WSOP Online Ontario Bracelet Events
Day 1 Completed
2022 Ontario WSOP Online
WSOP Online Ontario Bracelet Events
Day: 1
Two World Series of Poker gold bracelets are on their way to Canada's most populous province, and their lucky new owners are David "Edeskie" Cowling and Xing "Mai_K_4_Life" He.
Cowling took down Event #3: $1,050 GGMasters Online Championship [Freezeout], earning $50,992 and his first career bracelet. On the same night, He became a WSOP bracelet winner after emerging victorious in Event #2: $210 PLO Bounty MILLION$.
Event #3: $1,050 GGMasters Online Championship [Freezeout]
The GGMasters Online Championship promised to be the biggest event since the WSOP.ca Ontario platform launched in September, and it didn't disappoint. A total of 207 players entered the tournament to chase their share of the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Cowling was in third place at the start of the nine-handed final table, behind Jorge "Quaa" Artiga-Pacheco and Joshua "Frazer" Frazer James. Trung "Raazor" Nguyen was the first elimination after losing with ace-jack when Artiga-Pacheco rivered the nut flush with ace-eight.
Jaehwa "XE!PHIL@PTLV" Son soon joined Nguyen on the virtual rail after having their ace-queen dominated by Frazer James' ace-king. Cowling was in danger of falling in seven place when he was all in for 229,885 with ace-nine and up against Artiga-Pacheco with queens. Cowling remained behind until the river, which gave him a straight and a double up.
Shortly afterward, it was Cowling who picked up queens but ran into the aces of Brendan "fish-stick" Leonard. Cowling flopped a set to take the lead and finished with quads to bust Leonard in seventh place.
Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon woke up with kings to eliminate Richard "Haker99" Hake in sixth before a flurry of eliminations saw Ken "n3kt" Tam and Artiga-Pacheco head to the rail in short order, Artiga-Pacheco running queen-ten into Reardon's ace-king. The one-time chip leader didn't improve and finished in fourth place.
Reardon also took out Frazer James in third with ace-queen against ace-ten as he took a 1,499,389 to 570,611 lead over Cowling into heads-up play. Cowling mounted a comeback and took his own 2-1 chip lead before Reardon began shoving all in, picking up a number of pots without a showdown to even up the match.
On what proved to be the last hand of the tournament, Reardon moved all in on the river for 624,799 and Cowling tank-called with eight-deuce for two pair. Reardon could only show king-nine for a missed straight draw as Cowling secured the bracelet. The Toronto native had four previous WSOP cashes, including a run in the Main Event back in 2015.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "Edeskie" Cowling | $50,992 |
| 2 | Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon | $38,239 |
| 3 | Joshua "Frazer" Frazer James | $28,675 |
| 4 | Jorge "Quaa" Artiga-Pacheco | $21,503 |
| 5 | Ken "n3kt" Tam | $16,125 |
| 6 | Richard "Haker99" Hake | $12,092 |
| 7 | Brendan "fish-stick" Leonard | $9,06 |
| 8 | Jaehwa "XE!PHIL@PTLV" Son | $6,800 |
| 9 | Trung "Raazor" Nguyen | $5,099 |
Event #2: $210 PLO Bounty, $100K GTD [Final Stage]
Sunday also marked the final day of the $210 PLO Bounty bracelet event. A total of 66 players out of 651 entries survived to begin the day before being whittled down to a final table of seven.
He, whose previous best result was a 105th place finish in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2022 WSOP, began the final table in third place behind Andrew "asininedeuce" Lawton. But it was Mike Leah, with more than $2,400,000 in earnings across 82 WSOP cashes, including a bracelet from the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific, who took the chip lead after winning a big pot off Lawton with two pair at the start of the final table.
Allen "IronMyJacket" Shen, the massive chip leader for much of the day, busted in seventh place after running into the aces of Curtis Muller. Lawton had retaken the lead from Leah before Leah doubled up in a 5,200,000 chip pot, cracking aces on the turn with a Broadway straight. Leah then made a queen-high straight to beat the kings of Andrew St Jean, sending St Jean to the rail in sixth place.
Lawton and Leah tangled in another massive cooler, with both players finishing with a full house. Leah's eights over jacks beat Lawton's eights over fours and left the one-time chip leader with just over 1,000,000. Lawton was all in a few hands later with top pair and had Leah dominated, but Leah spiked two pair on the turn and Lawton had his run end in fifth place.
Leah again made two pair in an all-in pot against He, but He rivered the nut flush to double up. Muller then took his turn in the chip lead by busting Kacie "R U MAD" Thomson in fourth, making eights full of fives.
