WSOP Online 2020: Ukraine’s Dmytro Bystrovzorov Conquers 1st Gold Bracelet in Event #65

One interesting thing about the inaugural 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online series has been the incredibly long list of first-time bracelet winners! Where poker superstars like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu have been struggling to win bracelets at the series, Ukraine’s Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov joined the fast-growing list of first-time winners after taking down Event #65: $600 NLHE Deepstack for a personal-best $227,906.

The event registered 2,911 entries, generating a prize pool worth $1,659,270. Bystrovzorov, who only had two live scores to his name before this win, started the final table with a mid-stack of 12.51 Million. He went on to eliminate Giovani “Mandjocka” Torre, Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train, and eventual runner-up Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch before claiming his career-first gold bracelet, and a WSOPE package worth $12,000!

With only the top 368 players assured payouts, the notables who crossed the money line included Pavel “EzzzGame” Plesuv (11th for $12,321), Arnaud Enselme (25th for $6,370), Joao “naturalMENTE” Simao (37th for $4,580) and Elio Fox (39th for $4,580).

Following the elimination of “YoungSire” in 10th place, the nine-handed final table was set up.

Final Table Chip Counts

1. Ivan “00COEL” Banic – 20,436,432

2. Christopher “RambaZamba” Putz – 19,148,506

3. Stanley “Donkey_Fish” Topol – 15,988,890

4. Ivan “ivenson13” Constantin – 14,731,108

5. Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov – 12,511,010

6. Wojciech “ItOldUbefOre” Barzantny – 11,383,888

7. Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch – 9,793,694

8. Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train – 6,762,116

9. Giovani “Mandjocka” Torre – 5,684,356

Final Table Recap

The first player to hit the rail was, predictably, Giovani “Mandjocka” Torre. His ran into Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov’s . The board bricked, eliminating Torre in ninth place.

About 12 minutes later, Ivan “ivenson13” Constantin‘s was cracked by Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch’s which bettered to flopped pair of kings, dismissing Constantin in eighth place.

At the start of Level 45, Wojciech “ItOldUbefOre” Barzantny shoved from the cutoff for 11.53 Million. Stanley “Donkey_Fish” Topol re-popped from the small blind with a bigger stack. Christopher “RambaZamba” Putz folded his big blind. Barzantny tabled against Topol`s . The board missed both players, and Topol’s pocket tens knocked Barzantny out in seventh place.

After the players returned from the 13th break of the day, Putz raised to 1.4 Million from the button, and Ivan “00COEL” Banic ripped it in for 9.06 Million from the small blind. Putz called, holding . Banic turned over . The board ran out , and Putz paired his queen on the flop, ousting Banic in sixth place.

The play continued for nearly 20 minutes before the next elimination took place. Stanley “Donkey_Fish” Topol moved all-in from the button for 8.41 Million. Putz tanked for a while before deciding to call. The player in the big blind got out of the way. Topol`s were racing against Putz’s . The board gave both players two pairs, but Putz held the higher two pair, eliminating Topol in fifth place.

The next elimination took place towards the end of Level 47 when Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train limped in from UTG. The chip leader Bystrovzorov shoved from the small blind. Christopher “RambaZamba” Putz called from the big blind with his last 1.73 Million, and Train called with his remaining 14.08 Million.

Christopher “RambaZamba” Putz

Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train

Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov

The community cards opened , and Train secured a much-needed double-up, while Putz fell out in fourth place.

Despite securing the double-up Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train could not extend his stay at the final table for too long. About five minutes after Putz was eliminated, Train’s were bested by Bystrovzorov’s , ending the former’s run in third place.

The heads-up between Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov (69,500,704) and Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch (46,939,296), began with the Ukrainian holding almost 60% of the chips in play. Bystrovzorov continued to extend his lead, ultimately riding it to the bracelet.

On the final hand, Bystrovzorov limped in from the button, and Gaugusch raised to 4.2 Million. Bystrovzorov 3-bet shoved, and Gaugusch called with his last 12.60 Million.

Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch

Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov

The board ran and Bystrovzorov flopped two pairs, relegating Gaugusch to a runner-up finish. The former claimed his career-first WSOP bracelet and the $227,906 top prize!

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Dmytro “Too Bad” Bystrovzorov – $227,906

2. Florian “Gaug1nho” Gaugusch – $172,493

3. Matthew “Yellowbuddah” Train – $124,024

4. Christopher “RambaZamba” Putz – $89,174

5. Stanley “Donkey_Fish” Topol – $64,117

6. Ivan “00COEL” Banic – $46,101

7. Wojciech “ItOldUbefOre” Barzantny – $33,147

8. Ivan “ivenson13” Constantin – $23,833

9. Giovani “Mandjocka” Torre – $17,136

*winner also gets a package worth $12,000 to the WSOPE

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