The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) hosted 20 online bracelets awarded on WSOP.com in the merged network of New Jersey and Nevada. WSOP.com also awarded seven bracelets for players located in segregated markets of Pennsylvania and Michigan over the summer.
Here’s a look at the last winners from WSOP MI and WSOP PA.
Morris Claims Michigan Online Bracelet
On Sunday, July 16, the seventh and final Michigan online bracelet of the summer was awarded in Online Event #7: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver. The tournament saw 260 entries create a prize pool of $117,000 paid to the top 30 finishers.
Among those to finish in the money were Samuel Phillips (23rd – $1,346), three-time bracelet winner Dash Dudley (24th – $1,346), and Carter Myers (27th – $1,334). Following a day of battling on the virtual felt, Nicolai Morris (lead picture) of Oak Park, MI took home the bracelet and the $26,231 top prize after defeating Randy Bullen in heads-up play.
Morris secured his first recorded victory and his second-biggest recorded cash. His top cash was for $31,086 in the 2018 WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship in the Round of 8, and now Morris adds a gold bracelet to his WSOP résumé.
WSOP Online MI Event #7 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolai “CordGarcia” Morris | $26,231 |
| 2 | Randy “someguyone” Bullen | $18,720 |
| 3 | Aaron “bobbyknight” Zody | $13,373 |
| 4 | Jeffrey “DarkPools” Rasch | $9,617 |
| 5 | Jesse “Wise_Friend” Mcintyre | $6,973 |
| 6 | “Acesfullof” | $5,054 |
| 7 | Michael “mkstr” Setera | $3,686 |
| 8 | Ryan “MagicJohnson” Hiller | $2,691 |
| 9 | Aaron “MediocreReg” Forrest | $1,977 |
Garney Snags Pennsylvania Online Bracelet
On Sunday, July 16, the seventh and final Pennsylvania online bracelet of the summer was awarded in Online Event #7: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver. The tournament saw 231 entries generate a prize pool of $103,850 paid to the top 29 finishers.
Some of the players to cash include three-time Circuit ring winner Christopher
Rodriguez (14th – $1,216), Zachary Gruneberg (17th – $1,206), and WSOP PA Bracelet Event #3 winner Justin Vaysman (18th -$1,206).
At the end of the tournament, Elias Garney of White Haven, PA held all the chips after he defeated Justin Koniuk in heads-up play to secure his highest recorded cash of $23,306 and the coveted gold bracelet.
WSOP Online PA Event #7 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias “DAG_CLG” Garney | $23,306 |
| 2 | Justin “JMan8” Koniuk | $16,632 |
| 3 | Jason “ThirtyThree” Dreibelbis | $11,881 |
| 4 | William “mortyc137” Nunley | $8,545 |
| 5 | Dillon “HiCard” Ott | $6,195 |
| 6 | Noah “Griffith_” Sharp | $4,491 |
| 7 | Chris “TrapSetter” Koberlein | $3,274 |
| 8 | Max “Mxventuresre” Solomon | $2,391 |
| 9 | Ryan “Mink3232” Mccusker | $1,757 |
Michigan and Pennsylvania Online Bracelet Series Results
| Date | State | Event | Players | Rebuys | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 4 | PA | Event #1: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder | 110 | 43 | 153 | $68,850 | Andrew “phillytaxguy” Kershaw | $16,965 |
| Sunday, June 4 | MI | Event #1: $500 NLH Bankroll Builder | 132 | 46 | 178 | $80,100 | Todd “Rooster_777” Estes | $18,623 |
| Sunday, June 11 | PA | Event #2: $400 NLH PKO 8-Max | 148 | 86 | 234 | $84,240 | Josh “Come83” Dempsey | $20,100 |
| Sunday, June 11 | MI | Event #2: $400 NLH PKO 8-Max | 155 | 60 | 215 | $77,400 | Morgan “Jammin4Jesus” Magee | $17,447 |
| Sunday, June 18 | PA | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo 6-Max | 137 | 58 | 195 | $87,750 | Justin “yumdubz” Vaysman | $20,402 |
| Sunday, June 18 | MI | Event #3: $500 NLH Turbo 6-Max | 138 | 55 | 193 | $86,850 | Rudy “Flyheim86” Gavaldon | $20,193 |
| Sunday, June 25 | PA | Event #4: $500 Mystery Bounty | 127 | 90 | 217 | $138,150 | Christopher “WINPOTS247” Nunez | $20,311 |
| Sunday, June 25 | MI | Event #4: $500 Mystery Bounty | 133 | 75 | 208 | $127,350 | David “NoEndgame” Ferus | $17,898 |
| Sunday, July 2 | PA | Event #5: $600 NLH Deepstack | 68 | 66 | 134 | $108,000 | Michael “mmayer03” Mayer | $25,110 |
| Sunday, July 2 | MI | Event #5: $600 NLH Deepstack | 68 | 57 | 125 | $98,280 | Kyle “s7udz” Goodman | $22,850 |
| Sunday, July 9 | PA | Event #6: $300 NLH | 223 | 122 | 345 | $93,150 | Aleksey “Haaloand” Levin | $19,776 |
| Sunday, July 9 | MI | Event #6: $300 NLH | 207 | 105 | 312 | $84,240 | Joe “Jdeener” Midena | $17,884 |
| Sunday, July 16 | PA | Event #7: $500 NLH Summer Saver | 156 | 75 | 231 | $103,950 | Christopher “DAG_CLG” Nunez | $20,311 |
| Sunday, July 16 | MI | Event #7: $500 NLH Summer Saver | 178 | 82 | 260 | $117,000 | David “CordGarcia” Ferus | $17,898 |