Shankar ‘burgersssss’ Pillai Wins WSOP.com Winter OC Main Event
The 2020 WSOP.com Winter Online Championships wrapped up on Sunday, February 23, completing two weeks of hard-fought action on the virtual felt. The series featured 47 events and more than $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money. When it was all said and done, players from Nevada and New Jersey helped the series generate 14,711 entries and award $2.129 million in prize money.
Shankar ‘burgersssss’ Pillai Wins Main Event for $69,250
Event: $525 Main Event
Guarantee: $200,000
Entries: 554 entries
Total Prize Pool: $277,000
Places Paid: 60
The online festival’s $525 Main Event had a field of 554 entries and generated a prize pool of $277,000. The top 60 places paid and it was Shankar ‘Burgersssss’ Pillai taking top honors. For the win, Pillar scored $69,250 in prize money. He defeated Timothy ‘valuebet’ Rhoda in heads-up play, who took home $38,780, and Michael ‘itWasThatOr0’ Gagliano finished in fifth place for $15,235.
In the fall of 2019, Pillai won one of WSOP.com Fall Online Championships events for $24,223.29.
Final Table Results
- Shankar ‘Burgersssss’ Pillai – $69,250
- Timothy ‘valuebet’ Rhoda- $38,780
- Stickyicky28 – $23,545
- Rocroe – $18,005
- Michael ‘itWasThatOr0’ Gagliano – $15,235
- c0nky – $12,465
- OtB_RedBaron – $9,418
- Toosick – $6,371
- Joseph ‘MegolaMan1ac’ Liberta – $4,155
Notables Anthony ‘flawlessbink’ Maio (16th – $2,216), Brian ‘Penny6’ Mancilla (21st – $1,440.40), Krista ‘Pollux’ Gifford (29th – $1,301.90), and David ‘dehhhhh’ Coleman (48th – $1,163.40) also ran deep in the WSOP.com Winter Online Championships Main Event.
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‘okicall’ Scores First in $320 Sunday Special Edition
Event: $320 Sunday Special Edition
Guarantee: $150,000
Entries: 565 entries
Total Prize Pool: $169,500
Places Paid: 60
The $320 Sunday Special Edition that took place on Sunday, February 16, was one of the larger events of the series, attracting 565 entries for a prize pool of $169,500. Winning the event for $42,375 was ‘okicall.’
‘Yazi41’ finished second for $23,730, and Steve ‘gborooo’ Gross took third for $14,407.50.
- okicall – $42,375
- yazi41- $23,730
- Steve ‘gborooo’ Gross – $14,407.50
- huncho – $11,017.50
- Katie1972 – $9,322.50
- GladiusIII – $7,627.50
- PocketProfit – $5,763
- foldemup – $3,898.50
- gailums – $$2,542.50
The winner of the $525 Main Event, Pillai, finished 13th in this event for $2,034.
‘4632647’ Wins $1,000 High Roller
Event: $1,000 High Roller
Guarantee: $100,000
Entries: 197 entries
Total Prize Pool: $188,135
Places Paid: 20
The $1,000 High Roller was the event with the largest buy-in on the WSOP.com Winter Online Championships schedule. It attracted a total of 197 entries and generated a prize pool of $188,135. Walking away with the title was ‘4632647.’ He earned $52,677.80 for the win.
‘4632647’ beat ‘chromeking’ in heads-up play, with 2019 WSOP.com Player of the Year Gifford placing third.
- 4632647 – $52,677.80
- chromeking- $30,477.87
- Krista ‘Pollux’ Gifford – $17,496.55
- datsnlbaby – $13,733.85
- Aram ‘X69Podheiser’ Zobian – $11,852.50
- David ‘YoungPitts’ Baker – $9,971.15
- bbissick – $7,901.67
- Dan ‘centrfieldr’ Lupo – $5,267.78
- Daniel ‘RedsoxNets5’ Sewnig – $3,950.83
‘LeftSid3,’ ShadowFiend1,’ and ‘boom81boom’ Win Multiple Events Each
Michael ‘LeftSid3’ Haberman was the winner of three events during the WSOP.com Winter Online Championships. He won the $50 NL 4-Max [R&A] for $9,440.43, the $50 NL Turbo Deepstack [R&A] for $5,515.96, and the $50 Special Sunday Deepstack [R&A, Super Add-on] for $11,932.37.
Alexander ‘ShadowFiend1’ Condon was the winner of the $100 NL [Re-entry] for $11,649.04 and the $50 NL [R&A] for $10,907.26. ‘Boom81boom‘ won the $50 NL 8-Max [R, Turbo] for $5,377.86 and the $100 NL [Re-entry] for $8,533. In the $100 NL [Re-entry] that ‘boom81boom’ won, it was Haberman who finished second for $4,991.
