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GGPoker and Casino Malta recently announced that the Battle of Malta would be moving online this year. The two companies have now unveiled the full schedule for the popular European festival.

The series runs Nov. 1-22 with an overall guaranteed prize pool of $30 million. Players will find 15 championship events also awarding unique Battle of Malta winner’s rings.

A trip to the Mediterranean may not be in order this year. However, players will find plenty of championship online poker at GG.

A look at the Battle of Malta series at GGPoker 

The live Battle of Malta was postponed this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Designed for low- to mid-stakes poker players, the series is one of Europe’s biggest and most-anticipated poker events.

A trip to Malta has become synonymous with fun and the lighter side of poker. That includes some unique names for tournaments during the series.

Names like Crusader’s Cup, King’s Landing, and Bounty for the Queen reflect the island’s unique culture and history.

“Due to the current situation, Casino Malta was ecstatic to be able to find a solution for this year’s Battle of Malta by partnering with such a prestigious brand as GGPoker,” Casino Malta general manager Slawomir Switalski said.

“With the help of this grand festival, our tiny, beautiful island of Malta will be showcased to a broader audience all around the world and we will be excited to invite everyone to our next live event in October 2021.”

The ring events are headlined by the $550 Main Event with $3 million guaranteed. That event features multiple starting flights beginning Nov. 8. Other highlights include:

• $5,250 High Roller Championship (Nov. 8) – $2 million guaranteed
• $215 Siege of Malta (multiple Day 1 flights beginning Nov, 8) – $2 million guaranteed
• $55 Mini Main Event (multiple Day 1 flights beginning Nov. 15) – $1 million guaranteed

Here’s a look at the complete ring event schedule:

2020 GGPoker Battle of Malta

Event	Date	Tournament	Buy-in	Guarantee
1	Nov. 1	King's Landing Opener	$110	$200,000
2	Nov. 1	Gaming Employees Championship	$100
3	Nov. 1	Kings of Tallinn Main Event	$215	$500,000
4	Nov. 5	Bounty for the Knight	$210	$200,000
5	Nov. 7	Grandmaster High Roller	$1,200	$250,000
6	Nov. 8	High Roller Championship	$5,250	$2,000,000
7	Nov. 8	Siege of Malta	$215	$2,000,000
8	Nov. 12	Bounty for the Queen	$315	$300,000
9	Nov. 14	Bounty Poker Tour Special	$105	$200,000
10	Nov. 15	Bounty for the King Royal Championship	$525	$500,000
11	Nov. 15	Mini Main Event	$55	$1,000,000
12	Nov. 19	St. Julian's Bounty Feast	$105	$200,000
13	Nov. 1	Crusader's Cup	$215	$250,000
14	Nov. 22	Main Event	$550	$3,000,000
15	Nov. 22	The Revenge	$315	$500,000

Satellites, side events underway; leaderboards award 2021 Battle of Malta packages

Qualifying tournaments for ring events are already underway for those looking to get in the action for a bargain price. Buy-ins start for only $0.55.

Battle of Malta organizers hope the series returns to a live venue on the island in October 2021. The GGPoker version of the festival’s Player of the Series leaderboard includes some live packages for next year.

The leaderboard will award more than €50,000 for the 2021 series. Those in the top 50 will receive prizes.

“With over $30 million to play for, this year’s Battle of Malta will be just as attractive to poker players as previous year’s live festivals,” said John Scanlon, GGPoker director of live events and sponsorships.

“We hope that everyone who planned to play poker in Malta this year will be able to take part, and can’t wait to see who will be crowned this year’s Main Event champion.”

Along with the championship ring events, players will find a stacked schedule of side events. These tournaments feature a broad range of buy-ins and tournament types. Here’s a look at the remaining side events.

