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

07-26-2020 16:48 UTC-7

Pescatori Turns the Boat and Gets Paid

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante

There were five players that saw a flop after an initial 400 preflop raise and action was checked to Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori who fired out 962, only "Twinning0716" called from the button.

Once the appeared on the turn, Pescatori led out for 1,924 and "Twinning0716" called to see the complete the board on the river.

Pescatori fired out 8,400 and then called "Twinning0716's" 9,509 all in raise.

"Twinning0716" rolsed over for trip eights but it was no good as Pescatori turned the full house with to win the pot and "Twinning0716" re-entered the tournament.

Pescatori Gets Paid After Turning Aces Full

Player	Chips	Progress
Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori	27,115	12,115

Tags: Max Pescatori

07-26-2020 16:47 UTC-7

Matthew “Michmeister” Mich Looking to Close Series as Strong as He Started

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante

At the beginning of the month, Iowa’s Matthew “Michmeister” Mich had just $3,344 in live tournament earnings, nearly half of which came from two small WSOP cashes, one in 2018 and the other in 2019.

What those paltry numbers don’t reveal is his experience and success online, which was on display in the 2020 WSOP online bracelet events early on as he cashed in all three of the first events right off the bat. It started when he took 19th in Event #1: $500 NLH Kickoff, and on Thursday he final tabled Event #2: $1,000 NLH 8-Handed Deepstack for $15,628. In Event #3: $400 NLH, he placed 298th for a $602.20 min-cash.

Since then, he's added three other cashes and is hoping for a seventh, and his first bracelet, in this event.

Mich, a former poker dealer, traveled to Las Vegas with Taylor Howard, a Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) champ who finished in 26th place in the aforementioned kickoff event.

“He was only planning on being out here a couple weeks, but now I think he might stay with me and chase the leaderboard,” Howard said of his friend.

Mich previously sent PokerNews these photos of him at his grind station.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich	32,930

Tags: Matthew Mich

07-26-2020 16:39 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn	42,363
Taylor "gambol_time" Howard	40,454
Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng	33,204
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich	32,930
Calvin "projector52" Anderson	32,335
Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert	30,838
Kenna "STAXS" James	30,255
Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee	30,187
Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen	29,678
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz	29,495
Nipun "javatini" Java	28,185
Jamie "DanBilzerian" Kerstetter	27,000
Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed	24,568
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	24,310	9,310
Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles	23,462
Eric "bill_luga" Blair	23,280
Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen	22,915

Level: 7

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

07-26-2020 16:35 UTC-7

WSOP Legend: 10-Time Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante

Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.

A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.

The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.

Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.

Click Here to Read More About this WSOP Legend

07-26-2020 16:26 UTC-7

Level 6 Big Stacks

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas "dogfacedboy" Wexler	66,527
thestudent	66,388
Daniel "TheDinosuar" Marder	60,459
Nicholas "_Lionheart_" Smith	58,684
diamondjim12	57,855
Ruth "BingoCards" Hall	56,645
Brittney "blondewonder" Barnes	55,876
Gabriel "black_mamba" Nastasa	54,258
Jeff "IQ84." Gotts	53,153
David "ritzz" Ritter	52,338

07-26-2020 16:25 UTC-7

Wang Rebuys After Failing to Connect With Big Slick

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante

Action folded around to "DMJT23" who raised to 360 from the cutoff and then called Michael "miw210x" Wang's 2,012 three-bet jam from the small blind.

"DMJT23":
Michael "miw210x" Wang:

Wang held the better hand and the flop gave Wang a broadway draw.

The appeared on the turn pairing "DMJT23" and Wang still held plenty out outs but the river wasn't one of them as he re-entered the tournament.

Wang Rebuys After Failing to Connect With Big Slick

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "miw210x" Wang	15,000

Tags: Michael Wang

Level: 6

Blinds: 80/160

Ante: 0

07-26-2020 16:22 UTC-7

Your Daily Dose of #POSITIVITY

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 60/120, 0 ante

Happy birthday to my boy @realkidpoker Picked this up for you, and wrapped it (guess what it is?)...I know what you… https://t.co/STzpWWOe4Q
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth)

07-26-2020 16:18 UTC-7

Lee Out Flops Nguyen

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 60/120, 0 ante

Action folded around to Kennii "A2345nut" Nguyen who raised to 240 from the cutoff and was called Paul "pwlee57" Lee from the small blind bringing the two players to the flop.