Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em PA Championship
Day 2 Completed
2021 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Events
Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em PA Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 36
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship saw 88 hopefuls return from the 311 entrants that fired in the three Day 1 starting flights. With $65,525 up top, it was another Philadelphia native to claim the WSOP Gold Bracelet, something that has become a theme in the prior events. Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter was able to lock up the cash and the jewelry after a five-hour Day 2 that saw a swift amount of action and eliminations from start to finish.
Porter, who earned four cashes in the WSOP.com Online Series in New Jersey/Nevada in July, had two cashes on his record for five-figures, including his top score of $15,000 for finishing in third-place in a Parx Big Stax XXVIII $500 No Limit Hold'em event. This win nearly triples his Hendon Mob recorded earnings and pushes him over the six-figure mark in career earnings. Porter, the "Digital guy for SportsRadioWIP" according to his Twitter bio, will certainly have a lot to talk about in the coming days as he celebrates a well-earned WSOP Gold Bracelet victory.
Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em PA Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter | $65,525 |
| 2 | "nevermuk24" | $40,669 |
| 3 | Levi "AmosSlade" Espeseth | $27,654 |
| 4 | Ryan "TheDuce" McCarroll | $19,145 |
| 5 | Matt "berkey11" Berkey | $13,547 |
| 6 | Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin | $9,769 |
| 7 | Joshua "ArmyWife1972" Rivera | $7,165 |
| 8 | Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez | $5,374 |
| 9 | Derek "4evergr8" Duckett | $4,143 |
Of the 88 players who returned, only 63 would cash, leaving players such as Dan "LavaCake" Ott and bubble boy Ryan "s4yNOT" Hagerty shy of a cash.
Notable players who managed to earn a payday include Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg (10th - $3,247), Michael "lllllllll" Wang (13th - $2,603), Joe "ChilledChaos" McKeehen (23rd - $1,791), Brett "H0mie_Sr" Freiler (43rd - $1,344) and Barrett "Soil_Brunson" Lipkin (49th - $1,204).
Final Table Action
Derek "4evergr8" Duckett started the final table as the short stack, and wasn't able to get any short stack magic going, as he dwindled down to just under four big blinds and promptly lost a flip to Levi "AmosSlade" Espeseth to be the first player eliminated at the final table.
Next to go was Twitch Streamer Drew "MoveBlanket" Gonzalez, who four-bet jammed with ace-seven suited over a three-bet by Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter, in what was a pivotal hand at the final table. Porter held the goods with pocket queens, and flopped a set to leave Gonzalez shy of a bracelet again in his second final table of the series.
After Joshua "ArmyWife1972" Rivera got his queens coolered by the aces of "nevermuk24" to fall in seventh, the only WSOP Gold Bracelet winner at the final table was next to go. Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin, who won his bracelet in this very series in Event #7: $600 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack, got his last twenty big blinds in preflop holding pocket tens, but it was Espeseth's turn with the rockets, as Espeseth called with aces and spoiled Lavin's run at his second WSOP Gold Bracelet in three days.
Solve For Why Academy founder and poker pro Matt "berkey11" Berkey, who started the day second in chips after bagging up the chip lead in yesterday's Day 1c, was next to go. Berkey found himself with a below average stack for much of the final table, and got it in for around six big blinds with king-eight. Porter was waiting with ace-eight in the big blind, however, and Berkey bricked off to finish in fifth.
From there, the stacks evened out, until two quick hands brought the table to heads-up play. First, Ryan "TheDuce" McCarroll blinded down and jammed king-seven into the ace-nine of "nevermuk24" to fall in fourth. Shortly after, Espeseth flopped an open-ended straight draw with queen-jack and fired all three streets, including a jam on the river after bricking out. Porter had flopped top pair with king-queen and called, and Porter took the chip lead into heads-up play with "nevermuk24".
Although "nevermuk24" briefly managed to regain the chip lead at one point, Porter would not be denied, and set a trap on the last hand to secure the bracelet. Porter limped in from the button, and "nevermuk24" jammed for around seventeen big blinds. Porter had jacks and called, and "nevermuk24" could only hit a deuce with their ace-deuce, sending the WSOP Gold Bracelet and $65,525 back to Philly.
Level 36
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter limped in from the button, then snap-called when "nevermuk24" jammed for 1,397,278 in the big blind.
"nevermuk24": 
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter: 
Porter's jacks looked poise to snare his first WSOP Gold Bracelet, but "nevermuk24" picked up extra outs on the 
flop. The 
turn was a brick for "nevermuk24", and with the 
river, Porter picked up his first career WSOP Gold Bracelet!
A full recap will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,665,000
1,711,278
|
1,711,278 |
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Busted | |
Level 36
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
"nevermuk24" raised to 160,000 on the button, and Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter called in the big blind.
Porter checked the 
flop to "nevermuk24", who bet 112,200. Porter check-raised to 360,000 and "nevermuk24" folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,953,722
222,700
|
222,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,711,278
-222,700
|
-222,700 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 35
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,731,022
-231,150
|
-231,150 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,933,978
231,150
|
231,150 |
Level 35
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
"nevermuk24" raised to 120,000 from the button, then called when Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter three-bet to 450,000 in the big blind.
Porter bet 150,000 on the 
flop, and "nevermuk24" called.
Both players checked the 
turn, and Porter bet 607,200 on the river. "nevermuk24" folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,962,172
810,500
|
810,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,702,828
-810,500
|
-810,500 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,500
Level 34
: 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante
"nevermuk24" has ramped up the aggression as heads-up play has started, winning a series of small pots to take over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,513,328
656,250
|
656,250 |
|
|
2,151,672
-656,250
|
-656,250 |
|
|
||
Level 34
: 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante
Andrew "LoveToLose" Porter limped in from the small blind, then called when Levi "AmosSlade" Espeseth raised to 149,550 in the big blind.
Porter check-called a bet of 105,022 from Espeseth on the 
flop, and Porter check-called a bet of 214,147 on the 
turn. Porter checked a third time on the 
river, and Espeseth jammed for 703,323. Porter called with 
for top pair, and busted Espeseth when he could only muster up 
.
Porter takes a roughly 3:2 chip lead into heads-up play with "nevermuk24".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,807,922
1,029,742
|
1,029,742 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,857,078
127,812
|
127,812 |
|
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Busted | |