Sunday, August 16, 2020 12:48 AM Local Time
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey Claims 1st Bracelet in Event #61: $300 Monster Stack for $127,660
And that makes it the third bracelet for the United Kingdom during the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events as Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey takes down Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed for $127,660, the WSOP Europe package, and his first bracelet by besting Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte heads-up. The tournament attracted 3,491 entries to create a prize pool of $973,989 just shy of a million.
Stacey seems to be a relatively unknown player as he has one cash recorded on The Hendon Mob for $1,100 and looks to have scored his biggest cash ever to follow in the footsteps of Roberto Romanello and Patrick Kennedy as they have also claimed a bracelet earlier on in this series.
Stacey and Lecompte were accompanied by Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva, Arnaud Enselme, Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz, Hui "rrnutscn" Wang, Steve O'Dwyer, Wai Ching "KEN-C" Cheang, and Tal "tel aviv" Herzog on the final table.
Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
1 | Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | United Kingdom | $127,660 |
2 | Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | United States | $99,552 |
3 | Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | Finland | $70,964 |
4 | Arnaud Enselme | France | $50,586 |
5 | Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz | France | $36,059 |
6 | Hui "rrnutscn" Wang | China | $25,704 |
7 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | $18,323 |
8 | Wai Ching "KEN-C" Cheang | China | $13,061 |
9 | Tal "tel aviv" Herzog | Israel | $9,311 |
Road to the Final Table
The late registration period of the tournament lasted 210 minutes and when that timer ran out, just over 1,000 players were left in the field, and over half of them needed to bust for the rest to be in the money for at least $697. It would take almost 90 minutes before it was time for the bubble with 443 players left while only 440 would get paid.
Grigoriy "Galdhopiggen" Rodin ended up bursting the bubble by taking out Simon "sprhightrolr" Grabenschweiger in a swingy hand. Rodin held pocket treys while Grabenschweiger had king-queen. The king-trey-queen flop gave Rodin bottom set and Grabenschweiger two pair and some hope. The seven on the turn didn't change things and the river made the hand of Rodin even better as he improved to quads.
As usual, as soon as the bubble burst, a bunch of eliminations come flying in. And it was no different here, GGPoker Twitch Streamer Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker ran his ace-king into the ace-nine of Jiahuan "brahms" He. Another streamer, Bryan Paris fell shortly after, as did players like Alex Foxen, Samuel Vousden, Romanello, Simon Higgins, and Connor Drinan while O'Dwyer took the chip lead.
GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu was eliminated by Alexandru "Leo Messi10" Farcasanu when he three-bet shoved his 17 big blind in with king-queen. Farcasanu held jacks and those held throughout the runout of the board.
Four hours after the bubble burst, the field was down to two tables. Stacey took out Trygve "FullSendWig" Leite and Charles "TheMadQueen" La Boissonniere took care of Farcasanu to get to the final table bubble. But La Boissonniere was next to go in tenth place thanks to Schwartz.
Slow Start, Quick Finish
O'Dwyer and Wang came into the final table with the two biggest stacks worth 45 big blinds while Cheang was the shortest with eight. It would take 40 minutes before Herzog busted after others doubled up first. Fifteen minutes later, Cheang got chucked out of the tournament by Koivuneva who had also eliminated Herzog.
O'Dwyer had lost his chip lead when he doubled Enselme up and then got his last 14 big blinds in with ace-nine. Schwartz held kings to prevent the well-know player from winning his first bracelet. Stacey then doubled through Schwartz for the chip lead and didn't let it go anymore.
He eliminated Wang in sixth place while Enselme took out Schwartz in fifth place. But Stacey then took out Enselme to get to three-handed play. Koivuneva doubled up through Lecompte before the latter then doubled back up twice through the former to leave him short. Koivuneva then shoved his last five big blinds with ace-king and was ahead against the ace-trey of Stacey but the trey on the flop signaled the end of Koivuneva's tournament life.
Heads-up play lasted for eleven hands and in the final one, Lecompte raised and then called for his last 22 big blinds with king-queen. Stacey held ace-nine and held throughout the runout with the higher kicker to claim the win and his first bracelet.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on Sunday, August 16 with big selection of action to follow. Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha starts at 6 p.m. UTC and there's the Event #64: $840 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em at 8:30 p.m. But most eyes will be on Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event at 6:30 p.m. as that event has a whopping guarantee of $5,000,000. So make sure to come back for all the updates right here.
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:46 PM Local Time
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte Eliminated in 2nd Place ($99,552)
In the eleventh hand of heads-up play, Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte raised to 4,000,000 from the button and Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey shoved with the bigger stack for Lecompte to make the call for the remaining 32,087,466.
