Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:36 PM Local Time
Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($116,204)
On Thursday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo attracted 1,044 players who rebought 484 times. The 1,528-entry field resulted in a $687,600 prize pool, and after just 7.5 hours of play, it was Terrell "Heezahustla" Cheatham as the last player standing, good for $116,204 and a gold bracelet.
Little is known about Cheatham, other than he originally hails from Akron, Ohio but now resides in Las Vegas. He has $24,836 in live tournament earnings according to HendonMob, including a career-best $7,880 for winning a WSOP Daily Deepstack back in 2014. He also finished 106th in last year's WSOP Big 50 for $7,169.
2020 WSOP Online Event #16 Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
1 | Terrell "Heezahustla" Cheatham | $116,204 |
2 | Julian "Julian" Parmann | $71,648 |
3 | Lev "Methinks" Milman | $51,570 |
4 | Marc "Mojoesmarc" Bernal | $37,474 |
5 | Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore | $27,573 |
6 | Daniel "StayActive" Chan | $20,490 |
7 | Jeremy "http401" Govert | $15,402 |
8 | Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes | $11,689 |
9 | James "cbmezz99" Messeroll | $9,008 |
After Eric "circleball" Baldwin bubbled in 249th place, the bust outs came at a furious pace and included Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen (230th - $687.60), Jason "haderade" Somerville (189th - $756.36), Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee (121st - $962.64), Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (86th - $1,168.92), Philip "tomte" Yeh (38th - $2,337.84), Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington (24th - $3,506.76), and final table bubble boy Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd (10th - $7,013.52).
Lev "Methinks" Milman, who was a chess champion in his younger days, began the final table with a big chip lead, nearly 2:1 over his next closest competitor. James "cbmezz99" Messeroll was the first final table casualty losing ace-six suited to the pocket jacks of Cheatham, and then Milman extended his lead by winning a 10-million chip pot when his pocket tens held against the ace-king of Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes.
Jeremy "http401" Govert exited in seventh place running ace-nine into Marc "Mojoesmarc" Bernal's suited Big Slick, and then Daniel "StayActive" Chan, who began the final table as the short stack, fell after losing with ace-six to the ace-king of Bernal.
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore hit the rail in fifth place after running pocket sixes into the kings of Bernal, who in turn bowed out in forth losing ten-nine suited to the ace-jack of Cheatham.
Cheatham then got it in on the flop with a flush draw against Milman's trips aces, and a river heart allowed him to double big into the chip lead. Not long after, Milman ran ace-queen suited smack dab into Cheatham's two red aces to fall in third place.
Cheatham took 33.3 million into heads-up play against Julian "Julian" Parmann, who had 12.4 million. Parmann, a professional poker player for the past 14 years with $980,026 in live tournament earnings, put up a good fight, but with the blinds so big, he eventually shoved his last 10 big blinds with ace-trey against "Heezahustla's" ace-deuce. A deuce appeared on the flop and Parmann had to settle for second place, good for $71,648.
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Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:34 PM Local Time
Julian "Julian" Parmann Eliminated in 2nd Place ($71,647.92)
With blinds at 500,000/1,000,000/75,000, Julian "Julian" Parmann was all in preflop for his last 10,134,370 and "Heezahustla" called.
"Heezahustla":
Julian "Julian" Parmann:
Parmann had his opponent dominated but it was "Heezahustla" who connected with the flop.
The turn didn't change a thing as Parmann needed to spike a three on the river to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Parmann, the completed the board ending his tournament in second place.
Heezahustla | 45,840,000 | 9,134,370 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 0 | -9,134,370 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:26 PM Local Time
Parmann Under Ten Big Blinds
With the blinds at 500,000/1,000,000/125,000, "Heezahustla" raised to 2,000,000 on the button, and Julian "Julian" Parmann called in the big blind.
Parmann checked the flop to "Heezahustla", who bet 1,000,000. Parmann called.
The turn was checked by both players, and the fell on the river. Parmann bet 3,125,000, and "Heezahustla" jammed. Parmann, who had 9,134,370 behind, tanked for a bit before folding.
Heezahustla | 36,705,630 | 3,405,630 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 9,134,370 | -3,265,630 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:13 PM Local Time
Lev "Methinks" Milman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($51,570)
With the blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, "Heezahustla" raised the button to 1,218,750 and called when Lev "Methinks" Milman moved all in for 12,834,282 fro the small blind.
"Heezahustla":
Lev "Methinks" Milman:
"Heezahustla" had the best hand in poker and locked it up on the turn on the run out.
Milman busted in third place while "Heezahustla" took 33.3 million into heads-up play against Julian "Julian" Parmann, who had 12.4 million.
