Saturday, July 31, 2021 2:18 AM Local Time
Brad "1badcajun" Zusman Wins 2021 WSOP Online Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver ($79,683)
On Friday night, the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver attracted 632 players who rebought 285 times.
The 917-entry field generated a $412,650 prize pool, and after 11 hours of play, it was Brad "1badcajun" Zusman coming out on top to win a $79,683 first-place prize and his first career gold bracelet.
Prior to the win, Zusman had seven WSOP-related cashes totaling $48,521 with his best prior WSOP cash being $17,135 for placing 941st in the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
2021 WSOP Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver
Place | Player | Prize |
1 | Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | $79,683 |
2 | Mark "victb" Ioli | $49,270 |
3 | Josh "YoelRomero" King | $34,704 |
4 | Jeff "bortzork" Miller | $24,759 |
5 | Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch | $17,909 |
6 | Orson "borgatcha" Young | $13,122 |
7 | "KerriP" | $9,780 |
8 | Jeremy "g00sebumps" Menard | $7,386 |
9 | David "dave419" Nodes | $5,653 |
After Puneeth "kimisraunchy" Modha had his set of aces cracked on the money bubble in 144th place, the in-the-money eliminations came at a steady pace which included WSOP bracelet winner Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert (132nd - $701), four-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (82nd - $867), WSOP bracelet winner Joseph "biueberry" Cheong (33rd - $1,857), Sang "youngkoi" Lee (13th - $3,466), and "shady_1" (10th - $4,374).
Final Table Action
After a few final table doubles, Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch was finally able to drop the first player after he coolered David "dave419" Nodes with kings against queens.
The next two eliminations came in quick succession after Josh "YoelRomero" King won a with ace-queen against the king-ten of Jeremy "g00sebumps" Menard and "KerriP" lost a race holding a pair of fives to Mark "victb" Ioli holding Big Slick, bowing out in eighth and seventh place respectively.
Orson "borgatcha" Young exited in sixth place after his queen-ten was out-flopped by the nine-two of Gooch, and then Gooch ran his king-queen into Ioli''s Big Slick to fall in fifth place.
Jeff "bortzork" Miller fell in fourth place when his king-six offsuit failed to overcome the pocket nines of Ioli, and then Ioli won another hand with Big Slick to dispatch King in third place.
Heads-up play began with the final two players dead even in chips, but Ioli fell sort and lost with a pair of ladies after Zusman turned an ace holding ace-jack.
2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners Thus Far
Date | Tournament | Players | Re-entries | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
1-Jul | Event #1: $500 NLH BIG 500 Kick-Off | 837 | 440 | 1277 | $574,650 | Jose "deposit" Nooa | $105,161 |
2-Jul | Event #2: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 727 | 311 | 1038 | $560,520 | Manig "Ohio77" Loeser | $104,313 |
3-Jul | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 641 | 309 | 950 | $427,500 | Donnell "Spreezy52" Dais | $90,801 |
4-Jul | Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo | 608 | 242 | 850 | $382,500 | Jeffery "Steelvikes7" Hoop | $73,861 |
5-July | Event #5: $1,000 NLH 8-Max | 459 | - | 459 | $648,700 | Jeremiah "freestylerr" Williams | $139,600 |
6-July | Event #6: $2,000 NLH Deepstack | 312 | 104 | 416 | $769,600 | Tyler "ShipTheShip" Denson | $175,700 |
7-July | Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's | 576 | 312 | 888 | $621,600 | Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo | $123,574 |
8-July | Event #8: $888 Crazy Eights Hold'em | 514 | 268 | 782 | $625,600 | Carlos "CarlosWelch" Welch | $124,369 |
9-July | Event #9: $400 NLH 6-Max | 788 | 429 | 1,217 | $438,120 | Philip "wingsuiter" Beck | $81,534 |
