Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:21 PM Local Time
Richards Shakes Off Naim
David "Beeerdo" Richards raised to 2,400 from early position, and found a lone caller in Ibrahim "ig0tdibs" Naim on the button.
Richards bet 4,500 on a flop, and Naim called.
The fell on the turn, and Richards bet 7,500. Naim folded.
| Ha "bigheaded" Diep | 144,346 | -14,299  |
| David "Beeerdo" Richards | 73,407 | |
| Ibrahim "ig0tdibs" Naim | 41,404 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:15 PM Local Time
Prize Pool and Payout Information
The numbers are in!
The 2020 WSOP online series Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em attracted 1,624 players who rebought 803 times. The 2,427-entry field resulted in a $1,092.150 prize pool that will be paid out to the top 371 finishers. A min-cash is worth $764.50 while the eventual winner will walk away with a $159,563.11 top prize.
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $159,563.11 |
| 2 | $98,621.14 |
| 3 | $72,409.54 |
| 4 | $53,624.56 |
| 5 | $40,081.90 |
| 6 | $30,143.34 |
| 7 | $22,825.93 |
| 8 | $17,474.40 |
| 9 | $13,542.66 |
| 10-12 | $10,593.85 |
| 13-15 | $8,300.34 |
| 16-18 | $6,552.90 |
| 19-27 | $5,242.32 |
| 28-36 | $4,150.17 |
| 37-45 | $3,385.66 |
| 46-54 | $2,839.59 |
| 55-63 | $2,402.73 |
| 64-72 | $1,965.87 |
| 73-81 | $1,747.44 |
| 82-90 | $1,638.22 |
| 91-99 | $1,529.01 |
| 100-126 | $1,419.79 |
| 127-153 | $1,310.58 |
| 154-180 | $1,201.36 |
| 181-207 | $1,092.15 |
| 208-289 | $982.93 |
| 290-330 | $873.72 |
| 331-371 | $764.50 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:14 PM Local Time
Belsky's Queens Can't Hold
"Mcmfuffin971" raised to 2,400 from middle position, and "spoos" three-bet to 4,800 next to act. Ryan "stlbel" Belsky four-bet shoved for 8,475 in the big blind, and "Mcmfuffin971" called. "spoos" five-bet shoved for 33,243, and "Mcmfuffin971" called that as well.
Ryan "stlbel" Belsky:
"spoos":
"Mcmfuffin971":
Belsky's lead didn't last long, as the e flop gave "spoos" a commanding lead with a pair of kings. The case queen didn't hit on the turn or river, and Blesky was eliminated, while "spoos" more than doubled up.
| Bobby "HLD1TYM" Sanoubane | 85,477 | |
| spoos | 76,911 | |
| Mcmfuffin971 | 27,695 | |
| Ryan "stlbel" Belsky | 0 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:05 PM Local Time
Wexler Jams on "dsdz1"
Jonas "DogFacedBoy" Wexler raised to 2,000 from under the gun, and "dsdz1" called on the button.
Wexler bet 2,313 on the flop, and "dsdz1" raised to 5,624. Wexler called.
The fell on the turn, and Wexler checked again. "dsdz1" bet 10,000, and Wexler check-raised all in for 36,892. "dsdz1" folded, preserving his final 19,272.
| Daniel "TiltedTowers" Deveau | 76,862 | 76,862  |
| Jonas "DogFacedBoy" Wexler | 64,765 | |
| dsdz1 | 19,272 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:02 PM Local Time
2014 WSOP APAC Champ Giving It Another Go
| Scott "miamicane" Davies | 20,750 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 7:00 PM Local Time
No Longer in the Tournament...
