While the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may have ended weeks ago, there are still plenty of opportunities for players to win a coveted gold bracelet, including in one of the 33 bracelet events that will play on WSOP.com Sept. 10-Oct. 18. Click here for more information on those upcoming events.
The most recent round of online bracelet events follows the 29 awarded this past summer between players in New Jersey/Nevada (13 bracelets), Michigan (eight bracelets), and Pennsylvania (eight bracelets).
A slew of bracelets was awarded to players in New Jersey/Nevada and was live reported by PokerNews:
Norbert Szecsi Captures His 3rd Bracelet; Wins 2022 WSOP [Online] $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller FreezeoutManig ”Ohio77” Loeser Wins Event [Online] No-Limit Hold’em BIG $500 ($127,153) 2nd Online Bracelet In As Many YearsBrian “JackBogle” Altman Captures Maiden Bracelet By Winning WSOP [Online] $400 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra DeepstackMatt “PmpknHead” Szymaszek Wins WSOP Online Bracelet Event #4: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-MaxHarry “timexCNT” Lodge Wins His First Bracelet in the $7,777 Lucky 7’s Online High Roller ($396,666)Yevgeniy “Kazak132” Minakrin Wins Online Event #9: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship ($238,315)Julien Perouse Captures Bracelet In Online $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Max ($324,767)Martin “115FTW” Stoyanov Wins The $500 WSOP Bracelet Turbo DeepstackSane “Oohwee213” Chung Wins $500 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack For $149,729
However, the other bracelets were awarded in segregated markets in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at those winners from the “Keystone State.”
2022 WSOP Pennsylvania Online Bracelet Winners
DateStateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize June 5PAEvent #1: NLH BIG $500270$121,500Joseph “el_taco” Kuczewski$30,970.35 June 12PAEvent #2: $400 NLH Ultra Stack272$97,920Christopher “mooooooooooo” Perkins$24,959.90 June 19PAEvent #3: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max [3x Re-entry]152$68,400Mark “MDD83” Dellavecchio$17,291.52 June 26PAEvent #4: $600 Online Deepstack Championship196$105,840Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett$26,978.68 July 3PAEvent #5: $500 NLH Deepstack171$76,950Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler$19,614.62 July 10PAEvent #6: $1,000 NLH Online Bracelet Championship122$109,800Alex “Schwibbs1” Schwint$27,054.72 July 16PAEvent #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s115$80,500Peter “nosmal” Williamson$20,519.45 July 17PAEvent #8: $500 NLH Summer Saver200$90,000Ryan “gravisty3155” Messick$24,300
Joseph “el_taco” Kuczewski Wins Pennsylvania’s First Bracelet of 2022
The first bracelet event of the summer in Pennsylvania also took place on June 5 and was the same as its Michigan counterpart – Event #1: NLH BIG $500. The tournament drew 204 players who rebought 66 times, which resulted in a 270-entry field that generated a $121,500 prize pool.
The top 36 finishers made the money including Robert “CXTGuy” Coleman (5th – $6,597.45), Dave “AubreydeGrey” Alfa (7th – $3,657.15), David “GunsBlaring” Eldridge (12th – $1,688.85), Zach “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg (16th – $1,142.10), and Robert “didiflppdt” Sichelstiel (36th – $850.50).
After more than nine hours of play, Joseph “el_taco” Kuczewski bested Michael “SQU0ZE” Duffy in heads-up play to win the bracelet and nearly $31k in prize money.
WSOP.com PA Event #1 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Joseph “el_taco” Kuczewski$30,970.35 2Michael “SQU0ZE” Duffy$19,136.25 3Edward “Makunouchi” Leonard$13,158.45 4James “SurplusV4lue” Tedrow$9,221.85 5Robert “CXTGuy” Coleman$6,597.45 6Matthew “WhatisEV” Javitt$4,884.30 7Dave “AubreydeGrey” Alfa$3,657.15 8Michael “TonyBandanas” Lavin$2,733.75 9Richard “Guy_1ncognit” Frani$2,126.25
Christopher “mooooooooooo” Perkins Second Pennsylvania Bracelet Winner
On Sunday, June 12, WSOP.com PA played host Event #2: NLH Ultra Deepstack, which saw 218 players rebuy 54 times. The 272-entry field created a $97,920 prize pool reserved for the top 36 finishers including Ian “Nap0lian” Crampton (6th – $3,936.38), Colby “FreeBritney” Gatchell (15th – $1,106.49), Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett (22nd – $783.36), and Huy “Chipsahuy01” Nguyen (27th – $783.36).
After nearly 11 hours of play, Christopher “mooooooooooo” Perkins beat Kyle “BluffNTuff” Lorenz in heads-up play to claim the bracelet and a $24,959.90 top prize.
WSOP.com PA Event #2 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Christopher “mooooooooooo” Perkins$24,959.90 2Kyle “BluffNTuff” Lorenz$15,422.40 3Chris “Noup1111” Kounoupis$10,604.73 4Ryan “fun_game” McKnight$7,432.12 5James “Lampnation” Gouldner$5,317/05 6Ian “Nap0lian” Crampton$3,936.38 7Jesse “Diceluxovi” Baker$2,947.39 8Matthew “Achelous” Sullivan$2,203.20 9Edward “Makunouchi” Leonard$1,713.60
Mark “MDD83” Dellavecchio Wins PLO 6-Max Bracelet
On June 19, Event #3: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max [3x Re-entry] saw 90 players rebuy 62 times, which resulted in a $68,400 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 30 finishers including final table bubble boy Paul “Lothario” Lampl (7th – $1,915.20), Michael “TonyBandanas” Lavin (12th – $1,108.08), David “WalterZoe” Zeigler (17th – $975.52), and Jack “PaJack_49462” Roser (29th – $581.40).
After eight hours of play, it was Mark “MDD83” Dellavecchio defeating Robert “Bink.Bonk” Lavin in heads-up play to win the third Pennsylvania bracelet of the series, which also came with a $17,291.52 top prize.
WSOP.com PA Event #3 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Mark “MDD83” Dellavecchio$17,291.52 2Robert “Bink.Bonk” Lavin$10,690.92 3Benjamin “ItMyTime4421” Kaupp$7,284.60 4Greg “Donostia” Wish$5,054.76 5Richard “trappericks” Kienzle$3,584.16 6Austin “CaptainKidd” Moser$2,592.36
Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett Victorious in Online Deepstack Championship
On June 26, Event #4: $600 Online Deepstack Championship saw 153 players rebuy 43 times to create a prize pool worth $105,840. The top 36 finishers got a piece of it including Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter (10th – $1,471.17), Ian “Nap0lian” Crampton (14th – $1,195.99), Duane “ntdriverman” McCrory (19th – $846.72), Ryan “TheDuce” McCarroll (24th – $846.72), and Sebastian “OMCEscher” Harasim (33rd – $740.88).
After more than nine hours of play, it was Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett finishing as the last player standing to claim the gold bracelet and $26,978.68 first-place prize.
WSOP.com PA Event #4 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett$26,978.68 2Josh “ClearEyes” Berardi$16,669.80 3William “MiniMiMi” Dopico$11,462.47 4Chris “BadIdea5” Dow$8,033.25 5Nick “Mr.Magoo7” Lein$5,747.11 6Ryan “S5mcnulty” Van Sanford$4,254.76 7James “Jmlarkin1” Larkin$3,185.78 8Kyle “BluffNTuff” Lorenz$2,381.40 9Ryan “CampPinebox” Pochedly$1,852.20
Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler Becomes a WSOP Online Bracelet Winner
Jonas Wexler
On July 3, Event #5: $500 NLH Deepstack drew 171 entrants and offered up a $76,950 prize pool to the top 36 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Ryan “CampPinebox” Pochedly (11th – $1,069.60), Travis “Emily2012” Powell (17th – $723.33), and Jesse “Diceluxovi” Baker (25th – $615.60).
