WSOP.com Event #6: PLO8 6-Handed

On Monday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker Online Event #6: $600 PLO8 Six-Max attracted 833 entries, which resulted in a $449,820 prize pool. It marked the first non-hold'em event on the 2020 WSOP schedule, and after more than 12 hours of play it was Nathan "surfbum" Gamble coming out on top to win an $89,424.21 top prize and his second career bracelet.

Gamble, an army veteran (active duty 2013-16) who hails from North Richland Hills, Texas, won his first gold bracelet back in 2017 when he topped an 830-entry field to win the WSOP Event #46: $1,500 PLO8 for $223,339. It's a game in which he has plenty of experience.

"I started playing [poker] when I was 13, so poker has always been a big part of me," he said in 2017 after his first WSOP win. "I think it's just about maintaining a balanced life. I got engaged recently and been living in Hawaii and it's just having the ability to realize that poker isn't everything. It's the people around you. It's about everywhere you end up in life that you are able to make a difference at. So, hopefully I can make a difference after this."

Gamble gave his first bracelet to his father, who always supported his poker endeavors. Only time will tell where the second one will go.

2020 WSOP Event #6 Final Table Results

After "nyr9414" exited as the bubble bout in 127th place, the in-the-money eliminations came at a steady pace and included David "Twizzlers" Prociak (122nd - $899.64), Jared "darrensrabbi" Jaffee (96th - $944.62), Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (59th - $1,304.47), Andrew "randylerch2" Kelsall (43rd - $1,754.29), Chance "BingShui" Kornuth (39th - $1,754.29), Mike "The Mouth" Matusow (37th - $1,754.29), Ali "sasukeuchiha" Imsirovic (26th - $2,518.99), Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori (10th - $4,813.07), Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus (8th - $9,096.76), and Ryan "Flipflip" Lenaghan (7th - $10,750.69).

Simon "bagelbites" Lam, who has cashed in five of six events thus far in the series, was the first final table casualty after getting it in with kings down on a queen-high flop only to have "danish01" turn the winner when an ace spiked, giving him both a pair of aces for the high and a low.

Timothy "SSJTimmy" Batow was the next to go in a three-way pot where he ended up with two pair only to see Tom "hansdigalo" Schwartz roller over trip eights, and then Schwartz wound up followed him out the door in fourth place getting it in on a high flop with aces only to see Gamble roll over two pair, which held on the turn and river.

After John "rainman3817" Esposito bowed out in third place – the result of getting it in on the turn with a straight only to see Gamble table a flush – the heads-up match was set with Gamble holding an 8:1 Chip lead over Shane "danish01" Daniels.

Despite the disparity it proved to be a back-and-forth affair with Daniels even taking over the chip lead at one point. However, Gamble battled back and managed to seal the deal in a big all-in preflop hand. Daniels had gotten it in with kings and queens while Gamble had both high and low options. Gamble would up making a seven-high straight and that was good enough to earn him his second WSOP bracelet.

The next tournament on the schedule – Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack– will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Tuesday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the next 2020 WSOP bracelet!

John "rainman3817" Esposito raised to 320,000 under the gun and Nathan "surfbum" Gamble called to see a     flop. Gamble opted to lead out for 720,000, Esposito called, and the   appeared on the turn.

Gamble bet 1.52 million and Esposito called off for 1,257,760.

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble:     
John "rainman3817" Esposito:     

Esposito had a straight but he was drawing dead to Gamble's flush. The meaningless   was run out on the river and Gamble took a 10.1 million to 1.5 million chip lead into heads-up play against "danish01."

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble	10,100,000	1,967,192
danish01	1,500,000	-724,432
rainman3817	0	-2,377,760

John "rainman3817" Esposito opened for 350,000 on the button and Tom "hansdigalo" Schwartz called from the small blind as did Timothy "SSJTimmy" Batow from the big blind.

The flop came    , Schwartz lead out for 120,000, Batow got their remaining 43,644 in the middle, and Esposito called as well.

The board paired with the   on the turn, Schwartz fired out 771,822, and Esposito called.

Both players checked the   river and everyone tabled their hands.

Timothy "SSJTimmy" Batow:     
Tom "hansdigalo" Schwartz:     
John "rainman3817" Esposito:     

Schwartz held the best hand with trip eights and Batow took their exit in fifth place.

hansdigalo	4,663,714	3,471,864
rainman3817	1,273,880	-3,781,172
SSJTimmy	0	-594,548

Simon "bagelbites" Lam opened for 350,000 from the cutoff and "danish01" called on the button.

The flop came    , Lam moved all in for 576,136 and "danish01" quickly called.

"danish01":     
Simon "bagelbites" Lam:     

Lam was ahead until the   appeared on the turn pairing "danish01's" ace.

Lam still held outs but the   river wasn't one of them and he took his exit in sixth place.

danish01	2,650,384	-205,912
Simon "bagelbites" Lam	0	-1,051,136

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble opened for 350,000 on the button and then called Ryan "Flipflip" Lenaghan's three-bet jam of 781,532 from the big blind.

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble:     
Ryan "Flipflip" Lenaghan:     

Lenaghan was ahead with his pocket aces until the     flop gave Gamble two-pair.

The   turn put Lenaghan in the lead with trip eights but the rollercoaster ride came crashing down once the   appeared on the river to give Gamble a full house and eliminate Lenaghan in seventh place.

Nathan "surfbum" Gamble	1,746,118	1,191,532
Ryan "Flipflip" Lenaghan	0	-901,532

"rainman3817" opened for 172,500 from the cutoff and "Simon "bagelbites" Lam three-bet to 577,500 from the small blind.

Action was on Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus who four-bet jammed for 666,679, "rainman3817" called and Lam came along for less holding 604,848.

"rainman3817":     
Simon "bagelbites" Lam:     
Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus:     

The flop came     and Ausmus connected with the   on the turn but the   river gave both of his opponents broadway, ending his tournament in eighth place.

rainman3817	4,009,306	227,424
Simon "bagelbites" Lam	989,098	212,424
Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus	0	-694,848

"thehofffx" opened for 112,500 and was called by "rainman3817" on the button, along with Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus from the big blind.

The     flop was checked to "thehofffx" who continued for 362,500 and "rainman3817" raised to 1,450,000. Ausmus mucked his hand while "thehofffx" called for less holding 566,560.

"thehofffx":     
"rainman3817":     

Both players flopped two-pair but "rainman3817" got the better of it and neither the   turn nor the   river changed that as "thehofffx" took their exit in ninth place.

rainman3817	3,453,132	2,513,989
Jeremy "Chipchecka" Ausmus	715,732	-407,500
thehofffx	0	-1,729,846