WSOP.com Event #19: PLO Crazy Eights - 8 Handed

On Monday, the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #19: $888 PLO Crazy Eights 8-Handed attracted 285 players who rebought 222 times. The 507-entry field resulted in a $405,600 prize pool and after 11 hours of play, it was Martin "bathroomline" Zamani coming out on top to win a $92,598 top prize and his first gold bracelet.

Zamani, who won a WSOP Circuit gold ring in February 2020 when he took down the WSOPC Rio Las Vegas Event #14: $2,200 High Roller for $89,143, has nearly $2.7 million in lifetime live earnings according to The Hendon Mob.

In 2019, Zamani won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $25,000 High Roller for a career-high $895,110, and a month later finished fourth in the US Poker Open $100,000 Main Event for $330,000. More recently just two weeks ago, he finished third in the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 NLH event for $155,995.

Earlier in this series, Zamani finished fifth in Event #15: $5,300 High Roller for $56,400 and fourth in Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo for $22,950.

2021 WSOP Online Event #19 Final Table Results

The top 72 finishers made the money including Ema "Momma_says" Zajmovic (12th - $4,583.28), Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger (17th - $3,001.44), Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech (18th - $3,001.44), Alex "rip_neiko" Rocha (26th - $2,474.16), YK "LuckySpewy1" Kwon (36th - $2,109.12), Matt "RubberFist" Stout (51st - $1,662.96), and Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett (66th - $1,419.60).

Final Table Action

The final table actually began with just seven players as Joseph "biueberry" Cheong and Kyle "Vin_Gambini" Bowker busted in eighth and ninth place respectively in the same hand on the bubble.

Loren "BabyJesus" Klein was denied a fifth gold bracelet after getting his stack in with two pair against the straight and nut flush draws of Zamani. The spade flush came in on the turn and the river failed to pair Klein to send him packing in seventh place for $10,221.

Arkadiy "Crocofantos" Tsinis then bowed out in sixth place getting his short stack in with big cards only to see Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo roll over pocket aces and hold. John "thirteen" Del Rossi then eliminated the short-stacked Jose "Bobbybaldwin" Barbero in fifth place before Depaulo followed him out the door in fourth.

Depaulo, who famously won an online gold bracelet last summer while playing from a New Jersey Whole Foods parking lot, flopped the nut straight with a flush redraw while Zamani flopped the same straight with two pair. The latter filled up on the river and Depaulo's quest for a second bracelet came up three spots short.

Three-handed play saw the chip lead exchange hands several times, but eventually, Del Rossi fell in third with pocket kings into Zamani's flopped set. The latter then took a slight lead into heads-up play against Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke, but despite them both being deep, it didn't take long for the final hand to play out.

It happened when Stroke got it in with kings only to see Zamani table aces. The bigger pocket pair held and Stroke had to settle for second place.

2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners Thus Far

Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani opened from the small blind for 240,000 and John "thirteen" Del Rossi raised from the big blind to 720,000. Zamani called and the flop came    .

Zamani fired a pot bet of 1,440,000 and Del Rossi called for his remaining 1,379,315. Del Rossi showed      and Zamani flipped over      for a set of threes.

The turn was   and the river  , giving Zamani threes full of fours and eliminating Del Rossi in third place for $38,978.

Martin "bathroomline" Zamani	5,301,092	2,099,315
Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke	4,838,908	-534,068
John "thirteen" Del Rossi	0	-1,565,976

Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke raised to 280,000 on the button and John "thirteen" Del Rossi defended his big blind to see a     flop.

Del Rossi jammed for his last 482,988 and Stroke snap-called.

John "thirteen" Del Rossi:     
Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke:     

Stroke was ahead with his cowboys and the   turn didn't change a thing.

Del Rossi needed some help and he received it after the   river gave him two-pair to secure his double-up.

Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke	5,372,976	2,880,516
Martin "bathroomline" Zamani	3,201,777	-1,042,775
John "thirteen" Del Rossi	1,565,976	-1,447,012

Jose "Bobbybaldwin" Barbero open-jammed under the gun for 100,432 and found three callers that brought the     flop.

All three players checked to the   turn where John "thirteen" Del Rossi led out for 122,222 from the small blind and only Martin "bathroomline" Zamani called to see the   complete the board on the river.

Del Rossi fired out 444,222, Zamani quickly folded his hand and the two hands were revealed.

Barbero held      for a pair of kings but he was no good as Del Rossi rivered Broadway      and the Argentinean were eliminated in fifth palce for $19,225.

John "thirteen" Del Rossi	3,874,295	3,333,676
Martin "bathroomline" Zamani	3,544,818	205,123
Ryan "Joeyisamush" Depaulo	1,575,765	-250,432
Jose "Bobbybaldwin" Barbero	0	-1,151,682

Action quicly folded around to Martin "bathroomline" Zamani who raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Loren "BabyJesus" Klein defended his big blind to see a     flop appear.

Zamani continued for 300,000 and then snap-called the 1,132,379 all in raise from Klein.

Loren "BabyJesus" Klein:     
Martin "bathroomline" Zamani:     

Klein was ahead after flopping two-pair but the   turn gave Zamani the nut flush, leaving Klein needing an ace or jack on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Klein, the   that appeared wasn't the card he needed and he was eliminated in seventh place for $10,221.

Martin "bathroomline" Zamani	3,339,695	1,558,349
Loren "BabyJesus" Klein	0	-1,650,434

Kyle "Vin_Gambini" Bowker opened under the gun for 140,000 and Joseph "biueberry" Cheong followed with an all-in shove for 435,976. Shawn "sHaDySTeeM" Stroke called Cheong and Bowker followed with the rest of his 235,690.

Kyle "Vin_Gambini" Bowker:     
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong:     
Shawn "sHaDySTeeM" Stroke:     

The board ran out      , giving Stroke the straight and knocking out Bowker and Cheong in ninth and eighth place, respectively.

Shawn "Shadysteem" Stroke	2,236,320	711,975
Kyle "Vin_Gambini" Bowker	0	-355,690
Joseph "biueberry" Cheong	0	-337,988