John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza Wins partypoker US Network Online Series Event #9 for $1,910
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza has just taken down Event #9: $10,000 GTD PKO Bounty of the partypoker US Network Online Series for an overall prize of $1,910 ($1,425 in Prizes + $485 in Bounties) after outlasting 65 competitors.
Forlenza found himself near the top of the leaderboard midway through the tournament and while chips were easily swinging from one side of the table to another with the fast structure, he kept climbing from there, eventually securing a seat at the final table with some work to do.
He remained patient and kept slowly grinding his way up until he caught fire with five players left. He was responsible from the elimination of all his opponents left from thereon leading him to his victory.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | KO | Total Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza | $1,425 | $485 | $1,910 |
| 2 | Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John | $1,423 | $176 | $1,599 |
| 3 | MYSTICMOUNTAIN | $1,252 | $47 | $1,299 |
| 4 | Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman | $1,085 | $25 | $1,110 |
| 5 | Sfresh | $917 | $0 | $917 |
| 6 | Weins | $750 | $119 | $869 |
| 7 | Michael "miw210x" Wang | $582 | $114 | $696 |
| 8 | Dirty_Harry6 | $415 | $44 | $459 |
| 9 | fnasty97 | $264 | $72 | $336 |
Final Table Action
"fnasty97" was the first elimination of the final table when he put his last five big blinds at risk with nines but couldn't hold against "miw210x"'s ten-deuce.
He was followed to the exit by "Dirty_Harry6" who shoved his last crumbs with king-queen suited into Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John's ace-five.
Michael "miw210x" Wang was St. John's next victim after he moved all in with ace-five suited against St. John's ace-seven in a blind vs blind situation. St. John made a flush ending Wang's run in seventh place.
Shortly after, "Weins" also fell to St. John in sixth place when he three-bet jammed king-queen into St. John's sixes.
"Sfresh" was next to bust in fifth place when he shoved with ace-high on a paired flop only to see a call from Forlenza who had two pair.
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman was sent out in fourth place after he three-bet jammed with ace-five and got called by Forlenza's queen-ten. Forlenza turned a pair of queens and that was it for Haberman's run.
"MYSTICMOUNTAIN"'s deep run ended in third after he put his last chips at risk with king-jack against Forlenza's ace-ten. Forlenza flopped an ace to take it down.
St. John was Forlenza's last opponent. He started the heads-up battle as an underdog and couldn't find any double to even up the playing field. It was all over when he shoved his ace-six into Forlenza's sixes and he had to settle for the runner-up title instead.