Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
|
360,419
131,506
|
131,506 |
franklove
|
253,724
-14,398
|
-14,398 |
JakeTheSnake99 |
246,321
91,139
|
91,139 |
julietta26
|
234,293 | |
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman | 211,923 | |
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes |
210,669
80,649
|
80,649 |
luissantanajr
|
197,482
109,617
|
109,617 |
upayformypennys |
192,340
85,252
|
85,252 |
Camaron99
|
190,950
-54,710
|
-54,710 |
Wyeth | 181,977 | |
Lanfeust |
166,232
38,387
|
38,387 |
Cholie |
156,892
4,390
|
4,390 |
umpire44
|
156,135 |
partypoker US Network Online Series (Nov. 29 - Dec.6)
In Level 8 with blinds at 700/1,400 and an ante of 175, "jerseyman99" raised to 3,600 from under the gun and was called by "franklove", along with Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken before "ScarletRaptor" three-bet jammed for 29,629 from the big blind.
Action was back on "jerseyman99" who came over the top and isolated.
"jerseyman99":
"ScarletRaptor":
"ScarletRaptor" was ahead and nothing changed after the flop.
The turn however, paired "jerseyma99" and the river secured them the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
franklove
|
268,122
-20,580
|
-20,580 |
jerseyman99 |
94,929
94,929
|
94,929 |
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken
|
56,827
-58,973
|
-58,973 |
ScarletRaptor | Busted |
There’s a new breed of online poker players emerging in the United States, namely those thriving in the few regulated markets out there. One of them is Dan “mj23style” Sewnig, who has proven himself one of the most accomplished players among the New Jersey contingent.
The 29-year-old Sewnig, who graduated from Ramapo College with a degree in math and a concentration in education, has amassed well over a million in earnings playing online, where he’s also known as “RedsoxNets5”.
Finding His Way to Poker
Sewnig learned poker at 11 years old when his cousin taught him the rules to Texas hold’em. In 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker, Sewnig was in seventh grade and playing $5 SNGs with his friends.
“I'll always remember our friend's mom asked us who we thought was going to win. There were about 50 players left in the TV coverage and Ivey and Farha were the popular answers. I said, ‘I don't know, I've got a good feeling about that guy Moneymaker.’ She gave me a look at the time that I thought meant she thought I was stupid. I had no idea at the time that these shows were prerecorded and she already knew that he had gone on to win!”
In 2014, Sewnig was on track to become a teacher, even doing some student teaching. However, the call of poker was too strong to ignore.
“I decided to test the waters of the relatively new regulated online poker sites in New Jersey. I've been playing poker professionally ever since,” said Sewnig, who lives in New Jersey with his girlfriend of two years, Amy. “I'm a full-time professional poker player and put most of my volume into online tournaments. I do play live tournament series when they run at Borgata and Parx and head out to the Vegas for the WSOP each summer.”
In the live realm, Sewnig has amassed nearly $150K in earnings including a career-best $27,276 for finishing fourth in the 2016 WPT Borgata Poker Open Event #12: $1,060 NLH 6-Max.
Taking His Game to the Next Level
While Sewnig plays on all the New Jersey online sites, he’s become a familiar and successful player on the partypoker US Online Network.
“There's a lot of great value on partypoker,” he told PokerNews. “The site appeals to all sorts of different types of people and leads to a bunch of very fun tournaments. You truly never know what you're going to see in these MTTs and I am very grateful for that.”
One of the reasons we continue to see Sewnig crushing is because of the progress he’s made in poker over the past 18 months, which he ranks as his proudest accomplishment.
“I've put more work into studying and improving over that timespan than I have in the rest of my career combined. I've also done a much better job of dealing with adversity. Downswings are inevitable in poker and people react to them in all different types of ways.”
He continued: “For a long time, I'd react to them by taking way too much time off, sometimes even weeks at a time. From 2019 on, I've bounced back from tough stretches way more quickly and healthily and I think that's what I'm most proud of, more so than any individual tournament score or win.”
When asked who he thought was the best player among the New Jersey online crowd, Sewnig actually named a Borgata Poker Ambassador.
“I'd have to say Michael Gagliano. You could argue a few different people for best cash player in the state and a few different people for best tournament player, but I think he is the only name that comes up in both conversations. There are a few cash guys, such as Sean Ruane and Jake Toole, who could also fall into that category but just don't put in much tournament volume. Honorable mention to David Coleman.”
If he continues on his current trajectory, don’t be surprised to see Sewnig’s name mentioned among New Jersey’s best.
You can follow Sewnig on Twitter @RedsoxNets5.
Players are on a quick five-minute break.
