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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,690,469
-83,512
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-83,512 |
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1,153,444
-111,736
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-111,736 |
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765,672
292,336
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292,336 |
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750,985
67,500
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67,500 |
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492,878
-384,674
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-384,674 |
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492,878
98,500
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98,500 |
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In Level 26 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 (3,000 ante), "BigDickRick" raised from under the gun and then called "La_Flama_Blanca's" 385,424 three-bet jam from the small blind.
"BigDickRick": 
"La_Flama_Blanca": 
"La_Flama_Blanca" was ahead with their cowboys until the 
flop appeared pairing "BigDickRick's" ace.
The 
turn gave "BigDickRick" trips and "La_Flama_Blanca" needed a cowboy to appear on the river to stay alive.
Unfortunately for "La_Flama_Blanca" the 
completed the board and ended their night in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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877,552
347,624
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347,624 |
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Busted |
In Level 26 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 (3,000 ante), "ghoul" raised all in 202,372 from the hijack and "BigDickRick" isolated from the cutoff.
"ghoul": 
"BigDickRick": 
"ghoul" was behind but found some life after the 
flop paired their queen.
The turn was no help to "ghoul" as they needed a queen or jack to stay alive but the river came the ending their tournament in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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529,928
157,872
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157,872 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,773,981
-109,657
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-109,657 |
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1,265,180
976,647
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976,647 |
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683,485
253,434
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253,434 |
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473,336
116,977
|
116,977 |
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394,378
276,827
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276,827 |
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372,056
372,056
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372,056 |
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323,872
97,990
|
97,990 |
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263,712
21,706
|
21,706 |
These players were eliminated in Level 25 setting the stage for the official final table.
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|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Eric ��alwaysliquid�� Vanauken is a name you should know as he's become on of the most accomplished players on the partypoker US Network.
A couple of months ago, Vanauken accomplished the incredible feat of capturing back-to-back titles not once, but twice.
In the July 6-12 series, he topped a 134-entry field to win Event #4: $15,000 GTD NLH for nearly $7,500, and then the next night bested 144 runners to win Event #5: $,7500 GTD Green Chip Bounty for $3,145. Then, at the end of July, he won the $320 buy-in Event #3: $15,000 GTD PKO Bounty for $6,393 and a day later emerged victorious in the $215 buy-in Event #4: $12,000 GTD PKO Bounty Boost for $5.691.
PokerNews recently had the chance to chat with Vanauken about his recent successes.
For the 43-year-old Vanauken, who is married with three kids ages 7, 10, and 19, he��s never really had a nine-to-five job. Instead, he fancies himself a real estate broker engaging in flips and investments while playing poker on the side of course.
��I first learned playing $4/$8 limit at Foxwoods in early 2000 and now play now $20/$40 and $30/$60 when I can find a game, or settle on $1/$2 or $2/$5 NLH," he said. "I have played the WSOP Main Event two times with no luck busting on Day 2 both times.��
Additionally, Vanauken grinds a decent amount on the virtual tables under the screen name ��alwaysliquid,�� which stems from the movie Wall Street when Gordon Gekko tells Bud Fox about how money never sleeps and you need to always be liquid.
��Since New Jersey went legal I play on Borgata and WSOP. I used to play PokerStars but had an issue with them over a year ago and have since boycotted them. I do very well on Borgata. I even shipped the Mega Thursday [not long ago] on my phone from an Applebee��s parking lot as I had no WiFi at home due to power outage.��
As for his recent successes on partypoker US, Vanauken was pleased but wanted to remain humble.
��I am humbled to be able to compete with all of the great players in New Jersey,�� he said. ��I��m proud that all of my studying and grinding has been producing favorable results in the past few years, taking me from an average breakeven player to a profitable one. At the same time, I try to maintain being humble with this great game and what it has provided for me and my family.��
For Vanauken, the scores rank up there among his proudest poker accomplishments, which includes beating a poker legend.
��In 2013, I beat Joe McKeehen for the Borgata Limit Championship,�� Vanauken said. ��I think that was the last limit event held at Borgata.��
Other highlights on his poker r��sum�� include finishing sixth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit at Canada��s Playground Poker Club and finishing runner-up in a pair of WSOP Circuit online events back in March.
��So close to a ring but the two cashes of $35k and $20k within a few days definitely eased the quarantine pain,�� Vanauken said.
With the latest partypoker US Network Online Series happening now, only time will tell if Vanauken can keep his streak of winning back-to-back events alive.
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|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In Level 24 with blinds at 8,000/16,000 (2,000 ante), Michael "Gags30" Gagliano raised all in for 224,024 from middle position, "Stoops211" came over the top for 436,673 from the hijack and "Ozzy_Rocks111" isolated after they moved all in over the top for 1,102,541 from the button.
"Stoops211": 
"Ozzy_Rocks111":
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano:
"Ozzy_Rocks111" woke up at a premium time with aces and the 
runout sent Gagliano out on the money bubble while "Stoops211" took home $516 for 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,883,638
1,678,315
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1,678,315 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |