Joon “jykpoker” Kim Wins Online WSOP Event #7: $800 NLH KO Deepstack ($103,127)
On Monday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker Online Event #7: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout Deepstack attracted 989 players, which resulted in a $731,660 prize pool. After nearly 12 hours of play, it was Joon “jykpoker” Kim coming out on top to win a $103,127 top prize, $3,000 in bounties, and his first gold bracelet.
Prior to the win, Kim had 11 WSOP-related cashes totaling a modest $19,113. Five of those cashes have come in WSOP.com events, including an 87th-place finish two days prior in the $1,000 NLH Freezeout event.
Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Eric "CircleBall" Baldwin finished in 3rd place ($44,914), while Jeff "mavsusc" Platt finished 7th for $12,657 after entering the final table as the chip leader. The host of the PokerNews Podcast live-streamed his deep run for thousands of excited poker followers on Twitch.
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2020 WSOP Event #7 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | KO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joon “jykpoker” Kim | $103,127 | $3,000 |
| 2 | Stephen “bunsamillion” McManus | $63,767 | $2,000 |
| 3 | Eric “CircleBall” Baldwin | $44,914 | $1,600 |
| 4 | Jason “Gunner_Q10” Gunn | $32,044 | $1,800 |
| 5 | Ian “APokerJoker2” Steinman | $23,178 | $1,400 |
| 6 | Lee “smallmytable” Gale | $16,983 | $1,400 |
| 7 | Jeff “mavsusc” Platt | $12,657 | $2,400 |
| 8 | Jonathan “fan_sawyer21” Love | $9,560 | $1,200 |
| 9 | Joseph“thehofffx” Hoffman | $7,316 | $1,400 |
Action of the Day
After Sean "PetyrBaelish" Hegarty busted on the bubble in 144th place, the in-the-money finishers included Nipun “javanti” Java (103rd - $961.30), Brian “JackBogle” Altman (86th - $1,121.52), Matt “RubberFist” Stout (80th - $1,228.33), Jared “DarrensRabbi” Jaffee (56th - $1,495.36), Ryan “bitc0in” Riess (33rd - $2,403.27), and Layne “scoop87” Flack (13th - $4,486.10).
Poker commentator and PokerNews Podcast co-host Jeff “mavsusc” Platt began the final table with the chip lead, but it proved to be a contentious affair with multiple players pulling out in front. Joseph “thehofffx” Hoffman was the first to fall after losing a flip with Big Slick to the pocket jacks of Lee “smallmytable” Gale and then Jonathan “fan_sawyer21” Love followed after suffering a bad beat with ace-ten against Eric “CircleBall” Baldwin’s ten-nine when a nine spiked on the turn.
At that point, the stacks had evened out a bit and Platt saw his run, which he was streaming in Twitch, come to an end in a blind-versus-blind hand against Kim, who shoved the small blind with queen-jack. Platt called off getting it in good with king-deuce suited, but he wasn’t rewarded for it as a queen spiked on the flop.
Well, we play for the win, and that clearly showed!! I love you guys so much...will have more to say tomorrow, but… https://t.co/fhH4IlczuW
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)
Kim then eliminated Gale in sixth place when his ace-nine held against king-jack, and then Ian “APokerJoker2” Steinman took his leave failing to get there with ace-jack against the pocket kings of Stephen “bunsamillion” McManus.
With four players remaining, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Baldwin’s Big Slick held against Jason “Gunner_Q10” Gunn’s ten-jack suited to dispatch the latter, but Baldwin soon followed him out the door after running sevens into Kim’s aces in a big pot.
Kim began heads-up play with a nearly 5:1 chip lead over McManus, and it didn’t take long for him to close the deal when his king-nine flopped top pair against queen-seven all in preflop.
2020 Online WSOP Bracelet Winners
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/1/20 | Event #1: $500 NLH Kick-Off | 1,715 | $771,750 | Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler | $130,425.75 |
| 7/2/20 | Event #2: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max | 919 | $873,050 | Louis "PokeThese" Lynch | $168,586 |
| 7/3/20 | Event #3: $400 NLH | 2,091 | $752,760 | Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn | $115,850 |
| 7/4/20 | Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo | 1,179 | $530,550 | Matt "Bodeyster" Bode | $97,091 |
| 7/5/20 | Event #5: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 854 | $811,300 | Allen "Acnyc718" Chang | $161,286 |
| 7/6/20 | Event #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 883 | $449,820 | Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | $89,424 |
| 7/6/20 | Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack | 989 | $731,660 | Joon “jykpoker” Kim | $103,127 |
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack– will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Tuesday. 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!
In this Series
- 1 Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler Captures First Bracelet of 2020 WSOP; Hellmuth 11th
- 2 Louis "PokeThese" Lynch Defeats "KOVID19" For Second Online WSOP Bracelet ($168,586)
- 3 Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn Wins Online WSOP Event #3 ($115,850)
- 4 Matt “Bodeyster” Bode Calls His Shot, Wins Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #4
- 5 Allen “Acnyc718” Chang Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #5 ($161,286)
- 6 Nathan "surfbum" Gamble Captures Second Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #6 ($89,424)
- 7 Joon “jykpoker” Kim Wins Online WSOP Event #7: $800 NLH KO Deepstack ($103,127)
- 8 Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #8: $500 NLH Freezeout ($119,399)
- 9 Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen Turns Online Debut into WSOP Bracelet Win ($188,214)
- 10 Ryan "Im.Sorry" Torgersen Wins WSOP Online Event #10: $600 NLH MonsterStack ($172,361)
- 11 Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka Becomes First Non-American to Win 2020 Online WSOP Bracelet
- 12 Poker Vlogger Ryan “joeyisamush” Depaulo Wins 2020 WSOP Online Big 500 ($159,563)
- 13 8-Time Ring Winner Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech Captures First Gold Bracelet in Event #13: $1,500 High Roller ($164,249)
- 14 Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen Wins Third Bracelet in 2020 WSOP Online $3,200 High Roller ($352,985)
- 15 Guy “PhilLaak” Dunlap Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #15: $1,000 PLO 8-Max ($133,780)
- 16 Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($116,204)
- 17 Pat "IchiiKawawa" Lyons Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em ($173,551)
- 18 Scott "BudLightLime" Hempel Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo DeepStack ($181,060)
- 19 Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em ($133,857)
- 20 Kevin "therealkg" Gerhart Wins Second Career Bracelet in WSOP Online Event #20
- 21 Tony "Panoramic" Dunst Wins Event #21: $777 NLH 6-Handed for Second Gold Bracelet ($168,342)
- 22 Allan “Treeoflife” Cheung Wins WSOP Online Event #22: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($120,083)
- 23 Raymond “avant9201” Avant Wins 2020 WSOP Event #23: $500 NLH Knockout ($93,776)
- 24 Nick "samadhi" Binger Captures 2nd Bracelet in Event #24: $400 NLH 8-Handed ($133,413)
- 25 Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #25: $500 NLH Summer Saver ($149,245)
- 26 Ethan "RampageP" Yau Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #26: Grande Final ($164,494)
- 27 Ian “ApokerJoker2” Steinman Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #27: $400 Freezeout ($110,557)
- 28 William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine Wins Event #28: $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max ($110,673)
- 29 Nick “shadowjacker” Guagenti Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #29: $2,000 NLH Deepstack ($305,433)
- 30 New Jersey's Jonathan “SugarJ” Lessin Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #30: $500 Senior's Event ($64,411)
- 31 Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship ($310,832)
