All-time money leader Bryn Kenney has won the second WSOP bracelet of his career by taking down Event #3: $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship at the 2024 WSOP online on GGPoker. The American pro overcame a competitive field of 798-entries and bested Ukraine’s Andrii Derzhypilkskyi in heads-up, claiming $94k and an additional $131k in bounties for the victory.
Kenney has more than $67 million in live tournament cashes and most of his earnings have come from victories and final table scores in high-stakes tournaments on the Triton Super High Roller Series and the PokerGo Tour. Surprisingly, this WSOP win for him comes after more than a decade, following his first win in the WSOP 2014 Event #63: $1,500 10-Game Mix 6-Handed.
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The strong turnout for this event resulted in a $1,5,96,700 prize pool, which was finally shared by the top 92 finishers. The final table was a star-studded affair featuring several well-known names from the poker circuit. Greece’s Georgios Manousos finished third for a combined $108,102.61, while the lone Asian player from Singapore, Zheng Sheng Jonathan Gan “Jonganthelongan”, finished 7th for $37,164.28.
2024 WSOP Online Event #3: $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship Final Table Payouts
1. Bryn Kenney – $226,057.13
2. Andrii Derzhypilskyi – $120,306.44
3. Georgios Manousos – $108,102.61
4. Julio Steffen – $97,188.34
5. Arsenii Karmatckii – $57,977.89
6. Timothy ‘JoeExotic69’ Rutherford – $43,225.82
7. Jonathan ‘Zheng sheng Jonganthelongan’ Gan – $37,164.38
8. Dennys Ramos – $33,007.02
2024 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners So Far
GGPoker, which recently acquired the prestigious WSOP brand in a historic $500 million deal, is running the series from August 18 to September 30. The online series features a total of 33 bracelets and so far four bracelets have already been claimed, with two of them going to the Asian players.
Malaysia’s William Teoh Wins 5th Annual Kickoff Bounty For His First Bracelet
Malaysia’s William ‘Lemonw’ Teoh won the festival’s first event, the $500 5th Annual WSOP Kick-Off. This bounty event drew in a large field of 3,369 entries, creating a $1,600,225 prize pool. Teow collected a combined $169,007.14 and his career-first bracelet for the win. Russia’s ‘Pietroc98′ finished runner-up for a combined $83,256.99, while Serbia’s Andrey Stepanov finished third for a combined $83,899.81.
Event #1: $500 5th Annual WSOP Online Kick-Off Final Table Payouts
William ‘Lemonw’ Teoh – $169,007.14
‘Pietroc98’ – $83,256.99
Andrey Stepanov – $83,899.81
‘Waarkman’ – $54,546.98
Sander ‘Oztlyngen’ Oztlyngen – $37,292.94
Robert Haigh – $35,701.87
Duco ten Haven – $ 26,796.16
Lander ‘TaPWateR’ Lijo – $20,224.85
Ritvars Cekalins Dominates Gladiators Of Poker To Win His First Bracelet
The second event of the 2024 WSOP Online, Event #2, $300 NL ‘Gladiators of Poker’, saw Latvia’s Ritvars Cekalins take the top honors to win his maiden bracelet. He took home $409,886.44 , the biggest payout of the festival’s early going.
Cekalins eventually bested former bracelet winner in Bulgaria’s Ognyan Dimov to win this tournament, which clocked in 11,630 entries and generated a $3,244,770 prize pool. Dimov earned $315,820.86 as the runner-up, while Brazil’s Jorge Mattos banked $243,533.42 for rounding out the podium finishes.
2024 WSOP Online Event #2: $300 Gladiators of Poker NL Final Table Payouts
Ritvars Cekalins (Latvia) – $409,886.44
Ognyan Dimov (Bulgaria) – $315,820.86
Jorge ‘toddyjm’ Mattos (Brazil) – $243,533.42
Christian Jeppsson (Sweden) – $187,792.51
Felipe ‘godlikeson’ Baraky (Brazil) – $144,810.10
‘niko18’ (Israel) – $111,666.26
‘Erlango’ (Lithuania) – $86,108.94
‘SpicyTaco (Mexico) – $66,401.50
India’s Tarun Goyal Wins Event #4: $840 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha For His First Bracelet
The most recent winner at the 2024 WSOP Online was India’s Tarun Goyal, who overcame a field of 881 tough opponents in Event #4: $840 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha, claiming his first bracelet and N8D 109,561.83 (INR 1.09 Crores). The detailed recap of this PLO bounty event is available HERE!
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