The add-on break has come and gone, and a total prize pool of $3,816 was generated via 139 entries, 230 rebuys, and 55 add-ons.
The top 15 players will make it into the money and earn at least $57, with each elimination thereafter seeing an increased payout until the eventual champion earns themselves $1,063.
The 2020 partypoker US Network Online Series $5 buy-in Event #3: $2,000 GTD Red Chip Bounty NLH had 176 runners generate a $3,168 prize pool. Of that, $2,288 went into the main prize pool and $880 into the bounty pool, which doled out $5 bounties for each player.
The top 21 players cashed the tournament including “seanmc31” (20th for $24.02), “Jersey250” (16th for $27.45), and “Monkee” (12th for $38.89 + $30 in bounties), just to name a few.
After just shy of five hours of play, it “ilosebigpots” besting “JDAWG99” in heads-up play to win the title for $589.22 plus an additional $45 for eight collected bounties.
Level 18 has begun with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000. This is the last 10-minute level to enter the tournament, and rebuys will remain available until the completion of this level. Players will then have the option for a $9 add-on that is good for another 45,000.
At the beginning of the level, a total of 133 entries and 201 rebuys has seen the prize pool reach $3,006, surpassing the $2,500 guarantee before the add-on period has even begun.
In Level 17 with blinds at 3,500/7,000 (875 ante), Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd was all preflop from late position for 85,375 and "ocsandman" called from the big blind.
"ocsandman":
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd:
"ocsandman" had Dodd dominated until the flop appeared pairing Dodd's nine.
The turn brought chop outs if a six or jack were to come on the river but it was the securing Dodd's double-up.
In Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 (750 ante), "borgatar2015" limped in from under the gun and "Monkee" raised ro 18,000 from late position.
Action was on "fingers" who called for less holding 13,125 from the cutoff and "TARA96" three-bet jammed for 29,076 from the small blind. "borgatar2015" folded while "Monkee" called.
"TARA96":
"fingers":
"Monkee":
"TARA96" was ahead with their made hand of nines and didn't have a sweat as the secured their victory.
In Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 (750 ante), "bbmkbb1" open-jammed for 70,625 from late position and "Shotcaller777" called for less holding 43,000 from the big blind.
"bbmkbb1":
"Shotcaller777":
"Shotcaller777" held two overcards but couldn't connect with the runout forcing them to rebuy.
The playing field continues to dwindle as 55 players remain at the start of Level 15 from the 115 total entries with "Yankeetj38" holding the top stack with 423,795.
In Level 14 with blinds at 2,000/4,000 (500 ante), "barbax" opend under the gun for 12,500 and "Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd three-bet jammed for 64,500 from middle position. Action on the table folded back around to "barbax" who called.
"barbax":
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd:
Dodd was in rough shape until the flop appeared giving him a full house.
The turn was safe for Dodd as was the river that secured his double-up.
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