2020 WSOP Main Event - GGPoker Day 1a | 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event

11-29-2020 21:24 UTC

Holz Hits the Rail Against "RandyLew!"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 300/600, 60 ante

Ole Schemion made it 1,000 to go and was called by Fedor Holz, "RandyLew!" in the small blind and "Bageu" in the big blind. The flop was checked by "RandyLew!" and Schemion made it 1,745 to go. Holz opted for a raise to 5,715 and "RandyLew!" reraised to 13,753, which only Holz called.

The fell on the turn and Holz called a bet worth 16,000 to then call all-in for the last 29,741 when facing a jam on the river.

"RandyLew!" turned over the for sevens over deuces and Holz was eliminated with the inferior for deuces over aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
RandyLew!	134,275 134,275	134,275
Fabian Quoss	99,394 32,577	32,577
Arie Muller	75,225 9,324	9,324
2222999	74,386 27,352	27,352
Ole Schemion	35,864 -25,579	-25,579

Huahuan "F7588" Feng	21,212 21,212	21,212
Aleksejs Ponakovs	20,504 -31,230	-31,230

Fedor Holz	Busted

11-29-2020 21:43 UTC

Martini Falls to Emelyanov

Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 300/600, 60 ante

Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov raised to 1,200 from the early position and Julien Martini three-bet shoved from the middle position for 7,881. The action folded back to Emelyanov whpo made the call.

Julien Martini:
Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov:

The board ran out for Emelyanov to flop the pair of treys to eliminate Martini.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov	115,827 12,020	12,020
Julien Martini	Busted

11-29-2020 22:06 UTC

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Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 80 ante

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11-29-2020 22:13 UTC

Metsla Eliminated by Filatov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 400/800, 80 ante

Endrit Geci kicked off the action with a raise to 1,760 and was called by Anatoly Filatov from two seats over in the hijack. Mark "MrUnagi!" Metsla made it 7,520 to go out of the big blind and both Geci and Filatov tossed in the additional chips.

On a flop of , Metsla continued for 13,360 and Filatov was the only caller to see the on the turn. Metsla now check-jammed for 98,333 and Filatov called with an inferior stack by just 327 chips.

Mark "MrUnagi!" Metsla:
Anatoly Filatov:

The on the river brought no help to the Estonian and Filatov scored a huge pot with his set of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	247,993 210,169	210,169

Endrit Geci	160,300 -7,760	-7,760
Gakuto "GACKT" Oshiro	102,748 -36,425	-36,425
Mario Mosboeck	11,069 -47,091	-47,091
Mark "MrUnagi!" Metsla	Busted

11-29-2020 22:55 UTC

Schleser Knocks Out Na

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Zhiqiang "wuge" Na made it 2,500 to go from under the gun and Zhiqiang "wuge" Na three-bet to 8,050 from two seats over. Schleser clicked it back to 19,000 and Na five-bet to 39,200. Schleser pulled the trigger with the jam and Na called for 23,221 behind.

Zhiqiang "wuge" Na:
Severin "itymnp" Schleser:

There was no further threat for the superior pocket pair on the board and Na headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Severin "itymnp" Schleser	147,619 147,619	147,619
Zhiqiang "wuge" Na	Busted

11-29-2020 23:08 UTC

WSOP Legend: Ungar's Daughter Answers Questions About Late Father

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

At the final table of the 1997 World Series of Poker Main Event, which was played in the summer heat on Fremont Street outside Binion’s Horseshoe, Stu Ungar prevailed to capture a $1 million top prize and his third WSOP Main Event title (he also won in 1980 and 1981).

During his winner interview with Gabe Kaplan, Ungar held up a photo of his then 14-year-old daughter, Stefanie, and expressed his love. It was clear she was the center of his world.

“I love you honey, and I’ll be seeing you soon,” he said.

This past week, Stefanie Ungar-Campbell, who is now all grown up, offered poker fans an inside look at her father – who would pass away in 1998 – by giving them the opportunity to ask her anything on various social media outlets. It was in remembrance of the 22nd anniversary of her father’s passing on November 22.

Ungar-Campbell, who is now 38 years old and living in Las Vegas with her husband and two children, has been active on social media in 2020 sharing photos and stories of her father.

Click here to see highlights from the Ungar AMA!

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11-29-2020 23:41 UTC

"GACKT" Eliminated by "jackpot737"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

"MoneyHeist" opened to 2,400 and Gakuto "GACKT" Oshiro min-three-bet to 3,600, which then saw "jackpot737" reraise to 12,400 in the cutoff. "MoneyHeist" called and Oshiro jammed for 49,475 to get called by "jackpot737" only.

Gakuto "GACKT" Oshiro:
"jackpot737":

The flip went to "jackpot737" thanks to a board of 5KcQs3d3c6d] and Oshiro was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	299,698 47,118	47,118

jackpot737	153,521 45,105	45,105
MoneyHeist	122,679 -25,037	-25,037
Gakuto "GACKT" Oshiro	Busted

11-30-2020 00:35 UTC

Filatov Continues Hot Run; Busts "7ingls7"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Following a min-raise to 4,000 by Estonia's "7ingls7", Anatoly Filatov made it 12,400 to go in the hijack and then called a four-bet to 20,800 by "7ingls7".

The flop fell [9s9f4c] and "7ingls7" moved all in for 49,085, which Filatov called with the far superior stack.

"7ingls7":
Anatoly Filatov:

Nothing at all changed on the turn and river to send even more chips to Filatov, who may soon reach half a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	477,072 81,943	81,943

7ingls7	Busted

11-30-2020 01:34 UTC

"juco" Jousts Merzhvinskii Out

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 1,400/2,800, 280 ante

Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii raised to 5,600 from under the gun and "juco" three-bet to 16,800 from the button. The blinds folded and Merzhvinskii four-bet shoved for 74,258 which "juco" called.

Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii:
"juco":

The board ran out for "juco" to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Merzhvinskii.

Player	Chips	Progress
juco	431,636 130,668	130,668
Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii	Busted

11-30-2020 02:14 UTC

Jiang Sends Caprioli To the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,700/3,400, 340 ante

The betting action kicked off with a raise to 7,480 by Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang in the hijack and table neigbor Rodrigo "PAPAI_PIG" Caprioli three-bet to 22,440 in the cutoff, which Jiang called to see a flop of .

Jiang checked and Caprioli used a portion of his time bank before betting 23,715, which resulted in a call from Jiang.

On the turn, Jiang checked once more and Caprioli repeated the same time bank and betting action, this time jamming for 75,003. Jiang beat the Brazilian into the pot and that was a bad sign for Caprioli.

Rodrigo "PAPAI_PIG" Caprioli:
Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang: