Event #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
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2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Noon UTC Start Time for Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed
At noon UTC, it will be time for another event on the GGPoker WSOP Online Events schedule as Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Handed gives players a shot at winning a brand new shiny WSOP bracelet at a time which is more focused on the Asian market as this is one of the special Asia Time Zone Events.
Aaron "fishnchip" Wijaya, Roberto Romanello, Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun, Paul Teoh, Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello, and Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla have already claimed their bracelets in these events which have an earlier start time than the others and will probably be back online today to try and follow in the footsteps of Alek "astazz" Stasiak who has won two already.
Players will get 50,000 chips in their starting stacks and play 15-minute levels until the final table. The late registration will remain open for the first 3.5 hours with players having the possibility to reenter twice during that time. The Bubble Protection feature has been activated for this event which means that players who registered before the start will get their buy-in refunded if they happen to get eliminated during the bubble.
The 6-handed format of the tournament means that the players will have a maximum of six players at their tables until the final table which will be 9-handed. At this time, the duration of the levels will vary as they will go up after every 30 hands.
PokerNews will be here from the first pot has been awarded until the final hand has been played, so make sure to follow along with all the titillating action from the start.
Level: 1
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
The cards are back in the air with almost 700 players in the field already.
Harmon Claims First Elimination of the Day
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
Mark "CoreyTrevor" Harmon raised to 750 from the hijack and Johannes "B1GF1SH89" Erfurth defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Erfurth check-shoved for 49,220 after Harmon continued with a bet of 1,444 and was called by the latter with the same exact stack.
Johannes "B1GF1SH89" Erfurth: 
Mark "CoreyTrevor" Harmon: 
Both players had flopped a flush draw with Harmon ahead with the ace-king.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for Harmon to bust Erfurth in the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,245 | |
|
Busted |
Min Doubles Up Immediately
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
Cory "SetInStone" Girling raised to 625 from the cutoff and Chan Woo "Jasminc" Min three-bet to 1,885 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Girling made the call.
The flop came 
, Min check-called the 1,875 continuation-bet of Girling.
The turn was the 
and Min check-called the 5,000 bet of Girling this time.
The river completed the board with the and Min checked for the last time. Girling bet 12,225 and Min shoved for 41,335 in total. Girling called for with the slightly bigger stack while holding 
for the overpair but Min had 
for the flush and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,620 | |
|
|
5,555 |
Double Knock-Out for Goncalves
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
"mevorah" raised to 500 from under the gun and was called by Paulo "Pokerggbras" Goncalves on the button. Zhou "bigfishone" Shao three-bet to 3,680 from the small blind for the big blind to fold and the other two players to make the call.
The flop came 
, Shao shoved for 48,324 for "mevorah" to make the call for the 46,665 they had behind while Goncalves called too with the slightly bigger stack.
"mevorah": 
Zhou "bigfishone" Shao: 
Paulo "Pokerggbras" Goncalves:
"mevorah" had flopped top pair while Shao held an overpairbut Goncalves had hit a pair of treys and was sitting on the open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the 
to give Goncalves the straight indeed and the river completed the board with the 
for Goncalves to eliminate both opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,535 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 175/350
Ante: 40
Two in a Row for "zyxel777"
Level 2
: 175/350, 40 ante
Bryan "Macallan18" Micon raised to 700 from the hijack and "zyxel777" defended their big blind. The flop came 
, "zyxel777" check-raised the 599 continuation-bet of Micon to 2,598 and was called. The turn was the and "zyxel777" bet 3,227 for Micon to respond with a raise to 9,960 and was called. The river completed the board with the 
and "zyxel777" checked for the last time. Micon fired a bet of 20,199 into the pot for "zyxel777" to shove with the bigger stack. Micon called for the 22,178 he had left with 
for the full house but "zyxel777" held for quads and the elimination.
The hand right after, Bing Bing "mrwillam0" Zheng raised to 700 from the cutoff and was called by Jose "zeca77" Neto on the button. "zyxel777" three-bet to 4,200 from the small blind and Neto was the only one to make the call. The flop came , "zyxel777" bet 2,955 and was called. The turn was the and "zyxel777" bet 8,714 and was called by Neto again. The river completed the board with the 
and "zyxel777" bet enough to put Neto all-in who called for his last 27,771 with pjhth] for the flush but "zyxel777" had 
for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,931 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60