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With no live World Series of Poker this year in Las Vegas, players in Nevada and New Jersey have battled it online in July. The WSOP Online awarded 31 bracelets at the series online poker site, WSOP.com.
The series proved a massive success and should make for huge online poker revenue numbers in both states. California’s Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero won the final bracelet events of the series on Friday for $310,832.
In total, the series brought in 44,229 entries and paid out $26.9 million. Here’s a look at a few of the storylines from the series.
With so many players staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, the bracelet series certainly filled a void. All events except five paid out six-figure scores for winners.
The 31 winners received more than $4.7 million with an average payout of $152,208. Events saw an average of 1,043 unique entries and 1,427 total entries. The average tournament prize pool was $866,809
The largest prize pool came in the $1,000 NLHE Championship, the finale event of the series. That event produced a prize pool of more than $2 million.
The largest winner payout came in the $3,200 High Roller with Joe McKeehen adding $352,985 to his poker resumé. Here’s a look at all the winners and statistics:
| Event | Operator | Buy-In | Unique Entries | Re-Entries | Total | Prize Pool | Top Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 NLHE Kick-Off | WSOP.com | $500 | 1195 | 520 | 1715 | $771,750 | $130,426 | Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler |
| #2 NLHE 8-Handed Deepstack | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 647 | 272 | 919 | $873,050 | $168,586 | Louis “PokeThese” Lynch |
| #3 NLHE | WSOP.com | $400 | 1450 | 641 | 2091 | $752,760 | $115,850 | Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn |
| #4 NLHE Super Turbo | WSOP.com | $500 | 828 | 351 | 1179 | $530,550 | $97,091 | Matt “Bodeyster” Bode |
| #5 NLHE Freezeout | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 854 | 0 | 854 | $811,300 | $161,286 | Allen “Acnyc718” Chang |
| #6 PLO 6-Handed | WSOP.com | $600 | 497 | 386 | 883 | $449,820 | $89,424 | Nathan “surfbum” Gamble |
| #7 NLHE Knockout Deepstack | WSOP.com | $800 | 989 | NA | 989 | $731,660 | $103,127 | Joon “jykpoker” Kim |
| #8 NLHE Freezeout | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,479 | 0 | 1,479 | $665,550 | $119,400.00 | Alan “GladiusIII” Goehring |
| #9 NLHE Six-Max | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 658 | 368 | 1026 | $974,700 | $188,214 | Ron “MacDaddy15” McMillen |
| #10 NLHE Monster Stack | WSOP.com | $600 | 1,505 | 569 | 2,074 | $1,119,960 | $172,361 | Ryan “Im.sorry” Torgerson |
| #11 NLHE Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,081 | 610 | 1,691 | $760,950 | $128,601 | Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka |
| #12 BIG 500 NLHE | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,624 | 803 | 2,427 | $1,092,150 | $159,563 | Ryan “joeyisamush” Depaulo |
| #13 NLHE High Roller Freezeout | WSOP.com | $1,500 | 649 | 0 | 649 | $924,825 | $164,249 | Michael “miguelfiesta” Lech |
| #14 NLHE High Roller | WSOP.com | $3,200 | 368 | 128 | 496 | $1,507,840 | $352,985 | Joe “fanofdapoker” McKeehen |
| #15 PLO 8-Max HR | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 386 | 277 | 663 | $629,850 | $133,780.00 | Guy “PhilLaak” Dunlap |
| #16 NLHE Turbo | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,044 | 484 | 1,528 | $687,600 | $116,204 | Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham |
| #17 NLHE | WSOP.com | $777 | 917 | 465 | 1,382 | $967,400 | $173,551 | Pat “IchiiKawawa” Lyons |
| #18: NLHE 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 697 | 290 | 987 | $937,650 | $181,060 | Scott “BudLightLime” Hempel |
| #19: NLHE | WSOP.com | $400 | 1,757 | 788 | 2,545 | $916,200 | $133,856 | Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh |
| #20 PLO Six-handed | WSOP.com | $500 | 627 | 510 | 1,137 | $511,650 | $97,572 | Kevin “therealkg” Gerhart |
| #21 NLHE Six-Handed | WSOP.com | $777 | 849 | 512 | 1,361 | $952,700 | $168,342 | Tony “Panoramic” Dunst |
| #22 NLHE Turbo Deepstack | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,082 | 497 | 1,579 | $710,550 | $120,083 | Allan “Treeoflife” Cheung |
| #23 NLHE Knckout | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,452 | 0 | 1,452 | $667,920 | $93,776 | Raymond “avant9201” Avant |
| #24 NLHE Eight-Handed | WSOP.com | $400 | 1,590 | 818 | 2,408 | $866,880 | $133,413 | Nick “samadhi” Binger |
| #25 NLHE Summer Saver | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,484 | 671 | 2,155 | $969,750 | $149,245 | Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley |
| #26 NLHE Grande Finale | WSOP.com | $500 | 1,677 | 825 | 2,502 | $1,125,900 | $164,494 | Ethan “RampageP” Yau |
| #27: NLHE Freezeout | WSOP.com | $400 | 1,940 | NA | 1,940 | $698,400 | $110,557 | Ian “ApokerJoker2” Steinman |
| #28: Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 425 | 100 | 525 | $498,750 | $110,673 | William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine |
| #29: NLHE Deepstack | WSOP.com | $2,000 | 580 | 167 | 747 | $1,419,300 | $305,433 | Nick “shadowjacker” Guagenti |
| #30 NLHE Seniors Event | WSOP.com | $500 | 541 | 179 | 720 | $324,000 | $64,411 | Jonathan “SugarJ” Lessin |
| #31 NLHE Championship | WSOP.com | $1,000 | 1,455 | 671 | 2,126 | $2,019,700 | $310,832 | Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero |
| TOTALS | 32327 | 44229 | $26,871,065 | $4,718,445 | ||||
| Average – 1,043 | Average – 1,427 | Average – $866,809 | Average – $152,208 |
Pennsylvania’s McKeehen knows a bit about running deep in big-field events. The winner of the 2015 Main Event took down the biggest WSOP Online event so far on July 14.
In Event 14: $3,200 NLHE High Roller, McKeehen topped a field of 496 entries for his third bracelet and $352,985. That’s the largest payout in the series so far and featured a prize pool of $1.5 million. McKeehen also won a bracelet in 2017 in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship for $311,817.
He now has almost $11 million in WSOP winnings. That also includes three WSOP Circuit championship rings.
McKeehen has been one of the most successful Main Event champions in recent years. Beyond the WSOP, he also has plenty of big scores on other tours. The World Poker Tour has been a big part of that with more than $1 million in winnings and four final table appearances.
Most new online players are simply hoping just for some fun and a chance to win a few bucks. On July 10, 70-year-old Ron “MacDaddy15” McMillen gave online poker a shot for the first time.
A win seemed unlikely, but that’s exactly what happened. The Iowa native won Event 9: $1,000 NLHE Six-Max for $188,214. He now has a bracelet and the biggest score of his career.
Some friends were there when he took down the tournament and the celebration went viral among poker players. Even longtime pro Daniel Negreanu took notice.
Pretty awesome reaction! WSOP bracelet glory congrats!!! https://t.co/Gzb4IqSpfl
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 10, 2020
In the $500 seniors event, Jonathan Lessin came out on top for more than $64,000. That made for quite a day for this player from New Jersey.
However, runner-up James Moore drew plenty of interest. The Pennsylvania radiology physician is no stranger to success in senior events.
In 2016, Moore won the $1,000 Super Seniors event for $230,626. A year later he won the same event for $259,230. Moore came close to yet another seniors title at WSOP.com.
Alan Goehring was a regular on the WPT in the series’ early years but had dropped out of sight in recent years. His record at the live tables is pretty impressive.
Goehring is a two-time WPT Champions Club member from 2003 and 2006. He has $5.3 million in live tournament winnings in a career dating back to 1997.
