Mitchell "franzia" Halverson Wins 2021 WSOP Online Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship ($84,057)
On Thursday night, the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship, which attracted 523 players who rebought 260 times. The 783-entry field resulted in a $422,820 prize pool and after more than 10 hours of play, it was Mitchell "franzia" Halverson claiming the bracelet and $84,057 top prize.
According to WSOP.com, Halverson hails from Oregon and had 33 WSOP-related cashes totaling $69,365. That included seven cashes in gold bracelet events this summer, though his deepest prior run was 29th in Event #14: $500 No-Limit Hold’em. In the live realm, Halverson has $112,206 in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
2021 WSOP Online Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell "franzia" Halverson | $84,057 |
| 2 | Joshua "Kenjiboi7" Faris | $51,965 |
| 3 | Anthony "Nowb3Athat" Spinella | $36,363 |
| 4 | Nipun “javatini” Java | $25,834 |
| 5 | James “Danfriel” Gilbert | $18,604 |
| 6 | Drew “dudeguydrew” O’Connell | $13,615 |
Among those to finish in the top 126 and get paid were Ryan “protential” Laplante (8th - $7,611), Tony “Panoramic” Dunst (9th - $5,835), Jesse “MrJesseJames” Sylvia (11th - $4,524), Kristen “krissyb24” Bicknell (15th - $3,594), Bryan “Pellepelle” Piccioli (18th - $2,875), Mike “Mouth123” Matusow (22nd - $2,368), Landon “ActionDealer” Tice (38th - $1,649), Carlos “carloswelch” Welch (44th - $1,649), and David “dwpoker” Williams (60th - $1,226).
Final Table Action
Drew “dudeguydrew” O’Connell began the final table with just over a single big blind, so it was no surprise to see him fall in the very first hand. Not long after, the short-stacked James “Danfriel” Gilbert got shoved his last five bigs from the small blind with ten-five only to have Joshua “Kenjiboi7” Faris call with ace-nine from the big. Gilbert failed to get lucky and had to settle for a fifth-place finish.
Before the level concluded, two-time bracelet winner Nipun “javatini” Java bowed out after three-bet jamming the big blind with ace-deuce suited only to see Halverson, who had raised from the button, call with pocket tens. A third ten on the turn sent Java out the door in fourth place.
Next to go was WSOP bracelet winner Anthony "Nowb3Athat" Spinella, who was coolered after flopping two pair jacks and sevens only to see Faris roll over a bigger two pair jacks and nines.
That allowed Faris to take a 3:2 chip lead into heads-up play against Halverson, but on the very first hand between the two the latter won a race to double. The duo battled back-and-forth for a little bit before the final hand in which Faris got it in with top pair of aces with a queen kicker, which was no good against the two pair nines and eights of Halverson.
The 2021 WSOP Online continues on Friday with Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver. PokerNews will be live reporting and streaming the action, so be sure to join us then.
