Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level 44
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
On Friday night, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em drew 1,450 runners who rebought 641 times. The 2,091-entry field resulted in a $752,760 prize pool, and after 12 hours of play, it was Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn, originally from Barnesville, Ohio, coming out on top to win a $115,850 top prize and his first gold bracelet.
Prior to the win, Kuhn had 19 WSOP-related cashes totaling $373,450. That included a WSOP Circuit gold ring win for $122,098 after taking down the $1,675 Main Event at Harrah’s Atlantic City back in 2016.
2020 WSOP Event #3 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn | $115,850 |
| 2 | Ronald “rlksaces” Keren | $71,587 |
| 3 | Richard “Doc33” Federico | $52,242 |
| 4 | Theodore “klubot” Lui | $38,466 |
| 5 | Max “ndirish50” Huster | $28,605 |
| 6 | Evan “Escott121181” Scott | $21,454 |
| 7 | Christopher “pokerher2014” Fuchs | $16,184 |
| 8 | Roland “prngls12” Israelashvili | $12,345 |
| 9 | Andrew "AndrewFreund" Freund | $9,560 |
After Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez bubbled the tournament in 331st place, the eliminations came at a rapid pace. Among the notables to cash were Matthew “Michmeister” Mich (298th - $602.20), Michael :miguelfiesta” Lech (235th - $677.48), Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu (210th - $677.48), Mark “wiscomurray” Kroon (171st - $$828.03), Ari “philivey” Engel (76th - $1,279.69), Joey “JOEYdaMUSH” Galazzo (41st - $2,408.83), Jackson “Actjacksn” White (15th - $5,796.25), and Edward “Eddiegood598” [Removed:363] (11th - $7,452.32).
Kuhn began the final table as the chip leader while Andrew "AndrewFreund" Freund was the short stack. Not surprisingly, the latter was the first to go followed not long after by poker pro Roland "prngls12" Israelashvili, the WSOP’s all-time leader in cashes.
Israelashvili, who had cashed in all three tournaments of the series, fell to Kuhn after getting it in with pocket tens and failing to get lucky against queens. With the cash, Israelashvili extended his WSOP-related cash lead to 228.
After Christopher “pokerher2014” Fuchs bowed out in seventh place, Richard “Doc33” Federico caught fire, first by eliminating Evan “Escott121181” Scott in sixth place – the result of holding the superior kicker after both players flopped top pair – a then he busted Max “ndirish50” Huster with ace-queen versus ace-jack.
Federico continued his streak by eliminating Theodore “klubot” Lui in fourth place with ace-seven against king-jack, and that saw him take the chip lead into three-handed play. Unfortunately, his momentum came to a sudden halt before he four-bet jammed with queen-jack suited only to run into the pocket kings of Kuhn. The cowboys held, Federico was sent packing, and Kuhn took a nearly 5:1 chip lead into heads-up play against Ronald “rlksaces” Keren.
Keren wouldn’t go down without a fight, even seizing the chip lead at one point, but after roughly an hour of heads-up play Kuhn would reclaim the lead and finally close it out.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Saturday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the fourth bracelet of the 2020 WSOP!
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Level 44
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn opened for 800,000 and Ronald "rlksaces" Keren three-bet to 2,075,000. Kuhn four-bet jammed for 25,508,790 and Keren called for less holding 5,756,210.
Ronald "rlksaces" Keren: 
Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn: 
It was a classic race with Kuhn holding a slight edge but the 
flop gave him a sweat as Keren picked-up a staright and flush draws.
The turn was black but it was the 
and Keren bricked the river as well 
ending his night in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,365,000
14,956,210
|
14,956,210 |
|
Busted |
Level 44
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Ronald "rlksaces" Keren opened for 800,000 and Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn called to see a 
flop.
Both players checked to the turn where Keren check-called Kuhn's 850,000 bet.
The 
completed the board on the river and both players tabled their hands.
Keren showed 
but it was no good as Kuhn held 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,408,790
-2,591,210
|
-2,591,210 |
|
|
14,956,210
2,956,210
|
2,956,210 |
Level: 44
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 43
: 160,000/320,000, 40,000 ante
In the last hand of Level 43, Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn raised to 640,000 from the button and Ronald "rlksaces" Keren called to see a 
flop.
Keren check-called a bet of 424,200 and then check-called one of 1,656,300 on the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Keren checked for the third time and Kuhn moved all in for his last 6,687,645. Keren called with the 
for a rivered pair of tens but it was no good as Kuhn held the 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000,000
5,891,855
|
5,891,855 |
|
|
12,000,000
-6,256,855
|
-6,256,855 |
Level 43
: 160,000/320,000, 40,000 ante
After no initial raise, the two players saw a 
flop and Ronald "rlksaces" Keren check-called Ronald "rlksaces" Keren's 320,000 bet.
Both players checked the 
turn to see the 
complete the board on the river.
Keren checked his option once again only to fold after Kuhn fired out 2,640,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,256,855
-743,145
|
-743,145 |
|
|
13,108,145
1,108,145
|
1,108,145 |
Level: 43
Blinds: 160,000/320,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Ronald "rlksaces" Keren started the heads-up match down considerably but over the course of the past level has not only battled back but has seized the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000,000
11,143,145
|
11,143,145 |
|
|
12,000,000
-11,508,145
|
-11,508,145 |
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,508,145
-2,072,500
|
-2,072,500 |
|
|
7,856,855
2,072,500
|
2,072,500 |