Holtz, Gagliano & Stuewe Among Recent 2022 WSOP.com Bracelet Winners

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Oct 03, 2022 3 min read

The online bracelet series on WSOP.com is rolling on with three new champions crowned in separate events — all to receive coveted gold bracelets.

Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen, Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz, and John "Macallan25" Riordan are the latest winners. Read below how they each came out victorious in their respective events.

Connor "beefstew93" Stuewe Takes Down Event #16: $500 NLH Deepstack ($45,679)

On Saturday, the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #16: $500 NLH Deepstack, a tournament that drew 386 players who rebought 169 times. The 555-entry field resulted in a $249,750 prize pool, and after just under eleven hours of play, it was Connor "beefstew93" Stuewe who scored the victory to capture a $45,679 top prize and his first gold bracelet.

Stuewe, who defeated Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen in heads-up play, is a Massachusetts native with over $100,000 in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best $33,900 for 334th place in the 2021 $10,000 WSOP Main Event and a 67th-place finish in the $4,600 WPT Venetian for $13,450.

WSOP.com Online Event #16 Final Table Results

2021 WSOP.com POY Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz Wins Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s ($76,157)

Event #17: $777 NLH Lucky 7s as part of the 2022 WSOP.com Online wrapped up early Monday morning and saw Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz defeating Jordyn "ThLstCrdBndr" Miller during a short heads-up battle to win his first bracelet and $76,157.

In January, Holtz was named the 2021 WSOP.com Player of the Year to win a ring and $10,000 in cash. Deep into 2022 and Holtz now finds himself a WSOP bracelet holder.

The online event attracted 347 entrants, including 217 re-buys, to generate a prize pool of $394,800. Some big names in the field included poker vlogger Johnnie "JohnnieVIBES" Moreno (30th - $2,369), two-time bracelet winners Michael "Unbelievable" Wang (20th - $2,566), Jeremiah "freestylerr" Williams (19th - $2,566), streamer Tim "uNORTH0doX" Reilly ($3,514) and Women in Poker Hall of Famers JJ "artiliu" Liu and Kathy "Luckygal" Liebert, who were both eliminated near the money bubble.

WSOP.com Online Event #17 Final Table Results

Michael "itwasthator0" Gagliano Is Victorious In Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($62,755)

On Sunday, the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack, a tournament that drew 254 players who rebought 90 times. The 344-entry field resulted in a $309,600 prize pool, and after just under six hours of play, it was Michael "itwasthator0" Gagliano emerging victorious to capture a $62,755 top prize and his second career gold bracelet.

Gagliano, who defeated John "Macallan25" Riordan in heads-up play, is a WSOP bracelet winner with over two million in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best $448,463 for first in the 2016 WSOP $2,500 No Limit Hold'em for his first career bracelet and a third-place finish in the 2017 WSOP $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max for $210,139.

WSOP.com Online Event #18 Final Table Results

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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