Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights - 8-Handed | 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-19-2021 23:59 UTC-7

Ema "Momma_says" Zajmovic Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,583)

Anthony Thompson

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 0 ante

A series of preflop raises saw John "thirteen" Del Rossi four-bet to 617,500 on the button and Ema "Momma_says" Zajmovic called off her 405,494 stack from the small blind.

John "thirteen" Del Rossi:
Ema "Momma_says" Zajmovic:

Zajmovic was way behind and the flop gave both players a broadway draw.

The paired the board on the turn, leaving Zajmovic drawing to a chop at best but the river ended her tournament in 12th place for $4,583.

Player	Chips	Progress
John "thirteen" Del Rossi	1,520,646 476,638	476,638
Ema "Momma_says" Zajmovic	Busted

Tags: Ema Zajmovic John Del Rossi

07-19-2021 23:55 UTC-7

Lee "Roofus" Watkinson Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,650)

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 0 ante

Lee "Roofus" Watkinson raised to 50,000 under the gun and then called when Loren "BabyJesus" Klein three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind.

On the flop, Klein bet 90,000, Watkinson called, and the appeared on the turn.

Klein bet 555,000 and Watkinson called off his remaining 269,654.

Lee "Roofus" Watkinson:
Loren "BabyJesus" Klein:

Watkinson got it in with the nuts but it didn't hold as the paired the board on the river to give Klein a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loren "BabyJesus" Klein	1,432,622 447,404	447,404

Lee "Roofus" Watkinson	Busted

Tags: Lee Watkinson Loren Klein

07-19-2021 23:55 UTC-7

Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch Eliminated in 14th Place ($3650)

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 0 ante

Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch opened from the small blind for 75,000. Joseph "biueberry" Cheong re-raised to 225,000 from the big blind, which prompted Gooch to shove the rest of his 275,272 to a call from Cheong.

Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch:
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong:

The board ran out , giving Cheong the flush and eliminating Gooch in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong	1,325,445 998,504	998,504
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch	Busted

Tags: Jason Gooch Joseph Cheong

07-19-2021 23:49 UTC-7

"PaintYoFace" Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,650)

Anthony Thompson

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 0 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo three-bet to 300,000 on the button and "PaintYoFace" called off their 265,232 from the hijack.

"PaintYoFace":
Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo:

The flop paired Depaulo's jack but it also "PaintYoFace" straight and flush draws.

The turn improved Depaulo to top two-pair and unfortunately for "PaintYoFace", they bricked the river as the ended their tournament in 15th place for $3,650.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo	782,475 105,133	105,133

PaintYoFace	Busted

Tags: Ryan Depaulo

07-19-2021 23:42 UTC-7

Jared "menachem" Koppel Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,001)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

John "thirteen" Del Rossi raised to 55,000 under the gun and Jared "menachem" Koppel three-bet to 195,000 from the button. Both blinds folded, Del Rossi four-bet it, and Koppel called off for 399,008 total.

John "thirteen" Del Rossi:
Jared "menachem" Koppel:

Koppel was on the wrong end of the aces-versus-kings hand and he failed to get lucky as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
John "thirteen" Del Rossi	1,044,008 700,560	700,560
Jared "menachem" Koppel	Busted

Tags: John Del Rossi Jared Koppel

07-19-2021 23:12 UTC-7

Two-Time Bracelet Winner Nathan Gamble Bags First Gold Ring

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 8,000/1,600, 0 ante

The WSOP Summer Online Circuit recently kicked off to run alongside the bracelet events. The fourth tournament of the series was the $320 buy-in Event #4: $50,000 GTD PLO 8-Max, which attracted 167 players who rebought 146 times. The 313-entry field resulted in a $93,900 prize pool that was reserved for the top 36 finishers.

Among those to cash were Scott "Rumcake" Ball (10th - $1,558.74), Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (14th - $1,183.14), Ankush "rickrosstheb" Mandavia (18th - $901.44), and Event #3 champ Tom ".BEAST." Cannuli (26th - $704.25)

After six and a half hours of play, it was two-time bracelet winner Nathan "surfbum" Gamble besting Roland "Prngls12" Israelashvili in heads-up play to win a $19,137 top prize and his first gold ring.

Gamble won his first bracelet back in 2017 when he took down Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $223,339, and then last summer he won WSOP.com Event #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed for $89,424.

WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #4 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Nathan "surfbum" Gamble	$19,136.82
2	Roland "Prngls12" Israelashvili	$14,432.43
3	"modothead"	$10,742.16
4	"CarVig989"	$8,056.62
5	Jesse "mrjessejames" Sylvia	$6,065.94
6	Calvin "projector52" Anderson	$4,572.93
7	Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan	$3,455.52
8	Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman	$2,572.86
9	David "dwpoker" Williams	$1,962.51

Tags: Nathan Gamble

07-19-2021 21:33 UTC-7

"HeadyTopper" Bubbles

Anthony Thompson

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

"PaintYoFace" limped-in from the cutoff and Raymond "rayteddy93" Agyeman followed suit on the button. "HeadyTopper" was all in for 2,028 from the small blind and "bootleg23isk" checked their option from the big blind.

The board was checked by all three players to showdown.

"bootleg23isk":
"HeadyTopper":

"HeadyTopper" couldn't find a set and they were eliminated on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
HeadyTopper	Busted

07-19-2021 21:18 UTC-7

Hellmuth Falls as Play Inches Closes to the Money

Anthony Thompson

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Matt "jacksup" Matros opened under the gun for 12,000, Dan "Powerplay111" Matsuzuki called from the cutoff, as did Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth from the button.

The flop saw Matros continue for 24,000 and Matsuzuki raised to 114,000. Action was on Hellmuth who called off his 22,790 stack and Matros folded.

Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth:
Dan "Powerplay111" Matsuzuki:

Hellmuth was ahead with his pair of kings but the turn completed Matsuzuki 's flush and the river ended Hellmuth's tournament just before the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan "Powerplay111" Matsuzuki	307,962 307,962	307,962
Matt "jacksup" Matros	66,350 -36,000	-36,000

Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Dan Matsuzuki Matt Matros Phil Hellmuth

07-19-2021 20:27 UTC-7

Gamble's Tournament Ends on a Rollercoaster

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

A series of preflop raises saw "RunTMC" four-bet to 69,944 on the button and Nathan "surfbum" Gamble called from the small blind.

The flop saw Gamble jam for his last 16,452 and "RunTMC" snap-called.

"RunTMC":
Nathan "surfbum" Gamble:

Gamble was behind but the turn put him in the lead with a queen-high straight.

Unfortunately for Gamble, the lead didn't last long as the came on the river, giving "RunTMC" the nut flush and ended Gamble's tournament.

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble — Gamble's Flush No Good

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan "surfbum" Gamble	Busted

Tags: Nathan Gamble

07-19-2021 19:38 UTC-7

Ohel Flushes Negreanu from the Tournament

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Randy "StayAlive" Ohel raised to 3,200 from the hijack and Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu called from the button. Tanner "bamatide88" Bibat came along from the small blind and Jared "DarrensRabbi" Jaffee did the same from the big to make it four-way action to the flop.

Two checks saw Ohel bet the pot, 12,800, and Negreanu called off for 12,205. The other two players got out of the way and the hands were turned up.

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu:
Randy "StayAlive" Ohel:

Negreanu got it in with straight and flush draws, but his was worse than Ohel's, who also had a pair of kings. The turn was of no consequence while the turn gave Ohel the better flush to eliminate Negreanu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy "StayAlive" Ohel	98,135 32,005	32,005
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Randy Ohel Daniel Negreanu