Laplante, Lichtenberger & Shorr Among 2020 WSOP.com 50th Anniversary Series Winners
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The WSOP.com 50th Anniversary Series, which offered over $3 million in guarantees over 50 tournaments, wrapped up over the weekend. From September 8-27, the series catered to more than 22,000 entrants and awarded in excess of $3.4 million in prize money.
Among those to capture titles were familiar players like:
- Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen topped 703-entry field to win Event #14: $150,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition for $25,803.90.
- Ryan "protential" Laplante bested 82 entrants to win the $500 buy-in Event #28: $50,000 NLH Old School 8-Max for $11,150.
- Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger took down the $1,000 buy-in Event #32: $75,000 NLH High Roller (114 entries) for $24,278.01.
- Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng won Event #35: $25,000 Totally Tubular Tuesday NLH (735 entries) for $10,232.95.
- Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro topped a 105-entry field to win Event #36: $150,000 NLH High Roller for $44,488.
- Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr bested 491 entries to win Event #37: $40,000 NLH 6-Max for $8,392.95.
- Ryan “WHOSYOURDODD” Dodd actually laid claim to two titles first topping a 755-entry field to win Event #10: $25,000 NLH Monster Stack for $7,266.98. He then bested 633 runners to win Event #44: $25,000 NLH MonsterStack for $6,457.81.
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Gotts Denies Lichtenberger 2nd Title
The $555 buy-in Event #47: $505,050 GTD Main Event saw 613 players rebuy 359 times to just squeak by the guarantee with a $505,440 prize pool.
That was paid out amongst the top 140 finishers including Adam “phsgoldshoes” Hendrix (11th - $5,863.10), Matt “RubberFist” Stout (13th - $4,599.50), Michael “ParxBigStax” Marder (30th - $2,426.11), Joe “melonhead” Bartholdi (35th - $2,173.39), Bryan “Pellepelle” Piccioli (49th - $1,667.95), Kevin “ImaLuckSac” MacPhee (105th - $1,213.05), and Matthew “EarvinMagic” Parry (126th - $1,061.42).
It took just over 12 hours of play before Jeff “IQ84” Gotts bested Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger in heads-up play to win the title for $74,198.59, the largest first-place prize awarded during the series.
Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff “IQ84.” Gotts | $74,198.59 |
| 2 | Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger | $54,941.32 |
| 3 | Brian “Bmack1335” McKinney | $40,435.20 |
| 4 | Lokesh “lanku11” Garg | $29,568.24 |
| 5 | Justin "pocketprofit" Wong | $22,946.97 |
| 6 | Uke "ooopsmybad" Dauti | $17,589.31 |
| 7 | Gary "phiI_ivey" Kosakowski | $13,293.07 |
| 8 | "sandman88" | $10,058.25 |
| 9 | "JohnnyBVegas" | $7,682.68 |
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WSOP.com 50th Anniversary Series Winners
Here’s a look at those who captured titles during the WSOP.com 50th Anniversary Series.
