Monday, July 27, 2020 3:13 AM Local Time
Ethan "RampageP" Yau Streams Victory on Way to 2020 WSOP Online Event #26: Grande Final Bracelet ($164,494)
On Sunday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale attracted 1,677 players who rebought 825 times. The 2,502-entry field meant a $1,125,900 prize pool was created, and after 12 hours of play it was 22-year-old Ethan "RampageP" Yau capturing the bracelet and $164,493.99 first-place prize.
Yau, who streamed the victory on YouTube to thousands of viewers under his Rampage Poker moniker, is a self-described $1-$3 no-limit hold'em player who often loses. According to HendonMob, he has just $2,180 in tournament earnings from a pair of small cashes at Encore Boston Harbor.
While he may not be the most experienced player, he can now say he's a World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner in his first-ever WSOP-related cash. Yau was slated to check out of his New Jersey AirBnB five hours, but one of the first things he did after the victory was send a message asking for a one-day extension. He also wondered how he was going to break the news to his mother, who he didn't inform about his trip to New Jersey in order to play the WSOP online series.
"That you guys. My phone is blowing up," Yau said before closing his stream. "Thank you so much for watching."
2020 WSOP Online Event #26 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Ethan "RampageP" Yau | $164,494 |
| 2 | Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | $101,669 |
| 3 | Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | $74,647 |
| 4 | Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | $55,282 |
| 5 | David "reallytight" Kim | $41,321 |
| 6 | Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott | $31,075 |
| 7 | Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles | $23,531 |
| 8 | Joon "jykpoker" Kim | $18,014 |
| 9 | Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi | $13,961 |
After "WinCiry" bubbled the tournament in 372nd place the march to the final table began. Among those to make deep runs but come up short were Nick "samadhi" Binger (214th - $1,013.31), Chris "Robotbob47" Moorman (153rd - $1,351.08), Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap (118th - $1,463.67), Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (92nd - $1,576.26), Eric "circleball" Baldwin (68th - $2,026.62), Mark "Pegasus" Smith (39th - $3,490.29), and Brandon "Horus" Eisen (11th - $10,921.23).
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti began the final table as the chip leader with Yau hot on his heels. Before too long, Yau vaulted into the lead after scoring a double elimination when his ace-eight suited hit a runner-runner flush all in preflop against Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi and Event #7 champ Joon "jykpoker" Kim, who had kings and ace-king respectively.
Mufti then earned a knockout of his own when his ace-four held against the king-queen of Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles, who bowed out in seventh place. Following him out the door was Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott, who shoved the button with eight-six only to run into Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington's pocket tens.
Blake Whittington
Five-handed play lasted for a while beforeDavid "reallytight" Kim flopped a straight and got it in only to see Yau runner-runner a diamond flush. Whittington then ran jack-ten suited smack dab into Yau's pocket aces to fall in fourth, while Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick won a flip with ace-queen against Mufti's nines to send the latter out in third.
Yau began heads-up play with 22.8 million to Patrick's 14.5 million, and it didn't take long before the two flipped for it. Patrick had ace-eight, Yau two reds fours, and the board ran out clean to eliminate Patrick in second place and send the bracelet to Yau.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #27: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout – 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 27, 2020 3:07 AM Local Time
Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick Eliminated in 2nd Place ($101,668.77)
Ethan "RampageP" Yau raised to 1,250,000 and then called Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick's 11,293,588 three-bet jam.
Ethan "RampageP" Yau:
Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick:
Yau was in the lead with his made hand but the flop gave him a sweat.
The turn was a bad card for Yau as Patrick could win with any ace, queen, eight or six.
Unfortunately for Patrick, the completed the board ending his tournament runner-up.
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 37,530,000 | 10,643,588  |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 0 | -10,643,588  |
Monday, July 27, 2020 3:03 AM Local Time
Heads Up Chip Counts
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 26,886,412 | 4,086,412 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 10,643,588 | -3,856,412 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:57 AM Local Time
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti Eliminated in 3rd Place ($74,647.17)
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti moved all in for 5,020,228 from the button and Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick called from the big blind.
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti:
Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick:
It was a big flip but not after the flop came down to pair Patrick. Neither the turn nor river helped Mufti and his run came to an end in third place.
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 22,800,000 | -4,898,092 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 14,500,000 | 10,319,160 |
| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 0 | -10,290,480 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:54 AM Local Time
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,281.69)
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington moved all in for 3,109,664 under the gun and Ethan "RampageP" Yau three-bet jammed from the button, which scared off the blinds.
Ethan "RampageP" Yau:
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington:
Whittington was in dire straits but the flop did give him a gutshot straight draw. Unfortunately for the accomplished circuit grinder, both the turn and bricked and his tournament came to an end.
