” Vanauken said.
With the latest partypoker US Network Online Series happening now, only time will tell if Vanauken can keep his streak of winning back-to-back events alive.
"a_stormy_knight" Doubles Through Haberman
In Level 17 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, action folded around to Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman on the button and he jammed for 90,000 effective. a_stormy_knight called all in for 70,000 in the small blind.
"a_stormy_knight": 
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman: 
No three came as the board ran out 
and "a_stormy_knight" saw the pot shipped their way for the dub.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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398,472 | -22,338 |
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150,301 |
"mooseman1710" Wins a Flip, Earns a Bounty
In Level 18 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "ndirish50" jammed for 81,000 under the gun and received action from "mooseman1710" in the small blind.
"ndirish50": 
"mooseman1710": 
The flop came 
to put "mooseman1710" out in front and "ndirish50" was unable to hit either of the two remaining nines in the deck as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to send them to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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193,944 | 143,944 |
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Busted |
Twenty-Six Remain on Break (full)
Level 19 has just begun with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875 and 26 players remain as the tournament enters a five-minute break. "lenny54" finds themselves on top of the chip counts with "Core4" and Borgata Ambassador Daniel "leinad" Bugzon rounding out the top three. Complete chip counts have been provided below for all 26 who remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
643,694 | |
|
|
599,956 | |
|
|
543,634 | |
|
|
437,022 | |
|
|
388,465 | |
|
|
381,522 | |
|
|
329,499 | |
|
|
304,730 | |
|
|
291,784 | |
|
|
289,023 | |
|
|
284,319 | |
|
|
248,279 | |
|
|
246,982 | |
|
|
243,207 | |
|
|
227,085 | |
|
|
203,380 | |
|
|
201,611 | |
|
|
183,627 | |
|
|
183,014 | |
|
|
154,276 | |
|
|
140,963 | |
|
|
110,475 | |
|
|
91,847 | |
|
|
86,416 | |
|
|
68,176 |