In 1999 Goehring even finished runner-up in the WSOP Main Event for $768,625. A WSOP bracelet always eluded him, however, and he took some time away from the game from 2012-19.
Now with a few more events under his belt, Goehring returned to action in a big way on July 8 in Event 8: $500 NLHE Freezeout. After topping a field of 1,479, he took home his first bracelet and $119,400.
It was quite a return to the action. What kept him away for so long?
“I’m trading financial markets – index futures, bond futures, forex,” he told WPT.com in January. “I retired from Wall Street and now I trade on my own. I didn’t play a single hand of poker in 2018.”
The recent success may have Goehring back at the tables a bit more.
There has been no shortage of other big names making deep runs in the first half of the series.
In Event 1: $500 Kickoff, WPT commentator Tony Dunst came close to his second bracelet, taking third for $57,881. Fifteen-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth took 11th for $57,881 after leading late in the event.
The Poker Brat, who hosts the Raw Deal segment on the WPT, had some nice words for his colleague.
Think there’s no skill in @WSOP tourneys? My last two WSOP tourneys, here in Vegas, I have a 6th (last tourney 2019 WSOP, 608 players), and an 11th last night in online tourney 1706 entry’s. Forget me though, @tonydunsttv did 2nd and 3rd (last night) in same tourneys! #POSITIVITY
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) July 2, 2020
Twitch streaming star Jason Somerville scored a sixth-place finish in Event 2: $1,000 NLHE 8-Handed Deepstack.
In Event 6: $600 PLO 6-Handed, longtime pro John Esposito took third for $38,685. He has a long poker career dating back to the early 1980s, with $3.7 million in winnings.
Esposito won a bracelet in 1999 and now has three WSOP third-place finishes in the last two years. The biggest of those came last summer in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $466,407.
Another interesting storyline has been the play of New Jersey’s Ryan Torgersen. He came into the series with only a few cashes in major tournament scores. He’s turned it up a notch, however, in the WSOP Online.
On July 9 he finished runner-up in the $1,000 NLHE Six-Max for $116,379, second to McMillen. If that wasn’t impressive enough, a day later he scored an even bigger finish.
Torgersen took down the $600 Monster Stack for $172,362. It was quite a run in back-to-back tournaments.
Chance Kornuth is no stranger to poker success. He’s already waiting to play a WPT final table in Las Vegas.
In January he finished as chip leader among the final six players of the WPT Gardens Poker Championship. That final table is set to be filmed for broadcast at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor Hotel & Casino.
However, the pandemic has delayed that indefinitely. With no live poker, Kornuth showed off some of his online poker chops during the WSOP Online.
The founder of Chip Leader Coaching came close to his third bracelet in Event 9: $500 NLHE Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed. Kornuth took second for a payday of $79,291.
After being down to less than a blind at one point, Kornuth came back for a nice score. He was also hindered by some disconnection issues with 11 players left.
Let’s get #3* @ChipLDR pic.twitter.com/qA5wQYtzLn
— Chance Kornuth (@ChancesCards) July 12, 2020
Players in the WSOP Online had something else to play for – an extra $100,000 for the series leaderboard. Ian “APokerJoker2” Steinman took the title after cashing in 15 events.
That included winning Event #27: NLHE Freezeout for $110,557 as well as fifth- and sixth-place finishes.
The player of the series win nets him the top leaderboard prize of $18,000. After a win and a runner-up, Ryan “Im.Sorry” Torgerson finished second in the standings for $12,000. Here are the complete final standings:
1st – Ian “APokerJoker2” Steinman, 3,186.94
2nd – Ryan “Im.Sorry” Torgerson, 3,085.34
3rd – Robert “BustinBalls” Kuhn, 2,996.16 points
4th – Philip “tomte” Yeh, 2,714.33
5th – William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine, 2,639.85
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The World Series of Poker may not be a possibility this summer, but one group of friends is already planning for next year. The Luckbox Poker Club uses online poker for players across the country to take part.
The club includes 15 players from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and New Jersey. Like a traditional live poker club, players battle it out over a series of weeks with players earning points in the Luckbox standings.
The prize is a $12,000 package to play the WSOP Main Event in 2021. In this case, however, a free online poker site has replaced meeting at a friend’s house for a regular game.
The Luckbox Poker Club isn’t new. Andrew Langston, 27, formed the group three years ago on Facebook. Originally, the concept was meant simply to bring friends together and discuss poker.
A production planner from York, Pennsylvania, Langston also used the group to promote area tournaments. A little poker boasting also became part of the activity.
“Over the years it has turned into a great place to go and see players’ big tournament wins or big cash nights,” he says.
The Coronavirus pandemic brought extra challenges for players and the Facebook group. With no tournaments to promote, Langston transitioned.
“I wanted to find something to get everyone excited about poker again,” he says. “We had some cash game nights on apps, but I wanted to do something a little bigger and meaningful.”
The Luck Box WSOP Seat Series was born and players will be battling out in tournaments over 10 months. Each event features a $100 buy-in with half going to the prize pool and half to the WSOP seat pool.
“Obviously running the series as a live event wasn’t going to happen,” he says. “That’s when we decided to use a free online platform to host the tournaments.”
Things have been going well for the Luckbox Club with players enjoying the virtual action. The WSOP seat goes to a single player, but the competition is organized so everyone has skin in the game.
The seat winner will be playing with 60% equity in Las Vegas. The remaining 40% will be distributed among the other qualifying players with:
Many players around the world are enjoying similar online or app poker with friends. PokerStars and 888poker both offer the ability to start an online game with friends.
Langston enjoys the camaraderie among the Luckbox group, which wouldn’t be possible in a big online tournament. Club members enjoy the social aspect of poker.
“What I found to be nice is that I know everyone in the tournament,” says Langston, who also plays at PokerStars in PA and is eager for partypoker to arrive. “It really makes it feel like a live game even though it’s online. In this series we have a group chat going almost everyday trash talking about the previous week or future tournaments.
“Everyone is just happy to be able to play meaningful poker again. Some of the non-Pennsylvania and New Jersey players don’t have any other option of playing. So they really look forward to the series tournaments each week.”
While online poker might not be quite like playing live with friends, it also has some advantages. Players from anywhere can get together online at any time. There’s also no need for tables, chairs, and chips. There’s also no post-game cleanup.
Mitch Smith, 30, is an entrepreneur and real estate investor in Tampa, Florida. He says group texts and chat at least simulate the interaction of a live game.
“It’s definitely not the same as having a buddy right beside you, but in my situation living in a different state,” he says, “it actually allows me to play with people I would have never been able to consistently play with and even meet new people from different states.”
A casual player since he was a kid, Smith began visiting casinos when he turned 21. He progressed from $1/$2 cash games in those early days to $10/$25 and $25/$50 now. He has live tournament winnings of $145,000.
Now laying more online, Smith found some adjustments have definitely been needed when playing online with buddies.
“Online poker is completely different than live,” he says. “You lose the reading abilities of facial expressions, chip movement, breathing patterns, etc. It definitely makes it tougher for me.”
What would it be like to win a seat to the WSOP through the club?
“I’ve never been to the WSOP Main Event so being able to win a seat and have the whole club watching and cheering me on would be such an adrenaline rush,” Smith says.
“I can just imagine making it to the final table and flying out everyone from the club to be at the rails while trying to take home the bracelet and huge prize money.”
One aspect of the Luckbox Poker Club stands out for 46-year-old Tony Moyers – the level of play. There may be lots of laughs, but club members are out to win.
“Although there are only around 15 people in some events, you can tell they are taking it seriously and trying to play their best poker,” says Moyers, a barber from Charles Town, West Virginia.
While he may not be able to stare down players in the eyes, Moyers picks up on other tendencies. He says each player has his own style and pattern with some easier to detect than others.
