Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship

Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO 6-Handed played to a winner on June 22, and it was Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak who ended the day with all the chips.

It was a commanding performance from Barshak, who carried the lead through the entirety of the late phases, and finished top of the pile. His reward? $128,841 and a WSOP bracelet to compliment the two WSOP Circuit rings in his collection.

Barshak won his first circuit ring in 2012 in a $580 6-handed NLH Event ($39,123), and another one in 2013 ($51,479), but both of those scores are now dwarfed by a new high score of $128,841 and his very first bracelet.

Final Table Results

Late Day Action

This online bracelet event attracted a total of 383 entries, with only 99 receiving at least $1,516 from the $606,600 prize pool for their efforts.

There were plenty of notables who joined the fray, including Shaun "fortnite" Deeb, Brandon "pretty_noose" Shack-Harris, and Nacho "Bobbybaldwin" Barbero.. However, they all came up short in their quest for a gold bracelet.

It seemed Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack might run away with it after he passed the one million chip mark , and even more so when he eliminated Carlos "disco1981" Alvarado in 15th place. However, as the blinds increased, the stacks evened out, and it seemed to be anybody's game.

Final Table Action

Jonathan "Just1Time" Depa was first to fall at the final table when his aces were run down by "TokiHighball."

"mitarachi89 was next to go when they had their kings cracked by Zack, who turned trip tens.

Zack, who at one stage looked like this event was his to lose, hit the rail in fifth. Zack found himself with a ton of outs, but he couldn't get there to beat the aces of Barshak.

"TokiHighball" had quite the showing, eliminating several competitors on their way to the final table, but eventually found themselves with a short stack and ran it blind versus blind, busting to Barshak.

Christopher "EntombExhume" DeMaci was in for a tough time, as they entered heads up trailing almost five-to-one in chips.

It didn't take long to settle the tournament, with DeMaci unable to get away from his rivered two pair only to be shown a Barshak full house.

So there you have it, Barshak is a WSOP bracelet winner! Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you coverage of every bracelet-awarding event of the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak raised to 345,000 on the button and "TokiHighball" made the call in the big blind. Together they saw the     roll off. "TokiHighball" checked and Barshak bet the pot to the tune of 818,000. "TokiHighball" folded and was left with just over a million in chips.

The very next hand "TokiHighball" raised to 528,000 in the small blind and Barshak put the rest in. "TokiHighball" made the call.

"TokiHighball":     
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak:     

The board ran out in favor of Barshak as the       rolled off, making him two pair with his ace.

Barshak will be going into heads-up with nearly a five-to-one chip advantage.

Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak	11,144,000	1,604,864
TokiHighball	0	-1,469,630

Blinds 40,000/80,000

"mitarachi89" three bet all in for their last 691,751 over Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack's open and the ladder made the call, just barely covering.

"mitarachi89":     
Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack:     

The flop kept "mitarachi89"'s kings ahead, but Zack had caught top pair, which turned into trips when the   banged off on the turn. The turn was no help to "mitarachi89" as the   peeled.

Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack	1,580,830	-536,235
mitarachi89	0	-768,552

Remaining players are on a 5-minute break again and return at the top of the hour.

Blinds 25,000/50,000

Kristof "gambleboy88" Segers three-bet preflop to 390,000 and was faced with the four-bet of Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak, who kicked it up to 1,215,000. Seger's put the rest of his chips into play for a total of 1,803,760, and Barshak made the call.

Kristof "gambleboy88" Segers:     
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak:     

Both players had excellent hands, and when the wheel spun    , it kept Seger's aces ahead, but Barshak did pick up a couple more outs when the   peeled. Fortunes did indeed change as the   rolled off on the river, improving Barshak to a set of kings to win the pot.

Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak	5,251,674	1,649,510
Kristof "gambleboy88" Segers	0	-1,540,151

The remaining players are on a five-minute break.

Blinds 17,000/34,000

"Ledprop" went all in for 222,435 over the late position open of "TokiHighball", who made the call for about 80,000 more.

Ledprop:     
TokiHighball:     

Ledprop had rainbow kings which stayed ahead as the board ran out     , but the   completed TokiHighball's flush draw and Ledprop was forced to settle for 11th place.

TokiHighball	1,355,913	-12,810
ledprop	0	-612,435

PokerNews was unable to capture this bust out, but it appears Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak was the culprit, as their stack has swelled considerably.

Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak	3,602,164	2,425,825
Trag550	0	-755,117

The final 12 players are now on a five-minute break. The action will resume shortly.

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas got his remaining chips in the middle against Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack.

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:     
Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack:     '

The board made two pair for Zack as it rolled      .

Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack	2,117,065	984,513
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	0	-1,338,145