Connor "beefstew93" Stuewe Takes Down Event #16: $500 NLH Deepstack ($45,679)
On Saturday, the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online continued with Event #16: $500 NLH Deepstack, a tournament that drew 386 players who rebought 169 times. The 555-entry field resulted in a $249,750 prize pool, and after just under eleven hours of play, it was Connor "beefstew93" Stuewe who scored the victory to capture a $45,679 top prize and his first gold bracelet.
Stuewe, who defeated Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen in heads-up play, is a Massachusetts native with over $100,000 in live tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best $33,900 for 334th place in the 2021 $10,000 WSOP Main Event and a 67th-place finish in the $4,600 WPT Venetian for $13,450.
WSOP.com Online Event #16 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor "beefstew93" Stuewe | United States | $45,679 |
| 2 | Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | United States | $33,116 |
| 3 | Quintin "AA_QTiP_KK" Trammell | United States | $24,000 |
| 4 | David "bewater" Goodman | United States | $17,532 |
| 5 | Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher | United States | $12,912 |
| 6 | Ryan "sychosid" Hohner | United States | $9,490 |
| 7 | Michael "joebiden" Klein | United States | $7,017 |
| 8 | JJ "artiliu" Liu | Taiwan | $5,219 |
Many notables joined the field throughout the day and some fortunate enough to find a cash included Jesse "mrjessejames" Sylvia (61st - $1,248), Jamie "DanBilzerian" Kerstetter (53rd - $1,273) and four-time bracelet winner Ben "WhyIsGamora" Yu (29th - $1,348).
Final Table Action
The eight-handed official final table kicked off with the average chip stack around 25 big blinds. The action was a bit slow at first but then JJ "artiliu" Liu moved in with a short-stack with king-six and ran into the pocket queens for Stuewe. The board didn��t improve Liu��s hand and she was eliminated in eighth place.
Soon after Michael "joebiden" Klein was out in seventh place when he picked up a flush draw with king-nine and fell to the top pair for Quintin "AA_QTiP_KK" Trammell. A few hands later Ryan "sychosid" Hohner moved all in with nines and ran into the kings of Garosshen and was eliminated in sixth place.
A little while later Adrian "sacakewalk" Sacher picked up ace-king and was all in against the big stack of Trammell with ace-ten. The board ran out with two-pair for Trammell and Sacher was eliminated in fifth place.
Four-handed battle went back and forth for some time until David "bewater" Goodman moved all in with ace-king and was called by the pocket tens for Stuewe. The board didn��t help Goodman and he was eliminated in fourth place.
After losing a few pots Trammell became short and moved all in with queens and was called by Garosshen with king-nine. The river brought a king and Trammell was sent to the rail in third place.
Heads-up play started with Garosshen having an almost 2-1 lead on Stuewe. A big hand took place where Garosshen made a straight on the river with nine-seven and moved all in. Stuewe snap-called with jack-nine for the nut straight and turned the tables on the match. A short while later Garrosshen moved in with king-seven and was called by Stuewe with king-six. The board ran out with a six and Garrosshen was forced to settle with second place. Stuewe took down the tournament and scored WSOP gold.
That's a wrap here at 2022 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 NLH Deepstack. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you full coverage of this series on WSOP.com!