Level: 5
Blinds: 60/120
Ante: 0
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Event #5: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$158,200
Entries
226
Level
31
Blinds
14,000 / 28,000
Ante
3,500
Entries
226
Players Left
1
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
"keybet" raised to 250 from early position, and was called by "JackJingOff" in the cutoff and "96Tears" in the big blind.
"96Tears" checked the 
flop, and "keybet" bet 248. Only "JackJingOff" called.
"keybet" checked the 
turn, and "JackJingOff" bet 855. "keybet" folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,302 | |
|
|
17,687 | |
|
|
6,915 |
Level 4
: 50/100, 0 ante
"bevich" limped in from early position, and Aubrey "R1V3RM3DADDY" Williams raised to 400 next to act. Brett "H0mie_Sr" Freiler called in the small blind, "CAPTAIN_MO" called in the big blind, and "bevich" stuck around as well.
Action checked to Williams on an 
flop, and she bet 528. Freiler and "bevich" were the only callers.
Freiler led out for 1,050 on the 
turn, and "bevich" called, while Williams folded.
Freiler checked the 
river, and "bevich" bet 3,000. Freiler tanked for a bit before calling with 
, and won against the 
of "bevich".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,606 | |
|
|
15,213
213
|
213 |
|
14,802 | |
|
|
8,177 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 ante
Four players invested 200 to see an 
flop together, and action checked to original raiser "LuckyDuck139" in the cutoff, who bet 400. Only "RoleDumpkins" made the call in the small blind.
The 
fell on the turn, and "RoleDumpkins" checked again. "LuckyDuck139" bet 1,120, and "RoleDumpkins" tanked for a few moments before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,263
-190
|
-190 |
|
|
16,487
-339
|
-339 |
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 ante
"CleggsOnGG" raised to 200 from middle position, and was called by Robert “Badbeat1512” Sembler in the cutoff and "PlayaRoyale" in the small blind.
Action checked to the river of a 
board, where "PlayaRoyale" bet 340. "CleggsOnGG" folded, but Sembler raised to 1,258. "PlayaRoyale" quickly three-bet shoved, and Sembler chose to protect his remaining 11,310 and fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,262
2,378
|
2,378 |
|
|
14,835
-165
|
-165 |
|
|
11,310 |
Level 3
: 40/80, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,326
-585
|
-585 |
|
|
19,253 | |
|
|
17,961
-314
|
-314 |
|
|
17,453 | |
|
|
17,167
2,167
|
2,167 |
|
|
16,884
1,884
|
1,884 |
|
|
16,826 | |
|
|
16,747 | |
|
|
16,491 | |
|
|
16,300 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 40/80
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 30/60, 0 ante
"Brix22319" raised to 180 from the button, and "moistcrevice" three-bet to 840 from the small blind. "Brix22319" called.
"moistcrevice" led out for 870 on the 
flop, and "Brix22319" raised to 2,610. "moistcrevice" folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,747
1,747
|
1,747 |
|
|
16,491 |
Level 2
: 30/60, 0 ante
Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Joel "Binkin_Turns" Barton has been battling in the WSOP PA bracelet events. In his mid-forties, Barton jokes he has "the longest engagement possible" at 20 years, and while they were going to tie the knot in Las Vegas seven years ago, it was called off because his fiance said he "was running too bad that trip."
"We are happily engaged," he added. A former accountant, Barton became a poker pro after learning to play online during the "Poker Boom."
"I joined a poker club, read the poker bible and every other book possible," he explained. "I realized nobody understood this was a math game. I created hundreds of spreadsheets to study and was even No. #1 in Pennsylvania on PocketFives."
Unfortunately, like so many others Barton was hit hard by Black Friday back in 2011.
"Too old to move to Mexico, so I started selling cars," he explained. "Also started playing poker much smaller."
Pre-COVID, Barton was a regular at Rivers Pittsburgh, but not that the Keystone State has legalized online poker he's getting back to his roots. He's consistently in the top 10 in MTT count according to Shark Scope and is a solid winner under $50.
Barton, who has played the live version of the WSOP since 2015, is among the most excited players in Pennsylvania that their state has legalized and regulated online poker.