Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:31 PM Local Time
A Round of Level 25 Chip Counts
Theodore "klubot" Lui | 283,980 | |
Jason "LUCKDUCK" Lawhun | 248,454 | |
Jason "haderade" Somerville | 221,596 | |
Katie "katelin" Lindsay | 189,692 | |
Philip "tomte" Yeh | 188,797 | |
Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo | 186,759 | 157,194 |
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | 184,958 | 103,139 |
Chris "camdi" Ferguson | 176,714 | |
Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez | 164,700 | |
Brian "Zzzzz" Yoon | 144,966 | |
Darren "darrenelias" Elias | 139,408 | 50,028 |
Clayton "clayfletch" Fletcher | 122,608 | 92,608 |
Ari "philivey" Engel | 119,941 | 75,267 |
Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen | 117,550 | |
Ben "WhyIsGamora" Yu | 103,460 | |
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman | 98,380 | 51,337 |
Eric "circleball" Baldwin | 95,097 | 4,708 |
Brian "JackBogle" Altman | 94,190 | 42,594 |
Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori | 86,007 | |
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu | 84,835 | 54,835 |
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd | 79,513 | -2,100 |
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth | 76,287 | 49,512 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:25 PM Local Time
"IamSleep" Isn't Zonked Out Yet
With the blinds at 1,800/3,600/400, Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen raised to 7,200 from middle position, and "IamSleep" three-bet shoved for 57,625 from the hijack. Hunichen called.
"IamSleep":
Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen:
"IamSleep" was able to dodge Hunichen's overs on a board to earn the double.
IamSleep | 124,250 | |
Chris "2fly2die" Hunichen | 29,895 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:24 PM Local Time
Download WSOP.com Today to Get Started!
This summer, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will hold 85 gold bracelet events online between WSOP.com and GG Poker.
The former client will cater to players in Nevada and New Jersey (players in Delaware are NOT able to participate), while the latter will serve the international base.
WSOP.com will hold 31 events – one each day for the month of July – while the other 54 will take place on GG Poker.
For players either in Nevada or New Jersey (remember, you must be 21+ to participate), or those planning to travel in, PokerNews put together all the information you need to know and also answered some lingering questions, which you can read here.
Download WSOP.com
The first step in getting set up to play on WSOP.com is to download the client. You can do so for both mobile (Android and iOS) and desktop (Windows 7 or higher and Mac OS X 10.6.8).
To get the correct version of the client, use the links below:
Also, the WSOP.com client can only support playing one table at a time on mobile.
Finally, pot-limit Omaha (PLO) games and tournaments are not compatible on mobile and must be played via a computer.
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:23 PM Local Time
Prize Pool and Payout Information
The numbers are in!
The 2020 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 that will be paid out amongst the top 248 finishers. A min-cash will be worth $687.60 while the eventual winner will take down a $116,204.40 first-place prize to go along with a shiny gold bracelet.
Place | Prize |
1 | $116,204.40 |
2 | $71,647.92 |
3 | $51,570 |
4 | $37,474.20 |
5 | $27,572.76 |
6 | $20,490.48 |
7 | $15,402.24 |
8 | $11,689.20 |
9 | $9,007.56 |
10-12 | $7,013.52 |
13-15 | $5,500.80 |
16-18 | $4,331.88 |
19-27 | $3,506.76 |
28-36 | $2,819.16 |
37-45 | $2,337.84 |
46-54 | $1,994.04 |
55-63 | $1,719 |
64-72 | $1,443.96 |
73-81 | $1,306.44 |
82-90 | $1,168.92 |
91-99 | $1,031.40 |
100-126 | $962.64 |
127-153 | $893.88 |
154-180 | $825.12 |
181-193 | $756.36 |
194-248 | $687.60 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:18 PM Local Time
Harder Flips His Way to a Double
With the blinds at 1,600/3,200/400, Christian "0V0X0" Harder jammed for 35,766 from middle position, and Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone three-bet shoved for 51,027 from the cutoff, chasing out the remaining field.
Christian "0V0X0" Harder:
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone:
Harder pulled well in front on an flop, and Noone couldn't catch a ten on the turn or river. Harder doubled up, while Noone busted a short time later.
