2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit

WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd.
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit

Final Results
Winner
Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$168,810
Event Info
Buy-in
$50
Prize Pool
$1,439,386
Entries
31,291
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
3,345
Players Left
9

First Ring to be Awarded in 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit

WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd Day 2 Starting Lobby
WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd Day 2 Starting Lobby

With winter almost upon us, it's time for the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit. With 18 events through Jan 10th, 2021, it's a great chance to bag a WSOP-C ring for the holidays.

The first chance to bag one of those rings kicks off today in about an hour, WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd. Players have been battling in Day 1 flights for a while already, and more than 2,000 of them have found a Day 2 bag so far. There are still three flights underway, but they've already smashed the guarantee with more than $1.4M in the prize pool.

Among the players who have already booked a ticket to Day 2 later is Brazil's Douglas "Doncic77" Souza, who currently leads the pack with almost 225,000 chips. Joining him on Day 2 will be notables such as Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker, Bryan Paris, Patrick "Egption" Tardif, Jessica Teusl, and Dan Almeida among others. Below is a look at the current top ten stacks to start Day 2.

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Douglas "Doncic77" SouzaBrazil223,948
2Don KeeCanada223,301
3ydpakChina215,511
4Renacuaj0Andorra209,405
5SpychopahtCanada204,488
6PokotoJapan203,245
7diegogorbachBrazil202,655
8ganjinaMGMChina201,058
9Csaba "PumpedGabo" SzaszHungary200,157
10Sikander "Stoked_elf" RajwadeCanada189,440

Action gets underway at 1:30 p.m. eastern time today, and Day 2 will continue until the final table is set. When nine players remain, they'll bag up their stacks again to return to play out the final table on Dec 19th at 1:30 p.m. eastern time. PokerNews has you covered, bringing you the chip counts and action as they play down to the final table in the first event of this Winter Series.

More than $1.4M in Prizes

Level 1 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Prize Pool for WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd
Prize Pool for WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd

The final field is set for Day 2 of WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd. A total of 31,291 runners tried their hand at one of the Day 1 flights, and 3,345 of them still had chips when Day 1 drew to a close. That means there's $1,439,386 in total prizes to be won, with the winning player turning their $50 buy in into $168,810 for first place. All players who make the final table on Day 3 are guaranteed more than $10K while the player who finishes 1600th will cash for the minimum of $201.

"horsesass" Catches a Double

Level 3 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante
"horsesass" Catches a Double
"horsesass" Catches a Double

"RunGoodJEFF" opened the cutoff to 7.5K, and "horsesass" shoved the small blind for 36,448 and got the call.

"horsesass": {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
"RunGoodJEFF": {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Board: {9-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

"RunGoodJEFF" was marginally ahead to start the race, but "horsesass" caught up and kept the lead with the queen on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
RunGoodJEFF ca
RunGoodJEFF
100,207
horsesass fi
horsesass
77,796

Long Gets There to stay Alive

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Long Gets There to stay Alive
Long Gets There to stay Alive

Gladys "misclicked" Long was in rough shape when she got fours in against the queens of "Alain Delon", but surged ahead with a four on the flop and never looked back. That left "Alain Delon" short stacked, and they busted the next hand as one on the minimum cash spots.

All remaining players are now in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Gladys "misclicked" Long ca
Gladys "misclicked" Long
26,026
26,026
26,026
Alain Delon fi
Alain Delon
Busted

Souza In Trouble

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 600 ante
Souza In Trouble
Souza In Trouble

Start of day leader Douglas "Doncic77" Souza is in trouble now with just over 50K left. Most recently, after a button raise from "El Oro" and a big blind call, Souza check-shoved over a bet of 15,650 on a flop of {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and got the call.

Douglas "Doncic77" Souza: {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}
"El Oro": {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Board: {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

Souza flopped a pair, but the aces were way ahead, and held for a big double for "El Oro", leaving the start of day leader short stacked.

Player Chips Progress
El Oro lb
El Oro
196,102
Douglas "Doncic77" Souza br
Douglas "Doncic77" Souza
53,346
-197,631
-197,631

Harb Takes Out Souza

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Harb Takes Out Souza
Harb Takes Out Souza

After an early raise, Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb shoved the small blind for 84,827, Douglas "Doncic77" Souza called from the big blind, and the early raiser got out of the way.

Douglas "Doncic77" Souza: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Board: {q-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Spades}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

It was a race spot with the start of day chip leader holding the over cards. He hit the flop with a queen, but Harb's jacks straightened out on the river king for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb nz
Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb
149,023
Douglas "Doncic77" Souza br
Douglas "Doncic77" Souza
Busted

Harb Takes a Stack

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
Harb Takes a Stack
Harb Takes a Stack

"El Oro" shoved from the small blind for 78,917, and after a bit of a tank and an "I want to call" emote, Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb called from the big blind.

Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
"El Oro": {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Board: {8-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Harb lost all his spade outs in the turn, but still managed to hit one of the remaining nines to get the win.

Player Chips Progress
Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb nz
Mike "SayHiToMum" Harb
571,211
281,789
281,789
El Oro lb
El Oro
Busted

Lozano Takes One on the Turn

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Lozano Takes One on the Turn
Lozano Takes One on the Turn

After a raise from Hongye "zizhiyeyi" Zhang in the cutoff, and a call from Paul "Pistolero99" Lozano on the button, the flop came {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Zhang bet 46K and got the call, and then check-folded to 157,650 on the {5-Diamonds} turn.

Player Chips Progress
Paul "Pistolero99" Lozano es
Paul "Pistolero99" Lozano
822,044
391,000
391,000
Hongye "zizhiyeyi" Zhang cn
Hongye "zizhiyeyi" Zhang
656,674