Renan Bruschi Wins 2021 World Series of Poker Online ‘The Big 500’ Event

Brazil’s Renan Bruschi completed because the runner-up within the third occasion of the worldwide section of the 2021 World Series of Poker Online, the $2,500 buy-in restrict maintain’em championship. Just over two weeks later, Bruschi managed to enhance on that deep run by taking down ‘The Big 500’ occasion throughout the identical collection. Bruschi defeated a area of 2,639 entries within the $500 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasion to earn $150,327 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

The area of hundreds was narrowed down to only 35 opponents by the point day 2 started, with Bruschi exterior the highest twenty when playing cards acquired again within the air. By the time the ultimate desk of 9 was set, although, Bruschi had climbed into second chip place behind solely fellow Brazilian Rafael Furlanetto. Andrejs Zukovs was the primary to fall when his A-Ok misplaced in a race in opposition to the pocket nines of Furlanetto, who held so as to add to his lead. Zukovs earned $15,032 because the ninth-place finisher.

A preflop cooler earned Bruschi his first knockout on the closing desk. David Wang acquired the final of his stack in with QQ, solely to run into the OkOk of Bruschi. The board maintained the established order and Wang was despatched to the digital rail in eighth place ($20,046).

Eugenio Pernia’s run ion this occasion got here to an finish when his A3 clashed with the pocket tens of
Nikola Minkov and the A-Ok of Furlanetto in a three-way all-in. Minkov improved to tens full of jacks by the river to take down the pot, eliminating Pernia in seventh place ($26,732).

2020 WSOP Online bracelet winner Nick Maimone acquired all-in preflop with an opportunity to maneuver into second place if his AQ may prevail over the JJ of Minkov. Maimone flopped the nut flush draw to associate with his two overcards, however the flip and river introduced no assist and he was eradicated in sixth place ($35,647).

WSOP bracelet winner Leonid Bilokur was all the way down to only a few huge blinds when Maimone was knocked out. He managed to safe a quadruple-up instantly, earlier than discovering a couple of extra double-ups to maneuver into second chip place. On the tail of Bilokur’s comeback, Bruschi narrowed the sphere to 4 when his pocket kings held up in opposition to the A-Ok of Nikola Minkov (fifth – $47,537).

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $50,000 excessive curler champion Arthur Conan acquired his final chips in forward, with AJ main the A4 of Furlanetto. The board introduced each an ace and a 4, although, to see Conan eradicated in fourth place ($63,391). Despite incomes that knockout, Furlanetto was in the end the following participant to be despatched packing. He thrree-bet shoved all-in for roughly 22 huge blinds with 22. Bruschi known as with 88 and made a flush to take down the pot. Furlanetto earned $83,534 because the third-place finisher.

With that, Bruschi took 40,817,835 into heads-up play with Bilokur, who sat with 25,157,165. It didn’t take lengthy for him to transform that lead into the title. With blinds of 300,000-600,000 and an ante of 75,000, Bilokur raised to 1,800,000 from the button with AA. Bruschi known as from the lavatory blind with 103. The flop got here down OkJ8. Bruschi checked and Bilokur guess 1,837,500. Bruschi known as and the 7 on the flip gave him a straight draw to go together with his flopped flush draw. Bruschi guess 4,020,000 and Bilokur known as together with his overpair. The 9 accomplished the board and Bruschi guess 11,869,500 together with his rivered gutshot straight. Bilokur known as all-in for much less and was proven the unhealthy information. He was awarded $112,728 for his runner-up end.

Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded on the closing desk:

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