Moyers was attracted to poker during the Chris Moneymaker boom and began playing at a casino about 10 years ago. Those trips usually included low-stakes cash games and he later added tournaments in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.
Most casinos that have reopened poker rooms are requiring limited numbers of players, mandatory mask usage, and plexiglass partitions. Moyers says the current look of live poker doesn’t look like the most enjoyable or welcoming experience.
While that makes him question the game’s growth, Moyers is glad online poker can at least fill the void. The Luckbox Club has been a welcome distraction from pandemic talk.
“Rumors of casinos keeping their poker rooms shut down for a long time or closing them permanently will be a big blow to the industry,” he says. “If that’s the case, then online is where players will be forced to retreat for their poker fix.”
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The GOAT is back. Global Poker hosts the site’s annual GOAT series from Aug. 3-23 with Sweeps Coins of 1.1 million guaranteed.
The GOAT includes 204 events and will be the biggest Global Poker tournament series to date. The site has experienced massive growth during the Coronavirus pandemic. Global is now hoping to keep a high bar by continuing the major guarantees.
“It is with great pleasure that we are celebrating the second installment of the GOAT,” Global Poker General Manager David Lyons said. “Both experienced and novice poker players have a chance to take home one of our prestigious new trophies, and with our new and unique progressive bounty tournaments being featured, the action will be hotter than ever.”
Global Poker is a unique sweepstakes poker site allowing players to win real cash. The site is legal for players in the US and Canada (excluding Quebec).
Global Poker recently updated the site’s software and now offers progressive bounty tournaments. GOAT II will be the first series for players to challenge each other in an official progressive bounty championship event.
Progressive bounties are a unique kind of knockout tournament. When a player eliminates another opponent, the winning player keeps 50% of the “villain’s” bounty.
Those funds go right in the winning player’s own account. The other half goes to the progressive bank. This now increases the bounty on the winning player’s head and every knockout the bounty grows larger.
Global Poker is an online social poker room offering free games using a virtual currency called Gold Coins. The site runs on a sweepstakes poker model.
When a player purchases Gold Coins (GC), that player also receives bonus Sweeps Coins (SC).
These can be used in separate tournaments and ring games. Sweeps Coins can also be redeemed for cash prizes and gift cards.
Global Poker gives away free SC and GC everyday on the site. Players can play for free on Global Poker or take a shot in some Sweeps Coin event for a chance at some real winnings.
The 2020 GOAT series includes nightly GC and SC events with low, medium, and high buy-in tournaments. Sweeps Coin buy-ins range from SC5 to SC218.
Besides the progressive bounties, every Sunday features some nice deep stack tournaments. There are also three championship events set for Aug. 23. Some of the highlights from the series include:
Here’s a look at the complete Sweeps Coin schedule:
| Date | Tournament Name | SC Buy-in | Time ET |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2 | Opening SC 5,000 Freeroll | 0 | 2:00 PM |
| Aug. 3 | #01 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 3 | #01 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 3 | #01 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 3 | #01 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 3 | #02 – L: PLO SC 3,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 5.5 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 4 | #02 – M: PLO SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 11 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 4 | #02 – H: PLO SC 6,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 22 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 4 | #02 – L: PLO SC 2,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 5.5 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 5 | #03 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [2R1A] | 5.5 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 5 | #03 – M: NLHE SC 12,500 Guaranteed [2R1A] | 22 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 5 | #03 – H: NLHE SC 20,000 Guaranteed [2R1A] | 55 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 5 | #03 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [2R1A] | 5.5 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 6 | #04 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 6 | #04 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 6 | #04 – H: NLHE SC 17,500 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 6 | #04 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 7 | #05 – L: NLHE SC 3,000 Guaranteed [Ante Up] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 7 | #05 – M: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Ante Up] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 7 | #05 – H: NLHE SC 7,000 Guaranteed [Ante Up] | 55 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 7 | #05 – L: NLHE SC 2,500 Guaranteed [Ante Up] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #06 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 11 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #06 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #06 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #07 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Bounty, 6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #07 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Bounty, 6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #07 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Bounty, 6-Max] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 8 | #07 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Bounty, 6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #08 – M: NLHE SC 25,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #08 – L: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #08 – H: NLHE SC 55,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 218 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #09 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #09 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #09 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 9 | #09 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [2x-Chance] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 10 | #10 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Turbo] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 10 | #10 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Turbo] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 10 | #10 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Turbo] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 10 | #10 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, Turbo] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 11 | #11 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Bounty] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 11 | #11 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Bounty] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 11 | #11 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Bounty] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 11 | #11 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Bounty] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 12 | #12 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 3.3 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 12 | #12 – M: NLHE SC 9,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 11 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 12 | #12 – H: NLHE SC 16,500 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 33 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 12 | #12 – L: NLHE SC 3,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy, 6-Max] | 3.3 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 13 | #13 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 13 | #13 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 13 | #13 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 13 | #13 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 14 | #14 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 14 | #14 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 14 | #14 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 14 | #14 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [Turbo] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #15 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 11 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #15 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #15 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #16 – L: PLO SC 3,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #16 – M: PLO SC 4,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #16 – H: PLO SC 6,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 55 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 15 | #16 – L: PLO SC 2,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #17 – M: NLHE SC 25,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #17 – L: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #17 – H: NLHE SC 55,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 218 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #18 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [6-Max,Turbo] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #18 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [6-Max,Turbo] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #18 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [6-Max,Turbo] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 16 | #18 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [6-Max,Turbo] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 17 | #19 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [Rebuy] | 3.3 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 17 | #19 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Rebuy] | 11 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 17 | #19 – H: NLHE SC 17,500 Guaranteed [Rebuy] | 33 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 17 | #19 – L: NLHE SC 3,500 Guaranteed [Rebuy] | 3.3 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 18 | #20 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 5.5 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 18 | #20 – M: NLHE SC 12,500 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 22 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 18 | #20 – H: NLHE SC 20,000 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 55 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 18 | #20 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [1R1A] | 5.5 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 19 | #21 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 19 | #21 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 19 | #21 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [6-Max] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 19 | #21 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 20 | #22 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 20 | #22 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 20 | #22 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 20 | #22 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Super Bounty] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 21 | #23 – L: PLO SC 3,000 Guaranteed [2R1A, 6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 21 | #23 – M: PLO SC 4,000 Guaranteed [2R1A, 6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 21 | #23 – H: PLO SC 6,000 Guaranteed [2R1A, 6-Max] | 55 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 21 | #23 – L: PLO SC 2,000 Guaranteed [2R1A, 6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #24 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 11 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #24 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #24 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #25 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #25 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #25 – H: NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 22 | #25 – L: NLHE SC 4,500 Guaranteed [2x-Chance, 6-Max] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #26 – M: Main Event NLHE SC 40,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 110 | 3:00 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #26 – L: Main Event NLHE SC 15,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 22 | 4:15 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #26 – H: Main Event NLHE SC 100,000 Guaranteed [Deep] | 218 | 5:30 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #27 – L: NLHE SC 5,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Turbo] | 11 | 7:30 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #27 – M: NLHE SC 10,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max,Turbo] | 33 | 8:30 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #27 – H: NLHE SC 17,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Turbo] | 110 | 9:30 PM |
| Aug. 23 | #27 – L: NLHE SC 4,000 Guaranteed [Progressive Bounty, 6-Max, Turbo] | 11 | 10:30 PM |
| Aug. 30 | GPC GOAT: SC Tournament of Champions Freeroll | 0 | 2:00 PM |
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All winners are also invited to the GOAT Tournament of Champions on Aug. 30. The winner of that event earns a chance to play in a live event representing Global Poker. The package is valued at $5,000.
The entire series kicks off on Sunday with the SC5,000 Freeroll. This event is open to anyone registered on the site.
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Players can ask questions and learn about the site from streamers like Eatahoagie, PokerJermz, The Poker Mami, and Vinny Goombatz. The stream is also below.