| Mark "ozziebee" Osborne | 0 | |
| Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring | 0 | |
| Matthew "MattyFlushes" Larkin | 0 | |
| Leo "feelsgoodman" Wolpert | 0 | |
| David "SouthPoint" Ivers | 0 | |
| Rob "robpisano" Pisano | 0 | |
| Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett | 0 | |
| Stephanie "stephhub31" Hubbard | 0 | |
| Hye "hellofriend" Park | 0 | |
| Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | 0 | |
| Scott "donkspi" Herrmann | 0 | |
| Mac "mverstandig" VerStandig | 0 | -41,352 |
| Kevin "UncleKevin" O'Donnell | 0 | |
| Charalampos "CoffeeMonkey" Charalampakis | 0 | -4,065 |
| Blake "CheeetahGirl" Bohn | 0 | -21,596 |
| Tyler "DumbRam" Patterson | 0 | |
| Richard "l8rtodd" Ali | 0 | |
| Ronald "dirkraiser" Durkel | 0 | |
| Robert "psychoduck" March | 0 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:46 PM Local Time
Cristos Wins Flip to Double Through Berkey
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey raised to 2,000 from early position and Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos, who was next to act, three-bet jammed for 8,661. Action folded back to Berkey and he made the call.
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey:
Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos:
It was a flip but Cristos needed to improve to stay alive. That didn't happen on the flop, but it did when the turn paired his bullet. The river was of no consequence and Cristos doubled through Berkey.
| Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey | 20,419 | 3,819 |
| Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos | 19,422 | -2 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:45 PM Local Time
Kelsall Binks the River
Andrew "Randylerch2" Kelsall raised to 1,600 from early position, and was called by "xmark1979x" in the small blind and Justin "cheersfive" Liberto in the big blind.
Action checked to Kelsall on a flop, and he bet 2,850. "xmark1979x" check-raised to 8,100, and after Liberto folded, Kelsall three-bet shoved for 44,250. "xmark1979x" called.
Andrew "Randylerch2" Kelsall:
"xmark1979x"
Kelsall's nut flush draw was up against the set of "xmark1979x", and the turn gave Kelsall more outs with an open-ended straight draw. The river gave Kelsall his club, and he doubled up.
| xmark1979x | 96,971 | -34,496 |
| Andrew "Randylerch2" Kelsall | 94,200 | 94,200 |
| Justin "cheersfive" Liberto | 44,669 | 44,669 |
| Jesse "MrJesseJames" Sylvia | 15,547 | 2,237 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:41 PM Local Time
Level 14 Big Stacks
| Robert "NVRSTSFIED" Natividad | 166,920 | |
| Brian "JackBogle" Altman | 160,170 | 18,200 |
| Ha "bigheaded" Diep | 158,645 | 63,361 |
| kolebear | 137,104 | |
| Lokass27 | 135,367 | |
| xmark1979x | 131,467 | |
| Mark "liquid_sword" Twilligear | 123,541 | |
| David "zuleh" Bagheri | 122,982 | 12,650 |
| Joseph "jaehoez24" Zuniga | 121,111 | |
| David "1_BLUE_i" Peck | 117,329 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:40 PM Local Time
Altman Rises to the Top
Brian "JackBogle" Altman raised to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Soren "SkateWilder" Lundgren in the hijack, as well as "OpIvy" in the big blind.
"OpIvy" checked the flop to Altman, who bet 2,300. Lundgren called and "OpIvy" folded.
Altman bet 4,500 on the turn, and Lundgren called again.
Altman bet enough to put Lundgren in for his last 7,071 on the river, and Lundgren folded.
| Brian "JackBogle" Altman | 141,970 | 113,315 |
| OpIvy | 104,553 | 104,553 |
| Jed "jchak" Hoffman | 27,031 | |
| Soren "SkateWilder" Lundgren | 7,071 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:29 PM Local Time
Elsby Back Over Six-Figures
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen raised to 1,687 from the cutoff, and "Keegs26" called on the button. Matthew "FleshGolem" Elsby three-bet to 4,200 from the small blind, and Chen four-bet shoved for 26,467. "Keegs26" folded and Elsby snap-called.
