Guy Dunlap Wins 2020 WSOP Online $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha EventOregon Resident Outlasts Field of 663 Entries To Win His First Bracelet and $133,780 |
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The 15th World Series of Poker gold bracelet awarded in 2020 now belongs to Guy ‘PhilLaak’ Dunlap. The Portland, Oregon resident overcame a field of 663 entries to emerge victorious in the $1,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha eight-max event, earning $133,780 and his first piece of WSOP hardware for the win. This was by far the largest recorded tournament score of Dunlap’s career, with his previous biggest cash being the $26,104 he earned as the thrid-place finisher in the 2011 Pendleton Fall Poker Round-Up $500 buy-in main event .
This event attracted a total of 386 unique players who collectively re-entered 277 times to build a prize pool of $629,850. That money was paid out to the top 99 finishers, with the min-cash being worth $1,575.
Plenty of big names made deep runs in this event, including two-time bracelet winner Upeshka ‘gomezhamburg’ De Silva (96th – $1,575), Roland ‘prngls12’ Israelashvili (85th – $1,638), 2012 WSOP main event runner-up finisher Jesse ‘mrjessejames’ Sylvia (78th – $1,701), eight-time bracelet winner Erik ‘NW1Time’ Seidel (60th – $2,016), recent bracelet winner Michael ‘miguelfiesta’ Lech (43rd – $2,582), two-time bracelet winner Nathan ‘surfbum’ Gamble (28th – $3,023), Jon ‘havuuuuuc’ Truner (20th – $3,653), event #3 champion Robert ‘bustinballs’ Kuhn (15th – $5,417), two-time bracelet winner Calvin ‘projector52’ Anderson (11th – $6,865), and Bryan ‘Pellepelle’ Piccioli (9th – $8,818).
Anthony 'heheh' Zinno
Despite scoring that elimination, Matros was the next to fall. He get all-in with KK
10
9
up against the A
A
6
4
of Sladek. Both players picked up flush draws by the turn, but in the end Sladek’s pocket aces were enough to win the pot and send Matros packing in seventh place. The three-time bracelet winner earned $15,305 for his latest deep run in a WSOP event.
Blake ‘shampainpopn’ Whittington was the next to fall. He got all-in preflop with KK
9
6
and was called by Sladek, who held J
9
8
7
. Sladek flopped a pair and a flush draw and made two pair on the river to win the hand and bust Whittington, who cashed for $20,659 as the sixth-place finisher.
Keith ‘thxsimgod’ Ferrera got his last chips in with the nut flush draw on a J6
5
flop. He held A
10
9
9
, and he was up against the A
7
6
4
of Shane ‘danish01’ Daniels. The 2
turn changed nothing, but the 4
river gave Daniels a winning two pair. Ferrera was knocked out in fifth place ($28,469).
The next big confrontation took place after a flop of 87
2
. Jacob ‘Bandit275’ Powers bet 120,000 and then called for his tournament life when his opponent Shane ‘danish01’ Daniels reraised all-in. Powers held K
K
2
2
for bottom set and backdoor diamonds. Daniels had A
9
7
6
for middle pair and an open-ended straight draw. The turn brought the 10
to complete Daniels’ straight, while also giving Powers a flush draw heading into the river. The 5
kept Daniels ahead and Powers had to settle for $39,870 as the fourth-place finisher.
Sladek held the chip lead early on during three-handed action, but he lost a big confrontation to Daniels that ended without showdown to slide down the leaderboard. He ultimately got his last chips in preflop with KQ
10
3
and was called by Daniels, who held A
Q
J
5
. The board ran out J
9
9
K
10
and Daniels made the ace-high straight. Sladek’s third-place showing earned him $56,749.
Heads-up action began with Dunlap holding roughly 8.4 million to Daniels’ 4.8 million. By the time the final hand arose Dunlap had built more than a 3:1 advantage. The hand began with Daniels minraising the button to 400,000 with AJ
6
5
. Dunlap three-bet to 1,200,000 from the big blind with A
A
K
3
and Daniels called. The flop came down K
9
8
and Dunlap bet 1,800,000. Daniels called all-in for 1,622,632. The K
on the turn gave Dunlap trip kings to go along with the nut flush draw. The 4
on the river actually gave both players flushes, but Dunlap’s nut flush secured him the pot and the title. Daniels cashed for $82,069 as the runner-up finisher.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Name | Earnings |
1 | Guy ‘PhilLaak’ Dunlap | $133,780 |
2 | Shane ‘danish01’ Daniels | $82,069 |
3 | Todd ‘chi.t.420’ Sladek | $56,749 |
4 | Jacob ‘Bandit275’ Powers | $39,870 |
5 | Keith ‘thxsimgod’ Ferrera | $28,469 |
6 | Blake ‘shampainpopn’ Whittington | $20,659 |
7 | Matt ‘jacksup’ Matros | $15,305 |
8 | Anthony ‘heheh’ Zinno | $11,526 |