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Every story needs a hero and modern televised poker approaches the game in a narrative format. A storyline often develops as the action plays out at the tables.
ESPN regularly highlights some poker villains (click here to find out about some of those), and also highlights a poker Superman or Wonder Woman here and there. For many poker fans, it’s those personalities that make for captivating TV.
PokerGO now offers a look at some classic ESPN World Series of Poker broadcasts as part of its WSOP Classic series. The WSOP Online at WSOP.com also wraps up on Friday.
In that spirit, here’s a look at some poker heroes over the last 20 years.
The winner of the 2009 Main Event seems to be able leap tall buildings and outrun speeding bullets. Or at least has those powers in a poker sense.
An online poker phenomenon even at an early age, Cada harnessed his powers to score in live poker as well. After doing the unimaginable in ‘09, winning the Main Event at age 21, plenty more WSOP heroics followed.
In 2014, Cada added another bracelet after winning a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event for $670,041.
If that weren’t enough, a truly Herculean effort came in 2018. Cada took down two events for more than $800,000.
But his strength would really be on display in the Main Event. Amazingly, Cada made another final table – finishing fifth for $2.2 million. He and fellow Main Event winner Ryan Riess remain atop the all-time money list for Michigan players.
When the Wolverine State gets online poker live, Cada might get some suitors for a sponsorship deal in the state. If Cada isn’t Superman, then Iron Man might fit the bill.
The smile, the chit-chat, the superhuman-like ability to read opponents and their cards. Despite some recent hot water in getting banned from Twitch, Negreanu remains one of the biggest names in poker.
And the cameras love him. A regular part of the WSOP televised action, Negreanu is the anti-Hellmuth. Both live for the WSOP each summer with Negreanu even producing slick vlogs on YouTube so fans can follow along.
Both are also loved for many of the same reasons – keen poker abilities and interesting personalities at the table.
In the last two decades, the Main Event has become massive. A big name making a huge run seems unlikely considering variance and field size.
Yet Negreanu almost did it – finishing 11th in 2015 for $526,778. He may be Kid Poker, but plenty of fans see him as Captain America … Canada.
If he’s not Superman, then the 2017 Main Event champion would make for a nice Clark Kent. An affable character, this player from New Jersey topped a field of 7,221 on his way to the title and $8.15 million.
At the final table, Blumstein turned into the Hulk – running over players and seemingly rarely making a mistake. His “aw, shucks” humility after his victory offers some insight into his personality.
“I don’t have an ego in this game,” he said in his post-win news conference. “I know where I stand. I know two weeks ago I was just a New Jersey online grinder and nothing’s really changed.
“This is just one poker tournament. It takes variance and luck and playing your best. And all those things came together.”
This Florida-based poker pro has received plenty of love when it comes to WSOP broadcasts. This poker-playing Sarah Conner brings plenty of terminating skills to the tables. Poker is even in the genes for Harwood, her father was also a poker pro.
By 2013, Harwood already had some major scores under her belt. That included two WSOP Circuit rings. But that summer at the Rio would prove an even bigger year.
Harwood took down her first bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event for $609,017.
and scored two more final table appearances.
When it comes to the winner’s circle, she’ll be back. But her first time being filmed for television was a completely new experience. That ended in a truly memorable note for Harwood.
“It felt both stressful and exciting being on camera for ESPN,” she tells USPoker. “I had lost my mom a year before so I was so focused on winning for her and that win meant a lot to me.”
This five-time bracelet winner has an analytical poker mind and was the 2005 WSOP Player of the Year. Another highlight was winning a bracelet in three consecutive years – from 2005 to 2007.
Many ESPN poker fans may also remember some big Main Event performances. Cunningham’s first cash in the event came in 2001, 27th for $39,960.
Since that time, this Las Vegas-based player put together a total of 10 Main Event cashes. The best came in 2006 when he finished fourth for $3.6 million.
Cunningham notched another fairly deep run in 2011, 69th for $108,412. If Cunningham was Superman at the 2006 final table, Jamie Gold proved to be Lex Luther.
This poker pro from North Carolina may be a modern-day card-playing Rambo. After mowing down opponents in 2013, Newhouse finished ninth in the Main Event for $733,244.
A year later, he did it again – making the final table for ninth again for another $730,725. For two straight years he went through players like Rambo taking out bad guys.
It was a remarkable accomplishment and Newhouse now has $3.5 million in live tournament winnings. Beyond the WSOP, Newhouse also has a WPT title – winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open in 2006 for $1.5 million.
Since his WSOP finishes, he’s taken a bit of a low profile from tournament poker. Newhouse certainly put the “nine” in November Nine two straight years. That’s a massive accomplishment.
Okay, so some recent events may not have him fully on the hero side. Yet Ivey remains that man of mystery that viewers can’t stop watching.
Always bringing big powers to the table, Ivey seems to have magic powers at the table. Or even more fitting, Ivey might be that cool vigilante who’s not afraid to break a few rules. Maybe he’s a poker-playing Boba Fett, Batman, and Punisher all rolled into one.
From 2002 to 2009, Ivey battled his way to four top 25 finishes in the Main Event. That included a 10th-place finish in 2003 and seventh in 2009.
Ivey has scored 10 WSOP bracelets but also apparently has some skills at other games like Baccarat. When it comes to the WSOP, if Ivey’s in the field – the ESPN cameras will follow.
For a complete look at the WSOP Online including schedules, information, and Twitch streams, click here.
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Online poker networks are an important tool to compensate for a lack of players in small markets, so why aren’t they more prevalent in the US?
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There’s been no shortage of big stories in the poker world lately. From legal disputes to Twitch bans to the murder case of Susie Zhao, poker has seen plenty of headlines.
There’s also some good news. Poker Central has announced a big heads-up battle between Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari.
The WPT also honored longtime commentator Mike Sexton. Here’s a look at some of the interesting stories of late.
Online streaming has been a great source for poker fans following the WSOP Online action this summer. Those media efforts have also brought some controversy.
Mike Matusow made waves earlier in the series after being eliminated from a tournament. He then went on a vulgarity-laced rant via his YouTube stream. Many reacted negatively to his antics, which included threats of bodily harm.
Daniel Negreanu had his own expletive-filled rant over the weekend. After a viewer made a negative remark about his wife, Negreanu went off. He didn’t apologize for the antics but offered an explanation on Twitter.
Moral of the story:
Be yourself. If sometimes that includes you being an idiot or an asshole, feel free to laugh at yourself
You don’t have to be proud of it, but you also don’t have to beat yourself up over it
No one is perfect. Trying to be is exhausting
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 28, 2020
Negreanu received plenty of criticism and was even banned by Twitch. However, fans can still catch his stream on YouTube, Facebook Live, and Periscope.
“When someone comes after me, it triggers me more than it should,” Negreanu said during Monday night’s stream. “In this case the guy just triggered me so I went off on him.”
Beyond the Twitch controversy, Negreanu made more news last week in an interview with the UK’s Daily Star. He argued high roller events are killing televised poker.
“I think there is a real danger here, with the trend that we have seen, where you almost have to be too cool for school, you don’t get excited and you don’t show any emotion,” he told the newspaper. “Frankly, I think the high roller circuits are damaging poker more than you could imagine.”
The social aspect is a big part of the game, Negreanu argues. He believes players sitting quietly throughout an event with little or no table talk bores viewers and hurts the game.
“I think they are doing more damage by taking the personality out of the game to be prim and proper,” the GGPoker ambassador says. “Poker wasn’t designed to be that way. Poker is an antagonistic game, it’s a stick the needle in game where you say ‘I got you sucker, let’s go.’ That’s what it’s all about.”
The World Poker Tour honored longtime commentator Mike Sexton on July 21. The tour’s ultimate trophy has been renamed the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.
