The third weekend of the WSOP Online has finished with five more completed events and champions winning WSOP Online gold bracelets. The action continues to run hot on GGPoker, with thousands clamoring for victory and a chance to be written into the annals of poker history. This past weekend saw four more events come to a thrilling conclusion. With the online poker world watching closely, players battled it out for glory, cash, and prestige. But enough with the lead-up; let’s see what happened.
Event #8: Turbo NLH Championship
The first event completed was the $2,500 buy-in Turbo No Limit Hold’em Championship, which started at 14:00 UTC on August 27th. With a total of 623 poker players buying into this fast-paced event, the action was furious. It took less than 7 hours for the $1,479,625 prize pool to be fully split among the 87 ITM players. A min-cash of $5,462.74 more than doubled the buy-in for the 30 players who survived long enough to win something. The final table was riddled with strong players, but in the end, it was ‘AmassTeRoK’, flying the flag of the Russian Federation, who claimed the victory, WSOP Gold Bracelet, and $219,233.45 top prize. Second place was captured by ‘GLAPEP’, sporting the Hong Kong flag, earning $169,051.89, while Canadian ‘NiceAndSlow’ took third for $130,356.82.
Event #9: Bounty No Limit Hold’em
On August 29th, GGPoker hosted event #9, a $320 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Bounty Bracelet tournament. With the buy-in at the lower end, 3,610 chose to compete for the championship. Just 408 players were paid for finishing, so the action was nonstop. The $332.56 minimum cash, from the $1,074,336 prize pool, was earned by 154 players, over one-third of the paid field. The final table once reached, had three named pros, Roman Hrabed, Filipe Monteiro, and Sergei Denisov, but none of them managed to capture the bracelet. In fact, none of those three decorated pros made it to the podium. Finishing in third was ‘Priscilo’ of Brazil, who earned $13,932.11 in bounty rewards plus $40,894.69 for the finish. Second place, who collected a respectable $51,465.92 for finishing and $8,300.96 in bounties, was ‘songu227’ hailing from Japan. The winner of the event, waving the flag of Malta, was ‘Maestro_10’, who earned $51,467.28 plus an incredible $55,737.01 in captured bounties.
Event #10: 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha
Relatively new to GGPoker is 5-card Omaha. This super intense, and incredibly complex game of massive hands always leads to an exciting game, and the $1,000 buy-in event #10 was no exception. When late registration ended, 709 players bought into the event creating a total prize pool of $673,550, which would be shared by the top 105 runners. The min-cash was $2,060.40, more than 2x the buy-in, which was earned by the first 38 players in the money. The event ended with a Cypriot 1st and 3rd, while an Austrian finished 2nd. Third place, worth $57,054.29, was claimed by Alkiviadis Stamatis, second place went to Oliver Weis, who earned $76,909.53, and the top prize of $103,674.89 and the gold WSOP bracelet was won by ‘Hakuna@Matata’.
Event #11: FLIP & GO NLH
The Go stage of the $100 buy-in Flip & Go tournament ran on September 1st. Out of the 7,346 players who participated in this $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament, 776 survived the Flip stage. All 776 players earned a share of the total $1,228,920 prize pool, with 266 of them receiving a minimum of $339.17. It took Michael Khan of Canada 7 hours and 20 minutes to complete the tournament and earn $165,549.73 for the victory after finally defeating China’s ‘lonelyback’, who had to be satisfied with ‘just’ $127,629.04. Rounding out the podium was ‘Marc Rivera’ of the Philippines, earning $98,419.53.
Event #12: Mini Main Event – $3,000,000 Guaranteed
The biggest tournament of the WSOP over the weekend was Event #12, the $500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event. With 16 Day 1’s at various times leading up to the final Day 2, players could play poker on their own schedule for the chance to win the bracelet and a share of the $3,000,000 guarantee. When the late registration was completed on the last of the Day 1’s, the prize pool had swelled to $4,379,500 which would be shared by the 952 Day 2 runners. The final table had players representing 8 countries from all over the world as the 9 players battled for the top prize of $574,199.42 and the WSOP gold bracelet. When the last hand was dealt, it was the Austrian Shane Gillis who claimed the championship after a hard-fought battle with runner-up ‘Edward828’ of China, who earned $442,581.54. The third-place finisher was Breno Bertalia of Brazil, who earned $341,287.73 for the efforts.
2024 WSOP Online Bracelet Count
The 2024 WSOP Online Bracelet Count contest brings an exciting element to the series by allowing countries to compete for the most WSOP bracelets. Each top-three finish in a bracelet event earns medals for a country’s ranking. At the end of the series, the top 10 ranked countries will unlock special freerolls for their participating players. This adds a sense of national pride, motivating players to secure high finishes and represent their homeland. With twelve out of 33 bracelet events completed, the competition is intensifying, and the United States is still leading with 2 podium finishes, both of which were bracelet wins. For current standings and details, click here.
Next for the WSOP Online
The WSOP Online is quickly approaching the halfway mark, but there are still ample bracelets to be won. Six new champions were crowned, and millions of dollars awarded while the excitement around online poker continues to grow. Don’t miss out on the upcoming events, including the $25 Million guaranteed Main Event – satellites are already running.
As the series unfolds, the intensity will continue to rise, with even higher stakes and tougher competition ahead. With many events still to come, the online poker community eagerly anticipates the next exciting moments in this riveting journey. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or just starting out, the WSOP Online has something to offer every player, along with the opportunity to etch your name into poker history.