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 27,698,092 | 5,360,076 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 0 | -3,520,252 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:50 AM Local Time
David "reallytight" Kim Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,320.53)
Ethan "RampageP" Yau opened under the gun for 925,000 and David "reallytight" Kim defended his big blind to see a flop.
Kim checked and then called off his 1,328,016 after Yau fired out 2,350,000.
David "reallytight" Kim:
Ethan "RampageP" Yau:
Kim flopped the goods but the running turn and the river gave Yau the better flush sending Kim home in fifth place.
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 22,338,016 | 4,347,604 |
| David "reallytight" Kim | 0 | -1,498,016 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:42 AM Local Time
Level 44 started
Level: 44
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:42 AM Local Time
Whittington Doubles Through Mufti
Action folded to Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti in the small blind and he moved all in to put the pressure on Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington, who called off from the big for 3,470,252.
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti:
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington:
Whittington was best and shipped the double after the board ran out .
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 7,190,504 | 5,524,872 |
| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 6,770,228 | -5,045,252 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:42 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 16,615,412 | 1,714,490 |
| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 11,815,480 | 4,087,184 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 6,596,472 | -2,180,000 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 1,665,632 | 277,338 |
| David "reallytight" Kim | 837,004 | -3,388,204 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:29 AM Local Time
Level 43 started
Level: 43
Blinds: 160,000/320,000
Ante: 40,000
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:29 AM Local Time
Kim Spikes River to Stay Alive
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington moved all in for 2,966,706 from the button and David "reallytight" Kim called off for 2,212,604 from the small blind.
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington:
David "reallytight" Kim:
The board ran out and Kim paired his king on the river to double through Whittington.
| David "reallytight" Kim | 4,945,208 | -1,370,632 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 754,102 | -3,112,134 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:26 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 14,900,922 | 1,220,000 |
| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 8,383,296 | -625,000 |
| David "reallytight" Kim | 6,315,840 | 0 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 4,063,236 | 0 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 3,866,236 | -560 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:16 AM Local Time
Level 42 started
Level: 42
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 35,000
Monday, July 27, 2020 2:15 AM Local Time
Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,074.84)
Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott raised all in for 2,065,965 from the button and Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington isolated after he came over the top for 2,992,388 from the small blind.
Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott:
Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington:
Whittington was ahead with his made hand of tens and nothing changed after the flop.
The turn was a bad card for Scott as it took away one of his outs and unfortunately for him, it appeared on the river giving Whittington a flush.
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 5,478,353 | 2,185,965 |
| Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott | 0 | -2,245,965 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:56 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at the Break
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 11,776,342 | -30,000 |
| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 10,716,649 | 3,656,566 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 5,103,236 | 1,530,000 |
| David "reallytight" Kim | 4,800,420 | -120,000 |
| Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott | 3,175,965 | -7,480,684 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 1,957,388 | -360,000 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:51 AM Local Time
Level 41 started
Level: 41
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:50 AM Local Time
Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,531.31)
Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles raised all in for 716,487 and Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti looked him up from the big blind.
Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles:
Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti:
Iles held live cards but didn't enjoy the flop that gave Mufti the nut flush draw.
The turn paired Mufti's aces and left Iles drawing dead as the river ended his tournament in seventh place.
Iles Falls in 7th Place | Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 7,060,083 | -2,884,221 |
| Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles | 0 | -1,831,487 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:43 AM Local Time
Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,961.16); Joon "jykpoker" in 8th ($18,014.40)
Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi moved all in for 1,877,652 from early position and Ethan "RampageP" Yau called from the cutoff. Joon "jykpoker" Kim then moved all in for 2,621,472 from the big blind and Yau called.
Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi:
Ethan "RampageP" Yau:
Joon "jykpoker" Kim:
The kept Guzzardi in the lead, but the running turn and river gave Yau the diamond flush to score the double knockout.
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 14,140,000 | 6,624,072 |
| Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi | 0 | -2,235,298 |
| Joon "jykpoker" Kim | 0 | -2,231,472 |
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:40 AM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Monday, July 27, 2020 1:39 AM Local Time
Final Table Draw and Counts
Event 26 Final Table| Mohammad "Tmomoney" Mufti | 9,944,304 | 220,000 |
| Ethan "RampageP" Yau | 7,515,928 | 0 |
| Jason "TATTOOMONEY" Scott | 6,888,596 | 970,000 |
| Blake "shampainpopn" Whittington | 3,417,588 | 40,000 |
| Michael "Mike91680" Guzzardi | 2,235,298 | -187,397 |
| Joon "jykpoker" Kim | 2,231,472 | -60,000 |
| David "reallytight" Kim | 2,143,855 | -280,000 |
| Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles | 1,831,487 | -2,622,214 |
| Brian "LakersGTD" Patrick | 1,321,472 | 490,736 |