This week, the World Series of Poker Online continued on WSOP.com with seven more bracelets being awarded. Among the victors were three previous WSOP gold winners – Kevin Gerhart, Tony Dunst, and Nick Binger.
The prize pools for WSOP Online events on WSOP.com have reached just over $21.9 million, with 26 out of 31 events completed. Factoring in re-entries, there have been over 38,000 total entries in the bracelet events to date. This equates to an average of slightly more than 1,466 entries per event.
WSOP.com events in online series end soon
The WSOP.com segment of the WSOP Online series is wrapping up this week with five remaining events, the final one taking place on July 31. Concurrently, the GGPoker portion of the series has been underway for over a week and is expected to continue until the beginning of September.
While WSOP Online series events on WSOP.com are restricted to WSOP Nevada or WSOP New Jersey, GGPoker events are accessible in numerous countries worldwide. However, GGPoker does not cater to the United States. Consequently, players who have been using WSOP.com will have to leave the country to keep participating in WSOP Online series events.
Perhaps due to the commencement of the WSOP bracelet chase on GGPoker, all the events on WSOP.com this past week were of the low-stakes type. All events were either priced at $400 or $500, with the exception of one single event that cost $777.
Click the following for recaps of previous WSOP.com bracelet events in July:
- Events #1-#5: Hellmuth, Negreanu in pursuit of bracelets
- Gamble, Goehring, and Depaulo each snag gold in events #6-#12.
- McKeehen, the 2015 Main Event champion, wins High Roller in events #13-#19.
Continue reading to get updated on the events of the past week in the WSOP Online Series at WSOP.com:
Event #20: Gerhart grabs $500 PLO title, 2nd career bracelet
Kevin “therealkg” Gerhart started last Monday by securing a victory in Event #20, the $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max event. This was Gerhart’s second WSOP bracelet, following his win in the $1,500 razz event in Las Vegas the previous year.
The total number of entries, including re-entries, amounted to 1,137, creating a prize pool of just over $511,000. Gerhart won the competition, earning slightly more than $97,000.
Chris Moorman, known online as “Robotbob47”, secured the fourth position in the event, while Adam Jones, or “AdamJ080584”, landed in fifth place. Concurrently, other familiar names such as Connor Drinan (“666666”), Tom Marchese (“looter”), and Zach Gruneberg reached far in the competition, finishing in 11th, 12th, and 14th places respectively.
Event #21: WPT host Tony Dunst gets it done, wins 2nd career bracelet in $777 event
Tony “Panoramic” Dunst, co-host of the World Poker Tour, claimed his second career bracelet on Tuesday after winning Event #21, a $777 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max event. This is certainly a familiar name in the poker world.
Dunst emerged victorious from a field of 1,361 entries to win a first prize valued slightly above $168,000. He secured his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 NLH event in 2016. The total prize pool was close to $953,000.
Dunst secured his victory by eliminating Jon “havuuuuuc” Turner, who ended up in sixth place, and bracelet holder Randy “StayAlive” Ohel, who finished seventh.
Event #22: Allan Cheung is champ in $500 event
On Wednesday, Event #22, a $500 NLH event, took place. Allan Cheung emerged as the victor, winning his first bracelet and a first prize of just over $120,000.
In total, there were 1,579 entries, forming a prize pool slightly over $710,000. Myles “ShiptheMoney” Kotler secured the second position in the event. This marked Kotler’s second time coming in second within a five-day span. He also missed the top spot by one in Event #18.
Brian Altman, also known as “JackBogle” (third), and Daniel Buzgon, known as “juice” (fourth), were also present at the end of this event. Mike Matusow, known as “Mouth123”, narrowly missed the final table, coming in 10th.
Event #23: Raymond Avant prevails in $500 knockout event
On Thursday, the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout tournament, also known as Event #23, took place. This event marked the second knockout event on the WSOP.com bracelet schedule. The final bounty was claimed by Raymond Avant, earning him his first ever bracelet. In total, Avant earned over $95,000, which included his bounties.
In the freezeout tournament, the 1,452 participants generated a prize pool close to $668,000. The majority of this sum, approximately $523,000, was awarded to the top contestants, while the remaining funds were used for bounties.
Among the final opponents that Avant had to overcome were bracelet holder Ryan “im.sorry” Torgersen, who finished third, and Upeshka “gomezhamburg” De Silva, a three-time WSOP bracelet winner, who took fourth place.
Event #24: Binger wins second career bracelet in $400 8-Max
On Friday, more than 2,400 entries were attracted to the $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max tournament in Event #24.
Ultimately, Nick Binger secured his second career WSOP title and over $133,000. His first bracelet was won nine years prior in a $5,000 PLO tournament back in 2011.
Other individuals who claimed significant portions of the nearly $887,000 prize pool included the second-place finisher Ryan “Adopt_aDogg0” Leng and Matt “Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey, who finished in seventh place.
Event #25: Nicholas Kiley collects $500 Summer Saver title
Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley won the top prize of over $149,000 on Saturday in Event #25, the $500 NLHE Summer Saver.
