Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em PKO
Day 1 Completed
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em PKO
Day: 1
Thong "Conngong12" Do Wins Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em PKO ($10,026 + $12,188 in Bounties)
Level 33
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Pennsylvania bounty hunters rejoiced tonight, as Event #6: $400 No Limit Hold'em PKO saw 251 players fire away in hopes of claiming the plethora of bounties available. With an additional 68 rebuys, the total prize pool was $114,840, which was divided evenly between the main prize pool and the bounty pool. After just over nine hours of play, Pittsburgh's Thong "Conngong12" Do was the victor, netting $22,214 between prize money and bounties, after a hard-fought final table run featuring two prominent Twitch Streamers.
Do, who has just four recorded Hendon Mob cashes for $9,233 to his credit prior to his victory, sat in the middle or bottom of the pack for most of the final table. After catching a big bluff from eventual third-place finisher Anthony "SimSolvers" Garofalo, Do gained all the momentum, one that would result in them defeating Shawn "MoXSTeeM" Stroke in a short heads-up battle for the top prize and the WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Event #6: $400 No Limit Hold'em PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thong "Conngong12" Do | $10,026 | $12,188 | $22,214 |
| 2 | Shawn "MoXSTeeM" Stroke | $10,026 | $3,721 | $13,747 |
| 3 | Anthony "SimSolvers" Garofalo | $6,115 | $3,478 | $9,593 |
| 4 | Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez | $4,427 | $2,199 | $6,626 |
| 5 | Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg | $3,210 | $743 | $3,953 |
| 6 | Tristan "Jokulhaups" Harris | $2,343 | $1,145 | $3,488 |
| 7 | James "mskrrr" Moore | $1,711 | $1,516 | $3,227 |
| 8 | Ryan "CampPinebox" Pochedly | $1,257 | $1,283 | $2,540 |
| 9 | Elias "DAG_CLG" Garney | $924 | $1,409 | $2,333 |
Forty-eight players earned a piece of the main prize pool, and some notables that walked away with a cash include Kevin "Waterboy71" Grabel (11th - $683 + $1,479 in Bounties), Ryan "DRIBRELLIK" Quail (22nd - $425 + $180 in Bounties), and Thomas "FullMetalPKR" Parkes (27th - $419 + $428 in Bounties).
Final Table Action
Elias "DAG_CLG" Garney started the final table in the middle of the pack, but lost a chunk of their stack early, then lost the rest to Anthony "SimSolvers" Garofalo a short time later. Ryan "CampPinebox" Pochedly was quick to follow, losing a flip to Shawn "MoXSTeeM" Stroke. James "mskrrr" Moore was the next player to run into the sun-running Stroke, when Moore jammed over a Stroke limp. Stroke was laying in the weeds with aces, however, and Moore was knocked out in seventh.
After Tristan "Jokulhaups" Harris fell in sixth, it was the two Twitch Streamers that were knocked out next. First, Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg, who had spent the majority of the final table at or near the short stack, finally succumbed to Garofalo when Gruneberg's ace-ten was outkicked by Garofalo's ace-jack. Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez followed him out soon after in a very similar spot, with Gonzalez ripping ace-eight and running into the ace-ten of Thong "Conngong12" Do to bust in fourth.
Do then proceeded to catch a bluff from Garofalo to take over the chip lead, and Garofalo lost a flip soon after to Do to bust in third. Stroke was at a 2:1 chip disadvantage at the start of heads-up play, but with almost 160 big blinds in play, a long heads-up battle seemed inevitable.
That was not the case.
Seven minutes into heads-up play, Stroke raised with sevens, and Do three-bet shoved with ace-ten. Stroke called off for almost 46 big blinds, and Do turned an ace and faded a seven on the river to lock up the biggest bounty of the tournament, along with the WSOP Gold Bracelet.
"MoXSTeeM" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($10,026 + $3,721 in Bounties)
Level 33
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"MoXSTeeM" raised to 95,555 from the button, and "Conngong12" three-bet shoved in the big blind. "MoXSTeeM" tanked for a while, then committed their last 1,831,234.
"MoXSTeeM": 
"Conngong12": 
"MoXSTeeM" held on the 
flop, but the 
hit the turn, giving "Conngong12" a big lead. The 
was no help for "MoXSTeeM", and "Conngong12" earned the WSOP Gold Bracelet, along with $12,188 in bounties!
A full recap will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,380,000 | 2,151,234 |
|
|
Busted |
"SimSolvers" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,115 + $3,478 in Bounties)
Level 33
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"Conngong12" raised to 120,000 on the button, then called when "SimSolvers" three-bet shoved for 1,420,716 in the small blind.
"Conngong12":
"SimSolvers": 
"Conngong12" spiked an ace on the 
flop, and "SimSolvers" couldn't find a five on the turn and 
river. "SimSolvers" earned nearly $10,000 combined in prize money and bounties, while "Conngong12" takes a 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play with "MoXSTeeM".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,228,766 | 1,325,716 |
|
|
2,151,234 | 170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts; Conngong12 Back in Front
Level 33
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,903,050 | 1,536,003 |
|
|
1,981,234 | -36,289 |
|
|
1,495,716 | -1,499,714 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,427 + $2,199 in Bounties)
Level 32
: 16,000/32,000, 4,000 ante
Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez jammed for 372,705 on the button, and "Conngong12" put him at risk in the small blind.
Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez: 
"Conngong12": 
The popular streamer Gonzalez couldn't rally the short stack, as a 
board kept the kicker of "Conngong12" in front.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,995,430 | -210,222 |
|
|
2,017,523 | 100,000 |
|
|
1,367,047 | 550,927 |
|
Busted |
"SimSolvers" Takes Back the Lead
Level 32
: 16,000/32,000, 4,000 ante
"Conngong12" raised to 96,000 from the button, and "SimSolvers" three-bet to 326,400 from the small blind. "Conngong12" called.
"SimSolvers" bet 244,429 on the 
flop, and "Conngong12" raised to 488,513. "SimSolvers" three-bet shoved for 1,254,406, and "Conngong12" tank-called.
"Conngong12": 
"SimSolvers": 
No six would fall on the turn or 
river, and "SimSolvers" retook the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,205,652 | 1,640,826 |
|
|
816,120 | -1,584,826 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 32
: 16,000/32,000, 4,000 ante
"Conngong12" caught a big bluff from "SimSolvers", when "SimSolvers" bricked a straight and flush draw with 
and jammed on "Conngong12", who had rivered two pair with 
. "Conngong12" called, and took over the chip lead in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,946 | 873,695 |
|
|
1,917,523 | -81,228 |
|
|
1,564,826 | -1,074,213 |
|
|
496,705 | 146,500 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 16,000/32,000
Ante: 4,000