Shaun “BabyLegs” O’Donnell Bags the Bracelet and $125,330 in the Online Summer Saver
The final online bracelet-awarding event of the 2022 World Series of Poker was the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver. It drew in 1,648 player, including re-entries, who created a $741,600 prize pool. At the end of a 12-hour 40 minute battle, it was Shaun “BabyLegs” O’Donnell who had all the chips in play. Their reward? $125,330 in prize money and a gold WSOP bracelet.
Online $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Save Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaun “BabyLegs” O’Donnell | United States | $125,330 |
2 | Andrew "Pokasmoka" Benedict | United States | $77,247 |
3 | Benjamin "Denali2020" Chung | United States | $55,620 |
4 | Soheb "bdbeatslayer" Porbandarwala | United States | $40,417 |
5 | Boris "goldenbracelet" Kolev | Bulgaria | $29,738 |
6 | Paul "rungood27" Scaturro | United States | $22,099 |
7 | Lawrence “MeldyMan” Meldman | United States | $16,611 |
8 | Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap | United States | $12,607 |
9 | Michael "mygame" Lavenburg | United States | $9,714 |
"ReadyGambo" was this event's unfortunate bubble boy, busting in 248th to become the last player heading for the exits without any prize money to show for their efforts. A min-cash weighed in at $741.60, but this prize money increase to more than $4,600 by the time only two tables of players remained.
Jesse "Patient0" Yaginuma and Anthony "heheh" Zinno came close to a final table spot but ultimately fell short, Zinno bowing out in 15th place for $5,932. The elimination of Adam "quiwimgngstr" Swan in tenth place, a finish worth $7,564, set the nine-handed final table.
Michael "mygame" Lavenburg busted in ninth and won $9,714, leaving the remaining finalists to pad their bankrolls with at least a five-figure haul. Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap, "MeldyMan," Paul "rungood27" Scaturro, and Boris "goldbracelet" Kolev crashed by the wayside. Kolev was hunting for his second bracelet but had to make do with a $29,738 consolation prize.
Fourth place and $40,417 went to Soheb "bdbeatslayer" Porbandarwala before Benjamin "Denali2020" Chung was eliminated, leaving "BabyLegs" heads-up against Andrew "Pokasmoka" Benedict. The one-on-one battle went the way of "BabyLegs" and they netted the $125,330 top prize and WSOP bracelet, leaving Benedict to console himself with $77,247.