Stoyan Madanzhiev from Bulgaria wins 2020 WSOP Main Event for $3,904,686 – Fedor Holz ships his second Bracelet in the 25k Heads-Up

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Facts and Figures 2020 WSOP Main Event:

  • Players: 5,802
  • Buy-in: $5,000
  • Guarantee: $25,000,000
  • Prize Pool: $27,559,500
  • First Prize: $3,904,686

Stoyan Madanzhiev wins 2020 WSOP Main Event for $3,904,686

Day 3 of the 2020 WSOP Main Event started with only 38 players and so it was clear that we will crown a new World Champion.

Former November Niner Bryan Piccioli started the day as chipleader, but busted surprisingly early in 28th place for $79,625.

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bencb789 and €urop€an both bust just shy of the final table

After the Piccioli’s bustout the biggest names remaining were the most successful online player of the last three years Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle, Finnish online superstar Samuel “€urop€an” Vousden and German high roller regular Stefan “Shilli33” Schillhabel.

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While €urop€an and bencb both busted just shy of the final table in 12th and 11th place, Schillhabel did make the final table and finished in 7th for $467,825.

Female poker pro Wenling Gao makes it into Heads-Up of the 2020 WSOP Main Event!

The probably biggest story of the 2020 WSOP Online Main Event was that female pro Wenling Gao made it all the way to heads-up play. This is the first time ever in WSOP Main Event history that a woman had the chance to become a Poker World Champion.

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Wenling Gao also topped the best ever result ever of a woman in the WSOP Main Event set by Barbara Enright in 1995, when she finished 5th for $114,180.

It was anybody’s game at the start of heads-up play as both basically had even stacks:

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However, Stoyan Madanzhiev dominated one on one right from the start and quickly managed to pull a 2 to 1 chiplead after making a big call in a sizeable pot.

In the final hand, he then had lady luck on his side when he called a button raise from Wenling Gao, who had Pocket Aces, in the big blind with 7♦6♥ and the flop came 3♣4♥5♠. All the money went in on the 8♥ turn, and Wenling Gao was drawing dead.

Stoyan Madanzhiev is the first poker player ever from Bulgaria to win the WSOP Main Event. Madanzhiev also earned himself the prestigious title of poker World Champion and collected an incredible $3,904,686 for his 2020 WSOP Main Event victory.

Watch the 2020 WSOP Main Event Final Table here:

Final Result and Payouts 2020 WSOP Main Event:

PositionWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1Stoyan MadanzhievBulgaria$3,904,686
2Wenling GaoChina$2,748,605
3Tyler RuegerUnited States$1,928,887
4Thomas WardNew Zealand$1,353,634
5Satoshi IsomaeJapan$949,937
6Joao SantosBrazil$666,637
7Stefan SchillhabelGermany$467,825
8Tyler CornellUnited States$328,305
9Samuel TaylorUnited States$230,395

Fedor Holz wins his second WSOP Bracelet in Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em

GGPoker ambassador and German Wunderkind Fedor Holz shipped his second WSOP Bracelet last night in WSOP 2020 Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em for $1,077,025!

Holz, who officially retired as poker pro, is back to crushing it online since several month. He is also the top seed in the Run It Once Legend Showdown, where he crushed Pauli Ayras in the Semi-Finals one week ago.

Fedor’s intensive heads-up play over the last weeks now paid off big time as he won his second bracelet in one of the most prestigious events in extremely dominant fashion.

Fedor Holz crushes Sergi “srxakgirona” Reixach and Bruno Botteon in lightning speed

In the Semi-Finals, Fedor Holz took the chiplead right from the start and never relinquished it. After only a few hands, Reixach was All-In with Ace-Jack after flopping an Ace, but Holz had turned the flush to advance to the final.

In the Grand Finale, it took Fedor even less time to finish off his Brazilian opponent Bruno Botteon.

Holz quickly pulled a 2 to 1 chiplead and then pushed all-in on an eight-five-four flop with middle set after getting raised by Botteon.

The Brazilian had Pocket Tens for an overpair and only two outs, which he didn’t hit on the Nine turn and Four river.

After a little bit more than 4 years, Fedor Holz confirms his biggest success of his poker career and sets a new milestone by winning his second WSOP bracelet together with a whopping $1,077,025 first place prize.

Watch the Final Day of the $25,000 Heads-Up NHLE here:

Payouts WSOP 2020 Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em:

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Fedor HolzGermany$1,077,025
2Brunno BotteonBrazil$622,300
3Oktay KahyaogluTurkey$311,150
4Sergi ReixachSpain$311,150
5Jason McConnonUnited Kingdom$194,469
6Justin BonomoUnited States$194,469
7Stuart WallensteenCanada$194,469
8Aaron Van BlarcumUnited States$194,469

Another insane sunrun from Fedor Holz

Fedor is on a real tear online almost like in the old days and he seems to be unstoppable at the moment.

Only a few hours after his bracelet win, Holz finished Runner-Up in the 10k WSOP High Roller and also finished Day 1 of WCOOP-25-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller Sunday Slam as chipleader, where a whopping $599,050 are up top.

Another insane sunrun by Fedor, who seems to be back on top of his game!

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