2020 GGPoker Battle of Malta Side Events

Nov-4	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-4	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-4	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-4	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-4	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-4	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-4	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-4	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-4	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-4	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-4	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-5	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-5	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-5	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-5	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-5	Battle of Malta #4: Bounty for the Knight	$210.00	$200,000
Nov-5	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$100,000
Nov-5	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-5	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-5	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-5	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$40,000
Nov-5	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-5	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$40,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-5	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-5	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-6	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-6	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$60,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$30,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$60,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$75,000
Nov-6	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$15,000
Nov-6	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$10,000
Nov-6	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$100,000
Nov-6	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$50,000
Nov-6	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-6	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$25,000
Nov-6	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$20,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$30,000
Nov-6	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-6	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$25,000
Nov-7	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-7	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-7	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-7	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-7	Battle of Malta #5: Grandmaster High Roller	$1,200.00	$250,000
Nov-7	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$125,000
Nov-7	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-7	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-7	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-7	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-7	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-7	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-7	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1, Turbo]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$150,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1, Last Chance]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$300,000
Nov-8	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$200,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 1, Last Minute]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$75,000
Nov-8	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$25,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #6: High Roller Championship	$5,250.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #7: Siege of Malta [Day 2]	$215.00	$2,000,000
Nov-8	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$250,000
Nov-8	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$400,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-8	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$150,000
Nov-8	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$75,000
Nov-8	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$50,000
Nov-8	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$100,000
Nov-8	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$100,000
Nov-8	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$20,000
Nov-8	The Last Stand $1,050 [Hyper]	$1,050.00	$60,000
Nov-8	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$75,000
Nov-8	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-9	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-9	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$125,000
Nov-9	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-9	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-9	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-9	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-9	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-9	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-10	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-10	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$100,000
Nov-10	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-10	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-10	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$40,000
Nov-10	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-10	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$40,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-10	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-10	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-10	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-11	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-11	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-11	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-11	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-11	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-11	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-11	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-11	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-12	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #8: Bounty for the Queen	$315.00	$300,000
Nov-12	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$100,000
Nov-12	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-12	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-12	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$40,000
Nov-12	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-12	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$40,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-12	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-12	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-12	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$60,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$30,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$60,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$75,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$15,000
Nov-13	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$10,000
Nov-13	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$100,000
Nov-13	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$50,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-13	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$25,000
Nov-13	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$20,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$30,000
Nov-13	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-13	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$25,000
Nov-13	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-14	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #9: Bounty Poker Tour Special	$105.00	$200,000
Nov-14	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$125,000
Nov-14	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-14	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-14	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-14	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-14	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-14	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$150,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1, Last Chance]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$300,000
Nov-15	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$200,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 1, Last Minute]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$75,000
Nov-15	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$25,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #10: Bounty for the King Royal Championship	$525.00	$500,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #11: Mini Main Event [Day 2]	$55.00	$1,000,000
Nov-15	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$250,000
Nov-15	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$400,000
Nov-15	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-15	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$150,000
Nov-15	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$75,000
Nov-15	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$50,000
Nov-15	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$100,000
Nov-15	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$100,000
Nov-15	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$20,000
Nov-15	The Last Stand $1,050 [Hyper]	$1,050.00	$60,000
Nov-15	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$75,000
Nov-16	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-16	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-16	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-16	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-16	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$125,000
Nov-16	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-16	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-16	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-16	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-16	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-16	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-17	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-17	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-17	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-17	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-17	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$100,000
Nov-17	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-17	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-17	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-17	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$40,000
Nov-17	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-17	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$40,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-17	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-17	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-18	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-18	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-18	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-18	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-18	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-18	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-18	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-18	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-18	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-18	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-18	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-19	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-19	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-19	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-19	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-19	Battle of Malta #12: St. Julian’s Bounty Feast	$105.00	$200,000
Nov-19	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$100,000
Nov-19	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$150,000
Nov-19	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-19	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-19	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$40,000
Nov-19	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-19	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$40,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-19	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-19	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-20	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-20	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$60,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$30,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$60,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$75,000
Nov-20	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$15,000
Nov-20	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$10,000
Nov-20	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$100,000
Nov-20	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$50,000
Nov-20	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-20	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$25,000
Nov-20	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$20,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$30,000
Nov-20	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-20	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$25,000
Nov-21	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-21	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$50,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Malta $252 [6-Max]	$252.00	$75,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Malta $25.20 [6-Max]	$25.20	$40,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$100,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$100,000
Nov-21	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$20,000
Nov-21	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$15,000
Nov-21	Battle of Malta #13: Crusader’s Cup	$215.00	$250,000
Nov-21	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$125,000
Nov-21	Bounty Grand Master $31.50	$31.50	$60,000
Nov-21	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-21	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$30,000
Nov-21	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$25,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$40,000
Nov-21	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$10,000
Nov-21	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$30,000
Nov-21	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1, Turbo]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Let the Battle Begin $100	$100.00	$150,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1, Last Chance]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Bounty Hunters Malta HR $525	$525.00	$300,000
Nov-22	Bounty Hunters Malta $52.50	$52.50	$200,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 1, Last Minute]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $525	$525.00	$75,000
Nov-22	PLO Crusaders Bounty Quest $52.50	$52.50	$25,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #14: Main Event [Day 2]	$550.00	$3,000,000
Nov-22	Bounty Grand Master HR $3,150	$3,150.00	$250,000
Nov-22	Bounty Grand Master $315	$315.00	$400,000
Nov-22	PLO Crusaders HR $2,100	$2,100.00	$150,000
Nov-22	PLO Crusaders $250	$250.00	$75,000
Nov-22	Battle of Malta #15: THE REVENGE	$315.00	$500,000
Nov-22	Charge to Glory $60 [Faster Levels]	$60.00	$50,000
Nov-22	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege HR $1,050 [Turbo]	$1,050.00	$100,000
Nov-22	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $105 [Turbo]	$105.00	$100,000
Nov-22	Bounty Hunters Castle Siege $10.50 [Turbo]	$10.50	$20,000
Nov-22	The Last Stand $1,050 [Hyper]	$1,050.00	$60,000
Nov-22	The Last Stand $100 [Hyper]	$100.00	$75,000

GGPoker lands Guinness online poker record

In other GGPoker news, the site recently announced its inclusion in Guinness World Records. The site’s World Series of Poker Online $5,000 Main Event earned the record for “largest prize pool for an online poker tournament.”

That event produced a prize pool of $27,559,500 on Sept. 6, 2020. Guinness official adjudicator Michael Empric informed GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu when the record was verified.

 

The event lasted 150 hours, 9 minutes, 13 seconds from the first starting flight to the last hand. Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev topped the 5,802-player field to earn the $3.9 million and his first WSOP bracelet.

This became the largest individual prize ever awarded in an online poker tournament. A total of 728 finishers shared a record $27.6 million prize pool. 

“This Guinness World Records title was on our radar from the very beginning,” said Steve Preiss, GGPoker head of poker operations. “Players and fans of poker expect nothing less than record-breaking prizes when it comes to the World Series of Poker, and GGPoker delivered.”

Players vying for a bracelet internationally certainly helped the series number. That has now broken records and adds to the series’ cachet.

“Breaking a Guinness World Records title shows what happens when you combine GGPoker’s amazing platform with the World Series of Poker brand,” WSOP executive director Ty Stewart said. “This will be a tough record to beat.”

After more than two months of action at WSOP.com and GGPoker, the World Series of Poker Online wrapped up over the weekend. The series produced record-breaking numbers.

“I’m personally very proud to be part of the effort that brought such a special WSOP series to the entire world,” GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu said in a news release. “The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we even got to break a lot of poker records along the way.”

Those numbers were big indeed and delivered nice results in a series that didn’t include an overall guarantee. Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev took down the series highlight, the $5,000 Main Event. 

WSOP Online Main Event breaks online records

For winning the Main Event, Madanzhiev collected the first bracelet of his career and took home $3.9 million. The event attracted 5,802 entries, which created a $27.6 million prize pool.

That was quite a result for Madanzhiev, whose Hendon Mob page lists only $31,000 in live tournament winnings. ESPN cameras may not have been there, but a video posted on Twitter captured his excitement and disbelief.

Congrats to Stoyan Madanzhiev for winning the WSOP Online Main Event and $3,904,685, the largest 1st place prize in online poker history ! @GGPokerOfficial pic.twitter.com/0vH6MpXNpo

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) September 6, 2020

 

These numbers made the Main Event the largest online poker tournament in history. The payout also became the largest online tournament prize ever.

The WSOP Online wasn’t exactly the traditional WSOP in Las Vegas. However, organizers were happy players could battle for a bracelet both in the US and abroad.

“Obviously the events of 2020 have been unprecedented, and hosting the WSOP Online series at GGPoker wasn’t in our plans at the start of the year,” WSOP executive director Ty Stewart said.

“But going online has been a wonderful experience, with tens of thousands of new players all over the world able to experience some of WSOP magic that they might have been otherwise unable to. We’re delighted that the series has been such a resounding success.”

Here’s a look at the complete list of winners and event details.