Well-known poker pro Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler wound up besting Anthony “SimSolvers” Garofalo in heads-up play to claim a $19,614.62 top prize and his gold bracelet. The five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner nearly went back-to-back in bracelet events but came up one spot short as you’ll read about next.
WSOP.com PA Event #5 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler$19,614.62 2Anthony “SimSolvers” Garofalo$12,119.62 3Paul “UBeenBeat” Kitchen$8,333.68 4Matthew “WhatisEV” Javitt$5,840.50 5Chad “cdr319” Reed$4,178.38 6James “Jmlarkin1” Larkin$3,093.39 7Franco “D.Lafferty” Bonacci$2,316.19 8Christopher “Dr.DogTrucK” Rodriguez$1,731.37 9Laurence “Liquid.Sword” Rogers$1,346.62
Alex “Schwibbs1” Schwint Victorious in Championship Event
On July 10, Event #6: $1,000 NLH Online Bracelet Championship saw 94 players rebuy 28 times, which meant the 122-entry field resulted in a $109,800 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 18 finishers.
Some players to cash but fall short of the final table were Nicholas “Mr.Magoo7” Lein (10th – $2,196), Zachary “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg (13th – $2,130.12), and Erick “Irun2Good” Landwehr (17th – $2,086.20).
As mentioned above, Wexler made another deep run but wound up finishing as runner-up to Alex “Schwibbs1” Schwint, who laid claim to the bracelet and accompanying $27,054.72 first-place prize.
WSOP.com PA Event #6 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Alex “Schwibbs1” Schwint$27,054.72 2Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler$19,313.82 3Abraham “Zombo” Faroni$13,790.88 4Michael “SQU0ZE” Duffy$9,860.04 5Harish “Harish.C9” Chouhan$7,038.18 6Brian “CleggsOnGG” Frasca$5,028.84 7Michael “PENNMIKE18” Van Sickle$3,590.46 8Christopher “moooooooooo” Perkins$2,558.34 9Paul “UBeenBeat” Kitchen$2,327.76
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Peter “nosmal” Williamson Was Lucky in Event #7
On July 16, Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s attracted 115 runners and offered up an $80,500 prize pool to the top 36 finishers. Among those to cash were Dan “LavaCake” Ott (5th – $4,371.15), Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter (6th – $3,236.10), Brendan “Burrr11” LeMay (11th – $1,118.95), Jeffrey “Brittlesbee” Cole (17th – $756.70), Adrian “zales08” Zalewski (25th – $644), and Elias “DAG_CLG” Garney (34th – $563.50).
The bracelet and $20,519.45 first-place prize ended up going to Peter “nosmal” Williamson after he defeated Ryan “gravity3155” Messick in heads-up play. While it was no doubt a disappointing finish for Messick coming up one spot shy of victory, he would only have to wait a day before capturing a gold bracelet of his own.
WSOP.com PA Event #7 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize 1Peter “nosmal” Williamson$20,519.45 2Ryan “gravity3155” Messick$12,678.75 3Michael “PENNMIKE18” Van Sickle$8,718.15 4Robert “CincyRJ” James$6,109.95 5Dan “LavaCake” Ott$4,371.15 6Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter$3,236.10 7Robert “Justalittle” Isaacs$2,423.05
Ryan “gravity3155” Messick Claims Final PA Bracelet of the Summer
Ryan Messick
On July 17, the final PA bracelet event of the summer played out. Event #8: $500 NLH Summer Saver attracted 166 players who rebought 34 times, which meant the 200-entry field resulted in a $90,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 places.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Paul “UBeenBeat” Kitchen (12th – $1,170), Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter (17th – $945), and Samuel “PineCreek” Monks (30th – $819).
At the final table, Ryan “gravisty3155” Messick defeated Michael “ArnoldSlick” McNeil in heads-up play to win the tournament for $24,300 and the shiny gold bracelet.
