The World Series of Poker Online action continued over the last week at GGPoker with several players scoring bracelets including Taiwan’s Pete Chen grabbing his second.
Portugal’s Rui Ferreira also scored a bracelet just weeks after a huge win on the European Poker Tour. Here’s a look at the series’ recent winners.
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Event 14: $2,500 Deepstack Championship
This championship brings a bit of extra prestige and saw Russia’s Almaz Zhdanov rise to the top for a payday of $246,495. This online player now adds a WSOP bracelet to his trophy collection.
Finland’s Toni Kaukua finished runner-up for $187,273 in an event that saw 705 entries for a $1.7 million prize pool.
England’s Patrick Leonard scored his first bracelet over the summer and found another deep run in this one. The PartyPoker ambassador finished seventh for $47,405 and was a bit disappointed at how things ended.
Martin Jacobson chanted TEN FOR TEN, TEN FOR TEN, well I just got "sevened for seventh" GL Alex + Friends. https://t.co/gAzTC2Hyuh pic.twitter.com/ObdtQDvyhL
— Patrick Leonard 🫡 (@padspoker) August 31, 2022
Event 15: $777 Lucky Sevens Bounty
This slot machine style buy-in – 777 – brought a hefty field of 1,778 players for a $1.3 million prize pool. Taiwan’s Pete Chen claimed the top prize for a total of $116,247 and his second bracelet. Gary Thompson, of Ireland, finished runner-up for $53,867.
This win pushed Chen’s WSOP winnings to almost $1 million and his first bracelet also came online. That win was in 2021, when he took down a $400 Ultra Deepstack at WSOP.com for $82,560. Chen has been on the live tournament scene since 2011 and has more than $3.7 million in winnings.
Event 16: $1,000 Ultra Deepstack
This No Limit Hold’em event attracted 1,156 entries for a $1.1 million prize pool. Johnathon Gilliam, of the United States, won his first bracelet and $149,520.
Gilliam has more than $500,000 in live tournament winnings. His previous best cash came in 2015 when he finished fourth in a WSOP Circuit event for $69,536. Ireland’s Frank Lillis secured second place for $112,124.
Event 17: Big 500 NLHE
The lower buy-in action returned to GG with this event and Spain’s Vicente Delgado won his first bracelet and $174,497. Delgado has $782,693 in live tournament winnings as well.
On Twitter, the champion said his “love of the game” led to the victory. He re-entered the event late while playing four other tables online.
https://twitter.com/codelsa_poker/status/1567125947450626048?s=20&t=0ac-m0TLUFv1uFyYIYT6
The tournament brought in a nice field of 3,141 entries for a $1.5 million prize pool. Serbia’s Milos Petakovic finished runner-up for $130,853.
Event 18: $100 Flip & Go
This bargain event brought in a massive field of 13,719 entries for a $1.3 million prize pool. In a Flip & Go, players begin with three cards and are all in on the first hand.
The winner then advances to the “Go” stage, which plays out as a regular tournament. The events feature plenty of gamble and have become popular tournaments for GG.
When the flipping action wrapped up, it was “go time” for Peru’s Ewald Alexander Mahr. He found the winner’s circle for $143,267 and his first bracelet. Russia’s Dmitry Safonov took second for $107,413.
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#19: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship
Fans of the four-card game received some love with this championship event. Portugal’s Rui Ferreira continued a big month, winning his first bracelet for $287,736.
That win comes after Ferreira scooped the €10,300 High Roller title at EPT Barcelona in August for €767,750. He now has more than $2 million in live tournament winnings. The 272-entry field produced a $1.3 million prize pool.
Looking ahead
Plenty of action remains on tap for bracelet hunters in the coming days. One of the bigger events on the horizon is the GGMasters High Roller, which comes with a $2 million guarantee. That event should attract plenty of big names with big bankrolls. Here’s a look at the week ahead.
- $888 Crazy Eights Bounty 8-Handed (Event 20, Sept. 8)
- $500 Ladies Championship (Event 21, Sept. 10)
- $1,050 GGMasters High Roller Freezeout (Event 22, Sept. 11) – $2 million guaranteed
- $400 PLOSSUS Bounty, Final Stage (Event 23, Sept. 12) – $1 million guaranteed
- $2,100 Bounty Championship (Event 24, Sept. 13)