Heezahustla | 33,300,000 | 11,874,972 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 12,400,000 | -3,571,315 |
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 0 | -11,381,157 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:09 PM Local Time
"Heezahustla" Gets Lucky to Take the Chip Lead From Milman
With the blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, Lev "Methinks" Milman raised to 1,100,000 from the button, and "Heezahustla" called in the big blind.
"Heezahustla" checked the flop to Milman, who bet 600,000. "Heezahustla" check-raised to 3,478,125 and Milman called.
The fell on the turn, and "Heezahustla" jammed for 5,915,639. Milman called.
"Heezahustla":
Lev "Methinks" Milman:
The hit the river, giving "Heezahustla" a flush and the chip lead.
Heezahustla | 21,425,028 | 9,681,264 |
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 11,381,157 | -5,493,764 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:09 PM Local Time
Marc "Mojoesmarc" Bernal Eliminated in 4th Place ($37,474.20)
Marc "Mojoesmarc" Bernal open-jammed under the gun for 4,441,788 and "Heezahustla" gave them isolation after they came over the top for 6,301,976 from the button.
Marc "Mojoesmarc" Bernal:
"Heezahustla":
The flop paired both players with Bernal still behind and the turn was no help.
Bernal needed a ten or nine on the river but it came the giving "Heezahustla" trip jacks and elliminated Bernal in fourth place.
Heezahustla | 11,743,764 | 3,629,288 |
Mojoesmarc | 0 | -4,879,288 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:00 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Break
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 16,874,921 | -50,000 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 15,971,315 | 1,772,222 |
Heezahustla | 8,114,476 | -1,890,000 |
Mojoesmarc | 4,879,288 | -5,131,222 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:58 PM Local Time
Parmann Takes a Chunk Out of Milman
With the blinds at 200,000/400,000/50,000, Lev "Methinks" Milman limped in from the small blind, then called a raise to 1,200,000 from Julian "Julian" Parmann in the big blind.
Milman checked the flop to Parmann, who bet 800,000. Milman called.
The turn was checked again by Milman, and Parmann bet 2,900,000. Milman called again.
Milman checked a third time on the river, and Parmann jammed for 4,199,093. Milman folded.
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 16,924,921 | -1,469,886 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 14,199,093 | 5,570,000 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:51 PM Local Time
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore Eliminated in 5th Place ($27,572.76)
With blinds at 160,000/320,000/40,000, Julian "Julian" Parmann opened for 640,000 from the cutoff and was called "Mojoesmarc" from the button before Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore three-bet jammed for 4,072,112 from the small blind.
Action folded back to Parmann who mucked his hand while "Mojoesmarc" called and the two players revealed their hands.
"Mojoesmarc":
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore:
Buonocore ran into a monster and couldn't set up with the runout.
Mojoesmarc | 10,010,510 | 4,519,671 |
Heezahustla | 10,004,476 | 251,441 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 8,629,093 | 1,935,878 |
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore | 0 | -6,070,112 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:43 PM Local Time
Daniel "StayActive" Chan Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,490.48)
With the blinds at 140,000/280,000/35,000, Daniel "StayActive" Chan jammed for 1,259,772 from the cutoff, and "Mojoesmarc" three-bet shoved for 3,741,067 in the small blind. Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore folded in the big blind.
Daniel "StayActive" Chan:
"Mojoesmarc":
Chan couldn't find a six on a runout, and "Mojoesmarc" earned the knockout with his king-kicker.
Mojoesmarc | 5,490,839 | 281,894 |
Daniel "stayactive" Chan | 0 | -1,354,886 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:38 PM Local Time
Jeremy "http401" Govert Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,402.24)
With blinds at 140,000/280,000/35,000, Jeremy "http401" Govert open-jammed under the gun for 1,464,529 and "Mojoesmarc" gave them isolation after they came over the top for 3,219,416 from the small blind.
Jeremy "http401" Govert :
"Mojoesmarc":
Govert was dominated and they didn't receive any help from the runout ending their tournament in seventh place.
Mojoesmarc | 5,208,945 | 1,029,518 |
http401 | 0 | -3,939,745 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:36 PM Local Time
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,689.20)
With the blinds at 140,000/280,000/35,000, Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes raised to 560,000 from the hijack and Lev "Methinks" Milman three-bet to 1.75 million from the cutoff. Action folded back to Rhodes and he shipped for 5,045,170. Milman thought for a bit and then made the call.
Lev "Methinks" Milman:
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes:
It was a big flip and the proverbial coin came down in Milman's favor as the board ran out .
