Jonathan ��Art.Vandelay�� Dokler Captures First Bracelet of 2020 WSOP; Hellmuth 11th
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The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Bracelet Events kicked off on WSOP.com Wednesday afternoon with Event #1: $500 No-Limit Hold��em Kickoff. The tournament attracted 1,195 runners who rebought 520 times to create a 1,715-entry field and $771,750 prize pool.
For much of the tournament, all eyes were on Phil ��Lumestackin�� Hellmuth as he made a run at bracelet No. 16, but he eventually fell by the wayside two spots shy of the final table. Down the stretch, it was Ohio��s Jonathan ��Art.Vandelay�� Dokler who sped to the finish line to capture the title for $130,426 and his first gold bracelet.
Prior to the victory, Dokler had $105,159 in live tournament earnings, nearly all of which came when he won the Borgata Winter Poker Open $5,100 High Roller back in January for $100,829 (used as lead picture). Two months later, he won the WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series Event #9: $150,000 GTD NLH Monster Stack 2x Re-entry for $77,910 and his first WSOPC gold ring.
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2020 WSOP Event #1 Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1st | Jonathan ��Art.Vandelay�� Dokler | $130,425.75 |
2nd | Justin ��MadTitan�� Turner | $80,416.35 |
3rd | Tony ��Panoramic�� Dunst | $57,881.25 |
4th | Shawn ��SayGoodNight�� Daniels | $42,060.37 |
5th | Michael ��DDSpade�� Balan | $30,947.17 |
6th | Kyle ��ChefShap�� Shappelle | $22,998.16 |
7th | Daniel "��djp1006�� Park | $17,287.20 |
8th | Mark "NostraDonkus" Liedtke | $13,119.75 |
9th | Taylor "ZeroTo100" Von Kriegenbergh | $10,109.92 |
After Darren Elias bubbled the tournament in 249th place �C the result of losing a flip with ace-king to the pocket fives of Shawn ��SayGoodNight�� Daniels �C the in-the-money finishes came quick and included Taylor ��gambol_time�� Howard (26th - $3,935.92), Mike ��mouth123�� Matusow (44th - $2,623.95), Clayton ��clayfletch�� Fletcher (64th - $1,620.67), David ��davedadonk�� Gutfreund (76th - $1,466.32), Alex ��RIP_Neiko�� Rocha (95th - $1,157.62), Jesse ��MrJesseJames�� Sylvia (137th - $1,003.27), Katie ��Katelin�� Lindsay (149th - $1,003.27), Melisa ��NJ_Melisa�� Singh (173rd - $926.10), and poker lawyer Maurice ��Mac�� VerStandig (196th - $771.75).
Hellmuth's Demise
As mentioned earlier, Hellmuth was the center of attention for a good part of the tournament, including when he took the chip lead with just two tables left. Unfortunately, a bad run of cards combined with some lost flips in crucial spots led to his demise in 11th place.
In his final hand, Hellmuth three-bet jammed his last 21 big blinds preflop holding pocket queens against Daniels, who had opened with ace-king. Daniels called and promptly flopped a king to take a commanding lead. Hellmuth failed to get lucky and just like that the fireworks fizzled.
Lost a 4 Million chip flip, for chip lead in @WSOP #1, the guy that called it off musta felt sick (he took forever�� https://t.co/TYOWEkV6nB
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth)
Read all about Hellmuth's deep run in Event #1 here
Dokler Comes on Strong at Final Table
At the final table, Dokler began to amass chips with approximately six players remaining and contended with WPT-commentator Tony ��Panoramic�� Dunst, who was the last bracelet winner in the field. Dokler ended up notching four eliminations at the final table, including the last two.
First, he won a big flip with ace-king against Dunst��s pocket nines when a king spiked on the river. That allowed him to take a 19.1 million to 6.5 million chip lead into heads-up play against Justin ��MadTitan�� Turner, who largely nursed a short stack at the final table to ladder up.
In what would be the final hand of the tournament, Turner was flipping with ten-six against Dokler��s pocket fours. The former flopped top pair, but the latter turned a straight to seal the deal and become the first bracelet winner of the 2020 WSOP.
The next tournament on the schedule �C Event #2: $1,000 NLH 8-Handed Deepstack �C will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Thursday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the second bracelet of the 2020 WSOP!
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In this Series
- 1 Jonathan ��Art.Vandelay�� Dokler Captures First Bracelet of 2020 WSOP; Hellmuth 11th
- 2 Louis "PokeThese" Lynch Defeats "KOVID19" For Second Online WSOP Bracelet ($168,586)
- 3 Robert ��bustinballs�� Kuhn Wins Online WSOP Event #3 ($115,850)
- 4 Matt ��Bodeyster�� Bode Calls His Shot, Wins Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #4
- 5 Allen ��Acnyc718�� Chang Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #5 ($161,286)
- 6 Nathan "surfbum" Gamble Captures Second Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #6 ($89,424)
- 7 Joon ��jykpoker�� Kim Wins Online WSOP Event #7: $800 NLH KO Deepstack ($103,127)
- 8 Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #8: $500 NLH Freezeout ($119,399)
- 9 Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen Turns Online Debut into WSOP Bracelet Win ($188,214)
- 10 Ryan "Im.Sorry" Torgersen Wins WSOP Online Event #10: $600 NLH MonsterStack ($172,361)
- 11 Raman ��Acrogum�� Afanasenka Becomes First Non-American to Win 2020 Online WSOP Bracelet
- 12 Poker Vlogger Ryan ��joeyisamush�� Depaulo Wins 2020 WSOP Online Big 500 ($159,563)
- 13 8-Time Ring Winner Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech Captures First Gold Bracelet in Event #13: $1,500 High Roller ($164,249)
- 14 Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen Wins Third Bracelet in 2020 WSOP Online $3,200 High Roller ($352,985)
- 15 Guy ��PhilLaak�� Dunlap Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #15: $1,000 PLO 8-Max ($133,780)
- 16 Terrell ��Heezahustla�� Cheatham Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($116,204)
- 17 Pat "IchiiKawawa" Lyons Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em ($173,551)
- 18 Scott "BudLightLime" Hempel Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo DeepStack ($181,060)
- 19 Kenny ��Chopuh�� Huynh Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em ($133,857)
- 20 Kevin "therealkg" Gerhart Wins Second Career Bracelet in WSOP Online Event #20
- 21 Tony "Panoramic" Dunst Wins Event #21: $777 NLH 6-Handed for Second Gold Bracelet ($168,342)
- 22 Allan ��Treeoflife�� Cheung Wins WSOP Online Event #22: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($120,083)
- 23 Raymond ��avant9201�� Avant Wins 2020 WSOP Event #23: $500 NLH Knockout ($93,776)
- 24 Nick "samadhi" Binger Captures 2nd Bracelet in Event #24: $400 NLH 8-Handed ($133,413)
- 25 Nicholas ��mrfinalt�� Kiley Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #25: $500 NLH Summer Saver ($149,245)
- 26 Ethan "RampageP" Yau Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #26: Grande Final ($164,494)
- 27 Ian ��ApokerJoker2�� Steinman Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #27: $400 Freezeout ($110,557)
- 28 William ��SlaweelRyam�� Romaine Wins Event #28: $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max ($110,673)
- 29 Nick ��shadowjacker�� Guagenti Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #29: $2,000 NLH Deepstack ($305,433)
- 30 New Jersey's Jonathan ��SugarJ�� Lessin Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #30: $500 Senior's Event ($64,411)
- 31 Nahrain ��2Rivers�� Tamero Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship ($310,832)