Mark ".TheGambler." Dibello Takes Down Event #20: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo ($41,579)
After just over five hours on the virtual felt on Thursday evening, Mark ".TheGambler." Dibello defeated Matthew "GitGot" Volosevich in heads-up play to win the 2022 WSOP Online Event #20: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for his first WSOP bracelet and the $41,579 top prize.
The event attracted 479 entries including 143 re-entries to create a $215,550 prize pool with the top 60 players collecting at least a $1,228 min-cash.
Dibello is a regular on WSOP.com and has had some recent success this year. Dibello finished in second place in a $525 WSOP.com Circuit Event #11: $50,000 GTD NLH Turbo for $10,776 in May and a third place finish in the $325 WSOP.com Circuit Event #11: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack for $11,632 in April.
WSOP Online Bracelet Event #20 Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark ".TheGambler." Dibello | United States | $41,579 |
| 2 | Matthew "GitGot" Volosevich | United Kingdom | |
| 3 | "Buckets99" | United States | $21,899 |
| 4 | Michael "BrockLesnar" Holtz | United States | $15,864 |
| 5 | Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii | United States | $11,553 |
| 6 | Nick "NickyP1010" Palma | United States | $8,535 |
| 7 | Michael "MMenz08816" Menzer | United States | $6,272 |
| 8 | Matthew "peepeepoopoo" Paoletti | United States | $4,655 |
Final Table Action
With the average stack under 20 big blinds to start the eight-handed final table, the all-ins were fast and furious. Matthew "peepeepoopoo" Paoletti moved all in with ace-ten and was called by "Buckets99" with king-jack. The board ran out with a jack on the river to send Paoletti out in eighth place.
A few hands later Michael "MMenz08816" Menzer was all in with pocket eights and called by Dibello with ace-jack. The flop gave Dibello the nut flush and Menzer was eliminated in seventh place. Nick "NickyP1010" Palma called the shove from Michael "BrockLesnar" Holtz and hit the rail in sixth when his eight-six fell to the ace-eight for Holtz.
Shortly after Sergei "Copone" Kislinskii moved all in with pocket jacks and was snap-called by Dibello with queens. The board didn't improve Kislinskii and they were eliminated in fifth place. Holtz found king-eight with a short-stack and moved all in. Dibello made the call with ace-six and when the board ran out ace-high Holtz was eliminated in fourth place.
Three-handed play didn't last long before "Buckets99" moved in with king-jack and had to face the flip for Dibello with pocket nines. The board ran out no help to "Buckets99" and they were out in third place.
Heads-up started with Dibello having an overwhelming lead on Volosevich and the chips found the middle early on. Volosevich picked up king-queen and moved their stack in and was called by Dibello with ace-five. The board ran out with an ace and Volosevich had to settle for second place. Dibello took down the tournament and scored his first WSOP gold bracelet.
That's a wrap here at 2022 WSOP Online Event #20: $500 NLH Turbo. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you full coverage of this series on WSOP.com!