Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-13-2021 20:05 UTC-7

Koon Eliminates O'Connell

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 1,700/3,400, 340 ante

"Unbelievable" raised to 6,800 under the gun and Dennis "whiteRuntz" Zollo called from the cutoff. Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell then moved all in for 34,173 from the small blind and Jason "EddieVedder" Koon four-bet jammed from the big for 107,220. The other two players folded and O'Connell discovered the bad news.

Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell:
Jason "EddieVedder" Koon:

The board ran out and Koon sent O'Connell to the virtual rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason "EddieVedder" Koon	158,053
Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell	Busted

Tags: Drew O'Connell Jason Koon

07-13-2021 19:19 UTC-7

No Big Blind Special for Hellmuth

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar raised and then called the three-bet jam Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth made from the big blind.

Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar:
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth:

Hellmuth woke-up in the big blind with a made hand of eights but they were completely crushed by Mckellar's tens and the runout ended him tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierce "Victoria53" Mckellar	154,195 124,755	124,755
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Pierce Mckellar

07-13-2021 18:21 UTC-7

Herbert Flops Quad Nines Leaving Affleck with Dust

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Matt "Nitr0" Affleck raised from middle position and then called the 14,802 three-bet jam Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert made from the cutoff.

Matt "Nitr0" Affleck:
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert:

Affleck's pocket aces were well ahead of Herbert until the flop appeared giving him quad nines.

The turn left Affleck drawing dead and the river left him with just 718 which was gone the very next hand.

Matt "Nitr0" Affleck — Affleck's Aces Cracked by Quads

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert	31,524
Matt "Nitr0" Affleck	Busted

Tags: Joseph Hebert Matt Affleck

07-13-2021 18:09 UTC-7

Roy Doubles and Eliminates Negreanu

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 400/800, 80 ante

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu open-jammed under the gun for 6,399, Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai called from middle position and then called the Anirban "slowpanda" Roy

Anirban "slowpanda" Roy:
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu:
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai:

Each player held an ace with Pillai holding the best kicker but he flop gave Roy the nut flush draw.

Roy didn't have to wait long as the turn came the completing his flush and the river secured him the pot while Negreanu was eliminated from the tournament.

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu — No Luck for Negreanu

Player	Chips	Progress
Anirban "slowpanda" Roy	31,151
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai	16,877

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Anirban Roy Daniel Negreanu Shankar Pillai

07-13-2021 17:40 UTC-7

Eyster Out Kicked by Pan

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 250/500, 50 ante

Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan raised to 1,111 from the cutoff and Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster defended his big blind to see a flop appear.

Eyster check-jammed for 10,345 after Pan continued for 1,461 and Pan called.

Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster:
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan:

Both players flopped top-pair but Eyster was out-kicked. The turn improved both players to trips and brought possible chop outs but he river ended Eyster's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan	30,593 30,593	30,593
Kevin "Xpugn0" Eyster	Busted

Tags: Kevin Eyster Qinghai Pan

07-13-2021 17:19 UTC-7

Lindsay Flushed by Salazar

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 200/400, 40 ante

Eric "Stackattack5" Salazar raised to 800 from middle position and then called the 5,940 three-bet jam Katie "katelin" Lindsay made directly to his left.

Katie "katelin" Lindsay:
Eric "Stackattack5" Salazar:

Lindsay was ahead with her made hand but had a sweat after the flop paired Salazar and gave him the nut flush draw.

Unfortunately for her, the sweat didn't last long as the turn completed Salazar's flush and the 4d] river ended her tournament.

Katie "katelin" Lindsay — Lindsay Flushed by Salazar

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric "Stackattack5" Salazar	14,716
Katie "katelin" Lindsay	Busted

Tags: Katie Lindsay Eric Salazar

07-13-2021 16:44 UTC-7

Distenfeld Calls Wrong Side of Coinflip

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 150/300, 30 ante

Garry "GoKnightsGo" Gates raised to 600 from early position and Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld three-bet to 1,800 directly to his left.

Action folded back around to Gates who four-bet all in for 41,306 and Distenfeld called off his 9,484 stack.

Garry "GoKnightsGo" Gates:
Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld:

Distenfeld was racing for his tournament and the flop gave him two more outs with a broadway draw.

Unfortunately for him, he failed to connect as the turn followed by the river ended his tournament.

Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld — Distenfeld Loses Race

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry "GoKnightsGo" Gates	51,510
Gershon "jets613" Distenfeld	Busted

Tags: Garry Gates Gershon Distenfeld

07-13-2021 16:13 UTC-7

Player Profile: Matt "RubberFist" Stout

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

One of the most common names among the top finishers in WSOP.com high-stakes tournaments is "RubberFist." That one belongs to Matt Stout, as long-standing a tournament presence as any dating back to his days as "all_in_at420," the nom de guerre under which he's racked up almost $4 million in cashes.

A six-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, Stout has been killing it on the virtual felt in recent years and is in action today.

First, in 2019 he added a third ring to his collection, taking down Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 6-Max for $47,330 in a field of 177 runners.

Then, he crushed it even harder in March 2020. He shipped Event #2: $215 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack for $43,286. After a sixth-place finish in another $1K six-max event, Stout tasted victory again in Event #11: No-Limit Hold'em - BIG $500, banking $63,234. Along with three smaller cashes, that was enough to secure Casino Champion honors and make good on his pre-series prediction to his wife.

Stout, the founder of the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP), continued churning out solid results with eight cashes during last year's domestic bracelet series, though none saw him run particularly deep.

More recently, Stout captured his sixth ring last month when he won the WSOP.com Summer Online Circuit Event #5: $50,000 GTD PLO Big $500 6-Max for $13,955.

He'll try to keep things rolling this year and maybe even make a run at his first bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt "RubberFist" Stout	22,200

Tags: Matt Stout

07-13-2021 15:30 UTC-7

Schulman Sets Up Elias for KO

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 30/60, 0 ante

Nicholas "Cashusklay" Schulman opend under the gun for 160 and two callers before Darren "darrenelias" Elias three-bet to 700 from the cutoff.

Action folded back to Schulman who four-bet to 2,800 and only Elias called to see the flop appear.

Schulman fired every street starting with 1,505 after the flop, 3,000 after the turn and all in for 12,625 after the completed the board on the river.

Elias called every bet, putting his 12,115 stack risk with but the rockets were no good as Shulman turned a set of ladies eliminated him from the tournament.

Darren "darrenelias" Elias — Elias Set Up by Schulman

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas "Cashusklay" Schulman	39,760 39,760	39,760
Darren "darrenelias" Elias	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Nicholas Schulman

07-13-2021 13:28 UTC-7

Welcome to Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout

Anthony Thompson

WSOP.com sign lights up the Pavilion Room stage

The 2021 Online World Series of Poker continues today with the first non-rebuy tournament of the series as Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout starts at 3:00 p.m.

The freezeout event features 15-minute blind levels and the $1,000 buy-in gives players 20,000 chips to start. Late registration will be open for the first 3 hours and 55 minutes of play. With this being a freezeout tournament, once a player loses their virtual chips, they won't have the option to re-enter.

Last year's Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout saw Allen “Acnyc718” Chang navigate his way through a field of 854 runners, earning his first WSOP gold bracelet along with $161,286. The final table included Alex “ShadowFiend1” Condon (6th - $26,124), Andrew “iseefoodtuna” Campbell (4th - $49,570), and runner-up Philip “tomte” Yeh (2nd - $99,709).

This is the 13th of 66 bracelet events being held on WSOP.com (33 events) and GG Poker (holding the remaining 33 events). All events will begin at 3 p.m. PST. Satellites are running on-site for as little as $1.

2021 WSOP.com Online Series Schedule

Date	Tournament
July 13	#13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
July 14	#14: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
July 15	#15: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout
July 16	#16: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Handed
July 17	#17: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max
July 18	#18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em North American Open
July 19	#19: $888 Pot-Limit Omaha Crazy Eights 8-Handed
July 20	#20: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
July 21	#21: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed
July 22	#22: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout
July 23	#23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo
July 24	#24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monsterstack
July 25	#25: $7,777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7s High Roller
July 25	#26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em The Big 500 Encore
July 26	#27: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
July 27	#28: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
July 28	#29: $800 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Turbo Deepstack Championship
July 29	#30: $600 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Championship
July 30	#31: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver
July 31	#32: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Aug. 1	#33: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grand Finale ($1M Guaranteed)

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action as Event #13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout unravels!