Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Following an opening raise from Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein, Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier moved all in for his final 150,000 and change. Back to Borenstein, he called with 
, and he was flipping against the 
of Sherrier. The flop of 
shot him out to the lead, and the 
turn and 
river changed nothing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
406,857 | 406,857 |
|
|
356,082 | -74,536 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,034,070 | 425,556 |
|
|
917,113 | 298,793 |
|
|
905,944 | 436,250 |
|
|
784,146 | 121,395 |
|
|
781,519 | |
|
|
723,585 | |
|
|
658,906 | |
|
|
599,359 | |
|
|
547,636 | -113,791 |
|
|
538,084 |
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Action folded to "stephhub0331", who raised to 60,000, leaving behind just 2,000. Next to act, "MakiNuReload" moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded, and "stephhub0331" called with 
, which was very live against the 
of "MakiNuReload." The flop of 
brought plenty of outs for "stephhub0331", and while the 
on the turn didnt help, the 
river sure did. "stephhub0331" survives near the bubble doubling up to over 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
157,422 | 157,422 |
|
|
81,789 | 81,789 |
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd looked to be in great shape to score a huge double knockout, when he held 
against the 
of "LondonE13" and the 
of "daplumber." The flop of 
missed everyone, but the 
turn meant a three on the rive would save "LondonE13" from elimination.
Sure enough, the 
came, giving "LondonE13" half the pot, but also sending the other half over to big stack Dodd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
618,320 | -45,240 |
|
|
325,890 | 325,890 |
|
|
Busted |
Last month, the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced its first U.S.-based online Main Tour event, the $3,500 WPT Online Poker Open Main Event, set for a late December running in New Jersey. That one will also carry a guarantee of $1 million.
The WPT Online Poker Open Main Event will be held Dec. 27-29 on partypoker US Network for players in New Jersey.
The ambitious $1 million guarantee signifies how serious the WPT and partypoker are about making this a premier poker tournament worthy of the WPT name.
“The WPT Online Poker Open brings the most prestigious prize in poker to New Jersey and the partypoker US Network,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska in a presser. “WPT’s continued pivot toward online will continue with another landmark for regulated online poker in the United States.”
Indeed, the WPT has pivoted into a strong series of online offerings, however, all were offered to the dot-com partypoker player pool, a much larger bunch of customers than the prospective New Jersey pool. Drawing the necessary entries to meet the guarantee will require some effort, and the WPT already announced satellites will be available for as little as $5.
| Day | Date | Time (EST) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 12/27/20 | 5:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN MAIN EVENT: $1 MILLION GTD NLH | $3,500 |
| Monday | 12/28/20 | 7:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN MAIN EVENT: DAY 2 | |
| Tuesday | 12/29/20 | 7:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN MAIN EVENT: LIVE STREAMED FINAL TABLE | |
| Monday | 12/28/20 | 7:30 PM | Phase 1 into Phase 2 $40K GTD 8-Max NLH | $25.00 |
| Monday | 12/28/20 | 8:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN: $20K GTD 8-MAX NLH | $215 |
| Tuesday | 12/29/20 | 7:30 PM | Phase 1 into Phase 2 $40K GTD 8-Max NLH | $25.00 |
| Tuesday | 12/29/20 | 8:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN: $30K GTD 8-MAX NLH | $535 |
| Wednesday | 12/30/20 | 8:00 PM | WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN: Phase 2 $40K GTD 8-MAX NLH | $215 |
Today's $320 buy-in Main Event saw a total if 189 entries come out to play, creating a prizepool of $56,700. The final 27 players will finish in the money tonight, each one taking home at least $510.30. First place will take home a five figure payday, $11,340.
Check out the picture attached here, or the payouts tab, for a full list of today's payouts.
The eighteenth and final level of registration has just started here in this Main Event. The prizepool is currently at $54,600, with a total of 182 entries. Here you will see who is at the top of the counts, as only 48 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
663,560 | 531,810 |
|
|
662,751 | 100,447 |
|
|
661,427 | 251,023 |
|
|
608,514 | 608,514 |
|
|
469,694 | 121,250 |
|
|
449,220 | 449,220 |
|
|
444,190 | 37,194 |
|
|
437,801 | 288,840 |
|
|
422,360 | 245,240 |
|
|
411,032 | 411,032 |
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
"Pokerstudd09" moved all in from under the gun for his final 50,000 and change, and it folded around to "TheTerminator1" in the big blind. He made the call with , and he would shoot out to the lead on the flop of 
. The board finished out and , and the chips were sent over to "TheTerminator1."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,937 | |
|
|
Busted |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
562,304 | 1,565 |
|
|
441,912 | |
|
|
430,618 | 165,450 |
|
|
410,404 | 151,498 |
|
|
406,996 | 11,788 |
|
|
402,953 | |
|
|
399,394 | -42,500 |
|
|
348,444 | |
|
|
313,348 | -135,343 |
|
|
309,506 | 17,451 |