Event #53: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha
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2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #53: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha
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Another Bracelet Up for Grabs in Event #53: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha
The 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Online Bracelet Events will determine another champion today as Event #53: $800 Double Stack Pot Limit Omaha is slated to play down to a winner. The tournament is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. CET and is the fifth event of the festival to count for the Asia Time Zone leaderboard.
All participants receive 50,000 in chips and start the first level with 200 big blinds at 125-250. Each level throughout the entire tournament will last 15 minutes each with the late registration open for 3 hours and 14 minutes. Many several PLO specialists are expected in the field to take another shot at the coveted gold bracelet.
It is the first and only PLO event which counts for the Asia Time Zone ranking which is currently led by Welshman Roberto Romanello, ahead of fellow bracelet winners Aaron Wijaya, Sung Joo Hyun and Paul Teoh. The winner of the ranking will receive an unique Pure Gold Dragon for their efforts.
The Asia Time Zone Events at a Glance
| Event | Date | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #38: $600 Monster Stack | July 25th, 2020 | 2,007 | $1,143,990 | Aaron Wijaya | China | $171,389 |
| Event #39: $1,500 NLHE | July 26th, 2020 | 922 | $1,313,850 | Roberto Romanello | UK | $216,213 |
| Event #46: $500 Deepstack | August 1st, 2020 | 2,307 | $1,095,825 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | $161,898 |
| Event #47: $1,000 Short Deck | August 2nd, 2020 | 487 | $462,560 | Paul Teoh | Malaysia | $82,202 |
| Event #53: $800 Double Stack PLO | August 8th, 2020 | |||||
| Event #55: HK$8,000 Asia Championship | August 9th, 2020 | |||||
| Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Max | August 15th, 2020 | |||||
| Event #68: $500 Deepstack | August 22nd, 2020 | |||||
| Event #69: $1,500 Marathon | August 23rd, 2020 | |||||
| Event #75: $300 Double Stack | August 29th, 2020 |
Other PLO bracelet winners of the international portion of the 2020 WSOP Online Bracelet events include Eoghan O'Dea, Yuri Dzivielevski, Simon Lofberg, Hun Wei Lee and Finnish legend Juha Helppi. Whether or not any of them will take part in this tournament remains to be seen and you can follow all the action from start to finish right here on PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 0
First Batch of Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 125/250, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Watson and Ichinose With Double Stack
Level 1
: 125/250, 0 ante
Mike Watson immediately more than doubled by knocking out "SSAK3" and the next player to score a knockout was Kosei Ichinose. The Natural8 ambassador clashed with Rich "DadPoker" Dixon who bet 4,950 into a pot of 7,500 on the 
flop. They got it in after the 
turn to create the following showdown.
Rich "DadPoker" Dixon: 
Kosei Ichinose: 
The 
river bricked and Dixon was gone, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,960 | 109,960 |
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102,750 | 52,750 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Severino Chips Up
Level 1
: 125/250, 0 ante
Brian Green and Jose "robertoduran" Severino limped in and "NYpokerking" raised the pot, which was called three ways to the 
flop. Only Severino check-called 2,813 by "NYpokerking" and then bet the 
turn for 7,426 and fired the river for 17,228. His opponent called once and folded to the river bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,756 | |
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62,676 | |
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37,886 |
More Notables in the Field
Level 1
: 125/250, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Next Bustouts for Watson and Ichinose
Level 1
: 125/250, 0 ante
Jose "robertoduran" Severino was eliminated by Kosei Ichinose and Mike Watson also doubled his tally of eliminations in the first level after knocking out "abush". They created a pot of 10,500 to the 
flop and Watson called a bet to see the 
turn. That's when they got their chips in with Sam "samsam81" Higgs getting out of the way.
"abush": 
Mike Watson: 
The 
river was a blank and Watson kept the pace of Ichinose.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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163,551 | 60,801 |
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155,355 | 45,395 |
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30,439 | 30,439 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Li Doubles Through "kakamakadu"
Level 2
: 150/300, 0 ante
Yet another big pot emerged as Finland's "kakamakadu" and Zunqing "Iwant2callU" Li invested 12,900 each and headed to the 
flop on which they got it in with Li at risk.
Zunqing "Iwant2callU" Li: 
"kakamakadu": 
The turn and 
river gave Li running two pairs for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,774 | |
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62,395 | |
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43,443 | -6,557 |
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13,819 |