WSOP Online 2020: David Peters Defeats Michael Addamo in the Finals of the $10K Heads-Up NLHE Championship to Win 2nd Bracelet

Day 2 of Event #54: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Championship at the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online series began after a six-day-long hiatus with only four contenders, namely Michael Addamo, Michael Zhang, David Peters, and Alyssa MacDonald, making it through a starting field of 128 participants. It was American poker superstar Peters (cover image) who prevailed over his rivals, capturing his career-second bracelet and a whopping $360,480 payday!

Before we get into what went down on Day 2, let’s take a quick recap of how the four finalists made it to Day 2.

The Route to Day 2

Peters, who had won his first-ever gold bracelet in Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold ’em in 2016, has numerous other accomplishments to his name. In the same year, he was also named the GPI Player of the Year. Peters is among the top names in the high stakes MTT circuit and sits with a whopping $34 Million in live tournament earnings, and one of his career highlights has been winning the 2018 Poker Masters Main Event in Las Vegas for $1,150,000.

Day 2 saw Peters square off against MacDonald in the semi-finals, before facing Addamo in the finale. He bested the former Australian bracelet winner to claim the top honors. This was the former WPT champion and WSOPC ring winner’s first cash at the ongoing series and what an explosive way to open his scorecard!

Other poker heavyweights who also cashed the event included the likes of Indo-American pro Ajay Chabra (9th for $24,832), Mike Leah (11th for $24,832), along with GGPoker Ambassador’s Daniel Negreanu (13th for $24,832) and Bertrand Grospellier (16th for $24,832).

The complete Day 2 action was live-streamed. You can watch the replay below.

Day 2 Recap

Day 1 of the event took place on August 8, with four contenders advancing to Day 2.

The first player to book his seat for the heads-up finale was Michael Addamo, who played Michael Zhang. David Peters joined him sometime later, after defeating Alyssa MacDonald.

Michael Addamo v. Michael Zhang (Semi-Final)

It was quite the tug of war between the duo, with the chip lead changing hands several times. In the end, Addamo got the better of Zhang.

On the final hand, Addamo raised to 40,000 and Zhang 3-bet to 160,000. Addamo called to see the flop open . Zhang led out for 80,000. Addamo called, and the turn came . Zhang tanked for a while before firing a bet of 288,000. Addamo called once again, and the completed the board. Zhang jammed for his remaining 887,344. Addamo snap-called, tabling for three-of-a-kind treys. Zhang turned over for a pair of kings, but it wasn’t enough to best Addamo, and just like that, Addamo advanced to the finals.

David Peters v. Alyssa MacDonald (Semi-Final)

The heads-up match between Peters and MacDonald lasted longer than Addamo and Zhang’s game. Peters took the chip lead very early before surrendering it to MacDonald for the next 30 minutes. It took 90 minutes and an exciting final hand to end the semi-final.

On the final hand, Peters opened to 76,800, and MacDonald re-raised it to 268,000. MacDonald led out for 177,408 on the flop and Peters called. On the turn, MacDonald bet 390,498. Peters called to see the river. MacDonald checked, and Peters moved all-in. MacDonald tanked for about 1:11 minutes before calling with her remaining 661,422. MacDonald tabled for a flopped set of queens, while Peters showed for a queen-high straight to win the pot and the semi-final match.

Michael Addamo v. David Peters (Finals)

Addamo and Peters are both former bracelet winners, while Peters was chasing his second bracelet, Addamo was in the hunt for his third.

Addamo gained the upper hand early on. Peters did take the chip lead away from Addamo for a while, but could not hold onto that lead. Addamo had as much as 75% of the chips in play at one point. However, Peters was not to be denied for too long. He secured a double up in a rather dramatic fashion. After Peters put in his big blind, Addamo checked to see the flop . Addamo check-called the bet of 51,200 from Addamo. The turn brought , and Addamo check-called a second bet of 163,840 from Peters. The river saw Addamo check for the third time. Peters went for the overbet this time around and led out for 786,000. Addamo dove deep in the tank before responding with an all-in shove. Peters quickly called it off for his last 921,291, holding . Addamo tabled . While Addamo had an ace-high flush, Peters miraculously beat the former with his straight flush. That pot gave Peters the chip lead, but only temporarily. The pair exchanged the lead back and forth.

After an hour and 10 minutes of battle, Addamo was down to just seven big blinds before the final hand played out. He shoved all-in for 1.05 Million with and Peters called, holding . The board ran out and Peters rivered a boat to capture the title and the top prize of $360,480!

Final Table Results (USD)

1. David Peters – $360,480

2. Michael Addamo – $223,488

3. Alyssa MacDonald – $124,160

4. Michael Zhang – $124,160

5. Stefan Burakov – $49,664

6. Chris Brewer – $49,664

7. Belarmino De Souza – $49,664

8. Pedro Waldburger – $49,664

Content & Images Courtesy: WSOP.com and PokerNews.com

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