Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD Day 1 | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-23-2020 23:28 UTC

Gong Doubles Through Ved

Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 3,500/7,000, 900 ante

In a battle big blind versus button, a short-stacked Jiachen "Transurfing" Gong was all-in before the flop with the and initial raiser Kartik "Mandovi" Ved called with the .

On a board of , Gong turned a straight to remain in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis	579,876 16,900	16,900
Laurynas Levinskas	265,914 265,914	265,914
Artur Martirosian	257,711 63,416	63,416

Andjelko Andrejevic	247,851 247,851	247,851

Kartik "Mandovi" Ved	236,192 236,192	236,192
James Park	169,550 169,550	169,550
Conor Beresford	141,637 52,546	52,546
Jiachen "Transurfing" Gong	106,016 28,888	28,888

Level: 19

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 900

08-23-2020 23:25 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Ip	435,748 435,748	435,748
Wolfgang Strugger	397,720 152,520	152,520
Aaron Van Blarcum	262,216 109,084	109,084
Elio Fox	233,762 233,762	233,762

Dorian "Gladiador20" Rios	224,175 25,989	25,989
Rui Ferreira	207,100 81,714	81,714

Marius "Rudi Ratlos" Gierse	178,150 178,150	178,150

Foxen Falls to Schindler

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Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 12,600 from under the gun and the action folded to Alex Foxen in the small blind who three-bet shoved for 131,361. Jake Schindler four-bet shoved from the big blind for more for Vogelsang to fold.

Alex Foxen:
Jake Schindler:

The flop came for Foxen to hit the higher pair.

The turn was the for Schindler to improve to a set and jump back ahead of Foxen and held while the completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	496,596 73,836	73,836

Christoph Vogelsang	303,232 303,232	303,232
Galen Hall	294,135 197,827	197,827

Ami Barer	286,850 98,401	98,401

Jack Salter	191,577 101,976	101,976
Alex Foxen	Busted

08-23-2020 23:21 UTC

Arruda Loses Big Flip to Dattani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

In a pot worth nearly 450,000, Brazil's Will "DeniseGrober" Arruda was the player at risk in a flip against big stack Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani and that created the following showdown.

Will "DeniseGrober" Arruda:
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani:

Dattani flopped best on and Arruda needed a jack or queen to remain in contention. Neither would show up on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani	780,209 97,944	97,944
Will "DeniseGrober" Arruda	Busted

08-23-2020 23:18 UTC

Dvoress Busts "policeman67"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

"policeman67" was at risk from under the gun against Daniel Dvoress in the big blind and was ahead with versus .

However, Dvoress immediately spiked an ace on the flop and stayed in the lead throughout the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	411,158 137,025	137,025

policeman67	Busted

08-23-2020 23:16 UTC

Elias No More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Two shorter stacks clashed as Darren Elias got it in from middle position and was called by Jesus Cortes in the small blind, who was ahead by a mere 4,100 in chips.

Darren Elias:
Jesus Cortes:

On a board of , the eights held up and Elias was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Kudinov	407,204
Niklas Astedt	178,570 169,323	169,323
Jesus Cortes	160,200 160,200	160,200
Nick Petrangelo	90,100 90,100	90,100

Darren Elias	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 750

08-23-2020 23:13 UTC

Bosca First Over a Million

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Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 2,750/5,500, 700 ante

Francois Billard raised to 11,000 from the button and Vicent Bosca three-bet to 38,500 from the small blind. Billard four-bet shoved for 102,100 which Bosca called.

Francois Billard:
Vicent Bosca:

The board ran out for Bosca to flop trips immediately to bust Billard and be the first player to cross the 1 million-mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicent Bosca	1,047,814 172,315	172,315
Benjamin Rolle	594,087 3,500	3,500

Thai Ha	511,134 40,615	40,615

Phil Hellmuth	97,978 22,797	22,797

Francois Billard	Busted

08-23-2020 23:07 UTC

Registration Closed; Prize Pool Details Confirmed

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Shirley Ang

Level 17 : 2,750/5,500, 700 ante

There were 407 entries collected during the registration period which means that 55 players will be in the money today for at least $57,592 which will come out of the $10,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The winner at the end of the day on Saturday, August 29, will walk away with $1,800,290, a shiny WSOP bracelet, and a WSOP Europe Package.

This is what the 171 remaining players are still playing for: