Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, $25M GTD | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

09-05-2020 19:31 UTC

Setback for Piccioli

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

Bryan Piccioli had remained in the top spot until now but a setback changed that when he took a flip against Maicon Gasperin for a pot of more than 9.2 million.

Maicon Gasperin:
Bryan Piccioli:

On a board of , Gasperin flopped a set and turned a full house to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wenling Gao	17,140,781	450,000
Bryan Piccioli	15,683,477	-3,777,167
Stoyan Madanzhiev	14,805,983	1,938,400
Martin Arce	9,777,172	-635,000
Maicon Gasperin	9,209,334	5,524,667
Samuel Taylor	7,311,942	-1,678,400
Xuming Qi	4,517,302	-1,822,500

09-05-2020 19:28 UTC

Trofimov Doubles Through Schillhabel, Loses it Back

Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

Aleksandr Trofimov moving all in for 2,850,962 from early position. From the small blind, Stefan Schillhabel also went all in covering Trofimov.

Aleksandr Trofimov:
Stefan Schillhabel:

The tens remained ahead on a board for the double.

An orbit later, Schillhabel defended against a middle position open from Trofimov with . On a board, Trofimov checked the flop before betting the turn. Schillhabel called and both players checked the river for the German to win some back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Schillhabel	6,021,680	-1,016,161
Aleksandr Trofimov	4,247,673	916,711

Level: 18

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 30,000

09-05-2020 19:21 UTC

Rueger Staves Off Elimination With Lucky Nine

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Dingxiang Ong raised to 420,000 from under the gun and Tyler Rueger three-bet shoved all in for 3,748,963 in middle position. Joshua McCully came over the top on the button and Ong got out of the way.

Tyler Rueger:
Joshua McCully:

Rueger needed help and received it when the flop dropped the nine-ball right in the middle pocket. The turn and river filled him up for the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	14,070,469	-575,000
Benjamin Rolle	11,878,615	1,325,000
Tyler Rueger	8,392,926	4,118,963
Mateusz Rypulak	5,743,034	-350,000
Joshua Mccully	5,524,188	-5,293,963
Thomas Ward (NZ)	4,931,039	-2,735,805

09-05-2020 19:20 UTC

Big Double for Perouse

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Phachara Wongwichit called a raise to 420,000 and then face a three-bet to 1,440,000 by Julien Perrouse in the cutoff. Tyler Cornell as the initial raiser moved all in and Wongwichit folded, Perouse called.

Julien Perouse:
Tyler Cornell:

On a board of the aces held up and Perouse doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Perouse	11,248,096	7,461,548
Phachara Wongwichit	10,687,636	-2,855,000
Tyler Cornell	8,631,506	-2,660,743
Stefan Schillhabel	7,037,841	465,000
Avidan Cohen	3,376,871	-2,105,000
Aleksandr Trofimov	3,330,962	1,415,481
Craig Timmis	1,781,753	-920,481

09-05-2020 19:20 UTC

Gao Wins Big Pot Against Qi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Xuming Qi opened the action with a raise to 420,000 from under the gun an Wenling Gao three-bet to 1 million in the small blind, which was called by Qi.

On a flop of , Gao continue for 1,187,500 to pick up a call from her countryman an then bet the turn for 2 million, again Qi called. The river slowed down the action and both checked. Gao won the pot with for a flopped set as Qi only held for top pair and a busted flushdraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	19,460,644	693,750
Wenling Gao	16,690,781	5,012,500
Stoyan Madanzhiev	12,867,583	-1,030,000
Martin Arce	10,412,172	1,181,250
Samuel Taylor	8,990,342	-270,000
Xuming Qi	6,339,802	-5,237,500
Maicon Gasperin	3,684,667	-350,000

09-05-2020 19:17 UTC

Stuer and Saveedra Trade Double Ups

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Julian Stuer three-bet to 2,776,979 with 300,000 behind and called the shove of initial raiser Manuel Saveedra to set up the following flip.

Julian Stuer:
Manuel Saveedra:

On a board of the sevens held up and rivered a set for good measure.

Shortly after they were at it again and this time Saveedra was at risk.

Manuel Saveedra:
Julian Stuer:

The pocket pair again hit a set on the runout for Saveedra to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	14,146,173	1,100,000
Joao Santos	11,048,536	-850,000
Mariano Martiradonna	10,206,489	-350,000
Manuel Saavedra	5,465,608	318,325
Tzai Wei Phua	5,293,288	-850,000
Julian Stuer	4,108,654	1,081,675
Ricky Tang	2,616,361	-450,000

09-05-2020 19:15 UTC

Last Remaining Dutchman Freek Scholten Eliminated

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

From under the gun, shortest stack in the room Freek Scholten shoved his last 1,548,788, almost eight big blinds, in the middle. Mateusz Rypulak used some of his time bank before calling it off in the small blind.

Freek Scholten:
Mateusz Rypulak:

The flop brought nothing for Scholten to work with but the turn added two additional outs. The river wasn't one of them and Scholten, who had a runner-up finish during the 2019 WSOP, was eliminated in 36th place.

Scholten cooked — Freek Scholten eliminated

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Rypulak	6,093,034	1,648,788
Freek Scholten	Busted

09-05-2020 19:08 UTC

Vousden Doubles Through Brewer

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Satoshi Isomae raised to 400,000 on the button and then folded when Chris Brewer shoved out of the small blind and Samuel Vousen called all-in for less than that from the big blind.

Samuel Vousden:
Chris Brewer:

The board ran out for Vousden to pair up on the flop and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Wong	13,283,575	-25,000
Satoshi Isomae	9,234,674	-425,000
Samuel Vousden	7,558,388	4,041,694
Jonas Lauck	5,575,001	-25,000
Lucas Tabarin	4,545,282	-25,000
Chris Brewer	3,610,152	-3,516,694
Michael Lech	2,817,636	-25,000

09-05-2020 19:01 UTC

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	18,766,894
Michael Kane	14,645,469	-500,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	13,897,583
Phachara Wongwichit	13,542,636
Kelly Wong	13,308,575	25,000
Dinesh Alt	13,046,173	1,390,000
Joao Santos	11,898,536	1,489,750
Wenling Gao	11,678,281
Dingxiang Ong	11,585,927	-200,000
Xuming Qi	11,577,302
Tyler Cornell	11,292,249	-325,000
Joshua Mccully	10,818,151	1,520,566
Mariano Martiradonna	10,556,489	-535,000
Benjamin Rolle	10,553,615	-195,566
Satoshi Isomae	9,659,674	25,000
Samuel Taylor	9,260,342
Martin Arce	9,230,922
Thomas Ward (NZ)	7,666,844
Chris Brewer	7,126,846	125,000
Stefan Schillhabel	6,572,841
Tzai Wei Phua	6,143,288	-1,169,750
Jonas Lauck	5,600,001	1,950,000
Avidan Cohen	5,481,871
Manuel Saavedra	5,147,283	-675,000
Lucas Tabarin	4,570,282	-1,000,000

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