Sexton has been playing since the 1970s and has a WPT and WSOP title. He also helped design the original partypoker software. He remains the company’s chairman and was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009.
The Sexton Cup is the WPT’s biggest achievement with each winner’s name etched on the trophy.
“I was thrilled to get my name on the WPT Champions Cup in Montreal in 2016,” Sexton said in a news release.
“In 15 seasons in the commentator booth, I can attest first-hand how difficult it is to win a WPT main event. I thought being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame would be the greatest moment of my career, but to have the WPT Champions Cup named in my honor and be part of the experience for all WPT champions moving forward is truly the highest peak in my 40 years in poker.”
The controversy surrounding poker legend Phil Ivey finally cleared up in July. The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner reached an undisclosed financial agreement with MGM Resorts.
The two battled in court over millions Ivey and an accomplice won from the Borgata. Ivey’s dispute with MGM began in 2012 when he and gambling partner Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun visited the property four times.
They played Baccarat using a method known as “edge sorting” to win $9.6 million.
Edge sorting involved using minute differences on card backs to identify them. Also in 2012, Ivey won £7.3 million ($11 million) playing at Crockfords Casino in London.
Crockfords refused to pay more than £1 million and Ivey sued. Crockfords argued that the pair requested a certain type of playing cards favorable to them.
The pair also requested Chinese-speaking dealers to ensure a favorable game. Ivey lost his case even in front of the UK Supreme Court.
Borgata, which already paid Ivey his winnings, sued to recover losses in 2016. A New Jersey court sided with the casino but Ivey appealed.
The legal process dragged on for years. MGM even pursued Ivey’s assets and WSOP winnings in 2019.
Last September, a federal appeals court referred the parties to mediation. MGM and Ivey reached an agreement, ending one of the more interesting poker-related legal battles.
In February, a Hollywood production company announced a new movie focusing on Sun’s life. Ivey may be featured as a character in the film.
More poker jurisprudence made news last week. A Vermont player’s lawsuit against the Golden Nugget was revived by a New Jersey appeals court.
The suit came after Michael Bandler traveled to the casino in 2015. He’d been set to play in a tournament with a $150,000 prize.
“The tournament started, but was canceled by the casino due to a low number of registered players,” the Associated Press notes. “Bandler was given a small amount of prize money for winning one of the events.”
He charged the casino with false advertising and fraud. The casino argued the $150,000 was never guaranteed and that the tournament announcement noted that it could be canceled.
A lower court dismissed the case, but the appeals court ruling means the suit can go forward. The court noted that consumer fraud laws apply in the case.
The court also noted that the casino’s disclaimer is disputed and was in small print.
A disturbing crime involving a poker player surfaced over the weekend. The badly burned body of Susie Zhao was found on July 13 in Michigan’s Pontiac Lake Recreation Area.
Two hikers found the poker pro’s body in the park, near the town of White Lake Township, northwest of Detroit.
So sad to hear the news that one of my long time poker friends Susie Zhao was found dead.
Only 33 years old. So tragic. We were just chatting the other day on Facebook messenger about coping with the quarantine.
Rest in peace Susie. https://t.co/FTjGT04Xfl
— Allen Kessler (@AllenKessler) July 22, 2020
Local police and the FBI are investigating the murder. Zhao has almost $223,000 in live tournament winnings.Her biggest cash came in the 2012 WSOP Main Event, finishing 90th for $73,805.
“She was one of the bubbliest and most vivacious opponents I’ve ever had,” poker player Clayton Fletcher noted on Twitter. “She was a very strong player who also liked to have fun at the table.”
Last week, Poker Central announced the debut of High Stakes Duel on the PokerGO app. There should be plenty of fireworks in the first episode – a heads-up battle between Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Hellmuth.
The episode streams live from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 30 (9 p.m. ET) in a unique tournament format. The first round has a $50,000 buy-in and the loser can get a rematch prior to the next round.
If there’s no rematch, the winner takes on another challenger. The stakes double each round with a potential prize pool of $12.8 million in Round 8.
“This series is different than anything we’ve created before in poker,” Poker Central executive producer Mori Eskandani said in a news release. “If you’re a fan of the game, you definitely don’t want to miss this. The stakes and rivalries will be on another level.”
Esfandiari says the matchup’s a culmination of a decade of efforts to face Hellmuth.
“For 10 years I’ve been challenging Phil to a heads-up match where the winner shoots the loser with a taser gun,” he said, “so going head-to-head in High Stakes Duel has been a long time coming.”
In other Poker Central news, the company has renewed its partnership with NBC Sports. The deal runs through 2022 and allows for Poker Central’s major tournaments to be broadcast on on the network.
The agreement includes the Super High Roller Bowl, US Poker Open, and Poker Masters. The partnership calls for Poker Central and NBC Sports to jointly develop new programs.
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The PokerStars PA Bounty Builder Series, a 15-day series of progressive knockout tournaments, concluded on Monday.
The final week of the 70-event series was much like the first, with big turnouts and guarantees routinely eclipsed. Those guarantees had added up to about $1.5 million altogether for the entire series. But in the end nearly $2 million was awarded.
A week ago we reported how the first 40 events of the PokerStars PA Bounty Builder series had consistently seen large fields and prize pools. All but two of the events bested their guarantees, with some featuring prize pools that more than doubled the guarantees.
The last 30 events featured a similar story, with zero overlays. With 68 of 70 tournaments beating their guarantees, in the end players won $1,968,721.25 altogether. That’s an average of more than $28,000 won per tournament.
As happened during the first week, guarantees for the smaller non-hold’em events turned out to be much lower than their ultimate prize pools. For example, both the $50 8-Game Mix (Event #47) and $30 PL 5-Card Omaha (Event #58) nearly tripled their guarantees.
There were 32,731 total entries (including re-entries) for the series, an average of 467 entries per tournament.
Yesterday saw the conclusion of the two-day Main Event, a $200 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament with a $150,000 guarantee.
Ultimately 645 players took part, re-entering 419 times to build a prize pool of close to $198,000.
There was a heads-up deal to conclude the tournament, with “RiverMeDaddy” coming away with the victory and collecting over $24,000 including bounties. “NAMUHMIL” took second, earning a handsome prize of more than $18,000 including bounties.
“RiverMeDaddy” also picked up one of the 18 Championship Belts awarded to winners in select tournaments during the series.
Next door in New Jersey, PokerStars NJ concurrently ran its own 53-event Bounty Builder series. There the events’ guarantees totaled $600,000. In the end about $710,000 was awarded in the series.
In Pennsylvania, PokerStars PA remains the only online poker game in town — for the time being, anyway. Meanwhile in New Jersey the ongoing World Series of Poker Online series on WSOP.com NJ provided some competition for PokerStars NJ during the Bounty Builder.
In fact, there were a number of overlays during the first week of the PokerStars NJ Bounty Builder, though only three more during the last week of the series. Ultimately 14 of 53 events had overlays, although as mentioned the total amount awarded exceeded the guarantees’ totals.
The Bounty Builder Main Event on PokerStars NJ was a $300 buy-in NLHE tournament with a $70,000 guarantee. With 271 total entries the prize pool was close to $76,000.
| Event | Buy-In | Guarantee | Entries | Re-Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: NLHE Series Kick-Off (8-Max)* | $100 | $40,000 | 368 | 168 | $49,204.80 |
| 2: NLHE Mini Kick-Off (8-Max) | $25 | $15,000 | 563 | 227 | $17,972.50 |
| 3: NLHE | $75 | $15,000 | 214 | 78 | $19,929.00 |
| 4: NLHE Sunday Special – Bounty Builder Edition* | $100 | $100,000 | 750 | 310 | $100,000.00** |
| 5: NLHE Mini Special (8-Max) | $20 | $15,000 | 699 | 284 | $17,890.60 |
| 6: NLHE Sunday High Roller – Bounty Builder Edition (6-Max) | $250 | $30,000 | 150 | 53 | $47,299.00 |
| 7: NLHE (8-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 270 | 98 | $16,744.00 |
| 8: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $20 | $7,500 | 393 | 136 | $9,627.80 |
| 9: NLHE SuperSonic – Bounty Builder Edition | $50 | $12,500 | 211 | 67 | $13,066.00 |
| 10: NLHE Battle Royale Special Edition (6-Max)* | $50 | $25,000 | 580 | 364 | $42,952.00 |
| 11: PL Omaha (8-Max) | $100 | $10,000 | 167 | 106 | $25,061.40 |
| 12: NLHE (8-Max)* | $75 | $20,000 | 440 | 213 | $44,567.25 |
| 13: NL Omaha Hi-Lo (6-Max) | $100 | $7,500 | 110 | 45 | $14,229.00 |
| 14: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $50 | $12,500 | 340 | 135 | $21,612.50 |
| 15: NLHE (6-Max) | $50 | $15,000 | 400 | 176 | $26,208.00 |
| 16: NLHE High Roller (8-Max)* | $500 | $60,000 | 124 | 50 | $81,780.00 |
| 17: NLHE Hyper-Turbo (8-Max) | $20 | $5,000 | 350 | 113 | $8,704.40 |
| 18: PL Badugi | $50 | $2,000 | 84 | 43 | $5,778.50 |
| 19: NLHE Thursday Thrill Special Edition* | $200 | $50,000 | 215 | 82 | $55,242.00 |
| 20: NLHE Mini Thrill | $25 | $17,500 | 650 | 340 | $22,522.50 |
| 21: NLHE BigStack Turbo (8-Max) | $75 | $12,500 | 237 | 79 | $21,567.00 |
| 22: NLHE Hyper-Turbo (6-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 239 | 79 | $14,946.00 |
| 23: PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max) | $30 | $5,000 | 216 | 171 | $10,565.10 |
| 24: NLHE Escalating Antes (8-Max)* | $50 | $20,000 | 453 | 109 | $25,571.00 |
| 25: NLHE Turbo (6-Max) | $20 | $7,500 | 427 | 211 | $11,611.60 |
| 26: NLHE DeepStack (8-Max) | $100 | $30,000 | 212 | 123 | $30,753.00 |
| 27: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $50 | $12,500 | 181 | 62 | $12,500.00** |
| 28: NLHE (8-Max)* | $200 | $30,000 | 148 | 82 | $42,780.00 |
| 29: NLHE (4-Max) | $20 | $10,000 | 413 | 204 | $11,229.40 |
| 30: NLHE Hyper-Turbo (8-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 230 | 63 | $13,771.00 |
| 31: NLHE Marathon | $100 | $20,000 | 230 | 118 | $31,946.40 |
| 32: H.O.R.S.E. | $50 | $3,000 | 139 | 37 | $8,008.00 |
| 33: NLHE Warm-Up – Bounty Builder Edition | $30 | $12,500 | 392 | 161 | $15,096.90 |
| 34: NLHE Storm – Bounty Builder Edition (6-Max) | $10 | $5,000 | 467 | 209 | $6,151.60 |
| 35: NLHE Sunday Special – Bounty Builder Edition* | $100 | $100,000 | 703 | 463 | $107,038.80 |
| 36: NLHE Mini Special* | $25 | $25,000 | 752 | 399 | $26,185.25 |
| 37: Sunday High Roller – Bounty Builder Edition (6-Max) | $250 | $30,000 | 127 | 53 | $41,940.00 |
| 38: PL Omaha (8-Max) | $100 | $15,000 | 133 | 75 | $19,094.40 |
| 39: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $75 | $20,000 | 259 | 94 | $24,092.25 |
| 40: NLHE Hyper-Turbo SuperSonic – Bounty Builder Edition | $50 | $10,000 | 229 | 70 | $14,053.00 |
| 41: NLHE 4-Max | $20 | $10,000 | 469 | 325 | $14,450.80 |
| 42: NLHE Battle Royale Special Edition (6-Max)* | $50 | $25,000 | 455 | 277 | $33,306.00 |
| 43: NLHE BigStack Turbo (8-Max) | $100 | $15,000 | 167 | 70 | $21,756.60 |
| 44: NLHE (8-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 254 | 114 | $16,744.00 |
| 45: NLHE Super Tuesday – Bounty Builder Edition* | $200 | $50,000 | 187 | 92 | $51,894.00 |
| 46: NLHE Mini Super Tuesday | $20 | $15,000 | 536 | 302 | $15,251.60 |
| 47: 8-Game | $50 | $2,500 | 109 | 50 | $7,234.50 |
| 48: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $50 | $12,500 | 238 | 101 | $15,424.50 |
| 49: NLHE Hyper-Turbo (8-Max) | $100 | $5,000 | 96 | 38 | $12,730.00 |
| 50: NLHE (8-Max) | $200 | $30,000 | 140 | 56 | $36,456.00 |
| 51: NLHE (8-Max)* | $50 | $15,000 | 407 | 172 | $26,344.50 |
| 52: PL Omaha (6-Max) | $200 | $10,000 | 75 | 50 | $23,250.00 |
| 53: NLHE Turbo (6-Max) | $100 | $17,500 | 155 | 58 | $19,553.40 |
| 54: NLHE Thursday Thrill Special Edition* | $200 | $50,000 | 194 | 87 | $52,266.00 |
| 55: NLHE Mini Thrill | $20 | $15,000 | 620 | 362 | $17,872.40 |
| 56: NLHE BigStack Turbo (6-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 273 | 129 | $18,291.00 |
| 57: NLHE (8-Max) | $20 | $6,000 | 369 | 198 | $10,319.40 |
| 58: PL 5-Card Draw | $30 | $1,500 | 101 | 48 | $4,067.70 |
| 59: NLHE (6-Max)* | $50 | $25,000 | 392 | 190 | $26,481.00 |
| 60: NLHE Hyper-Turbo (8-Max) | $100 | $10,000 | 113 | 39 | $14,440.00 |
| 61: NLHE 25% KO (8-Max)* | $100 | $25,000 | 276 | 118 | $36,169.20 |
| 62: NLHE Turbo | $50 | $12,500 | 255 | 91 | $15,743.00 |
| 63: NLHE Turbo (8-Max) | $10 | $5,000 | 437 | 205 | $5,842.20 |
| 64: NLHE Marathon | $50 | $15,000 | 329 | 154 | $21,976.50 |
| 65: NLHE Warm-Up – Bounty Builder Edition | $30 | $12,500 | 396 | 167 | $15,369.90 |
| 66: NLHE Main Event (8-Max), 2-day event* | $200 | $150,000 | 645 | 419 | $197,904.00 |
| 67: NLHE Mini Main Event (8-Max)* | $50 | $40,000 | 732 | 354 | $49,413.00 |
| 68: NLHE (8-Max) | $100 | $20,000 | 212 | 75 | $26,346.60 |
| 69: PL Omaha Turbo (6-Max) | $50 | $10,000 | 161 | 69 | $10,465.00 |
| 70: NLHE Hyper-Turbo, Series Wrap-Up (8-Max) | $75 | $20,000 | 241 | 72 | $22,066.50 |
| TOTALS | 22,299 | 10,432 | $1,968,721.25 |
*Championship Belt event
**Event #4 had an overlay of $2,692; Event #27 had an overlay of $1,443.50
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The World Series of Poker Online rolls into the final week of action with five bracelets left to award. A few big names won bracelets last week and more will be looking to close out the series in style.
Nick Binger and Tony Dunst were among those big winners. Daniel Negreanu also has also put together numerous deep runs, but falling short of a final table.
Many players will now have their eyes on Friday’s final event – the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship. Here’s a look at all the WSOP Online news.
Overall, the move online for WSOP bracelet action seems to have been a good one from a business standpoint. Players have shown up in droves for a successful online poker series.
