Kyle "KMILLER1979" Miller & Troy "2fish1hand" Laypo Among Recent WSOP PA Online Bracelet Winners

Chad Holloway
PR & Media Manager
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WSOP Pennsylvania online bracelets

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been taking place in Las Vegas, while WSOP.com had a 30-event bracelet schedule for the merged market of Nevada/New Jersey/Michigan. There's also the segregated market of Pennsylvania, which features a seven-event bracelet schedule that kicked off on June 2 and will run through July 14.

Pennsylvania's Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg, the reigning WSOP PA Online Player of the Year, captured his second career gold bracelet after taking down WSOP PA's Online Bracelet Event #2 - NL Hold'em PKO, while a week before Frank "D.Lafferty" Bonnacci took down Event #1: NLH Bankroll Builder for $20,731.19.

Click here to read our recap of the first two WSOP.com PA bracelet events.

2024 WSOP.com PA Online Bracelet Winners

DateTournamentPlayersRe-entriesTotal EntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
6/2/24Event #1: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder13087217$97,650Frank "D.Lafferty" Bonnacci$20,731.19
6/9/24Event #2: $400 NLH PKO148$119267$96,120Zach "CaptainLevi" Gruneberg$16,665
6/16/24Event #3: $500 NLH Deepstack Turbo11159170$76,500Kyle "KMILLER1979" Miller$17,151.30
6/23/24Event #4: $500 NLH Mystery Bounty14784231$103,950Troy "2fish1hand" Laypo$12,453.68
6/30/34Event #5: $600 NLH Monster Stack12280202$109,080Kyle "Urbn072" Wallace$23,157.83

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Kyle "KMILLER1979" Miller Wins Event #3

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On Sunday, June 16, Event #3: $500 NL Hold'em Deepstack Turbo attracted 111 players who rebought 59 times. The 170-entry field resulted in a $76,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers. After a little over five hours of play, it was Kyle "KMILLER1979" Miller defeating Jacob "RomeoBlues" Smith in heads-up play to win the tournament for $17,151.30 and his first online bracelet.

Others to cash the tournament were Clayton "fbeluga" Jiang (6th - $3,305), Frank "D.Lafferty" Bonnacci (7th - $2,409.75), Joel Brink (15th - $895), Eric Donahue (19th - $880), Barry Cleaver (24th - $872), and Casey Yontz (29th - $872).

Event #3: $500 NLH Deepstack Turbo Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownEarnings
1Kyle "KMILLER1979" MillerNew Bloomfield, PA$17,151
2Jacob "RomeoBlues" SmithReading, PA$12,240
3Justus MarsicoOld Forge, PA$8,744
4"Kingvisc3316"N/A$6,288.30
5John "LTCmoon1" McDonaldPhiladelphia, PA$4,559
6Clayton "fbeluga" JiangBoston, MA$3,305
7Frank "D.Lafferty" BonnacciPittsburgh, PA$2,410
8Abel "Abelnator" GriffithsPennsylvania$1,760
9Kelley "Kelster60" EmbreeBerwich, PA$1,293

Laypo Lays Claim to Event #4 Bracelet

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On Sunday, June 23, Event #4: $500 NL Hold'em Mystery Bounty attracted 147 players who rebought 84 times. The 231-entry field resulted in a $103,950 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers. It took nearly 10 hours of play before Troy "2fish1hand" Laypo bested Thomas "elliis502" Lobbe in heads-up play to win the tournament for $11,453.68, which along with a $1,000 bounty gave them a total payday of $12,453.68 to go along with his first gold bracelet.

While Laypo won the bracelet, he actually didn't win the most money in the tournament thanks to the Mystery Bounty format. That honor went to Leno "Nutzey" Thomas, who finished in fourth place for $4,369.95. Along with $9,533.33 in bounties that gave him a tournament-high payout of $13,903.28.

Event #4: $500 NL Hold'em Mystery Bounty Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownEarnings
1Troy "2fish1hand" LaypoLevittown, PA$11,454 + $1,000 in bounties
2Thomas "elliis502" LobbeSpring Brook Township, PA$8,254 + $4,050 in bounties
3Frank "PlsDontBet" DyskaClarks Summit, PA$6,032 + $1,250 in bounties
4Leno "Nutzey" ThomasPhiladelphia, PA$4,370 + $9,533.33 in bounties
5Sebastian "OMCEscher" HarasimGreentown, PA$3,156 + $766.66 in bounties
6"sidthekid5"N/A$2,304 + $500 in bounties
7Hunter "Tarlo2525" McClellandRamey, PA$1,678 + $2,516.67 in bounties
8Corey "Albertcamus" ThompsonErie, PA$1,241 + $3,783.34 in bounties
9Samuel "PineCreek" MonksRosartio, Mexico$912 + $1,000 in bounties

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Kyle "Urbn072" Wallace Victorious in Event #5: $600 NL Hold'em Monster Stack

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On Sunday, June 30, Event #5: $600 NL Hold'em Monster Stack attracted 122 players who rebought 80 times. The 202-entry field resulted in a $109,080 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers. After nearly 10 hours of play, it was Kyle "Urbn072" Wallace downing David "Vertimax" Evans in heads-up play to win the tournament for $23,157.83 and the gold bracelet.

Event #5: $600 NL Hold'em Monster Stack Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownEarnings
1Kyle "Urbn072" WallaceAtglen, PA$23,157.83
2David "Vertimax" EvansPittsburgh, PA$16,689.24
3Clayton "fbeluga" JiangBoston, MA$12,195.14
4Nick "kolya" GrablevskyTroy, NY$8,835.48
5Ilya "Solenya" SoyferMorganville, NJ$6,381.18
6Robert "Dr.Toboggan" BustinPhiladelphia, PA$4,657.71
7Michael "dianite" AulicinoPhiladelphia, PA$3,392.38
8Nick "Alfonz12" SemeraroPennsylvania$2,508.84
9Jonathan "Jonnymo" MoritzWexford, PA$1,843.45

What's Coming Up?

Just two more events WSOP.com online bracelet events remain on the Pennsylvania schedule. Event #6: $333 NL Hold'em will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 7, and then a week later on Sunday, July 14 at the same time will be the final tournament — Event #7: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver. PokerNews will bring a final recap of the Pennsylvania online bracelet events once they've finished.

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Chad Holloway
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PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.

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