‘Heezahustla’ captures WSOP turbo event
Terrell Cheatham sped to his first World Series of Poker bracelet late Thursday.
Cheatham (screen name Heezahustla) won Event 16 of the WSOP Online, a $500 No-limit Hold’em turbo tournament, earning $116,204.40. He prevailed in a field of 1,528 entries (1,044 players and 484 rebuys) in the turbo format, in which the stakes (the blind bets required for each hand) rise faster than in a normal tournament.
Cheatham had one previous cash in a WSOP event for $7,169.
Julian Parmann (Julian) finished second, earning $71,647.92. In the final hand, Cheatham, holding a sizable chip lead, went all-in with ace-deuce of spades, Parmann called with ace-three of hearts, and a deuce fell on the flop and held up for Cheatham.
The flagship WSOP that is normally held every summer at the Rio Convention Center has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. leg of the WSOP Online includes one event every day through July 31. Players must be physically located in Nevada or New Jersey to play.
Event 17, a $777 No-limit Hold’em tournament, starts at 3 p.m. Friday and is expected to end early Saturday. Event 18 is a $1,000 No-limit Hold’em eight-handed turbo tournament that starts at 3 p.m. Saturday.
A series for players who live outside the U.S. — or Americans who can travel out of the country — starts Sunday and runs through Sept. 6 on GGPoker.
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