Christian "0V0X0" Harder | 79,932 | |
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone | 0 | -16,159 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:09 PM Local Time
Kislinskii Runs Into Mizzi's Rockets
With the blinds at 1,400/2,800/350, Mike "THICC" Del Vecchio raised to 5,600 from the cutoff, and Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii three-bet shoved for 29,791 in the small blind. Sorel "Lovemy3kids" Mizzi called off his last 27,450 in the big blind, and Del Vecchio folded.
Sorel "Lovemy3kids" Mizzi:
Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii:
Kislinskii was unable to spike a three on a board, and he sent the majority of his stack over to Mizzi. Kislinskii busted a short time later.
Mike "THICC" Del Vecchio | 92,755 | |
Sorel "Lovemy3kids" Mizzi | 63,650 | |
Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii | 0 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:07 PM Local Time
Say Goodbye to...
David "GTOB0t" Yoon | 0 | |
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels | 0 | |
Jesse "mrjessejames" Sylvia | 0 | |
Shawn "Clairvoyant" Kjetland | 0 | -66,465 |
Kou "MN_Finest" Vang | 0 | -30,000 |
Mark "DomCapters" Darner | 0 | |
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 0 | |
Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | 0 | -30,000 |
Jim "aggie69" Agate | 0 | |
Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert | 0 | |
John Allan "beastro" Hinds | 0 | |
Millard "MeekMill" Hale | 0 | |
Bob "bobeads" Mather | 0 | |
Andrew "Mojito" McGuire | 0 | |
Terry "mrterry007" Fleischer | 0 | |
Michael "Annie_R_U_OK" Trivett | 0 | |
Jerod "whiskeydeck" Smith | 0 | |
David "TheClubber" Larson | 0 | |
Ryan "ch1ckyparm" Hefter | 0 | |
PeterPaul "howaboutthat" Shaker | 0 | |
Hung "nowitsover" Truong | 0 | |
Farzad "hades_man" Tafti | 0 | |
Chelsea "wubalubadubb" Bowden | 0 | |
Robert "Gengles" Engle | 0 | |
Tony "Panoramic" Dunst | 0 | -51,762 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:58 PM Local Time
"Kingyo11" Has Kings, Yo
With the blinds at 1,200/2,400/300, "Kingyo11" limped in from under the gun, and Gerald "TheGasman" Loke jammed for 40,850 from the hijack. Action folded back to "Kingyo11", who quickly called off their 37,035 stack.
"Kingyo11":
Gerald "TheGasman" Loke:
Loke couldn't find an ace on the flop, and while he picked up two outs on the turn, the river left him with crumbs, while "Kingyo11" picked up the double.
Kingyo11 | 80,370 | |
Gerald "TheGasman" Loke | 3,815 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:53 PM Local Time
Your Daily Dose of #POSITIVITY
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth | 26,775 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:50 PM Local Time
Xie Rips it on Sears
With the blinds at 1,000/2,000/250, Yiqiang "StronG525" Xie raised to 4,000 from early position, and Robert "Bachoy7" Sears called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop, and the fell on the turn. Sears checked to Xie, who bet 3,200. Sears check-raised to 14,400, and Xie three-bet shoved. Sears, who had 10,350 behind, folded.
Yiqiang "StronG525" Xie | 84,391 | |
Robert "Bachoy7" Sears | 14,400 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:49 PM Local Time
Big Slick Does Not Do the Trick for Jeff Platt
With the blinds at 1,000/2,000/250, WSOP bracelet winner Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed moved all in for 24,089 from early position and poker commentator Jeff "mavsusc" Platt jammed for just 17 more from middle position. The rest of the players folded and the hands were turned up.
Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed:
Jeff "mavsusc" Platt:
Platt was primed to double, but that all changed when the flop paired Ahmed. Neither the turn nor river helped Platt and he was left with crumbs.
Platt was all in for the ante the next hand and won, but no comeback was in the cards as he busted the hand after that.
Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed | 53,178 | |
Jeff "mavsusc" Platt | 0 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:39 PM Local Time
Fortini Gets Revenge on Blair
With the blinds at 800/1,600/200, "MrBrownBag" raised to 4,500 from under the gun, and Hayden "Luckbox89" Fortini three-bet shoved for 30,864 on the button. Eric "Bill_Luga" Blair four-bet shoved for 100,492 from the small blind, and everyone else folded.
