Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:41 AM Local Time
Drew “dudeguydrew” O’Connell Wins 2021 WSOP Online Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship ($146,893)
On Saturday night, the penultimate tournament of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online took place. Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship attracted 537 players who rebought 284 times, which resulted in a $738,900 prize pool.
After nearly 11 hours of play, New Jersey's Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell prevailed over the 821-entry field to win the tournament for $146,893 and his first gold bracelet.
It was the second piece of WSOP gold O'Connell has captured in 2021 after winning his first circuit ring back in March in the WSOP.com Silver Legacy Circuit Event #4: $50,000 GTD NLH Deep Turbo. A week later, he also finished second in Event #12: $150,000 GTD NLH High Roller 6-Max for $39,044.
It was a bit of redemption for O'Connell, who just two days earlier finished sixth at the final table of the 2021 WSOP Online Event #30: $600 NLH 6-Max Championship for $13,615.
Prior to the score, O'Connell had $129,873 in WSOP-related cashes.
2021 WSOP Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | $146,893 |
| 2 | Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | $90,811 |
| 3 | Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput | $63,545 |
| 4 | Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen | $45,147 |
| 5 | Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum | $32,512 |
| 6 | Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos | $23,793 |
| 7 | Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett | $17,660 |
| 8 | Kyle "Kpcp22" Phillips | $13,300 |
| 9 | Millard "meekmill" Hale | $10,197 |
Among those to finish in the top 126 spots and make the money were Shawn "clairvoyant" Kjetland (11th - $7,906), Mike "Mouth123" Matusow (17th - $5,025), Manig "Ohio77" Loeser (23rd - $4,138), Landon "ActionDealer" Tice (28th - $3,399), Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo (43rd - $2,882), Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd (58th - $2,143), and Jeff "mavsusc" Platt (82nd - $1,626).
Final Table Action
Event 32 Final Table
Minutes into the final table, Millard "meekmill" Hale got his stack all in preflop with ace-king and was primed to double through Kyle "Kpcp22" Phillips, who held ace-queen. Unfortunately for Hale, a queen appeared on the flop and he became the first final table casualty.
Despite scoring the first knockout, Phillips was the next to go after running pocket nines smack dab into the jacks of Jason "jayriv" Rivkin. From there, Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett lost most of his stack with king-queen against aces, and then he got his crumbs all in preflop with queen-deuce alongside Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos, who was at risk with pocket tens, and Rivkin, who had Big Slick suited. A king on the turn gave the pot to Rivkin, who scored a double knockout.
MSPT champ Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum bowed out in fifth place after getting it in with trip queens on the turn only to see Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen, who was at his third final table of the summer, roll over queens full of kings. Not long after, Foxen followed him out the door after flopping top pair of nines against O'Connell, who had him crushed with two pairs nines and sevens.
Three-handed play lasted a good bit before Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput lost with ace-deuce to the ace-ten of Rivkin, who entered heads-up play down just a bit in chips against O'Connell. Rivkin, who qualified for the tournament via a $37 satellite, took over the chip lead, but O'Connell doubled through, and not long it was over.
In the final hand, Rivkin got his short stack all in preflop with ace-three only to see O'Connell have him crushed with ace-queen. Rivkin had to settle for second place and $90,811 in prize money, a healthy return on investment from the satty.
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 |
| 31-July | Event #32: $1,000 NLH Championship | 537 | 284 | 821 | $738,900 | Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | $146,893 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:33 AM Local Time
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($90,811)
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin lost a vast majority of his stack when his pair of sixes was no good vs the trip jacks of Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell.
Following that hand he was suddenly at a massive chip deficit and jammed for 2,470,832 from the small blind on the very next hand which O'Connell called.
Rivkin had the vs the of O'Connell and would need help to stay alive.
The flop came the . The turn was the and the river came the and Rivkin was eliminated in second place.
| Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 16,420,000 | 7,520,466  |
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 0 | -7,520,466  |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:28 AM Local Time
WSOP.com Summer Online Circuit Winners
Summer Online Circuit Event
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 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:19 AM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 24,000
Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:18 AM Local Time
Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput Eliminated in 3rd Place ($63,545)
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin limped-in on the button and then called the 2,767,618 all in raise Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput made from the small blind.
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin:
Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput:
Vandeput was dominated and the runout ended his tournament in third place for $63,545.
Vandeput Out Kicked | Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 8,899,534 | 3,634,989 |
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 7,520,466 | 2,116,118 |
| Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput | 0 | -5,751,107 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:06 AM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 20,000
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:55 AM Local Time
Break
The final three players are on a five-minute break.
| Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput | 5,751,107 | 1,410,404 |
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 5,404,348 | 274,500 |
| Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 5,264,545 | -1,872,880 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:46 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 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:45 AM Local Time
Level 37 started
Level: 37
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 16,000
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:40 AM Local Time
Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,147)
Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen completed to 120,000 from the small blind and Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell checked his big blind option.