2020 WSOP Online GGPoker

Event	Buy-in	Total entries	Prize pool	Winner payout	Winner	Country
#32: The Opener NLHE	$100	29,306	$2,696,152	$265,880	Marcelo Jakovljevic Pudla	Brazil
#33: Every 1 for Covid Relief	$1,111	2,323	$2,580,853	$343,204	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#34: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	2,214	$1,107,000	$117,650	Shoma Ishikawa	Japan
#35 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	$5,000	328	$1,558,000	$306,622	Juha Helppi	Finland
#36 FIFTY STACK NLHE	$1,500	1,342	$1,912,350	$297,496	Michael Clacher	South Africa
#37 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha	$1,050	971	$971,000	$161,887	Hun Wei Lee	Australia
#38 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed [Asia Time Zone]	$600	2,007	$1,143,990	$171,389	Aaron Wijaya	China
#39: NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$1,500	922	$1,313,850	$216,213	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom
#40: Pot Limit Omaha	$2,500	532	$1,263,500	$224,493	Klas Lofberg	Sweden
#41: COLOSSUS	$400	12,757	$4,796,632	$595,930	Ranno Sootla	Estonia
#42: PLOSSUS	$400	4,356	$1,637,856	$221,557	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil
#43: Short Deck NLHE Championship	$10,000	301	$812,700	$276,393	Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	United States
#44: NLHE 6-Handed	$2,500	892	$2,118,500	$356,412	Kristen Bicknell	Canada
#45: Bounty NLHE	$840	2,382	$1,906,500	$245,448	Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy	United Kingdom
#46: Deepstack NLHE	$500	2,307	$1,095,825	$189,098	Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun	South Korea
#47: Short Deck NLHE	$1,000	487	$462,560	$88,202	Paul Teoh	Malaysia
#48 MILLIONAIRE MAKER	$1,500	6,299	$8,976,075	$1,489,289	Daniel Dvoress	Canada
#49 Turbo Deepstack	$500	2,978	$1,414,550	$192,523	Vladas "apuokos" Burneikis	Lithuania
#50: Bounty Championship	$2,100	1,168	$2,336,000	$327,319	Enrico "GTOExploiter" Camosci	Italy
#51: Pot Limit Omaha	$400	2,005	$753,880	$100,945	Eoghan "DrRoche" O'Dea	Ireland
#52: NLHE	$1,000	2,006	$1,905,700	$273,505	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#53: Double Stack PLO [Asia Time Zone]	$800	831	$631,560	$94,253	Frank Crivello	United States
#54: Heads-Up Championship	$10,000	128	$1,241,600	$360,480	David Peters	United States
#55: NLHE Asia Time Zone Championship	HK$8,000	3,247	$3,184,074	$458,261	Luis Eduardo Assuncao Garla	Brazil
#56: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	2,153	$3,068,025	$444,869	Seth Fischer	United States
#57: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	9,835	$1,357,230	$183,526	Anatoly "Pohitrusha" Suvarov	Russia
#58: NLHE 6-Handed Championship	$5,000	672	$3,192,000	$531,513	Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	Israel
#59: NLHE Double Stack	$2,500	1,061	$2,519,875	$399,047	Leonardo "Babaehduro" Mattos	Brazil
#60: $525 Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	3,170	$1,585,000	$180,177	Orhan "yirtil" Ates	Turkey
#61: Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed	$300	3,491	$973,989	$127,660	Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey	United Kingdom
#62: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	990	$1,410,750	$220,160	Bradley "DrStrange7" Ruben	United States
#63: Mini Main Event	$500	15,205	$7,222,375	$843,460	Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	Croatia
#64: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE	$840	2,207	$1,765,600	$131,461	Kartik "Mandovi" Ved	India
#65: NLHE Deepstack	$600	2,911	$1,659,270	$227,906	Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov	Ukraine
#66: Pot Limit Omaha	$800	1,281	$973,560	$139,453	Toby Joyce	Ireland
#67: NLHE	$500	706	$335,350	$45,101	Gregor "soulsntfaces" Muller	Austria
#68: Deepstack NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$500	2,315	$1,099,625	$150,460	Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong
#69: Marathon NLHE	$1,500	1,438	$2,049,150	$302,472	Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone	United States
#70: NLHE Poker Players Championship	$25,000	407	$10,000,000	$1,800,290	Christian Rudolph	Germany
#71: BIG 50 NLHE	$50	44,576	$2,050,496	$211,282	Huahuan "F7588" Feng	China
#72: Limit Hold'em Championship	$1,500	337	$480,225	$77,475	Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra	United States
#73: NLHE 6-Handed	$1,000	2,202	$2,091,900	$299,511	Jim 'grousegrind" Lefteruk	Canada
#74: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	972	$1,385,100	$215,938	Thi "HoneyandTHI" Truong	Vietnam
#75: Double Stack NLHE	$300	3,552	$991,008	$130,100	Trygve "FullSendWig" Leite	Italy
#76: FORTY STACK NLHE	$400	4,461	1,667,366	$227,186	Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis	Lithuania
#77: NLHE Main Event	$5,000	5,802	$27,559,500	$3,904,686	Stoyan Madanzhiev	Bulgaria
#78: Turbo 8-Handed	$1,000	1,910	$1,314,500	$259,842	Adnan "Bolazar" Hacialioglu	Finland
#79: Heads Up NLHE [People's Choice, Most Popular]	$25,000	127	$3,111,500	$1,077,025	Fedor Holz	Germany
#80: NLHE Six-Max [People's Choice, Pros Vote]	$600	2,408	$1,372,560	$189,666	Jeffrey Dobrin	United States
#81: Bounty Six-Handed [People's Choice, Spin the Wheel]	$1,050	1,925	$1,925,000	$243,415	Nicolo "Paquitooo" Molinelli	Italy
#82: Beat the Pros (Bounty)	$1,050	2,024	$2,024,000	$239,180	Melika "Melirazavii" Razavi	Iran
#83: WSOP Super MILLION$	$10,000	899	$8,720,300	$1,423,049	Connor Drinan	United States
#84: NLHE WSOP MILLION$	$100	34,787	$3,200,000	$296,403	Alexander "Kobbajun" Kobbeltvedt	Norway
#85: The Closer	$500	4,012	$1,905,700	$272,504	Michael "Hneves" Gathy	United States

A look at WSOP Online numbers overall

The flagship WSOP live poker series in Las Vegas was postponed this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The series became an attempt to give players some big online action with a chance to win a bracelet.

Online operators have seen massive fields in recent months and the WSOP Online was a perfect example of that trend.

“For 50 years, the WSOP has been the gold standard in the industry,” GGPoker head of poker operations Steve Preiss said. “By introducing features like SnapCam and Day 2 staking, GGPoker’s entire team worked tirelessly to bring our players a fun, unique experience just like they’d expect at the live WSOP.”

The entire schedule came up just short of awarding $150 million in prize money, topping out at $147.8 million. That created an average prize pool of $2.7 million.

The series produced 239,754 entries. Here are some other numbers that stand out.