With players at home and no live tournaments, many have found a way to Nevada or New Jersey to compete. Many in the industry hope the success of the last few months can convince more states to get on the bandwagon.
The last week saw a bit of a contrast in prize pools. The $500 PLO Six-Handed produced the second-lowest prize pool – $511,650. However, Sunday’s Grande Finale produced the second-highest ($1.125 million), only topped by the $3,200 High Roller ($1.51 million).
As of July 27, tournaments attracted an average 1,053 unique entries per event with 1,468 total entries. The average prize pool is $842,728 with an average payout of $146,790. Five events remain and here’s a look at few that stand out:
The Omaha events have produced the lowest prize pools in the series so far. But with a big buy-in, that should bring out players looking for a nice score.
Omaha specialist Nathan Gamble won his second bracelet earlier in the series in a PLO event. He also cashed in the $1,000 PLO High Roller and should be back in the field again for this event.
The poker pro from Texas now lives in Vegas and checked out his new bracelet with help from his dogs.
Got the Bracelet in today and I think my dogs enjoyed unwrapping it more than me! #wsop #pups pic.twitter.com/yXxv6mVmCW
— Nathan Gamble (@Surfbum4life) July 23, 2020
The term “turbo deepstack” is a bit of an interesting dichotomy. The action is quick, but players have a deep stack of chips.
These events have proven popular with the three previous turbo deepstacks each paying out more than $120,000 to the winners. In the last week of play, this one should be a nice prize pool as well.
The seniors championship is one of the most anticipated events of the series each summer in Las Vegas. Players 50 and over mark the event on their calendars each year for some poker at the Rio.
That won’t be happening this summer, but WSOP.com has at least added an online series event this year. Turnout will be interesting.
Many players make the seniors championship a summer getaway. Will the online nature of this event deflate numbers compared to other events in the WSOP Online?
Whether the Main Event gets played this year remains to be seen. In the meantime, this offers a big WSOP bracelet event title for an online player.
The final event of the series should attract plenty of players looking for one last hurrah. Here’s a complete look at the statistics and winners from the action so far.
| Event | Buy-In | Unique Entries | Re-Entries | Total | Prize Pool | Top Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 NLHE Kick-Off | $500 | 1195 | 520 | 1715 | $771,750 | $130,426 | Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler |
| #2 NLHE 8-Handed Deepstack | $1,000 | 647 | 272 | 919 | $873,050 | $168,586 | Louis “PokeThese” Lynch |
| #3 NLHE | $400 | 1450 | 641 | 2091 | $752,760 | $115,850 | Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn |
| #4 NLHE Super Turbo | $500 | 828 | 351 | 1179 | $530,550 | $97,091 | Matt “Bodeyster” Bode |
| #5 NLHE Freezeout | $1,000 | 854 | 0 | 854 | $811,300 | $161,286 | Allen “Acnyc718” Chang |
| #6 PLO 6-Handed | $600 | 497 | 386 | 883 | $449,820 | $89,424 | Nathan “surfbum” Gamble |
| #7 NLHE Knockout Deepstack | $800 | 989 | NA | 989 | $731,660 | $103,127 | Joon “jykpoker” Kim |
| #8 NLHE Freezeout | $500 | 1,479 | 0 | 1,479 | $665,550 | $119,400.00 | Alan “GladiusIII” Goehring |
| #9 NLHE Six-Max | $1,000 | 658 | 368 | 1026 | $974,700 | $188,214 | Ron “MacDaddy15” McMillen |
| #10 NLHE Monster Stack | $600 | 1,505 | 569 | 2,074 | $1,119,960 | $172,361 | Ryan “Im.sorry” Torgerson |
| #11 NLHE Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | $500 | 1,081 | 610 | 1,691 | $760,950 | $128,601 | Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka |
| #12 BIG 500 NLHE | $500 | 1,624 | 803 | 2,427 | $1,092,150 | $159,563 | Ryan “joeyisamush” Depaulo |
| #13 NLHE High Roller Freezeout | $1,500 | 649 | 0 | 649 | $924,825 | $164,249 | Michael “miguelfiesta” Lech |
| #14 NLHE High Roller | $3,200 | 368 | 128 | 496 | $1,507,840 | $352,985 | Joe “fanofdapoker” McKeehen |
| #15 PLO 8-Max HR | $1,000 | 386 | 277 | 663 | $629,850 | $133,780.00 | Guy “PhilLaak” Dunlap |
| #16 NLHE Turbo | $500 | 1,044 | 484 | 1,528 | $687,600 | $116,204 | Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham |
| #17 NLHE | $777 | 917 | 465 | 1,382 | $967,400 | $173,551 | Pat “IchiiKawawa” Lyons |
| #18: NLHE 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack | $1,000 | 697 | 290 | 987 | $937,650 | $181,060 | Scott “BudLightLime” Hempel |
| #19: NLHE | $400 | 1,757 | 788 | 2,545 | $916,200 | $133,856 | Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh |
| #20 PLO Six-handed | $500 | 627 | 510 | 1,137 | $511,650 | $97,572 | Kevin “therealkg” Gerhart |
| #21 NLHE Six-Handed | $777 | 849 | 512 | 1,361 | $952,700 | $168,342 | Tony “Panoramic” Dunst |
| #22 NLHE Turbo Deepstack | $500 | 1,082 | 497 | 1,579 | $710,550 | $120,083 | Allan “Treeoflife” Cheung |
| #23 NLHE Knckout | $500 | 1,452 | 0 | 1,452 | $667,920 | $93,776 | Raymond “avant9201” Avant |
| #24 NLHE Eight-Handed | $400 | 1,590 | 818 | 2,408 | $866,880 | $133,413 | Nick “samadhi” Binger |
| #25 NLHE Summer Saver | $500 | 1,484 | 671 | 2,155 | $969,750 | $149,245 | Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley |
| #26 NLHE Grande Finale | $500 | 1,677 | 825 | 2,502 | $1,125,900 | $164,494 | Ethan “RampageP” Yau |
| TOTALS | 27386 | 38171 | $21,910,915 | $3,816,539 |
A few interesting names stand out when looking at the action over the last week. One of the most recognizable winners is Nick Binger.
The Las Vegas-based poker pro added his second bracelet and $133,413 after winning the $400 NLHE Eight-Handed. Binger has $2.3 million in live tournament winnings including a bracelet in 2011 ($5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo) for $397,07 3.
When not playing himself, Binger works with other aspiring players. He’s taught thousands as lead instructor at LearnWPT, the tour’s training site.
Kevin “therealkg” Gerhart also snagged a second bracelet last week. In Event 20: PLO Six-Handed, Gerhart won $97,572. His previous bracelet came in 2019 in the $1,500 Razz event for $97,572.
888poker ambassador Chris Moorman finished fourth in that event for $28,601.
Six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu continues to run deep at WSOP.com. He’s recorded 15 cashes in the series including finishing 18th, 27th, 25th (twice), 30th, and 32nd.
That included losing some big hands late with pocket Aces and Kings. So many deep runs coming up short at a shot at a bracelet left Negreanu a bit frustrated.
“What a grind it’s been the last four nights,” he said in his vlog on Friday. “It’s getting goofy how I keep running deep every time and not finishing. You’ve got to run good at the end. That’s the key.”
WPT commentator Tony Dunst may have been the biggest name among winners last week. He took down the $777 NLHE event for $168,342.
After the win, Dunst spoke with USPoker about the victory. He said the event went smoothly after entering the final table with a mountain of chips. Adding a big online title is a nice addition to his poker resumé.
“I came up online, so winning a huge tournament is actually very meaningful to me,” he says. “I never really had a big online score even prior to this series. My online results have always lagged behind, so in a lot of ways this was always something that I wanted to get done.”
Players have found online poker an excellent alternative during the pandemic, including Dunst.
