The online 2020 World Series of Poker couldn’t have kicked off in a more appropriate way as 15-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth made a splash right off the bat. Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Kickoff drew an astonishing 1,715 runners, resulting in a $771,750 prize pool and $130,426 first-place prize. With just two tables left, it was none other than “The Poker Brat” pacing the field in search of #16.
Ultimately, down to the final 11 players, Hellmuth had to bow out after losing a big coin flip holding pocket queens against Shawn “SayGoodNight” Daniels‘s ace-king. The flop brought a king to end Hellmuth’s remarkable run in 11th place worth $7,872. The man from Palo Alto, CA, who has relocated to the Aria Hotel & Casino in order to play the series in Nevada under his online moniker “Lumestackin”, played several key hands on his way to the deep run.
The event was ultimately won by Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler for $130,426, beating Justin “MadTitan” Turner heads-up who had to settle for $80,416. WPT’s Tony “Panoramic” Dunst finished in 3rd place for $57,881.
PokerNews is on top of every online WSOP event this summer, which 31 total being played out on WSOP.com and 54 on partner site GGPoker. Check out several of the key hands below as Hellmuth almost made it to #16 in the first event of the series.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler | $130,426 |
| 2 | Justin “MadTitan” Turner | $80,416 |
| 3 | Tony “Panoramic” Dunst | $57,881 |
| 4 | Shawn “SayGoodNight Daniels | $42,060 |
| 5 | Michael “DDSpade” Balan | $30,947 |
| 6 | “ChefShap” | $22,998 |
| 7 | “djp1006” | $17,287 |
| 8 | Mark “NostraDonkus” Liedtke | $13,120 |
| 9 | Taylor “ZeroTo100” Von Kriegenbergh | $10,110 |
| 11 | Phil “Lumestackin” Hellmuth | $7,872 |
Hellmuth Wins Big With Pocket Jacks
If anyone needs a master class on how to play pocket jacks look no further than the WSOP legend himself. Hellmuth was able to collect heaps of chips with the dreaded fishhooks to add to his ever-growing chip stack.
In the hand, Hellmuth opened it up to 30,000 with 
Hellmuth set a cheeky trap on the 
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Hellmuth Turns Dunst to Overtake Him
WPT’s Tony “Panoramic” Dunst and Hellmuth tangled in a big pot that saw “The Poker Brat” overtake his WPT colleague. It was Hellmuth who came in with a raise to 125,000 under the gun holding 
The 
Despite this setback, Dunst recovered, took a few chips back from Hellmuth to kick-start his comeback, and ultimately ended up in third place for $57,881.
Hellmuth Loses the Big Race
With two tables left, it was Hellmuth coming in with the chip lead. However, an unfortunate queens versus kings as well as losing ace-queen versus ace-king dropped him back to around twenty big blinds when the fateful hand happened.
It was Shawn “SayGoodNight” Daniels who opened the action with a raise to 200,000 from under the gun. In the big blind, Hellmuth three-bet shoved all in for 2,160,704, a little over 21 big blinds. Daniels, well-aware of Hellmuth’s tight reputation in these spots, needed quite a while but ultimately made the call with 
Hellmuth rolled over 
Afterwards, Hellmuth tweeted the following:
Despite the unfortunate ending, it’s clear that “The Poker Brat” is ready and hungry for the online summer camp. Stay glued to PokerNews as we’ll bring you continuous updates from the once-in-a-lifetime online bracelet series.
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