Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale | 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-26-2020 19:32 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
James "meatsweats" Carroll	185,419
Yong Keun "LUCKYSPEWY1" Kwon	126,642 -9,984	-9,984
Julian "julian" Parmann	118,871 68,127	68,127
Nick "samadhi" Binger	117,724

Brett "Metanemesis" Apter	115,616

Philip "tomte" Yeh	114,565 73,400	73,400
Ruth "BingoCards" Hall	108,706 52,061	52,061
Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett	100,073 48,378	48,378
Louis "PokeThese" Lynch	99,297 78,905	78,905
Terrell "heezahustla" Cheatham	86,527
Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap	79,468 63,492	63,492
Kou "mn_finest" Vang	75,588 32,437	32,437
Connor "666666" Drinan	72,122
Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori	69,692 28,550	28,550

Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen	65,768 -9,512	-9,512
Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen	65,720 22,646	22,646

Taylor "gambol_time" Howard	64,739 4,535	4,535

Laplante Dusted After Jamming Into Lawhun's Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

Level 17 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ryan "Protential" Laplante raised all in for 15,800 from the hijack and got isolation from Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun came over the top for 17,490 from the button.

Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun:
Ryan "Protential" Laplante:

Laplante was in rough shape and didn't find a lucky seven with the runout ending his tournament.

Laplante Dusted After Jamming Into Lawhun's Cowboys

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun	50,942
Ryan "Protential" Laplante	Busted

Tags: Ryan Laplante Jason Lawhun

Level: 17

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-26-2020 19:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon "Omni27" Ienn	75,042

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

The numbers are in!

The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online series Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale attracted 1,677 players who rebought 825 times. The 2,502-entry field meant a $1,125,900 prize pool was created, and that will be paid out amongst the top 371 finishers. A min-cash is worth $788.13 while the eventual winner will take home a $164,493.99 first-place prize.

Place	Prize
1	$164,493.99
2	$101,668.77
3	$74,647.17
4	$55,281.69
5	$41,320.53
6	$31,074.84
7	$23,531.31
8	$18,014.40
9	$13,961.16
10-12	$10,921.23
13-15	$8,556.84
16-18	$6,755.40
19-27	$5,404.32
28-36	$4,278.42
37-45	$3,490.29
46-54	$2,927.34
55-63	$2,476.98
64-72	$2,206.62
73-81	$1,801.44
82-90	$1,688.85
91-99	$1,576.26
100-126	$1,463.67
127-153	$1,351.08
154-180	$1,238.49
181-207	$1,125.90
208-289	$1,013.31
290-330	$900.72
331-371	$788.13

07-26-2020 19:09 UTC-7

WSOP History: Looking Back at the November (and October) Nines

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

No stage in poker stood as a bigger goal for a tournament player than the final table of the WSOP Main Event. For years, that meant going to sleep knowing you had the chance of a lifetime, to go down in poker history in the next few days as the cameras captured your every bet, raise and fold.

All of that changed in 2008.

The year after Jerry Yang's Main Event victory was broadcast to all on ESPN's standard tape delay, organizers made a decision to try to increase the excitement and anticipation around the final table: after the final nine was reached, play would be paused. At that point, everyone left would go home with 9th-place money and the players would reconvene a few months later to play out the final table on a short tape delay.

That lasted until 2016, and this is the history of the November (and October) Nines.

Click here to read the article about the history of the WSOP November Nine

Level: 16

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

07-26-2020 19:05 UTC-7

Hellmuth Eliminated by Onikoul

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth raised all in for 7,472 from the hijack and Arkadi "Stupidaxpeh" Onikoul looked him up from the big blind.

Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth:
Arkadi "Stupidaxpeh" Onikoul:

Hellmuth was ahead with his made and nothing changed after the flop, but Onikoul did add more outs to the gutshot straight draw.

The turn was bad for Hellmuth as it paired Onikoul's king and the river sent the 15-time bracelet winner to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arkadi "Stupidaxpeh" Onikoul	30,102 30,102	30,102
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Arkadi Onikoul Phil Hellmuth

07-26-2020 18:54 UTC-7

Nandori Cracks Alcorn's Aces Sending her to the Rail

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Heather "Blondy23" Alcorn open-jammed under the gun for 12,178 and action folded around to Laszlo "DrivenToL0se" Nandori who called from the big blind.

Heather "Blondy23" Alcorn:
Laszlo "DrivenToL0se" Nandori:

Alcorn was way ahead until a seven appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn was no help to Alcorn nor was the river and her tournament came to an ends as registration closed.

Nandori Cracks Alcorn's Aces Sending her to the Rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo "DrivenToL0se" Nandori	29,203
Heather "Blondy23" Alcorn	Busted

Tags: Laszlo Nandori Heather Alcorn

07-26-2020 18:53 UTC-7

Two WSOP Main Event Champs Among Recent Eliminations

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex "rip_neiko" Rocha	Busted
Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr	Busted
Ari "philivey" Engel	Busted
Benjamin "Phenom7" Underwood	Busted
Anthony "heheh" Zinno	Busted
Mark "DomCapers" Darner	Busted
Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo	Busted
Matthew "EarvinMagic" Parry	Busted
Louis "king_tubby" Salter	Busted
Matt "RubberFist" Stout	Busted
Ryan "bitC0in" Riess	Busted
Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert	Busted
Arkadiy "crocofantos" Tsinis	Busted
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd	Busted
David "davedadonk" Gutfreund	Busted
Brian "tsarrast" Rast	Busted
Andrew "randylerch" Kelsall	Busted
Greg "FossilMan" Raymer	Busted
Brittney "blondewonder" Barnes	Busted
Matthew "MattyFlushes" Larkin	Busted
Michael "miw210x" Wang	Busted
Brian "JackBogle" Altman	Busted
Melisa Singh	Busted
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels	Busted
Mac "mverstandig" VerStandig	Busted