10-July | Event #10: $333 NLH | 986 | 531 | 1,517 | $455,100 | Michael "njnj17" Leib | $81,645 |
11-July | Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack | 1,078 | 339 | 1,417 | $510,120 | Vijay "Eclypzed" Para | $86,210 |
12-July | Event #12: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | 654 | 305 | 959 | $431,550 | Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | $83,332 |
13-July | Event #13: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 561 | - | 561 | $504,900 | Ryan "Adopt_aDogg0" Leng | $108,654 |
14-July | Event #14: $500 No Limit Hold'em | 673 | 363 | 1,036 | $466,200 | Gionni "COLDWARKID" Demers | $90,023 |
15-July | Event #15: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezout | 188 | - | 188 | $940,000 | Justin "Jsaliba2" Saliba | $253,800 |
16-July | Event #16: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 293 | 295 | 498 | $268,920 | Allen "Acnyc718" Chang | $61,394 |
17-July | Event #17: $400 NLH 8-Max | 747 | 378 | 1,125 | $405,000 | Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | $75,371 |
18-July | Event #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open | 524 | 232 | 756 | $692,000 | James "Danfriel" Gilbert | $137,570 |
19-July | Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights 8-Handed | 285 | 222 | 507 | $405,600 | Martin "bathroomline" Zamani | $92,598 |
20-July | Event #20: $3,200 NLH High Roller | 221 | 91 | 312 | $948,480 | Sang "youngkoi" Lee | $241,768 |
21-July | Event #21: $600 PLO 6-Handed | 281 | 270 | 551 | $297,540 | Bradley "drstrange7" Ruben | $69,148 |
22-July | Event #22: $600 NLH Knockout | 612 | - | 612 | $342,720 | Anthony "Lastbullet" Kennedy | $46,796 |
23-July | Event #23: $500 NLH Turbo | 457 | 237 | 694 | $312,300 | Ryan "hagzzz021" Hagerty | $67,207 |
24-July | Event #24: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 826 | 350 | 1,176 | $423,360 | Byung "bhy101" Yoo | $77,475 |
25-July | Event #25: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7's High Roller | 113 | 38 | 151 | $1,113,927 | David "dpeters17" Peters | $283,940 |
25-July | Event #26: $500 NLH The Big 500 Encore | 729 | 389 | 1,118 | $503,100 | Eric "8Bracelets" Van Auken | $93,627 |
26-July | Event #27: $1,000 PLO Championship | 221 | 177 | 398 | $367,050 | David "lox10" Goldberg | $86,440 |
27-July | Event #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship | 202 | 63 | 265 | $805,600 | Daniel "RiverRats" Lazrus | $205,347 |
28-July | Event #29: $800 NLH 8-Max Turbo Deepstack | 418 | 205 | 623 | $448,560 | Chris "Robotbob47" Moorman | $102,406 |
29-July | Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship | 523 | 260 | 783 | $422,820 | Mitchell "franzia" Halverson | $84,057 |
30-July | Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver | 632 | 285 | 917 | $412,650 | Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | $79,683 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 2:11 AM Local Time
Mark "victb" Ioli Eliminated in 2nd Place ($49,270)
Mark "victb" Ioli raised to 480,000 from the small blind, Brad "1badcajun" Zusman three-bet to 1,245,000 and Ioli four-bet jammed for 7,944,932 and was called.
Ioli was at risk and ahead with the vs the of Zusman.
The flop zoomed Zusman ahead as it came the . The turn was the . The rover came the to finish it off and eliminate Ioli in second place.
Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | 18,340,000 | 9,554,932 |
Mark "victb" Ioli | 0 | -9,554,932 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 2:06 AM Local Time
WSOP.com Summer Online Circuit Winners
The WSOP.com Summer Online Circuit Event began on July 16 and will ran through July 27 right alongside the 2021 WSOP Online bracelet events. During that time a dozen gold rings were awarded, 4,714 combined entrants competed, and $1,853,615 in prize money was awarded.
