2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Event #14: $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♥7♠
Prize
$90,023
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$466,200
Entries
1,036
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,036
Players Left
1
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Watch Every Final Table of the 2021 WSOP Online Events on the PokerNews Twitch Channel

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 9 : 140/280, 35 ante
PokerNews Twitch
PokerNews Twitch

Through August 3rd, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will begin hosting daily online gold bracelet events on WSOP.com. There will be 33 bracelets awarded over 32 days, and PokerNews is excited to announce we’ll not only be live reporting all the action but also offering poker fans daily live streams.

Every day, viewers at home will have access to watching the biggest names hunt for bracelets. In conjunction with PokerNews, Jeff Platt will host early action from each tournament at twitch.tv/jeffplatt, starting around the money bubble each day and taking players all the way to the final table.

“I am thrilled to team up with PokerNews to present coverage of the 2021 WSOP Online,” said Platt, who is a co-host of the PokerNews Podcast. “We learned last year that the prestige of bracelet events draws an incredibly passionate audience on Twitch. I can’t wait to interact with that audience again as we crown poker’s newest champions.”

After Platt’s streams, coverage will then shift to twitch.tv/pokernews where PokerNews’ own Jesse Fullen will cover final table action alongside a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alec Torelli, Ryan Laplante, Jesse Sylvia, KL Cleeton, Rampage Poker, and Jaman Burton, among others. The streams will also be featured on YouTube and Facebook.

“WSOP Online will certainly be the biggest online series of the year in the USA. We’re thrilled PokerNews has again stepped up to provide fans a way to follow the action,” said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the WSOP. “Jeff Platt’s personal streams were a highlight of last year’s online series and we have no doubt the PokerNews final table streams will be an entertaining watch.”

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Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo Eyes Up Second Gold Bracelet

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 9 : 140/280, 35 ante
Daniel Lupo
Daniel Lupo

One player who has been doing quite well on playing online in recent years is bracelet winner Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo, 37, of West Milford, New Jersey. You might recall in 2019, Lupo topped a 1,767-entry field to win the WSOP.com Online $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack for $145,274 and a gold bracelet. Last year, he added a ring to his résumé by taking down the WSOP.com Online Circuit Event #3: $320 NLH 6-Max for $32,595 and a month later won the WSOP.com $100,000 GTD Sunday for $50,715.

PokerNews caught up with Lupo, who went to NJIT for Architecture and baseball, to ask him about poker, which he squeezes in between working for an Architecture firm in Bridgewater specializing in single-family residential and smaller commercial projects and his family, which includes three kids ages 2-5 and his supportive wife Laura.

PokerNews: When and how did you learn to play poker?

Lupo: I started playing/learning in college during the Rounders and Moneymaker boom with a bunch of the baseball guys. Within a year I found myself hosting games at college, at home on breaks and basically anywhere I could find or make a game. I didn’t play much online early on, regrettably.

What sort of poker do you play these days?

Mostly online MTTs playing like three sessions per week on average with buy-ins typically from $50 to $1k with the occasional $2-$3k buy in for a big event. I average around 500-600 MTTs a month despite not playing full time, I tend to put in a lot of volume when I’m on. The games are mostly NLH and some PLO MTTs, but love when StarsNJ runs a series as they run a fun 8-Game MTT with a bunch of other mixed variants.

What’s it like to play poker while raising young children?

It’s been a constant evolution. I could probably write a book about all the highs and lows and life adjustments I’ve had or chose to make. It gives me a lot of inspiration to succeed while also adding some weight to my losses as it's like 'not only was I way from my kids for all of Sunday afternoon but I lost (insert obnoxious Sunday schedule cost here)'.

Daniel Lupo and his family. (Photo c/o Daniel Lupo)
Daniel Lupo and his family. (Photo c/o Daniel Lupo)

What are some of your poker goals?

