2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship

2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship

Final Results
Winner
Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
Winning Hand
53
Prize
$275,632
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,070,000
Entries
130
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
130
Players Left
1

National/Global Casino Championship History: Eriquezzo Becomes Two-Time Champ

Ryan Eriquezzo
Ryan Eriquezzo

In 2019, the Global Casino Championship had 129 players take to the felt, and it was a familiar face coming out on top as the 2012 champ Ryan Eriquezzo beat Eric Salazar heads up to win the title for a second time, plus a $279,431 top prize.

"It's very similar, but at the same it's different,” said Eriquezzo, who qualified after winning the 2019 WSOPC Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event for $124,397. “My rail in Vegas was huge; everyone was rooting for me. This was a bit different; it felt like I was coming into hostile territory."

As it stands, Eriquezzo is the reigning Global Casino Champion.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Ryan EriquezzoUSA$279,431
2Eric SalazarUSA$172,431
3Maurice HawkinsUSA$119,555
4Josh TurnerUSA$84,961
5Paulius VaitiekunasLithuania$62,023
6Adam CedricFrance$46,546
7Jordan PivaBrazil$35,939
8Jarod MinghiniUSA$28,572
9Josh ReichardUSA$23,411

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo

Final Table Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
1,889,840
125,688
125,688
Profile photo of Michael "miw210x" Wang
Michael "miw210x" Wang
1,413,837
440,100
440,100
Profile photo of Eric "powwow" Ethans
Eric "powwow" Ethans
1,068,019
Profile photo of Brad "bd3303" Albrinck
Brad "bd3303" Albrinck
997,418
-343,164
-343,164
Profile photo of Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett
Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett
984,190
-104,105
-104,105
Profile photo of Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
625,954
362,177
362,177
Profile photo of Sam "Bickdutt69" Cosby
Sam "Bickdutt69" Cosby
417,086
-216,201
-216,201
Profile photo of Frank "spaghettiii" Marasco
Frank "spaghettiii" Marasco
403,656
94,796
94,796

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu Eliminated on Final Table Bubble in 9th Place ($26,643)

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Blinds: 17,000/34,000/3,400

When action folded around to Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu in the small blind, he shoved his remaining short stack and was called by Eric "powwow" Ethans in the big blind.

Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Eric "powwow" Ethans: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Negreanu's hand was dominated preflop and he failed to hit one of the remaining queens in the deck on the {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades} runout, which sent him out of the tournament in ninth place just one spot shy of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric "powwow" Ethans
Eric "powwow" Ethans
1,068,019
834,015
834,015
Profile photo of Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuEric Ethans

Mike "mouth123" Matusow Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,898)

Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Blinds: 14,000/28,000/2,800

It was yet another blind-versus-blind showdown, and this time Mike "mike123" Matusow was all in and on the wrong side of things.

After Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels shoved his dominating stack from the small blind, Matusow called off and was the one all in and at risk.

Mike "mike123" Matusow: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels: {7-Spades}{3-Spades}

Matusow got it in good, but Daniels had two live cards and hit both on the {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} runout, which sent Matusow out in 10th place and left the remaining players on the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
1,764,152
328,248
328,248
Profile photo of Mike "mouth123" Matusow
Mike "mouth123" Matusow
Busted

Tags: Mike MatusowShawn Daniels

Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,898)

Blinds: 12,000/24,000/1,200

Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski moved all in preflop and was called by Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels.

Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, sending Donarksi out in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
1,435,904
827,560
827,560
Profile photo of Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski
Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski
Busted

Tags: Kenneth DonarskiShawn Daniels

Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang Elimimated in 12th Place ($20,330)

Blinds: 12,000/24,000/1200

In blind-versus-blind action, Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall and Jaso0n "VooDooDuDu" Tang got it all in preflop and were off to the races.

Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang: {q-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades}, which gave Kelsall a boat and eiminated Tang from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
263,777
-142,531
-142,531
Profile photo of Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang
Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang
Busted

Tags: Andrew KelsallJason Tang

Former WSOP National/Global Casino Championship Winners

Global Casino Championship
Global Casino Championship
SeasonTournamentEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-Up
2010–11WSOP Circuit National Championship100Sam Barnhart$300,000James Anderson
2011–12WSOP Circuit National Championship157Ryan Eriquezzo$416,051Nik Stone
2012–13WSOP Circuit National Championship127Jonathan Hilton$355,599Max Steinberg
2013–14WSOP Circuit National Championship126Dominik Nitsche$352,800Athanasios Polychronopoulos
2014–15WSOP Circuit National Championship122Loni Harwood$341,599Alexandru Masek
2015–16WSOP Global Casino Championship126Said El-Yousfi$343,256Yasin Ahmady
2016–17WSOP Global Casino Championship124Sean Yu$296,941Alexander Lakhov
2017–18WSOP Global Casino Championship127Warren Sheaves$282,113Jeremy Meacham
2018–19WSOP Global Casino Championship129Ryan Eriquezzo$279,431Eric Salazar

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brad "bd3303" Albrinck
Brad "bd3303" Albrinck
1,340,582
259,651
259,651
Profile photo of Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett
Michael "annie_r_u_ok" Trivett
1,088,295
451,074
451,074
Profile photo of Michael "miw210x" Wang
Michael "miw210x" Wang
973,737
327,468
327,468
Profile photo of Sam "Bickdutt69" Cosby
Sam "Bickdutt69" Cosby
633,287
412,507
412,507
Profile photo of Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels
608,344
256,683
256,683
Profile photo of Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu
Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu
524,126
139,663
139,663
Profile photo of Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski
Kenneth "kdonarski" Donarski
499,504
-147,176
-147,176
Profile photo of Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang
Jason "VooDooDuDu" Tang
449,973
108,312
108,312
Profile photo of Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
Andrew "RandyLerch" Kelsall
406,308
132,070
132,070
Profile photo of Frank "spaghettiii" Marasco
Frank "spaghettiii" Marasco
308,860
-129,158
-129,158
Profile photo of Mike "mouth123" Matusow
Mike "mouth123" Matusow
253,124
141,696
141,696
Profile photo of Eric "powwow" Ethans
Eric "powwow" Ethans
234,004
-21,758
-21,758
Profile photo of Charlie "Badrabbit" Dawson
Charlie "Badrabbit" Dawson
176,498
-78,800
-78,800

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National/Global Casino Championship History: Warren Sheaves Wins a Medium Bracele

Warren Sheaves
Warren Sheaves

In 2018, the Global Casino Championship attracted 127 players to Harrah’s Cherokee and saw Warren Sheaves take it down for $282,113 and his first bracelet. Sheaves had qualified after finishing in 10th place on that year’s points leaderboard.

After his victory, Sheaves told assembled media: “I feel pretty good, but they only invited 120 people or so to this tournament. So, I just kind of feel like this is a medium bracelet, you know? It doesn’t really fit my ego.”

At the time, WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart said of the event: “Ten years ago, we only had 12 Circuit stops and they were all in the U.S. We’re proud to have grown it to 39 stops in 11 different countries and the Global Casino Championship at Harrah’s Cherokee exists to put the best of the best in the same room to see who comes out on top. We’ll continue to work hard to make the World Series of Poker the biggest and best poker tournaments to play all around the world.”

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Warren SheavesUSA$282,113
2Jeremy MeachamUSA$174,360
3Keven StammenUSA$122,360
4Armin StockerSwitzerland$88,463
5Loni HarwoodUSA$65,067
6Arkadiy TsinisUSA$48,926
7Blake WhittingtonUSA$37,627
8Kurt JewellUSA$29,612
9Stephen BiermanUSA$23,861

Tags: Warren Sheaves