Monday, July 3, 2023 5:15 AM Local Time
Tom “lultaxpayers” Hall Emerges Victorious to Claim Maiden WSOP Bracelet ($176,920)
After the dust settled following twelve and a half hours of play, Tom "lultaxpayers" Hall came out on top in WSOP Online Event #12: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack to net the first-place prize of $176,920 along with a coveted gold WSOP bracelet. He defeated Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin in about a level and a half of heads-up play with "ckraiseblff" rounding out the top three.
A total of 1,754 players entered this tournament with 937 re-entries to generate a prize pool of $1,210,950 that was split amongst the top 371 finishers, each of whom secured a minimum of $848.00. David "lotsoffish" Lee was the last individual not to see a return on their investment after getting knocked out in 372nd place.
Play increased in pace as the day wore on, and the blinds became more and more expensive. As a result, it did not take long for the final table of eight to be set with the elimination of "NickLeeson" in 9th place when their king-queen fell to Marin's pocket tens.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Thomas "lultaxpayers" Hall | United Kingdom | $176,920 |
| 2 | Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin | United States | $109,349 |
| 3 | "ckraiseblff" | United States | $80,286 |
| 4 | Steven "rAiseAhippie" Touitou | France | $59,458 |
| 5 | NeverGambol | United States | $44,442 |
| 6 | Brock "ohmyguan" Wilson | United States | $33,422 |
| 7 | Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld | United States | $25,309 |
| 8 | Brandon "hawkheaven" Forbes | United States | $19,375 |
Final Table Action
Brandon "HawkHeaven" Forbes was the first out the door at the final table when his king-queen suited could not stand up to Hall's king-deuce offsuit when he hit a deuce on the river.
Next to go was Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld, who was eliminated by "ckraiseblff" when his ace-eight was out-kicked by his opponent's ace-ten.
Brock "ohmyguan" Wilson and "NeverGambol" were sent to the rail in sixth and fifth, respectively, followed closely by Steven "rAiseAhippie" Touitou in fourth when he lost a flip with ace-jack versus "ckraiseblff"'s pocket sevens.
Even after busting Touitou, "ckraiseblff" was still a short stack and was next to go when his king-deuce was stomped by Marin's superior ace-nine on a jack-high board.
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That elimination set up a heads-up match between Hall and Marin, with the former starting with a 2-to-1 chip lead over Marin. After about a level and a half (around 20 minutes) of heads-up play, Hall had dwindled Marin's stack to gain a 5-to-1 chip lead over him until they got the rest of it in the middle, where Hall scooped with a flopped pair of aces to leave Marin with the runner-up consolation prize of $109,349.
With this knockout, Hall was awarded the first-place prize of $176,920, along with his first WSOP gold bracelet! Congratulations to him on his victory! This latest win will further improve his already-impressive poker resume as it will be his fourth-largest score, although it is his largest score since 2018 when he placed fourth in a $5,300 PartyPoker Millions Event for $394,965.
This concludes coverage of WSOP Online Event #6: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo. Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of all events at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:58 AM Local Time
Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($109,349)
After a full level of heads-up play, Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin had dwindled down to twelve big blinds when he and Thomas "lultaxpayers" Hall got the rest of it into the middle.
Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin:
Thomas "lultaxpayers" Hall:
The flop came out to give Hall a significant lead over Marin and the runout of secured his victory as Marin was eliminated in second place for the runner-up prize of $109,348.78.
| Thomas Hall | 80,730,000 | 44,646,000  |
| Daniel Marin | 0 | -24,327,000  |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:49 AM Local Time
Level 46 started
Level: 46
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 100,000
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:48 AM Local Time
"ckraiseblff" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($80,285)
Short-stacked "ckraiseblff" and Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin got it all in the middle preflop, with Marin covering.
"ckraiseblff":
Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin:
Marin was ahead going into this matchup, and the board of gave him the win with his ace-high, and '"ckraiseblff" was eliminated in third place
| Daniel Marin | 24,327,000 | 1,278,000 |
| "ckraiseblff" | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:43 AM Local Time
Steven "rAiseAhippie" Touitou Eliminated in 4th Place ($59,457)
Short-stacked Steven "rAiseAhippie" Touitou moved all in preflop and was called by "ckraiseblff" to put him at risk.
Steven "rAiseAhippie" Touitou:
ckraiseblff:
The board of was of no help to Touitou, and he was sent to the rail in fourth place.
| ckraiseblff | 8,967,000 | -7,175,000 |
| Steven Touitou | 0 | -9,428,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:35 AM Local Time
Level 45 started
Level: 45
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 80,000
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:34 AM Local Time
"NeverGambol" Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,441)
"NeverGambol" moved all-in preflop and was called by Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin to put him at risk of elimination.