Two pots during three-handed play spelled the end for Leah and left He virtually holding the gold bracelet. After limping the button, He called when Leah raised to 1,000,000. Leah continued for 2,340,000 on the jack-high flop and He moved all in for 2,442,584. Leah called with aces, while He had both flush and straight draws. The turn completed He's flush and left Leah with crumbs. A few hands later, He again made the nut flush to double through Muller and eliminate Leah in third place.
Taking a massive chip lead into heads-up, the battle lasted only a few hands before Muller moved all in for 4,073,064. He called with queens and hit top set to win the pot, the bracelet, and $23,050 first prize to go with $14,810.96 in bounties.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xing "Mai_K_4_Life" He | $23,050 | $14,811 |
| 2 | Curtis Muller | $12,785 | $4,559 |
| 3 | Mike Leah | $10,567 | $4,814 |
| 4 | Kacie "R U MAD" Thomson | $4,295 | $275 |
| 5 | Andrew "asininedeuce" Lawton | $7,628 | $4,819 |
| 6 | Andrew St Jean | $2,754 | $791 |
| 7 | Allen "IronMyJacket" Shen | $5,653 | $4,281 |
Cowling and He are the 79th and 80th WSOP bracelet winners from Canada. They joined Tristan "Schneids" Schneider, who won Event #1 last week. And with the success of the inaugural bracelet offerings on the new platform, there will surely be plenty more to come.
That concludes PokerNews' coverage of the first-ever all-Ontario WSOP bracelet events.
Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon had won a number of pots with pre-flop shoves to even up the heads-up match before tangling with David "Edeskie" Cowling in what would be the final hand of the tournament.
Reardon limped in and Cowling checked his option to see the 
flop. Both players checked and the turn came the 
.
Cowling led out for 60,000 before Reardon raised to 222,000. Cowling called as the 
fell on the river.
Cowling checked over to Reardon, who moved all in for 624,799. Cowling, who barely had Reardon covered, went into his time bank before calling with 
for two pair. Reardon could only show 
for king-high and a missed straight draw and was eliminated in second place.
David "Edeskie" Cowling limped in, then called when Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon raised to 144,000.
The flop came 
and Reardon continued for 98,340. Cowling called and the 
fell on the turn.
Reardon slowed down and checked as Cowling fired out 140,000. Reardon gave up the pot and the chip lead.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| David "Edeskie" Cowling | 1,387,701 |
| Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon | 682,299 |
Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon shoved from the button and Joshua "Frazer" Frazer James called for his last 184,852 in the big blind.
Frazer James had 
but was dominated by Reardon's 
. Both players hit a pair of aces on the 
board, but Reardon's queen-kicker played to eliminate Frazer James in third place.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon | 1,499,389 |
| David "Edeskie" Cowling | 570,611 |
Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon raised to 52,500 from the cutoff, then called when Jorge "Quaa" Artiga-Pacheco moved all in from the button for 193,378.
Artiga-Pacheco had and needed to improve against Reardon's 
. The board came 
and Reardon made top pair to bust Artiga-Pacheco, who began the final table in the chip lead in fourth place.
Ken "n3kt" Tam was eliminated in fifth place a few hands earlier.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon | 1,036,037 |
Curtis Muller raised to 900,000 before Xing "Mai_K_4_Life" He reraised to 2,700,000. Muller moved all in for 4,073,064 and He called with 
.
Muller showed 
as the 
flop gave He top set. The board ran out 
and Muller was eliminated in second place, while He took home the WSOP gold bracelet.
Xing "Mai_K_4_Life" He limped in from the button, then called when Mike Leah raised to 1,000,000.
The flop came 
and Leah bet 2,340,000. He moved all in for 2,442,584 and Leah called with 
. He had 
and improved to a flush on the turn.
The river came the and He doubled up, leaving Leah with just 187,088.
A few hands later, Leah was all in as He and Curtis Muller tangled in a massive pot that saw He double up with the nut flush and eliminate Leah.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Xing "Mai_K_4_Life" He | 13,440,968 |
| Curtis Muller | 2,834,032 |
Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon raised to 42,000 from under the gun, then called when big blind Richard "Haker99" Hake moved all in for 94,112.
Hake had but ran into Reardon's 
. The 
board was no help and Hake was eliminated in sixth place.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey "Funky Kong" Reardon | 365,019 |
Brendan "fish-stick" Leonard moved all in for 62,961 from early position and David "Edeskie" Cowling called from the small blind.
Cowling had 
, but Leonard had woken up with and was a big favorite to double up until the flop gave Cowling a set. The turn came the , followed by the on the river as Cowling finished with quads to bust Leonard in seventh place.
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| David "Edeskie" Cowling | 690,231 |