Congratulations to Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell, Winner of $320 Event #6: $20K GTD 6-Max PKO Bounty for $6,840
The partypoker US Online Series has crowned another champion here in $320 Event #6: $20K GTD 6-Max PKO Bounty. A total of 60 runners showed up for the tournament and when the dust had settled only Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell was left standing, taking home a combined $6,840 for his victory.
Once the final tabled had hit, O'Connell was sitting with a healthy 40 big blind stack and instantly started to heat-up. He dropped Angel "chromeking" Lopez to take the lead and completed dominated the rest of the final table, collecting every bounty that was up for grabs, amassing a monstrous $3,759 in bounties with no other player even eclipsing a four-figure bounty.
O'Connell had no real hurdles on the way to victory but he was not just running well as an optimal playstyle was definitely guiding him on the path to a win. This is O'Connell's first partypoker US Online Series win and he is most certainly someone to look out for as the rest of the series unfolds.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell | $3,081 | $3,759 | $6,840 | |
| Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier | $3,079 | $272 | $3,351 | |
| John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza | $2,090 | $816 | $2,906 | |
| FRIELnGood | $1,210 | $225 | $1,435 | |
| HueJasole777 | $880 | $338 | $1,218 | |
| Angel "chromeking" Lopez | $660 | $309 | $969 |
Action of the Day
The halfway mark of this series was officially passed with this tournament and a total of 60 players showed up to battle it out. This was a less-than-expected field that came up short of the guaranteed prize pool but it was still an exciting one. Just four hours after it started, an official final table was met and John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza was leading the way.
O'Connell instantly started his terror when he pushed ace-king and Angel "chromeking" Lopez called with his ace-queen. A bricked out board presented itself and Lopez was the first to go. Just moments later "HueJasole777" pushed, Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier called and O'Connell raised over the top, pushing Sherrier out. O'Connell tabled ten-five and "HueJasole777" showed ace-eight. "HueJasole777" was leading on the turn with their pair of eights but a rivered two pair sent the pot to O'Connell and "HueJasole777" was eliminated.
"FRIELnGood" was looking to take down another PKO Event as they already took down $215 Event #3: $20K GTD 8-Max PKO Bounty just a couple of days ago but O'Connell had other plans. "FRIELnGood" shoved their ace-queen into the jack-ten of O'Connell who turned broadway to eliminated "FRIELnGood" from the event in fourth.
The chip leader to start the final table was the next to make an exit when John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza shoved their ace-five into the jack-ten of O'Connell. A flopped jack was more than enough to scoop as O'Connell pulled in another bounty, creating the heads-up play. The final two didn't battle for long before Sherrier pushed his short stack into the middle with jack-five, only to see pocket jacks in the hand of O'Connell. The board was of no excitement and O'Connell easily took it down, eliminating Sherrier as the runner-up for a respectable $3,351 total.
partypoker US Online Series 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 $215 Event #7: $20K GTD 40-Stack 8-Max at 8 p.m. EST.