Level: 7
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver
Day: 1
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen Looking For Some WSOP Online Series Success
Level 6
: 80/160, 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Moreschi Set Up by Stoker
Level 6
: 80/160, 0 ante
After the player under the gun raised, Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi three-bet from the hijack and Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker four-bet jammed for 22,773 from the big blind.
Action folded back to Moreschi who called off his 16,106 stack and the two hands were revealed.
Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker: 
Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi: 
It was a classic race with Moreschi looking to connect with either of his two overs but a queen appeared in the window on the 
flop, giving Stoker a set of ladies.
The 
left Moreschi drawing dead and and the 
river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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39,289 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 80/160
Ante: 0
Don't Miss the Feature "WSOP History: An Oral History of ChipTic"
Level 5
: 60/120, 0 ante
At the 2012 World Series of Poker, a shiny new product received its public unveiling. Players and fans the world over were introduced to a program with revolutionary potential. It could track the chip ebbs and flows of every player in a tournament while also serving as the back end operating system to run said tournament. It promised the ability to change the way poker tournaments were followed, with players and fans interacting at the stroke of a few keys.
That product was ChipTic. And it proved to be a colossal failure.
This is the two-part oral history of ChipTic, from those who experienced it first-hand and witnessed that failure — three former employees, two members of WSOP staff, and two poker media members who watched it implode.
Mehmood Rebuys After Jamming Into Balistreri's Aces
Level 5
: 60/120, 0 ante
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri raised to 480 from middle position and then called the 1,769 three-bet jam Omar "om167" Mehmood made from the cutoff.
Omar "om167" Mehmood: 
Giovanni "John7012" Balistreri: 
Mehmood was way behind needing a lucky seven but none appeared on the 
runout end he re-entered the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,506 | |
|
20,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 60/120
Ante: 0
Watch Every Final Table of the 2021 WSOP Online Events on the PokerNews Twitch Channel
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.”
Break
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are on a five-minute break.
"WhiteWolf18" Collects With Full Boat
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
"WhitWolf18" three-bet to 780 from the big blind to 780 over a raise to 160 and a call. The under the gun raiser folded and John "JD2000" Drew called from the button.
The flop came the 
. "WhiteWolf18" bet 640 and was called, then they bet 1,360 on the 
turn and was called again.
The 
came on the river. "WhitWolf18" bet 1,920, Drew raised to 6,720 and was three-bet to 15,405, Drew called.
"WhiteWold18" had the 
for the full boat to beat Drew's 
trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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36,570 | |
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1,045 |