On Friday night, the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver attracted 632 players who rebought 285 times.
The 917-entry field generated a $412,650 prize pool, and after 11 hours of play, it was Brad "1badcajun" Zusman coming out on top to win a $79,683 first-place prize and his first career gold bracelet.
Prior to the win, Zusman had seven WSOP-related cashes totaling $48,521 with his best prior WSOP cash being $17,135 for placing 941st in the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
2021 WSOP Event #31: $500 NLH Summer Saver
After Puneeth "kimisraunchy" Modha had his set of aces cracked on the money bubble in 144th place, the in-the-money eliminations came at a steady pace which included WSOP bracelet winner Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert (132nd - $701), four-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff "NedrudRelyt" Madsen (82nd - $867), WSOP bracelet winner Joseph "biueberry" Cheong (33rd - $1,857), Sang "youngkoi" Lee (13th - $3,466), and "shady_1" (10th - $4,374).