Last week, PokerNews had the pleasure to follow around Phil Hellmuth for a day as he competed in the 2021 WSOP Online in quest of his record-extending 16th gold bracelet..
The "Poker Brat" showed us his home away from home at the ARIA Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and puts in an online poker session on his tablet - not just in his suite, but also in the gym.
Action on the table folded around to the small blind where Patrick "Synesthesia" Eskandar got into a raising battle with Ryan "BitC0in" Riess from the big blind which saw Eskandar call a 8,900 five-bet.
The 
flop was checked by both players to the 
turn where Eskandar moved all-in for 17,222 and Riess snap-called.
Ryan "BitC0in" Riess: 
Patrick "Synesthesia" Eskandar: 
Eskandar was behind needing any jack, eight or six but the 
river secured Riess the pot and Eskandar re-entered the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,302 | |
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25,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 30
Daniel "spicoli24" Sepiol has been a fixture on the Midwest poker circuits for a few years, spending much time on the felt on the Mid States Poker Tour, Heartland Poker Tour, and World Series of Poker Circuit, to name a few places the Indiana native has frequented. 2021 has served as a leaping pad for Sepiol to take a big step towards the next level, and his results leading up to the WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series speak for themselves.
Sepiol's first taste of success came in March during the 2021 MSPT Iowa Riverside $1,100 Main Event. Sepiol took down his first MSPT title, along with a career-high score of $162,781 for beating a field of 862 entrants. June was another lucrative month for Sepiol, as he earned $105,450 in a heads-up chop with Michael Newman in the Venetian Deep Stack Championship Series Event #45: $1,100 Ultimate Stack. He capped off his stellar month with a 45th-place finish in the Wynn Millions $10,000 NLH for $51,650.
Sepiol now sets his sights on the WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series, looking to continue his plethora of success in 2021. Will he continue the breakout year in his transition to the virtual felt? In today's High Roller Championship event, he sits just below starting stack, and we'll be keeping our eyes on his performances all summer long.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,615 |
Players are on a five-minute break.
Eric "8Bracelets" Van Auken raised to 795 from the hijack, Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon called from the cutoff, Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell three-bet to 3,390 from the button, Van Auken and Kwon both called.
The flop came the 
. Bicknell bet 2,400 to fold out both of her opponents and take in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,271
10,271
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10,271 |
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29,261 | |
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12,754 |
Through August 3rd, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will begin hosting daily online gold bracelet events on WSOP.com. There will be 33 bracelets awarded over 32 days, and PokerNews is excited to announce we’ll not only be live reporting all the action but also offering poker fans daily live streams.
Every day, viewers at home will have access to watching the biggest names hunt for bracelets. In conjunction with PokerNews, Jeff Platt will host early action from each tournament at twitch.tv/jeffplatt, starting around the money bubble each day and taking players all the way to the final table.
“I am thrilled to team up with PokerNews to present coverage of the 2021 WSOP Online,” said Platt, who is a co-host of the PokerNews Podcast. “We learned last year that the prestige of bracelet events draws an incredibly passionate audience on Twitch. I can’t wait to interact with that audience again as we crown poker’s newest champions.”
After Platt’s streams, coverage will then shift to twitch.tv/pokernews where PokerNews’ own Jesse Fullen will cover final table action alongside a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alec Torelli, Ryan Laplante, Jesse Sylvia, KL Cleeton, Rampage Poker, and Jaman Burton, among others. The streams will also be featured on YouTube and Facebook.
“WSOP Online will certainly be the biggest online series of the year in the USA. We’re thrilled PokerNews has again stepped up to provide fans a way to follow the action,” said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the WSOP. “Jeff Platt’s personal streams were a highlight of last year’s online series and we have no doubt the PokerNews final table streams will be an entertaining watch.”
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 40
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,486 | |
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68,217 | |
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60,152
28,732
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28,732 |
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58,205 | |
|
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55,249
30,249
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30,249 |
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53,960
-3,342
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-3,342 |
|
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52,323
27,323
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27,323 |
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52,208 | |
|
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51,358
19,292
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19,292 |
Demetrios "GOGGINS" Petrou raised to 1,000 from under the gun, Vladimir "Quasar" Alexandrov three-bet to 3,000, action was back on Petrou who jammed all in for 28,401 and was called.
He saw the bad news as he had the 
vs the 
of Alexandrov.
The board ran out the 
and Petrou was left very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,986 | |
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2,368 |