• Largest online tournament ever – $27,559,500 prize pool in $5,000 Main Event
• Largest online tournament prize ever awarded –  $3,904,685 in $5,000 Main Event
• Most entries ever for WSOP tournament – 44,576 in Event 71: BIG 50
• Nationalities across entire WSOP Online – 166
• Tournaments with a prize pool of at least:
  • $1 million – 45
  • $5 million – 5
  • $10 million – 2
• Tournaments with more than 10,000 entries – 5

Fedor Holz does it again

No stranger to notching huge paydays, GGPoker ambassador Fedor Holz did it again during the WSOP Online. On Sept. 6, the German superstar took down Event 79: $25,000 Heads-Up NLHE (People’s Choice, Most Popular) for $1.1 million.

Crazy emotions right now. Shipped my second bracelet and a million bucks (also for 130 lucky staker)! 🕺🚀 pic.twitter.com/mDvnq4J7Io

— Fedor Holz 🐧 (@CrownUpGuy) September 6, 2020

The win secures the second bracelet of his career and moves his WSOP earnings to $12 million. Brazil’s Brunno Botteon de Albuquerque took runner-up for $622,300 – his second finish as runner-up in the series.

The same day as his heads-up win, Holz finished runner-up in a $10,000 side event for $202,162. That’s not a bad day of work.

Holz’s first bracelet came in 2016 when he won the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop for $5 million. In 2018, he also finished runner-up in the $1 million Big One for One Drop and took home $6 million.

Along with his role as ambassador at GGPoker, Holz also runs the Pokercode training site. He also recently became part of the PepTalk  live video coaching and speaking platform.

It’s been a busy time for Holz, but it certainly seems to be paying off.

International competition wraps with US on top

The final WSOP week proved rewarding for American players. That included bracelets from Jeffrey Dobrin, Connor Drinan, and Michael Gathy.

All three earned their first WSOP wins and extended the lead of the US. With the action complete, the US takes the title in this informal competition.

In total, the Americans brought home 10 bracelets, followed by Canada with five. Here’s a look at the complete final standings:

Bracelets by County

• US – 10
• Canada – 5
• Brazil – 4
• United Kingdom – 3
• Italy – 3
• Lithuania – 2
• Finland – 2

GGPoker Final Leaderboard standings

The race to top the bracelet leaderboard came to a close with Main Event winner Stoyan Madanzhiev taking the title. Along with that win, he produced three other cashes to launch him into the top spot.GGPoker Final Leaderboard standings

The sheer size of his win helped him leapfrog other contenders. Drinan’s win and 14 other cashes gave him the runner-up slot.

The winner receives a solid gold computer mouse trophy. Ssecond through fifth earn a solid gold playing card. Here’s a look at the complete leaderboard:

• 1st – Stoyan Madanzhiev (Bulgaria), 10,790.66
• 2nd – Connor Drinan (United States), 9,519.35
• 3rd – Christian Rudolph (Austria), 7,566.31
• 4th – Daniel Dvoress (Canada), 6,513.57
• 5th – Brunno Botteon de Albuquerque (Brazil), 6,345.54

A golden dragon is also awarded to the player winning the WSOP Asia Time Zone Leaderboard. Brazil’s Luis Assuncao captured that crown.

Will there be a live WSOP at all this year?

While players around the world may be ready to head back to the tables, there still isn’t a timetable for major events like the WSOP and World Poker Tour.

WSOP officials are remaining tight-lipped after postponing the series to the fall. That move came in April and there hasn’t been much discussion regarding possible live series events.

In the meantime, WSOP.com has already started its 50th Anniversary Series in the US. Until more live poker tournaments return, players will have to jump in the action online.

The Main Event is underway in the World Series of Poker Online and the entire festival wraps up on Sunday. It’s been a big two months for the series at WSOP.com and GGPoker, and just a few day remain.

Over the last week, there have been some nice scores including the $25,000 Poker Players Championship. The numbers remain strong and a Canadian also made headlines – breaking through for his first major cash and a bracelet.

Along with the game on the virtual felt, many players expressed support for poker legend Mike Sexton. The poker world learned he’s been battling prostate cancer. 

Here’s a look at some of the WSOP news over the last week.

Entry numbers dip, but prize pools and payouts vault higher after Main Event

While the number of entries dipped by about 400 on average, prize pools remain strong. A nice turnout for the $5,000 Main Event helped that situation.

The series has seen an average of 3,999 entries over the last week with a $2.7 million prize pool. That’s an increase of more than $600,000.

The average winner payout has moved to about $392,000. A pair of $1,000 events added to those totals with some small buy-in events also mixed in.

Here’s a look at averages from the series as well as a complete list of winners and statistics:

Tournament averages

• Entries – 3,999
• Prize pool – $2.7 million
• Winner payout – $392,000

Series totals

• Entries – 193,743
• Prize pool – $124,572,601
• Winner payout – $18,428,024

* Figures as of Sept. 2. For complete facts and information about the WSOP Online, including Twitch streams, click here.

Event	Buy-in	Total entries	Prize pool	Winner payout	Winner	Country
#32: The Opener NLHE	$100	29,306	$2,696,152	$265,880	Marcelo Jakovljevic Pudla	Brazil
#33: Every 1 for Covid Relief	$1,111	2,323	$2,580,853	$343,204	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#34: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	2,214	$1,107,000	$117,650	Shoma Ishikawa	Japan
#35 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	$5,000	328	$1,558,000	$306,622	Juha Helppi	Finland
#36 FIFTY STACK NLHE	$1,500	1,342	$1,912,350	$297,496	Michael Clacher	South Africa
#37 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha	$1,050	971	$971,000	$161,887	Hun Wei Lee	Australia
#38 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed [Asia Time Zone]	$600	2,007	$1,143,990	$171,389	Aaron Wijaya	China
#39: NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$1,500	922	$1,313,850	$216,213	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom
#40: Pot Limit Omaha	$2,500	532	$1,263,500	$224,493	Klas Lofberg	Sweden
#41: COLOSSUS	$400	12,757	$4,796,632	$595,930	Ranno Sootla	Estonia
#42: PLOSSUS	$400	4,356	$1,637,856	$221,557	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil
#43: Short Deck NLHE Championship	$10,000	301	$812,700	$276,393	Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	United States
#44: NLHE 6-Handed	$2,500	892	$2,118,500	$356,412	Kristen Bicknell	Canada
#45: Bounty NLHE	$840	2,382	$1,906,500	$245,448	Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy	United Kingdom
#46: Deepstack NLHE	$500	2,307	$1,095,825	$189,098	Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun	South Korea
#47: Short Deck NLHE	$1,000	487	$462,560	$88,202	Paul Teoh	Malaysia
#48 MILLIONAIRE MAKER	$1,500	6,299	$8,976,075	$1,489,289	Daniel Dvoress	Canada
#49 Turbo Deepstack	$500	2,978	$1,414,550	$192,523	Vladas "apuokos" Burneikis	Lithuania
#50: Bounty Championship	$2,100	1,168	$2,336,000	$327,319	Enrico "GTOExploiter" Camosci	Italy
#51: Pot Limit Omaha	$400	2,005	$753,880	$100,945	Eoghan "DrRoche" O'Dea	Ireland
#52: NLHE	$1,000	2,006	$1,905,700	$273,505	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#53: Double Stack PLO [Asia Time Zone]	$800	831	$631,560	$94,253	Frank Crivello	United States
#54: Heads-Up Championship	$10,000	128	$1,241,600	$360,480	David Peters	United States
#55: NLHE Asia Time Zone Championship	HK$8,000	3,247	$3,184,074	$458,261	Luis Eduardo Assuncao Garla	Brazil
#56: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	2,153	$3,068,025	$444,869	Seth Fischer	United States
#57: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	9,835	$1,357,230	$183,526	Anatoly "Pohitrusha" Suvarov	Russia
#58: NLHE 6-Handed Championship	$5,000	672	$3,192,000	$531,513	Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	Israel
#59: NLHE Double Stack	$2,500	1,061	$2,519,875	$399,047	Leonardo "Babaehduro" Mattos	Brazil
#60: $525 Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	3,170	$1,585,000	$180,177	Orhan "yirtil" Ates	Turkey
#61: Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed	$300	3,491	$973,989	$127,660	Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey	United Kingdom
#62: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	990	$1,410,750	$220,160	Bradley "DrStrange7" Ruben	United States
#63: Mini Main Event	$500	15,205	$7,222,375	$843,460	Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	Croatia
#64: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE	$840	2,207	$1,765,600	$131,461	Kartik "Mandovi" Ved	India
#65: NLHE Deepstack	$600	2,911	$1,659,270	$227,906	Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov	Ukraine
#66: Pot Limit Omaha	$800	1,281	$973,560	$139,453	Toby Joyce	Ireland
#67: NLHE	$500	706	$335,350	$45,101	Gregor "soulsntfaces" Muller	Austria
#68: Deepstack NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$500	2,315	$1,099,625	$150,460	Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong
#69: Marathon NLHE	$1,500	1,438	$2,049,150	$302,472	Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone	United States
#70: NLHE Poker Players Championship	$25,000	407	$10,000,000	$1,800,290	Christian Rudolph	Germany
#71: BIG 50 NLHE	$50	44,576	$2,050,496	$211,282	Huahuan "F7588" Feng	China
#72: Limit Hold'em Championship	$1,500	337	$480,225	$77,475	Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra	United States
#73: NLHE 6-Handed	$1,000	2,202	$2,091,900	$299,511	Jim 'grousegrind" Lefteruk	Canada
#74: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	972	$1,385,100	$215,938	Thi "HoneyandTHI" Truong	Vietnam
#75: Double Stack NLHE	$300	3,552	$991,008	$130,100	Trygve "FullSendWig" Leite	Italy
#76: FORTY STACK NLHE	$400	4,461	1,667,366	$227,186	Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis	Lithuania
#77: NLHE Main Event	$5,000	5,802	$27,559,500	$3,904,686	* event not yet finished	NA
#78: Turbo 8-Handed	$1,000	1,910	$1,314,500	$259,842	Adnan "Bolazar" Hacialioglu	Finland
TOTALS		193,743	$124,572,601	$18,428,024
Average (9/2/20)		3,999	$2,650,481	$392,086
Average (8/26/20)		4,363	$2,026,475	$295,205
Average (8/19)		3,641	$2,134,553	$313,654.00
Averages (8/11)		3,830	$1,997,347	$299,896

$50,000 Poker Players Championship draws poker elite with American winning $3.9 million

The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is one of the biggest events each summer at the WSOP in Las Vegas. This summer the $25,000 Poker Players Championship has taken its place, although with a NLHE format rather than mixed games.

The event came with a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million. Austria’s Christian Rudolph took the title for $1.8 million and his first bracelet.

Last year, Rudolph finished runner-up in the €25,500 NLHE Super High Roller at the WSOP Europe for $596,703. He now has some vindication in another big buy-in event and more than $4 million in tournament winnings.

Other big finishers included: Chris Hunichen (runner-up, $1.3 million); Shankar Pillai (third, $979,138); and Jason Koon (seventh, $285,808).

Canadian conquers with first major cash – and wins a bracelet in the process

No Hendon Mob cashes, no GGPoker cashes – no problem. At least that was the case for Jim Lefteruk. He took down the $1,000 NLHE Six Handed event for $299,511.

Not much is known about this player but he now has a massive score and a WSOP bracelet. His victory proves that just about anything can happen in the world of poker.

Lefteruk also adds another win for his home country. That now stands at five as the Canadians try to close the gap on the Americans.

GGPoker Main Event becomes a smash hit

Only 38 players remain in the field in the $5,000 Main Event and battle today in the final day of play. Beyond a bracelet, there’s quite a bit to play for.

The event already came with a $25 million guarantee but attracted 5,802 entries for almost a $28 million prize pool. The winner hauls in $3.9 million.

When action resumes, Bryan Piccioli leads the field. Poker fans probably recognize that name. He finished sixth in the 2017 Main Event in Las Vegas for $1.7 million.

Piccioli is now seeking his second bracelet after winning a WSOP Asia Pacific event in 2013. Adding this title and another massive score would certainly be nice for his poker resumé.

Players express support for Mike Sexton

Many in the poker world turned their attention to longtime World Poker Tour analyst Mike Sexton on Tuesday. The poker player has been battling prostate cancer, according to poker player Linda Johnson.

She’s been in contact with Sexton and was authorized to release the news via Twitter. The cancer recently spread to other organs, she said, and he began in-home hospice care a month ago.

Many players expressed their support and affection for the popular “ambassador of poker.”

“Jan Fisher and I read your tweets to Mike Sexton today and he asked me to thank you all so much for your love and support,” Fisher noted on Tuesday. “He is too tired to personally answer emails, texts, and tweets but he wants you to know he is touched by them. Mike has requested privacy at this rough time.”

No stranger to success at the WSOP, Sexton has $2.7 million in series winnings in a poker career stretching back to the 1980s. He won a bracelet in 1989 and also added a WPT title in 2016.

Beyond his work with the WPT, Sexton worked as a partypoker founder and serves as chairman of the company. Players expressed their appreciation and support for Sexton throughout Tuesday.

“It’s hard to overstate the impact Mike has had on our world,” Erik Seidel Tweeted on Tuesday. “His enthusiasm and love for poker has been so infectious and pure, he  changed the game forever. I hope he feels our love and appreciation.”

