$215 Event #1: $50K GTD Sunday Special
Day 1 Completed
partypoker US Network Online Series (March 21-29)
$215 Event #1: $50K GTD Sunday Special
Day: 1
Event Info
The first champion of this partypoker US Online Series has now been crowned as Event #1: $50K GTD Sunday Special NLH has now come to a close. A total of 252 showed up for the opening event and when the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier reigning supreme, taking home $10,080 for his victory.
Sherrier is no stranger to the partypoker US Online Series, having already won the June main event after topping a 317 player field to secure $21,540 for his victory. He added another five-figure victory to his resume today in the opening event of this series after just under ten hours of play and is surely someone to look out for in the upcoming events.
An aggressive Sherrier took over the final table, with only a few minor setbacks en route to the winner's circle. The biggest of which was when "Dorgilina" shoved with ace-jack during four-handed play and Sherrier snapped with ace-king. "Dorgilina" flopped two and Sherrier failed to catch-up, sending the lead to "Dorgilina". Sherrier stuck to his guns and quickly clawed back into the action, ultimately gaining enough traction to run over the table after enduring that one bad beat to secure the win.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier | $10,080 |
| 2 | "Wigler13" | $6,638 |
| 3 | "Dorgilina" | $4,788 |
| 4 | "chen718" | $4,032 |
| 5 | "ashylarry" | $3,377 |
| 6 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $2,873 |
| 7 | "packers467" | $2,369 |
| 8 | Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell | $1,865 |
Action of the Day
The highly anticipated partypoker US Online Series saw a total of 252 registration buttons hit by the end of late registration, barely squeaking by the $50,000 guarantee that was set. A total of 36 were set to receive a min-cash and some players to do so but miss the final table include Vinny “brownmagic” Pahuja, Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman, Jason "Riverman" Lawhun, Chris “rumpthumper” White, and Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty.
It took just two hours for the final 36 to whittle down to just eight, forming the official final table where "Dorgilina" was in the driver's seat. Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell was the first to take an exit when he shoved pocket sevens and Sherrier called with ace-queen. The race went in the favor of Sherrier who ended with two pair, sending O'Connell out in eighth place. Early in the day chip leader "packers467" check-shoved with a flopped pair of jacks and was snap-called by the flopped set of johnnies held by Wigler13", sending "packers467" out in seventh.
Sherrier jumped back into the action when Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken shoved his short stack into the middle with the dead man's hand and Sherrier snapped, holding seven-deuce. A duck hit the flop and Vanauken failed to connect on the runout, heading out the door. "ashylarry" shoved from under the gun with ace-jack in the very next hand and "Wigler13" was the only player to jump in on the action, holding a pair of nickels. The board ran out clean and the pocket fives of "Wigler13" scooped the pot, eliminating "ashylarry" from the tournament.
"chen718" saw their stack diminish down to just a few big blinds when they shoved and two players called. Sherrier and "Dorgilina" jumped in to see the flop where both players checked. Sherrier bet, "Dorgilina" folded and Sherrier showed top pair. "chen718" had air and the river failed to help, sending them out the door in fourth place. "Dorgilina" was next on the chopping block, putting their stack in with jack-six and Sherrier called with his king-two. Neither hit anything and Sherrier scooped with his king-high, setting up the heads-up play.
The final two battle for just a short period of time in what was a one-sided affair. Sherrier seemed to win every pot, applying an immense amount of pressure with his bets until finally "Wigler13" pushed with their king-jack, only to run into the ace-jack of Sherrier. Nothing fell on the board to change the lead and Sherrier scooped the pot, eliminating "Wigler13" in second place for a respectable $6,638.
Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 21 | 5 p.m. | Event #1: $50K GTD Sunday Special NLH | $215 |
| Monday, March 22 | 8 p.m. | Event #2: $25K GTD 8-Max PKO | $320 |
| Tuesday, March 23 | 8 p.m. | Event #3: $20K GTD 8-Max PKO Knockout Bounty | $215 |
| Wednesday, March 24 | 8 p.m. | Event #4: $10K GTD PLO 6-Max | $109 |
| Wednesday, March 24 | 8 p.m. | Event #5: Heads-Up $100 32 Max | $320 |
| Thursday, March 25 | 8 p.m. | Event #6: $20K GTD 6-Max PKO Bounty | $320 |
| Friday, March 26 | 8 p.m. | Event #7: $20K GTD 40-Stack 8-Max NLH | $215 |
| Saturday, March 27 | 8 p.m. | Event #8: $25K GTD 8-Max PKO | $320 |
| Sunday, March 28 | 5 p.m. | Event #9: $10K GTD 8-Max Mini Championship | $20 |
| Sunday, March 28 | 5 p.m. | Event #10: $35K GTD $109 1/2 Prize NLH | $109 |
| Sunday, March 28 | 5 p.m. | Event #11: $125K GTD 8-Max NLH Championship Day 1 | $1,060 |
| Monday, March 29 | 7 p.m. | Championship Day 1 - Live Streamed Final Table | N/A |
The series is open to everybody in the state of New Jersey across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of this event, but tune in tomorrow for Event #2: $320 $25K GTD 8-Max PKO at 8 p.m. EST.
On blinds of 140,000/280,000, Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier opened from the button and "Wigler13" shoved 4,004,333. Sherrier called in what was the last hand of the opening event.
"Wigler13": 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
The 
flop landed on the virtual felt and Sherrier was still well in front with his ace-high. A 
turn card brought a flush draw for "Wigler13" but a 
river failed to hit and they were eliminated in second, sending all the tournament chips to the opening event champion, Sherrier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,200,000
8,900,000
|
8,900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 140,000/280,000, action folded to "Dorgilina" in the small blind and they elected to shove for a total of 1,663,847. Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier snap-called in the big blind, putting his opponent at risk.
"Dorgilina": 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
The flop fell 
and Sherrier was still in the lead with his king-high. An 
turn card left "Dorgilina" with one last chance for romance. The river was of no help and "Dorgilina" was eliminated in third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,300,000
3,957,178
|
3,957,178 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,342,822
3,322,822
|
3,322,822 |
|
|
10,164,332
5,064,332
|
5,064,332 |
|
|
2,692,846
-2,232,154
|
-2,232,154 |
On blinds of 140,000/280,000, "chen718" put their last 445,000 into the middle. Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier called and "Dorgilina" stuck around as well to see the 
flop. Both players checked to the 
turn card where Sherrier bet 452,190 and "Dorgilina" folded.
Sherrier showed 
for two pair and was ahead when "chen718' tabled 
. The 
river altered not a thing as Sherrier scooped, eliminating "chen718" from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,020,000
2,950,000
|
2,950,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 120,000/240,000, "Dorgilina" raised to 480,000 from the button, Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier three-bet, and "Dorgilina" shoved for a total of 4,925,908. Sherrier snapped and the two turned over their hands.
"Dorgilina":
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
The big slick of Sherrier was ahead until an 
flop landed on the board, giving "Dorgilina" two pair and the lead. The 
runout cemented it for "Dorgilina" who doubled through Sherrier to take the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,070,000
-2,830,000
|
-2,830,000 |
|
|
4,925,000
-1,079,812
|
-1,079,812 |
On blinds of 90,000/180,000, "ashylarry" jammed 1,835,648 from under the gun and "Wigler13" pushed over the top from the button. Everyone else folded and the two flipped them over.
"ashylarry":
"Wigler13": 
The flop came down 
and a pair of nickels was still sitting in the lead. A turn left "ashylarry" in need of some love but the 
river failed to hit them with any. "Wigler13" scooped the pot and "ashylarry" was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 90,000/180,000, action folded to Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken in the small blind and he shoved for a total of 607,290. Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier snapped from the big blind and the cards landed on the table.
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
Vanauken was sitting in the lead with an ace but a 
flop landed a pair for Sherrier as he hit a duck. The turn and rivered changed nothing and Sherrier scooped the pot, shipping Vanauken to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
2,358,000
|
2,358,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On blinds of 90,000/180,000, "packers467" opened to 360,000 from the cutoff and "Wigler13" called on the button. The flop rolled out and action checked to "Wigler13" who bet 360,000 and "packers467" then check-raised all of their chips for a total of 1,466,394. "Wigler13" called and the two turned over their hands.
"packers467": 
"Wigler13": 
"Wigler13" was absolutely crushing with their set of jacks, compared to the pair of johnnies that "packers467" held. A turn card had "packers467" drawing dead to the river, sending all the chips to "Wigler13".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
4,760,000
|
4,760,000 |
|
|
Busted |