Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em PA Championship
Day 2 Started
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em PA Championship
Day: 2
Who Will Walk Away With the $65,525 Top Prize in Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship?
Day 2 of Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship is set to get underway at 5:30 p.m. EST, with 88 players returning from a starting field of 311 between three flights. Those players will play down to a winner today, with first-place earning $65,525 and a coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet, and a total of 63 players earning a payday.
Tops in the counts for Day 2 is Pennsylvania pro Ryan "fun_game" McKnight, who bagged up a hefty 138,081 chips on Day 1a to set a high-water mark that wasn't reached in the final two flights. Solve For Why Academy founder Matt "berkey11" Berkey sits in second with 114,902 chips, while the rest of the top five includes Anthony "McEye" McIe (114,758), Anthony "Ler0yBr0wn" Huntsman (109,996) and Michael "lllllllll" Wang (109,708).
Other notables that will be in action today include Brian "CleggsOnGG" Frasca (88,313), Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez (73,110), Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen (72,732), Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg (50,291), and Ryan "S5mcnulty" Van Sanford (26,954).
Play will resume today starting at Level 18 (1,000/2,000/250), and blind levels will increase to 15-minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament. The tournament will play down to a winner this evening, who will win a WSOP Gold Bracelet in addition to first-place prize money. Full payout information will be released at the start of play today.
PokerNews will be providing full coverage from today's event, as one of the last WSOP.com Pennsylvania Online Bracelet Series events comes to a close, so stay tuned!
Level: 18
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 18
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship!
Prize Pool Information Released
Level 18
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Of the final 88 players returning to Day 2 action in Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship, only 63 will earn a payday. A min-cash earns a $1,120 return on investment, while the eventual champ will walk home with $65,525 and a WSOP Gold Bracelet.
You can check out full payout information in the "Payouts" tab above.
Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $65,525 |
| 2 | $40,669 |
| 3 | $27,654 |
| 4 | $19,145 |
| 5 | $13,547 |
| 6 | $9,769 |
| 7 | $7,165 |
| 8 | $5,374 |
| 9 | $4,143 |
| 10-12 | $3,247 |
| 13-15 | $2,603 |
| 16-18 | $2,127 |
| 19-27 | $1,791 |
| 28-36 | $1,539 |
| 37-45 | $1,344 |
| 46-54 | $1,204 |
| 55-63 | $1,120 |
"Gritty1976" Ground Down By Tamanini
Level 18
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
"Gritty1976" jammed for 12,956 from the small blind, and Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini called in the big blind.
"Gritty1976": 
Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini: 
Tamanini pulled ahead on the 
flop, and never looked back on the 
turn or 
river to eliminate "Gritty1976".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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83,264
14,706
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14,706 |
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Busted |
Early Eliminations
Level 18
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
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Level: 19
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Zahner Goes For a Double KO
Level 19
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Kevin "SCOOTMCGOOT" Smith jammed for 12,473 from the hijack, and "Ladderbum" three-bet shoved for 13,645 in the cutoff. Zachary "PeachesParty" Zahner called in the big blind to put both players at risk.
Kevin "SCOOTMCGOOT" Smith: 
"Ladderbum": 
Zachary "PeachesParty" Zahner: 
The best hand held after a 
runout brought no help to anyone, and Smith was eliminated while "Ladderbum" nearly tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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43,363
19,918
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19,918 |
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40,620
-27,945
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-27,945 |
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Busted |
They Missed the Money
Level 19
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
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