WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Max [3x Re-entry]
Day 1 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Max [3x Re-entry]
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$417,600
Entries
522
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Entries
522
Players Left
1
Level 32
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker of Washington won his first World Series of Poker bracelet early Monday morning by taking down WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Max [3x Re-entry] for a score worth $95,338. Stoker had to get through a field of 522 entrants before defeating Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj during a heads-up battle that finished in under 30 minutes.
The tournament generated a prize pool of $417,600 and it took over 11 hours for a winner to emerge. Stoker entered the eight-handed final table fifth in chips and was able to chip up by knocking out Edward "eddiegood598" Good, who finished in seventh when his two pair was no good against the set of the eventual champion.
WSOP.com Online Bracelet $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Max Final Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (USD) | |
| 1 | Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker | United States | $95,338 | |
| 2 | Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj | United States | $58,756 | |
| 3 | Quang "qpoker205" Ngo | United States | $40,131 | |
| 4 | Alex "Draw5" Ferrari | United States | $27,896 | |
| 5 | Chan Woo "Rikishi" Kim | United States | $19,794 | |
| 6 | Andrew "randylerch" Kelsall | United States | $14,282 | |
| 7 | Edward "eddiegood598" Good | United States | $10,524 | |
| 8 | Allan "atl777" Le | United States | $7,983 |
Stoker began heads-up play with the chip advantage after eliminating Quang "qpoker205" Ngo when he made two pair against the latter player's overpair. Sinishtaj, who entered the final table with a commanding chip lead, briefly took the lead during heads-up play before Stoker took it right back, and he eliminated Sinishtaj shortly after.
Stoker had to get through a star-studded field to earn his first WSOP bracelet — a field that included Daniel "Dnegs" Negreanu, Yuri "domenicus18" Dzivielevski, Jason "EddieVedder" Koon and Dylan "Iheartcookie" Weisman, who himself won his first bracelet just days ago in Event #28: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
That wraps up the PokerNews live reporting team's coverage of WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $888 PLO Crazy 8’s 8-Max [3x Re-entry], but be sure to check out the live reporting team's coverage of other WSOP events.
2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners
| Date | Tournament | Players | Rebuys | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 3 | Event #1: $5,300 NLH Freezeout | 156 | 0 | 156 | $780,000 | Martin "BathroomLine" Zamani | $210,600 |
| Sunday, October 3 | Event #2: $500 NLH BIG 500 | 742 | 325 | 1067 | $480,150 | Mark "NJ_AcesmarkA" Herm | $89,336 |
| Sunday, October 10 | Event #3: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack | 1,023 | 334 | 1,357 | $488,520 | Pete "PeteChen" Chen | $82,560 |
| Sunday, October 17 | Event #4: $888 PLO Crazy 8's 8-Max | 295 | 227 | 522 | $417,600 | Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker | $95,338 |
| Sunday, October 24 | Event #5: $1,000 Championship | 555 | 299 | 854 | $768,600 | Kazuki 'hyahhoo3' Ikeuchi | $152,797.68 |
| Sunday, October 31 | Event #6: $666 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max | 720 | 309 | 1,029 | $617,400 | John "Relevancy" Ripnick | $114,898.14 |
| Sunday, November 7 | Event #7: $3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max | 319 | 115 | 434 | $1,319,360 | Jacob "incel4life" Neff | $318,889 |
| Sunday, November 14 | Event #8: $7,777 NLH High Roller | 183 | 47 | 230 | $1,696,710 | Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs | $432,491 |
| Sunday, November 14 | Event #9: $777 Lucky 7's NLH | 732 | 390 | 1,122 | Yuliyan "Dr.Feelg00da" Kolev | $146,162.94 |
Level 32
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj briefly re-took the chip lead but then Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker took it back.
The two then got in an all-in confrontation that went in favor of Stoker and Sinishtaj was eliminated in second place for a score of $58,756.
PokerNews could not capture the final hand as the final table closed immediately after Stoker secured the victory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,600,000
7,042,888
|
7,042,888 |
|
Busted |
Level 32
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj has taken the chip lead early in heads-up play after winning a series of small pots.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,942,888
2,680,776
|
2,680,776 |
|
|
3,557,112
-2,620,776
|
-2,620,776 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 0
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
"qpoker205" three-bet to one million in the small blind and Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker called after opening on the button.
"qpoker205" then moved in for 1.8 million on the flop of 
and Stoker called.
"qpoker205": 
Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker: 
Stoker was on a flush draw but didn't need it as the board ran out 
and he had the best hand with two pair, sending "qpoker205" to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,177,888
3,362,064
|
3,362,064 |
|
|
4,262,112
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
"qpoker205" scored two double-ups nearly back-to-back against Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker and Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,012,112
-1,535,516
|
-1,535,516 |
|
|
3,312,063
2,483,270
|
2,483,270 |
|
|
2,815,824
283,968
|
283,968 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
Level 30
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
In a single-raised pot, "Draw5" bet 600,000 on the 
flop and called off for 17,426 more when Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker raised.
"Draw5": 
Ryan "Santasbzack2" Stoker: 
"Draw5" had a set but was eliminated when the 
runout gave Stoker a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,531,856
1,057,426
|
1,057,426 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Chan Woo "Rikishi" Kim got all of his chips in against Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj on the turn on a board of 
.
Chan Woo "Rikishi" Kim: 
Tony "tonisinz" Sinishtaj: 
Kim was on a flush draw against Sinishtaj's set and couldn't get there as the hit on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,547,628
1,095,712
|
1,095,712 |
|
Busted |