Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-23-2020 12:24 UTC

Another Record Pot at GGPoker High-Stakes Cash

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Level 2 : 150/300, 35 ante

Records are made to be broken, and it only took about a week for the record of biggest online no-limit hold'em pot to get smashed.

On Aug. 13, a pot of nearly $850,000 went down on GGPoker, breaking a 12-year-old record from the Full Tilt Poker glory days when Tom Dwan and Di Dang clashed for $723K with the former's kings losing to the latter's aces.

Last night, two more modest hands managed to produce an even bigger bounty of $974,631.

Check out all details of this record pot!

Level: 2

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 35

08-23-2020 12:18 UTC

Early Movers

Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

With a stack of just 125 big blinds to start off with, it's not surprising to some chip changes in the early stages. These players are off to a great start right off the bat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko "karabaja987" Duric	57,306
zingzingzing	53,590
Ran "Pearblossom" Koller	49,446
Yaman "granjefe77" Nakdali	48,850
Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens	43,294	18,294
Tzai Wei "ahboy8888" Phua	41,966
Paraskevas "Cantaloupe7" Tsokaridis	41,005
Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong	38,936
Henrique "Xiboka" Santana	38,505

08-23-2020 12:11 UTC

Notables in the Field

Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	25,000	25,000
Henri Buehler	25,000	25,000
Andrew Neeme	25,000	25,000
Daan "DaanOss" Mulders	25,000	25,000
Markus "_PrinzOfDTO_" Prinz	25,000	25,000
James Chen	25,000	25,000
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka	25,000	25,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	25,000	25,000
Ana Marquez	25,000	25,000
Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens	25,000
Fabian Quoss	25,000	25,000
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	25,000	25,000
Mikhail Semin	25,000	25,000
Hristo "icho" Anastassov	25,000	25,000
Arnaud Enselme	25,000	25,000
Niklas "NikkyMouse" Ehrenholz	25,000	25,000
Sergey Rybachenko	25,000	25,000

08-23-2020 12:08 UTC

Kozlenko Doubles in First Hand

Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

In exchange for $1,500, Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte got to play just a single hand before running out of chips "Andrii "BabyShark19" Kozlenko was the beneficiary of Lecompte's chips for an early lead.

In a three-bet pot where Kozlenko had reraised on the button, the flop appeared. Kozlenko bet 1,073 and Lecompte check-called.

The turn brought the and Lecompte checked. Kozlenko bet 2,698, Lecompte check-raised to 6,396 and Kozlenko called.

On the river, Lecompte time-bank shoved all in for 16,131 and, since it was the first hand, Kozlenko called for the exact same amount. Lecompte showed for top two pair, Kozlenko rolled over for a flush and Lecompte was dusted like that.

The reentry period is open for four hours total and two reentries are permitted, which means Lecompte still has another shot if he desires.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii "BabyShark19" Kozlenko	50,000
Craig "Tonkaiktomni" Lecompte	Busted

08-23-2020 12:03 UTC

Cards in the Air

Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante

The Marathon is underway! 145 players have showed up at the start.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

08-23-2020 11:00 UTC

Another Big Sunday Kicks Off With Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em

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Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla leads the Asian Time Zone Events leaderboard

In an hour from now, the first of three Sunday bracelet events on GGPoker kicks off with Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em. Later today, the Event #71: BIG 50 (6:30p UTC) that already has over 38,000 (!) entrants, as well as the highly-anticipated Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (6p UTC), will have cards in the air as well.

With levels of 20 minutes each, this event lives up to its name: a long day can be expected for those that signed up for this event in Asian peak hours.

The tournament is the penultimate one on the series of tournaments that rank for the Asia Time Zone Events leaderboard. The leaderboard is currently led by Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla, who took down Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship two weeks ago.

Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang, fresh off his second bracelet win in Event #68: $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold'em, has moved up to third place. The winner of the leaderboard will take home an unique Pure Gold Dragon trophy. Check out here for all the latest standings regarding the different WSOP leaderboards.

Among those registered early are the likes of Pete Chen, Sergey Rybachenko, Andrew Neeme, Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker, Erwann Pecheux, and Steven van Zadelhoff.

Action kicks off at noon UTC and players will receive 25,000 in chips (125bb) to kick off the event. Late registration is open for four hours and players are allowed to reenter up to two times if they run out of chips. PokerNews will be on the digital floor once more to cover every bracelet event start to finish.

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	831	$631,560	Frank Crivello	United States	$94,253
Event #55: HK$8,000 Asia Championship	August 9th, 2020	3,247	$3,208,036	Luis Assuncao Garla	Brazil	$461,709
Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Max	August 15th, 2020	3,491	$973,989	Alexander Stacey	United Kingdom	$127,660
Event #68: $500 Deepstack	August 22nd, 2020	2,315	$1,099,625	Anson Tsang	Hong Kong	$150,640
Event #69: $1,500 Marathon	August 23rd, 2020
Event #75: $300 Double Stack	August 29th, 2020

Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em

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