Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's
Day 1 Completed
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$777
Prize Pool
$621,600
Entries
888
Level
39
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
888
Players Left
1
Level 39
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued Wednesday evening with Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7��s, a tournament that attracted 888 entries and offered up a $621,600 prize pool. It took nearly 11 hours of play for New Jersey��s Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo to emerge victorious to claim a $123,574 top prize and the first bracelet of his career.
He did so by defeating 2019 WSOP Little One for One Drop champ James "biggs2424" Anderson in heads-up play, denying him a second bracelet in the process. According to The Hendon Mob, Mercado more than $148K in live tournament earnings, of which $98K has come from WSOP-related cashes.
Event #7: $777 Lucky 7��s Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo | $123,574 |
| 2nd | James "biggs2424" Anderson | $76,395 |
| 3rd | Justin ��MadTitan�� Turner | $53,458 |
| 4th | Angel ��ChromeKing�� Lopez | $37,980 |
| 5th | Ryan ��Protential�� Laplante | $27,350 |
| 6th | Jake ��nattydaddy24�� Hernandez | $20,016 |
| 7th | Paul ��presicion�� Zappulla | $14,856 |
| 8th | Krista ��Pollux�� Gifford | $11,189 |
The top 126 finishers made the money including Dylan "PokerNpizza" Hortin (11th - $6,651), Matthew "saul_goodman" Rosen (21st - $3,481), Ema ��Momma_says�� Zajmovic (35th - $2,859), Jamie ��DanBilzerian�� Kerstetter (52nd - $2,113), Daniel ��centrfieldr�� Lupo (56th - $1,803), Daniel ��DNegs�� Negreanu (66th - $1,616), Kyle ��kdruck�� Draucker (82nd - $1,368), and Scott ��miamicane�� Davies (90th - $1,368).
Final Table Action
Krista ��Pollux�� Gifford was the first to fall from the final table after her king-nine suited failed to outdraw the king-queen of Anderson, and then Paul ��presicion�� Zappulla lost with king-eight to the king-jack of Jake ��nattydaddy24�� Hernandez.
Despite winning that hand, Hernandez was the next to go after running jacks smack dab into Anderson��s kings, and then bracelet winner Ryan ��Protential�� Laplante followed him out the door losing a flip with queen-jack to Justin ��MadTitan�� Turner��s pocket nines.
Turner then dispatched Angel ��ChromeKing�� Lopez in fourth place before taking his own leave in third place running king-jack into Mercaldo��s pocket aces.
Heads-up play began with Mercaldo and Anderson nearly even in chips, but it proved to be a wild back-and-forth affair with both players holding the chip lead. Eventually, Mercaldo picked off a bluff to double through Anderson and then flopped a straight against the latter��s two pair to seal the deal.
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Level 39
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
James "biggs2424" Anderson raised to 320,000 and Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo called bringing the 
flop.
Mercaldo check-called the 299,999 continuation bet from Anderson and the 
turn saw Mercaldo check-called Anderson's 1,928,471 all in bet.
James "biggs2424" Anderson: 
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo: 
Mercaldo flopped the goods but Anderson was still live drawing to any nine or seven but the 
river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,320,000
6,765,347
|
6,765,347 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 39
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 38
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,765,347
277,550
|
277,550 |
|
|
6,554,653
-277,550
|
-277,550 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 37
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo raised to 200,000 from the button and called when Justin "MadTitan" Turner three-bet jammed for 1,650,668 from the small blind.
Justin "MadTitan" Turner: 
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo: 
The board ran out 
and Turner, who captured his first WSOPC gold ring in the online Winter Super Series, bowed out in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,832,203
2,256,918
|
2,256,918 |
|
|
6,487,797
-556,250
|
-556,250 |
|
Busted |
Level 37
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
The final three players are on a five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,044,047
2,970,906
|
2,970,906 |
|
|
4,575,285
1,868,091
|
1,868,091 |
|
|
1,700,668
-3,857,422
|
-3,857,422 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 12,500
Level 36
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez was all in preflop for roughly 1,000,000 holding a pair of 
and was called by Justin "MadTitan" Turner holding a suited 
.
Turner flopped an eight and Lopez couldn't find a set as he was eliminated in fourth place for $37,980.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |