Monday, July 20, 2020 2:40 AM Local Time
Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em ($133,857)
On Sunday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em attracted 1,757 players who rebought 788 times. The 2,545-entry field created a $916,200 prize pool, and after 11.5 hours of play, New Jersey's Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh captured the gold bracelet and $133,856.82 top prize.
Huynh has amassed mid-six figures in online winnings grinding in New Jersey, and in the live realm has $212,130 in career earnings according to HendonMob. That includes a career-high $80,298 for finishing second in the 2020 Parx Big Stax XXXII back in February. The year before that, he finished fifth in the 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open Event #16: $2,700 NLH for $69,801.
2020 WSOP Online Event #19 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | $133,857 |
| 2 | Matthew "610610" Berger | $82,733 |
| 3 | Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani | $60,744 |
| 4 | Sang "youngkoi" Lee | $44,985 |
| 5 | Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips | $33,625 |
| 6 | Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey | $25,287 |
| 7 | Michael "namhtiw1" Whitman | $19,149 |
| 8 | Michael "vapor098" Federico | $14,659 |
| 9 | Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness" | $11,361 |
Even after Shawn "100Grand" Berthiaume bubbled in 372nd place, it was a long slog to the final table. Among those to make deep runs but come up short were Dave "dunningjrugr" Alfa (99th - $1,282.68), Mike "The Mouth" Matusow (88th - $$1,374.30), Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey (75th - $1,465.92), Ryan "bitc0in" Riess (70th - $1,649.16), Donna "dd817" DiCrescento (43rd - $2,830.22), Alexander "amzzzz" Ziskin (23rd - $4,397.76), Taylor "AyeTayTay24" Laran (16th - $5,497.20), and William "Potrippper" Klevitz (11th - $8,887.14).
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips began the final table as the chip leader with Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani and Michael "namhtiw1" Whitman hot on his heels. The other six players lagged behind, and it was no surprise to see a couple of them exit early.
Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness was the first to go after failing to get lucky with ace-four suited against the pocket jacks of Whitman, who then picked up Big Slick to bust Michael "vapor098" Federico and his ace-jack.
Despite the early success, Whitman wound up going next after losing a big flip with pocket nines to Huynh, who had ace-king and flopped Broadway. Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey then got his chips in on the turn with trip jack and had to fade the straight and flush draws of Huynh. Unfortunately for Frey, that was easier said than done as the rivered delivered his opponent a diamond flush.
Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey
Phillips busted in fifth place when his ace-ten failed to overcome the pocket sevens of Ablahani, and then Sang "youngkoi" Lee lost a flip with jacks against Huynh's ace-king suited to fall in fourth.
Matthew "610610" Berger proceeded to bust Ablahani in third place when the duo got it in on the turn with the former holding a set of sixes to the latter's top two pair, and that allowed Berger to take a nearly 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play against Huynh.
Despite starting at a disadvantage, Huynh fought his way into the chip lead and closed things out in a hand where both players had trip sixes, but Huynh's three kicker actually improved him to a winning straight.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Monday. 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 next 2020 WSOP bracelet!
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Monday, July 20, 2020 2:32 AM Local Time
Matthew "610610" Berger Eliminated in 2nd Place ($82,732.86)
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened on the button and Matthew "610610" Berger defended to see a flop.
Berger check-called Huynh's continuation bet and saw the pair the board on the turn.
Berger check-raised Huynh's 1,181,250 bet to 3,150,000 and Huynh called to see the complete the board on the river.
Berger checked their option one last time only to put their 10,987,538 stack in the middle after Huynh jammed for 19,312,462.
Berger showed for trip sixes but Huynh rivered the straight holding ending Berger's tournament in second place.
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 38,175,000 | 25,175,000  |
| Matthew "610610" Berger | 0 | -25,000,000  |
Monday, July 20, 2020 2:23 AM Local Time
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani Eliminated in 3rd Place ($60,744.05)
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani raised to 560,000 from the button and "610610" called from the small blind. Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh came along as well and it was a family pot to the flop. Two checks saw Ablahani continued for 1,120,000 and only "610610" called to see the turn.
Huynh checked, Ablahani bet 2,572500, and Huynh check-raised all in for 10,353,360. Ablahani called off for 10,336,678 total and the hands were turned up.
"610610":
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani:
Both players had huge hands but "610610" was best with a set. The river changed nothing and just like that Ablahani was gone in third place.
| Matthew "610610" Berger | 25,000,000 | 22,084,580 |
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 13,000,000 | -7,666,642 |
| Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani | 0 | -12,856,678 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 2:18 AM Local Time
Sang "youngkoi" Lee Eliminated in 4th Place ($44,985.42)
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened for 560,000 on the button and then called Sang "youngkoi" Lee's 4,180,714 three-bet jam from the big blind.
Sang "youngkoi" Lee:
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh:
Lee was ahead until an ace appeared in the window on the flop.
The turn was no help to Lee nor was the river ending his tournament in fourth place.
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 20,666,642 | 4,425,714 |
| Sang "youngkoi" Lee | 0 | -4,250,714 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 2:15 AM Local Time
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips Eliminated in 5th Place ($33,624.54)
Action folded to Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips in the small blind and he moved all in for 3,779,996, which Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani called from the big blind.
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani:
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips:
It was a flip and Phillips was looking to improve to survive. The flop gave him a gutshot straight draw, but he missed as the turn and river both bricked.
| Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani | 12,856,678 | 560,000 |
| Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips | 0 | -2,554,998 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 2:10 AM Local Time
Level 42 started
Level: 42
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 35,000
Monday, July 20, 2020 2:08 AM Local Time
Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,287.12)
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened for 480,000 and Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey defended his big blind to see a flop.
