{"id":9246,"date":"2025-06-08T04:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/08\/michael-lavin-wins-wsop-bracelet-and-1-2-million-including-clubwpt-bonus\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:04:45","slug":"michael-lavin-wins-wsop-bracelet-and-1-2-million-including-clubwpt-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/08\/michael-lavin-wins-wsop-bracelet-and-1-2-million-including-clubwpt-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lavin Wins WSOP Bracelet and $1.2 Million Including ClubWPT Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Michael Lavin just experienced the kind of poker run that dreams are made of. The New Jersey player walked away with $267,373 for winning Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT at the World Series of Poker\u2014but the real shock came after. Thanks to a ClubWPT Gold Rush promotion, <strong>Lavin landed a surprise $1 million bonus<\/strong>, turning his WSOP win into a $1.26 million payout.<\/p>\n<p>The shootout attracted 1,299 players and required each finalist to win two single-table freezeouts just to reach day 3. Lavin not only won the bracelet but did so in one of 11 Gold Rush qualifying events, making him eligible for the extra $1 million prize. The bonus came close to quadrupling his official tournament winnings and instantly became the biggest moment of his poker career.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Lavin picked up his second WSOP bracelet, the first coming online in Pennsylvania in 2021.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>He ranks fourth all-time in WSOP Circuit ring wins, with 17 titles.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Twelve of the first 20 bracelets awarded at the 2025 WSOP have gone to previous winners.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Despite the pressure, Lavin handled the final stage with a measured approach. He made it to the final table without eliminating a single player. Starting in the middle of the pack, he stayed patient while watching Punnat Punsri, a high roller and Triton Series regular, pull ahead early.<\/p>\n<p>Once the table shrank, things shifted quickly. 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He took out several players in a streak of well-timed showdowns\u2014some with help from the deck. His pocket jacks held against Jason Wheeler\u2019s ace-king. A lower pair beat higher cards. He cracked queens with trip nines. In three-handed play, he eliminated Punsri with ace-queen after flopping trips.<\/p>\n<p>The last hand of the tournament felt like the cherry on top. Michael Rossitto and Lavin were nearly even preflop with ace-three versus ace-two. The flop changed nothing, but Lavin hit running twos to complete the victory in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<h2>Life-Changing Bonus from ClubWPT<\/h2>\n<p>While many poker fans were impressed by Lavin\u2019s bracelet win, the attention quickly shifted to the <strong>extra $1 million he secured from ClubWPT<\/strong>. The online sweepstakes site had been handing out Gold Rush tickets all summer. Anyone who earned a ticket and went on to win one of the select WSOP events would cash in big. 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The promotion boosted not only his bank account but also his profile in the poker world.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results 2025 WSOP Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT<\/h2>\n<table width=\"253\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">Result<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Player<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Michael Lavin<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$267,373<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Michael Rossitto<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$178,240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Punnat Punsri<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$130,560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Linyang Song<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$96,710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Luis Yepez Carmona<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$72,450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Jason Wheeler<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$54,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Jordan Westmorland<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$42,080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Drew Oconnell<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$32,640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"64\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"125\">Joel Vazquez<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$25,610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/michael-lavin-wins-wsop-bracelet-and-1-2-million-including-clubwpt-bonus\/\">Michael Lavin Wins WSOP Bracelet and $1.2 Million Including ClubWPT Bonus<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Lavin just experienced the kind of poker run that dreams are made of. The New Jersey player walked away with $267,373 for winning Event #20: $1,500 SHOOTOUT at the World Series of Poker\u2014but the real shock came after. 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