Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD
Day 2 Started
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
407
Level
42
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
At 6 p.m. UTC, the final table of Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP will continue play until a new champion has been crowned. With the lion-share of the $10,000,000 prize pool still left to be divvied up and not the deepest final table of all, the action will be hot and heavy from the start.
Jason Koon comes back to the final table with the chip lead of 7,863,055 in chips after the tournament attracted 407 entries on the first day of play. Koon is joined on the final table by Shankar "Saquon" Pillai, Christian Rudolph, Aram "Pusha T" Zobian, Chris Hunichen, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika, Paulis "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis, and Brunno Botteon.
The Final Nine Players and their Stacks
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 7,863,055 | 39 |
| 2 | Shankar "Saquon" Pillai | United States | 6,875,234 | 34 |
| 3 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 5,544,188 | 28 |
| 4 | Aram "Pusha T" Zobian | United States | 4,405,440 | 22 |
| 5 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 4,175,274 | 21 |
| 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 3,883,951 | 19 |
| 7 | Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | Belarus | 3,297,276 | 16 |
| 8 | Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 2,905,555 | 15 |
| 9 | Brunno Botteon | Brazil | 1,750,027 | 9 |
All players have already secured $154,416 but will all have their sights set on the biggest prize of the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events to date of $1,800,290. With the first pay jump worth more than two buy-ins, every ladder will be of significance to anyone.
This is what they are all still competing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,800,290 |
| 2 | $1,332,097 |
| 3 | $979,138 |
| 4 | $719,700 |
| 5 | $529,005 |
| 6 | $388,837 |
| 7 | $285,808 |
| 8 | $210,079 |
| 9 | $154,416 |
When play resumes, they will start with Level 37 which features a small blind of 100,000, a big blind of 200,000, and a running ante of 25,000. The blinds will increase after every 30 hands.
PokerNews will be right here for the final table action so make sure to follow along to see who will take this tournament down and add the coveted WSOP bracelet to their collection in addition to the first-place prize that comes with it.
Level: 37
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 37
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
The players got an option to switch seats before the start play and have done so. Play has resumed now and this is how they are seated:
Level 37
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian raised to 440,000 from the middle position and was called by Jason Koon on the button while the rest folded.
The flop came 
, Zobian check-called the 351,250 bet of Koon.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Zobian checked for the last time. Koon barreled a bet of 2,696,750 over the line for Zobian to dive into the tank but fold in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,779,305
916,250
|
916,250 |
|
||
|
6,475,234
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
5,444,188
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
4,500,274
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
||
|
4,108,951
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,039,190
366,250
|
366,250 |
|
|
||
|
2,897,276
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
2,805,555
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,650,027
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 37
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 400,000 from under the gun and was called by Shankar "Saquon" Pillai on the button while the rest folded.
The flop came 
, Ponakovs initially checked but then raised to 1,000,000 when Pillai bet 400,000 which was enough to pick up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,854,305
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,175,234
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,133,951
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,050,274
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,944,188
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
3,539,190
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,497,276
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,305,555
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,200,027
550,000
|
550,000 |
Level 37
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Jason Koon raised to 400,000 from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Ponakovs check-called the 281,250 continuation-bet of Koon.
They both checked through the on the turn to the 
on the river. Ponakovs checked again. Koon bet 675,000 to then fold when Konapovs raised t 1,747,555.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,473,055
1,381,250
|
1,381,250 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,790,201
1,656,250
|
1,656,250 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,150,234
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,025,274
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,919,188
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
3,514,190
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,372,276
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
2,280,555
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
2,175,027
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 37
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai raised to 400,000 from the button and Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika three-bet shoved from the big blind for 2,172,276 which Pillai called with the bigger stack.
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika: 
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai: 
The flop came 
for Pillai to hit top pair.
The turn was the for Boika to hit a pair too for a glimmer of hope but the river completed the board with the for Boika to bust in ninth place for $154,416.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,773,055
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,797,510
1,647,276
|
1,647,276 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,515,201
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,944,188
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
4,125,274
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,750,027
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
3,014,190
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,780,555
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 38
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 38
: 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante
With ten hands done in the new level, the chips have been going back and forth with several raises and folds. This is how their chip counts are now:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,858,055
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,512,510
1,715,000
|
1,715,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,800,201
715,000
|
715,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,025,274
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,260,027
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
3,189,188
1,755,000
|
1,755,000 |
|
|
2,884,190
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,170,555
390,000
|
390,000 |