Hayden "Luckbox89" Fortini:
Eric "Bill_Luga" Blair:
Blair's jacks held on the flop, but Fortini took the lead on the turn. The river improved Fortini further to aces-up, and he doubled through Blair.
Eric "bill_luga" Blair | 95,981 | 2,495 |
Hayden "Luckbox89" Fortini | 69,628 | 59,087 |
MrBrownBag | 54,904 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:31 PM Local Time
Zobian Toasts "AvidSmores"
With the blinds at 600/1,200/150, David "AvidSmores" Somers jammed for 7,759 from the hijack, and Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian three-bet shoved from the button, chasing out the blinds.
David "AvidSmores" Somers:
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian:
The flop kept Zobian in the lead with a pair of aces, but Somers picked up the nut flush draw on the turn, giving him any spade, king or nine to survive. The river gave Zobian two-pair instead, and Somers re-entered.
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian | 149,695 | |
David "AvidSmores" Somers | 30,000 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:27 PM Local Time
Kornuth Hooks a Double
With the blinds a t 500/1,000/125, Chance "BingShui" Kornuth moved all in for 8,504 under the gun and action folded around to "JCR2020," who called from the big blind.
Chance "BingShui" Kornuth:
"JCR2020":
Kornuth was out in front and stayed there on the flop. The turn kept "JCR2020" drawing live, but the wound up giving Kornuth a set of jacks for the double.
Chance "BingShui" Kornuth | 18,633 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:26 PM Local Time
Kilma Killed by the Turn
With the blinds at 500/1,000/125, "Feature" jammed for 17,100 from early position, and Corey "TheGilroy" Kilma called off his last 16,850 from the button.
Corey "TheGilroy" Kilma:
"Feature":
Kilma looked primed to double up after the flop, but the e turn had other ideas. Kilma needed to find an ace to survive, but the river left Kilma dusted.
Feature | 36,575 | |
Corey "TheGilroy" Kilma | 0 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:17 PM Local Time
Pekarek Over Six-Figures After Jamming on Lapka
With the blinds at 400/800/100, Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek raised to 1,677 from middle position, and Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka three-bet to 5,754 from the hijack. Pekarek four-bet to 15,960, and Lapka tanked for a bit before making the call.
Pekarek bet 14,610 on a flop, and Lapka called.
The fell on the turn, and Pekarek jammed for 38,951. Lapka folded.
Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek | 102,191 | 52,394 |
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | 81,819 | -30,845 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:11 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | 112,664 | 58,554 |
Eric "bill_luga" Blair | 93,486 | 62 |
Eric "circleball" Baldwin | 90,389 | |
Anthony "heheh" Zinno | 90,259 | |
Darren "darrenelias" Elias | 89,380 | |
Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd | 81,613 | |
Shankar "burgersssss" Pillai | 79,171 | |
Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz [Darren "avocadotoast" Rabbinowitz] | 71,367 | |
Yueqi "anoob" Zhu | 69,697 | |
Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco | 62,330 | 32,330 |
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey | 59,449 | |
Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder | 55,808 | |
Andrew "randylerch" Kelsall | 51,795 | |
Tony "Panoramic" Dunst | 51,762 | 21,762 |
Brian "JackBogle" Altman | 51,596 | |
Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr | 51,339 | |
Sam "texasmolly" Grizzle | 48,570 | |
Ari "philivey" Engel | 44,674 | |
Robert "BustinBalls" Kuhn | 44,550 | 14,550 |
Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng | 0 | |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:07 PM Local Time
Noone Coolers Moreschi For a Dub
With the blinds at 300/600/75, Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone jammed for 7,292 from the cutoff, and Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi three-bet shoved for 46,202 from the button, chasing out the blinds.
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone:
Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi:
Noone's aces found a mate on the flop, and Moreschi couldn't hit runner-runner on the turn or 5h] river to give Noone the double.
Stephen "argyle123" Moreschi | 38,910 | 38,910 |
Jennifer "Bella0827" Noone | 16,159 | 16,159 |
Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:05 PM Local Time
The WSOP on GGPoker Kicks Off on Sunday!
