At this point of a typical World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, players are winding up their WSOP schedules. The last of the tournaments draw some players, but many are on their way home after busting the Main Event. Only a few tables remain in that finale.
The poker media is exhausted. Local poker players are trying to milk the last bits of money at cash game tables from the titled players who busted the Main Event. Staff members at the Rio are dismantling tables and shutting down ballrooms. The poker kitchen options are minimal.
And a couple dozen poker players are studying strategy, seeking advice from pro players, and trying to stay relaxed. They are also calling friends and family to stay on alert should a final table be in the near future. Last-minute flights to Vegas may be necessary.
This is 2020, though.
Everything has happened online. The final week will play out online. Players may have traveled to another country to play on GGPoker, but they are still likely playing in their pajamas or sweatpants, as are those who remained home during the series. Members of the live updates crew are busy but comfortable in their own homes.
Only a few days remain in the WSOP 2020 Online, this unique and adaptive poker experience.
To sum up the results so far:
Back to the completed events, we already covered quite a lot of the WSOP 2020 Online tournaments, which are accessible through these links:--End of 31-event series on WSOP.com in US market--WSOP Events 32-40 on GGPoker--WSOP Events 41-46 on GGPoker--WSOP Events 47-53 on GGPoker--WSOP Events 54-64 on GGPoker--WSOP Events 65-69 on GGPokerhttps://twitter.com/GGPokerOfficial/status/1300523939811282945?s=20
Let’s see what happened in the last week, with help from live updates by PokerNews, and the few events that remain on the schedule.
Main Event Down to 38 Players
As most know by now, this year’s Main Event offered a half-price buy-in of $5K, an unprecedented guarantee on the prize pool, and up to three entries allowed per player.
That guarantee was $25 million, and as the first dozen or so flights ran their course, it looked as if there could have been an overlay. But leave it up to those with extra money for reentries and those who waited to the last minute, as they catapulted that prize pool into the history books…in a good way.
This was the info from all of the starting days:
--1A: 464 players, 99 survived, Samuel Vousden leads (717,497 chips)--1B: 114 players, 25 survived, Xuming Qi leads (620,372 chips)--1C: 110 players, 19 survived, Karim Khayat leads (656,260 chips)--1D: 68 players, 7 survived, Stuart Wallensteen leads (625,267 chips)--1E: 83 players, 16 survived, Vlad Martynenko leads (819,099 chips)--1F: 129 players, 19 survived, Milakai Vaskaboinikau leads (796,176 chips)--1G: 194 players, 32 survived, Armol Srivats leads (649,699 chips)--1H: 113 players, 18 survived, Jonathan Dokler leads (1,021,967 chips)--1I: 233 players, 41 survived, Freez112 leads (749,186 chips)--Day 1J: 349 players, 66 survived, Christopher Putz leads with 757,963 chips--Day 1K: 72 players, 9 survived, Mateusz Chrobak leads with 735,959 chips--Day 1L: 88 players, 8 survived, Kahle Burns with 1,387,282 chips--Day 1M: 98 players, 18 survived, james5388 leads with 849,104 chips--Day 1N: 159 players, 36 survived, Martin Ilavsky with 689,711 chips--Day 1O: 118 players, 21 survived, Thomas Eychenne leads with 791,634 chips--Day 1P: 239 players, 44 survived, stamina22 leads with 994,190 chips--Day 1Q: 126 players, 23 survived, Francis Anderson leads with 724,747 chips--Day 1R: 247 players, 54 survived, Anant Purohit leads with 577,772 chips--Day 1S: 237 players, 44 survived, TILTTTT1999 leads with 908,569 chips--Day 1T: 437 players, 83 survived, Warley Galvao leads with 931,221 chips --Day 1U: 506 players, 101 survived, Ruslan234 leads with 718,427 chips--Day 1V: 760 players, 155 survived, Bruno Souza leads with 871,335 chips--Day 1W: 858 players, 242 survived, mrdemidov leads with 668,033 chips
Whew!
The final tally for the 2020 WSOP Main Event was:
Total entries: 5,802Total prize pool: $27,559,500
Day 2 of the event took place on Sunday, August 30. It began with 1,171 players holding chips, though only 728 were going to get paid. When that money bubble burst, players were guaranteed at least $11,834 for their play.
When GGPoker stopped the clock on Day 2, Allison Eleres of Brazil was the last player at the virtual cashier cage to collect $39,214 for 39th place.
Amidst the tables of players, two starting flight chip leaders remain (Days 1A and 1B), as do two previous bracelet winners – Michael Lech and Arkadiy Tsinis.
Probably the most well-known player of those remaining, as well as the overall chip leader at the end of Day 2, is American player Bryan Piccioli. Michael Kane of the UK is second in chips, followed by Stoyan Madanzhiev of Bulgaria.
