A Look at All the 2022 WSOP Online Michigan Bracelet Winners

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Todd Estes with Norman Chad

While most eyes are focused on the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, several gold bracelets have already been awarded on the virtual felt. All told there will be 29 online bracelet events being awarded this summer between players in New Jersey/Nevada (13 bracelets), Michigan (eight bracelets), and Pennsylvania (eight bracelets).

A slew of bracelets have already been awarded to players in New Jersey/Nevada and were live reported by PokerNews:

However, the other bracelets have been awarded in segregated markets in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at those winners from the "Wolverine State."

2022 WSOP Michigan Online Bracelet Winners

DateStateTournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
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

Brett “Gotcha1121” Blackwood Wins First-Ever Michigan Gold Bracelet

WSOP Online Michigan

On Sunday, June 5, the first-ever gold bracelet event was held in the Wolverine State. Event #1: NLH BIG $500 attracted 242 players who rebought 68 times. The 310-entry field resulted in a $139,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers.

Some players to walk away with a cash were Brent “HappyMrsChkn” Burrows (4th - $10,588), Dominic “y0umadbr0” Choma (10th - $1,939), Craig “Nighthawk74” Gubert (18th - $1,311.30), Adam “Lamp_” Lamphere (22nd - $1,116), and Millard “Meekmills” Hale (31st - $976.50).

After ten and a half hours of play, it was Brett “Gotcha1121” Blackwood besting Andrew “WorldBFree21” Rosen in heads-up play to win WSOP gold and a top prize of $35,558.55.

Back in 2016, Blackwood broke onto the poker scene by topping an 884-entry field to win the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Michigan State Poker Championship at FireKeepers Casino for $188,314. Now he’s one of the few players to have both an MSPT title and WSOP gold bracelet.

WSOP.com MI Event #1 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Brett "Gotcha1121" Blackwood$35,558.55
2Andrew "WorldBFree21" Rosen$21,971.25
3arshall "AAnnditzgone" Davey$15,107.85
4Brent "HappyMrsChkn" Burrows$10,588.05
5Michael "freshaces" Aron$7,574.85
6LeRoy "PenniDiamond" Pennington$5,607.90
7Richard "DonkItOff" Green$4,198.95
8Aaron "gvsu51" Klemm$3,138.75
9Joel "Tazmcbluffy" Tasman$2,441.25

Estes Denies Paggeot Bracelet in Michigan Event #2

Michigan bracelet winner Todd Estes with Norman Chad
Michigan bracelet winner Todd Estes with Norman Chad

A week later on June 2, the second gold bracelet event was held in Michigan. The $400 buy-in Event #2: NLH Ultra Deepstack attracted 275 players who rebought 56 times, which meant the 326-entry field generated a $119,160 prize pool that was reserved for the top 63 finishers.

Among those to cash were Matthew “loof21” Ploof (7th - $3,050.49), Mark “JuanTutiz” Maletic (17th - $905.61), Andrew “OhHiCindy” Korby (26th - $762.62), Jason “JasonKapoor” Kapoor (36th - $655.38), and Adam “AKittle” Kittle (48th - $512.38).

The title came down to Todd “Rooster_777” Estes, who earlier that day had signed up for WSOP.com for the first time, and established poker pro Corey “C0rgasm” Paggeot, who last year won the Michigan End Boss Poker Series Main Event on BetMGM for $23K.

Paggeot, who is also a PokerStars US COOP winner in Michigan, nearly had another major online title but came up one spot as Estes pulled out the victory for the bracelet and $27,895.64 first-place prize.

What’s more, later that day longtime WSOP commentator Norman Chad showed up at his door to award him with the actual bracelet.

