Monday, July 20, 2020 8:36 PM Local Time
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Monday, July 20, 2020 8:30 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.
Click here to read the full story on Brunson's legendary win!
Monday, July 20, 2020 8:21 PM Local Time
Brindise Busts Shin
Mike "Mkspresident" Shin, who finished 12th in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, raised to 8,750 from the cutoff and left himself 7,460 behind. Tammy "rynom" Brindise then three-bet to 15,000 from the button, both blinds folded, and Shin called to see the flop.
Shin checked and then called off his last 1,210 when Brindise bet.
Tammy "rynom" Brindise:
Mike "Mkspresident" Shin:
Shin was trailing the aces of Brindise and failed to catch up as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river. With that, Shin fell about 10 spots shy of making the money.
| Tammy "rynom" Brindise | 94,601 | |
| Mike "Mkspresident" Shin | 0 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:52 PM Local Time
WSOP Bracelet Winners Collide
Former WSOP.com bracelet winner Nipun "Javatini" Java limped under the gun and Michael "MiguelFiesta" Lech, who one week ago won Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout for his first bracelet, raised to 9,000 next to act, which left him just 75 behind. Action folded back to Java and he raised, which prompted Lech to call off.
Michael "MiguelFiesta" Lech:
Nipun "Javatini" Java:
Lech was looking to crack aces, but that proved easier said than done as the board ran out .
| Nipun "Javatini" Java | 52,562 | |
| Michael "MiguelFiesta" Lech | 0 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:48 PM Local Time
Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan Scores Double Knockout
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan called off for 1,557 from under the gun and Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan raised to 8,557 next to act. "siphonn" then reraised to 29,228 from the small blind and called off their remaining 2,268 after Jordan popped it back.
Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan:
Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan:
"siphonn":
The flop gave Pan a set of sixes, but the running turn and river delivered Jordan the double knockout with tens full of aces.
| Daniel "Bunzer07" Jordan | 153,181 | |
| Qinghai "011POKERDR" Pan | 0 | |
| siphonn | 0 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:46 PM Local Time
Stroke Flushes Pan to Take Chip Lead
Quinghai "011POKERDR" Pan opened for 4,125 from middle position and "Carlo62788" three-bet to 12,562 from the button.
Shawn "shades927" Stroke called from the small blind, as did Pan, bringing the three players to the flop.
Stroke check-jammed for 157,980 after Pan fired out 39,686 and only Pan called.
Shawn "shades927" Stroke:
Quinghai "011POKERDR" Pan:
Both players flopped the straight but Pan still had a sweat as Stroke held the spade draw as well.
The turn was safe for Pan but the completed Stroke's flush on the river and secured his massive double-up.
Stroke Flushes Pan to Take Chip Lead | Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 355,646 | 148,283  |
| Carlo62788 | 80,291 | 80,291 |
| Quinghai "011POKERDR" Pan | 1,557 | 1,557 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:34 PM Local Time
Top 13 Chip Stacks
| Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes | 380,840 | 173,025 |
| Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek | 302,605 | 52,067 |
| Brian "byeezy" Chung | 265,701 | 265,701 |
| Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen | 220,402 | 164,400 |
| Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu | 219,952 | 109,532 |
| Shane "danish01" Daniels | 210,021 | 210,021 |
| Shawn "shades927" Stroke | 207,363 | 207,363 |
| pitsand | 206,518 | 127,784 |
| LOLfolding | 202,200 | 202,200 |
| Kyle "ineedtime" Morris | 201,799 | 88,017 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:31 PM Local Time
Leng Falls to Kwon's Aces
Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng limped in under the gun and Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon raised to 5,400 from the cutoff.
Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek called form the big blind, as did Leng, brining the three players to the flop.
Pekarek checked to Leng who fired out 16,800 and Kwon jammed for 42,846. Pekarek called and Leng called off his 23,475 stack.
Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng:
Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek:
Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon:
Kwon was ahead with his aces and liked to see that his opponent's held the same hand but the turn gave him a sweat as it gave both a flush draw.
Luckily for Kwon, the appeared on the river giving him the pot while Leng was eliminated from the tournament.
Leng Falls to Kwon's Aces | Jeremy "TheKid101" Pekarek | 250,538 | |
| Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon | 125,947 | 77,723 |
| Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng | 0 | -55,279  |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:24 PM Local Time
Matusow, Zinno & Massey Among Recent Eliminations
| Jon "havuuuuuc" Turner | 0 | |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 0 | |
| Alex "rip_neiko" Rocha | 0 | |
| Jordan "HFNeon" Spurlin | 0 | |
| Dave "dunningkrugr" Alfa | 0 | |
| Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen | 0 | |
| Layne "scoop87" Flack | 0 | |
| Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz | 0 | |
| Jim "BOCARATONE" Collopy | 0 | |
| Brian "tsarrast" Rast | 0 | |
| Mike "mouth123" Matusow | 0 | -17,400 |
| Landon "ActionDealer" Tice | 0 | |
| Ray "marriedamilf" Medin | 0 | -15,000 |
| Anthony "heheh" Zinno | 0 | -43,889 |
| Alan "mossadshark" Sternberg | 0 | |
| Aaron "FrankDux" Massey | 0 | |
| Cord "BodogAri" Garcia | 0 | |
| Chris "camdi" Ferguson | 0 | |
| Matt "RubberFist" Stout | 0 | |
| Roland "prngls" Israelashvili | 0 | |
| Ryan "toosick" Tosoc | 0 | |
| Jonathan "ART.VANDELAY" Dokler | 0 | |
| Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco | 0 | -15,000 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:12 PM Local Time
Winner Interview w/ 2020 WSOP Online Event Big 500 Champ Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo
Sarah Herring talks to streamer, content creator and poker professional Ryan "degenerate gambler" DePaulo about his recent bracelet win in the 2020 World Series of Poker Event #12: $500 The Big 500 No-Limit Hold'em. DePaulo, who plays on WSOP.com under "joeyisamush," explains how he found himself at six in the morning in the Whole Foods parking lot. Check it out!
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:12 PM Local Time
Lennon Stacking Chips
Jeff "Hollywizzle" Lennon limped in from under the gun and "TyronBiggums" did the same from the small blind while "smokrokflok" checked their option from the big blind.
The flop was checked to Lennon who fired out 2,455 and "TyronBiggums" raised to 20,965 and only Lennon called to see the turn.
"TyronBiggums" jammed for 14,235 and Lennon snap-called.
"TyronBiggums":
Jeff "Hollywizzle" Lennon:
Lennon turned the nut straight and the river eliminated "TyronBiggums" from the tournament.
Lennon Stacking Chips | Jeff "Hollywizzle" Lennon | 100,768 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:09 PM Local Time
Prize Pool and Payout Information
The numbers are in!
The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) online series Event #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed attracted 627 players who rebought 510 times. The 1,137-entry field generated a $511,650 prize pool that will be paid out to the top 150 finishers. A min-cash will be worth $818.64 payday while the eventual winner will claim a $97,571.65 top prize.
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $97,571.65 |
| 2 | $60,323.53 |
| 3 | $41,290.15 |
| 4 | $28,601.23 |
| 5 | $20,210.17 |
| 6 | $14,479.69 |
| 7-8 | $10,591.15 |
| 9-10 | $7,828.24 |
| 11-12 | $5,935.14 |
| 13-18 | $4,553.68 |
| 19-24 | $3,530.38 |
| 25-30 | $2,814.07 |
| 31-36 | $2,302.42 |
| 37-42 | $1,893.10 |
| 43-48 | $1,586.11 |
| 49-54 | $1,381.45 |
| 55-66 | $1,227.96 |
| 67-78 | $1,074.46 |
| 79-90 | $972.13 |
| 91-114 | $920.97 |
| 115-138 | $869.80 |
| 139-150 | $818.64 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 7:00 PM Local Time
Gambles Dusted as Registration Closes
After losing majority of his 70,000 stack in the previous hand when his aces were cracked, Nathan "surfbum" Gamble open-jammed under the gun for 3,465 and "wippitywap" gave him isolation after they three-bet to 12,895 from the small blind.
