When the final table of Event #64 ($840 Turbo Bounty NLHE) of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online started on Sunday night, India’s Kartik Ved had the smallest of the eight remaining stacks with just 3.5 big blinds. Over the hour that followed Ved watched other players busting out before him while he continued to accumulate chips and he beat Konstantin Maslak heads-up to become the fifth Indian bracelet winner.

Kirian Loeffler and Gueorgui Gantchev were eliminated in 10th and ninth place respectively on the final hand of hand-for-hand play on the final table bubble, setting up an eight-handed final table.

Ricardo Da Silva was looking to become the fifth Brazilian bracelet winner of 2020 and thought he’d found a dream spot for a double up just five minutes after the final table started. Down to just 2.5 big blinds, Da Silva moved all in from late position with 976,618 with and Maslak moved all in over the top from the button with . Maslak made top pair on the flop and improved to two pair thanks to the turn. The river actually gave Maslak a unneeded full house to eliminate Da Silva in eighth.

GGPoker ambassador and fellow Brazilian Felipe Ramos followed him out the door. Action folded to Ramos on the button and he moved all in for 2,215,249 with only to have Ved call from the big blind with . Ramos picked up an open-ended straight draw on the flop. Ved improved to two pair with turn and the river missed Ramos to eliminate him in seventh place.

Ved found another spot just four minutes later to send another player to the rail. Jon Clark moved all in from the hijack for 3,699,024 with and Ved moved all in from the small blind with having Clark covered. The flop gave Clark top two pair but left Ved with a set of jacks. The turn was the and the river made Clark’s sixth place finish official.

Four minutes later, Ved further moved up the chip counts at the expense of another player’s tournament life. Dan Borlan moved all in for 618,764 on the button with and Ved called from the big blind with . The board ran out to eliminate Borlan in fifth place. At this point Ved had 60% of the chips in play.

Former #1-ranked PocketFiver Tim West was the next player sent packing. Maslak moved all in from the button for 14,631,604 with and West called all in from the small blind with before Javier Fernandez called from the big blind with . The flop gave Fernandez control of the pot and neither West or Maslak managed to find any salvation with the turn or river. West was eliminated in fourth place while Fernandez tripled up.

Fernandez wasn’t able to create any momentum with that pot and only ended up with a 10 minute stay of execution. Maslak folded his button and Fernandez moved all in for 11,282,860 from the small blind with before Ved called from the big blind with . Both players caught a piece of the flop but Ved moved well ahead after the hit the turn. The river was no help for Fernandez and he was out in third.

Ved had a better than 6-1 lead over Maslak when heads up play began. Over the first 30 minutes of heads up play, Maslak picked up a pair of double ups and eventually took over the chip lead. Ved battled back and reassumed the top spot before finally putting Maslak away. Down to an 11 big blind stack, Maslak moved all in for 17,097,520 from the button with and Ved called with . The flop changed nothing but Ved made top pair on the turn. Needing a king to stay alive, Maslak got no good news with the river and Ved eliminated him to win the bracelet and earn

Final Table Payouts

1. Kartik Ved – $131,461.47 + $102,971.90 in bounties
2. Konstantin Maslak – $94,520.60 + $24,270.31 in bounties
3. Javier Fernandez – $67,961.12 + $11,534.37 in bounties
4. Tim West – $48,864.65 + $8,093.75 in bounties
5. Dan Borlan – $35,134.02 + $22,848.43 in bounties
6. Jon Clark – $25,261.67 + $11,531.25 in bounties
7. Felipe Ramos – $18,163.34 + $6,012.50 in bounties
8. Ricardo Da Silva – $13,059.52 + $16,884.37 in bounties
9. Gueorgui Gantchev – $9,389.90 + $11,268.75 in bounties