Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-08-2020 19:27 UTC

Lucky Eight Saves Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 400,000 ante

In the previous hands, Daniel Dvoress kept up his aggression to pick up more pots to move up to 150M in chips. With Dvoress now opting to fold first to act, Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad took the opportunity to shove all in for 98,453,870 covering all remaining players. Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida called all in one seat over for 9,717,092 total.

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad:
Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida:

It appeared to be all over for De Almeida after the flop and turn, but the river was one of the three outs he needed to escape elimination.

After the hand, Dvoress won two more pots uncontested worth 8M each.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	167,198,750 37,200,000	37,200,000

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad	86,736,778 -6,917,092	-6,917,092
Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida	29,434,184 -3,482,908	-3,482,908
Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent	23,344,398 -12,099,895	-12,099,895
Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov	16,277,937 -16,800,010	-16,800,010

08-08-2020 19:36 UTC

Filatov Doubles Through Dvoress

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 400,000 ante

While the majority of pots are still going to overwhelming chip leader Daniel Dvoress, Russian pro Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov was able to take a few chips back after winning an all-in situation.

Dvoress had ripped it in from under the gun holding the and Filatov called all in for 11,477,937 in the big blind holding . The board was safe for Filatov to double up.

In the next hand, Filatov open-shoved the small blind and Dvoress folded the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	162,520,813 -4,677,937	-4,677,937

Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov	40,555,874 24,277,937	24,277,937

08-08-2020 19:40 UTC

Another Double-Up, This Time for Nugent

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 400,000 ante

Another open-shove from Daniel Dvoress, this time from the cutoff, was met by resistance from Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent on the button. The second Canadian at the final table called all in for 12,644,398 total.

Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent:
Daniel Dvoress:

The flop immediately gave Nugent a near mortal lock on the hand, making the turn and merely for the statistics.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	154,676,415 -7,844,398	-7,844,398

Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent	33,288,796 9,944,398	9,944,398

08-08-2020 19:46 UTC

Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida is Back in Action

Yori Epskamp

Level 30 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 400,000 ante

Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida shoved twice in a row, from the cutoff and under the gun, and picked up the blinds and antes uncontested.

The next hand, Daniel Dvoress open-shoved from the cutoff and De Almeida, after a long tank, called all in for 31,834,184 in the big blind.

Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida:
Daniel Dvoress:

Given what's at stake, was a massive race and the flip landed in De Almeida's favor, rivering a straight on a board for a hugely important double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	110,842,231 -43,834,184	-43,834,184

Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida	75,668,368 46,234,184	46,234,184

Level: 31

Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000

Ante: 500,000

08-08-2020 19:49 UTC

GGPoker Donates Over $350,000 After Huge WSOP Online Charity Event

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 500,000 ante

COVID Charity — The COVID Relief tournament was a big success

Event 33: $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief (Caesars Cares) ended this past Sunday. Alek Stasiak was the eventual winner taking home $343,203 and a gold bracelet. Typically a story like this is all we have at the end of a poker tournament. We follow the big names and love hearing about someone unknown making a deep run and how it came about. Event 33 gave us that story and much more.

The tournament attracted 2,323 participants, who each donated $111 of their buy-in to the Caesars Cares assistance fund; this fund supports Caesars Entertainment team members across the U.S. who have suffered unanticipated hardships as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Read the entire story on PokerNews

08-08-2020 19:55 UTC

Nugent Doubles Through Dvoress, Gives Back to Filatov

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 500,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress picked up the blinds and antes four hands in a row uncontested to gain a lot back from the earlier lost hand. In the next hand, Dvoress shoved all in from the small blind and Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent called all in for 26,688,796 in the big blind.

Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent:
Daniel Dvoress:

The best hand remained during the rundown for Nugent to double up. However, in the next hand, it would be Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov to claim Nugent's new-found wealth.

Filatov shoved all in for 21,755,874 with the and Nugent called with the . The board came down and Filatov doubled to over ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	94,053,435 -16,788,796	-16,788,796

Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov	51,011,748 10,455,874	10,455,874
Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent	43,621,718 10,332,922	10,332,922

08-08-2020 19:56 UTC

Break

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 500,000 ante

The five remaining players are on a 6-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	103,053,435 9,000,000	9,000,000

Caio "Ez4ENCE" De Almeida	63,568,368 -12,100,000	-12,100,000
Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad	60,036,778 -26,700,000	-26,700,000
Anatoly "Mr_Deer" Filatov	45,011,748 -6,000,000	-6,000,000
Michael "MrFabulous" Nugent	42,621,718 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

08-08-2020 20:09 UTC

Dvoress Wins Post-Flop Against Caridad

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 500,000 ante

It's been a long while since a flop was seen — in fact, it was likely the first actual flop play of the final table. Daniel Dvoress raised to 10,000,000 on the button and Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad called from the big blind. On a flop, Caridad check-folded to a 6,000,000 bet from Dvoress.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	109,053,435 6,000,000	6,000,000

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad	68,536,778 8,500,000	8,500,000

08-08-2020 20:12 UTC

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad Eliminated in 5th Place ($400,412)

Yori Epskamp

Level 31 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 500,000 ante

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad eliminated in 5th place

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad shoved all in for 64,536,778 from the cutoff and Daniel Dvoress, the only player covering him, called all in from the big blind.

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad:
Daniel Dvoress:

The flop came down to keep Dvoress in the lead, but the turn opened up straight- as well as counterfeit-outs for Caridad. The river bricked with the and Caridad was gone in 5th place, picking up more than $400K.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	177,090,213 68,036,778	68,036,778

Alejandro "pepealas" Caridad	Busted