partypoker US Online Network wrapped up its three-event April series of big buy-in events in New Jersey. All told, the trio of tournaments catered to 652 runners and awarded $325,000 in prize money.
The
Event #1: $100K GTD 8-Max, which attracted 195 runners.
Orson âBorgatchaâ Young was victorious in that event for $20,000.
The following week on April 18, the $215 buy-in
Event #2: $75K GTD 8-Max saw 314 entrants compete at BorgataPoker.com Ambassador
Michael âGags30â Gagliano best
âCore4â in heads-up play to win the title and accompanying $12,105.93 first-place prize.
âIt was another great series from Borgata Poker/partypokerUS,â Gagliano told
PokerNews. âGood structured tournaments with great guarantees and lots of available satellites, what more could you want.â
The
partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout (PKO) Bounty Online Series came to a close Sunday night with the $535 buy-in
$100K GTD PKO 8-Max Main Event, which ended after just under nine hours of play. The highly anticipated Main Event drew 311 runners, which created a $155,500 prize pool, and when the dust had settled it was
Ryan âTheSimsâ Hohner reigning supreme, taking home $28,438 for his victory.
Hohner, who back in December won the Player s Choice Series Event #5: $7,500 GTD PKO Bounty, started the final table second on the leaderboard and played a pretty conservative style, patiently waiting for optimal spots and one presented itself when he took a lead-changing pot from
Last month, the
$3,500 WPT Online Poker Open Main Event, which boasts a $1,000,000 guarantee.
The WPT Online Poker Open Main Event will be held Dec. 27-29 on
The ambitious $1 million guarantee signifies how serious the WPT and partypoker are about making this a premier poker tournament worthy of the WPT name.
âThe WPT Online Poker Open brings the most prestigious prize in poker to New Jersey and the partypoker US Network,â said WPT CEO
Adam Pliska in a presser. âWPTâs continued pivot toward online will continue with another landmark for regulated online poker in the United States.â
Indeed, the WPT has pivoted into a strong series of online offerings, however, all were offered to the dot-com partypoker player pool, a much larger bunch of customers than the prospective New Jersey pool. Drawing the necessary entries to meet the guarantee will require some effort, and the WPT already announced satellites will be available for as little as $5.