Joon 'jykpoker' Kim Wins 2020 World Series of Poker Online $800 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout Deepstack EventCalifornia Resident Defeats Field of 989 Entries To Win $103,127 and His First WSOP Bracelet |
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Joon ‘jykpoker’ Kim is the most recent champion decided during the 2020 World Series of Poker Online series. The Thousand Oaks, California resident overcame a field of 989 total entries in the $800 buy-in no-limit hold’em knockout deepstack event to earn his first WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $103,127. This knockout event saw $200 awarded for each player eliminated. Kim busted a total of 15 players to add $3,000 in bounties to his total earnings for the event.
The top 143 finishers made the money in this event, with plenty of big names making deep runs including David ‘dwpoker’ Williams (104th – $961), Nipun ‘javatini’ Java (103rd – $961), Brian ‘JackBogle’ Altman (86th – $1,122), Matt ‘RubberFist’ Stout (80th – $1,228), Jared ‘DarrensRabbi’ Jaffee (56th – $1,495), Ankush ‘rickrosstheb’ Mandavia (51st – $1,762), Ben ‘WhyIsGamora’ Yu (34th – $2,403), Ryan ‘bitc0in’ Riess (33rd – $2,403), Peter ‘easypeazy’ Hengsakul (15th – $4,486), Layne ‘scoop87’ Flack (13th – $4,486), and Frank ‘spaghettiiii’ Marasco (12th – $5,661).
Jeff Platt
Kim secured his first bounty at the final table by taking down a massive pot against Platt. It folded to Kim in the small blind and he moved all-in with Q9
. Platt called off his last 3,312,484 with K
2
. The board came down Q
10
8
3
4
and Kim’s pair of queens was enough to send the poker commentator and former NBA reporter home with $12,657 for his seventh-place showing.
Kim followed that hand up with another knockout. Gale moved all-in from the button for around 2.8 million with KJ
and Kim called holding A
9
from the big blind. Neither player improved and Gale was eliminated in sixth place ($16,983).
2018 World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder main event runner-up Ian ‘APokerJoker2’ Steinman was the next to get involved in a big all-in confrontation. He shoved all-in for just shy of 3 million from the cutoff holding AJ
, only to run into the K
K
of Stephen ‘bunsamillion’ McManus in the big blind. McManus flopped top set and held from there to knock Steinman out in fifth place ($23,178).
Eric Baldwin
With that Kim took roughly a 5:1 chip lead into heads-up play with McManus. By the time the final hand was dealt, McManus was down to his last seven big blinds. Kim shoved from the button with the K9
and McManus called all-in with Q
7
. The K
5
2
2
A
board gave Kim the winning two pair to secure the pot and the title. McManu cashed for $63,767.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Name | Earnings | Bounty Earnings |
1 | Joon ‘jykpoker’ Kim | $103,127 | $3,000 |
2 | Stephen ‘bunsamillion’ McManus | $63,767 | $2,000 |
3 | Eric ‘CircleBall’ Baldwin | $44,914 | $1,600 |
4 | Jason ‘Gunner_Q10’ Gunn | $32,044 | $1,800 |
5 | Ian ‘APokerJoker2’ Steinman | $23,178 | $1,400 |
6 | Lee ‘smallmytable’ Gale | $16,983 | $1,400 |
7 | Jeff ‘mavsusc’ Platt | $12,657 | $2,400 |
8 | Jonathan ‘fan_sawyer21’ Love | $9,560 | $1,200 |
9 | Joseph ‘thehofffx’ Hoffman | $7,316 | $1,400 |
Platt photo credit: WSOP.