| Date | Event | Buy-In | Players | Rebuys | Total Field | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Sep-20 | Event #1: $50,000 Totally Tubular Tuesday NLH [R&A] | $50 | 431 | 808 | 1239 | $65,929.50 | Alex "JinYang" Butcher | $16,152.72 |
| 8-Sep-20 | Event #2: $125,000 NLH High Roller | $1,000 | 85 | 45 | 130 | $125,000 | "megolaman1ac" | $27,875 |
| 8-Sep-20 | Event #3: $15,000 Limit Hold'em | $215 | 61 | 15 | 76 | $15,200 | Chad "clayne" Layne | $3,693.60 |
| 9/9/20 | Event #4: $30,000 NLH 30 for 30 | $30 | 389 | 660 | 242 | $35,244.30 | Yong Keun "LuckySpeWy1" Kwon | $8,811.07 |
| 9/9/20 | Event #5: $20,000 NLH Freezeout | $50 | 470 | 0 | 470 | $21,620 | erikbachman | $5,296.90 |
| 9/10/20 | Event #6: $10,000 NLH Deepstack [1x Re-entry] | $10 | 626 | NA | NA | $10,000 | NA | |
| 9/10/20 | Event #7: $30,000 NLH Groovy Freezeout | $100 | 380 | $0 | 380 | $34,960 | Tyler "TIPnTimeBOMB" Sumrall | $8,740 |
| 9/11/20 | Event #8: $20,000 NLH Deepstack [R&A] | $20 | 485 | 688 | 330 | $27,805.50 | jmzit2u | $6,812.34 |
| 9/11/20 | Event #9: $50,000 NLH Anniversary Special | $250 | 161 | 102 | 263 | $61,279 | Ben "chaipoker" Abrahams | $12,488.66 |
| 9/12/20 | Event #10: $25,000 NLH Monster Stack | $50 | 347 | 358 | 755 | $42,497 | Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd | $7,266.98 |
| 9/12/20 | Event #11: $50,000 NLH Old School 8-Max | $500 | 114 | 0 | 114 | $53,238 | Jose "deposit Noboa | $11,526.02 |
| 9/12/20 | Event #12: $40,000 NLH | $100 | 321 | 210 | 531 | $48,852 | David "AvidSmores" Smores | $8,354 |
| 9/13/20 | Event #13: $20,000 PLO Special | $100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 9/13/20 | Event #14: $150,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition | $320 | 359 | 344 | 703 | $150,900 | Kevin "GoneBananas" Garosshen | $25,803.90 |
| 9/14/20 | Event #15: $100,000 NLH High Roller | $1,500 | NA | NA | NA | $176,700 | NA | |
| 9/14/20 | Event #16: $25,000 Colossus Monday NLH | $55 | 327 | 552 | 141 | $51,000 | pokerher2014 | $13,005 |
| 9/14/20 | Event #17: $10,000 PLO8 | $100 | 92 | 25 | 0 | $10,764 | Supanook | $2,400.37 |
| 9/15/20 | Event #18: $25,000 Totally Tubular Tuesday NLH | $50 | 289 | 555 | 156 | $45,500 | Anthony "boom81boom" Chin | $11,830 |
| 9/15/20 | Event #19: $100,000 Special Tuesday Showdown | $500 | 143 | 71 | 0 | $100,000 | Sang "YOUNGKOI" Lee | $20,860 |
| 9/15/20 | Event #20: $40,000 NLH 8-Max | $100 | 321 | 240 | 0 | $51,612 | Paul "quadtwos" Solowey | $8,825.65 |
| 9/16/20 | Event #21: $30,000 NLH 30 for 30 | $30 | 432 | 762 | 242 | $39,202.80 | Jason "jaybangs" Obinger | $9,604.68 |
| 9/16/20 | Event #22: $20,000 NLH Freezeout | $50 | 484 | 0 | 0 | $22,264 | SYCHOSID | $5,454.68 |
| 9/17/20 | Event #23: $10,000 NLH Deepstack | $10 | 604 | 320 | $924 | $10,000 | pkrsteve | $2,350 |
| 9/17/20 | Event #24: $30,000 NLH Groovy Freezeout | $100 | 402 | 0 | 402 | $36,984 | Imlit | $9,061.08 |
| 9/18/20 | Event #25: $20,000 NLH Deepstack | $20 | 466 | 623 | 1089 | $25,974 | fenis | $6,363.63 |
| 9/18/20 | Event #26: $50,000 NLH Anniversary Special | $250 | 146 | 90 | 236 | $54,988 | Rajendra "vsamba" Mahadevappa | $11,470.49 |
| 9/19/20 | Event #27: $25,000 NLH MonsterStack | $50 | 306 | 208 | 514 | $37,492 | sirgeorge | $6,411.13 |