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte:
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey:
The flop came for Stacey to stay ahead.
The turn was the and when the river cards was slowly peeled by Lecompte, it revealed the to end his tournament life. Stacey wins the WSOP bracelet and $127,660 while Lecompte collected $99,552 for finishing as the runner up.
A recap is to follow.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 174,550,000 | 40,887,466 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 0 | -40,887,466 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:41 PM Local Time
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva Eliminated in 3rd Place ($70,964)
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva shoved from the button for 5,144,622 and was called by Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte in the small blind. Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey three-bet shoved for more for Lecompte to fold.
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva:
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey:
The board ran out for Stacey to flop a pair of treys to bust Koivuneva in third place.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 133,662,534 | 10,489,244 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 40,887,466 | -4,144,622 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 0 | -6,344,622 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:36 PM Local Time
Lecompte Doubles Up Twice to Leave Koivuneva Short
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva shoved from the small blind with the bigger stack and Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte made the call from the big blind for 9,608,022.
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte:
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva:
The board ran out for Lecompte to double up.
Two hands later, Lecompte shoved from the button for 21,816,044 and was called by Koivuneva in the big blind.
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte:
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva:
The board ran out for Lecompte to double up again and leave Koivuneva short.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 123,173,290 | 6,200,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 45,032,088 | 29,424,066 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 6,344,622 | -35,624,066 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:32 PM Local Time
Koivuneva Doubles Up
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva completed his small blind and Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte raised from the big blind to 6,400,000 for Koivuneva to three-bet shove for 20,684,344 in total which Lecompte called.
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva:
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte:
The board ran out for Koivuneva to hold with the higher two pair to double up.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 116,973,290 | 5,100,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 41,968,688 | 13,784,344 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 15,608,022 | -18,884,344 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:29 PM Local Time
Arnaud Enselme Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,586)
Arnaud Enselme shoved from under the gun for 17,777,266 which Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey called in the big blind.
Arnaud Enselme:
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey:
The board ran out for Stacey to flop the pair of aces and turn the flush to bust Enselme in fourth place.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 111,873,290 | 22,177,266 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 34,492,366 | -2,800,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 28,184,344 | -1,200,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 0 | -18,177,266 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:27 PM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 200,000
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:26 PM Local Time
Koivuneva Doubles Through Stacey
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey raised to 15,600,000 from the button and Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva called for the 12,892,172 he had left in the big blind.
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva:
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey:
The board ran out for Koivuneva to hit the river for the higher two pair to double up.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 89,696,024 | -12,592,172 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 37,292,366 | -300,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 29,384,344 | 12,592,172 |
Arnaud Enselme | 18,177,266 | 300,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:24 PM Local Time
Stacey Puts Enselme All-In
Arnaud Enselme raised to 2,520,000 from under the gun and Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey three-bet to 8,000,000 from the big blind which Enselme called.
The flop came , Staceybet 5,076,000 which Enselme called again.
The turn was the and Stacey bet 14,876,000 this time and was called again.
The river completed the board with the and Stacey barreled a bet of into the pot to put Enselme all-in for the fold.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 102,288,196 | 31,102,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 37,592,366 | -2,250,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 17,877,266 | -29,002,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 16,792,172 | 150,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:21 PM Local Time
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz Eliminated in 5th Place ($36,059)
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz raised from under the gun to 9,657,965 and Arnaud Enselme shoved from the big blind with the bigger stack. Schwartz called for the 3,000,000 he had left.
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz:
Arnaud Enselme:
The board ran out for Enselme to flop top pair and turn two pair to bust Schwartz in fifth place.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 71,186,196 | 1,047,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 46,879,266 | 13,707,965 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 39,842,366 | -1,500,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 16,642,172 | -300,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 0 | -12,957,965 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:18 PM Local Time
Enselme's Chips Go to Lecompte and Then to Stacey
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte raised to 2,400,000 from under the gun and Arnaud Enselme three-bet to 7,200,00 from the button for the action to fold back to Lecompte. He four-bet to 12,000 which Enselme called. The flop came and Lecompte continued with a bet of 13,275,000 for Enselme to give up on the hand.
In the next hand, Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey raised to 2,520,000 from under the gun and Lecompte defended his big blind. The flop came , Lecompte bet 3,600,000 which Stacey called. The turn was the and Lecompte check-called the 5,484,700 bet of Stacey. The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Lecompte tabled for top pair but Stacey held for two pair and the pot.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 70,139,196 | 12,507,700 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 41,342,366 | 2,495,300 |
Arnaud Enselme | 33,171,301 | -10,500,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 16,942,172 | -2,250,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 12,957,965 | -2,250,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:13 PM Local Time
Enselme Has the Higher Pair
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey completed his small blind and Arnaud Enselme opted to check.
