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In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken opened to 66,000 under the gun and Alex "JinYang" Butcher three-bet shoved in the hijack for 331,000. Action folded back to Vanauken and he immediately called.
Alex "JinYang" Butcher: 
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: 
Just moments after ceding a double, it looked as if Vanauken was about to give up another one to Butcher as the flop came 
to cut his number of outs down to four. The turn 
left Butcher with just one card between him and a double, but the river 
gave Vanauken just what he needed to make the best hand and eliminate Butcher in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,842
414,085
|
414,085 |
|
Busted |
In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "l23weeeeeeeee" raised to 36,000 under the gun and was called by Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, who was on the button. Action went heads up to the flop 
, where "l23weeeeeeeee" checked to Vanauken, who bet 74,000. "l23weeeeeeeee" check-jammed for 357,000. Vanauken quickly called.
"l23weeeeeeeee": 
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: 
Vanauken had an overcard, flush draw, and two additional gutshot straight outs, but they all missed as the board ran out 
and "l23weeeeeeeee" earned the dub.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,496,757
-138,127
|
-138,127 |
|
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813,004
227,002
|
227,002 |
In Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "Cholie" open-jammed for about 350,000 in the small blind and "l23weeeeeeeee" immediately called all in for barely less in the big blind.
"l23weeeeeeeee": 
"Cholie":
No ten came as the board ran out 
, failing to double-pair along the way, and "l23weeeeeeeee" earned the double. "Cholie" was left with crumbs that were dusted off the table a couple of hands later to result in their elimination in seventh place, and all six remaining players have now reached the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,634,884
154,849
|
154,849 |
|
|
586,002
133,436
|
133,436 |
|
|
507,980
101,555
|
101,555 |
|
|
487,164
89,420
|
89,420 |
|
|
408,460
-6,100
|
-6,100 |
|
|
146,010
360
|
360 |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty was down to his last 99,000 and three-bet jammed it over a raise to 17,600 from "dadadada", who was on the button and called.
Ryan "simlSgg" Hagerty: 
"dadadada":
Nothing changed as the board ran out 
and Hagerty finished in eighth place as a result, with his elimination bringing about the final table bubble and the resumption of hand-for-hand play until another elimination occurs.
That elimination almost occurred immediately after Hagerty's elimination, as Alex "JinYang" Butcher got all in with 
against the 
of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken. Vanauken hit an eight on the flop, but a seven on the river saved Butcher to ensure no immediate end to the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,480,035
-416,835
|
-416,835 |
|
|
414,560
135,030
|
135,030 |
|
|
397,744
96,474
|
96,474 |
|
|
Busted |
To give you an idea of the kind of big money payouts players will be looking at in this series, we figured we would post the results from the last series in December. Just like this series, the events lasted for a full week, with a few notables earning titles, including Jake "FerociousPanda" Toole, Alex "JinYang" Butcher, Stanton "Stonniepokers" Tentnowski, and Ryan "TheSims" Hohner.
| Date | Tournament | Buy-in | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, December 13 | Event #1: 1/2 Price NLH ($35K GTD) | $109 | 451 | $45,100 | Jake "FerociousPanda" Toole | $8,036.82 |
| Monday, December 14 | Event #2: $6,400 GTD Heads-Up | $109 | $64 | $6,400 | "pay4medsch00l" | $1,552 |
| Tuesday, December 15 | Event #3: $12K GTD Mega Tuesday 6-Max 1/2 Prize | $215 | 883 | $176,600 | Alex "JinYang" Butcher | $28,256.32 |
| Wednesday, December 16 | Event #4: PLO 6-Max | $215 | 165 | $33,000 | Stanton "Stonniepokers" Tentnowski | $8,580 |
| Thursday, December 17 | Event #5: $7,500 GTD PKO Bounty | $320 | 59 | $17,700 | Ryan "TheSims" Hohner | $4,802.97 |
| Saturday, December 19 | Event #7: $20K GTD PKO 6-Max NLH | $215 | 408 | $81,600 | "kgkg510" | $14,080.47 |
| Sunday, December 20 | Event #8: $40K GTD Main Event | $320 | 189 | $56,700 | "upayformypennys" | $11,340 |
In Level 17 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, Sponsored Pro Daniel "leinad" Buzgon open-jammed for 97,100 in the hijack and received a call from Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken in the cutoff. All remaining players folded and the two were off to the races.
Daniel "leinad" Buzgon: 
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken: 
A trey on the flop 
all but sent Buzgon packing, and the turn confirmed such a result as it ensured no running wheel cards could possibly keep him alive. The river 
completed the runout and Buzgon was eliminated by Vanauken in ninth place, becoming the official bubble boy of Event #2.
All eight remaining players are now officially in the money, with Vanauken leading the field by a wide margin with a stack of more than 1.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,896,870
315,850
|
315,850 |
|
|
Busted |
The tournament is on a five-minute break with play having moved into Level 17 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875. Moments after the elimination of "GiantGenius", "ScarletRaptor" was also eliminated to bring the number of players in the field down to nine.
With one elimination needed to reach the money, hand-for-hand play is now in effect across the two remaining tables. Updated counts have been provided below for the nine remaining players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,581,020
555,111
|
555,111 |
|
|
452,566
37,986
|
37,986 |
|
|
406,425
2,175
|
2,175 |
|
|
317,309
132,530
|
132,530 |
|
|
301,270
177,548
|
177,548 |
|
|
279,530
110,173
|
110,173 |
|
|
212,130
-134,718
|
-134,718 |
|
|
145,650
73,200
|
73,200 |
|
|
104,100
-32,612
|
-32,612 |
|
|
Busted |
In Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "GiantGenius" got their last three big blinds all in preflop on the button against "RiverMan", who was in the cutoff.
"GiantGenius": 
"RiverMan": 
The board ran out 
, giving "GiantGenius" a backdoor gutshot straight draw on the turn that would fail to land and bring about their elimination, one among a flurry of eliminations on both sides of the new level that has brought the field down to 10. Just two tables now remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
404,250
255,407
|
255,407 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
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