Biggest Online Poker Tournament Winners
Ron McMillen had quite a first-time experience playing poker online. In the 2020 World Series of Poker online event No. 9 — a $1,000 no-limit hold ’em 6-max tournament — he finished first, winning. Madanzhiev’s prize was the largest individual prize ever awarded in an online poker tournament. The record $27,559,500 prize pool was shared among the top 728 finishers in the tournament. Each prize winner earned a minimum of $11,834 payout. Online poker websites have different payouts from each other too. Poker Tournament Payout structure depends mostly on the number of entrants. The more players signed up for a tournament, the more final positions get paid. However, a tournaments can be a winner-take-all game if the host has set it to be.
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Former PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu was the former number one in the biggest poker tournament winners of all time until Bonomo went on his epic run. Negreanu is currently sat in second-place with $40,045,583 in winnings. Sunday, November 29, 2020 to Sunday, November 29, 2020. GGPoker.com - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship.
The WSOP Fall Online Championships began back on November 8 and wrapped this past Sunday. Through 37 events, plus a $100 buy-in, $100K GTD Players Appreciation tournament, 11,713 entrants accounted for 11,539 rebuys and 2,672 add-ons to award $2,188,924 in prize money.
The series saw two players each capture a pair of titles. Jason “LUCKDUK” Lawhun did it first by winning Event #3: $20,000 NLH 4-Max for $7,900 and then Event #24: $15,000 NLH Knockout for $8,056.
On November 30, Stanton 'stonniePOKES' Tentnowski was victorious in the $100 buy-in Event #30: $15,000 NLH for $7,868 and then went back-to-back by taking down the $100 buy-in Event #31: $15,000 NLH 6-Max for $7,348.
Other recognizable names to capture titles throughout the series were Michael “ParxBigStax” Marder (Event #4: $25,000 NLH for $8,511), Kami “loco4coco” Hudson (Event #17: $22,222 NLH for $7,641), Krista “Pollux” Gifford (Event #18: $100K Sunday Special Edition for $30,318), Ian 'apokerjoker2' Steinman (Event #21: $12,500 Monster Stack for $5,325), and David 'dehhhhh' Coleman (Event #23: $85,000 High Roller for $41,765). Scroll down for a complete list of all winners.
The stop culminated with a $525 buy-in, $175K GTD Main Event, a tournament that attracted 638 entries and created a $319,000 prize pool. Among the players to cash that tournament were Alan “GladiusIII” Goehring (10th - $4,019.40), David “bewater” Goodman (20th - $1,945.90), Jesse “mrjessejames” Sylvia (26th - $1,945.90), and Tentnowski (33rd - $1,722.60).
After nearly 12 hours of play, it was Rudy 'SiParaTu' Cadenas besting Robert “nvrstsfied” Natividad in heads-up play to win the title for $50,848.60.
WSOP Fall Online Main Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudy 'SiParaTu' Cadenas | $50,848.60 |
| 2 | Robert “nvrstsfied” Natividad | $37,642 |
| 3 | “Bangdup” | $27,753 |
| 4 | John Allan “beastro” Hinds | $20,352.20 |
| 5 | Jesse “patient0” Yaginuma | $15,822.40 |
| 6 | “Shadow_007” | $12,090.10 |
| 7 | Keith “t1mb3y_b33f” Donovan | $9,155.30 |
| 8 | Nick “Got_The_Glow” Brancato | $6,954.20 |
| 9 | Ryan “hagzzz021” Hagerty | $5,231.60 |
WSOP.com Fall Online Championship Winners
| *Date | Tournament | Buy-in | Players | Rebuys | Add-ons | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize* |
| Sunday, November 8 | Event #1: $25,000 NLH | $30 | 496 | 905 | 277 | $46,984 | Scott 'c0nky' Allen | $11,511.08 |
| Sunday, November 8 | Event #2: $100,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition | $215 | 468 | 259 | 0 | $145,400 | Chan Woo' Rikishi1' Kim | $23,176.76 |
| Sunday, November 8 | Event #3: $20,000 NLH 4-Max | $50 | 205 | 366 | 77 | $29,808 | Jason 'LUCKDUCK' Lawhun | $7,899.12 |
| Monday, November 9 | Event #4: $25,000 NLH | $100 | 332 | 209 | 0 | $49,772 | Michael 'ParxBigStax' Marder | $8,511.01 |
| Monday, November 9 | Event #5: $15,000 NLH 8x8 | $88 | 156 | 108 | 0 | $21,120 | Ranajoy 'rjsk0531' Sarker | $5,702.40 |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Event #6: $12,500 NLH Knockout | $100 | 340 | 0 | 0 | $31,960 | 'akapp' | $6,157.30 |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Event #7: $50,000 Special Tuesday Showdown | $500 | 137 | 86 | 0 | $104,141 | 'HustleTreys' | $21,723.81 |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Event #8: $15,000 NLH Super Turbo | $75 | 238 | 114 | 0 | $24,288 | Kevin 'Specialk333' Calenzo | $6,436.32 |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Event #9: $20,000 NLH 6-Max | $100 | 272 | 206 | 0 | $43,976 | 'stooopid' | $8,170.74 |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Event #10: $10,000 NLH Turbo | $50 | 158 | 240 | 94 | $22,386 | 'zcpu009' | $6,044.22 |
| Thursday, November 12 | Event #11: $15,000 NLH | $30 | 342 | 517 | 206 | $29,820 | 'gmen0420' | $7,604.10 |
