Kazuki Ikeuchi Wins WSOP Online Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Kazuki Ikeuchi, known online as “Hyahhoo3,” has won WSOP Online Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship, earning $152,797. The event, played on WSOP.com, featured a prize pool of $768,000 created with 299 rebuys. Ikeuchi bested 554 opponents to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet.

This victory is Ikeuchi's 11th WSOP Online cash of the year, with three more coming in the previous fortnight at the Rio Convention Center. The Tokyo native now has 42 WSOP cashes to his name, of which 22 were earned online. He also came close to winning last month after finishing runner-up to Arnaud Enselme in the WSOP Online $500 No Limit Hold'em - The Closer, earning $270,127.

The runner-up was “dwilbs” who had a 2:1 chip advantage over second place when six-handed. However, Ikeuchi performed well when it mattered most, and “dwilbs” struggled with the constant dwindling of his stack. The championship hand saw “dwilbs” with pocket queens against 94, with no help from the poker gods, and it was all over. “dwilbs” finished with $94,460. Qinghai “011pokerdr” Pan finished third, earning $66,099.