Facts and Figures of the GGPoker WSOP Online Main Event
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Table Of Contents
- Overall WSOP Online Main Event Facts and Figures
- Four WSOP Bracelet Winners Drawing the Spotlights
- Online powerhouse Bryan Piccioli leading the way
- Arkadiy Tsinis: Long-Time Grinder with Bracelet and Five Rings
- Jonas Lauck Gets A Second Main Event Chance Online
- It's a Fiesta with Michael Lech
- 21 Different Countries Represented: USA on Top
- Players Left by Country
- WSOP Statistics of All Remaining Main Event Players
- Remaining WSOP Online Main Event Payouts
- Sign Up for a GGPoker Account Through PokerNews
On Saturday night, all eyes of the poker world will turn to the Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event when a winner will be crowned in the biggest-ever online poker tournament with a total prize pool of $27,559,500.
Starting all the way back on Sunday, August 16, a total field of 5,802 players signed up for a shot at poker immortality. After 23 starting flights, that number was whittled down to 1,171 and with a long Day 2 played out last Sunday, just 38 of them are left in contention.
While each of the remaining can already look back fondly on this event with a massive payday of $39,214 secured, all eyes will be on the life-changing first-place prize of $3,904,686 to be awarded in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The Main Event will resume Saturday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. UTC (2:30 p.m. EDT) to play down all the way to a champion, with PokerNews live reporting on deck to bring you blow-by-blow coverage of all the action., Today, we bring you all the key facts and figures about this unique event.
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Overall WSOP Online Main Event Facts and Figures
| Buy-in | $5,000 |
| Total prize pool | $27,559,500 |
| Total # of players | 5,082 |
| Total # of starting flights | 23 |
| Players left after all Day 1's | 1,171 |
| Players left after Day 2 | 38 |
| Chip leader after Day 2 | Bryan Piccioli (USA) |
| Next payout (38th place) | $39,214 |
| First-place prize | $3,904,686 |
| WSOP bracelet winners left | 4 (Michael Lech, 2020 - Jonas Lauck, 2019 - Bryan Piccioli, 2013 - Arkadiy Tsinis, 2011) |
| Biggest WSOP cash | Bryan Piccioli (6th in 2017 WSOP Main Event for $1,675,000) |
| Smallest WSOP cash | Kelly Wong, Wenling Gao (no prior WSOP cashes) |
| Most WSOP bracelet event cashes | Arkadiy Tsinis (62) |
| Most GGPoker WSOP cashes | Craig Timmis (13) |
| Oldest player left | Arkadiy Tsinis (44) |
| Youngest player left | Joshua McCully, Tzai Wei Phua & Wenling Gao (25) |
Four WSOP Bracelet Winners Drawing the Spotlights
Among the 38 remaining players, there are four players left that have tasted WSOP success before: Arkadiy Tsinis, Jonas Lauck, Michael Lech, and Bryan Piccioli are those with prior bracelet wins and among those to watch in this event.
Online powerhouse Bryan Piccioli leading the way
Chip leader going into Saturday is Allegany, NY's Bryan Piccioli, who is the only player to come back with over 100 big blinds. An online powerhouse back in the day as "theczar19", Piccioli received widespread attention during the 2017 WSOP Main Event where he reached the final table.
At the first final table since retiring the November Nine, Piccioli ultimately finished in sixth place for a payday of $1,675,000, an amount he can eclipse by finishing third or better in this event.
Check out this profile on Piccioli from the 2017 Main Event
Due to the Main Event run, it's easy to overlook Piccioli already has a WSOP bracelet shining on his mantelpiece. In 2013, the American traveled Down Under to play in the 2013 APAC where he won Event #1, A$1,100 Accumulator for A$211,575. In addition, he's boasting numerous six-figure scored including a nearly $500K score at the 2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star championship. He also scored fourteen cashes this summer on WSOP.com and an additional five (with this being his sixth) on GGPoker.
Piccioli finds himself in the most coveted spot going into the final day and will be the odds-on favorite to claim the nearly $4M up top.
Arkadiy Tsinis: Long-Time Grinder with Bracelet and Five Rings
The oldest player left in the field at just 44 years of age, Miami, FL's Arkadiy Tsinis will be drawing from his extensive experience when cards go back in the air on Saturday. Heralding from the Sunshine State, Tsinis' roots lie in the former Soviet state of Ukraine.
His WSOP resumé is endlessly long, highlighted by a 2011 bracelet win alongside five WSOP circuit rings and $1,710,502 in total winnings from 136 WSOP-related cashes, by far the most out of all players remaining.
