On the day that 38-acres of prime Las Vegas Strip sold for $108m in a virtual auction, two peeps hopped onto WSOP.com, each bagging a virtual bracelet.
We start with Event #26: $500 No Limit Hold’em Grand Finale, and a 22-year-old from New Jersey walked away with the bracelet and $164,494 in prize money.
Ethan “RampageP’ Yau is a $1-$3 cash game grinder who owns the ‘RampagePoker’ YouTube channel, meaning fans of Yau got to witness the misfortune of 1,676 of his opponents as he streamed the whole thing live.
It was the first time Yau had cashed in a WSOP event. Joining him at the final table was Blake Whittington, who won the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Main Event in Tunica for $151,789. Whittington finished fourth.
Here are the final table results.
Event #26: $500 No Limit Hold’em Grand Finale
2,502-entrants (1,677 unique, 825 re-entries)
Results
- Ethan “RampageP’ Yau – $164,494
- Brian “LakersGTD” Patrick – $101,669
- Mohammad “Tmomoney” Mufti – $74,647
- Blake “shampainpopn” Whittington – $55,282
- David “reallytight” Kim – $41,321
- Jason “TATTOOMONEY” Scott – $31,075
- Matt “OMG_Obama” Iles – $23,531
- Joon “jykpoker” Kim – $18,014
The only high stakes player who ran deep in this one was Daniel Negreanu (92nd).
Ian Steinman Wins Event #27: $400 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
The man who achieved global notoriety for folding a set of kings to Joe McKeehen’s Broadway straight on his way to a second-place finish at the 2018 WPT Rolling Thunder, has found his way to the top spot.
Ian “Apokerjoker2” Steinman placed a telephone cord around the necks of the 1,940-entrant field on his way to his first-ever bracelet win. Steinman is no stranger to WSOP success, winning four gold rings, and the 2016 WSOP.com Player of the Year.
Here are the final table results.
Results
- Ian “Apokerjoker2” Steinman – $110,557
- Satoshi “Godzilla” Tanaka – $68,373
- Mahyar “Pscyho101”Ebrahimi – $49,796
- Nicholas “Got_The_Glow – $Brancato – $36,526
- Cameron “crezident” Rezale – $27,028
- Lokesh “lanku111” Garg – $20,254
- Alida “av1925” Veliu – $15,295
- Huiwen “HLM99” Liu – $11,663
The only high stakes poker star to go deep in this one was Shaun Deeb (13th).