WSOP.com MI Event #2 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Todd "Rooster_777" Estes$27,895.64
2Corey "C0rgasm" Paggeot$17,313.94
3Aaron "aman12543" Jones$11,773
4Jared "Rizz13" Passanante$8,150.54
5Derek "HarrySquatch" Yerke$5,767.34
6Shaun "s_dot94" Gillian$4,158.68
7Matthew "ploof21" Ploof$3,050.49
8Kyle "s7udz" Goodman$2,287.87
9Brady "S.Nakamoto" Seeley$1,763.56

John “HairyAce” MacLeod Claims Michigan’s 3rd Bracelet of the Summer

wSOP Online Michigan

On June 19, the $500 buy-in Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max [3x Re-entry] saw 141 players rebuy 47 times. That resulted in an $84,600 prize pool that was paid out among the top 30 finishers.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jesse “JPeace” Peace (10th - $1,785.06), Andrew “OhHiCindy” Korby (18th - $1,082.88), Jack “wjt42” Wahrman (25th - $719.10), and Gregory “Kgbeats” Josifovski (30th - $719.10).

After more than seven hours of play, it was John “HairyAce” MacLeod coming out on top to claim the bracelet and a $21,386.88 top prize.

WSOP.com MI Event #3 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1John “HairyAce” MacLeod$21,386.88
2Timothy “Tmulroy4564” Mulroy$13,222.98
3Alec “ROMMonster” Megdan$9,009.90
4Christopher “CmoGrind1313” Morse$6,251.94
5Mark “MrMarkP” Phillips$4,433.04
6Jared “Rizz13” Passanante$3,206.34
7Mark “MarkMorris” Morris$2,368.80
8Patrick “McCullough23” McCullough$2,368.80
9Alan “PIES1212” Merdita$1,785.06

Adam “Akittle” Kittle Michigan’s Online DeepStack Champion

WSOP Online Michigan

On June 26, the $600 buy-in Event #4: Online DeepStack Championship attracted 176 players who rebought 45 times, which resulted in a $119,340 prize pool. That was reserved for the top 36 finishers including Casey “Qu1ncyMcCall” Carroll (10th - $1,658.82), Scott “BoomTomb” Hammett (14th - $1,348.54), Craig “Nighthawk74” Gubert (21st - $954.72), and Joe “Jdeener” Midena (29th - $835.38).

After more than nine hours of play, it was Adam “Akittle” Kittle beating out Marcus “Skeechman” Norman to win the bracelet and $30,419.93 first-place prize.

WSOP.com MI Event #4 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Adam “Akittle” Kittle$30,419.83
2Marcus “Skeechman” Norman$18,796.05
3Ryan “Ivegotstylek” Redoutey$12,924.52
4Earl “Earl_McKee” McKee$9,057.90
5Jonathan “88luckylarry” Metz$6,480.16
6Roger “John Cennnnna” Khoury$4,797.46
7Leo “NuttyWolves” Taffe$3,592.13
8Chandler “AAPoker417” Burch$2,685.15
9Sean “P0sterNutbag” Pitzer$2,088.45

Freddie “zengardener” Kirkland Becomes Michigan’s 5th Bracelet Winner

WSOP Online Michigan

On July 3, the $500 buy-in Event #5: No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack had 180 players rebuy 47 times, which meant the 227-entry field resulted in a $102,150 prize pool reserved for the top 36 finishers.

Some familiar faces to cash were Steven “sportfreak26” Wilson (10th - $1,419.88), Cathy “Chattycathy2” Brown (11th - $1,419.88), Anthony “RunItKing” Sabatella (17th - $960.21), Mark “MYLast50” Prentice (25th - $817.20), and Jamal “bettingjams” Fellah (32nd - $715.05).

After just over nine hours of play, it was Freddie “zengardener” Kirkland emerging victorious to claim the bracelet and $26,038.10 top prize.