WSOP.com Winter Online Championships Winners
| EVENT | ENTRIES | WINNER | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30 NL [R&A] | 495 | Michael ‘itWasThatOr0’ Gagliano | $10,748.41 |
| $320 Sunday Special Edition [Re-entry] | 494 | thekid32 | $37,791 |
| $50 NL 4-Max [R&A] | 252 | Michael ‘LeftSid3’ Haberman | $9,440.34 |
| $100 NL [Knockout] | 248 | ryan1650 | $4,534.68 |
| $100 NL [Re-entry] | 487 | Alexander ‘ShadowFiend1’ Condon | $11,649.04 |
| $88 8×8 [8R, 8-Max, Turbo] | 255 | evilitch | $5,610 |
| $50 NL [R&A] | 226 | manik1972 | $8,404.07 |
| $500 Special Tuesday Showdown [Re-entry] | 219 | swaggyb | $28,125.07 |
| $75 NL [Re-entry, Super Turbo] | 435 | blondewonder | $7,803.90 |
| $20 NL Deepstack [R&A] | 407 | skillz225 | $5,574.97 |
| $100 NL 6-Max [Re-entry] | 407 | Rainmakerr | $9,922.66 |
| $50 NL [R&A, Turbo] | 159 | Matt ‘OMG_Obama’ Iles | $5,761.66 |
| $30 NL [R&A] | 308 | shady_1 | $7,267.80 |
| $100 NL [Freezeout] | 284 | jokershows | $6,793.28 |
| $50 NL Turbo Deepstack [Re-entry] | 448 | fuzzyworth | $5,358.08 |
| $20 NL [R&A] | 318 | rsnmike | $4,548.18 |
| $100 NL 6-Max [Re-entry] | 295 | rjack | $7,327.80 |
| $50 NL Turbo Deepstack [R&A] | 158 | Michael ‘LeftSid3’ Haberman | $5,515.96 |
| $30 NL 30 for 30 [R&A] | 387 | ace710 | $8,312.85 |
| $50 PLO 8-Max [R&A] | 100 | melonhead | $3,453.45 |
| $100 NL [Re-entry] | 355 | Lokass27 | $8,654.90 |
| $75 NL [Knockout] | 336 | Jon ‘jetsfan14’ Borenstein | $4,191.28 |
| $320 Sunday Special Edition [Re-entry] | 565 | okicall | $42,375 |
| $11 NL [R&A] | 575 | cory000005 | $6,009.60 |
| $30 NL [R&A] | 312 | iuserags | $6,877.96 |
| $75 NL Deepstack [Re-entry] | 323 | Tommy_Nubs | $5,906.05 |
| $50 Monster Stack [R&A, Super Turbo] | 150 | liquidsword | $4,942.43 |
| $50 NL [R&A] | 288 | Alexander ‘ShadowFiend1’ Condon | $10,907.26 |
| $1,000 High Roller [Re-entry, 6-Max] | 197 | 4632647 | $52,677.80 |
| $300 NL [Knockout] | 114 | teplo22 | $6,809.44 |
| $30 NL Deepstack Super Add-on [R&A] | 347 | Qstunna12 | $8,541.76 |
| $100 NL [Re-entry] | 397 | TheClubber | $9,678.86 |
| $50 NL 8-Max [R, Turbo] | 433 | boom81boom | $5,377.86 |
| $30 NL 8-Max [R&A] | 313 | whosyourdodd | $7,295.65 |
| $250 NL 6-Max [Re-entry] | 202 | James ‘PRPirate420’ Vales | $12,943.15 |
| $50 PLO 6-Max [R&A] | 84 | Daniel ‘juice’ Buzgon | $3,215.85 |
| $30 NL [R&A] | 308 | jselz | $6,474.19 |
| $215 Monster Stack [1x Re-entry, Capped] | 152 | AJinOK | $8,512 |
| $100 NL [Re-entry] | 350 | boom81boom | $8,533 |
| $30 NL Deepstacl [R&A] | 312 | thejberg | $7,100.73 |
| $100 NL [Re-entry] | 348 | richrdparker | $8,484.24 |
| $75 NL [Re-entry, Super Turbo] | 199 | SIAFBM | $4,125 |
| $50 Special Sunday Deepstack [R&A, Super Add-on] | 360 | Michael ‘LeftSid3’ Haberman | $11,932.37 |
| $525 Main Event | 554 | Shankar ‘Burgersssss’ Pillai | $69,250 |
| $215 NL [Freezeout] | 259 | UNequivocaL | $13,468 |
| $500 PLO High Roller [Re-entry, 6-Max] | 106 | biueberry | $14,355.58 |
| $100 NL Deepstack [Re-entry, Turbo] | 390 | Pantalette | $9,328.80 |