Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000
"jodoggy" raised and then called the 50,880 three-bet jam Dylan "TheSmith" Smith made from the cutoff.
"jodoggy": 
Dylan "TheSmith" Smith: 
Smith was ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the 
flop. The 
turn did give Smith a little sweat but the 
river secured his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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131,760
112,044
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112,044 |
Texan poker pro Melissa "luckmgmt" Bryne has spent the majority of quarantine firing up her Twitch stream and grinding the online streets, and Bryne, who now calls Las Vegas home, is looking for some WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series success.
Bryne says that in general, "I primarily play online but definitely mix in some live cash and tournaments when I need a break from the computer," according to her Twitch bio, but she's shown her chops in live tournaments, as well. In one of the last WSOP Circuit events before the Covid-19 pandemic, Bryne chalked up four cashes at the WSOPC Choctaw series, including a deep run in the $1,700 Main Event, ultimately finishing in twenty-ninth place for $7,421. Bryne's biggest score came in 2017, when she defeated a field of 327 entrants in a $500 No Limit Hold'em event at the Wynn to earn $36,708.
Bryne is a part of the "GrindHaus", a group of poker players living together in Las Vegas that includes Bryne's boyfriend, Jerod "whiskeydeck" Smith and Brian "TGBpoker" Frenzel among others. The group all participate in Twitch streams, podcasts, and other general hijinks on their active and entertaining social media pages.
Bryne, who is in today's field, will be looking to catch her first WSOP Gold Bracelet on stream in front of her loyal fanbase, and we'll be keeping tabs on her throughout today's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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109,951 |
Players are on a five-minute break.
Blinds 2,500/5,000/625
Brian "XcrazylegsX" Frasca opened under the gun for 10,000, Martin "bathroomline" Zamani called on the button and Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth defended his big blind bring the 
flop.
Action was checked to Zamani who fired out 28,593 and Hellmuth raised all in for 60,155. Frasca folded while Zamani called and the two hands were revealed.
Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth: 
Martin "bathroomline" Zamani: 
Hellmuth was ahead after flopping top pair and the turn didn't change a thing. Unfortunately for the Poker Brat, the 
river completed Zamani's flush draw and eliminated him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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259,663
9,125
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9,125 |
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196,115
108,033
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108,033 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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317,528
317,528
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317,528 |
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306,538
306,538
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306,538 |
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276,500
276,500
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276,500 |
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274,900
274,900
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274,900 |
|
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265,080
265,080
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265,080 |
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261,969
261,969
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261,969 |
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261,565
261,565
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261,565 |
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250,538
109,899
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109,899 |
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235,965
205,965
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205,965 |
|
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231,478
231,478
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231,478 |
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A player that looked poised for a breakout prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic was Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen, and even after casinos closed down for an extended period of time, Garosshen spent last year's WSOP Online Series continuing to produce solid results that cemented his status as a player on the rise.
Garosshen's big breakout occurred at one of the last live events before the heart of the pandemic, as he took down the $1,650 HPT St. Louis Main Event for $131,184 after topping a field of 392 entrants. Garosshen then set his sights on the 2020 WSOP Online Series, and went to work immediately, finishing in third-place in Event #3: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max for $73,424. Garosshen ended up with a total of nine cashes in the 2020 WSOP Online.
So far this year, Garosshen has had a smattering of success on the felt, including two deep runs in side events at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, and a nineteenth-place finish in last month's WPT Tampa Championship. Garosshen will be looking to have another successful summer on the virtual felt, and add a WSOP Gold Bracelet to his HPT Title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000 |
Blinds 1,600/3,200/400
Action on the table quickly folded around to Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori who raised all in on the button for 8,652 and Tim "ValueBet" Rhoda looked him up from the big blind.
Tim "ValueBet" Rhoda:
Max "MaxSparrow" Pescatori: 
Rhoda was ahead until a nine appeared in the window on the 
flop. The turn 
was a great sight for Pescatori as it secured him the pot and he collected his double after the 
completed the board on the rier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,260 | |
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22,504 | |
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Registration has just ended with 850 total entries (608 unique & 242 rebuys) to create a total prize pool of $382,500. The winner will get $73,861 in additional to the WSOP gold bracelet. The top 143 will make the money.
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1 | $73,861 |
| 2 | $45,671 |
| 3 | $32,168 |
| 4 | $22,950 |
| 5 | $16,600 |
| 6 | $12,163 |
| 7 | $9,065 |
| 8 | $6,846 |
| 9 | $5,240 |
| 10-12 | $4,054 |
| 13-15 | $3,213 |
| 16-18 | $2,563 |
| 19-27 | $2,103 |
| 28-36 | $1,721 |
| 37-45 | $1,453 |
| 46-54 | $1,262 |
| 55-63 | $1,071 |
| 64-72 | $956 |
| 73-81 | $879 |
| 82-90 | $803 |
| 91-99 | $726 |
| 100-126 | $688 |
| 127-143 | $650 |
One WSOP Gold Bracelet. Three final tables. Fifteen cashes. That was the body of work of Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman in last year's WSOP.com Online Bracelet Series, one that would be the envy of nearly everyone who fired in last year's version. Steinman, who already has been seeking action on some bracelet bets for this year's series, will be looking to duplicate his many deep runs and massive success this year.
Steinman's heater began last year with two final tables early in the series, with a fifth-place performance in Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack for $24,578, followed by a sixth-place finish two days later in Event #9: $1,000 NLH 6-Max for $30,995. Steinman's bracelet would be earned late in the series, when he took down Event #27: $400 NLH Freezeout for $110,557 after beating Japan's Satoshi Tanaka in heads-up play. Steinman used these performances to take down the $100,000 Leaderboard competition of the WSOP.com portion of the series, which sent an additional $18,000 his way.
Steinman doesn't appear to be resting on his laurels in preparing for a summer of poker, however, already getting in some prep work by winning the Benny Binion Summer Shoot-Out at the South Point Poker Room for $65,000 after a three-way deal. As much as winning his first bracelet meant to Steinman, the quest for another crusher of a summer is on for the hyper-talented Steinman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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56,248 | |
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