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.