Friday, July 3, 2020 2:14 AM Local Time
Louis “PokeThese” Lynch Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #2: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max ($168,585.95)
The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Bracelet Events on WSOP.com continued Thursday with Event #2: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max, a tournament that attracted 647 runners who rebought 272 times to create a 919-entry field ($873,050 prize pool).
The field was chock full of big names, but after 11 hours of play it was the unknown "PokeThese" coming out on top to win a $168,586 top prize. After official results were released on Friday, it turned out to be Louis Lynch from Sinking Spring, PA to become the latest member of the bracelet winners circle. Lynch has over $150,000 in lifetime winnings on The Hendon Mob and eclipsed his previous biggest score of $54,494 over three times.
Lynch defeated Fremont, CA's Ryan "KOVID19" Ko heads-up, with the latter walking away with $104,242 for his efforts.
2020 WSOP Event #2 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1st | Louis "PokeThese" Lynch | $168,585.95 |
| 2nd | Ryan "KOVID19" Ko | $104,242.17 |
| 3rd | Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | $73,423.50 |
| 4th | Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer | $52,383 |
| 5th | Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | $37,890.37 |
| 6th | Jason "haderade" Somerville | $27,762.99 |
| 7th | Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler | $20,691.28 |
| 8th | Matthew "Michmeister" Mich | $15,627.59 |
After "MBEASY" bubbled the tournament in 144th place, the in-the-money eliminations came at a rapid pace. Among those to cash the tournament but fall short of the final table were David "Twizzler" Prociak (128th - $1,484.18), Katie "katelin" Lindsay (122nd - $1,571.49), Ryan "protential" Laplante (106th - $1,571.49), Mike "THICC" Delvecchio (79th - $2,008.01), Jared "DarrensRabbi" Jaffee (56th - $2,444.54)
Also cashing the tournament in 101st place for $1,571.49 was Roland "prngls12" Israelashvili. While it wasn't a big score, it was good enough to extend his all-time WSOP cashes lead to 226.
Another player to go deep was Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu, who was looking to capture his seventh gold bracelet. Unfortunately for "Kid Poker" and his legion of fans, he fell short busting in 18th place after running pocket nines into the tens of Matthew "Mendey" Mendez.
Other to fall short were Matthew "Mendey" Mendez (14th - $7,333.62), WSOP bracelet winner Michael "itwasthator0" Gagliano (13th - $7,333.62), and Josh "YoelRomero" King (9th - $11,960.78).
Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer began the final table as the chip leader, but it was Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville who got down to business early. First, his king-nine bested the ace-jack of Matthew "Michmeister" Mich in an all-in preflop situation, and not long after his pocket queens held against Big Slick to bust Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler in seventh place.
Popular poker pro Jason "haderade" Somerville exited in sixth place after failing to win a race with ace-king against the pocket tens of Louis "PokeThese" Lynch, and then Prendiville's early momentum fizzled when he grew short and busted to Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen in fifth place.
Fischer was next to go getting unlucky when his king-ten failed to hold against Ryan "KOVID19" Ko's jack-ten, and not long after Lynch opened up a big chip lead.
Garosshen wound up dwindling to an extreme short stack before bowing out in third place to Ko, who entered heads-up play down more than 3:1 in chips. Eventually, Ko grew even shorter and got it in with queen-six only to see Lynch wake up with pocket sixes and hold.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #3: $400 NLH– will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Friday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the second bracelet of the 2020 WSOP!
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Friday, July 3, 2020 2:11 AM Local Time
"KOVID19" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($104,242.17)
"KOVID19" raised all in for 2,246,570 and "PokeThese" called.
"KOVID19":
"PokeThese":
"PokeThese" was ahead with their made and "KOVID19" didn't find a lady on the runout, ending their tournament in second place.
| PokeThese | 27,570,000 | 6,342,285  |
| KOVID19 | 0 | -6,342,285  |
Friday, July 3, 2020 2:06 AM Local Time
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($73,423.50)
"KOVID19" opened for 816,00 and Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen three-bet all in for 837,631 from the big blind, "KOVID19" called.
"KOVID19":
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen:
Garosshen was dominated and needed help but the flop wasn't it.
The turn didn't change a thing and the river was the dagger for Garosshen, eliminating him in third place.
Kevin Garosshen| PokeThese | 21,227,715 | 2,244,000 |
| KOVID19 | 6,342,285 | -148,369 |
| Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 0 | -2,095,631 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:58 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| PokeThese | 18,983,715 | 7,200,048 |
| KOVID19 | 6,490,654 | -367,432 |
| Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 2,095,631 | -8,509,369 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:51 AM Local Time
Level 41 started
Level: 41
Blinds: 170,000/340,000
Ante: 34,000
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:47 AM Local Time
Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer Eliminated in 4th Place ($52,383)
Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer open-jammed for 2,813,832 on the button and "KOVID19" called from the big blind.
"KOVID19":
Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer:
Fischer had "KOVID19" dominated but he had a sweat after the flop.
The sweat wasn't very long as the turn completed "KOVID19's" staright and the river sent Fischer home in fourth place.
| KOVID19 | 6,858,086 | 6,529,832 |
| Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer | 0 | -5,857,832 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:40 AM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 28,000
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:38 AM Local Time
Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,890.37)
Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville moved all in for 2,390,863 from the button and Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen isolated by moving all in over the top from the small blind.
Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen:
Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville:
Prendiville was in a bad spot but did flop a gutshot on the flop. The turn improved Garosshen to a set, while the river would be the last card Prendiville would see in Event #2. Meanwhile, Garosshen took over the chip lead.
| Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 10,605,000 | 7,217,616 |
| Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | 0 | -3,302,863 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:33 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| PokeThese | 11,783,667 | -4,093,912 |
| Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer | 5,857,832 | 191,374 |
| Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 3,387,384 | -877,462 |
| Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | 3,302,863 | -2,597,137 |
| KOVID19 | 328,254 | -2,834,551 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:21 AM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 24,000
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:19 AM Local Time
Jason "haderade" Somerville Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,762.99)
"PokeThese" opened under the gun for 1,000,000 and Jason "haderade" Somerville three-bet jammed on the button for 2,831,970. Action folded back around to "PokeThese" who called.
"PokeThese":
Jason "haderade" Somerville:
Somerville was racing for his tournament life but he couldn't connect with the runout, ending his tournament in sixth place.
Jason Somerville| PokeThese | 15,877,579 | 10,551,080 |
| Jason "haderade" Somerville | 0 | -3,183,970 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:05 AM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 20,000
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:04 AM Local Time
Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,691.28)
Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler open-jammed for 2,200,981from early position and Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville called from the big blind.
Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville:
Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler:
It was a big flip and the flop made things interesting by giving Prendiville a set and Gisler a spade flush draw.
The turn was of no consequence and neither was the to dispatch Gisler in seventh place.
| Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | 5,900,000 | 2,916,991 |
| Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler | 0 | -2,976,981 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 1:00 AM Local Time
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,627.59)
Action folded around to Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville who raised all in for 1,409,873 on the button and Matthew "Michmeister" Mich called for less holding 1,285,136 from the small blind.
Matthew "Michmeister" Mich:
Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville:
Mich was ahead and nothing changed after the flop.
The turn however, came the pairing Prendivilleand Mich needed to see an ace on the river to stay alive.
Unfortunately, it just wouldn't be for Mich as the completed the board ending his tournament in eighth place.
| Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | 2,983,009 | 1,021,136 |
| Matthew "Michmeister" Mich | 0 | -1,026,568 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:51 AM Local Time
Final Table Chip Counts
| Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer | 5,666,458 | 1,494,000 |
| PokeThese | 5,326,499 | 4,475,430 |
| Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | 4,264,846 | -290,090 |
| Jason "haderade" Somerville | 3,183,970 | 132,000 |
| KOVID19 | 3,162,805 | 2,254,123 |
| Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler | 2,976,981 | -1,617,055 |
| Sean "bahbababa" Prendiville | 1,961,873 | -969,072 |
| Matthew "Michmeister" Mich | 1,026,568 | 256,426 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:49 AM Local Time
Level 37 started
Level: 37
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 16,000
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:48 AM Local Time
Josh "YoelRomero" King Elimintaed in 9th Place ($11,960.78)
Action on the table folded around to Josh "YoelRomero" King who moved all in for 782,641 from the small blind and was called by Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler from the big blind.
Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler:
Josh "YoelRomero" King:
Gisler was ahead with his made hand of jacks and nothing changed after the runout, ending King's tournament in ninth place.
| Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler | 4,594,036 | 427,974 |
| Josh "YoelRomero" King | 0 | -1,905,641 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:48 AM Local Time
"Acnyc718" Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,254.33)
Action folded to "Acnyc718" on the button and he moved all in for 455,995. Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer then jammed for 1,828,230 from the small blind and Jason "haderade" Somerville called to put both players at risk.
"Acnyc718":
Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer:
Jason "haderade" Somerville:
The board ran out and Fischer held to more than double while "Acnyc718" was bounced in 10th place.
| Daniel "IntoTheRiver" Fischer | 4,172,458 | 1,116,808 |
| Jason "haderade" Somerville | 3,051,970 | -1,848,030 |
| Acnyc718 | 0 | -539,998 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:44 AM Local Time
"Kaykook" Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,254.33)
The short-stacked "Kaykook" raised to 240,000 under the gun and Jason "haderade" Somerville, who was in the cutoff, responded with a three-bet to 1,915,370, which left him roughly 100K behind. "Acnyc718" then moved all in for 2,575,365 from the big blind, "Kaykook" called off for 701,460 total, and Somerville did the same for 2,032,370.
"Acnyc718":
Jason "haderade" Somerville:
"Kaykook":
The board ran out and Somerville won the pot while "Kaykook" took his leave from the tournament.
| Jason "haderade" Somerville | 4,900,000 | 2,250,346 |
| Acnyc718 | 539,998 | -254,686 |
| Kaykook | 0 | -841,536 |
Friday, July 3, 2020 12:39 AM Local Time
"hunt_dizzle" Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,254.33)
"hunt_dizzle" opened for 300,000 from the hijack and Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler called from the cutoff.
The flop came and "hunt_dizzle" moved all in for 80,720, Gisler called.
"hunt_dizzle":
Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler:
"hunt_dizzle" connected with the on the turn but the river ended their tournament in 12th place.
| Jon "jonnyg93" Gisler | 4,166,062 | 1,356,062 |
| hunt_dizzle | 0 | -1,289,201 |