2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Event #8: $888 NLH Crazy Eights
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$124,369
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$625,600
Entries
782
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
782
Players Left
1

Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,694)

Level 34 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante
Michael Lech
Michael Lech

Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech jammed 375,214 from under the gun and was called by the big blind, John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza.

Lech was at risk with the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} vs the {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} of Forlenza. The flop came the {5-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and the river came the {4-Hearts} to stay clean for Forlenza and take out Lech.

Player Chips Progress
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza us
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
1,100,156
824,411
824,411
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
Busted

Tags: MiguelFiesta

Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,694)

Level 34 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante
Ryan Dodd
Ryan Dodd

Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd open-jammed under the gun for 256,442 and action folded around to Isaac "going2ship" Fermin who called from the big blind.

Isaac "going2ship" Fermin: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd: {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Dodd was dominated and couldn't find an eight on the {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs} runout, ending his tournament.

Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd
Dodd Can't Win
Player Chips Progress
Isaac "going2ship" Fermin us
Isaac "going2ship" Fermin
1,083,279
348,341
348,341
Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd
Ryan "WETNOSES69" Dodd
Busted

Tags: Ryan DoddIsaac Fermin

Michael "njnj17" Leib Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,318)

Level 32 : 16,000/32,000, 4,000 ante

Michael "njnj17" Leib jammed all in for 111,927 from early position. Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech called from the button.

Michael "njnj17" Leib: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The flop came the {10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Spades}. To keep Leib in the lead. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}. But the river changed everything as the {7-Clubs} came off to give Lech the two-pair and eliminate Leib.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
2,101,219
960,550
960,550
Michael "njnj17" Leib us
Michael "njnj17" Leib
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Karapet "Siro74" Galstyan Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,318)

Level 31 : 14,000/28,000, 3,500 ante
Karapet Galstyan
Karapet Galstyan

Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch raised under the gun and then called the 186,967 three-bet jam Karapet "Siro74" Galstyan made from the cutoff.

Karapet "Siro74" Galstyan: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Galstyan was ahead with his made hand of sixes until the {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop paired Welch's jack. The {4-Hearts} turn wasn't a bad card for Galstyan as it gave him more outs with a gutshot straight draw but the {3-Diamonds} river ended his tournament.

Karapet Galstyan
Galstyan Loses Race
Player Chips Progress
Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch us
Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch
953,453
448,482
448,482
Karapet "Siro74" Galstyan us
Karapet "Siro74" Galstyan
Busted

Tags: Karapet GalstyanCarlos Welch

Daniel "pepperprince" Zack Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,318)

Level 31 : 14,000/28,000, 3,500 ante
Dan Zack
Dan Zack

Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech raised to 48,000 from the button. Daniel "pepperprince" Zack moved all in from the big blind for 371,616 and Lech snap called.

Lech had the goods wit the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} while Zack ha dthe {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

The flop made things extremely grim for Zack as it came the {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} . The turn was the {4-Clubs} and the river the {2-Hearts} to close the door on Zach's attempt at another WSOP Bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech
1,140,669
-129,847
-129,847
Daniel "pepperprince" Zack
Daniel "pepperprince" Zack
Busted

No Big Blind Special for Laplante

Level 23 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Action folded around to the small blind where "Flow_Cold" raised to 225,000 and Ryan "Protential" Laplante called off his 49,488 stack from the big blind.

"Flow_Cold": {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Ryan "Protential" Laplante: {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}

Laplante was ahead until the {q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop appeared pairing the queen of "Flow_Cold".

The {6-Spades} turn improved "Flow_Cold" but didn't change anything as Laplante still needed to connect with an ace to stay alive.

Unfortunately for him, the river wasn't an ace as the {9-Spades} appeared and ended his tournament.

Ryan Laplante
Laplante Fails to Find Ace
Player Chips Progress
Ryan "Protential" Laplante
Ryan "Protential" Laplante
Busted

Tags: Ryan Laplante

Miner Eliminates "BabyBrunson3" on Money Bubble

Level 21 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

"BabyBrunson3" raised all in for 28,416 from the hijack and Benjamin "BigBlindAnte" Miner isolated from the cutoff.

"BabyBrunson3": {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Benjamin "BigBlindAnte" Miner: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"BabyBrunson3" was racing for their tournament and they didn't mind the {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} flop that gave them the nut flush draw.

Unfortunately for "BabyBrunson3", both the {2-Hearts} turn and {3-Diamonds} river were bricks, making them the Crazy Eights bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin "BigBlindAnte" Miner
Benjamin "BigBlindAnte" Miner
101,622
BabyBrunson3
BabyBrunson3
Busted

Tags: Benjamin Miner

Pekarek Can't Win Battle of the Blinds

Level 18 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Jeremy Pekarek
Jeremy Pekarek

Action quickly folded around to the small blind where Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek raised all in for 14,142 and Wesley "waxydabs" Rockwood called from the big blind.

Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek: {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Wesley "waxydabs" Rockwood: {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop did pair Rockwood but it didn't change anything as Pekarek needed to find a king or eight to stay alive.

Unfortunately for him, neither the {q-Hearts} turn nor the {4-Spades} river were the cards he needed and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Jeremy Pekarek
Pekarek Can't Make a Pair
Player Chips Progress
Wesley "waxydabs" Rockwood us
Wesley "waxydabs" Rockwood
33,900
Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek us
Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jeremy PekarekWesley Rockwood

Slow Play Backfires on Hellmuth

Level 16 : 600/1,200, 150 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

The under-the-gun player raised and was called by John "DSauce" Sweeney from the hijack, along with Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth from the big blind.

The {q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop was checked around and the {5-Diamonds} appeared on the turn. Action was checked to Sweeny who fired out 4,031 and Hellmuth raised all in for 9,085. Only Sweeny called and the two hands were revealed.

John "DSauce" Sweeney: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth: {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

Hellmuth flopped top-pair but was drawing dead after Sweeney turned a set of fives and the {10-Diamonds} river ended his tournament.

Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth
Hellmuth Gets Set Up
Player Chips Progress
John "DSauce" Sweeney us
John "DSauce" Sweeney
31,750
Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth
Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth
Busted

Tags: John SweeneyPhil Hellmuth

Shorr Falls While Richardson Stacks a Triple Up

Level 16 : 600/1,200, 150 ante
Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

Adam "shakusky" Richardson raised all in for 16,275 from the hijack, John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza called from the cutoff and then called once again after Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr

Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Adam "shakusky" Richardson: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Richardson was ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the {5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Spades} flop appeared.

The {4-Hearts} turn however, did give him a sweat but the {j-Diamonds} river secured him the pot while Shorr was out-kicked by Florenza and eliminated from the tournament.

Shannon Shorr
Shorr Washed
Player Chips Progress
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza us
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
62,874
23,495
23,495
Adam "shakusky" Richardson us
Adam "shakusky" Richardson
52,295
Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr
Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr
Busted

Tags: Shannon ShorrJohn ForlenzaAdam Richardson