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

09-05-2020 21:31 UTC

Taylor Doubles Through Isomae

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Samuel Taylor made it 770,000 to go from early position and Satoshi Isomae three-bet to 2,436,000 on the button. Taylor then moved all in and Isomae quickly called.

Samuel Taylor:
Satoshi Isomae:

The board ran out and Taylor remained in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wenling Gao	27,908,281 1,635,000	1,635,000
Satoshi Isomae	18,844,451 1,286,384	1,286,384
Samuel Taylor	11,402,768 6,201,384	6,201,384
Michael Kane	10,998,824 265,000	265,000
Xuming Qi	5,760,848 1,100,000	1,100,000

Avidan Cohen	3,360,952 1,215,000	1,215,000

Tags: Samuel Taylor Satoshi Isomae

09-05-2020 21:30 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Rolle	28,323,454 4,902,181	4,902,181

Tyler Rueger	18,289,276 3,682,500	3,682,500
Julien Perouse	18,119,042 4,785,000	4,785,000

Mateusz Rypulak	11,924,362 4,329,681	4,329,681
Kelly Wong	6,842,108 780,000	780,000
Stefan Schillhabel	6,742,548 1,443,060	1,443,060
Thomas Ward (NZ)	5,066,120 2,338,060	2,338,060

Dinesh Alt Eliminated in 21st Place ($79,625)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

As the first player to act, Dinesh Alt moved all in for 3,019,477 and Tyler Cornell moved all in for 6,584,310 from one seat over. None of the other players was interested and they went heads-up with Alt at risk.

Dinesh Alt:
Tyler Cornell:

The board ran out and Alt was left drawing dead on the turn to hit the rail in 21st place for a payday of $79,625.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	53,890,807 2,960,000	2,960,000

Mariano Martiradonna	17,775,848 705,000	705,000
Craig Timmis	13,292,998 905,000	905,000
Joao Santos	7,658,817 705,000	705,000
Tzai Wei Phua	3,321,652 1,860,000	1,860,000
Dinesh Alt	Busted

Tags: Dinesh Alt Tyler Cornell

09-05-2020 21:23 UTC

Julian Stuer Eliminated in 22nd Place ($79,625)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev raised to 770,000 in early position and Julian Stuer called from the big blind. The flop was and Stuer check-called 560,000 from the chip leader.

The turn brought the and Stuer checked. Madanzhiev bet 980,000 this time and Stuer called once more.

On the river, Stuer took some time before checking. Madanzhiev pot-betted, which was enough to put Stuer all in, and the German took about 30 seconds before calling it off for 4,179,616 total.

Madanzhiev shoved for a full house, Stuer had trip kings with and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	50,930,807 6,934,616	6,934,616

Mariano Martiradonna	18,480,848 45,000	45,000
Craig Timmis	12,387,998 45,000	45,000
Joao Santos	8,363,817 45,000	45,000
Tzai Wei Phua	5,181,652 45,000	45,000
Dinesh Alt	3,199,477 220,000	220,000
Julian Stuer	Busted

09-05-2020 21:18 UTC

Bryan Piccioli Eliminated in 23rd Place ($79,625)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Within two consecutive hands, the entire chip stack of start-of-the-day chip leader Bryan Piccioli has melted and he went from one of the bigger stacks to 23rd place finisher.

In a battle of the blinds, Piccioli raiised to 1,085,000 and Julien Perouse called from the big blind. Piccioli fired the flop for 847,000 and the turn for 2,072,000, which Perouse called and had 7,378,021 behind.

Piccioli then jammed the river and Perouse called with for a flush, which beat the of the American.

In the very next hand, Piccioli jammed the button for 5,928,812 and Benjamin Rolle called from the big blind.

Bryan Piccioli:
Benjamin Rolle:

The flop left Piccioli in dire shape and he was drawing dead on the turn, which made the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Rolle	33,225,635 7,518,812	7,518,812

Julien Perouse	22,904,042 11,387,021	11,387,021

Tyler Rueger	14,606,776 180,000	180,000
Stefan Schillhabel	8,185,608 180,000	180,000
Mateusz Rypulak	7,594,681 915,000	915,000
Kelly Wong	6,062,108 180,000	180,000
Thomas Ward (NZ)	2,728,060 355,000	355,000
Bryan Piccioli	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Rolle Bryan Piccioli Julien Perouse

09-05-2020 21:15 UTC

Phua Binks the River

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Stoyan Madanzhiev raised to 770,000 and table short stack Tzai Wei Phua moved all in from the small blind for 2,280,826, which Madanzhiev called.

