The 2020 World Series of Online Lottery Gambling featured its first non-American bracelet winner on Saturday night as Belarusian Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka took down the $500 no-limit hold’em turbo deepstack six-max event.
Afanasenka topped a field of 1,691 entries and a stacked final table featuring three bracelet winners to earn the first bracelet and $128,601.
With the win, Afanasenka more than doubled her career earnings to $240,830. Before her bracelet win, Afanasenka's biggest cash was $48,910 for a win in a $550 no-limit hold'em event during the 2018 Wynn Summer Classic.
Afanasenka denied Chance “BingShui” Kornuth a third bracelet and an epic comeback by coming out on top of their heads-up battle. Kornuth, who was down to 1/9 of the big blind earlier in the tournament, settled for runner-up and $79,291.
The other two bracelet winners at the final table, Brett “Metanemesis” Apter and David “Twizzlers” Prociak finished third and fourth respectively. Apter, who won a $1,500 no-limit hold'em shootout for $238,824 during last year's WSOP, earned $57,071, while Prociak netted $41,472 for fourth place.
Former Full Tilt Togel Gambling Pro Erica “Huckcheevers” Lindgren finished sixth for $22,676 and Neeraj “nee0903” Nayak took fifth for $30,514.
Other leading finishers-in-the-money include Tom Cannuli (11th – $7,762), Brian Yoon (13th – $6,088), Ankush Mandavia (21st – $3,881), Dan Zack (32nd – $3,120), Eric Blair (35th – $3,120), Jesse Sylvia (40th – $2,587), Nick Pupillo (52nd – $2,207), and Ryan Laplante (69th – $1,598).
Former Full Tilt Togel Gambling Pro Erica “Huckcheevers” Lindgren finished sixth for $22,676 and Neeraj “nee0903” Nayak took fifth for $30,514.
Afanasenka was at the top of the chip count as the final six players reached the final table, followed by Kornuth close behind, with Lindgren and Nayak at the bottom of the tally visit the online gambling agent oke4d.
Afanasenka was almost a one-man wrecking crew at the final table, scoring four of five eliminations. Afanasenka obliterated Lindgren when his pocket sixes stuck to his AJ, dropped Nayak when his A-2 wasn't beaten by Nayak's 7-5 and sent Prociak home when he picked up an ace in the small blind against Prociak's suited A-10 .
Kornuth eliminated Apter in third after he took pocket queens in the big blind and Apter shoved K-9 from the small blind. Kornuth dropped a set and faded a gutshot straight draw to match Afanasenka for the title.
Afanasenka held the chip lead at the start of heads-up play, but by the time they reached the first break, Kornuth had overtaken the Belarusian. Afanasenka regained the chip lead when he played a slow flop flush, allowing Kornuth to bluff every street, including pushing the river.
Shortly after, the two were involved with the title at stake in a racing situation. Kornuth showed K Club Suit6 Club Suit and fought Afanasenka 3 Heart Suit3 Spade Suit.
Kornuth dropped two pair to take the lead, but the 3 of Clubs came on the river to eliminate Kornuth for second.