2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$139,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$648,700
Entries
459
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
16,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
459
Players Left
1

Level: 23

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 800

Chen Exits as Penultimate Bubble Boy

Level 22 : 3,000/6,000, 600 ante

Two spots short of the money, Naichang "cncly1314" Chen moved all in for 43,901 on the button and Joseph "GLOOTIE" Demestrio called from the big blind.

Naichang "cncly1314" Chen: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Joseph "GLOOTIE" Demestrio: {j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Chen hit the rail as the penultimate bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
Naichang "cncly1314" Chen us
Naichang "cncly1314" Chen
Busted

Tags: Naichang ChenJoseph Demestrio

Cheong Falls Four Spots Shy of the Money

Level 22 : 3,000/6,000, 600 ante
Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong raised to 54,000 from middle position and left himself just 19,696 behind. Jeremy "HoyaSaxaJW" Wein then shoved from the big blind and Cheong called off.

Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Jeremy "HoyaSaxaJW" Wein: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

It was a flip and Cheong needed to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, that didn't happen as the board ran out {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy "HoyaSaxaJW" Wein
Jeremy "HoyaSaxaJW" Wein
194,399
Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong
Joseph "bIueberry" Cheong
Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong

Level: 22

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 600

Distefano Eliminates Porter

Level 21 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Andrew "Love2Lose" Porter raised to to 40,000 from middle position and left himself 21,873 behind. Vito "TheSuitBig29" Distefano then three-bet jammed from the big and Porter called off.

Andrew "Love2Lose" Porter: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Vito "TheSuitBig29" Distefano: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Distefano woke up with the goods and scored the knockout after the board ran out {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Vito "TheSuitBig29" Distefano
Vito "TheSuitBig29" Distefano
225,674
Andrew "Love2Lose" Porter us
Andrew "Love2Lose" Porter
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Andrew PorterVito Distefano

Freedman Takes Out Two

Level 21 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman raised from middle position to 10,000. Jerod "WhiskeyDeck" Smith moved all in for 38,488 from the small blind, Pierce "Victoria53" McKellar shoved his slightly larger stack for 46,906, and Freedman called, covering both.

Freedman had a big chance to take out two as she held the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} vs the {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} of Smith and the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} of McKellar.

The board ran out {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman
270,496 250,496
Jerod "WhiskeyDeck" Smith
Jerod "WhiskeyDeck" Smith
Busted
Pierce "Victoria53" McKellar
Pierce "Victoria53" McKellar
Busted

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Level 21 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

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Zautra Doubles Near the Bubble

Level 21 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Nick Zautra
Nick Zautra

Zachary "Kings702" Grech, who not long ago eliminated Ryan Riess, raised to 10,000 from the cutoff only to have Nick "In3gr8ted37" Zautra three-bet jam for 21,990 from the small blind. Grech called and the hands were turned up.

Zachary "Kings702" Grech: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Nick "In3gr8ted37" Zautra: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Zautra was ahead and took a commanding lead when the {9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop gave him top set. The {j-Hearts} turn left Grech drawing dead and Zautra shipped the double after the {9-Diamonds} was run out on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Nick "In3gr8ted37" Zautra
Nick "In3gr8ted37" Zautra
52,980

Tags: Nick ZautraZachary Grech