Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship ($310,832)
On Friday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Series Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship attracted 1,455 players who rebought 671 times. The 2,126-entry field resulted in a $2,019,700 prize pool (the largest out of all 31 events) and after nearly 12 hours of play, Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero emerged victorious to capture the bracelet and $310,831.83 first-place prize.
Tamero has amassed over $158,000 in lifetime live tournament earnings, of which just a small $3,428 cash came from the WSOP for a 315th-place finish in the 2018 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights event.
2020 WSOP Online Event #31 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero | $310,832 |
| 2 | Norman "abnormality" Michalek | $192,073 |
| 3 | Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger | $140,167 |
| 4 | Brian "foxxx" Kirchhoff | $103,207 |
| 5 | Edan “goatplaya” Sucov | $76,749 |
| 6 | Greg “Bubblealot” Wish | $57,561 |
| 7 | Arian "4632647” Stolt | $43,424 |
| 8 | Michael “merlot” Bailey | $33,123 |
| 9 | Kevin “SpecialK333” Calenzo | $25,650 |
After Max “Mawkswell” Young bubbled the tournament in 331st place, the elimination came at a steady pace. Among those to make the money but fall short of the final table was Allen “chainsaw” Kessler (262nd - $1,817.73), Joe “fanofdapoker” McKeehen (215th - $1,817.73), Phil “Lumestackin” Hellmuth (133rd - $2,423.64), Tony “Panoramic” Dunst (106th - $2,625.61), Kathy “Luckygal” Liebert (100th - $2,625.61), Matt “berkey11_s4y” Berkey (56th - $4,645.31), Chelsea "wubalubadubb" Bowden (55th - $4,645.31), Jamie “DanBilzerian” Kerstetter (37th - $6,463.04), Ryan “protential” Laplante (30th - $7,876.83), and final table bubble boy David “bewater” Goodman (10th - $19,995.03).
The final table kicked off with a flurry of eliminations all in a 15-minute span. First, it was Kevin “SpecialK333” Calenzo exiting in ninth after getting it in on the flop with an open-ended straight draw and missing against the ace-high of Tamero, and then Michael “merlot” Bailey followed him out the door losing with ace-nine all in preflop against the ace-ten of Andrew “WATCHGUY42” Lichtenberger.
Soon after, Lichtenberger notched another knockout when Arian “4632647” Stolt jammed with ten-nine suited and “Lucky Chewy” held with ace-nine. From there, Greg “Bubblealot” Wish lost a race with pocket fives against Norman “abnormality” Michalek’s king-eight after the latter flopped two pair.
Edan “goatplaya” Sucov then lost jack-ten to the ace-eight of Tamero to exit in fifth place, while Brian "foxxx" Kirchhoff failed to get lucky with ace-six against Michalek’s ace-queen all in preflop. Lichtenberger the three-bet jammed with ace-five only to get called by Michalek, who held with pocket eights.
That allowed Michalek to take 30.5 million into heads-up play against Tamero, who began with 12 million. However, Tamero was able to pick off two bluffs to take the chip lead and then closed things out shortly thereafter when Michalek attempted a failed river bluff.
That wraps up our live updates from the 2020 WSOP bracelet events on WSOP.com, but there’s still more than a month of WSOP action on GGPoker. PokerNews will be offering coverage of each event, which you can follow here.
2020 Online WSOP Bracelet Winners
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/1/20 | Event #1: $500 NLH Kick-Off | 1,715 | $771,750 | Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler | $130,426 |
| 7/2/20 | Event #2: $1,000 NLH Deepstack 8-Max | 919 | $873,050 | Louis "PokeThese" Lynch | $168,586 |
| 7/3/20 | Event #3: $400 NLH | 2,091 | $752,760 | Robert "bustinballs" Kuhn | $115,850 |
| 7/4/20 | Event #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo | 1,179 | $530,550 | Matt "Bodeyster" Bode | $97,091 |
| 7/5/20 | Event #5: $1,000 NLH Freezeout | 854 | $811,300 | Allen "Acnyc718" Chang | $161,286 |
| 7/6/20 | Event #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 883 | $449,820 | Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | $89,424 |
| 7/7/20 | Event #7: $800 NLH Knockout Deepstack | 989 | $731,660 | Joon “jykpoker” Kim | $103,127 |
| 7/8/20 | Event #8: $500 NLH Freezeout | 1,479 | $665,550 | Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring | $119,400 |
| 7/9/20 | Event #9: $1,000 NLH 6-Max | 1,026 | $974,700 | Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen | $188,214 |
| 7/10/20 | Event #10: $600 NLH MonsterStack | 2,074 | $1,119,960 | Ryan "Im.Sorry" Torgerson | $172,361 |
| 7/11/20 | Event #11: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack 6-Max | 1,691 | $760,950 | Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka | $128,601 |
| 7/12/20 | Event #12: $500 The BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2,427 | $1,092,150 | Ryan "joeyisamush" Depaulo | $159,563 |
| 7/13/20 | Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout | 649 | $924,825 | Michael “miguelfiesta” Lech | $164,249 |
| 7/14/20 | Event #14: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller | 496 | $1,507,840 | Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen | $352,985 |
| 7/15/20 | Event #15: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 663 | $629,850 | Guy "PhilLaak" Dunlap | $133,780 |