"wippitywap":
Nathan "surfbum" Gamble:
Gamble was behind and didn't receive any help from the flop ending his tournament as registration closed during the hand.
Gambles Dusted as Registration Closes | wippitywap | 29,215 | |
| Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | 0 | -72,365 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:53 PM Local Time
WPT Champ Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi Ousted
"dodgers19" raised to 2,000 from under the gun and WPT champ Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi three-bet to 6,500 from the big blind. "dodgers19" pushed back to the tune of 20,000 and Oboodi called off the 3,538 he had behind.
Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi:
"dodgers19":
Oboodi had the best of it but fell behind when the flop gave "dodgers19" a set of nines. Neither the turn nor river helped Oboodi and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Bobby "LOLOLOLOL" Oboodi | 0 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:50 PM Local Time
Depaulo Sets Up Tannen
Randall "rylfish1" Tannen raised the button to 3,500 and Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo called from the big blind to see a flop.
Depaulo checked, Tannen bet 2,750, and Depaulo check-raised to 6,500. Tannen pushed back to 27,000 and then called off his remaining 6,094 when Depaulo four-bet to 88,500.
Randall "rylfish1" Tannen:
Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo:
Tannen had aces but they were cracked as Depaulo flopped a set of sixes. The turn improved Depaulo to a full house and he scored the elimination when the completed the board on the river.
| Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo | 142,782 | |
| Randall "rylfish1" Tannen | 0 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:44 PM Local Time
Kuhn Secures Double
Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn opened under the gun for 2,000 and he was called by David "SolidCrusher" Brookshire who was next to ace, along with Eric "powwow" Ethans from the big blind.
The flop was checked to Brookshire who fired out 1,000 and both opponent's called to see the appear ion the turn.
All three players checked and the completed the board on the river. Kuhn lead out with a 9,000 all in bet and only Brookshire called.
Kuhn showed for aces full of sevens and Brookshire tossed into the muck.
Kuhn Secures Double | Eric "powwow" Ethans | 121,993 | |
| David "SolidCrusher" Brookshire | 80,994 | |
| Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn | 27,000 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:33 PM Local Time
Be Sure to Tune Into Our Coverage of the 2020 WSOP on GGPoker
WSOP GGpoker
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* | |
| 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 | | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:33 PM Local Time
Matusow Back to Even
Champie "kiddchamp" Douglas opened for 1,600 from middle position and Mike "mouth123" Matusow called from the cutoff before Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon three-bet to 6,800 from the big blind.
Douglas mucked his hand while Matusow jammed for 7,700 and Kwon called.
Mike "mouth123" Matusow:
Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon:
The flop was great for Matusow and the turn was even better as it secured him the pot.
The meaningless completed the board on the river and Matusow collected his chips.
Matusow Back to Even | Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon | 48,224 | |
| Champie "kiddchamp" Douglas | 18,580 | |
| Mike "mouth123" Matusow | 17,400 | |
Monday, July 20, 2020 6:28 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts
| Matthew "EarvinMagic" Parry | 103,564 | 79,314 |
| Greg "FossilMan" Raymer | 86,205 | |
| Erica "huckcheevers" Lindgren | 75,379 | 27,736 |
| Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | 72,365 | 57,365 |
| Jamie "DanBilzerian" Kerstetter | 70,699 | |
| Phil "lumestackin" Hellmuth | 63,854 | 16,478 |
| Owais "Oerockets" Ahmed | 61,567 | 46,567 |
| Ari "philivey" Engel | 60,819 | |
| Melisa Singh | 56,190 | 36,723 |
| Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen | 56,002 | |
| Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng | 55,279 | |
| Bryan "Mug15" Elliott | 51,070 | -56,416 |
| Ryan "protential" Laplante | 49,600 | |
| Yueqi "anoob" Zhu | 49,426 | 21,500 |
| Joe "melonhead" Bartholdi | 48,370 | |
| Eric "bill_luga" Blair | 48,225 | |
| Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori | 45,302 | |
| Ryan "bitc0in" Riess | 45,000 | |
| Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | 44,894 | |
| Anthony "heheh" Zinno | 43,889 | |
| Nick "duckflush" Pupillo | 43,133 | |