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GG Event 70: $25K NLHE Poker Players Championship
This was one of the tournaments that attracted a sizeable online poker rail, especially for the final table. Many of the best names in poker participated. In addition, a rare WSOP 2020 event that didn’t hit its guarantee, which gave the high-stakes players an overlay.Buy-in: $25KTotal entries: 407Prize pool: $10 million ($28,500 overlay)Paid players: 55Minimum payout: 57,592
Winner: Christian Rudolph (Germany) $1,800,2902nd place: Chris Hunichen (US) $1,332,0973rd place: Shankar Pillai (US) $979,1384th place: Aleksejs Ponakovs (Latvia) $719,7005th place: Aram Zobian (US) $529,0056th place: Brunno Botteon (Brazil) $388,8377th place: Jason Koon (US) $285,8088th place: Paulius Plausinaitis (Lithuania) $210,0799th place: Aliaksei Boika (Belarus) $154,416
A second two-day event in a row, this one was the opposite of the high-roller before it, offering a chance at a bracelet for just $50. Many players participated in the starting flights to get through to Day 2, and it paid off for one competitor in the largest WSOP field ever.Buy-in: $50Total entries: 44,576Prize pool: $2,050,496 (more than double the guarantee of $1M)Paid players: 2,300Minimum payout: $203
Winner: Huahuan “F7588” Feng (China) $211,2822nd place: Xue Qiao Zhao (China) $159,7053rd place: Ronald Haverkamp (Netherlands) $114,2374th place: Daniel Montagnolli (Austria) $81,7145th place: Max Veyga (Argentina) $58,4506th place: Di Lu (China) $41,8097th place: Xiong Huang (China) $29,9068th place: Dean Lipscombe (UK) $21,3929th place: Wade Gillett (Thailand) $15,302
GG Event 72: $1,500 LHE Championship
Limit Hold’em fans rejoiced and got into action for this LHE event, and the small crowd produced a relatively small prize pool but more than a few well-known players at the final table.Buy-in: $1,500Total entries: 337Prize pool: $480,225Paid players: 47Minimum payout: $3,312
Some six-handed action brought players to the GGNetwork tables. And the winner appeared to have been a player with no previous entries live or on GGPoker.Buy-in: $1KTotal players: 2,202Prize pool: $2,091,900Paid players: 314Minimum payout: $2,145
Another Canadian took down this event, making it two in a row for the Northern part of North America.Buy-in: $1,500Total entries: 972Prize pool: $1,385,100Paid players: 134Minimum payout: $3,412
Another No Limit Hold’em event, this time with double stacks for more play.Buy-in: $300Total entries: 3,552Prize pool: $991,008Paid players: 440Minimum payout: $709
A Lithuanian won his first bracelet this weekend in the Forty Stack event.Buy-in: $400Total entries: 4,461Prize pool: $1,677,336Paid players: 548Minimum payout: $960
Winner: Gediminas “NeverGambol” Uselis (Lithuania) $211,2822nd place: Andrew Wilson (UK) $159,7053rd place: Yaniv Bohadana (Israel) $114,2374th place: Silviya Kaymakchieva (Serbia) $81,7145th place: Espen Jorstad (Norway) $58,4506th place: Yucheng Xiao (China) $41,8097th place: Michelle Roberts (Mexico) $29,9068th place: Guilherme Dos Santos (Brazil) $21,3929th place: Nicolau Villa Lobos (Brazil) $15,302
To end the weekend, the WSOP offered some reasonably-priced NLHE but with a turbo edge. And when it was all over in about seven hours, a player from Finland claimed his first bracelet.Buy-in: $1KTotal entries: 1,910Prize pool: $1,814,500Paid players: 278Minimum payout: $2,108
Winner: Adnan “Bolazar” Hacialioglu (Finland) $259,8422nd place: Robin Berggren (Argentina) $197,2743rd place: Tim West (US) $143,1624th place: Niko Koop (Russia) $103,8935th place: Jargo Alavali (Estonia) $79,3956th place: Andriy Lyubovetskiy (Ukraine) $54,7147th place: Soo Jo Kim (South Korea) $39,7068th place: Tuen Bui (Canada) $28,814
One Week, Seven New Events Remaining
A few more bracelets remain up for grabs this week, including the Closer with its unlimited reentries. Action will be fast and furious as the 2020 WSOP comes to a close.
Event 79 on September 1 / 14:00 ET: $25K NLHE Heads-Up (People’s Choice)Event 80 on September 2 / 14:00 ET: $600 NLHE 6-Handed (Pros’ Choice)Event 81 on September 3 / 14:00 ET: $1,050 NLHE Bounty 6-HandedEvent 82 on September 5 / 14:00 ET: $1,050 NLHE Beat the Pros BountyEvent 83 on September 6 / 14:00 ET: $10K NLHE WSOP Super Millions ($5M GTD)Event 84 on September 6 / 14:30 ET: $100 NLHE WSOP Millions (final day, 1 reentry/flight, $2M GTD)Event 85 on September 6 / 16:00 ET: $500 NLHE Closer (unlimited reentries)
Of course, Event 77 – the aforementioned Main Event – will continue next weekend. Of the massive prize pool, there will be $12,578,911 awaiting the nine finalists. And it will be divvied up as follows, creating four millionaires:
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