Here's a look at all those who captured titles during the Summer Online Circuit:
Date | Tournament | Buy-in | Players | Rebuys | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Player | Prize |
16-Jul | Event 1: $40K GTD Limit O8 or Better 8-Max | $320 | 142 | 51 | 193 | $57,900 | Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson | $12,077.94 |
17-Jul | Event 2: $75K GTD NLH | $215 | 383 | 217 | 600 | $120,000 | Ryan "sychosid" Hohner | $20,520 |
18-Jul | Event #3: $150K GTD NLH Monster Stack | $525 | 397 | 144 | 541 | $270,500 | Tom ".beast." Cannuli | $46,255.50 |
19-Jul | Event #4: $50,000 GTD PLO 8-Max | $320 | 167 | 146 | 313 | $93,900 | Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | $19,136.82 |
20-Jul | Event #5: $75,000 GTD NLH 6-Max | $320 | 263 | 137 | 400 | $120,000 | Ryan "whosyourdodd" Dodd | $22,296 |
21-Jul | Event #6: $75,000 GTD PLO High Roller 8-Max | $1,000 | 101 | 59 | 160 | $152,800 | Dylan "TheSmith" Smith | $33,081.20 |
22-Jul | Event #7: $50,000 GTD NLH Freezeout | $250 | 424 | - | 424 | $98,792 | Corey "Corgasm" Paggeot | $24,204.04 |
23-Jul | Event #8: $50,000 GTD NLH Deepstack Turbo | $215 | 305 | 116 | 421 | $84,200 | Hye "hellofriend" Park | $14,398.20 |
24-Jul | Event #9: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack | $320 | 305 | 165 | 470 | $141,000 | Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | $24,111 |
25-Jul | Event #10: $200,000 GTD NLH Main Event | $525 | 413 | 230 | 643 | $321,500 | Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli | $51,247.10 |
26-Jul | Event #11: $50,000 GTD PLO Big 500 6-Max | $500 | 144 | 125 | 269 | $125,623 | John "macallan25" Riordan | $26,204.95 |
27-Jul | Event #12: $100,000 GTD NLH High Roller 6-Max | $1,000 | 187 | 93 | 280 | $267,400 | Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio | $53,212.60 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:55 AM Local Time
Break
The final two players are on a five-minute break.
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:55 AM Local Time
Josh "YoelRomero" King Eliminated in 3rd Place ($34,704)
Mark "victb" Ioli raised on the button and then called the 2,950,927 three-bet jam Josh "YoelRomero" King made from the small blind.
Mark "victb" Ioli:
Josh "YoelRomero" King:
King was behind holding two live-suited cards and the flop did give him the diamond flush draw.
Unfortunately for him, both the turn and river were bricks, ending his night in third place for $34,704.
Mark "victb" Ioli | 9,554,932 | 2,675,927 |
Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | 8,785,068 | 1,062,500 |
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 0 | -3,538,427 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:53 AM Local Time
Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio Wins WSOP Summer Circuit Event #12
On Tuesday, July 27, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit concluded.
The 12th and final tournament of the series was the $1,000 buy-in Event #17: $100,000 GTD NLH High Roller 6-Max, which attracted 187 runners who rebought 93 times. The 280-entry field resulted in a $267,400 prize pool that was paid out to the top 42 finishers.
Among those to cash were Patrick "Synesthesia" Eskandar (10th - $4,171.44), Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo (13th - $3,128.58), Joseph "kolebear" Hebert (15th - $3,128.58), Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger (19th - $1,871.80), Corey "Corgasm" Paggeot (20th - $1,871.80), and Landon "ActionDealer" Tice (25th - $1,871.80).
In the end, it was Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio besting Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen in heads-up play to win a $53,212.60 top prize and his fourth gold ring.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #12 Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
1 | Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio | $53,212.60 |
2 | Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen | $40,003.04 |
3 | Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | $30,029.02 |
4 | Andrew "RobertB14" Robl | $22,541.82 |
5 | Daniel "juice" Buzgon | $16,846.20 |
6 | David "dehhhhh" Coleman | $12,728.24 |
7 | Frank "Spaghettiii" Marasco | $9,572.92 |
8 | Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein | $7,086.10 |
9 | Arkadiy "Crocofantos" Tsinis | $5,348 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:53 AM Local Time
Level 41 started
Level: 41
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 30,000
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:51 AM Local Time
Jeff "bortzork" Miller Eliminated in 4th Place ($24,759)
Jeff "bortzork" Miller shoved from the small blind for 3,007,504 and was called by Mark "victb" Ioli in the big blind.
It was the of Miller vs the of Ioli.
The board ran out and it was over for Miller.
Mark "victb" Ioli | 6,879,005 | 3,057,504 |
Jeff "bortzork" Miller | 0 | -3,257,504 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:47 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | 7,722,568 | 6,501,470 |
Mark "victb" Ioli | 3,821,501 | -2,548,784 |
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 3,538,427 | -1,465,644 |
Jeff "bortzork" Miller | 3,257,504 | 941,252 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:43 AM Local Time
WSOP Legend: 10-Time Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey
Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.
A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.
The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.
Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.
Click Here to Read More About this WSOP Legend
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:35 AM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:32 AM Local Time
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch Eliminated in 5th Place ($17,909)
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch open-jammed for 2,920,773 and Mark "victb" Ioli called from the big blind.