| 9/19/20 | Event #28: $50,000 NLH Old School 8-Max | $500 | 82 | 0 | 82 | $50,000 | Ryan "protential" Laplante | $11,150 |
| 9/19/20 | Event #29: $40,000 NLH | $100 | 282 | 219 | 501 | $46,092 | Kidpkrpl | $8,563.89 |
| 9/20/20 | Event #30: $100,000 NLH Player's Appreciation Special | $55 | 816 | 1,459 | 2275 | $131,950 | Matt "GitGot" Volosevich | $29,688.75 |
| 9/20/20 | Event #31: $150,000 NLH Monster Stack | $215 | 531 | 251 | 782 | $156,400 | Rory "Sphere81" Lucero | $31,092.32 |
| 9/20/20 | Event #32: $75,000 NLH High Roller | $1,000 | 76 | 38 | 114 | $108,870 | Andrew "WATCHGUY42" Lichtenberger | $24,278.01 |
| 9/21/20 | Event #33: $25,000 Colossus Monday NLH | $55 | 261 | 521 | 782 | $45,050 | degreat | $11,713 |
| 9/21/20 | Event #34: $25,000 NLH Knockout | $100 | 335 | 0 | 335 | $33,375 | Exclusive25 | $6,625 |
| 9/22/20 | Event #35: $25,000 Totally Tubular Tuesday NLH | $50 | 254 | 481 | 735 | $39,357.50 | Ryan "adopt_adogg0" Leng | $10,232.95 |
| 9/22/20 | Event #36: $150,000 NLH High Roller | $2,000 | 77 | 28 | 105 | $199,500 | Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro | $44,488.50 |
| 9/22/20 | Event #37: $40,000 NLH 6-Max | $100 | 269 | 222 | 491 | $45,172 | Shannon "aulophobia" Shorr | $8,392.95 |
| 9/23/20 | Event #38: $30,000 NLH 30 for 30 | $30 | 372 | 690 | 1062 | $34,616.40 | Richard "Moneylives27" Munro | $8,654.10 |
| 9/23/20 | Event #39: $20,000 NLH Freezeout | $50 | 418 | 0 | 418 | $20,000 | Hung "nowitsover" Truong | $4,900 |
| 9/24/20 | Event #40: $10,000 NLH Deepstack | $10 | 556 | 291 | 847 | $10,000 | Joseph "Pinesap" Marold III | $2,400 |
| 9/24/20 | Event #41: $30,000 NLH Groovy Freezeout | $100 | 335 | 0 | 335 | $30,820 | goingforgold | $7,859.10 |
| 9/25/30 | Event #42: $20,000 NLH Deepstack | $20 | 431 | 610 | 1041 | $24,642 | PARoughrider | $6,037.29 |
| 9/25/20 | Event #43: $50,000 NLH Anniversary Special | $250 | 168 | 106 | 274 | $63,842 | cardsoup | $13,010.99 |
| 9/26/20 | Event #44: $25,000 NLH MonsterStack | $50 | 307 | 326 | 633 | $37,765 | Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd | $6,457.81 |
| 9/26/20 | Event #45: $50,000 NLH Old School Freezeout | $215 | 222 | 0 | 222 | $50,000 | Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes | $13,250 |
| 9/26/20 | Event #46: $40,000 NLH Re-Entry | $100 | 287 | 157 | 444 | $40,848 | Evan "ecutler133" Cutler | $7,589.55 |
| 9/27/20 | Event #47: $505,050 Main Event | $555 | 613 | 359 | 972 | $505,440 | Jeff "IQ84." Gotts | $74,198.59 |
| 9/27/20 | Event #48: $50,000 PLO High Roller | $1,000 | 36 | 27 | 63 | $60,165 | Robert "lowrider711" Chasen | $16,846.20 |
| 9/27/20 | Event #49: $100,000 NLH High Roller | $1,000 | 103 | 60 | 163 | $155,665 | James "DanFriel" Gilbert | $33,701.47 |
| 9/27/20 | Event #50: $30,000 NLH Knockout | $300 | 165 | 0 | 165 | $46,530 | Jason "Gunner_Q10" Gunn | $9,009.10 |
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| 9/27/20 | $10,000 Dropping Dimes | $50 | 224 | 100 | 324 | $16,200 | Ben "DrMcBoy" Amlin | $3,110.40 |
| 9/27/20 | $15,000 GTD Warm-Up Turbo Deepstack | $100 | 118 | 45 | 163 | $15,000 | John "notyourfault" Alesi | $3,247.50 |
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