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen:
Matthew "FleshGolem" Elsby:
Elsby's aces held on the flop, but Chen picked up two outs to survive on the turn. The fell on the river, and Chen was eliminated.
| Martinillo | 119,343 | |
| Matthew "FleshGolem" Elsby | 107,193 | 29,354 |
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 0 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:23 PM Local Time
"jdumas" Doubles Up With Quads
"DUCKHUNTDAVE" raised to 1,200 from under the gun, and was called by Saurav "blackoutmook" Desai in middle position, "jdumas" in the hijack, and Chad "clayne" Layne in the cutoff.
Action checked to "jdumas" on a flop, and they bet 3,187. Layne and "DUCKHUNTDAVE" folded, and Desai check-raised all in. "jdumas" called off their last 13,174.
Saurav "blackoutmook" Desai:
"jdumas":
"jdumas" flopped a set to take a stranglehold on the hand, and the turn and river improved them further to quad threes and a double.
| Tom ".BEAST." Cannuli | 71,535 | 71,535 |
| Chad "clayne" Layne | 51,035 | 51,035 |
| jdumas | 32,723 | 32,723 |
| Saurav "blackoutmook" Desai | 14,203 | 14,203 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:23 PM Local Time
Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles Looking to Compliment Ring Win w/ a Bracelet
Last October at the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana in the Louisville area, more than a dozen gold ring events took place. In Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em, 123 entries created a $40,590 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 19 players including Merton Toler (10th - $779), Nickolas Syrigos (14th - $673), Scott Weiss (16th - $601), and Kathalyn Holz (19th - $553).
Poker grinder Tim Garles from Des Moines, Iowa began day 2 as the chip leader and stayed there on his way to victory.
"I have been working really hard, my coach is Jeff Fielder," Garles said after his win. "I definitely have to thank him."
He added: "I am just going to keep playing tournaments."
All told, Agrles has $85,782 in lifetime live tournament earnings including second in the 2019 WSOPC Bicycle Casino $400 NLH Double Stack for $10,860 and third in the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Holiday Poker Classic for $9,944.
Garles, who hails from Iowa, just jumped into action today under the screen name "Timmy2bet" and is looking to compliment his ring win with a shiny gold bracelet. He was kind enough to share with us some shots from his AirBnB grind station.
| Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles | 68,103 | 22,893 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:15 PM Local Time
Berkey Binks the Heart for the Double; Boski Wins as Well
Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos raised to 1,444 under the gun and Jeff "NOGAMBLE" Boski called from middle position. Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles came along from the small blind and the short-stacked Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey did the same from the big to make it four-way action to the flop.
Garles checked, Berkey shipped it for 3,448, and Cristos raised to 8,824. Boski then reraised all in for 28,835, Garles folded, and Cristos called to put two players at risk.
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey:
Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos:
Jeff "NOGAMBLE" Boski:
Boski was ahead with a set while Berkey was on the flush draw. The turn was of no consequence but the river was as Berkey made the flush to more than triple. Meanwhile, Boski took down the large side pot against Cristos.
| Jeff "NOGAMBLE" Boski | 50,774 | 50,774 |
| Tim "Timmy2bet" Garles | 45,210 | 45,210 |
| Jordan "chuckies44" Cristos | 19,424 | 19,424 |
| Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey | 16,600 | 16,600 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:10 PM Local Time
Kings-Up Good For Vang
Frank "flcrivello" Crivello raised to 1,395 from the hijack, and Kou "MN_Finest" Vang called in the big blind.
Vang check-called a bet of 2,685 from Crivello on a flop, and the turn was checked by both players.
Vang bet 3,175 on the river, and Crivello called. Vang tabled for kings and eights, and Crivello mucked.
| Ari "PhilIvey" Engel | 76,214 | 76,214 |
| Frank "flcrivello" Crivello | 39,407 | 39,407 |
| Kou "Mn_Finest" Vang | 33,796 | |
| Erica "Sourpatchgrl" Nelson | 19,940 | 19,940 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 6:07 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Brendan "clembutt" Torrejon | 0 | |
| Dave "davedadonk" Gutfreund | 0 | |
| Larry "lormson" Ormson | 0 | -41,579 |
| Richard "Moneylives27" Munro | 0 | |
| Michael "mike88krebs" Krebs | 0 | |
| Nick "ForgeFirst" Burnett | 0 | |
| Shawn "shawnisgone" Gill | 0 | |
| Jerremy "Lobezno" Koehler | 0 | |
| Matt "peepeepoopoo" Paoletti | 0 | |
| Michael "merlot" Bailey | 0 | |
| Matt "bodeyster" Bode | 0 | |
| Marvin "mkarlins" Karlins | 0 | -19,850 |
| omchi | 0 | |
| George "jester1133" Garcia | 0 | |
| Vanessa "ContainsNuts" Kade | 0 | |
| George "YeahAlright" Chen | 0 | |
| Lacey "Reysol" Jones | 0 | |
| Ryan "paradigum" Tolonen | 0 | |
| Steve "zekethefool" Colasurd | 0 | |
| Gerald "thegasman" Loke | 0 | |
| Michael "BrockLesnar" Holtz | 0 | |
| Ari "Badger985" Nissim | 0 | |
| Matthew "foreright" Schulte | 0 | |
| Sean "ricecakes124" Rice | 0 | |
| Mark "askyourgirl" Perry | 0 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 5:56 PM Local Time
Sylvia's Crackin' Jacks
Jesse "MrJesseJames" Sylvia jammed for 6,230 from the hijack, and Romain "terrrr1" Lotti called in the small blind.
Jesse "MrJesseJames" Sylvia:
Romain "terrrr1" Lotti:
Sylvia picked up a gutshot on the flop, but the turn provided no additional help. Lotti's jacks couldn't hold up, however, as the hit the river to give Sylvia the nuts and the double.
| Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 95,139 | 6,260 |
| Blake "CheeetahGirl" Bohn | 21,596 | |
| Thomas "DixUnlimited" Boyden | 21,134 | |
| Jesse "MrJesseJames" Sylvia | 13,310 | |
| Romain "terrrr1" Lotti | 5,899 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 5:48 PM Local Time
"olmuggins" Opts to Fire Again
After "almanson" opened for 1,850 from the hijack, Timothy "olmuggins" Phillips three-bet all in for 2,632 from the cutoff. Action folded back to "almanson" and they called.
Timothy "olmuggins" Phillips:
"almanson":
Phillips was in need of some help and got a little when the flop gave him an open-ended straight draw. He hit it on the turn, but his lead was shortlived as the spiked on the river to give "almanson" a bigger straight and the win.
Phillips was felted but opted to reload by rebuying for 20,000.
| Timothy "olmuggins" Phillips | 20,000 | |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 5:48 PM Local Time
"iHappy" Less Happy After Doubling Poe
"iHappy" raised to 800 from middle position, and Bobby "Katie1972" Poe three-bet to 2,000 from the button. "Happy" four-bet shoved, and Poe called for 10,059 total.
Bobby "Katie1972" Poe:
"iHappy":
Poe's aces held up on a board, and he shipped the double.
| Bobby "Katie1972" Poe | 21,168 | 21,168 |
| iHappy | 12,943 | 12,943 |
Sunday, July 12, 2020 5:39 PM Local Time
Daniels Takes a Bite out of "Burgersssss"
Jared "JSTRIZZA" Strauss raised to 640 for middle position, and Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai three-bet to 1,920 from the cutoff. Shawn "SayGoodNight" Daniels four-bet to 5,800 from the small blind, and action folded back to Pillai, who called.
Daniels bet 3,000 on an flop, and Pillai folded.
| Jared "JSTRIZZA" Strauss | 38,190 | |
| Shawn "SayGoodNight" Daniels | 33,062 | |
| Matthew "RustinCohle" Diehl | 21,243 | |
| Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai | 17,920 | |