WPT Online: Greenwood Leads Championship, Dan Smith Wins $25K SHR
After four starting flights and 2,130 entries, the first-ever World Poker Tour Online Championship Event saw just 398 players return for Day 2 on Monday. And at the end of the day, it was Super High Roller savant Sam Greenwood who assumed the overnight chip lead heading into Day 3.
Throughout the course of the week, thousands of players packed the lobbies of the WPT Online starting flights helping the WPT crush the event’s $5 million guarantee to the tune of a $6,390,000 prize pool. On Monday, the 398 players that survived those opening flights reunited online to battle for the over $1 million first-place prize.
Only 35 of the 398 runners found a virtual bag with tournament specialist Sam Greenwood grabbing the top spot (4,635,621) followed closely by Pascal Hartmann (4,431,202), and Max Silver (4,340,422). Rounding out the top five chip counts are Rayan Chamas and Aram Zobian who also finished the day with over four million in chips.
Other notable names to advance include Vincent Bosca Ramon, Amichal Barer, Benny Glaser, Orpen Kisacikoglu, Matthias Eibinger, Fabrizio Gonzalez, Viktor Ustimov, and World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson.
Although 398 players returned for Day 2, only 312 of them were going to get paid. Justin Bonomo, Rui Ferreira, Daniel Dvoress, Christoph Vogelsang, and Ludovic Geilich were among the players who picked up a $5,942.70 min-cash, exiting not long after the money bubble burst. Koray Aldemir (273rd, $6,134.40), #1-ranked Conor Beresford (243rd, $6,326.10), Darren Elias (203rd, $6,645) were able to ladder up a little.
Chance Kornuth (184th, $7,604.10), Wiktor Malinowski (149th, $8,882.10), Jorryt Van Hoof (123rd, $9,521.10), Dominik Nitsche (109th, $10,160.10), and Igor Kurganov (108th, $10,160.10) were among those who looked to make a run but fell outside of the top 100.
Mohsin Charania (97th, $10,799.10), Simon Deadman (88th, $11,438.10), Mikita Badziakouski (68th, $13,035.60), Chris Kruk (57th, $14,185.80), and Kristen Bicknell (43rd, $16,741.80) were among those who nearly advanced to day three but ultimately fell just short.
With 35 players left, everyone is guaranteed a payday of at least $18,594.90 while the top seven are promised a six-figure score.
There were plenty of six-figure scores to be had in the two-day Event #37 ($25,500 Super High Roller) as 91 players battled for the over half-a-million first-place prize. After a deal was made, Dan Smith emerged victorious taking home $555,503.38 for first while Daniel Dvoress agreed to accept $456,871.63 as the runner-up. It turned out to be a nice day for Lucas Reeves as well, in addition to finishing in 51st place in the Championship Event for $15,463 he also claimed the bronze in the High Roller for a more substantial $295,750 payday.
There were more huge scores to be had as those who had busted out of the Main Event were given another $3,200 event to play at the same time. Event #41 ($3,200 Second Chance Turbo) had 110 entries as Phillip Mighall booked the win and banked $80,850 for first. Former #1-ranked PocketFiver, Andras Nemeth finished as the runner-up, adding $57,750 to his bankroll. And while his brother was leading the Main Event, Luc Greenwood was bringing honor to the family name by claiming the bronze in the Second Chance, earning $41,250 for his efforts.
Event #20 – $3,200 WPT Online Championship
2,130 entries
$6,390,000 prize pool
Top 10 Chip Counts
Sam Greenwood – 4,635,621
Pascal Hartmann – 4,431,202
Max Silver – 4,340,422
Rayan Chamas – 4,246,913
Aram Zobian – 4,246,619
Christian Jeppsson – 3,901,810
Mihail Zavoloka – 3,498,341
Maximilian Lehmanski – 3,155,635
Nikita Kupchin – 3,039,865
Daniel Reijmer – 3,005,600
Event #37: $25,500 Super High Roller
91 entries
$2,275,000 prize pool
- Dan Smith – $555,503.38
- Daniel Dvoress – $456,871.63
- Lucas Reeves – $295,750
- Rob Lipkin – $204,750
- John O’ Shea – $159,250
- Elias Talvitie – $113,750
Event #41: $3,200 Second Chance Turbo
110 entries
$330,000 prize pool
- Phillip Mighall – $80,850
- Andras Nemeth – $57,750
- Luc Greenwood – $41,250
- David Gradic – $28,875
- Igor Yaroshevskyy – $21,450
- Stewart Kirby – $16,500
