Sotiropoulos and Rokita win WSOP hybrid high rollers

Posted on: July 17, 2024 03:57 PDT

The World Series of Poker has published complete results for two bracelet events that began in June on the WSOP.com three-state (MI/NV/NJ) online platform, where play was suspended once the final table was set before resuming and playing to a winner on Sunday at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. Both of these hybrid online/live events were high-roller, no-limit hold'em affairs, and both wins were captured by international pros who have also been busy participating in live WSOP events this summer.

In Online Event #9, as it was officially designated, Greece's most accomplished player, Georgios Sotiropoulos (pictured), added to his legacy by claiming the win in the $3,200 NL Hold'em High Roller. Sotiropoulos earned $224,418 in an event that began on June 18 and was then frozen for more than three weeks before its live finale on Sunday.

And in Online Event #14, $5,300 NL Hold'em High Roller 8-Max, Austria's Roland Rokita earned his first career bracelet and $278,713 by besting a star-loaded final table. This event began on June 29 and was on hiatus for two weeks before its live conclusion on Sunday.

Brief summaries of both events follow:

Online Event #9 $3,200 NL Hold'em High Roller

Sotiropoulos's latest win joins his three other bracelet triumphs, each of which came in live events, including a victory in the 2021 'Mini Main' during the WSOP's last run at its former home, the Rio. In Online Event #9, he topped a 409-entry field (287 unique players plus 122 re-entries) to win the second-largest prize of his WSOP career.

The triumph pushed Sotiropoulos over the $2 million mark in career WSOP winnings. Overall, according to the Hendon Mob results database, Sotiropolous has amassed well over $8.1 million in career earnings, nearly twice as much as the next closest Greek player, Alexandros Kolonias.

Sotiropoulos eliminated Spain's Dario Marinelli to close out the win. leaving Marinelli to collect a runner-up payday of $162,700. Michael Callandriello placed third for $117,915. The event's $1,203,000 prize pool was distributed among the top 72 finishers.

Online Event #9 final-table results:

Georgios Sotiropoulos - $224,418.13
Dario Marinelli 'Spizzico89' - $162,700
Michael Callandriello 'mikeyc289' - $117,915
Jonathan Shoreman 'LondonJon' - $86,135
Vince Kent - $63,436
Thomas Metz 'toboggan47' - $46,626
Marta Miquel 'WaltrWhiteJr' - $34,479
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Online Event #14, $5,300 NL Hold'em High Roller 8-Max

Austria's Rokita, a regular at the WSOP since 2019, had to battle through a stacked final table to claim the event's bracelet and $278,713 winner's payday. His final foe was Reno, Nevada's Jed Hoffman, who in addition to winning four Circuit rings, also won his own first bracelet in an online bracelet event last year.

Hoffman's second-place finish was worth $201,438, while Kou Vang took third for $146,438 to complete the podium spots after several big-name pros bowed out in earlier final-table action. Ethan 'Rampage' Yau finished fourth, perennial POY contender Shaun Deeb finished fifth, and Marco Johnson finished seventh.

Deeb was playing as 'TimDuckworth' in the event, rendering claims on X by Duckworth that he had qualified via online satellite and then luckboxed his way to the final to be nothing more than a hoax.

Overall, Online Event #14 built a $1,375,000 prize pool from 275 total entries (209 unique players plus 55 re-entries). The top 48 finishers garnered payouts.

Online Event #14 final-table results: