Event #1: $500 NLH Big 500 Kick-Off | 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

07-02-2021 00:16 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts for the Final 20 (full)

Chad Holloway

Level 34 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "basile28" Basile	3,760,148 -11,300	-11,300
Allen "Acnyc718" Chang	1,813,554 582,868	582,868
Steve "gborooo" Gross	1,791,965 64,130	64,130
Kevin "vamonospest" Lutz	1,684,431 387,398	387,398
Ryan "PostmatesSel" Franklin	1,609,304 504,592	504,592
DoubleAceBar	1,598,486 608,870	608,870
Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder	1,438,935 357,586	357,586
Norman "Abnormality" Michalek	1,385,558 -518,322	-518,322
Ashton “LND999” Freemon	1,359,867 362,918	362,918
TheVillager	1,179,134 -458,998	-458,998
Ronald "Ceek100x" Ellis	1,143,265 62,916	62,916
Shannon "Aulophobia" Shorr	998,366 -522,470	-522,470
Ye "yuan365" Yuan	975,628 548,016	548,016
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian	956,712

Charles “chuckthebum” Varner	849,024
Bearbuck	647,898 152,074	152,074
Jose "deposit" Noboa	643,653
Derek "PuntRunner" Gomez	629,714 -619,229	-619,229
OpenOpen	570,394
David "dbaba" Baba	503,964

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Level: 35

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,500

07-02-2021 00:23 UTC-7

WSOP Legend: 3-Time Poker Players Championship Winner Michael Mizrachi

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Anthony Thompson

Level 35 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC), which was created in 2006, is considered the tournament where the best of the best take on one another and duke it out in a variety of poker games, a reflection of all-around poker skill. Imagine playing the likes of Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu five days in a row in a short-handed mixed format.

Needless to say, the hefty price tag coupled with a small, elite field created a legacy for the PPC where champions are considered among the greatest overall poker players. A quick glance at its 14-year history shows nothing but greatness among champions, from John Hennigan to Mike Gorodinsky, and with the late David "Chip" Reese as perhaps the event's most fitting inaugural winner back in 2006.

Winning once is the poker professional's dream. Winning two? You're in a league of your own. But winning the toughest event with poker's best three times? Only one man achieved that improbable feat on this day back in 2018, after winning his first two titles in 2010 and 2012: Michael Mizrachi.

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07-02-2021 00:28 UTC-7

"TheVillager" Taken Out by Yuan

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Anthony Thompson

Level 35 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Action folded around to Ye "yuan365" Yuan who raised all in on the button and "TheVillager" called off their stack from the small blind.

"TheVillager":
Ye "yuan365" Yuan:

"TheVillager" was ahead until a nine appeared in the window on the flop. The didn't help "TheVillager" nor did the river and they were eliminated from the tournament in 18th place for $3,793.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ye "yuan365" Yuan	1,100,844 125,216	125,216
TheVillager	Busted

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07-02-2021 00:30 UTC-7

David "dbaba" Baba Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,769.59)

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Chad Holloway

Level 35 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

David "dbaba" Baba moved all in for 870,428 under the gun and action folded to chip leader Christopher "basile28" Basile, who jammed from the button. Both blinds folded and it was off to the races.

David "dbaba" Baba:
Christopher "basile28" Basile:

It was a flip but not after the flop gave Basile top pair. Neither the turn nor river helped Baba and he was ousted in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "dbaba" Baba	Busted

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Level: 36

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

07-02-2021 00:39 UTC-7

Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,769.59)

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Chad Holloway

Level 36 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Christopher "basile28" Basile in the small blind and he jammed into Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian, who called off from the big for 957,962.

Christopher "basile28" Basile:
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian:

Zobian got it in good but fell behind on the flop. The turn was a brick for Zobian and so was the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "basile28" Basile	6,040,000 2,279,852	2,279,852
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian	Busted

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07-02-2021 00:44 UTC-7

Norman "Abnormality" Michalek Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,770)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 36 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

"LND999" raised to 200,000 from under the gun and only Norman "Abnormality" Michalek called from the cutoff.

The flop saw "LND999" check-call Michalek's 80,000 bet and then did the same for 455,000 after the turn.

Once the completed the board on the river, "LND999" check-called Michalek once again this time for his whole 839,139 stack.

Michalek rolled over for air while "LND999" showed to eliminate Michalek.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashton “LND999” Freemon	3,326,268 1,966,401	1,966,401
Norman "Abnormality" Michalek	Busted

07-02-2021 00:45 UTC-7

Ronald "Ceek100x" Ellis Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,033.82)

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Chad Holloway

Level 36 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Ronald "Ceek100x" Ellis in the small blind and he moved all in for 961,530, which "LND999" called from the big blind.

Ronald "Ceek100x" Ellis:
"LND999":

Ellis had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved on the flop. The turn gave him a flush draw, but the river was a brick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald "Ceek100x" Ellis	Busted

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07-02-2021 00:50 UTC-7

Kevin "vamonospest" Lutz Bubbles Big 500 Kick-Off ($6,034)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 36 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

"LND999" raised from the cutoff and the called Kevin "vamonospest" Lutz's three-bet jam from the big blind.

"LND999":
Kevin "vamonospest" Lutz:

Lutz was ahead with his made hand until the flop appeared pairing the ace of "LND999".

The turn wasn't bad for Lutz as it gave him two mire outs with a wheel draw but the river ended his tournament in 10th place for $6,034.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashton “LND999” Freemon	7,032,888 3,706,620	3,706,620
Kevin "vamonospest" Lutz	Busted

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