Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em PA Championship | 2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events

08-16-2021 20:19 UTC-4

Gurney-Goldman Out As Porter Takes the Chip Lead

BrandonTemple

Level 27 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Steven "tuff_fish" Gurney-Goldman raised to 25,200 from under the gun, and Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter three-bet to 120,000 in the small blind. Gurney-Goldman four-bet shoved for 281,208 and Porter called.

Steven "tuff_fish" Gurney-Goldman:
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter:

Gurney-Goldman needed a jack after the flop paired up Porter, but would be left wanting on the turn and river.

The final ten players are in hand-for-hand play for the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter	972,132 425,320	425,320

Steven "tuff_fish" Gurney-Goldman	Busted

Tags: Andrew Porter Steven Gurney-Goldman

08-16-2021 20:16 UTC-4

A Flurry of Eliminations

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BrandonTemple

Level 27 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Joshua "ArmyWife1972" Rivera raised to 26,400 from the cutoff, then called when "MrTasty" three-bet shoved for 196,094 in the small blind.

"MrTasty":
Joshua "ArmyWife1972" Rivera:

Rivera's queens held for the knockout on a runout.

Immediately after, both Michael "lllllllll" Wang and Benjamin "ItMyTime4421" Kaupp both busted in separate hands at the two remaining tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua "ArmyWife1972" Rivera	516,519 248,994	248,994
MrTasty	Busted
Michael "lllllllll" Wang	Busted
Benjamin "ItMyTime4421" Kaupp	Busted

Tags: Michael Wang Joshua Rivera Benjamin Kaupp

08-16-2021 20:11 UTC-4

Lavin Ousts "Ngindn"

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BrandonTemple

Level 27 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin raised to 24,800 from middle position, then called when "Ngindn" three-bet shoved for 173,585 in the big blind.

"Ngindn":
Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin:

Both players paired up on the flop, but Lavin would earn the elimination when the turn and river left his aces in front.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin	603,003 193,085	193,085
Ngindn	Busted

Tags: Michael Lavin

08-16-2021 19:55 UTC-4

Haze Gets Unlucky to Bust

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BrandonTemple

Level 26 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Scott "CzechPlease" Haze jammed for 130,690 from the small blind, and Benjamin "ItMyTime4421" Kaupp called in the big blind.

Scott "CzechPlease" Haze:
Benjamin "ItMyTime4421" Kaupp:

Kaupp caught up on the flop to take the lead, and Haze couldn't catch up on the turn or river to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin "ItMyTime4421" Kaupp	282,673 81,076	81,076

Scott "CzechPlease" Haze	Busted

Tags: Scott Haze Benjamin Kaupp

08-16-2021 19:43 UTC-4

Porter Wins a Monster

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BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin raised to 16,800 from middle position, and Taylor "dripbaeless" Williams three-bet shoved for 194,503 on the button. Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter four-bet shoved for 266,500 in the big blind, and Lavin folded.

Taylor "dripbaeless" Williams:
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter:

Porter won the flip on a runout to eliminate Williams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter	459,762 143,062	143,062

Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin	317,061 289,000	289,000
Taylor "dripbaeless" Williams	Busted

Tags: Michael Lavin Taylor Williams Andrew Porter

08-16-2021 19:27 UTC-4

McKeehen Bows Out

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BrandonTemple

Level 24 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

One hand after doubling up Michael "lllllllll" Wang, Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen three-bet shoved for 80,452 from the small blind over a button open from Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini. Tamanini called.

Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen:
Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini:

McKeehen was left looking for running cards after the flop, and while he did hit one of those on the turn, the river was the last one the three-time WSOP Bracelet winner would see in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "lllllllll" Wang	271,512 -31,123	-31,123
Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini	227,883 -41,413	-41,413
Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen	Busted

08-16-2021 19:22 UTC-4

"Zombo" Returns to the Earth

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BrandonTemple

Level 24 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

"Zombo" jammed for 98,504 from early position, and "Ngindn" called in the cutoff.

"Zombo":
"Ngindn":

"Zombo" had some hope after the flop and turn gave them a flush draw, but the river bricked off, eliminating "Zombo".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ngindn	246,285 78,204	78,204
Zombo	Busted

08-16-2021 19:18 UTC-4

Haze Gets a Double on McKeehen

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BrandonTemple

Level 24 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Scott "CzechPlease" Haze jammed for 47,365 from the cutoff, and Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen called in the big blind.

Scott "CzechPlease" Haze:
Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen:

Haze hit the flop to take the lead, and held on the turn and river to double through the former WSOP Main Event champ.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen	253,461 -69,685	-69,685
Scott "CzechPlease" Haze	103,870 18,810	18,810

Tags: Joe McKeehen Scott Haze

08-16-2021 19:09 UTC-4

Tamanini Flips Out Frasca

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BrandonTemple

Level 23 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg raised to 10,000 from the hijack, and Brian "CleggsOnGG" Frasca three-bet to 99,000 in the small blind, leaving himself just 781 behind. Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini four-bet shoved for 162,515 in the big blind, Gruneberg folded and Frasca called off his last few chips.

Brian "CleggsOnGG" Frasca:
Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini:

Tamanini flopped the nuts on , and the turn left Frasca looking for a chop. The river was a blank, and Frasca's day is done.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "PapaSharp" Tamanini	269,296 121,156	121,156
Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg	173,016 1,875	1,875
Brian "CleggsOnGG" Frasca	Busted

Tags: Brian Frasca Ryan Tamanini Zach Gruneberg

08-16-2021 18:55 UTC-4

Lechman Doomed By Lavin

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BrandonTemple

Level 23 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Maros "Doomswitch" Lechman jammed for 40,759 from middle position, and Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin, who already won a WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event #7: $600 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack, called in the small blind.

Maros "Doomswitch" Lechman:
Michael "TonyBananas" Lavin:

Lavin's tens ended up making a flush on a runout, and Lechman was eliminated.