Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship
Day 1 Completed
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$3,200
Prize Pool
$805,600
Entries
265
Level
32
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
6,000
Entries
265
Players Left
1
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
On Tuesday night, the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship attracted 202 players who rebought 163 times.
The 265-entry field generated a $805,600 prize pool, and after 11 hours of play, it was Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus coming out on top to win a $205,347 first-place prize and his first career gold bracelet.
Prior to the win, Lazrus only had two WSOP-related cashes totaling $34,790 but his third was his lucky charm, as it not only came in a career-best cash but also with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
2021 WSOP Online Event #28: $3,200 High Roller Championship
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus | $205,347 |
| 2 | Daniel "juice" Buzgon | $126,882 |
| 3 | Brett "Metanemesis" Apter | $87,246 |
| 4 | Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone | $61,145 |
| 5 | David "dpeters17" Peters | $43,744 |
| 6 | Felix "madenspauwke" Van De Put | $32,385 |
| 7 | Jeremiah "freestylerr" Williams | $24,249 |
| 8 | James BOCARATONE" Collopy | $18,126 |
After Dan "BackDoorDan" Smith eliminated Sang "youngkoi" Lee on the bubble in 37th place, the in-the-money eliminations came at a steady pace which included two-time WSOP bracelet winner Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli (25th - $5,639), three-time WSOP bracelet winner Nick "CashUsKlay" Schulman (13th - $9,103), WSOP bracelet winner Barry "puigmyfriend" Hutter (15th - $3,744), ]Joe "swansong79" Kuether (11th - $11,198), and Josh "YoelRomero" King (9th - $14,098).
Final Table Action
Half of the final eight players were bracelet winners with both Jeremiah "freestylerr" Williams and David "dpeters17" Peters looking to become the first-ever two-time online bracelet winners.
With half of the final table already owing WSOP gold, there was a chance one of them would fall first, and Jim "BOCARATONE" Collopy was that person. Collopy jammed preflop with ace-ten and was called by Peters holding a dominating ace-jack. Williams started the final table third in chips but was next to go after he lost a race holding a pair of sixes to Brett "Metanemesis" Apter holding ace-queen.
The fall of the top stacks continued after Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput saw his lead evaporate as the blinds went up and got in good with ace-nine against Lazrus holding a dominated ace-seven. Vandeput stayed ahead after the flop but Lazrus turned a seven, ending his tournament in sixth place.
Peters was next to go after his pocket rockets were tripped up Buzgon's ace-queen, and then Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone busted a few short hands later after getting it in with a made hand of sevens only to be called by Lazrus holding a crushing pair of eights.
A couple of hands later, Buzgon won a race with pocket eights against Apter holding a king-jack and Apter had to settle for third place and $87,246 in prize money.
The heads-up match was a battle of New Jersey players with Buzgon hold a slight chip advantage over Lazrus. The two battled back and forth until Buzgon called off his stack on the river holding a weak ace. Lazrus turned over top two-pair and Buzgon had to settle for a second-place finish for the second time this series.
The 2021 WSOP Online continues on Wednesday with Event #29: $800 NLH 8-Max Turbo Deepstack Championship. PokerNews will be live reporting and streaming the action, so be sure to join us then.
2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners Thus Far
| Date | Tournament | Players | Re-entries | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Jul | Event #1: $500 NLH BIG 500 Kick-Off | 837 | 440 | 1277 | $574,650 | Jose "deposit" Nooa | $105,161 |
| 2-Jul | Event #2: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 727 | 311 | 1038 | $560,520 | Manig "Ohio77" Loeser | $104,313 |
| 3-Jul | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 641 | 309 | 950 | $427,500 | Donnell "Spreezy52" Dais | $90,801 |
| 4-Jul | Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo | 608 | 242 | 850 | $382,500 | Jeffery "Steelvikes7" Hoop | $73,861 |
| 5-July | Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max | 459 | - | 459 | $648,700 | Jeremiah ��freestylerr�� Williams | $139,600 |
| 6-July | Event #6: $2,000 NLH Deepstack | 312 | 104 | 416 | $769,600 | Tyler "ShipTheShip" Denson | $175,700 |
| 7-July | Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's | 576 | 312 | 888 | $621,600 | Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo | $123,574 |
| 8-July | Event #8: $888 Crazy Eights Hold'em | 514 | 268 | 782 | $625,600 | Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch | $124,369 |
| 9-July | Event #9: $400 NLH 6-Max | 788 | 429 | 1,217 | $438,120 | Philip "wingsuiter" Beck | $81,534 |
| 10-July | Event #10: $333 NLH | 986 | 531 | 1,517 | $455,100 | Michael "njnj17" Leib | $81,645 |
| 11-July | Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack | 1,078 | 339 | 1,417 | $510,120 | Vijay ��Eclypzed�� Para | $86,210 |
| 12-July | Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 654 | 305 | 959 | $431,550 | Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | $83,332 |
| 13-July | Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 561 | - | 561 | $504,900 | Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng | $108,654 |
| 14-July | Event #14: $500 No Limit Hold'em | 673 | 363 | 1,036 | $466,200 | Gionni "COLDWARKID" Demers | $90,023 |
| 15-July | Event #15: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezout | 188 | - | 188 | $940,000 | Justin "Jsaliba2" Saliba | $253,800 |
| 16-July | Event #16: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 293 | 295 | 498 | $268,920 | Allen "Acnyc718" Chang | $61,394 |
| 17-July | Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max | 747 | 378 | 1,125 | $405,000 | Justin ��LappyPoker�� Lapka | $75,371 |
