American pro Bryn Kenney has captured the second WSOP bracelet of his career by taking down Event #3 of the WSOP Online International series on GGPoker, the $2,100 NL Bounty Championship. The controversial Kenney, the leading all-time money winner in tournament history according to the Hendon Mob, added another $225,787.13 to his total prior earnings of more than $67 million.
Kenney, flying the Canadian flag, topped a 798-player field to win a combined $226,057.13 in prize payout ($94,635.24) and accumulated bounties ($131,421.89). Kenney outdueled Ukraine's Andrii Derzhypilski for the win, with Derzhypilski collecting a combined $120,306.44 for second place. Greece's Georgios Manousos, playing from Austria, finished third for a combined $108,102.61.
Bracelet Event #3 built a $1,5,96,700 prize pool and paid the top 92 finishers.
Event #3: $2,100 NL Bounty Championship final-table results:
Amount shown = combined payout (prize + cumulative bounties)
- Bryn Kenney (Canada) - $226,057.13 ($94,635.24 + $131,421.89)
- Andrii Derzhypilskyi (Ukraine) - $120,306.44 ($94,634.56 + $25,671.88)
- Georgios Manousos (Austria) - $108,102.61 ($75,196.36 + $32,906.25)
- Julio Steffen (Brazil) - $97,188.34 ($59,750.85 + $37,432.49)
- Arsenii Karmatckii (Russia) - $57,977.89 ($47,477.89 + $10,000.00)
- Timothy 'JoeExotic69' Rutherford (Canada) - $43,225.82 ($37,725.82 + $5,000.00
- Jonathan 'Zheng sheng Jonganthelongan' Gan (Monaco) - $37,164.38 ($29,976.78 + $7,187.50)
- Dennys Ramos (Brazil) - $33,007.02 ($23,819.52 + $9,187.50)
William Teoh wins Kick-Off
The WSOP Online International series began with Malaysia's William 'Lemonw' Teoh taking down the festival's first event, the $500 5th Annual WSOP Kick-Off. This bounty event drew a huge 3,369-entry field, which created a $1,600,225 prize pool. Teow collected a combined $169,007.14 between his winner's prize and accumulated bounties. Teow busted Russia's 'Pietroc98' to clinch his first career WSOP bracelet, leaving Pietroc98 to collect a combined $83,256.99. Serbia's Andrey Stepanov finished third, winning a combined $83,899.81.
Event #1: $500 5th Annual WSOP Online Kick-Off final-table results:
Amount shown = combined payout (prize + cumulative bounties)
- William 'Lemonw' Teoh (Malaysia) - $169,007.14 ($74,467.28 + $94,539.86)
- 'Pietroc98' (Russia) - $83,256.99 ($74,443.51 + $8,813.48)
- Andrey Stepanov (Serbia) - $83,899.81 ($57,632.67 + $26,267.14)
- 'Waarkman' (Belgium) - $54,546.98 ($44,618.26 + $9,928.72)
- Sander 'Oztlyngen' Oztlyngen (Belgium) - $37,292.94 ($34,542.94 + $2,750.00
- Robert Haigh (Austria) - $35,701.87 ($26,742.87 + $8,959.00)
- Duco ten Haven (Netherlands) - $ 26,796.16 ($20,704.37 + $6,091.79)
- Lander 'TaPWateR' Lijo (Andorra) - $20,224.85 ($16,029.54 + $4,195.31)
Ritvars Cekalins tops Gladiators tourney
In Event #2, $300 NL 'Gladiators of Poker', Latvia's Ritvars Cekalins also became a first-time bracelet winner. Cekalins scored the biggest payout of the WSOP Online festival's early going, collecting a $409,886.44 payday that dwarfed his seven previous WSOP cashes.
Cekalins topped a prior bracelet winner in Bulgaria's Ognyan Dimov to win the massive Gladiators event, which drew 11,630 total entries and offered a $3,244,770 prize pool. Dimov earned $315,820.86 as the runner-up, while Brazil's Jorge Mattos claimed $243,533.42 for third.
Event #2: $300 Gladiators of Poker NL final-table results:
- Ritvars Cekalins (Latvia) – $409,886.44
- Ognyan Dimov (Bulgaria) – $315,820.86
- Jorge 'toddyjm' Mattos (Brazil) – $243,533.42
- Christian Jeppsson (Sweden) – $187,792.51
- Felipe 'godlikeson' Baraky (Brazil) – $144,810.10
- 'niko18' (Israel) – $111,666.26
- 'Erlango' (Lithuania) – $86,108.94
- 'SpicyTaco (Mexico) – $66,401.50