2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners Thus Far
| Date | Tournament | Players | Re-entries | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Jul | Event #1: $500 NLH BIG 500 Kick-Off | 837 | 440 | 1277 | $574,650 | Jose "deposit" Nooa | $105,161 |
| 2-Jul | Event #2: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 727 | 311 | 1038 | $560,520 | Manig "Ohio77" Loeser | $104,313 |
| 3-Jul | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 641 | 309 | 950 | $427,500 | Donnell "Spreezy52" Dais | $90,801 |
| 4-Jul | Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo | 608 | 242 | 850 | $382,500 | Jeffery "Steelvikes7" Hoop | $73,861 |
| 5-July | Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max | 459 | - | 459 | $648,700 | Jeremiah “freestylerr” Williams | $139,600 |
| 6-July | Event #6: $2,000 NLH Deepstack | 312 | 104 | 416 | $769,600 | Tyler "ShipTheShip" Denson | $175,700 |
| 7-July | Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's | 576 | 312 | 888 | $621,600 | Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo | $123,574 |
| 8-July | Event #8: $888 Crazy Eights Hold'em | 514 | 268 | 782 | $625,600 | Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch | $124,369 |
| 9-July | Event #9: $400 NLH 6-Max | 788 | 429 | 1,217 | $438,120 | Philip "wingsuiter" Beck | $81,534 |
| 10-July | Event #10: $333 NLH | 986 | 531 | 1,517 | $455,100 | Michael "njnj17" Leib | $81,645 |
| 11-July | Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack | 1,078 | 339 | 1,417 | $510,120 | Vijay “Eclypzed” Para | $86,210 |
| 12-July | Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 654 | 305 | 959 | $431,550 | Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | $83,332 |
| 13-July | Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 561 | - | 561 | $504,900 | Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng | $108,654 |
| 14-July | Event #14: $500 No Limit Hold'em | 673 | 363 | 1,036 | $466,200 | Gionni "COLDWARKID" Demers | $90,023 |
| 15-July | Event #15: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezout | 188 | - | 188 | $940,000 | Justin "Jsaliba2" Saliba | $253,800 |
| 16-July | Event #16: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 293 | 295 | 498 | $268,920 | Allen "Acnyc718" Chang | $61,394 |
| 17-July | Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max | 747 | 378 | 1,125 | $405,000 | Justin “LappyPoker” Lapka | $75,371 |
| 18-July | Event #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open | 524 | 232 | 756 | $692,000 | James "Danfriel" Gilbert | $137,570 |
| 19-July | Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights 8-Handed | 285 | 222 | 507 | $405,600 | Martin “bathroomline” Zamani | $92,598 |
| 20-July | Event #20: $3,200 NLH High Roller | 221 | 91 | 312 | $948,480 | Sang "youngkoi" Lee | $241,768 |
| 21-July | Event #21: $600 PLO 6-Handed | 281 | 270 | 551 | $297,540 | Bradley "drstrange7" Ruben | $69,148 |
| 22-July | Event #22: $600 NLH Knockout | 612 | - | 612 | $342,720 | Anthony "Lastbullet" Kennedy | $46,796 |
| 23-July | Event #23: $500 NLH Turbo | 457 | 237 | 694 | $312,300 | Ryan “hagzzz021” Hagerty | $67,207 |
| 24-July | Event #24: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 826 | 350 | 1,176 | $423,360 | Byung "bhy101" Yoo | $77,475 |
| 25-July | Event #25: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7's High Roller | 113 | 38 | 151 | $1,113,927 | David "dpeters17" Peters | $283,940 |
| 25-July | Event #26: $500 NLH The Big 500 Encore | 729 | 389 | 1,118 | $503,100 | Eric "8Bracelets" Van Auken | $93,627 |
| 26-July | Event #27: $1,000 PLO Championship | 221 | 177 | 398 | $367,050 | David "lox10" Goldberg | $86,440 |
| 27-July | Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship | 202 | 63 | 265 | $805,600 | Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus | $205,347 |
| 28-July | Event #29: $800 NLH 8-Max Turbo Deepstack | 418 | 205 | 623 | $448,560 | Chris "Robotbob47" Moorman | $102,406 |
| 29-July | Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship | 523 | 260 | 783 | $422,820 | Mitchell "franzia" Halverson | $84,057 |
flop was checked by both players bringing the 
turn. Faris led out for 332,000 and Halverson called to see the 
complete the board on the river.
and Faris checked. Spinella bet 142,500 and Faris check-raised to 450,000. Spinella went all in for 2,473,170 and Faris called. 
turn was no help to Spinella. The 
river sealed the deal and Spinella was eliminated in third place. 
flop. 
turn was even worse for Java as it left him drawing dead and the 
flop paired Faris. The 
turn was a brick for Gilbert and so was the 
river to end his run in fifth place.
for a pair of kings to beat O'Connell's 
flop gave him a sweat as it gave Halverson a gutshot straight draw. 
turn didn't help either player but the 
river completed Halverson's straight and Liedtke bubbled the final table.
