Level: 3
Blinds: 40/80
Ante: 0
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$405,000
Entries
1,125
Level
39
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
1,125
Players Left
1
Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson Wins WSOP Summer Circuit Event #1
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 ante
On Friday, July 16, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit kicked off to run alongside the bracelet events. The first tournament was the $320 buy-in Event #1: $40,000 GTD Limit O8 or Better 8-Max, which attracted 142 runners who rebought 51 times. The 193-entry field resulted in a $57,900 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers.
Among those to cash were Nathan "surfbum" Gamble (3rd - $6,791.67), Bruce "Robert1951" Yamron (5th - $3,850.35), Michael "miw210x" Wang (8th - $1,638.57), Jesse "Rebuysexual" Cohen (14th - $764.28), Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo (20th - $486.36), Nicholas "MrFinalT" Kiley (26th - $486.36), and Anthony "Duhmenace" Tomita (30th - $486.36).
In the end, it was Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson besting "lilmiracle" in heads-up play to win a $12,077.94 top prize and his first gold ring.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #1 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson | $12,077.94 |
| 2 | "lilmiracle" | $9,107.67 |
| 3 | Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | $6,791.67 |
| 4 | "ITELLNOLIE" | $5,100.99 |
| 5 | Bruce "Robert1951" Yamron | $3,850.35 |
| 6 | "omaha8stud" | $2,912.37 |
| 7 | "normanchad" | $2,188.62 |
| 8 | Michael "miw210x" Wang | $1,638.57 |
WSOP History: Looking Back at the November (and October) Nines
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 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
"DanteFarra" Fades Wet Board
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 ante
"DanteFarra' raised to 240 from early position, "Zacafish" three-bet to 700 from the hijack, "Justaces343" called from the cutoff and "DanteFarra" called also.
The flop came the 
. "Justaces343" bet 790, "DanteFarra" called and "Zacafish" folded.
The turn was the 
, both players checked to the river which came the 
to wet the board more. Both players checked again.
"DanteFarra" showed the 
for winning two-pair, which bested the 
that "Justaces343" showed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,161 | |
|
|
11,820 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Chip Leaders
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,578 | |
|
|
35,960 | |
|
34,615 | |
|
|
32,531
-630
|
-630 |
|
32,168 | |
|
|
32,090 | |
|
|
31,310 | |
|
|
31,125 | |
|
|
30,935 | |
|
|
29,848 |
First Break of the Day
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are now on their first five-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 60/120
Ante: 0
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 5
: 60/120, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,030
12,030
|
12,030 |
|
18,840 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
14,850 | |
|
|
14,750 | |
|
|
14,111
-8,467
|
-8,467 |
|
|
12,977 | |
|
|
12,754 | |
|
|
10,454 | |
|
10,183 | |
|
10,015
-4,985
|
-4,985 |
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen Looking For WSOP Gold
Level 5
: 60/120, 0 ante
A player that looked poised for a breakout prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic was Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen, and even after casinos closed down for an extended period of time, Garosshen spent last year's WSOP Online Series continuing to produce solid results that cemented his status as a player on the rise.
Garosshen's big breakout occurred at one of the last live events before the heart of the pandemic, as he took down the $1,650 HPT St. Louis Main Event for $131,184 after topping a field of 392 entrants. Garosshen then set his sights on the 2020 WSOP Online Series, and went to work immediately, finishing in third-place in Event #3: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max for $73,424. Garosshen ended up with a total of nine cashes in the 2020 WSOP Online.
So far this year, Garosshen has had a smattering of success on the felt, including two deep runs in side events at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, and a nineteenth-place finish in last month's WPT Tampa Championship. Garosshen will be looking to have another successful summer on the virtual felt, and add a WSOP Gold Bracelet to his HPT Title.
He is currently in action today and only time will tell if he can play his way to WSOP gold!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,815 |