WSOP Online 2020: “PokeThese” Takes Down Event #2: NLHE 8-Handed Deepstack

The second tourney of the inaugural 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online series, Event #2: $1,000 No-Limit Hold ’em 8-Handed Deepstack, commenced on July 2 at 3 PM (PDT). Logging in 919 entries (647 unique and 272 re-entries), the event generated a prize pool worth $873,050. Mystery user “PokeThese” championed the event, clinching the coveted gold bracelet and the top prize of $168,585.95. According to the WSOP website, “Official results will be released later on Friday, at which time the champ’s name will be revealed.”

The champion had entered the final table with the second-largest stack, and while a majority of their final table journey went unreported, they still emerged as the chip leader when the heads-up play began. Holding over 80% of the chips in play, it was a relatively easy battle to win against “KOVID19”. Given the pandemic that we are all undergoing, the oddly named “KOVID19” finished runner-up for $104,242.17.

Six-time WSOP bracelet winner and GGPoker Ambassador Daniel “dnegs” Negreanu had famously bet $1 Million stating that he will be claiming his seventh WSOP bracelet in 2020. Well, he was in the running, but sadly fell short. He had a very swingy ride in the event. The Canadian pro was ultimately eliminated by Matthew “Mendey” Mendez towards the end of Level 33 when his pocket nines were busted by Mendez’s pocket tens. Negreanu exited the tournament in 18th place for $5,849.43.

He also live-streamed a part of his progress in the event which you can check out below.

“MBEASY” bubbled the tournament, finishing in 144th place.

Other notables who finished ITM included Michael “itwasthator0” Gagliano (13th for $7,333.62), Matthew “Mendey” Mendez (14th for $7,333.62), Jared “DarrensRabbi” Jaffee (56th for $2,444.54), Mike “THICC” Delvecchio (79th for $2,008.01), Ryan “protential” Laplante (106th for 1,571.49), Katie “katelin” Lindsay (122nd for $1,571.49) and David “Twizzler” Prociak (128th for $1,484.18).

Josh “YoelRomero” King bubbled the final table when his were bested by Jon “jonnyg93” Gisler’s . The runout bricked, sending King to the rail in ninth place for $11,960.78.

You can watch the final table replay below.

Final Table Chip Counts

1. Daniel “IntoTheRiver” Fischer – 5,666,458

2. PokeThese – 5,326,499

3. Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen – 4,264,846

4. Jason “haderade” Somerville – 3,183,970

5. KOVID19 – 3,162,805

6. Jon “jonnyg93” Gisler – 2,976,981

7. Sean “bahbababa” Prendiville – 1,961,873

8. Matthew “Michmeister” Mich – 1,026,568

Final Table Recap

Predictably, short-stacked Matthew “Michmeister” Mich was the first player to hit the rail when his were cracked by Sean “bahbababa” Prendiville’s that bettered to a pair of kings on the turn.

Prendiville was on a roll, and less than five minutes later, he knocked out Jon “jonnyg93” Gisler in seventh place. The latter’s Big Slick was no match for Prendiville’s pocket queens, which improved to a set on the runout .

About 15 minutes later, former PokerStars Team pro Jason “haderade” Somerville locked horns with “PokeThese.”

Jason “haderade” Somerville:

“PokeThese”:

The board brought no help for Somerville, who bowed out in sixth place.

Sean “bahbababa” Prendiville had started the final table with the second shortest stack. He did well to eliminate Mich and Gisler to gain some momentum, but in the end, it wasn’t enough, and he was eliminated in fifth place. The hand in question saw Prendiville’s pitted against Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen’s . The latter rivered a full house on the runout, sending Prendiville to the rail.

At the start of Level 40, it was the start-of-final table chip leader, Daniel “IntoTheRiver” Fischer’s turn to bid goodbye. He open-jammed and a curiously named player “KOVID19” called with . The community cards revealed . Though Fischer hit a pair of kings on the river, his opponent had turned a Jack-high straight, eliminating Fischer in fourth place.

Down to three-handed play, Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen was the shortest stack, and soon enough, he was ousted in third place. “KOVID19” opened for 816,000, and Garosshen 3-bet shoved for 837,631 from the big blind. “KOVID19” called tabling and Garosshen turned over . The rundown won “KOVID19” the pot with rivered quads.

Even after grabbing the last of Garosshen’s chips, “KOVID19” (6,342,285) entered the heads-up play with a massive chip deficit against “PokeThese” (21,227,715). It took less than 10 minutes for the event to wrap up, as the latter emerged as the winner.

On the final hand, “KOVID19” jammed for 2.24 Million with . “PokeThese” called holding . The board missed both players and the latter’s pocket sixes held. “PokeThese” claimed the second WSOP bracelet of the series for $168,585.95, while “KOVID19” finished runner-up for $104,242.17.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. PokeThese – $168,585.95

2. KOVID19 – $104,242.17

3. Kevin “GoneBananas” Garosshen – $73,423.50

4. Daniel “IntoTheRiver” Fischer – $52,383

5. Sean “bahbababa” Prendiville – $37,890.37

6. Jason “haderade” Somerville – $27,762.99

7. Jon “jonnyg93” Gisler – $20,691.28

8. Matthew “Michmeister” Mich – $15,627.59

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