Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:03 AM Local Time
Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #25: $500 NLH Summer Saver ($149,245)
On Saturday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver attracted 1,484 players who rebought 671 times. The 2,155-entry field resulted in a $969,750 prize pool, and after 12 hours of play, Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley emerged victorious to win the bracelet and $149,244.52 first-place prize.
Kiley, who hails from Utica, New York, had just a dozen WSOP-related cashes totaling $29,665 before the victory. That included three small cashes in the online series throughout July. In the live realm, Kiley has $57,088 in tournament earnings including a career-high $7,135 for finishing runner-up in the 2018 Run It Up Reno VI Kickoff event. A year later, he won the RUI Reno VIII 8-Game Championship for $5,220.
2020 WSOP Online Event #25 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | $149,245 |
| 2 | Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | $92,223 |
| 3 | Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | $67,301 |
| 4 | Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo | $49,554 |
| 5 | Matt " berkey11_s4y" Berkey | $36,851 |
| 6 | Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo | $27,638 |
| 7 | Richard "Daddyp69" Perrin | $20,850 |
| 8 | Michael "ha8me" Policastro | $15,904 |
| 9 | Ofir "panda15" Mor | $12,316 |
After "UpBreaker" bubbled in 331st place, the eliminations mounted fast. Among those to make deep runs but fall short of the final table were Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng (102nd - $1,260.67), Brian "tsarrast" Rast (87th - $1,454.62), Tyler "IloseStackz" Phillips (66th - $1,842.52), Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen (57th - $2,230.42), Tommy "BBANTE" Bates (35th - $3,782.02), Ryan "rbam13" Bambrick (13th - $7,467.07), and Ofir "panda15" Mor (9th - $12,315.82).
Mor actually busted before the final two tables combined to one, which meant the final tabled started eight-handed with Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey as the chip leader. It marked back-to-back final tables for the pro after he finished in seventh place in Event #24: $400 NLH 8-Handed.
Early on at the final table, Michael "ha8me" Policastro was on the bad end of a cooler flop when his ace-queen flopped queens and threes, but Kiley rolled over ace-three for trips. Richard "Daddyp69" Perrin then shoved the cutoff with pocket fives only to run into Berkey's aces in the small blind.
Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo was the next to go after running ace-queen into Weiyi "wymoney" Mo's Big Slick, and then Berkey lost a big pot after flopping bottom two pair only to discover Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen had flopped top set. Berkey bowed out a couple hands later losing jack-nine to the king-ten of Kiley.
Matt Berkey
Kiley proceeded to eliminate Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo – the result of ace-eight holding against king-queen – and then Chen took care of Mo in third place, which marked the deepest run for a woman thus far in the 2020 WSOP Online series on WSOP.com.
Chen took 23.59 million in chips into heads-up play against Kiley, who had 19.5 million. However, Kiley managed to battle into the lead and closed it out when he shoved the river with two pairs kings and fours and Chen called off with jacks and fours.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Sunday. 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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Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:02 AM Local Time
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($92,223.22)
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley opened for 800,000 and then called Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen's 2,475,000 three-bet to see a flop.
Chen continued for 2,125,000 and Kiley called to see the appear on the turn. Chen slowed down this time and check-called Kiley's 5,050,000 bet to see the complete the board on the river.
Chen checked once again and was forced with an all-in decision after Kiley jammed for 15,631,117. Chen took some time to think but ultimately called off his 8,068,883 stack and both players tabled their hands.
Chen showed for jacks and fours but Kiley held a better two-pair with eliminating Chen in second place.
Chen Falls in Second| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 43,100,000 | 23,600,000  |
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 0 | -23,590,000  |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:48 AM Local Time
Weiyi "wymoney" Mo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($67,300.65)
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen raised to 800,000 from the button and Weiyi "wymoney" Mo called from the big blind to see a flop. Mo opted to move her short stack all in and Chen quickly called.
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen:
Weiyi "wymoney" Mo:
Chen was ahead with sixes and a gutshot straight draw, but the turn kept Mo drawing live to both a flush draw and a straight draw of her own.
Unfortunately for her, the river was a brick and she had to settle for third place, the deepest run for a woman thus far in the 2020 WSOP online series on WSOP.com.
Meanwhile, Chen took 23.59 million in chips into heads-up play against Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley, who had 19.5 million.
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 23,590,000 | 7,882,832 |
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 19,500,000 | -2,536,672 |
| Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | 0 | -5,051,160 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:41 AM Local Time
See You Tomorrow!
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:40 AM Local Time
Level 44 started
Level: 44
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:37 AM Local Time
Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo Eliminated in 4th Place ($49,554.22)
Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo opened under the gun for 1,040,000 and then called off his 4,723,216 stack after Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley three-bet jammed for 16,993,456 from the big blind.
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley:
Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo:
Russo was behind holding live cards but couldn't find a pair with the runout and he was eliminated in fourth place.
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 22,036,672 | 3,323,216 |
| Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo | 0 | -6,588,216 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:33 AM Local Time
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey Eliminated in 5th Place ($36,850.50)
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey moved all in for 3,237,065 from the button and Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley called from the small blind.