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 18,394,807 | 5,830,175 |
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes | 0 | -5,560,170 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:31 PM Local Time
James "cbmezz99" Messeroll Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,007.56)
With the blinds at 120,000/240,000/30,000, James "cbmezz99" Messeroll jammed for 2,857,851 from the cutoff, and "Heezahustla" called on the button.
James "cbmezz99" Messeroll :
"Heezahustla":
"Heezahustla" hit a set on the flop, and Messeroll was eliminated after the turn and river failed to bring Messeroll running sixes or aces.
Heezahustla | 9,753,035 | 7,070,443 |
cbmezz99 | 0 | -2,165,216 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:31 PM Local Time
Final Table Chip Counts
Lev "Methinks" Milman | 12,564,632 | 2,064,632 |
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 6,693,215 | -476,943 |
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore | 6,070,112 | 3,589,511 |
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes | 5,560,170 | -260,000 |
Mojoesmarc | 4,179,427 | -156,857 |
http401 | 3,939,745 | -852,000 |
Heezahustla | 2,682,592 | -2,106,308 |
cbmezz99 | 2,165,216 | -1,383,496 |
Daniel "stayactive" Chan | 1,354,886 | -497,557 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:28 PM Local Time
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,013.52)
With the blinds at 120,000/240,000/30,000, Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore raised to 480,000 from the small blind and called when Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd three-bet all in for 2,518,886 from the big.
Andrea "Andrewbull88" Buonocore:
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd:
Dodd had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out .
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd | 0 | -2,134,443 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:24 PM Local Time
Calvin "projector52" Anderson Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,013.52)
With the blinds at 100,000/200,000/25,000, Calvin "projector52" Anderson jammed for 3,036,720 from the cutoff, and Julian "Julian" Parmann three-bet shoved for 3,708,438 from the button, chasing out the blinds.
Calvin "projector52" Anderson:
Julian "Julian" Parmann:
Anderson picked up a gutshot on the flop, and some chip outs when the turn gave both players a different gutshot. The river was no help for Anderson, and the bracelet winner fell two spots shy of the final table.
Julian "Julian" Parmann | 7,170,158 | 3,256,720 |
Calvin "projector52" Anderson | 0 | -2,257,276 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:23 PM Local Time
WSOP Legend: Doyle Brunson's Final Bracelet, 15 Years Later
At the beginning of the 2005 WSOP, Doyle Brunson remained the co-king of the all-time bracelet count, tied along with Johnny Chan at nine. However, as the series drew toward its close in late June, that was no longer the case — Chan had overtaken him by winning No. 10 to stand atop the mountain alone.
Brunson was already phasing out his tournament play, having cashed precisely zero times that summer and just three times in the previous two combined, although one had resulted in a bracelet victory.
When it came time for Event #31: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed, Brunson dusted off his tournament chops and made a run.
For the a more thorough look on Brunson's historic 10th bracelet win, click the link below.
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Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:19 PM Local Time
Allen "Itsfun77" Summerville Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,031.52)
With blinds at 80,000/160,000/20,000, Allen "Itsfun77" Summerville opened for 420,000 from the cutoff and Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes three-bet jammed d for 3,505046 from the small blind.
Action folded back to Summerville who called off his 1,955,124 stack and both players revealed their hands.
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes:
Allen "Itsfun77" Summerville:
Summerville was racing for his tournament life but couldn't connect with the runout as his night ended in 12th place.
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes | 5,820,170 | 2,975,124 |
Allen "Itsfun77" Summerville | 0 | -1,435,124 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:15 PM Local Time
Brandon "Omni27" Ienn Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,500.80)
With the blinds at 80,000/160,000/20,000, "http401" raised to 320,000 from under the gun, and Brandon "Omni27" Ienn three-bet shoved for 1,548,341 from the button. Action folded back to "http401", who snap-called.
Brandon "Omni27" Ienn:
"http401":
Ienn's tournament came to an end on the flop, as "http401" flopped quad aces, and Ienn had rather cruelly flopped tens-full, himself. To add insult to injury, the fell on the turn, giving Ienn worthless quad tens, and he made his exit after the fell on the river.
http401 | 4,791,745 | 1,918,341 |
Brandon "Omni27" Ienn | 0 | -1,908,341 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 9:15 PM Local Time
"Pinesap" Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,500.80)
With the blings at 80,000/160,000/20,000, "Pinesap" moved all in for 829,096 from the button and Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes rejammed for 1,715,950 from the small blind.
"Pinesap":
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes:
The board ran out and that was all she wrote for "Pinesap."
Phillip "AvonB" Rhodes | 2,845,046 | 959,096 |
Pinesap | 0 | -909,096 |