Frey check-called Huynh's 420,000 continuation bet and then got his last 2,570,146 stack in the middle after the appeared on the turn.
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh:
Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey:
Frey was ahead with his trip jacks but the appeared on the river completing Huynh's flush and eliminating Frey in sixth place.
Frey Flushed by Huynh| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 20,237,188 | 4,310,416 |
| Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey | 0 | -4,090,416 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:58 AM Local Time
Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,148.58)
Michael "namhtiw1" Whitman raised to 480,000 from early position only to have Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh three-bet to 1,627,500 next to act. Action folded back to Whitman and they four-bet jammed for 5,560,940, which Huynh called.
Michael "namhtiw1" Whitman:
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh:
It was a flip and "namhtiw1" was looking to hold. That didn't happen though as the flop gave Huynh the nuts. The turn left "namhtiw1" looking for an ace on the river just to chop, but that didn't happen as the rolled off instead.
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 15,926,772 | 5,885,940 |
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 0 | -10,119,018 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:54 AM Local Time
Level 41 started
Level: 41
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:54 AM Local Time
Huynh Takes the Chip Lead
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips opened for 400,000 from late position and Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips called from the hijcak to see a flop.
Huynh continued for 420,000 and Phillips called but folded after Huynh jammed for 7,925832 after the appeared on the turn.
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 10,040,832 | 6,355,416 |
| Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips | 2,554,998 | -6,655,416 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:37 AM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:35 AM Local Time
Michael "vapor098" Federico Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,659.20)
"namhtiw1" opened for 320,000 from late position and then they called Michael "vapor098" Federico's 860,509 three-bet jam from the hijack.
"namhtiw1":
Michael "vapor098" Federico:
Federico was dominated and things got worse after the gave "namhtiw1" trip kings.
The turn left Federico drawing dead and he took his exit in eighth place after the completed the board on the river.
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 10,119,018 | 1,219,585 |
| Michael "vapor098" Federico | 0 | -1,260,509 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:31 AM Local Time
Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,360.88)
Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness open-jammed for 697,550 from early position and "namhtiw1" called from the cutoff.
"namhtiw1":
Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness:
Gunness was behind and didn't get any help from the flop.
The turn paired Gunness but the river ended his tournament in ninth place.
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 8,899,433 | 797,550 |
| Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness | 0 | -817,550 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:29 AM Local Time
Final Table Draw and Counts
Event 19 Final Table| Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips | 9,475,414 | 40,000 |
| Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani | 8,531,680 | 390,293 |
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 8,101,883 | 350,000 |
| Sang "youngkoi" Lee | 3,165,714 | 1,449,707 |
| Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | 2,605,416 | 712,708 |
| Matthew "610610" Berger | 2,160,420 | -209,112 |
| Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey | 2,056,414 | -1,250,038 |
| Michael "vapor098" Federico | 1,260,509 | -423,750 |
| Paul "Debt2Me" Gunness | 817,550 | 60,000 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:25 AM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:25 AM Local Time
Gilbert "AJofHearts" Acosta Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,887.14)
Gilbert "AJofHearts" Acosta found themselves all in preflop for around 3.3 million and was at risk against risk against "KBconcepts."
Gilbert "AJofHearts" Acosta:
"KBconcepts":
Acosta was primed to double, but that didn't happen as the board ran out to to give "KBconcepts" a winning runner-runner spade flush.
| Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips | 9,435,414 | 7,435,307 |
| AJofHearts | 0 | -5,731,519 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:22 AM Local Time
William "Potrippper" Klevitz Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,887.14)
William "Potrippper" Klevitz open-jammed for 1,693,066 and "namhtiw1" called next to ace.
"namhtiw1":
William "Potrippper" Klevitz:
Klevitz ran into ace and didn't find a lucky seven with the runout ending his tournament in 11th place.
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 7,751,883 | 2,293,883 |
| William "potrippper" Klevitz | 0 | -2,257,666 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:18 AM Local Time
Barry "_MLB_" Wenger Eliminated in 12th Place ($8,887.14)
"namhtiw1" raised to 240,000 from the cutoff and Barry "_MLB_" Wenger defended his big blind to see a flop.
Both players checked and then Wenger bet 410,500 on the turn. "namhtiw1" called and the paired the board on the river.
Wenger moved all in for 1,278,972 and "namhtiw1" called.
"namhtiw1":
Barry "_MLB_" Wenger:
Wenger's bluff failed as "namhtiw1" looked him up with queens in the hole.
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 5,458,000 | 1,807,805 |
| Barry "_MLB_" Wenger | 0 | -3,510,650 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:13 AM Local Time
Joel "Dean04" Wincowski Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,963.12)
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani opened for 24,000 from early position and then called Joel "Dean04" Wincowski's 2,377,404 three-bet jam from the small blind.
Joel "Dean04" Wincowski:
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani:
Wincowski was crushed and didn't get any help from the runout ending his tournament in 13th place.
| Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani | 8,141,387 | 1,261,516 |
| Joel "Dean04" Wincowski | 0 | -3,011,154 |
Monday, July 20, 2020 1:10 AM Local Time
Allan "TheRounder89" Ten Hoeve Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,963.12)
Barry "_MLB_" Wenger raised to 264,720 under the gun and Allan "TheRounder89" Ten Hoeve three-bet all in for 705,825 from the cutoff. "namhtiw1" proceeded to four-bet all in over the top for 2,154,650 from the button, both blinds folded, and Wenger got out of the way.
Allan "TheRounder89" Ten Hoeve:
"namhtiw1":
Ten Hoeve had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out .
| Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | 3,650,195 | 1,393,045 |
| Allan "TheRounder89" Ten Hoeve | 0 | -708,325 |