Kiley outperformed a field of 2,155 entries to secure his first bracelet and the biggest portion of a prize pool that was nearly $970,000.
Kiley won against Guo Liang “Ct188” Chen in a heads-up match. He also had to outdo Matt Berkey who had made it to his second final table in two consecutive nights. After finishing seventh the previous night, Berkey ended up in the fifth position in this game.
Event #26: Ethan Yau wins Grande Finale for $164,000
Ethan “RampageP” Yau finally won his first career bracelet in Event #26 on Sunday. The event was another $500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, known as the Grande Finale.
The event was among the largest in the series, boasting 2,502 entries in total. Its prize pool exceeded $1.12 million, ranking it as the series’ second-largest. A renowned YouTube streamer, “Rampage Poker”, attracted a sizable audience as he clinched the top prize, bagging over $164,000, in the watched event.
Among those who made it to the final table were Blake Whittington, known as “shampainpopn” (fourth), Matt Iles, also known as “OMG_Obama” (seventh), and Michael Guzzardi, who goes by “Mike91680” (ninth).
Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu has decided to stay in Nevada to participate in WSOP.com events in July, instead of traveling abroad to play WSOP Online events on GGPoker. Negreanu came in 92nd place in Event #26, marking his 15th cash of the series.
Ryan “Protential” Laplante currently has the most WSOP Online series cashes on WSOP.com with 16, through 26 events. That’s one more than the person behind him.
2020 WSOP Online Series by the numbers (through Event #26)
| Event | Event | Buy-In | Players | Re-Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Limit Hold’em Kick-Off | $500 | 1,195 | 520 | $771,750 | Jonathan Dokler | $130,425.75 |
| 2 | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Deepstack | $1,000 | 647 | 272 | $873,050 | Louis Lynch | $168,585.95 |
| 3 | No Limit Hold’em | $400 | 1,450 | 641 | $752,760 | Robert Kuhn | $115,849.76 |
| 4 | No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo | $500 | 828 | 351 | $530,550 | Matt Bode | $97,090.65 |
| 5 | No Limit Hold’em Freezeout | $1,000 | 854 | 0 | $811,300 | Allen Chang | $161,286.44 |
| 6 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Handed | $600 | 497 | 336 | $449,820 | Nathan Gamble | $89,424.21 |
| 7 | No Limit Hold’em Knockout Deepstack | $800 | 989 | 0 | $731,860 | Joon Kim | $106,126.98* |
| 8 | No Limit Hold’em Freezeout | $500 | 1,479 | 0 | $665,550 | Alan Goehring | $119,399.67 |
| 9 | No Limit Hold’em 6-Max | $1,000 | 658 | 368 | $974,700 | Ron McMillen | $188,214.57 |
| 10 | No Limit Hold’em MonsterStack | $600 | 1,505 | 569 | $1,119,960 | Ryan Torgersen | $172,361.84 |
| 11 | No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | $500 | 1,081 | 610 | $760,950 | Raman Afanasenka | $128,600.55 |
| 12 | The BIG 500 No Limit Hold’em | $500 | 1,624 | 803 | $1,092,150 | Ryan Depaulo | $159,563.11 |
| 13 | No Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout | $1,500 | 649 | 0 | $924,825 | Michael Lech | $164,248.92 |
| 14 | No Limit Hold’em High Roller | $3,200 | 368 | 128 | $1,507,840 | Joe McKeehen | $352,985.34 |
| 15 | PLO 8-Max HR | $1,000 | 386 | 277 | $629,850 | Guy Dunlap | $133,780.14 |
| 16 | No Limit Hold’em Turbo | $500 | 1,044 | 484 | $687,600 | Terrell Cheatham | $116,204.40 |
| 17 | No Limit Hold’em | $777 | 917 | 465 | $967,400 | Pat Lyon | $173,551.56 |
| 18 | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack | $1,000 | 697 | 290 | $937,650 | Scott Hempel | $181,060.21 |
| 19 | No Limit Hold’em | $400 | 1,757 | 788 | $916,200 | Kenny Huynh | $133,856.82 |
| 20 | PLO 6-Handed | $500 | 627 | 510 | $511,650 | Kevin Gerhart | $97,571.65 |
| 21 | No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $777 | 849 | 512 | $952,700 | Tony Dunst | $168,342.09 |
| 22 | No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack | $500 | 1,082 | 497 | $710,550 | Allan Cheung | $120,082.95 |
| 23 | No Limit Hold’em Knockout | $500 | 1,452 | 0 | $667,920 | Raymond Avant | $95,476.96* |
| 24 | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $400 | 1,590 | 818 | $866,880 | Nick Binger | $133,412.83 |
| 25 | No Limit Hold’em Summer Saver | $500 | 1,484 | 671 | $969,750 | Nicholas Kiley | $149,244.52 |
| 26 | No Limit Hold’em Grande Finale | $500 | 1,677 | 825 | $1,125,900 | Ethan Yau | $164,493.99 |
*includes knockout bounties
