The American leg of the 2020 WSOP Online is now in the books. A schedule of 31 events concluded on Friday, capping off what was a fairly successful event.
Considering that players were only allowed to play in two US states, the series drew significantly better than most expected. Now the series continues over on GGPoker.
Geohring, McKeehen, and Dunst Among Big Name Winners
As expected, the 2020 WSOP Online crowned many champions who are either unknown to the poker world or ones that had never won a WSOP bracelet in the past. Among notable first-time winners was Ron McMillen.
McMillen is a well-known name on the WSOP circuit but never played online poker in his life before playing in Event #9. He ended up winning that event for his first career WSOP bracelet and $188,214 in prize money.
Alan Goehring is also a first-time WSOP bracelet winner, despite finishing runner up to Noel Furlong in the 1999 WSOP Main Event. Goehring finally broke through for his first title in Event #8, adding a much-needed bracelet to his poker resume.
On Tuesday night, the 2020 @WSOP Online Event 14: $3,200 High Roller attracted entries and saw 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen come out on top to win a $352,985 first-place prize and his third career gold bracelet.https://t.co/amPl7eyWqj pic.twitter.com/eBGQMrg48l
— Chad Holloway (@ChadAHolloway) July 17, 2020
Several players managed to add to their bracelet totals in this series. 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen won his third career bracelet in Event #14, the NL Hold’em High Roller. Tony Dunst added his second career title to his resume in Event #21.
Nick Binger has been a non-factor in the poker world the last few years but made his prescience known in a big way in Event #24. He took down the event for his second career bracelet along with $133,413 in prize money.
Overall, the WSOP Online drew solid numbers, especially considering that you had to be in either New Jersey or Nevada to play. Delaware was not allowed to play despite being on the interstate online poker network. Next year, expect Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan to be able to participate since those states should have legal online poker launched by that time.
Complete List of Winners at 2020 WSOP Online
If you haven’t been following all of the action, no worries. Here’s a complete list of bracelet winners from the event.
|
Event # |
Tournament |
Winner |
Prize |
|
1 |
NL Hold’em Kick-Off |
Jonathan Dokler |
$130,426 |
|
2 |
$1,000 NL Hold’em 8-Handed Deepstack |
Louis Lynch |
$168,586 |
|
3 |
$400 NL Hold’em |
Robert Kuhn |
$115,850 |
|
4 |
$500 NL Hold’em Super Turbo |
Matthew Bode |
$97,091 |
|
5 |
$1,000 NL Hold’em Freezeout |
Allen Chang |
$161,286 |
|
6 |
$600 PLO8 6-Handed |
Nathan Gamble |
$89,424 |
|
7 |
$800 NL Hold’em Knockout Deepstack |
Joon Kim |
$103,127 |
|
8 |
$500 NL Hold’em Freezeout |
Alan Goehring |
$119,939 |
|
9 |
$1,000 NL Hold’em 6-Max |
Ron McMillen |
$188,214 |
|
10 |
$600 NL Hold’em MonsterStack |
Ryan Torgersen |
$172,361 |
|
11 |
$500 NL Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 6-Handed |
Raman Afanasenka |
$128,601 |
|
12 |
$500 The BIG 500 NL Hold’em |
Ryan Depaulo |
$159,563 |
|
13 |
$1,500 NL Hold’em High Roller Freezeout |
Michael Lech |
$164,249 |
|
14 |
$3,200 NL Hold’em High Roller |
Joe McKeehen |
$352,985 |
|
15 |
$1,000 PLO 8-Max High Roller |
Guy Dunlap |
$133,780 |
|
16 |
$500 NL Hold’em Turbo |
Terrell Cheatham |
$116,204 |
|
17 |
$777 NL Hold’em |
Pat Lyons |
$173,551 |
|
18 |
$1,000 NL Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo Deepstack |
Scott Hempel |
$181,060 |
|
19 |
$400 NL Hold’em |
Kenny Huynh |
$133,857 |
|
20 |
$500 PLO 6-Handed |
Kevin Gerhart |
$97,572 |
|
21 |
$777 NL Hold’em 6-Handed |
Tony Dunst |
$168,342 |
|
22 |
$500 NL Hold’em Turbo Deepstack |
Allan Cheung |
$120,083 |
|
23 |
$500 NL Hold’em Knockout |
Raymond Avant |
$93,776 |
|
24 |
$400 NL Hold’em 8-Handed |
Nick Binger |
$133,413
|
|
25 |
$500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver |
Nicholas Kiley |
$149,245 |
|
26 |
$500 NL Hold’em Grande Finale |
Ethan Yau |
$164,494 |
|
27 |
$400 NL Hold’em Freezeout |
Ian Steinman |
$110,557 |
|
28 |
$1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max |
William Romaine |
$110,673 |
|
29 |
$2,000 NL Hold’em Deepstack |
Nick Guagenti |
$305,433 |
|
30 |
$500 NL Hold’em Senior’s Event |
Jonathan Lessin |
$64,411 |
|
31 |
$1,000 NL Hold’em Championship |
Nahrain Tamero |
$310,832 |