2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Event #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$140,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$840
Prize Pool
$1,905,600
Entries
2,382
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
70,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,382
Players Left
1

Event #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy Wins First WSOP Bracelet & $245,448 in Event #45: $840 Bounty NLHE

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy Wins Event #45
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy Wins Event #45

After eleven hours, Event #45: $840 Bounty NLHE has come to an end with Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet for $245,448 which includes $104,680 in bounties. He beat Joshua "kaledak" Pollock heads-up in a field of 2,382 participants who created a prize pool of $1,906,500 in total.

Kennedy seems to be a relatively unknown player in the live scene and has collected just over $5,000 in cashes on GGPoker but crushed the final table with aggressive play at the right times. He got the field down to the final table bubble when he eliminated both Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav and Jie "MTT0516" Wu with jacks. He lost the chip lead for about a minute when Pollock had him covered by almost 7,000 in chips but took it back immediately to cruise towards the win in the end.

Pollock was the only one on the final who had won a bracelet before and he came close to making it three. He would also be the only one to win one in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, one on WSOP.com, and one during the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events but it wasn't to be.

Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias, Jose "robertoduran" Severino, Franco "pelaguacha" Spitale were the more familiar players at the final table and were joined by Chi Chung "chipuker" Ho, Arie "abush" Kliper, Ho Yin "hoyintai" Tai, and Francesco "Pachamama" Favia.

2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelets Event #45: $840 Bounty NLHE Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountiesTotal
1Patrick "Muddington" KennedyUnited Kingdom$140,768$104,680$245,448
2Joshua "kaledak" PollockUnited States$101,212$11,964$113,176
3Bernardo "GGeKKo" DiasBrazil$72,772$7,530$80,303
4Franco "pelaguacha" SpitaleArgentina$52,324$10,694$63,078
5Chi Chung "chipuker" HoTaiwan$37,621$3,169$40,790
6Arie "abush" KliperIsrael$27,050$18,089$45,139
7Ho Yin "hoyintai" TaiHong Kong$19,449$15,469$34,918
8Francesco "Pachamama" FaviaItaly$13,984$15,366$29,350
9Jose "robertoduran" SeverinoPanama$10,055$3,988$14,042

Bubble Protection in Action

During the first three hours of the tournament, players could register late or reenter up to two times but once the dust had settled, the prize pool details were determined and 332 players would be in the money from the 900 who were still in it at that time. It would take ninety minutes before it was time for the bubble.

Andrei "Why@" Popugaev three-bet shoved with aces but saw them get cracked by the kings of "dodi papa" in a hand that was a rollercoaster. The king on the flop gave "dodi papa" a set, Popugaev then turned the higher set, but the river gave his opponent a flush. As Popugaev had registered before the start of the tournament, he was protected during the bubble and got his buy-in back on top of the $950 in bounties that he had earned.

Popugaev Bubbles
Popugaev Bubbles Event #45

From the Bubble to the Final Table

Many players tried to battle their way to the final table but failed. Players like Artur Martirosyan, Simon Higgins, Mike Leah, Simon Lofberg, Fedor Kruse, Danny Tang, Lev Gottlieb, Ana Marquez, Harry Lodge, Dario Sammartino, and Michael Clacher all busted before they could get there.

Kazuki Ikeuchi came second twice in the WSOP events, in 2018, he and his Tag Team finished behind Nikita Luther and Giuseppe Pantaleo and last year he fell short in the Millionaire Maker when John Gorsuch was victorious. Ikeuchi was aiming to finally grab that bracelet but was eliminated in 13th place this time with Alessandro Giannelli bubbling the final table in the first hand after the break.

Kazuki Ikeuchi
Kazuki Ikeuchi finished in 13th place for $15,898

The Final Table

Severino was first to go with Favia following in his footsteps. A few minutes later, Tai took off with Kliper kicked out next for four players to bust in a space of 30 minutes. Kennedy had over 40% of all the chips in play and he maintained that stack while the shorter stacks battled each other. Half an hour later, Ho fell to Pollock.

Dias then closed the gap with Kennedy but it was widened again when the latter took out Spitale in fourth place. Pollock doubled up through Kennedy once before a hand where Dias turned two pair and raised the bet of Pollock. He then called the shove of Kennedy once Pollock got out of the way. Kennedy had turned the straight so Dias was hoping the river would bring another ten or seven but instead he bricked. Dias finished in second place in Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed for $308,166 back in 2017 and will be disappointed to not take it down this time either.

Heads-up went back and forth for a bit before Pollock called the four-bet shove of Kennedy for almost 50 big blinds with tens. Kennedy had the higher pocket pair of jacks which held to deliver him the victory while Pollock's cash today will take him closer to the $1,000,000 mark in WSOP winnings.

This concludes the PokerNews coverage of this event but we'll be back on Saturday with Event #46: $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold'em and the final tables of Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS & Event #42: $400 PLOSSUS so make sure to come back!

