There have been several millionaires, many first-time winners and a lot of regular pros winning WSOP bracelets during this 2020 WSOP Online Series, but Nick Maimone is a name which stands out.

The very nature of this WSOP 2020 Online Series is one that has never happened before, replacing the traditional Las Vegas-based occasion at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with the online facility for players to battle it out for WSOP bracelets from home.

The latest of those players to do so was Nick Maimone, who took down the Marathon, a $1,500-entry no-limit hold’em event with 1,438 entries and a lengthy 14-hour duration. The fact that Maimone won $302,471 and his maiden WSOP bracelet wasn’t so unique, this stay-at-home series creating more winners than ever before with 31 events in July on WSOP.com and another 54 currently being played out via GGPoker’s impressive poker software.

Winning the title by defeating Diego Bittar heads-up, Maimone reminded the world just how good he is, with his previous #1 ranking on Pocket Fives signalling just how impressive an online player he is. Clearly, the lockdown has affected many players in a negative way, with live poker suffering due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but players like Maimone have at least been able to rely on their undoubted prowess online.