Event #30: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Senior's Event | 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-30-2020 16:30 UTC-7

The Poker Tax Man Ray "rayk111" Kondler in Action

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante

If you’ve ever walked down the hallways of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino during the normal World Series of Poker (WSOP) each summer, you’ve no doubt passed by Ray Kondler, who when he isn’t playing poker is manning the booth for Kondler & Associates, CPAs, the poker tax experts.

Kondler is the president and owner of the company, which is a full-service accounting and financial consulting firm located in Las Vegas, NV and outside Atlantic City, NJ. The firm specializes in both individual and corporate tax preparation, and has been involved in the gaming industry for a decade. This experience is the foundation for their deep understanding of the industry and exposure to diverse gaming taxation scenarios.

As a Certified Acceptance Agent, Kondler & Associates has helped hundreds of non-U.S. citizens receive ITINs and tax refunds for excess money withheld. For more on the poker tax experts, If you would like to receive more information about our services or schedule a free visit their website PokerCPA.com.

As mentioned above, Kondler enjoys competing for WSOP bracelets from time to time, and the online events are no exception as he’s in today’s field playing under the screen name “rayk111.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray “rayk111" Kondler	28,510

Tags: Ray Kondler

07-30-2020 16:17 UTC-7

Marvin "mkarlins" Karlins (AKA Duckman) Chasing the Poker Dream

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 60/120, 0 ante

When Florida's Marvin "mkarlins" Karlins, better known to the poker world as the "Duckman" given his affinity for pocket deuces, heard there was going to be a World Series of Poker (WSOP) online series, he was quick to leave his home in Florida and set up shop in Las Vegas.

The 78-year-old Karlins has a passion for poker, which is a welcomed escape from his highly-successful professional career, which includes serving as a Professor of Management at the University of South Florida. He has written two dozen books and over 200 articles in professional, academic and popular journals. while also serving an international consultant to major companies specializing in the aviation industry (he worked with Singapore Airlines for 20 years).

In the poker world, Karlins has amassed $316,690 in live earnings including a career-best $119,957 for finishing fourth in the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Bounty Scramble in Jacksonville. As for online play, this summer’s WSOP.com events are Karlins’ first foray into the online poker landscape, and he's still looking for his first deep run, which very well could come today!

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin "mkarlins" Karlins	19,796

Tags: Marvin Karlins

07-30-2020 15:42 UTC-7

Fraser Rebuys After Burdsall Cracks His Aces

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 40/80, 0 ante

After a 160 under the gun riase and two callers, "Dubhghlas" three-bet to 920 from late position and Mark "pottytrainme" Fraser four-bet to 4,880 from the button.

Jeffrey "bellla" Burdsall called from the big blind and action folded back around to "Dubhghlas" who came along as well to see a flop.

Action was checked to Fraser who jammed for 8,946 and was called by Burdsall while "Dubhghlas" folded.

Jeffrey "bellla" Burdsall:
Mark "pottytrainme" Fraser:

Fraser was out-flopped and neither the turn nor the river were any help as he re-entered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey "bellla" Burdsall	59,990 39,990	39,990
Mark "pottytrainme" Fraser	20,000

Tags: Jeffrey Burdsall Mark Fraser

07-30-2020 15:40 UTC-7

Big Pot for Lee Early

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 40/80, 0 ante

"dwilbs" raised to 172 from middle position and Richard "Na_Cho_Cheez" Liotta three-bet all in for 4,461 from the button. Bernard "Dogger99" Lee was in the small blind and called, as did Tim "aceviper" Sterns in the big, before "dwilbs" jammed for 17,868. Lee and Sterns both called off for 19,100 and 18,101 respectively and all four hands were turned up.

Bernard "Dogger99" Lee:
"dwilbs":
Richard "Na_Cho_Cheez" Liotta:
Tim "aceviper" Sterns:

Lee had the best of it and held through the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard "Dogger99" Lee	59,530 59,530	59,530
Richard "Na_Cho_Cheez" Liotta	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lee Richard Liotta

07-30-2020 15:16 UTC-7

Download WSOP.com Prior to Your Next Visit to New Jersey or Nevada

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 30/60, 0 ante

This summer, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will hold 85 gold bracelet events online between WSOP.com and GG Poker.

The former client will cater to players in Nevada and New Jersey (players in Delaware are NOT able to participate), while the latter will serve the international base.

WSOP.com will hold 31 events – one each day for the month of July – while the other 54 will take place on GG Poker.

For players either in Nevada or New Jersey (remember, you must be 21+ to participate), or those planning to travel in, PokerNews put together all the information you need to know and also answered some lingering questions, which you can read here.

Download WSOP.com

The first step in getting set up to play on WSOP.com is to download the client. You can do so for both mobile (Android and iOS) and desktop (Windows 7 or higher and Mac OS X 10.6.8).

To get the correct version of the client, use the links below:

Also, the WSOP.com client can only support playing one table at a time on mobile.

Finally, pot-limit Omaha (PLO) games and tournaments are not compatible on mobile and must be played via a computer.

07-30-2020 12:52 UTC-7

Senior's Event Kicks Off at 3:00 p.m. PDT

Anthony Thompson

The 2020 Online World Series of Poker on WSOP.com is on it's final days as the second to last event Event #30: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Senior's Event starts at 3:00 p.m. PDT.

The Senior's Event is available to anyone 50 years of age or older and the $500 buy-in gives players a 20,000 stack with blind levels lasting 15-minutes.

The tournament allows players to re-enter two times with each re-entry lasting only 30 seconds, so players will need to make sure they have enough funds in their WSOP.com account before the tournament starts if they plan on re-entering.

Late registration and the re-entry option will be open for the first 3 hours and 45 minutes of play. Tournament tickets are not usable for re-entry.

This is a single day event meaning the entire tournament will be played out online and the winner will take home a WSOP Gold Bracelet.

This is the 30th of 85 bracelet events being held on WSOP.com (31 events – one each day for the month of July) and GG Poker (holding the remaining 54 events).

How To Play

The first step in getting set up to play on WSOP.com is to download the client. You can do so for both mobile (Android and iOS) and desktop (Windows 7 or higher and Mac OS X 10.6.8).

To get the correct version of the client, use the links below:

The former client will cater to players in Nevada and New Jersey (players in Delaware are NOT able to participate), while the latter will serve the international base.

WSOP.com Bracelet Event Schedule

As previously mentioned, the online bracelet schedule for the Summer Online WSOP is comprised of 31 events running daily throughout July. THEY ARE ALL ONE-DAY EVENTS.

The marquee tournament is $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship, which takes place on Friday, July 31. All events will kick off at 3 p.m. PDT.

Satellites are running now for as little $1.

Remaining 2020 Summer WSOP.com Online Bracelet Schedule