Josh Pollock
Josh Pollock finished as the runner-up for $113,176

Tags: Alessandro GiannelliAna MarquezArie "abush" KliperArtur MartirosyanBernardo "GGeKKo" DiasChi Chung "chipuker" HoDanny TangDario SammartinoFedor KruseFrancesco "Pachamama" FaviaFranco "pelaguacha" SpitaleGiuseppe PantaleoHarry LodgeHo Yin "hoyintai" TaiJohn GorsuchJose "robertoduran" SeverinoJoshua "kaledak" PollockMike LeahNikita LutherPatrick "Muddington" KennedySimon HigginsSimon Lofberg

Joshua "kaledak" Pollock Eliminated in 2nd Place ($101,212 + $11,964)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante
Kennedy Wins
Kennedy Wins

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy raised to 1,200,000 for Joshua "kaledak" Pollock to three-bet to 4,200,000. Kennedy responded with a shove with the bigger stack for Pollock to make the call for the 24,769,156 he had left.

Joshua "kaledak" Pollock: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{q-Hearts} for Kennedy to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Pollock for their bounty and the bracelet that comes with winning the tournament.

A recap is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
59,550,000
23,438,456
23,438,456
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Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Busted

Tags: Joshua "kaledak" PollockPatrick "Muddington" Kennedy

Chip Lead Switched Back to Kennedy Before the Break

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind and Joshua "kaledak" Pollock made the call.

The flop came {2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Pollock check-called the 711,200 bet of Kennedy.

The turn brought them the {a-Clubs}, Pollock checked again and Kennedy bet 4,358,640 this time which Pollock called again.

The river completed the board with the {6-Hearts}, Pollock checked for the last time. Kennedy bet 6,973,824 this time for Pollock to fold before going into the eleventh break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
36,111,544
6,339,840
6,339,840
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
23,438,456
-6,339,840
-6,339,840

Tags: Patrick "Muddington" KennedyJoshua "kaledak" Pollock

Pollock Takes Tiny Chip Lead

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Joshua "kaledak" Pollock made the call.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, Pollock check-called the 711,200 bet of Kennedy.

They then both checked through the {a-Clubs} on the turn to the {j-Clubs} on the river. Pollock bet 4,800,000 for Kennedy to fold.

Pollock then won a few more hands in a row to get the stack to pretty even with a tiny chip lead for himself.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
29,778,296
16,375,200
16,375,200
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
29,771,704
-16,375,200
-16,375,200

Tags: Joshua "kaledak" PollockPatrick "Muddington" Kennedy

Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias Eliminated in 3rd Place ($72,772 + $7,530)

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante
Dias vs Kennedy
Dias vs Kennedy

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy limped in on the button and Joshua "kaledak" Pollock completed his small blind while Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias opted to check.

The flop came {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, they all checked through to the {10-Hearts} on the turn. Pollock bet 1,005,000 for Dias to raise to 3,015,000. Kennedy responded with a shove for Pollock to quickly fold and for Dias to make the call for the 8,357,500 extra he had behind.

Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias: {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy: {j-Spades}{8-Spades}

Dias had turned two pair but Kenndy had the straight.

The river completed the board with the {q-Clubs} to bust Dias in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
46,146,904
18,427,500
18,427,500
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
13,403,096
-3,775,000
-3,775,000
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Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias
Busted

Tags: Patrick "Muddington" KennedyJoshua "kaledak" PollockBernardo "GGeKKo" Dias

Pollock Doubles Through Kennedy

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 70,000 ante
Pollock vs Kennedy
Pollock vs Kennedy

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy shoved from the small blind for Joshua "kaledak" Pollock to make the call from the big blind for the 7,884,048 he had behind.

Joshua "kaledak" Pollock: {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy: {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}

The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for Pollock to hit a pair of sevens but for Kennedy to pick the open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the {q-Clubs} to not change things and neither did the {a-Diamonds} on the river as Pollock doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
27,719,404
-1,814,048
-1,814,048
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
17,178,096
4,234,048
4,234,048
Profile photo of Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias br
Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias
14,652,500
-2,420,000
-2,420,000

Tags: Joshua "kaledak" PollockPatrick "Muddington" Kennedy

Level: 37

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 70,000

Kennedy Has the Commanding Chip Lead

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 60,000 ante

Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias raised to 1,050,000 from the small blind and Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy defended his big blind.

The flop came {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Dias bet 752,400 for Kennedy to raise to 1,912,144. Dias responded with a reraise to 5,648,500 for Kennedy to make the call.

The turn was the {k-Spades} and Dias checked but then folded when Kennedy bet 3,801,560.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
29,533,452
-351,500
-351,500
Profile photo of Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias br
Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias
17,072,500
-4,870,400
-4,870,400
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
12,944,048
5,221,900
5,221,900

Tags: Bernardo "GGeKKo" DiasPatrick "Muddington" Kennedy

Franco "pelaguacha" Spitale Eliminated in 4th Place ($52,324 + $10,694)

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 60,000 ante
Spitale vs Kennedy
Spitale vs Kennedy

Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy shoved from the small blind and Franco "pelaguacha" Spitale made the call from the big blind for the 2,769,825 he had behind.

Franco "pelaguacha" Spitale: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for Kennedy to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Spitale in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy gb
Patrick "Muddington" Kennedy
29,884,952
5,460,355
5,460,355
Profile photo of Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias br
Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias
21,942,900
-1,950,530
-1,950,530
Profile photo of Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
Joshua "kaledak" Pollock
7,722,148
-120,000
-120,000
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Franco "pelaguacha" Spitale
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Franco "pelaguacha" SpitalePatrick "Muddington" Kennedy