Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship
Day: 1
WSOP Legend: 10-Time Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.
A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.
The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.
Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.
Hunt Rides Full Boat
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
Joseph "melonhead" Bartholdi three-bet to 1,275 from the big blind over a raise to 225 and two callers, only Matthew "BraceletHUNT" Hunt called from the button.
The flop came the 
. Bartholdi bet 1,125 and Hunt called. The turn was the 
, Bartholdi bet 2,650 and was called again.
The river was the 
. Bartholdi bet a third time, this time for 2,800 and was called again.
Hunt showed the 
for a full boat which was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,019
8,019
|
8,019 |
|
8,400
-11,600
|
-11,600 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Early Chip Leaders
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,635 | |
|
41,096 | |
|
|
39,570 | |
|
|
33,840 | |
|
|
33,600 | |
|
|
33,340
-3,110
|
-3,110 |
|
|
30,695 | |
|
|
30,547 | |
|
|
27,430 | |
|
|
27,195
7,195
|
7,195 |
Dean Tripped Up by Negreanu
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Andrew "DrDisRespect" Dean raised on the button and then called the 1,426 three-bet Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu made from the small blind.
The 
flop saw Negreanu continue for 700 and Dean called bringing the 
turn. Both players checked and the completed the board on the river.
Negreanu quickly jammed for 33,184 and Dean called off hid 6,988 stack.
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu:
Andrew "DrDisRespect" Dean: 
Dean was way behind Negreanu's trip aces and re-entered the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,347
23,347
|
23,347 |
|
20,000 |
Break
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are on a five-minute break.
Defending Champ Nahrain "2Rivers" Tamero Back in Action
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Last summer, Nahrain "2Rivers" Tamero was the only female to win a bracelet in the WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series.
She did so by topping a 2,126-entry field in the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Series Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship for her first bracelet and a $310,831.83 first-place prize.
Tamero, who had amassed over $158,000 in lifetime live tournament earnings, of which just a small $3,428 cash came from the WSOP for a 315th-place finish in the 2018 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights event.
Tamero, a mother from San Diego, often plays events with her husband. They've made the trip up to Las Vegas this weekend to fire WSOP Online events,. Only time will tell if Tamero, who was kind enough to send us this picture of herself grinding online, can successfully defend her title.
Click here to listen to Nahrain Tamero on the PN Podcast!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,552
20,552
|
20,552 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Set Over Set For Beyerlein
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Three players went to a flop that came the 
after they all committed 1,050 to the middle. It checked around to the 
turn.
Mike "Cookies" Linster led bet 2,550 into two opponents, the first folded and Matthew "DirtyVladBoy" Beyerlein raised to 8,850, Linster three-bet to 15,150, Beyerlein four-bet to make Linster put in his last few chips and the cards were revealed.
Beyerlein had the 
, Linster had the 
for a set over set situation. the river came the 
and Linster was forced to re-buy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,428
19,428
|
19,428 |
|
|
20,000 |