partypoker US Network Series (Jan. 17-24)

BorgataPoker.com has a trio of Sponsored Pros, and one of them is Katie Stone.

Stone has more than $176K in lifetime live tournament earnings including a career-bet $33,305 for finishing 378th in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, Stone has three Borgata Open titles including the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepest Stack for $19,337, 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open $300 Ladies Event for $2,867, and 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepstack for $9,484. She also recently won the CSOP Borgata Winter Poker Open Event back in January.

However, where Stone has really thrived is online where she��s amassed more than $900K in lifetime earnings. Of that, $146,954 has come on BorgataPoker.com where she plays under the screen name ��KatieStone.��

According to a Q&A she did with the Borgata Blog, Stone was born and raised in New Jersey, but after Black Friday in 2011, she relocated to Rosarito, Mexico in order to continue playing online. When New Jersey authorized Atlantic City casinos to offer online gaming within state borders, Stone moved back north to New Jersey and picked up where she left off �� winning!

Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel ��Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19�� and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.

��I realized how tough it was going to be for everyone to keep up with everything and everyone, with so much changing so fast,�� Stone recently told PokerNews. ��So, I messaged my friend Cy Watson, who has been very active on social media as well regarding Coronavirus, asking him if he thought it would be a good idea to start a chat for people in the industry to be able to connect with each other for help.��

She continued: ��I think the main thing poker players and everyone can do is to keep an open mind. Understanding that this is unlike any situation any of us have encountered before, and so thinking outside the box can go a long way. Taking the time to improve a skill, or learn a new skill whether it's a game or something else could be really beneficial not just financially, but mentally.��

Click here to learn more about Stone��s initiative.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "KatieStone" Stone	163,433 5,423	5,423

Today's event saw 132 players come out, just covering the guarantee, as the total prizepool was $26,400. The top 24 players will be in the money tonight, with first place earning $6,071.48.

They are already down to 35 players left in the field, so the money bubble is not far away.

The 15th and final level of registration has just wrapped up, and you can see the chip leaders below. Stay tuned for the payouts to be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris ��rumpthumper�� White	468,073 222,818	222,818
beast801	412,997 412,997	412,997
GrindUrGearz	412,397 -42,975	-42,975
ndirish50	412,165 149,600	149,600
KTgirl	375,033 224,519	224,519
Jason ��RiverMan�� Lawhun	368,756 89,048	89,048
Don "dhimp20" Himpele	245,707 45,915	45,915
Sridhar ��sri100k�� Sangannagari	239,363 4,760	4,760
Edsebo	215,195 215,195	215,195
Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon	198,369 198,369	198,369

Blinds: 1,400/2,800

"Shipit2488" moved all in from under the gun for his final 26,000 and change, and when it folded to "jordanofpkr", he moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded, and they were off to the races, as "Shipit2488" showed against the of "jordanofpkr."

The pair would hold on the flop, and turn, but the on the river flipped the lead over to "Shipit2488."

Player	Chips	Progress
Shipit2488	63,950 63,950	63,950
jordanofpkr	30,900 30,900	30,900

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Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Fresh off a third place finish in last night's 6-Max Event, "ndirish50" just scored a nice knockout to help boost his chances at back-to-back final tables. In this hand, "eagle39" shoved all in for 17,000 and change, and in the small blind, "ndirish50" moved all in for a bit more. He showed , and he was dominating the of "eagle39". The board came down , and big slick was good enough unimproved to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
ndirish50	106,574 106,574	106,574
eagle39	Busted

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

After a raise to 4,000 from David "TheKing411" Coleman, and a call from "spoonce15599", "lin72776" moved all in for 46,000 and change. It folded back around to Coleman, who shoved all in over the top, getting the two heads up.

"lin72776":
David "TheKing411" Coleman:

The board ran down , and the baby pair was good enough to secure a nice double up for "lin72776."

Player	Chips	Progress
lin72776	104,750 104,750	104,750
David "TheKing411" Coleman	20,472 -116,136	-116,136