‘ratrivers’ Wins First-Ever WSOP PA Online Bracelet Event for $48K
After five and a half hours of Day 2 play play on Monday, the first World Series of Poker Online bracelet awarded in Pennsylvania was won by ‘ratrivers’ for $48,420. After an exciting final table, the nine-handed action played down to a winner after 148 players returned to their virtual seats on Day 2.
At the end of a dramatic final table, it was ‘ratrivers’ who reigned supreme, and it was the winner who went into the last table of nine players as chip leader. That wasn’t the case for ‘Slap_Nuts’, who had just over 10 big blinds when they four-bet shoved all-in pre-flop with 
. They were called by ‘LavaCake’ with 
and the flop brought immediate service for the drawing hand as it landed 
. The turn of 
locked up the hand for the unassailable ‘LavaCake’, the 
river a mere formality as ‘Slap_Nuts’ left with a cash of $3,173 for finishing ninth.
Just a couple of minutes later, another hopeful was on the virtual rail, as ‘MonkeyBLuffy’ cashed for $4,140 in eighth place. Three-betting all-in before the flop with 
, they were called by the initial raiser in the hand, ‘AceOnaJetski’ with 
. The flop of 
moved the caller into the lead but gave ‘MonkeyBLuffy’ a gutshot straight draw to go with three ace outs. The turn of 
and river of 
ended hopes of a reprieve, however.
Either side of these hands, ‘ratrivers’ was accumulating chips by winning more pots than anyone and up to over 2.2 million chips, all the other players knew they needed to step it up to stay in touch. ‘SBbarnz’ managed to overcome the odds and vault up the leaderboard at the expense of Taylor Nicole. Nicole called off their stack from the big blind with 
after ‘SBbarnz’ moved all-in with 
from the small blind. The board of 
gave ‘SBbarnz’ two pair with aces and tens eliminating Nicole in seventh place for $5,512.
With six players remaining, a huge pot saw another player’s chances go up in flames. Chip leader ‘ratrivers’ raised from under the gun but didn’t call the shove of ‘NawtyShawty’ from the button with 
. ‘SBbarnz’ had called the initial raise and had no trouble doing likewise after the three-bet shove, holding . A flop of 
saw ‘NawtyShawty’ pick up a straight draw, but the 
turn and 
river ended the hand in the favor of ‘SBbarnz’ and saw them closing in on ‘ratrivers’ lead, ‘NawtyShawty’ winning $7,470 as a result.
Losing that hand saw ‘ratrivers’ spiral from chip leader to the short stack as the chips spent half an hour balancing up. All five players had over a million chips but less than two million when ‘ratrivers’ chipped up a little and took out the only player at the table with less chips than them. ‘LavaCake’ three-bet shoved for just under a million with and ‘ratrivers’ snapped off the call with . The board of 
8c] saw the former chip leader regain some control of the table at the expense of ‘LavaCake’, who won the first five-figure cash of the event, scoring $10,305 for a deep run to the top 1% of the tournament.
Two ace-high hands clashed with four players remaining that left only three in the hunt. ‘SBbarnz’ was all-in and at risk with , but far behind ‘ratrivers’ with . The flop of 
kept the dominating hand in the lead, and the turn and made no difference to that superiority, leaving ‘SBbarnz’ to lick their wounds in fourth place for $14,467.
Three-handed play lasted some time before ‘AceOnaJetski’ lost their hopes of winning their first WSOP bracelet and further strengthened the arm of ‘ratrivers’ in the process. ‘AceOnaJetski’ called off their stack with and needed help against the of ‘NovaRiver’. That help arrived for ‘AceOnaJetski’ on the 
flop, but ‘NovaRiver’ had the nut flush draw and straight draw to boot. The 
turn changed nothing, but the river gave ‘NovaRiver’ the nut flush and sent play heads up, with ‘AceOnaJetski’ cashing for $20,654.
With just two players remaining, ‘ratrivers’ held a chip lead of 5:1 and while ‘NovaRiver’ doubled up once, soon after this brief reprieve, it was all over. With ‘NovaRiver’ raising pre-flop with 
, ‘ratrivers’ made the call with 
and both players saw a flop of 
5h]. ‘ratrivers’ check-raised the bet of ‘NovaRivers’ who then called to a turn of , where ‘ratrivers’ moved all-in and ‘NovaRiver’, still ahead, made the call.
On the river, ‘ratrivers’ needed one of ten outs to win the WSOP bracelet and when the 
landed, their victory was sealed with a dramatic gutshot straight. ‘NovaRiver’ won $29,993 for their runner-up result after losing out to the drawing hand.
With 425 entries, the first-ever WSOP bracelet event to be held on the Pennsylvania client of WSOP.com attracted 75 rebuys to create a prize pool of $225,000. That meant 90 players were paid with the minimum cash worth $630. That bubble hadn’t burst by the start of Day 2, which saw 148 players return to seats to battle for the win.
When the dust settled, however, the chip leader at the start of the day ‘ratrivers’ emerged victorious to claim a $48,420 top prize and the first-ever WSOP gold bracelet awarded in Pennsylvania.
WSOP PA Online Bracelet Event #1 Final Table Results
- ‘ratrivers’ – $48,420
- ‘NovaRiver’ – $29,993
- ‘AceOnaJetski’ – $20,655
- ‘SBbarnz’ – $14,468
- ‘LavaCake’ – $10,305
- ‘NawtyShawty’ – $7,470
- Taylor ‘dripbaeless’ Nicole – $5,513
- ‘MonkeyBLuffy’ – $4,140
- ‘Spal_Nuts’ – $3,173