WSOP.com MI Event #5 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Freddie “zengardener” Kirkland$26,038.10
2Christopher “chrislee86” Hando$16,088.62
3Andrew “ROMEEEE03383” Romeo$11,062.84
4Joseph “squeeze.it” Bakun$7,753.18
5Scott “Play4Stacks” Brown$5,546.74
6Brandon “BRP7000” Poe$4,106.43
7David “Irish_Jedi” Kelly$3,074.71
8Jared “KChimaev” Martin$2,298.37
9Brett “Gotcha1121” Blackwood$1,787.62

Cade “ethmonsta” Lautenbacher Victorious in MI Online Bracelet Championship

WSOP Online Michigan

On July 10, the $1,000 buy-in Event #6: NLH Online Bracelet Championship had 108 players rebuy 22 times, which meant a $117,000 prize pool was up for grabs to the top 18 finishers.

Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Timothy “Michalum32” Martin (10th - $$2,340), Peter “petey_boy” Hotaling (13th - $2,269.80), Kelly “NityByNature” Wolfe (17th - $2,223), and Zinoviy “NaglaMorda” Pelekh (18th - $2,223).

After seven and a half hours of play, it was Cade “ethmonsta” Lautenbacher defeating Robert “RTG_4” Gincott in heads-up play to win the tournament for $28,828.80 and his first gold bracelet.

WSOP.com MI Event #6 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Cade “ethmonsta” Lautenbacher$28,828.80
2Robert “RTG_4” Gincott$20,580.30
3Casey “Qu1ncyMcCall” Caroll$14,695.20
4Kristopher “Luck.Wagon.” Bradshaw$10,506.60
5Justin “FourGrams” Pimpedly$7,499.70
6Earl “Earl_McKee” McKee$5,358.60
7Ryan “MagicJohnson” Hiller$3,825.90
8Justin “Onetime23” Pease$2,726.10
9Chris “Tromblicious” Trombley$2,480.40

Ryan "MagicJohnson" Hiller Victorious in $777 NLH Lucky 7's

On July 16, Event #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7's [3x Re-entry] attracted 98 players who rebought 25 times. The 123-entry field resulted in a $103,050 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers including Matthew "MGDOGG" Garza (4th - $6,534.99), who would win a bracelet the following day, as well as Brent "HappyMrsChkn" Burrows (5th - $4,675.23), Ben "FatGrady" Allen (14th - $972.93), and Amber "Amb3rSlayz" Rivera (18th - $809.34).

In the end, Ryan "MagicJohnson" Hiller bested Joseph "Servonious" Cervo in heads-up play to win the bracelet and $21,946.89 top prize.

WSOP.com MI Event #7 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ryan "MagicJohnson" Hiller$21,946.89
2Joseph "Servonious" Cervo$13,560.75
3Kyle "s7udz" Goodman$9,324.63
4Matthew "MGDOGG" Garza$6,534.99
5Brent "HappyMrsChkn" Burrows$4,675.23
6James "aardvark555" Imirzian$3,461.22
7Ken "Dirtrider100" Flach$2,591.61
8Thomas "toboggan47" Metz$1,937.25
9Daniel "DxLpctAA" Linares$1,506.75

Matthew "MGDOGG" Garza Nabs Final MI Bracelet

On July 17, the Michigan bracelet events came to a close with Event #8: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Saver [3x Re-entry], a tournament that saw 179 players rebuy 50 times. The 229-entry field resulted in a $103,050 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers including Casey "Qu1ncyMcCall" Carroll (10th - $1,339.65), Matthew "ploof21" Ploof (17th - $1,082.02), Adam "Lamp_" Lamphere (21st - $978.97), and Marlyn "bigmj710" French (30th - $937.75.

Ultimately it was Matthew "MGDOGG" Garza taking down the tournament for the gold bracelet and $27,823.58 first-place prize.

WSOP.com MI Event #8 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Matthew "MGDOGG" Garza$27,823.58
2Germandio "Nastagand1" Andoni$16,230.37
3Wasim "Wmotorcity" Mahfooth$9,274.50
4Najah "Jidu6" Manni$7,213.50
5Scott "Play4Stacks" Brown$6,183
6Carter "pokerdad1112" Myers$5,152.50
7Justin "FourGrams" Pimpedly$3,915.90
8Dapreesch "Genne" Scates$2,473.20
9Jared "Rizz13" Passanante$1,751.85
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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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