Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$916,200
Entries
2,545
Level
42
Blinds
140,000 / 280,000
Ante
35,000
Entries
2,545
Players Left
1
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
On Sunday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em attracted 1,757 players who rebought 788 times. The 2,545-entry field created a $916,200 prize pool, and after 11.5 hours of play, New Jersey’s Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh captured the gold bracelet and $133,856.82 top prize.
Huynh has amassed mid-six figures in online winnings grinding in New Jersey, and in the live realm has $212,130 in career earnings according to HendonMob. That includes a career-high $80,298 for finishing second in the 2020 Parx Big Stax XXXII back in February. The year before that, he finished fifth in the 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open Event #16: $2,700 NLH for $69,801.
2020 WSOP Online Event #19 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny “Chopuh” Huynh | $133,857 |
| 2 | Matthew “610610” Berger | $82,733 |
| 3 | Vincent “meatball44” Ablahani | $60,744 |
| 4 | Sang “youngkoi” Lee | $44,985 |
| 5 | Kenneth “KBconcepts” Phillips | $33,625 |
| 6 | Hunter “Hunt_Dizzle” Frey | $25,287 |
| 7 | Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman | $19,149 |
| 8 | Michael “vapor098” Federico | $14,659 |
| 9 | Paul “Debt2Me” Gunness” | $11,361 |
Even after Shawn “100Grand” Berthiaume bubbled in 372nd place, it was a long slog to the final table. Among those to make deep runs but come up short were Dave “dunningjrugr” Alfa (99th - $1,282.68), Mike “The Mouth” Matusow (88th - $$1,374.30), Matt “Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey (75th - $1,465.92), Ryan “bitc0in” Riess (70th - $1,649.16), Donna “dd817” DiCrescento (43rd - $2,830.22), Alexander “amzzzz” Ziskin (23rd - $4,397.76), Taylor “AyeTayTay24” Laran (16th - $5,497.20), and William “Potrippper” Klevitz (11th - $8,887.14).
Kenneth “KBconcepts” Phillips began the final table as the chip leader with Vincent “meatball44” Ablahani and Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman hot on his heels. The other six players lagged behind, and it was no surprise to see a couple of them exit early.
Paul “Debt2Me” Gunness was the first to go after failing to get lucky with ace-four suited against the pocket jacks of Whitman, who then picked up Big Slick to bust Michael “vapor098” Federico and his ace-jack.
Despite the early success, Whitman wound up going next after losing a big flip with pocket nines to Huynh, who had ace-king and flopped Broadway. Hunter “Hunt_Dizzle” Frey then got his chips in on the turn with trip jack and had to fade the straight and flush draws of Huynh. Unfortunately for Frey, that was easier said than done as the rivered delivered his opponent a diamond flush.
Phillips busted in fifth place when his ace-ten failed to overcome the pocket sevens of Ablahani, and then Sang “youngkoi” Lee lost a flip with jacks against Huynh’s ace-king suited to fall in fourth.
Matthew “610610” Berger proceeded to bust Ablahani in third place when the duo got it in on the turn with the former holding a set of sixes to the latter’s top two pair, and that allowed Berger to take a nearly 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play against Huynh.
Despite starting at a disadvantage, Huynh fought his way into the chip lead and closed things out in a hand where both players had trip sixes, but Huynh’s three kicker actually improved him to a winning straight.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed – will take place at 3 p.m. PDT on Monday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again be reporting all the action, so be sure to tune in then to see who captures the next 2020 WSOP bracelet!
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Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened on the button and Matthew "610610" Berger defended to see a 
flop.
Berger check-called Huynh's continuation bet and saw the 
pair the board on the turn.
Berger check-raised Huynh's 1,181,250 bet to 3,150,000 and Huynh called to see the 
complete the board on the river.
Berger checked their option one last time only to put their 10,987,538 stack in the middle after Huynh jammed for 19,312,462.
Berger showed 
for trip sixes but Huynh rivered the straight holding 
ending Berger's tournament in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,175,000
25,175,000
|
25,175,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani raised to 560,000 from the button and "610610" called from the small blind. Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh came along as well and it was a family pot to the 
flop. Two checks saw Ablahani continued for 1,120,000 and only "610610" called to see the 
turn.
Huynh checked, Ablahani bet 2,572500, and Huynh check-raised all in for 10,353,360. Ablahani called off for 10,336,678 total and the hands were turned up.
"610610":
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani: 
Both players had huge hands but "610610" was best with a set. The 
river changed nothing and just like that Ablahani was gone in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000
22,084,580
|
22,084,580 |
|
|
13,000,000
-7,666,642
|
-7,666,642 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened for 560,000 on the button and then called Sang "youngkoi" Lee's 4,180,714 three-bet jam from the big blind.
Sang "youngkoi" Lee: 
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh: 
Lee was ahead until an ace appeared in the window on the 
flop.
The 
turn was no help to Lee nor was the river ending his tournament in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,666,642
4,425,714
|
4,425,714 |
|
Busted |
Level 42
: 140,000/280,000, 35,000 ante
Action folded to Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips in the small blind and he moved all in for 3,779,996, which Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani called from the big blind.
Vincent "meatball44" Ablahani: 
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips: 
It was a flip and Phillips was looking to improve to survive. The 
flop gave him a gutshot straight draw, but he missed as the 
turn and 
river both bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,856,678
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 42
Blinds: 140,000/280,000
Ante: 35,000
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh opened for 480,000 and Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Frey check-called Huynh's 420,000 continuation bet and then got his last 2,570,146 stack in the middle after the appeared on the turn.
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh: 
Hunter "Hunt_Dizzle" Frey: 
Frey was ahead with his trip jacks but the appeared on the river completing Huynh's flush and eliminating Frey in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,237,188
4,310,416
|
4,310,416 |
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman raised to 480,000 from early position only to have Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh three-bet to 1,627,500 next to act. Action folded back to Whitman and they four-bet jammed for 5,560,940, which Huynh called.
Michael “namhtiw1” Whitman: 
Kenny "Chopuh" Huynh:
It was a flip and "namhtiw1" was looking to hold. That didn't happen though as the 
flop gave Huynh the nuts. The turn left "namhtiw1" looking for an ace on the river just to chop, but that didn't happen as the 
rolled off instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,926,772
5,885,940
|
5,885,940 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 41
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 30,000