The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been taking place in Las Vegas, while WSOP.com had a 30-event bracelet schedule for the merged market of Nevada/New Jersey/Michigan. There’s also the segregated market of Pennsylvania, which features a seven-event bracelet schedule that kicked off on June 2 and will run through July 14.
Pennsylvania’s Zach “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg, the reigning WSOP PA Online Player of the Year, captured his second career gold bracelet after taking down WSOP PA’s Online Bracelet Event #2 – NL Hold’em PKO, while a week before Frank “D.Lafferty” Bonnacci took down Event #1: NLH Bankroll Builder for $20,731.19.
Click here to read our recap of the first two WSOP.com PA bracelet events.
| Date | Tournament | Players | Re-entries | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/2/24 | Event #1: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder | 130 | 87 | 217 | $97,650 | Frank “D.Lafferty” Bonnacci | $20,731.19 |
| 6/9/24 | Event #2: $400 NLH PKO | 148 | $119 | 267 | $96,120 | Zach “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg | $16,665 |
| 6/16/24 | Event #3: $500 NLH Deepstack Turbo | 111 | 59 | 170 | $76,500 | Kyle “KMILLER1979” Miller | $17,151.30 |
| 6/23/24 | Event #4: $500 NLH Mystery Bounty | 147 | 84 | 231 | $103,950 | Troy “2fish1hand” Laypo | $12,453.68 |
| 6/30/34 | Event #5: $600 NLH Monster Stack | 122 | 80 | 202 | $109,080 | “Urbn072” | $23,157.83 |
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Kyle “KMILLER1979” Miller Wins Event #3
On Sunday, June 16, Event #3: $500 NL Hold’em Deepstack Turbo attracted 111 players who rebought 59 times. The 170-entry field resulted in a $76,500 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers. After a little over five hours of play, it was Kyle “KMILLER1979” Miller defeating Jacob “RomeoBlues” Smith in heads-up play to win the tournament for $17,151.30 and his first online bracelet.
Others to cash the tournament were Clayton “fbeluga” Jiang (6th – $3,305), Frank “D.Lafferty” Bonnacci (7th – $2,409.75), Joel Brink (15th – $895), Eric Donahue (19th – $880), Barry Cleaver (24th – $872), and Casey Yontz (29th – $872).
Event #3: $500 NLH Deepstack Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle “KMILLER1979” Miller | New Bloomfield, PA | $17,151 |
| 2 | Jacob “RomeoBlues” Smith | Reading, PA | $12,240 |
| 3 | Justus Marsico | Old Forge, PA | $8,744 |
| 4 | “Kingvisc3316” | N/A | $6,288.30 |
| 5 | John “LTCmoon1” McDonald | Philadelphia, PA | $4,559 |
| 6 | Clayton “fbeluga” Jiang | Boston, MA | $3,305 |
| 7 | Frank “D.Lafferty” Bonnacci | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,410 |
| 8 | Abel “Abelnator” Griffiths | Pennsylvania | $1,760 |
| 9 | Kelley “Kelster60” Embree | Berwich, PA | $1,293 |
Laypo Lays Claim to Event #4 Bracelet
On Sunday, June 23, Event #4: $500 NL Hold’em Mystery Bounty attracted 147 players who rebought 84 times. The 231-entry field resulted in a $103,950 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers. It took nearly 10 hours of play before Troy “2fish1hand” Laypo bested Thomas “elliis502” Lobbe in heads-up play to win the tournament for $11,453.68, which along with a $1,000 bounty gave them a total payday of $12,453.68 to go along with his first gold bracelet.
While Laypo won the bracelet, he actually didn’t win the most money in the tournament thanks to the Mystery Bounty format. That honor went to Leno “Nutzey” Thomas, who finished in fourth place for $4,369.95. Along with $9,533.33 in bounties that gave him a tournament-high payout of $13,903.28.
Event #4: $500 NL Hold’em Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy “2fish1hand” Laypo | Levittown, PA | $11,454 + $1,000 in bounties |
| 2 | Thomas “elliis502” Lobbe | Spring Brook Township, PA | $8,254 + $4,050 in bounties |
| 3 | Frank “PlsDontBet” Dyska | Clarks Summit, PA | $6,032 + $1,250 in bounties |
| 4 | Leno “Nutzey” Thomas | Philadelphia, PA | $4,370 + $9,533.33 in bounties |
| 5 | Sebastian “OMCEscher” Harasim | Greentown, PA | $3,156 + $766.66 in bounties |
| 6 | “sidthekid5” | N/A | $2,304 + $500 in bounties |
| 7 | Hunter “Tarlo2525” McClelland | Ramey, PA | $1,678 + $2,516.67 in bounties |
| 8 | Corey “Albertcamus” Thompson | Erie, PA | $1,241 + $3,783.34 in bounties |
| 9 | Samuel “PineCreek” Monks | Rosartio, Mexico | $912 + $1,000 in bounties |
Check out our Pennsylvania online tournament calendar here!
“Urbn072” Victorious in Event #5: $600 NL Hold’em Monster Stack
On Sunday, June 30, Event #5: $600 NL Hold’em Monster Stack attracted 122 players who rebought 80 times. The 202-entry field resulted in a $109,080 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 finishers. After nearly 10 hours of play, it was “Urbn072” downing “Vertimax” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $23,157.83 and the gold bracelet.
PokerNews is still awaiting full details and results from this event and will update the recap accordingly once received.
Event #5: $600 NL Hold’em Monster Stack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Urbn072” | – | $23,157.83 |
| 2 | “Vertimax” | – | $16,689.24 |
| 3 | “fbeluga” | – | $12,195.14 |
| 4 | “kolya” | – | $8,835.48 |
| 5 | “Solenya” | – | $6,381.18 |
| 6 | Dr.Toboggan” | – | $4,657.71 |
| 7 | “dianite” | – | $3,392.38 |
| 8 | “Alfonz12” | – | $2,508.84 |
| 9 | “Jonnymo” | – | $1,843.45 |
What’s Coming Up?
Just two more events WSOP.com online bracelet events remain on the Pennsylvania schedule. Event #6: $333 NL Hold’em will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 7, and then a week later on Sunday, July 14 at the same time will be the final tournament — Event #7: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver. PokerNews will bring a final recap of the Pennsylvania online bracelet events once they’ve finished.
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