It has been a very exciting two months for US online poker players, with residents of and visitors to New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania getting a chance to win gold WSOP bracelets from the comforts of their home for the second time this year.
WSOP.com prepared quite a treat for players in the combined New Jersey/Nevada player pool who got to play for a total of 33 WSOP bracelets over the second half of September and the first half of October.
Due to limited player numbers on its segregated PA and MI platforms, WSOP only ran a single bracelet event in each state, with the $150k Mystery Bounty Championship attracting quite a turnout in both.
All that said, attention was certainly focused on NJ and NV, where some of the best players in the world took to the felt, and one particular poker legend finally broke his dry spell and won not one but two WSOP bracelets just days apart.
The series awarded $8,669,056 in total and attracted 12,260 entries across the four WSOP US states.
WSOP 2023 Online Summary
| Site | Number of Events | Total Entries | Total Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSOP NV / NJ | 33 | 11,904 | $8,342,656 |
| WSOP MI | 1 | 160 | $150,000 |
| WSOP PA | 1 | 196 | $176,400 |
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Shannon Shorr Dominates WSOP Online in NJ/NV
The 2023 WSOP Online in New Jersey and Nevada kicked off on September 10 with the $400 Series Kick-Off and concluded on October 18 with the $888 Fall Finale Crazy 8s and a total of 33 WSOP events played during the period.
A number of well-known poker pros, mostly residents of Nevada, took to the felt, and a few of them managed to get their names on the scoreboard.
Most notable was the success of Shannon Shorr, who managed to win his first and second WSOP bracelet during the festival after cashing 140 times at the Series without winning any silverware.
Things came together for Shorr in Event #17: $2000 NLH 6-Max, where he managed to outlast a field of 189 players for his first WSOP win and nearly $90k in cash.
Just days later, it was Shorr’s time to shine again, as he took down Event #27: $1k NLH Freezeout, with a similar playing field of 186 players, this time for just over $35k in cash.
It could have been an even sweeter Series for Shorr, who also managed to final table Event #24, eventually won by poker pro Denise Pratt, but he fell short of his third bracelet when he busted in fourth place at a final table that also included Kristen Foxen, Brian Rast, and Andrew Lichtenberger.
One of the best female poker players in the world, Kristen Foxen, also had an amazing Series, adding her fourth career WSOP bracelet in Event #6 while also coming second in Event #24 behind Denise Pratt.
Early in the Series, two bracelets also went the way of Calvin “projector52” Anderson, who was able to win two high roller events, Event #3 and Event #7, and cash for more than $250k in these two tournaments alone.
A less-known but equally prolific poker player by the name of Guy “PhilLaak” Dunlap was also able to get his name on the scoreboard twice, winning Event #14 and Event #21 for about $60k in combined cashes, along with a number of other ITM finishes across the festival.
Daniel “StayActive” Chan also repeated the same feat, taking down double bracelets in Event #13 and Event #16, defeating significantly larger player pools than the other three double bracelet winners, and taking home over $110k in prize money.
WSOP 2023 Online Bracelet Series Turnout in NJ/NV
| Event | Buy-In | No. of Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400 | 838 | $301,680 |
| 2 | $2,000 | 184 | $340,400 |
| 3 | $3,200 | 134 | $407,360 |
| 4 | $1,000 | 217 | $195,300 |
| 5 | $500 | 516 | $232,200 |
| 6 | $888 | 492 | $393,600 |
| 7 | $5,300 | 101 | $505,000 |
| 8 | $500 | 513 | $230,850 |
| 9 | $600 | 353 | $190,620 |
| 10 | $2,500 | 105 | $241,500 |
| 11 | $365 | 892 | $292,576 |
| 12 | $1,500 | 230 | $316,250 |
| 13 | $500 | 486 | $218,700 |
| 14 | $1000 | 191 | $171,900 |
| 15 | $500 | 407 | $183,150 |
| 16 | $400 | 789 | $284,040 |
| 17 | $2000 | 189 | $149,650 |
| 18 | $500 | 435 | $195,750 |
| 19 | $777 | 346 | $242,200 |
| 20 | $400 | 611 | $219,960 |
| 21 | $500 | 314 | $141,300 |
| 22 | $500 | 377 | $169.650 |
| 23 | $600 | 565 | $305,100 |
| 24 | $3200 | 125 | $380,000 |
| 25 | $1500 | 142 | $195,250 |
| 26 | $400 | 168 | $120,240 |
| 27 | $1000 | 186 | $167,400 |
| 28 | $500 | 333 | $149,850 |
| 29 | $600 | 255 | $137,700 |
| 30 | $1000 | 436 | $392,400 |
| 31 | $5300 | 77 | $385,000 |
| 32 | $400 | 527 | $190,080 |
| 33 | $888 | 370 | $296,000 |
Event #11: #365 Monster Stack attracted the largest playing field with 892 entries in total, while the largest prize pool was created in Event #7: $5300 NLH Super High Roller 6-Max, one of the two events won by Calvin Anderson.
The exciting festival was marked by a great turnout and an exceptional number of high-profile poker players showing up to play for WSOP bracelets, quite a few of them actually managing to add some to their resume and make this a fall they will never forget.
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Pennsylvania and Michigan Players Show Up in Force
While players from New Jersey and Nevada get to play together at WSOP.com, those playing on the platform from PA and MI are still only given a chance to compete locally.
With player pools in both states still limited, it was not a huge surprise when WSOP announced that only a single gold bracelet event would be organized in each state during the fall.
WSOP 2023 Online Bracelet Series Turnout in MI & PA
| Event | Buy-In | No. of Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | $1000 | 160 | $150,000 |
| PA | $1,000 | 196 | $176,400 |
The tournament in question was the $150k Mystery Bounty Championship, which was played on the evening of October 15 in both states and featured a $1000 buy-in.
The Michigan version of the event attracted a total of 113 unique players who made 47 rebuys, falling just short of meeting the guarantee, with $900 of each buy-in going towards the prize pool.
A total of 18 players got paid, with “stazy007” taking down the lion’s chunk of the prize pool for a total win of $56,135 and a unique gold bracelet.
Over in Pennsylvania, the same $150k Mystery Bounty Championship attracted 128 unique players, who made a total of 68 rebuys and managed to exceed the guarantee by over $25k.
Of the 24 players who were paid a prize in the PA event, “CaptainLevi “ had the most fortune, taking down the bracelet and $31,470 in cash.
Players in both states will be happy to have had a chance to play in the event but will surely be looking forward to the expansion of the multi-state online poker network of WSOP.com and hopeful of playing in many more bracelet events in the future.
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