Mark "victb" Ioli:
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch:
Gooch was dominated and things got worse after the flop gave Ioli trip aces.
The turn left Gooch drawing dead and the river ended his tournament.
Mark "victb" Ioli | 6,370,285 | 2,274,675 |
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch | 0 | -5,792,969 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:24 AM Local Time
Orson "borgatcha" Young Eliminated in 6th Place ($13,122)
Orson "borgatcha" Young raised to 240,000 from the cutoff. Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch defended from the big blind.
The flop came the . Young bet 160,500, Gooch raised to 545,000 and Young called the raise.
The turn was the . Gooch bet enough to put Young all in who called.
Gooch had the two pair, which was on top of the of Young.
The river was the and Young was eliminated.
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch | 5,792,969 | 2,047,272 |
Orson "borgatcha" Young | 0 | -1,957,272 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:20 AM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:17 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 5,004,071 | -178,049 |
Mark "victb" Ioli | 4,095,610 | 1,317,500 |
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch | 3,745,697 | -132,500 |
Jeff "bortzork" Miller | 2,316,252 | -435,250 |
Orson "borgatcha" Young | 1,957,272 | 487,386 |
Brad "1badcajun" Zusman | 1,221,098 | -2,001,837 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:13 AM Local Time
John "Macallan25" Riordan Wins WSOP Summer Circuit Event #11
On Monday, July 26, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit continued alongside the bracelet events. The 11th tournament was the $500 buy-in Event #11: $50,000 GTD PLO Big 500 6-Max, which attracted 144 runners who rebought 125 times. The 269-entry field resulted in a $125,623 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers.
Among those to cash were YK "LuckySpewy1" Kwon (13th - $1,658.22), Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (16th - $1,331.60), Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman (17th - $1,331.60), Anthony "heheh" Zinno (21st - $1,055.23), Ryan "Protential" Laplante (25th - $1,055.23), and Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma (30th - $1,055.23).
In the end, it was John "Macallan25" Riordan besting Joseph "biueberry" Cheong in heads-up play to win a $26,204.95 top prize and his third gold ring.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #11 Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
1 | John "Macallan25" Riordan | $26,204.95 |
2 | Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | $19,760.49 |
3 | Chris "BetURaise" Brewer | $14,735.57 |
4 | Brent "grebnrets" Roberts | $11,067.38 |
5 | "whynotwally" | $8,353.92 |
6 | Ankush "Rickrosstheb" Mandavia | $6,318.83 |
7 | Zachary "Kings702" Grech | $4,748.54 |
8 | Tomas "Excella" Soderstrom | $3,555.13 |
9 | Kevin "VamonosPest" Lutz | $2,726.01 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:06 AM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
Saturday, July 31, 2021 1:03 AM Local Time
"KerriP" Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,780)
"KerriP" raised all in for 855,024 and got isolation from Mark "victb" Ioli who came over the top for 1,685,586 directly to their left.
"KerriP":
Mark "victb" Ioli:
"KerriP" was in the lead with their made hand and the flop.
The turn however, came the , pairing Ioli's ace but it also gave "KerriP" outs drawing to the Wheel.
Unfortunately for "KerriP", the completed the board on the river end ended their tournament.
Mark "victb" Ioli | 2,778,110 | 2,160,317 |
KerriP | 0 | -463,762 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:57 AM Local Time
Jeremy "g00sebumps" Menard Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,386)
Jeremy "g00sebumps" Menard raised to 400,000 from early position, Josh "YoelRomero" King called on the button.
The flop came the . Menard led jammed for 51,476 and was called.
Menard had the while King had the ,
The turn was the and the river the to eliminate Menard.
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 5,182,120 | 506,476 |
Jeremy "g00sebumps" Menard | 0 | -931,476 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 12:49 AM Local Time
David "dave419" Nodes Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,653)
Josh "YoelRomero" King raised from the cutoff, Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch three-bet on the button and David "dave419" Nodes four-bet all in for 1,311,374 from the big blind.
King folded while
David "dave419" Nodes:
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch:
Nodes woke-up in a cooler and the runout made him the first elimination at the final table.
Josh "YoelRomero" King | 4,675,644 | -443,512 |
Jason "TheBigGift" Gooch | 3,878,197 | 1,039,581 |
David "dave419" Nodes | 0 | -924,874 |