Tzai Wei Phua:
Stoyan Madanzhiev:

The board ran out for Madanzhiev to hit the turn and Phua to improve on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	43,996,191 2,220,826	2,220,826

Mariano Martiradonna	18,525,848 305,000	305,000
Craig Timmis	12,432,998 1,382,700	1,382,700
Joao Santos	8,408,817 3,042,700	3,042,700
Julian Stuer	6,534,616 570,000	570,000
Tzai Wei Phua	5,226,652 2,060,826	2,060,826
Dinesh Alt	3,419,477 1,235,000	1,235,000

09-05-2020 21:13 UTC

Gao Puts Cohen Under Pressure

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Yori Epskamp

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Wenling Gao raised to 700,000 in the cutoff, Samuel Vousden called on the button and Avidan Cohen called from the big blind. The flop came and Cohen checked. Gao bet 1,317,500, Vousden folded, and Cohen called.

The turn brought the and Cohen checked. Gao bet 2,100,000 this time and Cohen called, leaving himself with a little over 4.5M behind.

The river paired the and Cohen checked a third time. Without much hesitation, Gao ripped it in for more than enough to cover Cohen. The German tanked for several minutes before letting it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wenling Gao	29,543,281 5,487,500	5,487,500
Satoshi Isomae	20,130,835 870,000	870,000
Michael Kane	10,733,824 225,000	225,000
Samuel Vousden	9,994,728 1,450,000	1,450,000

Tyler Cornell	7,969,310 75,000	75,000

Xuming Qi	6,860,848 400,000	400,000

Samuel Taylor	5,201,384 750,000	750,000
Avidan Cohen	4,575,952 3,457,500	3,457,500

09-05-2020 21:09 UTC

Schillhabel Doubles Through Ward

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Down to the last 3,915,304 and on the button, Stefan Schillhabel moved all in and was called by Thomas Ward in the big blind.

Stefan Schillhabel:
Thomas Ward:

Ward remained ahead on the flop and turn but the river improved Schillhabel toa pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Rolle	25,706,823 1,924,423	1,924,423

Bryan Piccioli	18,925,833 135,000	135,000

Tyler Rueger	14,786,776 1,275,000	1,275,000
Julien Perouse	11,517,021 135,000	135,000

Stefan Schillhabel	8,365,608 3,790,304	3,790,304
Mateusz Rypulak	6,679,681 135,000	135,000
Kelly Wong	6,242,108 2,534,423	2,534,423
Thomas Ward (NZ)	3,083,060 4,050,304	4,050,304

09-05-2020 21:05 UTC

Perouse Takes it on the Turn

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Julien Perouse limped the button and Benjamin Rolle filled up from the small blind, Tyler Rueger checked the option from the big blind.

Rolle checked the flop and Rueger then bet 600,000, which only Perouse called. The followed on the turn and now Rueger checked and subsequently folded to a bet of 1,225,000 by Perouse.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Rolle	23,782,400 395,000	395,000

Bryan Piccioli	19,060,833 45,000	45,000

Tyler Rueger	13,511,776 995,000	995,000
Julien Perouse	11,652,021 1,615,000	1,615,000

Kelly Wong	8,776,531 45,000	45,000
Thomas Ward (NZ)	7,133,364 45,000	45,000
Mateusz Rypulak	6,814,681 45,000	45,000
Stefan Schillhabel	4,575,304 45,000	45,000

09-05-2020 20:59 UTC

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 20 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	46,217,017 2,105,000	2,105,000

Benjamin Rolle	24,177,400 4,017,600	4,017,600

Wenling Gao	24,055,781 90,000	90,000
Satoshi Isomae	19,260,835 90,000	90,000
Bryan Piccioli	19,105,833 3,586,000	3,586,000

Mariano Martiradonna	18,220,848 467,500	467,500
Tyler Rueger	14,506,776 1,991,900	1,991,900
Craig Timmis	13,815,698 1,735,000	1,735,000
Samuel Vousden	11,444,728 90,000	90,000

Michael Kane	10,958,824 1,260,800	1,260,800
Julien Perouse	10,037,021 1,957,250	1,957,250

Kelly Wong	8,821,531 431,250	431,250
Tyler Cornell	8,044,310 1,675,800	1,675,800

Avidan Cohen	8,033,452 1,215,000	1,215,000
Xuming Qi	7,260,848 440,000	440,000

Thomas Ward (NZ)	7,178,364 2,850,000	2,850,000
Julian Stuer	7,104,616 820,000	820,000
Mateusz Rypulak	6,859,681 1,164,500	1,164,500
Samuel Taylor	5,951,384 90,000	90,000
Joao Santos	5,366,117 1,410,000	1,410,000
Dinesh Alt	4,654,477 610,000	610,000
Stefan Schillhabel	4,620,304 3,052,500	3,052,500
Tzai Wei Phua	3,165,826 2,687,500	2,687,500