On the stone bubble, Donnell "Spreezy52" Dais was all in from the big blind with the blind being larger than his stack by a little bit. Pre-flop action folded ll the way around to the small blind where Edwin "YungFlipWell" Roman called.
Dais had the and would need to fade the .
But the flop hit Romand as it came the . The turn was the and the river the to end Dais's tournament as the bubble boy.
Last December, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event domestic tournament – which played its first two days on WSOP.com – saw the final eight players of a 705-player field gather at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to play down to a winner. Louisiana’s Joseph “kolebear” Hebert began with a big chip lead and managed to close it out for $1,553,256.
While known to many players in the South, the then 38-year-old Hebert was relatively unknown to the poker masses. Even so, he had amassed $667,664 in lifetime tournament earnings dating back to 2008 according to The Hendon Mob. His best score before his breakthrough was $140,932 for finishing runner-up in the 2013 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Main Event.
Hebert not only closed out the year strong, he began 2020 on a heater as well. Prior to the pandemic shutting down live poker in the U.S., he won the 2020 Million Dollar Heater $2,000 High Roller in Biloxi for $74,000.
Last summer while in Vegas, Hebert roomed with eight-time WSOPC ring winner Michael “miguelfiesta” Lech, who took down Event #13: $1,500 NLH High Roller Freezeout for $164,249 and his first bracelet.
Of course, Hebert was thrilled for his friend, and the very next day he was excited to make a run of his own in Event #14: $3,200 High Roller. Hebert found himself with some chips, and at one point he thought he might actually make a run at the bracelet, but ultimately a bad turn of cards saw him bust in 37th place for $7,238.
A couple of days later, Hebert flew home and, on the way, texted his mom the viral video of Lech doing his bracelet dance.
He explained: “She loved to see it. I texted her, ‘Man, one day I hope I can win a bracelet. It’s something I always dreamed of and I just don’t know how many more chances I’m going to have to do that.’ She texted me back and said, ‘I keep hoping and praying that what will be, will be. Things will work out.’ That was our last text, she passed away three days later.”
Hebert’s mother, Linda, who had been married to his dad, Jules, for more than 50 years, died unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism. She had been assisting some folks involved in an accident outside her home when she collapsed, and ironically, the ambulance she had called for others wound up trying to help her. Unfortunately, she died a few days later in the hospital.
“This is all for her, it’s #ForLinda, that’s my mom’s name,” an emotional Hebert revealed. “I just want everybody to know that."
Now, near the one-year anniversary of his mother's passing, Hebert is back in Vegas and once again looking to do it #ForLinda.
For more on Hebert, check out this video interview with PokerNews.
Calvin "projector52" Anderson raised to 5,600 under the gun and then called when Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell three-bet jammed for 67,260 from the small blind.
Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell:
Calvin "projector52" Anderson:
It was a flip but not after the flop fell to pair Bicknell's ace. The turn was of no consequence and neither was the river. Ship the double to Bicknell.
On Sunday, July 25, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit continued alongside the bracelet events. The tenth tournament was the $525 buy-in Event #10: $200,000 GTD Main Event, which attracted 413 runners who rebought 230 times. The 633-entry field resulted in a $321,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 100 finishers.
Among those to cash were Ryan "hagzzz021" Hagerty (11th - $4,050.90), Joseph "kolebear" Hebert (13th - $3,118.55), Ryan "protential" Laplante (15th - $3,118.55), Daniel "juice" Buzgon (23rd - $1,961.15), David "dwpoker" Williams (29th - $1,736.10), and Krista "Pollux" Gifford (34th - $1,543.20).
In the end, it was Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli besting Josh "YoelRomero" King in heads-up play to win a $51,247.10 top prize and his second gold ring. The win came two weeks after Piccioli captured his second career gold bracelet, which came when he topped a 959-entry field to win the 2021 WSOP Online Event #12: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack for $83,332.30.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Main Event Final Table Results
On Saturday, July 24, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit continued alongside the bracelet events. The ninth tournament was the $320 buy-in Event #9: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack, which attracted 305 runners who rebought 165 times. The 470-entry field resulted in a $141,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 80 finishers.
Among those to cash were Daniel "stayactive" Chan (10th - $1,903.50), Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco (17th - $1,142.10), Ryan "hagzzz021" Hagerty (22nd - $888.30), Harrison "harrisond33" Dobin (30th - $789.60), Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey (38th - $705), and Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell (52nd - $549.90).
In the end, it was Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka besting Jake "nattydaddy24" Hernandez in heads-up play to win a $24,111 top prize and his first gold ring. The win came a week after Lapka took down the 2021 WSOP Online Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max for $75,371 and his first gold bracelet.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #9 Final Table Results
The 2021 Online World Series of Poker is getting back to some turbo action today as Event #29: $800 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Turbo Deepstack Championship gets underway today at 3 p.m.
Players will start with a deep stack of 40,000 in chips and with it being a turbo, blinds will increase every 8 minutes. This is the final turbo of the series.
Players who bust out can re-enter two times with each re-entry lasting only 30 seconds, so players will need to make sure they have enough funds in their WSOP.com account before the tournament starts if they plan on re-entering.
Late registration and the re-entry option will be open for the first 3 hours and 55 minutes of play.
This is the 29th of 66 bracelet events being held on WSOP.com (33 events) and GG Poker (holding the remaining 33 events).
All events will begin at 3 p.m. PST. Satellites are running on-site for as little as $1.
2021 WSOP.com Online Series Schedule
Date
Tournament
July 27
#28: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
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to end Dais's tournament as the bubble boy.
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river. Ship the double to Bicknell.