WSOP.com PA Event #8 Final Table Results
PlacePlayerPrize
1Ryan “gravity3155” Messick$24,300
2Michael “ArnoldSlick” McNeil$14,175
3Elias “DAG_CLG” Garney$8,100
4Josh “RealizeLies” Zerbe$6,300
5Dillon “HiCard” Ott$5,400
6Zach “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg$4,500
7Scott “Scott103” Kahler$3,420
8Jonathan “Jerhart7373” Erhart$2,160
9Nilesh “Ron.Swanson” Thakker$1,530
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2022 WSOP Online Summer Bracelet Winners
DateStateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize June 5NJ/NV$5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout218$1,090,000Norbert “Balkan500” Szecsi$288,850 June 5NJ/NV$500 NLH BIG $5001,213$799,200Manig “Ohio77” Loeser$127,153 June 12NJ/NV$400 NLH Ultra Deepstack1,641$757,440Brian “JackBogle” Altman$110,662 June 19NJ/NV$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max470$712,800Matt “PmpknHead” Szymaszek$141,705 June 26NJ/NV$600 Deepstack Championship1,284$938,520William “swaggyb” Corvino$149,319 June 28NJ/NV$500 NLH Turbo Deepstack1,746$785,700Martin “115FTW” Stoyanov$132,783 July 3NJ/NV$500 NLH Deepstack2,162$972,900Sane “Ooohwee213” Chung$149,729 July 10NJ/NV$7,777 Lucky 7’s NLH High Roller161$1,468,023Harry “timexCNT” Lodge$396,666 July 10NJ/NV$1,000 NLH Bracelet Championship994$1,328,400Yevgeniy “Kazak132” Minakrin$238,315 July 12NJ/NV$3,200 NLH High Roller 8-Max340$1,343,680Julien “StepUpPoker” Perouse$324,767 July 16NJ/NV$777 Lucky 7’s NLH Second Chance781$845,700Fred “staeks” Li$159,059 July 17NJ/NV$5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout Encore245$1,225,000Gianluca “Inmyhouse” Speranza$324,625 July 17NJ/NV$500 NLH Summer Saver1,648$741,600Shaun “BabyLegs” O’Donnell$125,330 June 5MIEvent #1: NLH BIG $500310$139,500Brett “Gotcha1121” Blackwood$35,558.55 June 12MIEvent #2: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack326$119,160Todd “Rooster_777” Estes$27,895.64 June 19MIEvent #3: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max188$84,600John “HairyAce” MacLeod$21,386.88 June 26MIEvent #4: $600 Online Deepstack Championship221$119,340Adam “Akittle” Kittle$30,419.83 July 3MIEvent #5: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack227$102,150Freddie “zengardener” Kirkland$26,038.10 July 10MIEvent #6: $1,000 NLH Online Bracelet Championship130$117,000Cade “ethmonsta” Lautenbacher$28,828.80 July 16MIEvent #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s [3x Re-entry]123$103,050Ryan “MagicJohnson” Hiller$21,946.89 July 17MIEvent #8: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver [3x Re-entry]229$103,050Matthew “MGDOGG” Garza$27,823.58 June 5PAEvent #1: NLH BIG $500270$121,500Joseph “el_taco” Kuczewski$30,970.35 June 12PAEvent #2: $400 NLH Ultra Stack272$97,920Christopher “mooooooooooo” Perkins$24,959.90 June 19PAEvent #3: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max [3x Re-entry]152$68,400Mark “MDD83” Dellavecchio$17,291.52 June 26PAEvent #4: $600 Online Deepstack Championship196$105,840Stephen “puttfordough” Jarrett$26,978.68 July 3PAEvent #5: $500 NLH Deepstack171$76,950Jonas “Walfredo” Wexler$19,614.62 July 10PAEvent #6: $1,000 NLH Online Bracelet Championship122$109,800Alex “Schwibbs1” Schwint$27,054.72 July 16PAEvent #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s115$80,500Peter “nosmal” Williamson$20,519.45 July 17PAEvent #8: $500 NLH Summer Saver200$90,000Ryan “gravisty3155” Messick$24,300
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