| 18-July | Event #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open | 524 | 232 | 756 | $692,000 | James "Danfriel" Gilbert | $137,570 |
| 19-July | Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights 8-Handed | 285 | 222 | 507 | $405,600 | Martin ��bathroomline�� Zamani | $92,598 |
| 20-July | Event #20: $3,200 NLH High Roller | 221 | 91 | 312 | $948,480 | Sang "youngkoi" Lee | $241,768 |
| 21-July | Event #21: $600 PLO 6-Handed | 281 | 270 | 551 | $297,540 | Bradley "drstrange7" Ruben | $69,148 |
| 22-July | Event #22: $600 NLH Knockout | 612 | - | 612 | $342,720 | Anthony "Lastbullet" Kennedy | $46,796 |
| 23-July | Event #23: $500 NLH Turbo | 457 | 237 | 694 | $312,300 | Ryan ��hagzzz021�� Hagerty | $67,207 |
| 24-July | Event #24: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 826 | 350 | 1,176 | $423,360 | Byung "bhy101" Yoo | $77,475 |
| 25-July | Event #25: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7's High Roller | 113 | 38 | 151 | $1,113,927 | David "dpeters17" Peters | $283,940 |
| 25-July | Event #26: $500 NLH The Big 500 Encore | 729 | 389 | 1,118 | $503,100 | Eric "8Bracelets" Van Auken | $93,627 |
| 26-July | Event #27: $1,000 PLO Championship | 221 | 177 | 398 | $367,050 | David "lox10" Goldberg | $86,440 |
| 27-July | Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship | 202 | 63 | 265 | $805,600 | Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus | $205,347 |
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus raised to 150,000 from the small blind, Daniel "juice" Buzgon called.
The flop came the 
. Buzgon check-called a bet of 90,000.
The turn was the 
. Lazrus beefed up the bet to 612,010 over a pot of 492,010 and Buzgon called.
The river came the 
. Buzgon checked a third time. Lazrus then jammed all in for 2,464,187 into a pot of 1,716,030. He had Buzgon covered by only 20,000 making the decision a huge one. After several moments, Buzgon called.
Lazrus had the 
for two-pair, which was better than the 
top pair of Buzgon and just like that the tournament was over and Buzgon was left with his second 2nd place finish of the online WSOP series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,625,000
3,893,701
|
3,893,701 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter raised all in for 1,126,117 from the small blind and Daniel "juice" Buzgon snap-called from the big blind.
Daniel "juice" Buzgon: 
Brett "Metanemesis" Apter: 
Apter was behind holding two overs but neither appeared on the 
flop.
The 
turn did give both players the heart flush draw with Apter holding the better draw but the 
river was a brick and ended Apter's tournament in 3rd place for $87,246.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,893,701
2,052,619
|
2,052,619 |
|
|
2,731,299
-1,160,755
|
-1,160,755 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
On Friday, July 23, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit continued alongside the bracelet events. The eighth tournament was the $215 buy-in Event #8: $50,000 GTD NLH Deepstack Turbo, which attracted 305 players who rebought 116 times, which resulted in a $84,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 80 finishers.
Among those to cash were Nino "elnino" Jabbes (10th - $1,136.70), Dan "Feeltheflow" Sindelar (15th - $875.68), Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco (19th - $530.46), Jerod "WhiskeyDeck" Smith (28th - $471.52), Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (37th - $421), and David "dehhhhh" Coleman (45th - $378.90).
In the end, it was Hye "hellofriend" Park besting Jacob "ROOMservice" Perry in heads-up play to win a $14,398.20 top prize and his first career gold ring.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #8 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hye "hellofriend" Park | $14,398.20 |
| 2 | Jacob "ROOMservice" Perry | $10,651.30 |
| 3 | "Billya" | $7,855.86 |
| 4 | Vladimir "Quasar" Alexandrov | $5,776.12 |
| 5 | Huy "SavePluto9" Nguyen | $4,487.86 |
| 6 | Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio | $3,426.94 |
| 7 | Felix "madenspauwke" Van de Put | $2,601.78 |
| 8 | Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger | $1,978.70 |
| 9 | Anthony "Turbo1" Huntsman | $1,473.50 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 31
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone jammed from the small blind and was called by Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus in the big blind.
Marone had the 
, Lazrus had the 
.
The flop basically ended it as it came the 
to give Mazrus a set. The turn was the 
to give Marone a set and give him a minscule chance to survive. But the confirmed the best hand for Lazrus and Marone was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,892,054
329,219
|
329,219 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 31
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel "juice" Buzgon raised and Michael "DirtyMike973" Marone called on the button before David "dpeters17" Peters three-bet jammed for 568,600 from the big blind.
Action was back on Buzgon who isolated after he jammed over the top for 1,152,474 and the two hands were revealed.
Daniel "juice" Buzgon:
David "dpeters17" Peters: 
Peters was well ahead with his pocket aces and nothing changed after the 
flop paired Buzgon's lady.
Unfortunately for Peters, turn wasn't a good one as it gave Buzgon trip queens and the river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,841,082
1,541,082
|
1,541,082 |
|
|
693,027
-819,765
|
-819,765 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 31
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 30
: 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Felix "madenspauwke" Van De Put jammed all in for 158,252 from the cutoff, Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus called in the big blind.
Van De Put was ahead with the 
against the of Lazrus.
The flop came the 
. But it was the turn that did Van De Put in as the came off. The river was the 
and just like that Van De Put was gone in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,562,835 | |
|
Busted |