Event #65: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day 1 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #65: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day: 1
Level 49
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov didn't do too bad today as he claimed the victory in Event #65: $600 NLHE Deepstack for his first WSOP bracelet, the WSOP Europe Package, and $227,906 after almost 15 hours of play. He defeated Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch heads-up in a 2,911-strong field which had created a prize pool of $1,659,270.
From The Hendon Mob it looks like Bystrovzorov has collected two live cashes before but none above $1,000 so this would be his biggest score ever as he also hasn't collected any cashes in the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events either. In comparison, Gaugusch had already collected three cashes during this series with more expected to follow after this one for the Pokercode Grindhouse participant.
Other familiar players who joined them on the final table were Christopher "RambaZamba" Putz, Ivan "00COEL" Banic, and Giovani "Mandjocka" Torre.
Event #65: $600 NLHE Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov | Ukraine | $227,906* |
| 2 | Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch | Austria | $172,493 |
| 3 | Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train | South Africa | $124,024 |
| 4 | Christopher "RambaZamba" Putz | Austria | $89,174 |
| 5 | Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol | South Africa | $64,117 |
| 6 | Ivan "00COEL" Banic | Croatia | $46,101 |
| 7 | Wojciech "ItOldUbefOre" Barzantny | Germany | $33,147 |
| 8 | Ivan "ivenson13" Constantin | Romania | $23,833 |
| 9 | Giovani "Mandjocka" Torre | Portugal | $17,136 |
* plus a WSOP Europe Package
From Start to Bubble
When the late registration and reentry period closed after four hours, more than 2,900 entries were collected but only just over 900 players were left in the field to battle it out for a spot in the top 368 as those would be the ones who would get paid at least $1,424. Eighty minutes later, the bubble had come but the players all got to enjoy a break before hand-for-hand play would really start.
In the third round of the bubble, James "PHJ10" Carroll was eliminated by Patrick "CocoTheDog" Mahoney when he ran his ace-jack into the jack-six of the latter. The six on the turn burst the bubble but at the same time, Nathanael "BravePenguin" Kogel had gotten all his chips in with ace-queen. Felipe "theGHOSTguy" Pfeifer had eights and those held throughout the runout of the board for Kogel to be the first player of the day to cash.
Dropping Like Flies
Many familiar names and faces fell after the bubble as they all tried to build up their stacks on the way to the final table. Players like GGPoker Ambassadors Felipe Ramos and Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Dante Goya, Tom Middleton, Benny Glaser, Anson Tsang, Ali Imsirovic, Dario Sammartino, and Chris Moorman all busted after the bubble.
Five hours after the bubble burst, the field was reduced to the final two tables. Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv was taken out by Stanley "Donkey_Fish" Topol in eleventh place for "YoungSire" to bubble the final table when they fell to Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train.
From Nine Players to One Winner
Bystrovzorov started the final table in the middle of the pack with Banic and Putz at the top of the counts. Torre was the short stack and also first to go thanks to Bystrovzorov. Gaugusch would then take out Ivan "ivenson13" Constantin while Topol took care of Wojciech "ItOldUbefOre" Barzantny.
Putz eliminated Banic and Topol in a space of twenty minutes before he busted to Train more than an hour later in a three-way all-in situation with Bystrovzorov involved too. He was close to winning a bracelet last week but fell short in second place in Event #59 behind Leonardo "Babaehduro" Mattos. A few minutes later, Train got his queens in against the kings of Bystrovzorov to not get any help from the board.
Bystrovzorov started the heads-up battle with 60% of the chips in play and increased it by even more with two big hands going his way. In the final hand, he first limped in and then three-bet shoved with ace-seven and was called by Gaugusch for his last twelve big blinds while holding pocket queens. The eight-eight-ace flop gave Bystrovzorov the higher two pair and nothing changed on the turn nor river to deliver him the triumph over the Austrian player and the eighth bracelet for Ukraine.
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Level 49
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov limped in from the button and Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch raised to 4,200,000. Bystrovzorov three-bet shoved for Gaugusch to make the call for the remaining 12,602,296.
Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch: 
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov: 
The flop came 
for Bystrovzorov to flop the higher two pair.
Only a queen could save Gaugusch but instead the rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Bystrovzorov to claim the win, $227,906, the WSOP Europe package, and the WSOP bracelet while Gaugusch wins $172,493 for finishing in second place.
A recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,440,000
17,152,296
|
17,152,296 |
|
Busted |
Level: 49
Blinds: 700,000/1,400,000
Ante: 175,000
Level 48
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov limped in on the button and Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch opted to check.
The flop came 
, Gaugusch check-called the 1,200,000 bet of Bystrovzorov.
The turn was the 
and Gaugusch check0called the 3,366,000 bet of Bystrovzorov.
The river completed the board with the 
and Gaugusch checked for the last time. Bystrovzorov bet 7,209,120 for Gaugusch to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,287,704
17,502,000
|
17,502,000 |
|
|
17,152,296
-17,502,000
|
-17,502,000 |
Level 48
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch raised to 2,400,000 from the button and Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov made the call.
The flop came 
, Bystrovzorov check-raised the 1,683,000 bet of Gaugusch to 7,200,000 which was called.
The turn was the 
and Bystrovzorov bet 8,835,000 which Gaugusch called.
They both checked through the 
on the river. Gaugusch tabled 
for the pair of eights but Bystrovzorov held 
for the pair of queens and the bigger chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,785,704
12,285,000
|
12,285,000 |
|
|
34,654,296
-12,285,000
|
-12,285,000 |
Level 48
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train raised to 2,400,00 from the button and Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov three-bet to 6,000,000 from the big blind for Train to four-bet shove for 26,517,470 which Bystrovzorov called with the bigger stack.
Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train:
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov: 
The board ran out 
for Bystrovzorov to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Train in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,500,704
24,307,970
|
24,307,970 |
|
|
46,939,296
9,090,000
|
9,090,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 48
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
Level 47
: 500,000/1,000,000, 120,000 ante
Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train limped in from under the gun and Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov shoved from the small blind with the biggest stack at the table. Christopher "RambaZamba" Putz called in the big blind for the 1,732,706 he had left. Train also called for the 14,082,632 he had left.
Christopher "RambaZamba" Putz: 
Matthew "Yellowbuddah" Train:
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov: 
The flop came 
for both Bystrovzorov and Putz to flop a pair but to keep Train ahead.
The turn was the 
to give all of them two pair and the river completed the board with the for Putz to bust in fourth place while Train earned a full double-up through Bystrovzorov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,192,734
-14,332,632
|
-14,332,632 |
|
|
37,849,296
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
33,397,970
18,065,338
|
18,065,338 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 47
: 500,000/1,000,000, 120,000 ante
Dmytro "Too Bad" Bystrovzorov raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun and Florian "Gaug1nho" Gaugusch defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Gaugusch check-called the 4,000,000 bet of Bystrovzorov.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the on the river. They both checked again. Bystrovzorov tabled for the straight but Gaugusch held 
for the higher flush and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,525,366
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
38,599,296
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
15,332,632
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
2,982,706
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |