Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo | 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-16-2020 19:50 UTC-7

Natural8 2020 WSOP Online Hand of the Week: Jeff Platt Cracks Aces to Assume Chip Lead in Event #7

Chad Holloway

The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) online bracelet events will run from July 1st to September 6th and is comprised of 85 WSOP gold bracelets on the digital felt across two different clients: WSOP.com and GG Poker.

Each week, we’ll highlight a “Hand(s) of the Week,” which very well could include bad beats, lucky suck outs, and game-changing swings. In the first week of the 2020 WSOP online series, we shared two big hands played by Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu..

This week’s hand took place in Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack with 15 players remaining in Level 35 (30,000/60,000/7,500). Poker commentator and PokerNews Podcast co-host Jeff "mavsusc" Platt, who has been streaming WSOP online action daily, To read more about the hand, click the link below.

07-16-2020 19:50 UTC-7

Salter Dusted by "AtlasJackson"

BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 14,000/28,000/3,500, Jack "EarlGrey" Salter, runner-up to Ryan Depaulo in Event #12: $500 The Big 500 No-Limit Hold'em, jammed for 317,848 from middle positon, and "AtlasJackson" three-bet shoved for 653,674 on the button, folding out the blinds.

Jack "EarlGrey" Salter:
"AtlasJackson":

It ended up being tea time indeed for Salter, as he failed to catch a three on the board. Salter finished in 101st place for $962.64.

Player	Chips	Progress
AtlasJackson	1,041,522
Jack "EarlGrey" Salter	Busted

Tags: Jack Salter

07-16-2020 19:56 UTC-7

Negreanu Can't Rally the Short Stack

BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 14,000/28,000/3,500, Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu jammed for 30,601 from the cutoff, Quintin "AA_QTiP_KK" Trammell three-bet to 56,000 on the button, and "szetotse73" and Nicholas "NinoGG" Rodriguez called in the small and big blind, respectively.

Action checked through the flop, and "szetotse73" checked the turn to Rodriguez, who bet 115,050. Both Trammell and "szetotse73" folded.

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu:
Nicholas "NinoGG" Rodriguez:

Negreanu's gunshot, flush draw, and overs all whiffed on the river, and he was left with $1,168.92 for his 86th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas "NinoGG" Rodriguez	488,376 488,376	488,376
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nicholas Rodriguez Quintin Trammell

07-16-2020 19:57 UTC-7

Freedman Eliminates "AdAstra"

Chad Holloway

With the blinds at 16,000/32,000/4,000, action folded around to "AdAstra," who moved all in for 183,612 from the small blind. Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman was in the big blind and opted to make the call.

"AdAstra":
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman:

"AdAstra" was ahead but fell behind when the flop paired Freedman. the turn gave "AdAstra" a Broadway straight draw, but they missed when the bricked the river.

"AdAstra" was eliminated in 84th place for $1,168.92.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman	1,168,316 205,612	205,612
AdAstra	Busted

Tags: Wendy Freedman

07-16-2020 20:05 UTC-7

Dodd Coolers "Zuljin"

BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 16,000/32,000/4,000, "SCARED_MONEY" raised to 96,000 from the cutoff, and "Zuljin" three-bet shoved for 576,146 from the button. Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd four-bet shoved for 822,692 from the big blind, and "SCARED_MONEY" folded.

"Zuljin":
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd:

Dodd's rockets held on a dry board, and "Zuljin" left in 79th place for $1,168.92.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd	1,546,838 683,591	683,591
SCARED_MONEY	464,187
Zuljin	Busted

Tags: Ryan Dodd

07-16-2020 20:06 UTC-7

No Longer in the Tournament...

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "GoFeltaFish2" Eriquezzo	Busted

Roland "prngls12" Israelashvili	Busted
Darren "darrenelias" Elias	Busted
Theodore "klubot" Lui	Busted
Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi	Busted
Clayton "clayfletch" Fletcher	Busted
Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco	Busted
Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee	Busted
Anthony "heheh" Zinno	Busted
MonkeyMan15	Busted
BOIFX	Busted
Andrew "randylerch" Kelsall	Busted

Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka	Busted

07-16-2020 20:11 UTC-7

Whittington Can't Pop "MrBrownBag"

BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 18,000/36,000/4,000, "MrBrownBag" jammed for 385,972 from under the gun, and Blake "ShamPainPopn" Whittington called in the big blind.

"MrBrownBag":
Blake "ShamPainPopn" Whittington:

"MrBrownBag" found top pair on the flop, and the turn and river left them with aces-full and a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
MrBrownBag	825,944 771,040	771,040
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington	394,144 119,836	119,836

Tags: Blake Whittington

07-16-2020 20:18 UTC-7

"MobM3ntality" Perishes at the Hand of Parmann

Chad Holloway

With the blinds at 18,000/36,000/4,000, "MobM3ntality" moved all in for 172,968 and Julian "Julian" Parmann three-bet to 499,999 from the small blind. The player in the big folded and the hands were turned up.

"MobM3ntality":
Julian "Julian" Parmann:

The flop kept Parmann in the lead and the improved him to two pair. However, "MobM3ntality" did turn a club flush draw,

The river didn't complete it though and "MobM3ntality" was eliminated in 56th place for $1,719.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian "Julian" Parmann	1,458,103
MobM3ntality	Busted

Tags: MobM3ntality

07-16-2020 20:19 UTC-7

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Chad Holloway

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07-16-2020 20:19 UTC-7

Romaine Wilted by Forlenza

BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 20,000/40,000/5,000, William "SlaweelRyam" Romaine jammed for 412,540 from under the gun, and was up against John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza in the hijack.

William "SlaweelRyam" Romaine:
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza: