2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$164,494
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,125,900
Entries
2,502
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,502
Players Left
1

Pescatori Turns the Boat and Gets Paid

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante
Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori

There were five players that saw a {8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop after an initial 400 preflop raise and action was checked to Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori who fired out 962, only "Twinning0716" called from the button.

Once the {a-Clubs} appeared on the turn, Pescatori led out for 1,924 and "Twinning0716" called to see the {7-Clubs} complete the board on the river.

Pescatori fired out 8,400 and then called "Twinning0716's" 9,509 all in raise.

"Twinning0716" rolsed over {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for trip eights but it was no good as Pescatori turned the full house with {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} to win the pot and "Twinning0716" re-entered the tournament.

Pescatori Gets Paid After Turning Aces Full
Pescatori Gets Paid After Turning Aces Full
Player Chips Progress
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Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori
27,115
12,115
12,115
WSOP 4X Winner

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Matthew “Michmeister” Mich Looking to Close Series as Strong as He Started

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante
Matthew “Michmeister” Mich
Matthew “Michmeister” Mich

At the beginning of the month, Iowa’s Matthew “Michmeister” Mich had just $3,344 in live tournament earnings, nearly half of which came from two small WSOP cashes, one in 2018 and the other in 2019.

What those paltry numbers don’t reveal is his experience and success online, which was on display in the 2020 WSOP online bracelet events early on as he cashed in all three of the first events right off the bat. It started when he took 19th in Event #1: $500 NLH Kickoff, and on Thursday he final tabled Event #2: $1,000 NLH 8-Handed Deepstack for $15,628. In Event #3: $400 NLH, he placed 298th for a $602.20 min-cash.

Since then, he's added three other cashes and is hoping for a seventh, and his first bracelet, in this event.

Mich, a former poker dealer, traveled to Las Vegas with Taylor Howard, a Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) champ who finished in 26th place in the aforementioned kickoff event.

“He was only planning on being out here a couple weeks, but now I think he might stay with me and chase the leaderboard,” Howard said of his friend.

Mich previously sent PokerNews these photos of him at his grind station.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
32,930

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A Round of Chip Counts

Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn us
Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn
42,363
Profile photo of Taylor "gambol_time" Howard us
Taylor "gambol_time" Howard
40,454
Profile photo of Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng us
Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng
33,204
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Matthew "Michmeister" Mich
32,930
Profile photo of Calvin "projector52" Anderson
Calvin "projector52" Anderson
32,335
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Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert
30,838
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Kenna "STAXS" James
30,255
Profile photo of Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee
Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee
30,187
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Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen
29,678
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz us
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz
29,495
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nipun "javatini" Java
28,185
WSOP 3X Winner
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Jamie "DanBilzerian" Kerstetter
27,000
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Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed
24,568
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu
24,310
9,310
9,310
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Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles
23,462
Profile photo of Eric "bill_luga" Blair us
Eric "bill_luga" Blair
23,280
Profile photo of Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen
Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen
22,915

Level: 7

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

WSOP Legend: 10-Time Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.

A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.

The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.

Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.

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Wang Rebuys After Failing to Connect With Big Slick

Level 6 : 80/160, 0 ante
Michael Wang
Michael Wang

Action folded around to "DMJT23" who raised to 360 from the cutoff and then called Michael "miw210x" Wang's 2,012 three-bet jam from the small blind.

"DMJT23": {6-Spades}{4-Spades}
Michael "miw210x" Wang: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Wang held the better hand and the {5-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop gave Wang a broadway draw.

The {4-Hearts} appeared on the turn pairing "DMJT23" and Wang still held plenty out outs but the {3-Spades} river wasn't one of them as he re-entered the tournament.

Wang Rebuys After Failing to Connect With Big Slick
Wang Rebuys After Failing to Connect With Big Slick
Player Chips Progress
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Michael "miw210x" Wang
15,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 80/160

Ante: 0

Lee Out Flops Nguyen

Level 5 : 60/120, 0 ante
Kennii Nguyen
Kennii Nguyen

Action folded around to Kennii "A2345nut" Nguyen who raised to 240 from the cutoff and was called Paul "pwlee57" Lee from the small blind bringing the two players to the {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades} flop.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades}, Lee check-raised Nguyen's 399 continuation bet to 1,000 and Nguyen called to see the {5-Hearts} appear on the turn.

Lee check-jammed for 17,447 after Nguyen fired out 2,530 and Nguyen called off his 8,010.

Paul "pwlee57" Lee: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Kennii "A2345nut" Nguyen: {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Nguyen was behind needing a non-heart jack to fall on the river but it came the {6-Clubs} and he re-entered the tournament.

Lee Out Flops Nguyen
Lee Out Flops Nguyen
Player Chips Progress
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Paul "pwlee57" Lee
27,987
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Kennii "A2345nut" Nguyen
15,000

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