WSOPC #4: $800 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
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2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #4: $800 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
GGPoker WSOPC #4: $800 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Kicks Off at 12 PM GMT
At 1 p.m. GMT, the first tournament of the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit with a starting time that is more focused on the Asian time zone will take place. The WSOPC #4: $800 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em gives players another shot at winning the coveted WSOP Gold Circuit Ring and a share of the $,1000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Pablo Melogno hand Christian Jeppsson have both claimed their WSOPC Rings already and another two will be awarded today. WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd. will crown a winner as the final table will go ahead with Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov in the chip lead. And this event here, play will continue until a winner has been found.
Players will get 50,000 chips in their starting stack and play 12-minute levels during the first twenty of them. The level duration will then increase to 15 minutes each. Late registration is possible until 4:25 p.m. and players can reenter up to three times during that period.
Players who register before the start of the tournament will benefit from the Early Bird-feature. Those players will be protected during the bubble as they will get their buy-in compensated if they get eliminated during the actual bubble period.
Mario Mosboeck, Jessica Teusl, Patrick "Egption" Tardif, Yu Chung "WNCouple" Chang, and Bryan Paris are some of the players who are highlighted in the tournament lobby and will be in action from the start.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand from the first table that gets opened until the final river card has been dealt so make sure to keep following along with the live updates right here.
Level: 1
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 18
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 75/150, 18 ante
With 277 players in the field, the tournament has just kicked off.
Two Pair for Rosilio
Level 1
: 75/150, 18 ante
Gal "glgltz" Bar raised to 375 from the cutoff and Hen "GeorgeTheVet" Rosilio three-bet to 1,125 from the button. The blinds folded and Bar made the call.
The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. Bar bet 1,305 and was called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Bar bet 3,804. Rosilio took some time and raised to 9,708. Bar contemplated for a bit and then made the call with the 
for the overpair but Rosilio held the 
for two pair and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,489 | |
|
37,844 |
Early Double for Mueller
Level 1
: 75/150, 18 ante
Ryosuke "KBD05" Kubodera raised to 300 from the hijack and Sebastian "flashlight99" Mueller three-bet to 1,800 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Kudobera who four-bet to 5,751 which Mueller called.
The flop came 
, Kubodera check-called the 3,912 bet of Mueller.
The turn was the 
, Kubodera checked again. This time, Mueller bet 10,848. Kubodera decided to shove with the slightly bigger stack and Mueller called for the 30,000 he still had behind.
Sebastian "flashlight99" Mueller: 
Ryosuke "KBD05" Kubodera: 
Mueller had flopped a set while Kubodera had hit the Broadway.
The river completed the board with the 
for Mueller to improve to a full house and double up. Kubodera was left short and lost the remainder shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,373 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Set over Set for Gebissa
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Joshua "IyasusSake" Gebissa raised to 500 from under the gun and Sharon "benbenbigalo" Akirav three-bet to 1,500 from the early position. The action folded back to Gebissa who four-bet to 4,600 which Akirav called.
The flop came 
, both players checked to the on the turn. Gebissa bet 7,275 and Akirav went along.
The river was the to complete the board and Gebissa fired a bet of 8,003 into the pot. Akirav responded with a raise to 16,006. Gebissa shoved with the bigger stack for Akirav to risk the remaining 22,019 with the 
with the turned set. But Gebissa held the 
for the higher flopped set to bust him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,685 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
Villanueva Doubles Through Nakdali
Level 3
: 125/250, 30 ante
Gonzalo "Clj_Crazy" Villanueva raised to 500 from the middle position and Audrius "Audrii" Stakelis three-bet to 1,750 from the hijack. Yaman "granjefe77" Nakdali called on the button and so did Villanueva.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Nakdali who bet 2,933. Villanueva raised to 8,049 which only Nakdali called.
The turn was the 
, Villanueva continued with a bet of 14,223 and Nakdali called.
The 
on the river paired up and Villanueva shoved for 26,070 which Nakdali called with the 
for two pair. Villanueva held the 
for the full house and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,549 | |
|
53,697 | |
|
49,133 |