The flop came , Stacey bet 1,575,000 which Enselme called.
The turn was the , they both checked through to the on the river. Stacey bet 1,325,485 which Enselme called. Stacey tabled for the turned pair of sixes but Enselme held for the pair of sevens and the pot.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 57,631,496 | -6,050,485 |
Arnaud Enselme | 43,671,301 | 12,050,485 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 38,847,066 | -2,550,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 19,192,172 | -750,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 15,207,965 | -2,700,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:07 PM Local Time
More for Lecompte
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte raised to 2,400,000 from the small blind and Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey three-bet to 7,950,000 from the big blind/ Lecompte four-bet to 19,500,000 and Stacey to fold.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 63,681,981 | -4,005,580 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 41,397,066 | 11,250,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 31,620,816 | -1,544,420 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 19,942,172 | -3,150,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 17,907,965 | -2,550,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 11:01 PM Local Time
Chip Counts After the Break
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 67,687,561 | 3,400,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 33,165,236 | -1,430,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 30,147,066 | 5,640,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 23,092,172 | -8,150,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 20,457,965 | 540,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:56 PM Local Time
Time for the Eleventh Break of the Day
The five remaining players have gone for another 6-minute break.
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:56 PM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:55 PM Local Time
Hui "rrnutscn" Wang Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,704)
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey completed his small blind and Hui "rrnutscn" Wang opted to check the big blind.
The flop came , Stacey bet 1,360,000 and was called by Wang.
The turn was the and Stacey bet 2,420,000 for Wang to raise it up to 7,560,000 which Stacey called.
The river completed the board with the and Stacey checked. Wang shoved fro 14,006,847 which Stacey called with the bigger stack. Wang tabled for the bluff for Stacey to bust him as he held for the turned pair of queens.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 64,287,561 | 23,406,847 |
Arnaud Enselme | 34,595,236 | -2,340,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 31,242,172 | 4,080,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 24,507,066 | -740,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 19,917,965 | -240,000 |
Hui "rrnutscn" Wang | 0 | -24,166,847 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:51 PM Local Time
Lecompte Shoves on Enselme
Arnaud Enselme raised to 2,100,000 from the cutoff and Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte defended his big blind.
The flop came , Lecompte check-called the 1,355,000 bet of Enselme.
The turn was the and Lecompte checked again. Enselme bet 3,752,000 which Lecompte called.
The river completed the board with the and Lecompte shoved for 9,613,066 for Enselme to fold.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 40,880,714 | -240,000 |
Arnaud Enselme | 36,935,236 | -4,127,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 27,162,172 | -2,840,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 25,247,066 | 8,187,000 |
Hui "rrnutscn" Wang | 24,166,847 | -240,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 20,157,965 | -740,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:48 PM Local Time
Stacey Doubles for the Chip Lead
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey raised to 2,200,000 from the cutoff and Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz defended his big blind.
The flop came , Schwartz check-called the 1,300,000 continuation-bet of Stacey.
The turn was the , Schwartz took over the initiative and led out for 2,700,000 which Stacey called.
The river completed the board with the and Schwartz shoved with the bigger stack and Stacey called for the 13,750,357 he had behind. Schwartz tabled for two pair but Stacey held for the rivered straight to double up to the chip lead.
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 41,120,714 | 19,070,357 |
Arnaud Enselme | 41,062,236 | -4,230,000 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 30,002,172 | -1,100,000 |
Hui "rrnutscn" Wang | 24,406,847 | 8,910,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 20,897,965 | -20,550,357 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 17,060,066 | -2,100,000 |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:44 PM Local Time
Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,323)
Steve O'Dwyer shoved from the cutoff for 13,891,810 and Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz shoved for more from the small blind for the big blind to fold.
Steve O'Dwyer:
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz:
The flop came for Schwartz to improve to a set of kings and O'Dwyer to hit a pair of nines.
The turn was the for O'Dwyer to pick up the ten as outs to split the pot but the river completed the board with the for O'Dwyer to bust in seventh place.
Arnaud Enselme | 45,292,236 | -740,000 |
Michael "Blank0DMT" Schwartz (FRA) | 41,448,322 | 14,491,810 |
Sami "ToasterBono" Koivuneva | 31,102,172 | -1,240,000 |
Alexander "MightyWarior" Stacey | 22,050,357 | -240,000 |
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte | 19,160,066 | -240,000 |
Hui "rrnutscn" Wang | 15,496,847 | -240,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer | 0 | -11,791,810 |