Patrick Leonard Misses Out on WSOP Bracelet; GGPoker Adds New Ways to Qualify for Main Event

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Sep 02, 2022 5 min read

Since David Yan took down the WSOP $10K Super MILLION$ High Roller, it's been a relatively quiet midweek for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online on GGPoker. Only Event #14: $2,500 Deepstack Championship has played down to a winner, while Day 2 of Event #15: $777 LUCKY SEVENS Bounty 7-Handed kicks off later today.

Russia's Almaz Zhdanov took down the deepstack championship event, outlasting a star-studded final table while Natural8 ambassador Pete Chen was found near the top of the chip counts in the bounty tournament.

Despite the more relaxed schedule, GGPoker is gearing for another huge weekend of WSOP Online action.

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Zhdanvov Overcomes Stacked Final Table to Win $2.5k Deepstack Championship

Just 20 of the 705 entries made it through to Day 2 in the $2.5K Deepstack Championship, with all the remaining players eager to get the lion's share of the $1,674,375 prize pool. The United Kingdom's Patrick Leonard was the Day 1 chip leader and came into the day in pole position to win his second bracelet and the $246,595 up top.

The elimination of Fan "steve zf" Zhang set up the final table which featured some of poker's top players like the aforementioned Leonard, Alex Kulev and Roland Rokita. The finalists all locked up a guaranteed payday of $27,363 for their efforts.

Rokita, who finished in 56th place in the 2022 WSOP Main Event, was the first final table casualty and was quickly joined by Gabriel Moura.

Leonard was then ousted in seventh-place and missed out on second piece of WSOP hardware. The Englishman won his first bracelet with in Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team this summer and his tag team partner was none other than 2022 WSOP Main Event Winner Espen Jorstad.

Gytis Lazauninkas (6th - $62,395), Michael "GambitPoker" Buznik (5th - $82,127), Dennys Ramos (4th - $108,097) and Kulev (3rd - $142,280) were the next batch of players to find themselves on the wrong side of the rail.

Toni "Noceur" Kaukua and Zhdanov then duked it out in heads-up play with the latter emerging victorious to claim the first-place prize and their first WSOP bracelet.

Event #14: $2,500 Deepstack Championship Final Table Results

David Yan Triumphs in $10K Super MILLION$ High Roller WSOP Online Bracelet Event ($985,565)

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Lauck Takes Home Second Bracelet as Ball Pulls the Million Dollar Bounty

Natural8 Ambassador Pete Chen Bags Big in LUCKY SEVENS Bounty

The final day of the Lucky Sevens Bounty begins at 6 p.m. UTC and sees 30 of the initial 1,778 entrants returning to the virtual felt. The eventual winner will take home a $53,999 prize, alongside the bounties they've accumulated at the gold bracelet. Overall, $1,312,431 sits in the prize pool.

Topping the end of day chip counts was the UAE's "ONLYFANSFAN", however accomplished players such as Pete Chen, Zhao Zi Long and Matas "NoWeyyy" Cikinas are hot on their heels.

Big names that entered the event but were unable to make the money included Anatoly Filatov, Niklas Astedt and Felipe Ramos.

Sebastian Gaehl (167th - $2,364), Aliaksandr Hirs (102nd - $2,897) and Eder Campana (41st - $6,492) were just some of the famous faces that saw a return on their investment.

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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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