Try and win everything I play. Actually, my biggest current goal is trying to optimize my MTT game selection. Since quarantine began the schedules have been exploding site to site and while it's been great, with lots of new players and lots of live players playing online it has also drastically increased my average buy-ins and session costs as well as the field size which further increases variance.

I'm trying to optimize the balance of table quantity and expected value vs individual session costs and the variance that comes with it. Having an average buy-in of $250 adds up pretty quickly when it's spread across 60+ entries on a Sunday. My biggest ongoing and long-term goal is to win enough to help my family live comfortably.

Lupo is in action today looking to make a run at his second gold bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo
21,200

Level: 9

Blinds: 140/280

Ante: 35

Krebs Takes Pot From Negreanu

Jeff McMillan
Jeff McMillan
Level 8 : 120/240, 30 ante

Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu raised from middle position to 480, two players called Michael "mike88krebs" Krebs raised to 2,250 from the big blind and all three opponents called.

The flop came the {6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades}. It checked around. The turn was the {5-Diamonds}. Krebs bet 3,200, Negreanu called and the two other players folded.

The river was the {5-Spades}. Action went check-check. Krebs revealed the {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} which was the winner as Negreanu didn't show.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael "mike88krebs" Krebs 		25,120
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Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu
8,021

Bryne Loses Race to Moore

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 8 : 120/240, 30 ante
Melissa Bryne
Melissa Bryne

Melissa "luckmgmt" Bryne was all in preflop for 7,265 from late position and Patrick "patmoore967" Moore called on the buttn.

Melissa "luckmgmt" Bryne: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Patrick "patmoore967" Moore: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Bryne was racing for her tournament and fell behind after the {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop paired Moore's king.

Bryne needed some help and found it with the {8-Hearts} turn as it gave her the heart flush draw but he river came a brick {4-Clubs} ending her tournament.

Melissa "luckmgmt" Bryne
Bryen Loses Race
Player Chips Progress
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Patrick "patmoore967" Moore 		39,632
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Melissa "luckmgmt" Bryne
Busted

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Aces Get Full Value

Jeff McMillan
Jeff McMillan
Level 8 : 120/240, 30 ante

Rajendra "vsamba" Mahadevappa three-bet to 2,205 from the small blind over a 400 raise and a call. The two other players called.

The flop came the {7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. Mahadevappa bet 4,875, one opponent folded and "Rumcake" called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}. Madadevappa bet 12,187, Rumcake called.

The river was the {3-Spades}. Madadevappa moved all in for his remaining 28,416 and was called. He revealed the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} which crushed the {k-Spades}{q-Spades} of "Rumcake" to gather a full double.

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Rajendra "vsamba" Mahadevappa 		97,454
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Rumcake
4,110
-38,104
 -38,104

Level: 8

Blinds: 120/240

Ante: 30

Huntsman Starts off Fresh

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante
Anthony Huntsman
Anthony Huntsman

"AQdynasty" raised to 400 from early position and then called the 3,370 three-bet jam Anthony "Turbo1" Huntsman tossed out from the hijack.

"AQdynasty": {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Anthony "Turbo1" Huntsman: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Huntsman was behind and didn't find any help from the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop.

The {10-Diamonds} turn gave him a pair but the {a-Clubs} river improved "AQdynasty" to top set and Huntsman re-entered the tournament.

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Anthony "Turbo1" Huntsman 		15,000

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Najari Dropped by Lind

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 7 : 100/200, 25 ante

After an initial raise with one caller, Souzan "Zaxsun" Najari three-bet all in for 7,124 on the button and only Michael "Bballlind10" Lind called from the small blind.

Souzan "Zaxsun" Najari: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Michael "Bballlind10" Lind: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Najari was ahead with his made hand of sevens until a jack appeared in the window on the {2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop.

The {9-Clubs} turn gave Najari some more outs with a gutshot straight draw but the {9-Diamonds} river ended his tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael "Bballlind10" Lind
23,803
11,884
 11,884
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Souzan "Zaxsun" Najari 		Busted

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