"NeverGambol":
Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin:
The board ran out for Marin to scoop the pot with his ten, and "NeverGambol" was eliminated in fifth place.
| Daniel Marin | 23,049,000 | 18,054,796 |
| "NeverGambol" | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:27 AM Local Time
Brock "ohmyguan" Wilson Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,422)
The action was missed on the hand, but after being left with only a big blind, Brock "ohmyguan" Wilson got it all in preflop but failed to find a double and was eliminated in sixth place.
| Brock Wilson | 0 | -4,450,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:20 AM Local Time
Level 44 started
Level: 44
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 60,000
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:19 AM Local Time
Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld Eliminated in 7th Place ($25,309)
Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld and "ckraiseblff" got it all in preflop, with Hirschfield at risk of elimination.
Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld:
"ckraiseblff":
The board ran out for "ckraiseblff" to win the pot with his ten-kicker, and Hirschfield was eliminated in seventh place.
| ckraiseblff | 16,142,000 | -1,358,000 |
| Tyler Hirschfeld | 0 | -4,603,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:14 AM Local Time
Brandon "hawkheaven" Forbes Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,375)
Brandon "hawkheaven" Forbes and Thomas "lultaxpayers" Hall got all the money in the middle preflop, blind on blind.
Brandon "hawkheaven" Forbes:
Thomas "lultaxpayers" Hall:
Forbes had Hall dominated with his queen-kicker, but the runout of gave Hall the win when he hit his deuce on the river, and Forbes was eliminated in eighth place as the first final table casualty.
| Thomas Hall | 36,084,000 | 13,584,000 |
| Brandon Forbes | 0 | -4,100,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:03 AM Local Time
"NickLeeson" Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,015)
"NickLeeson" and Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin got all the chips into the middle preflop, with Marin covering.
"NickLeeson":
Daniel "DurdyDan512" Marin:
The board ran out to give Marin a full house to win the pot, eliminating "NickLeeson" in ninth place.
| Daniel Marin | 4,994,204 | 3,777,204 |
| NickLeeson | 0 | -3,100,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 3:00 AM Local Time
Level 43 started
Level: 43
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 50,000
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:55 AM Local Time
"moushak" Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,746)
"ckraiseblff" and "moushak" found themselves all in preflop, with "moushak" at risk of elimination.
"ckraiseblff" :
"moushak":
The board ran out for "ckraiseblff" to hit a nine on the river to eliminate "moushak" in tenth place.
| ckraiseblff | 17,500,000 | 1,595,000 |
| moushak | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:48 AM Local Time
Level 42 started
Level: 42
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 40,000
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:48 AM Local Time
Demetrius Campbell Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,746)
On a turn of , Demetrius "DemetriVegas" Campbell and "ckraiseblff" got all the money in the middle, with Campbell at risk.
Demetrius "DemetriVegas" Campbell:
ckraiseblff:
Unfortunately for Campbell, he was already drawing stone dead with no chance of improving, as his opponent already had the superior flush. The meaningless came on the river, and Campbell was eliminated in 11th place.
| ckraiseblff | 15,905,000 | 15,905,000 |
| Demetrius Campbell | 0 | -6,619,017 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:39 AM Local Time
Aditya Agarwal Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,746)
After some preflop action, Aditya Agarwal, Demetrius Campbell, and Brandon Forbes
Aditya "theflash123" Agarwal:
Demetrius "DemetriVegas" Campbell" :
Brandon "HawkHeaven" Forbes:
The board ran out for Campbell to scoop the entire pot, eliminating Agarwal in 12th place.
| Demetrius Campbell | 6,619,017 | 6,619,017 |
| Brandon Forbes | 4,100,000 | 751,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 0 | -4,450,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:30 AM Local Time
Kyle Frey Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,203)
After a preflop betting war, Kyle "kylejf" Frey and Thomas Hall got all the cjhips into the middle, with hall covering.
Kyle Frey:
Thomas Hall:
Frey was in the lead going into this matchup with his pocket kings, but the flop of put him far behind as Hall flopped an ace as well as the nut flush draw. The board completed with the to secure Hall's victory and Frey was eliminated in 13th place.
| Thomas Hall | 22,500,000 | 11,000,000 |
| Kyle Frey | 0 | -3,200,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:10 AM Local Time
"1BulletWondr" Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,203)
"1BulletWondr" and "NeverGambol" got all the chips in the middle preflop, with 1BulletWondr at risk.
"1BulletWondr":
"NeverGambol":
the board ran out for "NeverGambol" to flop a boat and turn quads to send "1BulletWondr" to the rail in 14th place in dramatic fashion.
| Nevergambol | 8,803,938 | -149,062 |
| 1BulletWondr | 0 | -3,383,000 |
Monday, July 3, 2023 2:02 AM Local Time
"kathibee488" Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,203)
In a flurry of all-ins, "kathibee488" moved all in but failed to double and was eliminated in 15th place.
| kathibee488 | 0 | -2,833,000 |