Level 8
: 175/350, 35 ante
Players are now on another five-minute break.
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #11: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info
Level: 8
Blinds: 175/350
Ante: 35
Level 7
: 150/300, 30 ante
When it comes to licensed, regulated online poker in the United States, one of the major players is New Jersey's Eric "8Bracelets" Vanauken.
For the 44-year-old Vanauken, who is married with three kids ages 8, 11, and 20, he��s never really had a nine-to-five job. Instead, he fancies himself a real estate broker engaging in flips and investments while playing poker on the side of course.
��I first learned playing $4/$8 limit at Foxwoods in early 2000 and now play now $20/$40 and $30/$60 when I can find a game, or settle on $1/$2 or $2/$5 NLH," he said. "I have played the WSOP Main Event two times with no luck busting on Day 2 both times.��
Additionally, Vanauken grinds a decent amount on the virtual tables under the screen name ��alwaysliquid,�� which stems from the movie Wall Street when Gordon Gekko tells Bud Fox about how money never sleeps and you need to always be liquid.
��Since New Jersey went legal I play on Borgata and WSOP. I used to play PokerStars but had an issue with them over a year ago and have since boycotted them. I do very well on Borgata. I even shipped the Mega Thursday [not long ago] on my phone from an Applebee��s parking lot as I had no WiFi at home due to power outage.��
As for his recent online successes, Vanauken was pleased but wanted to remain humble.
��I am humbled to be able to compete with all of the great players in New Jersey,�� he said. ��I��m proud that all of my studying and grinding has been producing favorable results in the past few years, taking me from an average breakeven player to a profitable one. At the same time, I try to maintain being humble with this great game and what it has provided for me and my family.��
Proudest Poker Accomplishments
For Vanauken, the scores rank up there among his proudest poker accomplishments, which includes beating a poker legend.
��In 2013, I beat Joe McKeehen for the Borgata Limit Championship,�� Vanauken said. ��I think that was the last limit event held at Borgata.��
Other highlights on his poker r��sum�� include finishing sixth in the 2018 WSOP Circuit at Canada��s Playground Poker Club and finishing runner-up in a pair of WSOP Circuit online events back in March.
��So close to a ring but the two cashes of $35k and $20k within a few days definitely eased the quarantine pain,�� Vanauken said.
Vanauken is in action today looking for his first piece of WSOP hardware.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,375 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 30
Level 6
: 125/250, 25 ante
Martin "BathroomLine" Zamani raised to 675 from early position, two players called and big stack Ryan "Protential" Laplante defended from the big blind.
The flop came the 
. Zamani bet 1,525 and Laplante called. The turn was the 
. Zamani bet again for 4,575 and was called again.
The river came the 
. Zamani fired for a third time for 11,437 into a pot of 15,250. Laplante surrendered his hand this time and sent a bit of his large stack over to Zamani.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,137
12,149
|
12,149 |
|
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68,860
68,860
|
68,860 |
Level 6
: 125/250, 25 ante
The WSOP.com Summer Online Circuit Event runs July 16�C27. You��ll have a chance to win over $1 Million in guarantees, 12 WSOP Gold Rings, a chance to climb to the top spot on the $10k Series Leaderboard, and entry into the $25,000 Freeroll.
$10k Player of the Month Leaderboard
- Pays in Tournament Tickets to the top 10 players in the Gold Ring events
- First-place leaderboard finisher gains a seat into the $250,000 Year-End Championship event(which will award a WSOP Gold Bracelet)
$25,000 Freeroll �C July 30 @ 4:30pm
- Each ring event winner from the series as well as the top 10 finishers on the $10k Player of the Month are eligible to participate in freeroll.
Grinder��s Only Second Chance Freeroll �C July 30 @ 5:00pm
- The winner of this freeroll will earn a seat into the $250,000 Year-End Championship Event.
- Players who played in at least 3 Gold Ring events will be eligible to participate.
Year-End Championships
This event will award $250,000 in prize money as well as a WSOP Gold Bracelet. Only eligible players are invited to participate in this event. To become an eligible player:
- Win a WSOP Gold Ring Event during the 2021 season
- Win a $10,000 Player of the Month Leaderboard
- Win a Grinder��s Online Second Chance Freeroll
- Be one of the top 50 players on the Cumulative Circuit Leaderboard
Summer Online Circuit Schedule
| Event | Date | Time (PT) | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #1 - $40,000 GTD Limit O8 or Better 8-Max 3X Re-entry | 7-16 | 4:00 PM | $320 | $40,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #2 - $75,000 GTD NLH 2X Re-entry | 7-17 | 4:00 PM | $215 | $75,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #3 - $150,000 GTD NLH Monster Stack 3x Re-entry 8-Max | 7-18 | 2:00 PM | $525 | $150,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #4 - $50,000 GTD PLO $320 8-Max 3X Re-entry | 7-19 | 2:00 PM | $320 | $50,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #5 - $75,000 GTD NLH 6-Max 2x Re-entry | 7-20 | 4:00 PM | $320 | $75,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #6 - $75,000 GTD PLO High Roller 8-Max 2x Re-entry | 7-21 | 4:00 PM | $1,000 | $75,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #7 - $50,000 GTD NLH Freezeout | 7-22 | 4:00 PM | $250 | $50,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #8 - $50,000 GTD NLH Deep Turbo 2x Re-entry | 7-23 | 4:00 PM | $215 | $50,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #9 - $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack 2x Re-entry | 7-24 | 4:00 PM | $320 | $100,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #10 - $200,000 GTD NLH Main Event 3x Re-entry 8-Max | 7-25 | 2:00 PM | $525 | $200,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #11 - $50,000 GTD PLO BIG $500 6-Max 3X Re-entry | 7-26 | 4:00 PM | $500 | $50,000 |
| WSOP Summer Circuit Event #12 - $100,000 GTD NLH High Roller 6-Max 2x Re-entry | 7-27 | 4:00 PM | $1,000 | $100,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 25
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman moved all in for 916 from the cutoff and Keith "btu2apulp" Sanders called from the big blind.
Wendy "Cardthartic" Freedman: 
Keith "btu2apulp" Sanders: 
The 
flop gave Sanders top pair but Freedman did pick up a gutshot straight draw. Unfortunately for her, neither the 
turn nor 
river completed it.
Freedman was felted on the hand but opted to re-enter for a fresh 50,000 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,852
150,852
|
150,852 |
|
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134,988
84,988
|
84,988 |
|
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109,981
109,981
|
109,981 |
|
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107,997
107,997
|
107,997 |
|
|
106,053
56,053
|
56,053 |
|
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103,593
103,593
|
103,593 |
|
|
100,163
100,163
|
100,163 |
|
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98,853
98,853
|
98,853 |
|
98,575
98,575
|
98,575 |
|
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12,151
12,151
|
12,151 |