From July 1st to September 6th, 85 WSOP gold bracelets are up for grabs on the digital felt across two different clients: WSOP.com and GG Poker.
WSOP.com will kick off the action with a daily series running from July 1-31, accessible to those only in Nevada and New Jersey. Meanwhile, GGPoker's schedule, offering a whopping 54 bracelet events, will start on July 19 and run all the way through to September 6.
Recently, PokerNews compiled a comprehensive guide about everything you need to know for the GGPoker bracelet events, which you can read here.
Here's a look at the schedule:
GGPoker WSOP 2020 Online Schedule
Date | ET | GMT | | Buy-in | Note |
19 July 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #1: $100 The Opener [Final Day], $2M GTD | $100 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
19 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #2: $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief [Caesars Cares] | $1,111 | 2-Day Event |
19 July 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Event #3: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $525 | |
21 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #4: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | $5,000 | |
22 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #5: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 | |
23 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #6: $1,050 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha | $1,050 | |
25 July 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #7: $600 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $600 | Asia Time Zone |
26 July 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #8: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 | Asia Time Zone |
26 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #9: $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $2,500 | |
26 July 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #10: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD | $400 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
26 July 2020 | 15:00 | 19:00 | Event #11: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD | $400 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
28 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #12: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em Championship | $10,000 | |
29 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #13: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $2,500 | |
30 July 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #14: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em | $840 | |
01 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #15: $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold'em | $500 | Asia Time Zone |
02 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #16: $1,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 | Asia Time Zone |
02 August 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER [Day 2], $5M GTD, $1M to 1st | $1,500 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
02 August 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Event #18: $500 Turbo Deepstack No Limit Hold'em | $500 | |
04 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #19: $2,100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty Championship | $2,100 | |
05 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #20: $400 Pot Limit Omaha | $400 | |
06 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #21: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 | |
08 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #22: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha | $800 | Asia Time Zone |
08 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #23: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap] | $10,000 | 2-Day Event, Freezeout |
09 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #24: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship [Final Day], HK$8M GTD | HK$ 8,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
09 August 2020 | 13:00 | 17:00 | Event #25: $1,500 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD | $1,500 | Freezeout |
09 August 2020 | 13:00 | 17:00 | Event #26: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD | $1,500 | Freezeout |
11 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #27: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship | $5,000 | |
12 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #28: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em | $2,500 | |
13 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #29: $525 Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $525 | |
15 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #30: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $300 | Asia Time Zone |
16 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #31: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $1,500 | |
16 August 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #32: $500 Mini Main Event [Final Day], $5M GTD | $500 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
16 August 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Event #33: $840 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em | $840 | |
18 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #34: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship | $600 | |
19 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #35: $800 Pot Limit Omaha | $800 | |
20 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #36: $500 Limit Hold'em | $500 | |
22 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #37: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em | $500 | Asia Time Zone |
23 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #38: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em | $1,500 | Asia Time Zone |
23 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #39: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD | $25,000 | 2-Day Event |
23 August 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #40: BIG 50 [Final Day], $1M GTD | $50 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
25 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Championship | $1,500 | |
26 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #42: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $1,000 | |
27 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #43: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $1,500 | |
29 August 2020 | 08:00 | 12:00 | Event #44: $300 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em | $300 | Asia Time Zone |
30 August 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #45: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em | $400 | |
30 August 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #46: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event [Day 2], $25M GTD | $5,000 | 3-Day Event, Feezeout Flights |
30 August 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Event #47: $1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $1,000 | |
01 September 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #48: People's Choice Event [Most Popular] | TBA | TBA by Vote |
02 September 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #49: People's Choice Event [Pros Vote] | TBA | TBA by Vote |
03 September 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #50: People's Choice Event [Spin the Wheel] | TBA | TBA by Vote |
05 September 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #51: $1,050 Beat the Pros [Bounty] | $1,050 | |
06 September 2020 | 14:00 | 18:00 | Event #52: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD | $10,000 | 2-Day Event |
06 September 2020 | 14:30 | 18:30 | Event #53: $100 WSOP MILLION$ [Final Day], $2M GTD | $100 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
06 September 2020 | 16:00 | 20:00 | Event #54: $500 The Closer [LAST CHANCE] | $500 | |