2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

One of the most anticipated tournaments of the GGPoker portion of the online 2020 World Series of Poker kicked off on Saturday as the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship got underway.

True to form in the skill-centric format, several high roller regs still remain alive as 128 evenly bracketed players got whittled down to a final four.

First to book a seat was Michael Addamo. The two-time bracelet winner has been on an absolute tear of late in high roller events, and he seemed to have the easiest time rolling through the bracket. Several times, he was among the first to advance through his matches, affording him some long stretches to relax or watch scout future opponents.

Opposite Addamo will be Michael Zhang. Another regular in the highest buy-in tournaments around the world, Zhang may have had the most impressive run of anyone en route to the semifinals. He dispatched the likes of Erik Seidel, GGPoker's Daniel Negreanu and Sean Winter.

On the other side of the bracket another top player, David Peters emerged. It wasn't easy though, particularly his final match. That turned into a four-hour marathon against Stefan Burakov, who at one point had Peters down to two blinds. However, Peters executed a memorable comeback to book what was for a time an unlikely berth.

The lone wild card remaining fills out the fourth seat: Canadian streamer Alyssa MacDonald. An online player with only $6K of live cashes to her name, MacDonald managed to get through Mark Radoja and Ajay Chabra as well as the red-hot Belarmino De Souza in the round of eight.

Routes to the Final Four

Players eliminated in the round of 16 and the round of eight did make the money. In addition to those listed above, Samuel Vousden, Aaron Van Blarcum and Mike Leah were among those cashing.

The remaining players are on ice for a week until the final four plays out next Saturday. They'll battle for the bracelet and $360,480 at that point, along with a WSOPE package. Come back to PokerNews then to find out who emerges as heads-up champion.

Blinds: 32,000/64,000

Stefan Burakov shoved from the button for 478,480 and was called by David Peters with the bigger stack.

Stefan Burakov:
David Peters:

The flop came for Peters to hit the wheel immediately but Burakov also picked up the flush draw,

The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as the grueling heads-up match came to an end after almost three hours.

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Blinds: 25,600/51,200

David Peters limped in on the button and Stefan Burakov opted to check.

The flop came , Burakov check-called the 51,200 bet of Peters.

The turn was the , and Burakov check-called the 168,960 bet of Peters.

The river completed the board with the for Peters to shove for 610,800 after Burakov checked and then folded.

Blinds: 25,600/51,200

David Peters limped in on the button and Stefan Burakov opted to check.

The flop came , Burakov check-called the 51,200 bet of Peters.

The turn was the , Burakov bet 67,584 for Peters to raise to 184,320 which Burakov called.

The river completed the board with the and Burkoav checked for the last time. Peters shoved for 539,120 to get the fold.

The two players have gone for another break.

Blinds: 20,800/41,600

Stefan Burakov limped in on the button and David Peters opted to check.

The flop came , Peters check-called the 41,600 bet of Burakov.

The turn was the , Peters checked again. Burakov bet 109,824 and was called.

The river completed the board with the for both players to check. Burakov tabled for the rivered pair of eights but Peters held for the flopped pair of tens.

David Peters managed to double three times after he was left with just over four big blinds and then earned a few more big blinds.

Blinds:20,800/41,600

Stefan Burakov raised to 83,200 from the button and David Peters shoved which Burakov called for the 830,849 he had left.

Stefan Burakov:
David Peters:

The board ran out for Burakov to flop a set of sevens to double up with and leave Peters short.

Blinds: 17,600/35,200

Stefan Burakov raised to 7,400 from the button and David Peters opted to check.

The flop came , Peters check-raised the 92,928 continuation-bet of Burakov to 239,360 which was enough to get the fold and the chip lead back.