After an exciting end to the action, a dominant performance from ‘POTtheRIVER’ sealed a memorable World Series of Poker bracelet victory as they overcame a final table featuring Jason Rivkin to win $27,592. Pennsylvania WSOP Online Event #2 ($500 NLHE PKO) action saw bounties as well as finishing places create a diverse prize pool, with ‘POTtheRIVER’ leading from the start of the final table to clinch a heads-up win to claim only the second WSOP bracelet awarded in Pennsylvania.
As the nine-handed final table kicked off, ‘POTtheRIVER’ held the chip lead with 1.06 million chips, albeit a marginal one over ‘m1kecr0ss’ (1.05m) and Rivkin (1.02m), with Rivkin already having cashed three times in 2021 WSOP Online events, including a runner-up finish in Event #32 for $90,811 which was won by Drew O’Connell.
It took just a couple of minutes for the first victim to fall at the final table, with ‘bkellssc’ losing their stack after moving all-in pre-flop with 
. They were called by both ‘Snacks22’ with 
and ‘LooseChangee’ with 
, and with the board coming 
, ‘Snacks22’ doubled up through ‘LooseChangee’, busting ‘bkellssc’ in the process for a total result of $2,820.
It took some time for another player to bust and during that time, Rivkin rose up the ranks. The most decorated player at the final table won a series of small pots to become chip leader with 1.2 million chips, but that lead was overtaken by the eventual winner when ‘POTtheRIVER’ began their charge to victory by eliminating ‘PineCreek’. The at-risk player was all-in with 
and was called by ‘POTtheRIVER’ with 
.
The flop of 
was dramatic enough, giving ‘POTtheRIVER’ the lead, but on the 
turn that switched, giving ‘PineCreek’ a better two-pair. All ‘PineCreek’ needed to do after hitting the turn was to fade the river, but the 
fell to give ‘POTtheRIVER’ the pot and live up to their catchy name in the most literal of senses. ‘PineCreek’ had been one card away from survival but instead cashed for a prize of $1,611 for finishing in eighth place and $1,209 in bounties won.
Almost immediately, the field was reduced further. Despite heading into the final table second in chips, ‘m1kecr0ss’ lost their tournament life after moving all-in for around 14 big blinds with 
. It was ‘POTtheRIVER’ who made the call with 
and the flop of 
instantly gave the chip leader top two pair. The turn of 
and river of 
couldn’t help ‘m1kecr0ss’ and ‘POTtheRIVER’ moved into a commanding chip lead.
The run of ‘Snacks22’ came to an end in sixth place for $4,467 after they were eliminated by ‘LooseChangee’. ‘Snacks22’ had moved all-in pre-flop with 
and was ahead when ‘LooseChangee’ called with 
. The flop of 
kept ‘Snacks22’ ahead, but they were out of luck on the turn and the river couldn’t save them.
Just a few minutes later, play was suddenly four-handed after ‘PeachesParty’ left in fifth place for a total result worth $5,940. ‘PeachesParty’ shoved from the button with 
, but ‘PA_iTiltHard’ called it off from the big blind with and the queen-high board of 
only offered ‘PeachesParty’ a gutshot from the flop which never arrived.
As the final four players gathered their thoughts after a very busy hours play, it was ‘LooseChangee’ in the lead, with Rivkin bringing up the rear, but everything would change, with the stacks again evening up. That led to a massive pot where two players busted simultaneously.
In the pivotal pot, ‘POTtheRIVER’ raised to three times the big blind with and when ‘PA_iTiltHard’ moved all-in with 
for just a shade more, Rivkin made the call with 
, as did ‘POTtheRIVER’.
On the flop of 
, Rivkin led out, and ‘POTtheRIVER’ shoved, leaving Rivkin to call of his stack and see that he needed a lot of help. Another nine on the 
turn left Rivkin needing an eight only to survive, but the 
river couldn’t save him and both he and ‘PA_iTiltHard’ were busted at the same time, Rivkin earning a touch more than his counterpart.
Heads-up began with ‘POTtheRIVER’ ahead, but not by an insurmountable pile of chips, with 3.8 million playing ‘LooseChangee’s 2.7 million. The stacks would even up to the point where just a solitary big blind separated the two players and ‘LooseChangee’ even moved ahead by nine big blinds. Those were all the chips they were left with, however, after ‘POTtheRIVER’ doubled up with 
holding against when all the chips were committed on the flop and the turn was followed by an river that prevented ‘LooseChangee’ claiming the bracelet.
A short time later, it was all over, with ‘LooseChangee’ shoving from the button with 
and ‘POTtheRIVER’ making the call with 
. The flop of 
moved the eventual winner into the lead and both the 
turn and river did nothing to change the outcome of what would be the final hand. ‘LooseChangee’ cashed for a total prize of $14,690.
With 327 total entries comprising of 262 players and 65 rebuys, the second WSOP Online event to award a bracelet in Pennsylvania paid out a prize pool of $147,150, with ‘POTtheRIVER’ winning a total of $27,592, a massive $14,176 of which was made up of the bounties of other players.
WSOP PA Online Braelet Event #2 Final Table Results
- ‘POTtheRIVER’ – $27,592 ($12,846 place, $14,716 bounties)
- ‘LooseChangee’ – $14,690 ($12,846 place, $1,843 bounties)
- Jason ‘sandjay’ Rivkin – $9,945 ($7,835 place, $2,109 bounties)
- ‘PA_iTiltHard’ – $9,132 ($5,672 place, $3,459 bounties)
- ‘PeachesParty’ – $5,940 ($4,112 place, $1,828 bounties)
- ‘Snacks22’ – $4,467 ($3,001 place, $1,466 bounties)
- ‘m1kecr0ss’ – $4,407 ($2,192 place, $2,214 bounties
- ‘PineCreek’ – $2,820 ($1,611 place, $1,209 bounties)
- ‘bkellssc’ – $2,119 ($1,184 place, $935 bounties)
