$1,060 Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship
Day 2 Completed
partypoker US Network Online Series (March 21-29)
$1,060 Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 2
partypoker US Network Online Series (March 21-29)
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$464,000
Entries
464
Entries
8
Players Left
1
The partypoker US Network Online Series has now crowned the last champion of the series as Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship has wrapped-up. A total of 464 showed up for the Championship event and when the dust had settled it was "Syracuse03" reigning supreme, taking home $82,945 for their victory.
"Syracuse03" began the day just under chipleader Katie "KatieStone" Stone and it was not long before they completely took over the final table. Six-handed play is where the champion really started to take off, dropping "DMacMoney" money in sixth to extend their newly acquired lead.
The rest of the final table almost seemed too easy for "Syracuse03" who constantly climbed, taking down two more players before finally finding themselves heads-up with Stone. "Syracuse03" had a monster lead on Stone but she didn't back down, firing back as much as she could but the chip deficit was just too much to endure. She ended up finding an ace to push with, only for "Syracuse03" to have her out-kicked, sending the BorgataPoker.com Sponsored Pro out as the runner-up for a respectable $61,016.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse03 | $82,945 |
| 2 | Katie "KatieStone" Stone | $61,016 |
| 3 | Mahizzle | $47,096 |
| 4 | HueJasole777 | $35,496 |
| 5 | Mikecoliva | $27,840 |
| 6 | DMacMoney | $20,880 |
| 7 | Dan "mj23style" Sewnig | $15,080 |
| 8 | Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier | $10,440 |
Action of the Tournament
The highly anticipated partypoker US Network Online Series wrapped-up with the Championship which had a whopping $125,000 guarantee. The turnout of this event absolutely crushed that guarantee, having 464 runners create a monstrous $464,000 prize pool. A total of 72 found the money and some of those to do so but fail to hit the final table includes Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder, Stephanie "Stephhub0331" Hubbard, James "Bagels" Lillis, Frank "FrankyFunk" Funaro, John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski, Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio, and Michael "Gags30" Gagliano.
The final day of this event saw eight return to battle it out and Stone was sitting in the driver's seat. It was not long before an elimination took place when Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier check-shoved on a double jack board. "Mikecoliva" called, tabling pocket tens and they were behind when Sherrier showed his jack-five to give him three johnnies. An unlikely ten peeled off on the turn and the river bricked out, sending all of Sherrier's chips to "Mikecoliva" who turned a boat.
A shallow final table saw an extremely high amount of pre-flop shoves and Dan “mj23style” Sewnig elected to do it with ducks from the hijack. "Mikecoliva" snapped him off with queens and a clean board sent Sewnig to the rail. Six-handed play is where the champ really started to take off and it all started when "DMacMoney" opened with king-queen from the button and "Syracuse03" jammed ace-eight. "DmacMoney" called and a turned two pair sent the pot to "Syracuse03", eliminating "DMacMoney".
"Mikecoliva" doubled up "Mahizzle" and then right after opened from the cutoff with ace-jack. "Syracuse03" ripped the big blind with king-queen and "Mikecovila" called. "Mikecoliva" was leading right up until the river with a pair of jacks but a cowboy river sent the chips to "Syracuse03" as "Mikecoliva" took an exit.
Stone opened from the button and "HueJasole777" shoved their hefty stack into the middle. Stone called with her jacks and was in good shape when "HueJasole777" tabled ace-ten. Another clean board rolled out and Stone secured the elimination, setting up three-handed play. Action folded to "Mahizzle" in the small blind who elected to shove their ace-six, only for "Syracuse03" to wake up with ace-queen. A flopped queen dropped "HueJasole777" from the event in third place.
The heads-up portion of this event saw "Syracuse03" with a massive lead but Stone didn't let that affect her. She went toe-to-toe with "Syracuse03" as long as she could before the chip deficit was too much, thanks to a few level jumps. She then looked down at an ace and elected to shove. "Syracuse03" called with their ace but had a higher kicker and neither hit the board Stone was eliminated in second place and "Syracuse03" was dubbed the champion of this last event.
partypoker US Network Online Series Results
| *Date | Tournament | Buy-in | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize* | ||||||
| Sunday, March 21 | Event #1: $50K GTD Sunday Special | $215 | 252 | $50,400 | Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier | $10,080 | ||||||
| Monday, March 22 | Event #2: $25K GTD 8-Max PKO | $320 | 94 | $28,200 | ScarlettRaptor | $8,499 | ||||||
| Tuesday, March 23 | Event #3: $20K GTD 8-Max PKO Bounty | $215 | 143 | $28,600 | FRIELnGood | $6,600 | ||||||
| Wednesday, March 24 | Event #4: $10K GTD 6-Max PLO | $109 | 87 | $10,000 | ChickenTendies | $3,400 | ||||||
| Wednesday, March 24 | Event #5: Heads-Up 32-Max | $320 | 32 | $9,600 | Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio | $4,800 | ||||||
| Thursday, March 25 | Event #6: $20K GTD PKO 6-Max NLH Bounty | $320 | 60 | $20,000 | Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell | $6,840.49 | ||||||
| Friday, March 26 | Event #7: $20K GTD 40-Stack 8-Max NLH | $215 | 99 | $20,000 | King_Icon | $4,800 | ||||||
| Saturday, March 27 | Event #8: $25K GTD PKO Bounty 8-Max | $320 | 65 | $25,000 | audidriver | $7,488.74 | ||||||
| Sunday, March 28 | Event #9: $10K GTD 8-Max Mini Championship | $20 | 741 | $13,708.50 | Lillumps55 | $2,335 | ||||||
| Sunday, March 28 | Event #10: $35K GTD 1/2 Prize NLH | $109 | 421 | $42,100 | Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | $6,779.31 | ||||||
| Monday, March 29 | Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLHE Championship | $1,060 | 464 | $464,000 | "Syracuse03" | $82,945 |
That wraps it up for the PokerNews coverage of this event, but check in to see what we will be reporting on next.