The flop was and Foxen led out for 189,521. O'Connell raised to 641,042 and Foxen went over the top with an all in for 3,323,789. O'Connell made the call.
Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell:
Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen:
The turn was and the river was , allowing O'Connell's two pair to hold and eliminate Foxen from the tournament in fourth place for $45,147.
Foxen Eliminated in 4th Place| Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 7,137,425 | 6,651,283 |
| Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen | 0 | -3,607,890 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:35 AM Local Time
Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,512)
Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen raised to 200,000 from the button and Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum defended the big blind.
The flop came the . Foxen bet 125,000, Nahum called.
The turn was the . Nahum led jammed for 840,007 and Foxen called.
Foxen had the while Nahum had the for trips with an inferior kicker.
The river came the blank and Nahum was gone as Foxen took in even more chips.
| Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen | 3,607,890 | 1,545,708 |
| Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum | 0 | -2,470,919 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:32 AM Local Time
Level 36 started
Level: 36
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 12,000
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:29 AM Local Time
Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos Eliminated in 6th Place; Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,660)
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin raised to 214,500 from under the gun and after losing majority of his stack with king-queen against aces, Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett put his 68,098 stack in the middle from the button.
Action folded to Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos who jammed for 1,573,824 from the big blind and Rivkin snap-called.
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin:
Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos:
Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett:
Gallegos was ahead with his made hand but he flop gave him a sweat as it gave Rivkin the nut flush draw.
The turn wasn't a diamond but it did pair Rivkin's king and the river secured him the double elimination.
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 5,129,848 | 1,731,922 |
| Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos | 0 | -671,912 |
| Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett | 0 | -2,620,216 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:23 AM Local Time
Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,300)
Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips open-jammed from middle position for 1,234,307 and Jason "jayriv" Rivkin called from the cutoff.
Jason "jayriv" Rivkin:
Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips:
The board ran out with no nine for Philips and he was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for $13,300.
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 3,397,926 | 1,188,307 |
| Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips | 0 | -1,564,307 |
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:16 AM Local Time
Level 35 started
Level: 35
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:15 AM Local Time
WSOP Legend: Doyle Brunson's Final Bracelet
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!
Sunday, August 1, 2021 12:06 AM Local Time
Millard "meekmill" Hale Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,197)
Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips raised to 125,000 from early position, Millard "meekmill" Hale then jammed from the small blind for 372,438 and Philips called.
Hale was in decent position to stay alive as he had the vs the of Phillips.
But the flop sent him behind as it came the . The turn was the and the river came the to send Hale out as the first elimination of the final table.
| Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips | 1,564,307 | 462,438 |
| Millard "meekmill" Hale | 0 | -456,438 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:59 PM Local Time
Tune Into the PokerNews Twitch Stream Now for Final Table WSOP Coverage!
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For each of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online bracelet events, either Jeff Platt or PokerNews will be streaming early play up to the final table, which will then air exclusively on the PokerNews Twitch Channel. Early action of this event is streaming now, so be sure to tune in to see who walks away with the WSOP gold bracelet!
"I am thrilled to team up with PokerNews to present coverage of the 2021 WSOP Online," said Platt, who is a co-host of the PokerNews Podcast. "We learned last year that the prestige of bracelet events draws an incredibly passionate audience on Twitch. I can't wait to interact with that audience again as we crown poker's newest champions."
Meanwhile, Jesse Fullen will be on the call for action to be found on the PokerNews Twitch channel, such as tonight's tournament. He's joined tonight by special guest Landon Tice.
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:56 PM Local Time
Final Table Chip Counts
Final Table Chip Counts| Felix "madenspauwke" Vandeput | 4,340,703 | 234,000 |
| Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett | 2,620,216 | 151,675 |
| Kfir "Nahumus" Nahum | 2,470,919 | 163,000 |
| Jason "jayriv" Rivkin | 2,209,619 | 1,562,037 |
| Alex "OrcinusOrca" Foxen | 2,062,182 | -357,571 |
| Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips | 1,101,869 | 0 |
| Dan "omg_its_dan" Gallegos | 671,912 | -116,000 |
| Drew "dudeguydrew" O'Connell | 486,142 | 311,788 |
| Millard "meekmill" Hale | 456,438 | -162,737 |
Saturday, July 31, 2021 11:54 PM Local Time
"CantFoldThis" Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,906)
Action on the table folded around to "CantFoldThis" who raised all in from the small blind for 313,410 and Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips called from the big blind.
"CantFoldThis":
Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips:
"CantFoldThis" held the better hand but had a sweat after the flop gave Philips a gutshot straight draw.
The sweat didn't last long for "CantFoldThis" didn't last long as the turn completed the straight and the river eliminated them on the final table bubble.
| Kyle "Kpcp22" Philips | 1,101,869 | 53,843 |
| CantFoldThis | 0 | -1,111,302 |