“In a way, we’re very lucky in poker that we can pivot the online side,” he says. “The WPT has been able to pivot to do things with international sites and the US-based sites can run major series. I’ve got to think that a lot of other people during this period are just going stir crazy.”
While the action may be coming to a close this week at WSOP.com, plenty remains at GGPoker. This becomes the first time players outside the US will have a chance to win an online bracelet.
The GGPoker half kicked off on July 19 but not without some hiccups. The first two events of the day were postponed after the site experienced server issues and denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Players were met with numerous issues including disconnections and trouble logging back in. The events had to be completed on July 26.
Despite those issues, there was one event completed on July 19. Japanese player Shoma Ishikawa won the $525 Super Turbo Bounty for $117,650. He became the first player to win an online bracelet outside the US.
Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn remains at the top of the WSOP leaderboard. He now has 11 cashes including a win and fourth and 15th-place finishes.
There’s an extra $100,000 on the line in the series leaderboard with the winner taking home $18,000.
* standings as of July 26
For more information, including facts, events, and Twitch streams, visit the USPoker Total WSOP Online page.
| Event | Date | Time (PT) | Game | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 1 (W) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Kick-Off | $500 |
| 2 | July 2 (Th) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Deepstack | $1,000 |
| 3 | July 3 (F) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em | $400 |
| 4 | July 4 (Sa) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo | $500 |
| 5 | July 5 (Su) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Freezeout | $1,000 |
| 6 | July 6 (M) | 3 p.m. | PLO8 6-Handed | $600 |
| 7 | July 7 (Tu) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Knockout Deepstack | $800 |
| 8 | July 8 (W) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Freezeout | $500 |
| 9 | July 9 (Th) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 6-Max | $1,000 |
| 10 | July 10 (F) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em MonsterStack | $600 |
| 11 | July 11 (Sa) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | $500 |
| 12 | July 12 (Su) | 3 p.m. | The BIG 500 No Limit Hold’em | $500 |
| 13 | July 13 (M) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout | $1,500 |
| 14 | July 14 (Tu) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em High Roller | $3,200 |
| 15 | July 15 (W) | 3 p.m. | PLO 8-Max HR | $1,000 |
| 16 | July 16 (Th) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Turbo | $500 |
| 17 | July 17 (F) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’emÊ | $777 |
| 18 | July 18 (Sa) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack | $1,000 |
| 19 | July 19 (Su) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em | $400 |
| 20 | July 20 (M) | 3 p.m. | PLO 6-Handed | $500 |
| 21 | July 21 (Tu) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $777 |
| 22 | July 22 (W) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack | $500 |
| 23 | July 23 (Th) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Knockout | $500 |
| 24 | July 24 (F) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $400 |
| 25 | July 25 (Sa) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Summer Saver | $500 |
| 26 | July 26 (Su) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Grande Finale | $500 |
| 27 | July 27 (M) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Freezeout | $400 |
| 28 | July 28 (Tu) | 3 p.m. | Omaha 8 6-Max | $1,000 |
| 29 | July 29 (W) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed | $600 |
| 30 | July 30 (Th) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Seniors Event | $500 |
| 31 | July 31 (F) | 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em Championship | $1,000 |
| Date | Event Number | Tournament | Buy-in | Prize Guarantee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, July 19, 2020 ** Day 2 postponed to July 26 |
1 | $100 The Opener [Final Day], $2M GTD | $100 | $2,000,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, July 19, 2020 ** Day 2 postponed to July 26 |
2 | $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief [Caesars Cares] | $1,111 | 2-Day Event | |
| Sunday, July 19, 2020 | 3 | $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $525 | ||
| Tuesday, July 21, 2020 | 4 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | $5,000 | ||
| Wednesday, July 22, 2020 | 5 | $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | ||
| Thursday, July 23, 2020 | 6 | $1,050 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha | $1,050 | ||
| Saturday, July 25, 2020 | 7 | $600 Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $600 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 8 | $1,500 No Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 9 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $2,500 | ||
| Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 10 | $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD | $400 | $3,000,000 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 11 | $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD | $400 | $1,000,000 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 12 | $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em Championship | $10,000 | ||
| Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 13 | $2,500 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $2,500 | ||
| Thursday, July 30, 2020 | 14 | $840 Bounty No Limit Hold’em | $840 | ||
| Saturday, August 01, 2020 | 15 | $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em | $500 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 02, 2020 | 16 | $1,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em | $1,000 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 02, 2020 | 17 | $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER [Day 2], $5M GTD, $1M to 1st | $1,500 | $ 5,000,000 | 3-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, August 02, 2020 | 18 | $500 Turbo Deepstack No Limit Hold’em | $500 | ||
| Tuesday, August 04, 2020 | 19 | $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Bounty Championship | $2,100 | ||
| Wednesday, August 05, 2020 | 20 | $400 Pot Limit Omaha | $400 | ||
| Thursday, August 06, 2020 | 21 | $1,000 No Limit Hold’em | $1,000 | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 2020 | 22 | $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha | $800 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 09, 2020 | 23 | HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship [Final Day], HK$8M GTD | HK$8,000 | HK$8,000,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, August 09, 2020 | 24 | $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD | $150 | $1,000,000 | Freezeout |
| Sunday, August 09, 2020 | 25 | $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap] | $10,000 | 2-Day Event, Freezeout | |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 26 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | $5,000 | ||
| Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 27 | $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em | $2,500 | ||
| Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 28 | $525 Bounty No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $525 | ||
| Saturday, August 15, 2020 | 29 | $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $300 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 16, 2020 | 30 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $1,500 | ||
| Sunday, August 16, 2020 | 31 | $500 Mini Main Event [Final Day], $5M GTD | $500 | $5,000,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, August 16, 2020 | 32 | $840 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em | $840 | ||
| Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | 33 | $600 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship | $600 | ||
| Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | 34 | $800 Pot Limit Omaha | $800 | ||
| Thursday, August 20, 2020 | 35 | $500 Limit Hold’em | $500 | ||
| Saturday, August 22, 2020 | 36 | $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 23, 2020 | 37 | $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 23, 2020 | 38 | $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD | $25,000 | $10,000,000 | 2-Day Event |
| Sunday, August 23, 2020 | 39 | BIG 50 [Final Day], $1M GTD | $50 | $1,000,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 40 | $1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship | $1,500 | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 2020 | 41 | $1,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $1,000 | ||
| Thursday, August 27, 2020 | 42 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $1,500 | ||
| Saturday, August 29, 2020 | 43 | $300 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em | $300 | Asia Time Zone | |
| Sunday, August 30, 2020 | 44 | $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em | $400 | ||
| Sunday, August 30, 2020 | 45 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event [Day 2], $25M GTD | $5,000 | $25,000,000 | 3-Day Event, Feezeout Flights |
| Sunday, August 30, 2020 | 46 | $1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | $1,000 | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 2020 | 47 | People’s Choice Event [Most Popular] | TBA | TBA | TBA by Vote |
| Wednesday, September 02, 2020 | 48 | People’s Choice Event [Pros Vote] | TBA | TBA | TBA by Vote |
| Thursday, September 03, 2020 | 49 | People’s Choice Event [Spin the Wheel] | TBA | TBA | TBA by Vote |
| Saturday, September 05, 2020 | 50 | People’s Choice Event [Most Popular] | TBA | TBA | Asia Time Zone, TBA by Vote |
| Saturday, September 05, 2020 | 51 | $1,050 Beat the Pros [Bounty] | $1,050 | ||
| Sunday, September 06, 2020 | 52 | $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD | $10,000 | $5,000,000 | 2-Day Event |
| Sunday, September 06, 2020 | 53 | $100 WSOP MILLION$ [Final Day], $2M GTD | $100 | $2,000,000 | 2-Day Event, 1-RE Flights |
| Sunday, September 06, 2020 | 54 | $500 The Closer [LAST CHANCE] | $500 |
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