On blinds of 160,000/320,000, Katie "KatieStone" Stone pushed her 5,786,878 stack into the middle and "Syracuse03" hit the tank but in the end, they called and Stone was at risk of elimination.
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
"Syracuse03": 
The seven kicker of "Syracuse03" was in the lead and a 
flop did nothing to change that. A 
turn card brought some split possibilities to light but the 
river was not one. Stone was eliminated by the higher kicker, taking home a respectable $61,016 for her runner-up finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,400,000
7,826,878
|
7,826,878 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,573,122
1,882,940
|
1,882,940 |
|
|
8,506,878
-1,202,940
|
-1,202,940 |
On Monday, March 22, the partypoker US Online Network by Roar Digital launched BetMGM online poker operations in Michigan.
BetMGM, which previously launched casino and sportsbook operations, become the second online poker operator in the Wolverine State behind PokerStars. BetMGM Michigan launched with both cash games and tournaments on its client. Like its New Jersey counterpart, a full slate of events will be offered including over 70 daily tournaments and bigger weekly ones like the $535 buy-in, $12,000 GTD Mega Tuesday 6-Max every Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST.
“The launch of BetMGM Poker in Michigan fully rounds out our premier gaming portfolio in the state,” said Adam Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer of BetMGM. “BetMGM’s sports betting and casino offerings have been met with incredible early success in Michigan and we’re thrilled to provide players with another exciting gaming option.”
Ray Stefanelli, Director of Poker, BetMGM said, “The demand for online poker in Michigan was made clear by players across the state. BetMGM Poker is proud to offer them a seat at our tables and we’re confident that BetMGM Michigan customers will enjoy an engaging, reliable, and fun poker experience.”
All BetMGM players in Michigan are invited to a $50,000 Freeroll Invitational Tournament scheduled for Sunday, April 4th.
For more details, check out our full article here.
On blinds of 140,000/280,000, "Mahizzle" shoved 5,144,840 from the small blind and "Syracuse03" snap-called, putting yet another player at risk.
"Mahizzle": 
"Syracuse03":
A 
flop spread out on the virtual felt, hitting "Syracuse03" with a queen to further their lead. A 
turn brought some chop outs for "Mahizzle" but the 
river did no such thing and "Mahizzle" was eliminated, shipping another monster pot to "Syracuse03" who is now heads-up with Katie "KatieStone" Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,690,182
21,040,182
|
21,040,182 |
|
|
9,709,818
-7,280,182
|
-7,280,182 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 140,000/280,000, Katie "KatieStone" Stone opened to 560,000 from the button and "HueJasole777" shoved all in, totaling 5,263,978. Stone snap-called and the two tabled their hands.
"HueJasole777": 
Katie "KatieStone" Stone: 
The flop rolled out 
and the jacks of Stone were still sitting pretty. A 
turn left "HueJasole777" in need of a bullet but the 
river was not it and they were eliminated, shipping a stack over to Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,990,000
5,741,210
|
5,741,210 |
|
|
Busted |
"Syracuse03" just extended their lead after collecting a monster pot versus "HueJasole777" who called a 5,880,000 raise on the river, only to see "Syracuse03" with a boat to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,300,000
8,650,000
|
8,650,000 |
|
|
11,000,000
-248,790
|
-248,790 |
|
|
6,100,000
-881,178
|
-881,178 |
|
|
4,605,000
-1,824,000
|
-1,824,000 |
On blinds of 120,000/240,000, "Mikecoliva" opened to 720,000 from the cutoff and "Syracuse03" jammed the big blind. "Mikecoliva" pushed in less, putting their 3,403,193 stack into play.
"Mikecoliva": 
"Syracuse03": 
The flop came down 
, leaving "Mikecoliva" in the lead and they then turned a pair when the 
peeled off. A 
river completely derailed "Mikecoliva" as "Syracuse03" landed a king to take down the pot, sending "Mikecoliva" to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,650,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 100,000/200,000, "Mikecoliva" opened to 440,000 from the button and "Mahizzle" shoved 3,102,420 in the big blind. "Mikecoliva" called and the two tabled their hands.
"Mahizzle": 
"Mikecoliva": 
The board rolled out 
and the queens of "Mahizzle" scooped the pot for a complete double through "Mikecoliva".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,429,000
3,623,580
|
3,623,580 |
|
|
4,353,000
-3,547,000
|
-3,547,000 |