Event #43: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em Championship | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

07-29-2020 05:23 UTC

Sergi Reixach Eliminated in 3rd Place ($159,933)

Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : 0/0, 60,000 ante

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb limped under the gun, and Sergi Reixach raised to 360,000. Gottlieb shoved for 5,929,628 and Reixach called it off.

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb:
Sergi Reixach:

Board:

Reixach got it in good, but Gottlieb turned trip jacks, and Reixach was out in 3rd for $159,933.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	9,294,936	2,505,308
Sergi Reixach	Busted

07-29-2020 05:16 UTC

Final Three at Start of Level 18

Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : 0/0, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	28,615,064	1,669,000
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	6,789,628	2,285,314
Sergi Reixach	3,545,308	-4,004,314

Level: 18

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 60,000

07-29-2020 05:11 UTC

Badziakouski Takes Commanding Lead

Lyle Bateman

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 300,000 and Sergi Reixach called from the button. Badziakouski bet 200,000 on the flop, and got the call. He bet again on the turn for 379,500, and Reixach called again.

The river drew a bet of 629,970 from Badziakouski, and Reixach called.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Sergi Reixach:

Board:

Badziakouski got there on the river, and got value after bluffing two streets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	26,946,064	1,271,970
Sergi Reixach	7,549,622	-1,272,270

07-29-2020 05:02 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	25,674,094	1,887,500
Sergi Reixach	8,821,892	-429,700
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	4,504,314	-2,187,500

Sergi Reixach raised to 300,000 under the gun, and Mikita Badziakouski called the button. The flop came and Reixach check-called a bet of 375,000. Reixach check-called again for 1,100,000 on the turn.

After Reixach checked the river, Badziakouski bet 3,700,000 and got the call.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Sergi Reixach:

Board:

Badziakouski got value on the river with the nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	23,786,594	7,775,000
Sergi Reixach	9,251,592	-6,845,000

07-29-2020 04:40 UTC

Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki Eliminated in 4th Place ($121,659)

Lyle Bateman

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki got it in preflop after a limp from Mikita Badziakouski, and got the call.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki:

Board:

They both flopped two pair, but the nine on the river gave Badziakouski the full house, and sent Sasaki, organizer of the Japan High Roller Festival, to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	16,011,594	4,625,652
Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki	Busted

07-29-2020 04:35 UTC

Sasaki Gets a Double

Lyle Bateman

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski limped the middle before Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki shoved for 2,337,826 and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki:

Board:

Sasaki was looking for an ace, and found one on the flop to get the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	11,385,942	-1,602,326
Nobuaki "Sasa JHR" Sasaki	4,925,652	-222,674

07-29-2020 04:30 UTC

Reixach Heros for the Chip Lead

Lyle Bateman

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Sergi Reixach raised the cutoff to 350,000, and Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb called the button. The flop came and Reixach check-called a bet of 675,000. They both checked the turn, but Reixach check-called again on the river after Gottlieb potted for 2,250,000.

Sergi Reixach:
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb:

Board:

Gottlieb put in a huge bluff on the river, but Reixach picked it off to take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	16,096,592	4,128,500
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	6,691,814	-2,453,500

07-29-2020 04:21 UTC

Reixach Cuts into Badziakouski's Stack

Lyle Bateman

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

It was three ways to the flop of and after checks, Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb bet 231,000. Mikita Badziakouski raised to 840,000 and Sergi Reixach before Gottlieb gave up his raise.