Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo | 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-16-2020 17:50 UTC-8

Engel Falls While Oboodi More Than Doubles

Chad Holloway

With the blinds at 2,500/5,000/625, Ari "philivey" Engel raised to 20,000 under the gun and left himself just 1,467 behind. Layne "scoop87" Flack called from middle position, Tim "uNORTH0dox" Reilly came along from the small blind, and Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi did the same from the big to make it four-way action to the flop.

Oboodi checked, Engel moved all in for his leftovers, and all three of his opponents called before checking the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Reilly checked and Oboodi jammed for 71,504. Flack called, Reilly folded, and all three hands were turned up.

Ari "philivey" Engel:
Layne "scoop87" Flack:
Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi:

Engel had top pair with top kicked, while Flack had a Broadway straight. Neither were good though as Oboodi, a WPT champ, had turned the flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne "scoop87" Flack	246,899
Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi	234,501
Ari "philivey" Engel	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Bobby Oboodi Layne Flack Tim Reilly

07-16-2020 17:40 UTC-8

Haff Takes Care of "Splits89"

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BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 2,500/5,000/625, "Splits89" jammed for 43,464 from under the gun, and Kevin "Point5" Haff three-bet jammed for 48,848 from the button, which got folds from the blinds.

"Splits89":
Kevin "Point5" Haff:

Haff's kicker proved to be the difference maker on a board, and "Splits89" was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin "Point5" Haff	105,437
Splits89	Busted

Tags: Kevin Haff

07-16-2020 17:34 UTC-8

Bingo For Mo

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BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 2,000/4,000/500, Brian "bexel" Sherrier jammed for 38,162 from the cutoff, and Chun Lin "Bingooo" Mo three-bet shoved for 72,978 from the small blind, chasing out Calvin "projector52" Anderson in the big blind.

Brian "bexel" Sherrier:
Chun Lin "Bingooo" Mo:

Sherrier was crushed by the flop, but he picked up some outs with a flush draw on the turn. The river filled up Mo, and Sherrier was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin "projector52" Anderson	283,900
Chun Lin "Bingooo" Mo	119,640
Brian "bexel" Sherrier	Busted

Tags: Brian Sherrier Chun Lin Mo

07-16-2020 17:33 UTC-8

This Week in WSOP History: Cynn, Hachem Become Main Event Champs

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Chad Holloway

Did you know that two WSOP Main Event winners were crowned on this day in 2005 and 2018?

On July 15, 2005, Joe Hachem made an Aussie chant famous in poker.

On July 15, 2018, John Cynn joined the hallowed ranks of WSOP Main Event champions.

For more details on their historic wins, check out PokerNews' latest "This Day in WSOP History" article below.

Read about the victories of Hachem and Cynn Here!

07-16-2020 17:31 UTC-8

A Round of Level 25 Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Theodore "klubot" Lui	283,980
Jason "LUCKDUCK" Lawhun	248,454
Jason "haderade" Somerville	221,596
Katie "katelin" Lindsay	189,692
Philip "tomte" Yeh	188,797
Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo	186,759 157,194	157,194
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka	184,958 103,139	103,139
Chris "camdi" Ferguson	176,714
Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez	164,700

Brian "Zzzzz" Yoon	144,966

Darren "darrenelias" Elias	139,408 50,028	50,028
Clayton "clayfletch" Fletcher	122,608 92,608	92,608
Ari "philivey" Engel	119,941 75,267	75,267
Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen	117,550
Ben "WhyIsGamora" Yu	103,460

Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman	98,380 51,337	51,337
Eric "circleball" Baldwin	95,097 4,708	4,708

Brian "JackBogle" Altman	94,190 42,594	42,594
Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori	86,007

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu	84,835 54,835	54,835
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd	79,513 -2,100	-2,100
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth	76,287 49,512	49,512

07-16-2020 17:25 UTC-8

"IamSleep" Isn't Zonked Out Yet

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BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 1,800/3,600/400, Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen raised to 7,200 from middle position, and "IamSleep" three-bet shoved for 57,625 from the hijack. Hunichen called.

"IamSleep":
Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen:

"IamSleep" was able to dodge Hunichen's overs on a board to earn the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
IamSleep	124,250
Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen	29,895

Tags: Chris Hunichen

07-16-2020 17:24 UTC-8

Download WSOP.com Today to Get Started!

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Chad Holloway

This summer, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will hold 85 gold bracelet events online between WSOP.com and GG Poker.

The former client will cater to players in Nevada and New Jersey (players in Delaware are NOT able to participate), while the latter will serve the international base.

WSOP.com will hold 31 events – one each day for the month of July – while the other 54 will take place on GG Poker.

For players either in Nevada or New Jersey (remember, you must be 21+ to participate), or those planning to travel in, PokerNews put together all the information you need to know and also answered some lingering questions, which you can read here.

Download WSOP.com

The first step in getting set up to play on WSOP.com is to download the client. You can do so for both mobile (Android and iOS) and desktop (Windows 7 or higher and Mac OS X 10.6.8).

To get the correct version of the client, use the links below:

Also, the WSOP.com client can only support playing one table at a time on mobile.

Finally, pot-limit Omaha (PLO) games and tournaments are not compatible on mobile and must be played via a computer.

07-16-2020 17:23 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Chad Holloway

The numbers are in!

The 2020 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo attracted 1,044 players who rebought 484 times. The 1,528-entry field resulted in a $687,600 prize pool that will be paid out amongst the top 248 finishers. A min-cash will be worth $687.60 while the eventual winner will take down a $116,204.40 first-place prize to go along with a shiny gold bracelet.

Place	Prize
1	$116,204.40
2	$71,647.92
3	$51,570
4	$37,474.20
5	$27,572.76
6	$20,490.48
7	$15,402.24
8	$11,689.20
9	$9,007.56
10-12	$7,013.52
13-15	$5,500.80
16-18	$4,331.88
19-27	$3,506.76
28-36	$2,819.16
37-45	$2,337.84
46-54	$1,994.04
55-63	$1,719
64-72	$1,443.96
73-81	$1,306.44
82-90	$1,168.92
91-99	$1,031.40
100-126	$962.64
127-153	$893.88
154-180	$825.12
181-193	$756.36
194-248	$687.60

07-16-2020 17:18 UTC-8

Harder Flips His Way to a Double

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BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 1,600/3,200/400, Christian "0V0X0" Harder jammed for 35,766 from middle position, and Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone three-bet shoved for 51,027 from the cutoff, chasing out the remaining field.

Christian "0V0X0" Harder:
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone:

Harder pulled well in front on an flop, and Noone couldn't catch a ten on the turn or river. Harder doubled up, while Noone busted a short time later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian "0V0X0" Harder	79,932
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone	Busted

Tags: Christian Harder Jennifer Noone

07-16-2020 17:09 UTC-8

Kislinskii Runs Into Mizzi's Rockets

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BrandonTemple

With the blinds at 1,400/2,800/350, Mike "THICC" Del Vecchio raised to 5,600 from the cutoff, and Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii three-bet shoved for 29,791 in the small blind. Sorel "Lovemy3kids" Mizzi called off his last 27,450 in the big blind, and Del Vecchio folded.

Sorel "Lovemy3kids" Mizzi:
Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii: