Nicholas "Mr.Magoo7" Lein Ships Event #5: $777 No Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's ($40,325)
It was an eventful day on the WSOP.com Pennsylvania virtual felt, as Event #5: $777 No Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's saw 158 players pony up 68 additional rebuys, to build up a $158,200 prize pool to shoot for. With an exciting final table that featured a recent WSOP.com Pennsylvania Bracelet winner, it was Nicholas "Mr.Magoo7" Lein who rode the hot hand to a WSOP Gold Bracelet, along with $40,325 in cash.
Lein made a statement early, with a double knockout of Kyle "ISeeYourNuts" Lorenz and Michael "TonyBandanas" Lavin to start their ascent up the counts. It wasn't until the final table where Lein became a true force, however, eliminating six of the final eight players, including the first three within ten minutes of each other. It took a little longer in heads-up play, but "Mr.Magoo7" was able to finally dispatch Ben "Tallinn" Gazzola and earn the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet.
Event #5: $777 No Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas "Mr.Magoo7" Lein | $40,325 |
| 2 | Ben "Tallinn" Gazzola | $24,917 |
| 3 | Thomas "96Tears" Davis | $17,133 |
| 4 | Conrad "TheReserve" Simpson | $12,007 |
| 5 | Francis "CheckCheckCh" Sharp | $8,590 |
| 6 | Travis "UnitedWeZag" Herzing | $6,360 |
| 7 | Charles "pokervanman" Alex-Barton | $4,762 |
| 8 | [Removed:321] "ColdCold" Farah | $3,560 |
| 9 | Dean "TheRealYoshi" Morrow | $2,769 |
Thirty-six players managed to earn a cash in today's event, and some of those walking away with a piece of the prize pool include Brian "CleggsOnGG" Frasca (12th - $2,199), Taylor "dripbaeless" Williams (22nd - $1,266), and Barrett "Soil_Brunson" Lipkin (33rd - $1,107).
Final Table Action
The first player to fall at the final table was one who had made a name for himself just yesterday; Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max bracelet winner Dean "TheRealYoshi" Morrow. Morrow found himself in a likely chop spot with ace-king against ace-king, but Nicholas "Mr.Magoo7" Lein made a four-flush to eliminate Morrow. Lein wasn't done there, however, as he quickly knocked out [Removed:321] "ColdCold" Farah and Charles "pokervanman" Alex-Barton in quick succession to bring the table down to six players.
Ben "Tallinn" Gazzola then found the hot hand, and went for a double knockout, waking up with aces when Francis "CheckCheckCh" Sharp and Travis "UnitedWeZag" Herzing both got their short stacks in. No miracles came for Gazzola's opponents, and Gazzola now had a stack to rival Lein's.
Lein then put the pressure on the remaining short stacks, first getting lucky by hitting a flush with rags after putting Conrad "TheReserve" Simpson in preflop, Lein had it the next time he got it in, though, with his ace-queen besting the king-queen of Thomas "96Tears" Davis to bring Lein heads-up with Gazzola with an over 2:1 chip lead.
Gazzola managed to take the chip lead back for a brief period, but lost a monster pot when his king-ten was outkicked by the Big Slick of Lein on a king-high board. Gazzola managed one double, and looked primed for a second when he woke up with aces against the threes of Lein. Lein had one last trick up his sleeve, however, and he made a straight on the river to crack Gazzola's aces, netting Lein a WSOP Gold Bracelet.