In 2009, Sexton was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame and released his autobiography Life’s a Gamble in 2016. His impact on poker has been much bigger than the game on the felt.

Very sad news.

Praying for a miracle.

Truth is, poker as it looks right now wouldn’t be the same without Mike’s influence.

He has always been a visionary and the entire poker community is rooting for him to find a “one time.” https://t.co/93TrJv9bQv

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 2, 2020

US, Canada pulling away in battle of nations

The battle for the country with the most bracelets remains basically a two-country race. The United States is still at the top spot with seven with Canada two spots behind with five. 

Both countries collected another win over the last week. American Ajay Chabra won the $1,500 Limit Hold’em event for $77,475. Canada’s Jim Lefteruk won the $1,000 NLHE Six Handed for $299,511.

A couple other countries entered the standings with wins over the last week as well. Italy, Finland, and Lithuania all now have two bracelets and here are the complete standings.

Bracelets by country

• US – 7
• Canada – 5
• Brazil – 4
• United Kingdom – 3
• China – 2
• Italy – 2
• Lithuania – 2
• Finland – 2

GGPoker leaderboard standings

There has been a change at the top of the bracelet leaderboard. After winning the $25,000 Poker Players Championship, Christian Rudolph has overtaken Canada’s Daniel Dvoress, who slides to second.

Here’s a look at the complete leaderboard:

• 1st – Christian Rudolph (Austria), 7,566.31
• 2nd – Daniel Dvoress (Canada), 6,513.57
• 3rd – Alek Stasiak (Canada), 6,174.40
• 4th – Ivan Zufic (Croatia), 5,719.69
• 5th – Ravid Garbi (Israel), 5,450.71

The winner receives a solid gold computer mouse trophy, and second through fifth earn a solid gold playing card.

A golden dragon is awarded to the player winning the WSOP Asia Time Zone leaderboard. Brazil’s Luis Assuncao still leads that race.

Bracelet hunting wraps up this weekend

Just a few days remain in the WSOP Online with events finishing up on Sunday, Sept. 6. The $5,000 Main Event finishes up Saturday, but a few other events also stand out.

Players will find two people’s choice events this week and GGPoker has announced what those will be. Look for a $600 NLHE Six-Handed on Wednesday and a $1,050 NLHE Bounty Six-Handed on Thursday.

Also, the $1,050 Beat the Pros bounty event on Saturday should attract a nice field. The pros-as-bounties angle adds to the fun.

Sunday brings a wrap to a few events with big guarantees. The $10,000 Super MILLION$ with a $5 million guarantee and the $100 MILLION$ ($2 million guaranteed) will both crown a winner.

Lastly, the $500 Closer aptly puts a bow on the series. Players will have one more shot at a bracelet and should attract a nice player pool. here’s the complete schedule of remaining events:

Date	Event Number	Tournament	Buy-in	Prize Guarantee	Notes
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

* Mike Sexton photo courtesy WPT/Joe Giron

* WSOp Las Vegas photo courtesy WSOP/Joe Giron

With three weeks left in the World Series of Poker Online at GGPoker, there’s still plenty of action in store for international players. The last week saw plenty of headlines including a big score for a World Poker Tour regular, another five-figure player pool, and much more.

Players will also be looking forward to Day 2 of the Main Event on Sunday. That event comes with a monster $25 million guarantee. The WSOP in Las Vegas may not be on, but there is plenty of betting and bluffing online.

Here’s a look at the news over the last week.

Entry field average ticks up; prize pool, payouts drop slightly

With the Big 50 bringing in massive numbers, the average field size saw a hefty increase over the last week. That moved up about 700 entries to an average of 4,363 per event.

Despite that, prize pools and winner payouts fell a bit over the week. The average prize pool dropped about $100,000 and winner payout fell by about $18,000.

Here’s a quick look at the current averages from the series overall as well as complete winners and statistics:

Tournament averages

• Entries – 4,363
• Prize pool – $2 million
• Winner payout – $295,205

Series totals

• Entries – 174,507
• Prize pool – $79.1 million
• Winner payout – $11.5 million

* Figures as of Aug. 26. For complete facts and information about the WSOP Online, including Twitch streams, click here.

Event	Buy-in	Total entries	Prize pool	Winner payout	Winner	Country
#32: The Opener NLHE	$100	29,306	$2,696,152	$265,880	Marcelo Jakovljevic Pudla	Brazil
#33: Every 1 for Covid Relief	$1,111	2,323	$2,580,853	$343,204	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#34: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	2,214	$1,107,000	$117,650	Shoma Ishikawa	Japan
#35 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	$5,000	328	$1,558,000	$306,622	Juha Helppi	Finland
#36 FIFTY STACK NLHE	$1,500	1,342	$1,912,350	$297,496	Michael Clacher	South Africa
#37 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha	$1,050	971	$971,000	$161,887	Hun Wei Lee	Australia
#38 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed [Asia Time Zone]	$600	2,007	$1,143,990	$171,389	Aaron Wijaya	China
#39: NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$1,500	922	$1,313,850	$216,213	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom
#40: Pot Limit Omaha	$2,500	532	$1,263,500	$224,493	Klas Lofberg	Sweden
#41: COLOSSUS	$400	12,757	$4,796,632	$595,930	Ranno Sootla	Estonia
#42: PLOSSUS	$400	4,356	$1,637,856	$221,557	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil
#43: Short Deck NLHE Championship	$10,000	301	$812,700	$276,393	Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	United States
#44: NLHE 6-Handed	$2,500	892	$2,118,500	$356,412	Kristen Bicknell	Canada
#45: Bounty NLHE	$840	2,382	$1,906,500	$245,448	Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy	United Kingdom
#46: Deepstack NLHE	$500	2,307	$1,095,825	$189,098	Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun	South Korea
#47: Short Deck NLHE	$1,000	487	$462,560	$88,202	Paul Teoh	Malaysia
#48 MILLIONAIRE MAKER	$1,500	6,299	$8,976,075	$1,489,289	Daniel Dvoress	Canada
#49 Turbo Deepstack	$500	2,978	$1,414,550	$192,523	Vladas "apuokos" Burneikis	Lithuania
#50: Bounty Championship	$2,100	1,168	$2,336,000	$327,319	Enrico "GTOExploiter" Camosci	Italy
#51: Pot Limit Omaha	$400	2,005	$753,880	$100,945	Eoghan "DrRoche" O'Dea	Ireland
#52: NLHE	$1,000	2,006	$1,905,700	$273,505	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#53: Double Stack PLO [Asia Time Zone]	$800	831	$631,560	$94,253	Frank Crivello	United States
#54: Heads-Up Championship	$10,000	128	$1,241,600	$360,480	David Peters	United States
#55: NLHE Asia Time Zone Championship	HK$8,000	3,247	$3,184,074	$458,261	Luis Eduardo Assuncao Garla	Brazil
#56: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	2,153	$3,068,025	$444,869	Seth Fischer	United States
#57: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	9,835	$1,357,230	$183,526	Anatoly "Pohitrusha" Suvarov	Russia
#58: NLHE 6-Handed Championship	$5,000	672	$3,192,000	$531,513	Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	Israel
#59: NLHE Double Stack	$2,500	1,061	$2,519,875	$399,047	Leonardo "Babaehduro" Mattos	Brazil
#60: $525 Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	3,170	$1,585,000	$180,177	Orhan "yirtil" Ates	Turkey
#61: Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed	$300	3,491	$973,989	$127,660	Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey	United Kingdom
#62: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	990	$1,410,750	$220,160	Bradley "DrStrange7" Ruben	United States
#63: Mini Main Event	$500	15,205	$7,222,375	$843,460	Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	Croatia
#64: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE	$840	2,207	$1,765,600	$131,461	Kartik "Mandovi" Ved	India
#65: NLHE Deepstack	$600	2,911	$1,659,270	$227,906	Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov	Ukraine
#66: Pot Limit Omaha	$800	1,281	$973,560	$139,453	Toby Joyce	Ireland
#67: NLHE	$500	706	$335,350	$45,101	Gregor "soulsntfaces" Muller	Austria
#68: Deepstack NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$500	2,315	$1,099,625	$150,460	Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong
#69: Marathon NLHE	$1,500	1,438	$2,049,150	$302,472	Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone	United States
#70: NLHE Poker Players Championship	$25,000	407	NA	NA	* event not yet completed	NA
#71: BIG 50 NLHE	$50	44,576	$2,050,496	$211,282	Huahuan "F7588" Feng	China
TOTALS		174,507	$79,083,002	$11,512,996
Average (8/26/20)		4,363	$2,026,475	$295,205
Average (8/19/20)		3,641	$2,134,553	$313,654.00
Averages (8/11/20		3,830	$1,997,347	$299,896

WSOP Big 50 goes gargantuan at GGPoker

Another week, another huge-field event at the GGPoker WSOP Online. This week it was the Big 50, with a fitting $50 buy-in and $2 million guarantee.

The event produced a Herculean 44,576 entries, the biggest number of the series. The tournament beat the guarantee and ultimately paid out $2.1 million.

When the dust settled, it was China’s Huahuan Feng coming out on top of the fifty-buck bonanza. For his efforts Feng took home a bracelet and $211,282. 

Feng has just over $391,000 in live tournament winnings. The biggest of that was an event in Korea, where he finished runner-up for $176,985.

The Big 50 became the fourth event with a player pool reaching five figures. The others were the Opener, Colossus, and Mini Main Event. Here’s a quick look at all these events.

• $100 Opener – 29,306 entries, $2.7 million prize pool
• $400 Colossus – 12,757 entries, $4.8 million prize pool
• $500 Mini Main Event – 15,205 entries, $7.3 million
• $50 Big 50 – 44,576 entries, $2,050,496 guarantee

Massive run continues for Toby Joyce

It’s been quite a year for Toby Joyce. He now has 12 cashes in the series on GG and the 11th was quite special.

In the $800 Pot Limit Omaha, Joyce won his first bracelet for $139,453. He also scored a 13th-place finish in the $5,000 PLO Championship for $20,872.

The PLO results show the versatility in this player originally from Galway, Ireland. In December, Joyce finished runner-up in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $1.1 million.

Joyce also scored 12th and 14th-place finishes on the tour this season. He now sits in fourth in the WPT Player of the Year standings. 

After several years devoted to online poker, Joyce transitioned to traveling the world playing poker over the last few years. He likes the travel and interactions with new people that go with life on the poker circuit.

“For the first few years I played kind of by myself in an isolated way and didn’t really know anybody else in poker,” he told WPT.com in December. “I then came a bit fed up with poker. I was kind of over it. I’d won a bunch of money and didn’t feel great. I didn’t get what I expected from it.

“I then started traveling more to play live and met a lot of friends in poker and traveled with them to different places. It would be great to get a big score live after putting in so much work.”

Another bracelet adds to series-leading US total

As the WSOP Online marches on, the US added to its total lead among all countries in the series. Nick Maimone took down the $1,500 Marathon for his first bracelet and $302,472.

Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Maimone has $2.2 million in live tournament winnings. That includes a deep run in the WSOP Main Event in 2009, finishing 15th for $633,022.

The Marathon win added to the American success in the competition for which country could win the most bracelets. The US has a total of six bracelets, now a two-tournament lead.

Huahuan Feng’s win in the Big 50 added a second bracelet to China’s total. Here’s a look at the standings as of Aug. 26.

Bracelets by Country

• US – 6
• Canada – 4
• Brazil – 4
• United Kingdom – 3
• China – 2

Canadians score top spots on leaderboard

A pair of Canadians continue to dominate the top two places in the GGPoker WSOP Online leaderboard. Daniel Dvoress, winner of the Millionaire Maker, remains in the lead.

Canada’s Alek Stasiak also keeps his spot in second place. Mini Main Event winner Ivan Zufic moved to third last week but hasn’t added to that total since then.

Here’s a look at the complete leaderboard:

• 1st – Daniel Dvoress (Canada), 6,326.03
• 2nd – Alek Stasiak (Canada), 6,174.40
• 3rd – Ivan Zufic (Croatia), 5,719.69
• 4th – Ranno Sootla (Estonia), 5,021.13
• 5th – Belarmino De Souza (Brazil), 4,962.18

The winner receives a solid gold mouse trophy (the computer type). Players finishing second through fifth earn a solid gold playing card.

A golden dragon is awarded to the player winning the WSOP Asia Time Zone leaderboard. Brazil’s Luis Assuncao currently leads that race.

WSOP Online week ahead at GGPoker

Plenty of interesting events remain on the schedule over the next week including the first People’s Choice events. GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu announced the first of these this week.

ATTENTION!@RealKidPoker has some #breakingnews from our #WSOP Recap Show which is now showing on https://t.co/X3UnNaT2qg.

People's Choice Bracelet Event you say??#GGPoker pic.twitter.com/9fHxvZIdaD

— GGPoker (@GGPoker) August 19, 2020

A $25,000 Head-Up tournament is set for Tuesday, Sept. 1, with a field capped at 128. Two more People’s Choice events are planned for next Wednesday and Thursday, but those specifics haven’t yet been announced.