In Level 7 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr raised to 2,760 from under the gun and "franklove" called from the button.
Once the flop appeared, Liriano Jr check-called the 4,815 bet from "franklove" and the turn was checked by both players to the river.
Liriano Jr instantly jammed for 28,570 and got a quick fold from "franklove".
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
franklove
|
288,702
-19,090
|
-19,090 |
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr | 47,323 |
There are 114 players remaining from the 161 total entries and here are the chip leaders thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
franklove
|
307,792
160,577
|
160,577 |
Camaron99
|
245,660
30,865
|
30,865 |
Dan “mj23style” Sewnig
|
228,913
178,913
|
178,913 |
Gman6260 |
159,317
50,368
|
50,368 |
JakeTheSnake99 |
155,182
155,182
|
155,182 |
Cholie |
152,502
49,862
|
49,862 |
njpokeraa |
152,494
64,103
|
64,103 |
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes |
130,020
40,030
|
40,030 |
Lanfeust |
127,845
127,845
|
127,845 |
MoZZyNJ |
124,188
51,048
|
51,048 |
Tomcat99
|
118,285
42,305
|
42,305 |
Matthew "gailums" Gailums
|
117,564
117,564
|
117,564 |
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken
|
115,800
115,800
|
115,800 |
upayformypennys |
107,088
107,088
|
107,088 |
bubbat2424
|
104,260
104,260
|
104,260 |
In Level 5 with blinds at 400/800 (100 ante), "Camaron99" raised to 3,200 from the hijack and then called the 20,053 three-bet jam from "AgedCheese".
"Camaron99":
"AgedCheese":
"AgedCheese" was crushed holding a pair of ladies and things got worse after a king appeared in the window on the flop.
The turn left "AgedCheese" drawing dead and the river secured the pot for "Camaron99".
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Camaron99
|
214,795
129,340
|
129,340 |
In Level 4 with blinds at 300/600 (75 ante), action folded around to "Eggcar" who raised to 1,200 from the button and "fishofewing" called from the small blind before "eddie11" squeezed for 22,702 from the big blind.
"Eggcar" called while "fishofewing" folded and the two players revealed their hands.
"Eggcar":
"eddie11":
It was a classic race with "Eggcar" ahead with their pocket queens but the flop was a favorable one for "eddie11" as it gave them more outs with the spade flush draw.
Unforturtley for "eddie11", the turn and river were both bricks , sending the pot over to "Eggcar".
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eggcar
|
54,101 | |
fishofewing
|
52,071 |
The tournament field has grown to 137 total entries with 125 players remaining and here are the chip leaders thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
franklove
|
147,215 | |
Gman6260 | 108,949 | |
Cholie | 102,640 | |
ANTSTART11
|
95,070 | |
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes |
89,990
39,990
|
39,990 |
njpokeraa | 88,391 | |
luissantanajr
|
87,865 | |
Camaron99
|
85,455 | |
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano |
81,344
31,344
|
31,344 |
|
||
ComebackKid | 80,115 | |
Kenny5203
|
78,835 | |
Tomcat99
|
75,980 | |
Fastrayjr19 | 75,834 | |
MoZZyNJ | 73,140 | |
Mario888 | 72,985 |
Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, 11/29 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #1: Sunday $100K GTD NLH | $215 | 572 | $114,400 | Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon | $19,756.88 |
Sunday, 11/29 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #2: $10K GTD NLH Turbo | $109 | 132 | $13,200 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | $3,035.76 |
Monday, 11/30 | 6:30 p.m. | Event #3: $5,000 GTD NLH R+A | $55 | 147 | $9,050 | xxx6395200xxx | $3,176.56 |
Monday, 11/30 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #4: $15K PKO Bounty | $215 | 70 | $21,000 | Borgatcha | $6,758 |
Tuesday, 12/1 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #5: $20K GTD 8-Max NLH | $215 | 118 | $23,600 | Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja | $5,927.91 |
Wednesday, 12/2 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #6: $15K GTD 8-Max NLH | $215 | 94 | $18,800 | "jerseyman99" | $4,512 |
Thursday, 12/3 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #7: $25K GTD 6-Max PKO | $535 | 81 | $40,500 | Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon | $12,618.93 |
Friday, 12/4 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #8: $15K GTD 6-Max NLH | $215 | ||||
Saturday, 12/5 | 7:30 p.m. | Event #9: $20K GTD 8-Max NLH | $320 | ||||
Sunday, 12/6 | 5:00 p.m. | Event #10: Sunday $50K GTD Main Event | $215 | ||||
Sunday, 12/6 | 8:00 p.m. | Event #11: $10K GTD NLH Turbo | $109 |
*PokerNews will offer live updates from the bolded events.