Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout
Day 1 Completed
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout
Day: 1
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
On Thursday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout attracted 1,452 players, which created a $667,920 prize pool. After 11 hours of play, it was New Jersey player Raymond “avant9201” Avant coming out on top to win the bracelet and $93,775.96 first-place prize.
It marked Avant's first-ever WSOP cash, and according to HendonMob, he has no live tournament cashes.
2020 WSOP Online Event #23 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond “avant9201” Avant | $93,776 | $1,700 |
| 2 | Scott "intheblack14" Epstein | $58,074 | $500 |
| 3 | Ryan “im.sorry” Torgersen | $41,243 | $1,100 |
| 4 | Upeshka “gomezhamburg” De Silva | $29,690 | $700 |
| 5 | Byung Jun “YESUM1987” Kim | $21,693 | $900 |
| 6 | Zachary “kings702” Grech | $15,995 | $900 |
| 7 | Dilip Kumar “dogmai” Natarajan | $12,023 | $2,900 |
| 8 | Michael “mikeob81” O'Brien | $9,095 | $400 |
| 9 | Dan “pepperprince” Zack | $7,004 | $400 |
After Toya “HandyCapper” McLeod bubbled in 208th place, the march to the final table began. Among those to cash but fall short of the final nine were Greg “FossilMan” Raymer (191st - $574.99), Calvin “projector52” Anderson (129th - $679.53), Allen “Acnyc719” Chang (84th - $940.89), Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu (25th - $2,770.41), and final table bubble boy Anthony “Fresshh429” Conte (10th - $5,436.28).
Bracelet winner Dan “pepperprince” Zack began the final table second in chips, but he found himself on the short stack after his missed flush-draw bluff was picked off by Scott “intheblack14” Epstein. Not long after, he ran queen-jack into the ace-king of Upeshka “gomezhamburg” De Silva to fall in ninth place.
Michael “mikeob81” O'Brien then busted in eighth place after losing a flip with ace-king against Epstein’s pocket tens, and then Avant used pocket tens to dispatch Dilip Kumar “dogmai” Natarajan, who had eights. The latter flopped a set only to see the former river the two outer.
From there the eliminations came quickly with the rest of the competition falling within 20 minutes. Zachary “kings702” Grech lost with nines against the king-six of “avant9201” after a king spiked on the flop, and then Avant used jack-seven suited to bust Byung Jun "YESUM1987" Kim, who had gotten it in with king-queen.
De Silva, a two-time bracelet winner, was the next to go when he got his short stack all in with ace-king only to be outdrawn by Epstein’s nine-deuce, and then Avant woke up with aces after Ryan “im.sorry” Torgersen had jammed with queen three. Torgersen failed to get lucky and notched a third-place finish to go with his win and runner-up performances earlier in the series (he should now hold a firm lead atop the Championship leaderboard).
Heads-up play began with both players fairly even in chips, but Avant managed to pull out to a big lead before it all came down to a flip. Epstein was at risk and looking to hold with pocket fours against ace-five suited. Unfortunately for Epstein, a five appeared on the flop and he had to settle for second place.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Friday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the next 2020 WSOP bracelet!
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Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Raymond “avant9201” Avant open-jammed for 31,028,466 and Scott "intheblack14" Epstein called off his 5,201,534 from the big blind.
Raymond “avant9201” Avant: 
Scott "intheblack14" Epstein: 
Epstein was ahead with his made hand until the 
flop appeared pairing Avant's five.
The 
turn gave Epstein an open-ended straight draw but the 
river ended his tournament in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,300,000
5,271,534
|
5,271,534 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 42
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 35,000
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen open-jammed for 3,674,257 from the small blind and Raymond “avant9201” Avant called from the big blind.
Raymond “avant9201” Avant: 
Ryan "im.sorry" Torgersen: 
Avant woke up with aces and the 
flop left Torgersen drawing to running threes.
The turn left Torgersen drawing dead and he took his exit in third place after the 
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,943,466
3,529,257
|
3,529,257 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Action on the table folded around to Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva who raised all in for 647,864 from the small blind and Scott "intheblack14" Epstein called from the small blind.
Scott "intheblack14" Epstein: 
Upeshka "gomezhamburg" De Silva: 
De Silva held the better hand and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The 
turn however, paired Epstein and the 
river eliminated De Silva in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,536,534
1,947,864
|
1,947,864 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Byung Jun "YESUM1987" Kim moved all in for 1,038,184 from the button and Raymond “avant9201” Avant called from the big blind.
Byung Jun "YESUM1987" Kim: 
Raymond “avant9201” Avant: 
Kim was ahead and things looked good on the flop. The 
turn gave Avant a flush draw, but it was the 
on the river that gave them the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,414,209
1,018,184
|
1,018,184 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Zachary “kings702” Grech moved all in for 1,581,240 from the cutoff and Raymond “avant9201” Avant called from the big blind.
Raymond “avant9201” Avant: 
Zachary “kings702” Grech: 
Grech got it in good but fell behind on the 
flop. Neither the turn nor river helped Grech and they hit the rail in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,396,025
1,791,240
|
1,791,240 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Action on the table folded around to Dilip Kumar “dogmai” Natarajan who raised all in for 3,615,011 from middle position and Raymond "avant9201" Avant gave them isolation after the came over the top for 7,419,774 from the cutoff.
Dilip Kumar “dogmai” Natarajan: 
Raymond "avant9201" Avant: 
Natarajan was in need of some help and found it with the 
flop giving them a set of eights.
The turn filled up Natarajan and they were looking good to score a double-up until the 
appeared on the river ending their tournament in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,604,785
4,155,011
|
4,155,011 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,588,670
-1,005,000
|
-1,005,000 |
|
|
7,449,774
3,659,887
|
3,659,887 |
|
|
3,645,011
655,000
|
655,000 |
|
|
3,489,257
-1,524,887
|
-1,524,887 |
|
|
2,028,184
-1,120,000
|
-1,120,000 |
|
|
1,577,864
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
1,521,240
-140,000
|
-140,000 |