A few more smaller buy-in events dot the schedule this weekend. The $300 Double Stack is set for Saturday and the $400 Forty Stack on Sunday. These should produce some nice results for weekend warriors.

Sunday also brings Day 2 of the $5,000 Main Event after numerous starting flights and satellites. It may not be the real championship in Las Vegas, but plenty will be out for some online glory.

The $25 million guaranteed prize pool only adds to the prestige. Here’s a look at the remaining events on the schedule.

2020 GGPoker WSOP Online

Date	Event Number	Tournament	Buy-in	Prize Guarantee	Notes
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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The WSOP Online is now underway at GGPoker and runs through Sept. 16. PokerScout has all the details for the series right here – from stats and schedule to information and Twitch streams.

Here’s a look at what to expect as the bracelet hunting continues.

Twitch streams to follow the WSOP Online action

GGPoker

Daniel Negreanu (six-time bracelet winner)

Negreanu is streaming his WSOP Online action via his YouTube channel.

Felipe Mojave (GGPOker ambassador)

Jordan Cameron

Jeff Platt (poker commentator)

WSOP Online winners and statistics

With the WSOP Online action shifted to  GGPoker, here’s a look at the numbers and winners from the entire series as of Aug. 19.

Event	Buy-in	Total entries	Prize pool	Winner payout	Winner	Country
#32: The Opener NLHE	$100	29,306	$2,696,152	$265,880	Marcelo Jakovljevic Pudla	Brazil
#33: Every 1 for Covid Relief	$1,111	2,323	$2,580,853	$343,204	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#34: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	2,214	$1,107,000	$117,650	Shoma Ishikawa	Japan
#35 Pot Limit Omaha Championship	$5,000	328	$1,558,000	$306,622	Juha Helppi	Finland
#36 FIFTY STACK NLHE	$1,500	1,342	$1,912,350	$297,496	Michael Clacher	South Africa
#37 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha	$1,050	971	$971,000	$161,887	Hun Wei Lee	Australia
#38 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed [Asia Time Zone]	$600	2,007	$1,143,990	$171,389	Aaron Wijaya	China
#39: NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$1,500	922	$1,313,850	$216,213	Roberto Romanello	United Kingdom
#40: Pot Limit Omaha	$2,500	532	$1,263,500	$224,493	Klas Lofberg	Sweden
#41: COLOSSUS	$400	12,757	$4,796,632	$595,930	Ranno Sootla	Estonia
#42: PLOSSUS	$400	4,356	$1,637,856	$221,557	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil
#43: Short Deck NLHE Championship	$10,000	301	$812,700	$276,393	Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	United States
#44: NLHE 6-Handed	$2,500	892	$2,118,500	$356,412	Kristen Bicknell	Canada
#45: Bounty NLHE	$840	2,382	$1,906,500	$245,448	Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy	United Kingdom
#46: Deepstack NLHE	$500	2,307	$1,095,825	$189,098	Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun	South Korea
#47: Short Deck NLHE	$1,000	487	$462,560	$88,202	Paul Teoh	Malaysia
#48 MILLIONAIRE MAKER	$1,500	6,299	$8,976,075	$1,489,289	Daniel Dvoress	Canada
#49 Turbo Deepstack	$500	2,978	$1,414,550	$192,523	Vladas "apuokos" Burneikis	Lithuania
#50: Bounty Championship	$2,100	1,168	$2,336,000	$327,319	Enrico "GTOExploiter" Camosci	Italy
#51: Pot Limit Omaha	$400	2,005	$753,880	$100,945	Eoghan "DrRoche" O'Dea	Ireland
#52: NLHE	$1,000	2,006	$1,905,700	$273,505	Alek Stasiak	Canada
#53: Double Stack PLO [Asia Time Zone]	$800	831	$631,560	$94,253	Frank Crivello	United States
#54: Heads-Up Championship	$10,000	128	$1,241,600	$360,480	David Peters	United States
#55: NLHE Asia Time Zone Championship	HK$8,000	3,247	$3,184,074	$458,261	Luis Eduardo Assuncao Garla	Brazil
#56: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	2,153	$3,068,025	$444,869	Seth Fischer	United States
#57: GGMasters WSOP Edition	$150	9,835	$1,357,230	$183,526	Anatoly "Pohitrusha" Suvarov	Russia
#58: NLHE 6-Handed Championship	$5,000	672	$3,192,000	$531,513	Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	Israel
#59: NLHE Double Stack	$2,500	1,061	$2,519,875	$399,047	Leonardo "Babaehduro" Mattos	Brazil
#60: $525 Bounty NLHE 6-Handed	$525	3,170	$1,585,000	$180,177	Orhan "yirtil" Ates	Turkey
#61: Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed	$300	3,491	$973,989	$127,660	Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey	United Kingdom
#62: Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500	990	$1,410,750	$220,160	Bradley "DrStrange7" Ruben	United States
#63: Mini Main Event	$500	15,205	$7,222,375	$843,460	Ivan "zufo16" Zufic	Croatia
#64: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE	$840	2,207	$1,765,600	$131,461	Kartik "Mandovi" Ved	India
#65: NLHE Deepstack	$600	2,911	$1,659,270	$227,906	Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov	Ukraine
#66: Pot Limit Omaha	$800	1,281	$973,560	$139,453	Toby Joyce	Ireland
#67: NLHE	$500	706	$335,350	$45,101	Gregor "soulsntfaces" Muller	Austria
#68: Deepstack NLHE [Asia Time Zone]	$500	2,315	$1,099,625	$150,460	Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong
#69: Marathon NLHE	$1,500	1,438	$2,049,150	$302,472	Nick "rdcrsn" Maimone	United States
#70: NLHE Poker Players Championship	$25,000	407	NA	NA	* event not yet completed	NA
#71: BIG 50 NLHE	$50	44,576	$2,050,496	$211,282	Huahuan "F7588" Feng	China
TOTALS		174,507	$79,083,002	$11,512,996
Average (8/26/20)		4,363	$2,026,475	$295,205
Average (8/19/20)		3,641	$2,134,553	$313,654.00
Averages (8/11/20		3,830	$1,997,347	$299,896

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Quick facts about the WSOP Online at GGPoker

• Number of bracelet events – 54
• Dates – July 19 to Sept. 16
• Locations available to players – Around the world including Canada and Mexico
• Game formats – No Limit Hold’em, Omaha, Short Deck, Mixed Games, Bounty, Heads-up
• Buy-in range – $50 to $25,000
• Main Event – The $5,000 championship features a $25 million guarantee with numerous starting flights beginning Aug. 16. Day 2 is set for Aug. 30.

Complete GGPoker WSOP Online Schedule

Date	Event Number	Tournament	Buy-in	Prize Guarantee	Notes
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