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley:
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey:
The flop gave Kiley trip tens and the turn left Berkey drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river and Berkey, who began the final table as the chip leader, exited in fifth place.
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 18,713,456 | 3,927,065 |
| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 0 | -2,857,065 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:31 AM Local Time
Level 43 started
Level: 43
Blinds: 160,000/320,000
Ante: 40,000
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:31 AM Local Time
Berkey Left With Pebbles
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen opened for 688,994 from the small blind and Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey defended his big blind to see a flop.
Chen check-called Berkey's 1,166,248 bet to see the appear on the turn. Chen checked his option once again and then snapped-off his 5,909,837 stack after Berkey jammed for 8,766,902.
Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen:
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey:
Berkey flopped two-pair but was drawing dead as Chen held a set of aces and the river left Berkey with peanuts.
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 15,707,168 | 8,331,083 |
| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 2,857,065 | -7,876,083 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:20 AM Local Time
Chen Takes It on the Turn
Weiyi "wymoney" Mo limped the small blind and Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen checked his option from the big to bring about a flop.
Mo led out for 280,000 and then called when Chen raised to 840,000.
When the appeared on the turn, Mo checked and then folded when Chen bet 1,487,500.
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 7,376,085 | 1,135,960 |
| Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | 5,051,160 | -2,415,000 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:13 AM Local Time
Level 42 started
Level: 42
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 35,000
Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:00 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at the Break
| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 12,560,966 | 600,000 |
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 9,791,141 | -2,068,304 |
| Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | 9,741,160 | -270,000 |
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 6,840,125 | 2,235,555 |
| Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo | 4,166,608 | 1,983,304 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:59 AM Local Time
Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,637.87)
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey opened under the gun for 480,000 and Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo three-bet jammed for 3,330,936 from the cutoff.
Action folded to Weiyi "wymoney" Mo who gave Calenzo isolation after he came over the to for 5,780,224 from the small blind.
Weiyi "wymoney" Mo:
Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo:
Calenzo was dominated and didn't find a lucky lady with the runout ending his tournament in sixth place.
Calenzo Falls in Sixth| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 11,960,966 | -2,615,554 |
| Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | 10,011,160 | 3,810,936 |
| Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo | 0 | -2,875,946 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:51 AM Local Time
Level 41 started
Level: 41
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 30,000
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:45 AM Local Time
Richard “Daddyp69” Perrin Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,849.62)
Action folded around to Richard "Daddyp69" Perrin who raised all in for 2,562,664 from the cutoff and was called by Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey from the small blind.
Richard "Daddyp69" Perrin:
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey:
Perrin ran into aces and couldn't find a set with the runout ending their tournament in seventh place.
| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 14,576,520 | 2,350,269 |
| Richard “Daddyp69” Perrin | 0 | -4,137,664 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:39 AM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:38 AM Local Time
Michael "ha8me" Policastro Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,903.90)
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley raised to 345,678 from the hijack and Michael "ha8me" Policastro called from the small blind.
On the flop, Policastro led out for 758,517 and Kiley called to see the turn. Policastro moved all in for 3,526,398 and Kiley quickly called.
Michael "ha8me" Policastro:
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley:
Policastro flopped two pair but it was no good as Kiley had trip threes. The river was no help to Policastro and he was eliminated in eighth place.
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 11,194,445 | 5,250,593 |
| Michael "ha8me" Policastro | 0 | -5,050,593 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:34 AM Local Time
Final Table Draw and Counts
Event 25 Final Table| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 12,226,251 | 0 |
| Weiyi "wymoney" Mo | 8,124,974 | 600,000 |
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 5,943,852 | -56,148 |
| Guo Liang "Ct188" Chen | 5,220,930 | -29,886 |
| Michael "ha8me" Policastro | 5,050,593 | -1,783,419 |
| Richard “Daddyp69” Perrin | 4,137,664 | 375,000 |
| Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo | 1,277,968 | -1,138,333 |
| Stephen "S.Dot22" Russo | 1,117,768 | -792,500 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:34 AM Local Time
Ofir "panda15" Mor Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,315.82)
Action folded around to Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey who raised all in for 9,149,831 and Ofir "panda15" Mor called off his 2,941,919 stack from the big blind.
Ofir "panda15" Mor:
Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey:
Mor was ahead and improved with the flop but it also gave Berkey the flush draw.
Berkey didn't have to wait long as the turn completed his flush and the river ended Mor's tournament in ninth place.
| Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey | 12,226,251 | 3,901,420 |
| Ofir "panda15" Mor | 0 | -2,761,420 |
Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:31 AM Local Time
Daniel "TheDinosaur" Marder Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,600.520)
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley opened for 360,000 on the button and then called Daniel "TheDinosaur" Marder's 1,598,344 three-bet jam from the big blind.
Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley:
Daniel "TheDinosaur" Marder:
Marder was crushed and he couldn't find a lucky seven with the runout ending his tournament in 10th place.
| Nicholas "mrfinalt" Kiley | 6,000,000 | 3,782,246 |
| Daniel "TheDinosaur" Marder | 0 | -1,808,344 |