| 7/16/20 | Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo | 1,528 | $687,600 | Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham | $116,204 |
| 7/17/20 | Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em | 1,382 | $967,400 | Pat "IchiiKawawa" Lyons | $173,551 |
| 7/18/20 | Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo DeepStack | 987 | $937,650 | Scott "BudLightLime" Hempel | $181,060 |
| 7/19/20 | Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em | 2,545 | $916,200 | Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh | $133,857 |
| 7/20/20 | Event #20: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 1,137 | $511,650 | Kevin "therealkg" Gerhart | $97,572 |
| 7/21/20 | Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 1,361 | $952,700 | Tony "Panoramic" Dunst | $168,342 |
| 7/22/20 | Event #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack | 1,579 | $710,550 | Allan “Treeoflife” Cheung | $120,083 |
| 7/23/20 | Event #23: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout | 1,452 | $667,920 | Raymond “avant9201” Avant | $93,776 |
| 7/24/20 | Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed | 2,408 | $866,880 | Nick “samadhi” Binger | $133,413 |
| 7/25/20 | Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver | 2,155 | $969,750 | Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley | $149,245 |
| 7/26/20 | Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Grande Finale | 2,502 | $1,125,900 | Ethan "RampageP" Yau | $164,494 |
| 7/27/20 | Event #27: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 1,940 | $698,400 | Ian “ApokerJoker2” Steinman | $110,557 |
| 7/28/20 | Event #28: $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max | 525 | $498,750 | William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine | $110,673 |
| 7/29/20 | Event #29: $2,000 NLH Deepstack | 747 | $1,419,300 | Nick “shadowjacker” Guagenti | $305,433 |
| 7/30/20 | Event #30: $500 NLH Senior's Event | 720 | $324,000 | Jonathan “SugarJ” Lessin | $64,411 |
| 7/31/20 | Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship | 2,126 | $2,019,700 | Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero | $310,832 |
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In this Series
- 1 Jonathan “Art.Vandelay” Dokler Captures First Bracelet of 2020 WSOP; Hellmuth 11th
- 2 Louis "PokeThese" Lynch Defeats "KOVID19" For Second Online WSOP Bracelet ($168,586)
- 3 Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn Wins Online WSOP Event #3 ($115,850)
- 4 Matt “Bodeyster” Bode Calls His Shot, Wins Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #4
- 5 Allen “Acnyc718” Chang Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #5 ($161,286)
- 6 Nathan "surfbum" Gamble Captures Second Bracelet in Online WSOP Event #6 ($89,424)
- 7 Joon “jykpoker” Kim Wins Online WSOP Event #7: $800 NLH KO Deepstack ($103,127)
- 8 Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #8: $500 NLH Freezeout ($119,399)
- 9 Ron "MacDaddy15" McMillen Turns Online Debut into WSOP Bracelet Win ($188,214)
- 10 Ryan "Im.Sorry" Torgersen Wins WSOP Online Event #10: $600 NLH MonsterStack ($172,361)
- 11 Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka Becomes First Non-American to Win 2020 Online WSOP Bracelet
- 12 Poker Vlogger Ryan “joeyisamush” Depaulo Wins 2020 WSOP Online Big 500 ($159,563)
- 13 8-Time Ring Winner Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech Captures First Gold Bracelet in Event #13: $1,500 High Roller ($164,249)
- 14 Joe "fanofdapoker" McKeehen Wins Third Bracelet in 2020 WSOP Online $3,200 High Roller ($352,985)
- 15 Guy “PhilLaak” Dunlap Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #15: $1,000 PLO 8-Max ($133,780)
- 16 Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($116,204)
- 17 Pat "IchiiKawawa" Lyons Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em ($173,551)
- 18 Scott "BudLightLime" Hempel Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo DeepStack ($181,060)
- 19 Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em ($133,857)
- 20 Kevin "therealkg" Gerhart Wins Second Career Bracelet in WSOP Online Event #20
- 21 Tony "Panoramic" Dunst Wins Event #21: $777 NLH 6-Handed for Second Gold Bracelet ($168,342)
- 22 Allan “Treeoflife” Cheung Wins WSOP Online Event #22: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack ($120,083)
- 23 Raymond “avant9201” Avant Wins 2020 WSOP Event #23: $500 NLH Knockout ($93,776)
- 24 Nick "samadhi" Binger Captures 2nd Bracelet in Event #24: $400 NLH 8-Handed ($133,413)
- 25 Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #25: $500 NLH Summer Saver ($149,245)
- 26 Ethan "RampageP" Yau Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #26: Grande Final ($164,494)
- 27 Ian “ApokerJoker2” Steinman Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #27: $400 Freezeout ($110,557)
- 28 William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine Wins Event #28: $1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max ($110,673)
- 29 Nick “shadowjacker” Guagenti Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #29: $2,000 NLH Deepstack ($305,433)
- 30 New Jersey's Jonathan “SugarJ” Lessin Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #30: $500 Senior's Event ($64,411)
- 31 Nahrain “2Rivers” Tamero Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #31: $1,000 NLH Championship ($310,832)