| Thursday, November 12 | Event #12: $15,000 NLH Freezeout | $100 | 345 | 0 | 0 | $31,740 | Anthony 'BALZovBRAINS' Fazio | $8,093.70 |
| Friday, November 13 | Event #13: $15,000 NLH 6-Max | $100 | 242 | 163 | 0 | $37,260 | Brandon 'Omni27' Ienn | $7,153.92 |
| Friday, November 13 | Event #14: $12,500 NLH Turbo Deepstack | $50 | 342 | 160 | 0 | $23,092 | Mark 'markan_sv' Cushman | $3,948.73 |
| Saturday, November 14 | Event #15: $20,000 NLH | $30 | 469 | 798 | 223 | $41,720 | 'BadBeats82' | $10,221.40 |
| Saturday, November 14 | Event #16: $15,000 NLH | $100 | 240 | 157 | 0 | $36,524 | 'Monkeee' | $7,012.60 |
| Sunday, November 15 | Event #17: $22,222 NLH | $11 | 860 | 1,802 | 367 | $33,960 | Kami 'loco4coco' Hudson | $7,641 |
| Sunday, November 15 | Event #18: $100,000 NLH Sunday Special Edition | $320 | 358 | 233 | 0 | $177,300 | Krista 'Pollux' Gifford | $30,318.30 |
| Sunday, November 15 | Event #19: $15,000 NLH Freezeout | $100 | 406 | 0 | 0 | $37,352.00 | 'Jmtimbol408' | $9,151.24 |
| Monday, November 16 | Event #20: $15,000 NLH | $30 | 333 | 574 | 198 | $30,940 | 'derekdomino' | $7,889.70 |
| Monday, November 16 | Event #21: $12,500 NLH Monster Stack | $50 | 150 | 169 | 102 | $19,366 | Ian 'apokerjoker2' Steinman | $5,325.65 |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Event #22: $20,000 NLH | $50 | 300 | 478 | 189 | $44,482 | Daryl 'abcdpkr' Black | $11,565.32 |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Event #23: $85,000 NLH High Roller | $1,000 | 111 | 91 | 0 | $192,910 | David 'dehhhhh' Coleman | $41,765.01 |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Event #24: $15,000 NLH Knockout | $300 | 133 | $0 | 0 | $37,506 | Jason 'LUCKDUCK' Lawhun | $8,056.65 |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Event #25: $20,000 NLH Deepstack Super Add-on | $30 | 427 | 721 | 264 | $39,536 | Giuseppe 'Pantalette' Pantaleo | $9,686.32 |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Event #26: $15,000 NLH | $100 | 225 | 135 | 0 | $33,120 | Srikar 'redraider' Chadhivae | $6,359.04 |
| Thursday, November 19 | Event #27: $30,000 NLH 6-Max | $250 | 160 | 106 | 0 | $61,978 | 'montanaheart' | $12,631.11 |
| Thursday, November 19 | Event #28: $10,000 PLO 6-Max | $50 | 84 | 130 | 29 | $11,178 | Thomas 'zebra_debra' Sabatino | $3,353.40 |
| Friday, November 20 | Event #29: $15,000 NLH | $30 | 371 | 548 | 205 | $31,472 | Kyle 'Kdruck' Draucker | $7,868 |
| Friday, November 20 | Event #30: $15,000 NLH | $100 | 267 | 164 | 0 | $39,652 | Stanton 'stonniePOKES' Tentnowski | $7,367.34 |
| Saturday, November 21 | Event #31: $15,000 NLH 6-Max | $100 | 239 | 177 | 0 | $38,272 | Stanton 'stonniePOKES' Tentnowski | $7,348.22 |
| Saturday, November 21 | Event #32: $15,000 NLH Deepstack | $30 | 355 | 672 | 180 | $33,796 | Barry '_MLB_' Wenger | $8,449 |
| Sunday, November 22 | $100,000 Player Appreciation | $100 | 799 | 472 | 0 | $116,932 | Philip 'tomte' Yeh | $21,761.04 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #33: $30,000 NLH Special Sunday Deepstack | $50 | 348 | 409 | 261 | $46,319 | Anthony 'Drose03' Paolini | $11,811.34 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #34: $175,000 Main Event | $525 | 404 | 234 | 0 | $319,000 | Rudy 'SiParaTu' Cadenas | $50,848.60 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #35: $30,000 NLH Freezeout | $215 | 276 | 0 | 0 | $55,200 | Jose 'valuetown' Wong | $14,352 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #36: $30,000 PLO High Roller 6-Max | $500 | 44 | 26 | 0 | $32,690 | Andrew 'vanillaakim1' Kim | $8,548.43 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #37: $20,000 NLH Deepstack Turbo | $100 | 281 | 110 | 0 | $35,972 | John 'dsauce' Sweeney | $6,683.59 |
Bally's “Back to Action” Recap
Meanwhile, Las Vegas played host to a live tournament series in the Bally’s 'Back in Action' festival, which for over a week hosted both $250 and $400 buy-in no-limit hold’em events. All told the series catered to 909 entrants and awarded $249,911 in prize money over its eight events.
Here’s a look at all those who captured titles:
Biggest Online Poker Tournament Winners 2020
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 13 | Event #1: $400 NLH | 202 | $68,478 | Derick Freire | $16,753 |
| Sunday, November 15 | Event #2: $250 NLH | 50 | $10,450 | Renato Spahiu | $3,636 |
| Monday, November 16 | Event #3: $250 NLH | 79 | $16,511 | Elanit Hasas | $4,374 |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Event #4: $250 NLH | 63 | $13,167 | John May | $4,296 |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Event #5: $250 NLH | 58 | $12,122 | William Pappas | $3,185 |
| Thursday, November 19 | Event #6: $250 NLH | 111 | $23,199 | John Carter | $6,527 |
| Friday, November 20 | Event #7: $400 NLH | 259 | $87,801 | Karim Ibrahim | $20,193 |
| Sunday, November 22 | Event #8: $250 NLH | 87 | $18,183 | Arron Fletcher | $5,402 |
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