The World Series of Poker Online action wraps up on Friday at WSOP.com. However, the action has just gotten started at GGPoker.
International players began the bracelet hunting on July 19 with 54 bracelet events running through Sept. 16. Some big names have already made waves including Juha Helppi and Kristen Bicknell adding their names to the winner’s list.
For complete information about the series including schedule, information, and Twitch streams, visit the PokerScout WSOP Online GGPoker landing page.
Bicknell bags another WSOP bracelet at GGPoker
For those following the world of poker, Kristen Bicknell’s name stands out. This Canadian poker pro has been Global Poker Index’s Female Player of the Year for the last three years.
Bicknell currently leads that race again and has more than $5 million in live tournament winnings. A member of Team partypoker, she also brings plenty of skills to the virtual felt.
That was on display in the early hours of Thursday morning. Bicknell finished off a field of 892 entries in a $2,500 NLHE Six-Handed event for $356,412 and her third WSOP bracelet.
Fellow GPI Player of the Year and boyfriend Alex Foxen was quick to offer congratulations.
Congrats @krissyb24poker on bracelet #3 in 2500 6 max so sickk ❤️❤️
— Alex Foxen (@WAFoxen) July 30, 2020
The win moved Bicknell into a tie with Barbara Enright and Vanessa Selbst with three bracelets each. The three are tied for the most bracelets won by a woman.
Beyond the WSOP action at GGPoker, Bicknell has also been playing online in the partypoker WPT World Online Championships. She already has a couple final table appearances there as well.
Can she add a bracelet and a WPT title in two huge concurrent series? Don’t tule it out.
Juha helps himself to a big win
Finnish poker star Juha Helppi started his series off on a good note. He took down Event 35: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship for $306,622 on July 21-22.
This becomes Helppi’s second bracelet after topping a field of 328 entries. He now has more than $1.7 million in WSOP winnings.
Helppi’s first bracelet came in 2019 when he won the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship for $306,622. He also has lifetime live tournament winnings of $8 million.
With big wins and finishes at events around the world, Helppi now has another nice bullet point on his resumé.
A look at the early GGPoker WSOP Online action
It’s been a nice start for Hun Wei Lee as well. This player from Australia already has three cashes including a win in Event 37: $1,050 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha.
That gave him a nice score of $161,887 and the first bracelet of his career.
Robert Romanello, from the United Kingdom, also has three cashes and a title. He won Event 39: $1,500 NLHE for $216,213.
Sweden’s Klas Lafberg now has four cashes including his first bracelet in Event 40: $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha for $224,493.
Here’s a look at the complete list of winners and statistics from the GGPoker half of the series so far:
| Event | Buy-In | Total | Prize Pool | Top Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32: The Opener NLHE | $100 | 29306 | $2,696,152 | $265,880 | Marcelo Jakovljevic Pudla |
| #33: Every 1 for Covid Relief | $1111 | 2323 | $2,580,853 | $343,204 | Alek Stasiak |
| #34: Super Turbo Bounty NLHE 6-Handed | $525 | 2214 | $1,107,000 | $117,650 | Shoma Ishikawa |
| #35 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | $5,000 | 328 | $1,558,000 | $306,622 | Juha Helppi |
| #36 FIFTY STACK NLHE | $1,500 | 1342 | $1,912,350 | $297,496 | Michael Clacher |
| #37 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha | $1,050 | 971 | $971,000 | $161,887 | Hun Wei Lee |
| #38 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed [Asia Time Zone] | $600 | 2007 | 1143990 | $171,389 | Aaron Wijaya |
| #39: NLHE [Asia Time Zone] | $1,500 | 922 | $1,313,850 | $216,213 | Roberto Romanello |
| #40: Pot Limit Omaha | $2,500 | 532 | $1,263,500 | $224,493 | Klas Lofberg |
| Event #41: COLOSSUS | $400 | NA | $3 million | event not yet complete | |
| #42: PLOSSUS | $400 | NA | $1 million | event not yet complete | |
| #43: Short Deck NLHE Championship | $10,000 | NA | not yet available | $276,393 | Lev Gottlieb |
| #44: NLHE 6-Handed | $2,500 | 892 | $2,118,500 | $356,412 | Kristen Bicknell |
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.
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