Tsinis will start the final day as one of the shortest stacks and will need to spin it up 15 big blinds.
Jonas Lauck Gets A Second Main Event Chance Online
Germany's Jonas Lauck (33) captured his maiden bracelet in last year's Event #56: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty NLHE to win $260,335 in a single day. While that victory might be the highlight of his WSOP career so far, it's hard to overlook his harsh near-miss from the 2016 WSOP Main Event.
Back in 2016, Lauck made it deep into Day 6 when a brutal bad beat occurred against Gordon Vayo, with the latter all-in and at risk holding ace-king against Lauck's aces in a pot of over 60 big blinds. Vayo got there by turning an unlikely straight and the rest, as they say, is history: Vayo ultimately finished second for over $4.6M, while Lauck was left with dust to bust shortly after in 37th place.
Later that year, the German received direct redemption as he won the 2016 WCOOP Main Event on PokerStars under his llJaYJaYll moniker for $1,517,541. With both the online score and last year's bracelet win in the pocket, he'll be one to watch on the final day as he'll continue from the middle of the pack with 23 big blinds.
It's a Fiesta with Michael Lech
Popular American grinder Michael Lech (31), known as "MiguelFiesta" online, made headlines earlier this summer when he captured his first WSOP bracelet on WSOP.com after already having won eight Circuit rings. Always one to spread good vibes around, Lech's celebration clip went viral afterwards.
Relocating to his favored Mexico after the WSOP.com series concluded, Lech moved over to GGPoker and continued his online onslaught to claim his spot among the final 38. He'll start near the bottom of the pack, having 23 big blinds to work with.
Check how Michael Lech won his WSOP bracelet earlier this summer
21 Different Countries Represented: USA on Top
Despite Americans being forced to travel abroad to play on GGPoker due to legal reasons, they still are the most-represented country in the remaining field with seven players left, including chip leader Piccioli. The United Kingdom follows with four irons left in the fire, including no fewer than three (Michael Kane, Kelly Wong, and Craig Timmis) players in the top 10, similar to Germany who also has four.
Poker powerhouses Brazil has three players left to root for, while Russia, China, and Singapore are being represented by two players each. 14 countries have only a single player left, leaving a very diverse field to try and make online poker history.
There's are two females left in the field with China's Wenling Gao sitting in ninth place after two days. Those following the Asian poker scene are familiar with the Chinese powerhouse who sports nearly $700K in lifetime winnings according to the Hendon Mob, including a $150K score in the 2018 HK$100,000 High Roller at the APPT.
Kelly Wong is doing even better and sits fourth in chips. She's the biggest unknown player left at this stage with no prior accomplishments known at this time. Both Gao and Wong are the only two players with no prior WSOP cashes, whether live or on one of the online clients.
Players Left by Country
| Country | Players Left |
|---|---|
| USA | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Russia | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| The Netherlands | 1 |
WSOP Statistics of All Remaining Main Event Players
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Age | Total WSOP Cashes | 2020 WSOP GGPoker Cashes | Biggest WSOP Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Piccioli | USA | 18,417,494 | 115 | 31 | 46 | 5 | $1,675,000 - 6th in 2017 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 2 | Michael Kane | United Kingdom | 15,907,969 | 99 | 32 | 16 | 2 | $34,845 - 368th in 2019 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 3 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 15,299,783 | 96 | 29 | 3 | 3 | $2,859 - 552nd in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker |
| 4 | Kelly Wong | United Kingdom | 13,108,575 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 5 | Craig Timmis | United Kingdom | 12,809,181 | 80 | 33 | 13 | 13 | $77,883 - 2nd in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $800 Double Stack PLO |
| 6 | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | 11,681,173 | 73 | 29 | 18 | 11 | $10,721 - 92nd in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $5,000 NLHE 6-Handed Championship |
| 7 | Mariano Martiradonna | Italy | 11,116,489 | 69 | 39 | 2 | 0 | $24,622 - 386th in 2015 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 8 | Benjamin Rolle | Germany | 10,789,181 | 67 | 31 | 6 | 2 | $13,855 - 36th in 2015 WSOP $5,000 NLHE 6-Handed |
| 9 | Wenling Gao | China | 10,553,281 | 66 | 25 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 10 | Joao Santos | Brazil | 10,433,786 | 65 | 28 | 5 | 5 | $8,214 - 111th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker |
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Age | Total WSOP Cashes | 2020 WSOP GGPoker Cashes | Biggest WSOP Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tyler Cornell | USA | 10,152,249 | 63 | 33 | 24 | 4 | $102,102 - 68th in 2013 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 12 | Dingxiang Ong | Singapore | 9,320,927 | 58 | 27 | 4 | 4 | $2,115 - 669th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker |
| 13 | Xuming Qi | China | 8,842,916 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 5 | $59,295 - 151st in 2019 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 14 | Samuel Taylor | USA | 8,635,342 | 54 | 30 | 16 | 0 | $118,145 - 5th in 2013 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
| 15 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 8,412,841 | 53 | 33 | 15 | 4 | €96,819 - 7th in 2017 WSOP Europe €25,000 NLHE High Roller |
| 16 | Satoshi Isomae | Japan | 8,359,674 | 52 | 39 | 3 | 1 | $40,654 - 256th in 2011 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 17 | Maicon Junior Gasperin | Brazil | 8,171,017 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 7 | $5,225 - 225th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker |
| 18 | Joshua McCully | Australia | 7,906,110 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 8 | $6,091 - 29th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
| 19 | Tyler Rueger | USA | 7,692,938 | 48 | 31 | 2 | 0 | $37,705 - 325th in 2018 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 20 | Tzai Wei Phua | Singapore | 7,338,038 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 8 | $14,681 - 17th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $400 COLOSSUS |
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Age | Total WSOP Cashes | 2020 WSOP GGPoker Cashes | Biggest WSOP Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Martin Alejandro Arce Llobera | Argentina | 6,131,772 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 7 | $246,766 - 2nd in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief |
| 22 | Jonas Lauck | Germany | 6,118,751 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 1 | $260,335 - 1st in 2019 WSOP $1,500 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty |
| 23 | Avidan Cohen | United Kingdom | 5,880,731 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 6 | $8,271 - 18th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,000 NLHE 6-Handed |
| 24 | Manuel Saavedra | Spain | 5,847,283 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 7 | $229,990 - 3rd in 2016 WSOP $5,00 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed |
| 25 | Lucas Fernandes Tabarin | Brazil | 5,695,282 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 7 | $8,145 - 84th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $2,100 NLHE Bounty Championship |
| 26 | Phachara Wongwichit | Thailand | 5,153,525 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 0 | $84,453 - 4th in 2017 WSOP $1,500 NLHE Shootout |
| 27 | Chris Brewer | USA | 4,908,096 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 8 | $49,664 - 6th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship |
| 28 | Julien Perouse | France | 4,866,548 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 4 | $5,161 - 21st in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $400 PLOSSUS |
| 29 | Samuel Vousden | Finland | 4,241,694 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 12 | $24,832 - 14th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship |
| 30 | Michael Lech | USA | 4,192,636 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 3 | $401,888 - 2nd in 2016 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights NLHE |
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Age | Total WSOP Cashes | 2020 WSOP GGPoker Cashes | Biggest WSOP Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Thomas Ward | New Zealand | 4,083,422 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 3 | $33,734 - 313th in 2014 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 32 | Mateusz Rypulak | Poland | 4,079,246 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 5 | $31,170 - 356th in 2017 WSOP $10,000 MAIN EVENT |
| 33 | Ricky Tang | Canada | 3,397,845 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 0 | $13,849 - 66th in 2017 WSOP $1,500 Monster Stack NLHE |
| 34 | Arkadiy Tsinis | USA | 2,394,386 | 15 | 43 | 62 | 7 | $540,136 - 1st in 2011 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
| 35 | Freek Scholten | Netherlands | 2,248,788 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 6 | $327,563 - 2nd in 2019 WSOP $1,500 NLHE Double Stack |
| 36 | Julian Stuer | Germany | 2,111,979 | 13 | 30 | 14 | 2 | $165,277 - 5th in 2017 WSOP $2,620 Marathon NLHE |
| 37 | Aleksandr Trofimov | Russia | 1,602,207 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 4 | $82,633 - 4th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
| 38 | Evgeny Galakhov | Russia | 958,516 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 1 | $126,773 - 12th in 2020 GGPoker WSOP $25,000 NLHE Poker Players Championship |
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Remaining WSOP Online Main Event Payouts
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $3,904,686 |
| 2 | $2,748,605 |
| 3 | $1,928,887 |
| 4 | $1,353,634 |
| 5 | $949,937 |
| 6 | $666,637 |
| 7 | $467,825 |
| 8 | $328,305 |
| 9 | $230,395 |
| 10-13 | $161,686 |
| 14-17 | $113,465 |
| 18-26 | $79,625 |
| 27-35 | $55,880 |
| 36-38 | $39,214 |
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