2020 World Series of Poker Main Event

2020 WSOP Main Event - GGPoker
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$1,550,969
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$6,470,400
Total Entries
674
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
246
Players Left
62
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Molnar Doubles Through Filatov

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Anatoly Filatov raised to 8,000 from the button and Laszlo Molnar three-bet to 36,000 from the big blind which Filatov called.

The flop came {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, Molnar continued with a bet of 16,800 which Filatov called.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}, Molnar opted to check and then called the 32,564 bet of Filatov.

The river completed the board with the {q-Hearts}, Molnar checked for the last time. Filatov bet enough to put Molnar all-in who called for the 93,388 he had behind. Filatov tabled the {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for two pair but Molnar held the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for the higher ones to double up with.

Martirosian Pays Off Esau

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

The action kicked off with a raise to 8,000 by "juco" and they were called by Paul "AsiaStylez" Esau on the button. Artur Martirosian then three-bet to 44,000 out of the small blind, which only Esau called.

On a {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop, Martirosian led for 34,188 to pick up a call and then check-called for 45,033 when the {q-Hearts} appeared on the turn.

Martirosian check-called for another 62,891 on the {6-Clubs} river with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} but Esau had that beat with the {q-Spades}{10-Spades} for queens full of sixes.

Geci Gets a Double Through Gerritse

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Geci vs Gerritse
Geci vs Gerritse

The action folded all the way to Endrit Geci in the small blind, who jammed for the last 67,688. He only had to get through Dirk Gerritse but the Dutchman made the call in the big blind.

Endrit Geci: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Dirk Gerritse: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

On a board of {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Geci turned an unbeatable straight to remain in contention in the final level of the night.

Feng Falls to Speranza

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Huahuan "F7588" Feng shoved from the hijack for 33,722 and Simone "spera91" Speranza called from the button while the rest of the table folded.

Huahuan "F7588" Feng: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Simone "spera91" Speranza: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Spades} for Speranza to turn the straight to eliminate Feng during the last level of the day.

Kempe Runs Out of Chips

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Rainer Kempe dropped to a short stack and then open-jammed the small blind to get called by an even shorter-stacked "RZStudio78".

"RZStudio78": {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Rainer Kempe: {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

On a board of {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Kempe was left with crumbs as his opponent turned a straight.

In the very next hand, Kempe was then all-in on the button and Evaldas "Man14c" Aniulis looked him up from the hijack.

Rainer Kempe: {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}
Evaldas "Man14c" Aniulis: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

The {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board left Kempe drawing dead on the turn.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

"shipthefliip" Stopped by Menhardt

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

Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt raised to 7,480 from under the gun and "shipthefliip" three-bet to 22,000 from the middle position. The action folded back to Menhardt who four-bet shoved which "shipthefliip" called for the 104,518 they had left.

"shipthefliip": {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for Menhardt to hold with the pocket pair for two pair to bust "shipthefliip".

More for Gerritse"; "majestre" Gets Most Chips Back

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

Endrit Geci raised to 6,800 and Dirk Gerritse three-bet to 25,296 from the cutoff, which "majestre" on the button called to force out Geci. Gerritse then bet the {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades} flop for 17,700 to earn a call and did so again for 55,524 on the {5-Diamonds} turn, picking up another call.

Gerritse bet the pot for 212,000 on the {q-Hearts} river and that forced a fold.

"majestre" then limp-called a raise to 11,900 by Dominykas "MickeyMouse" Mikolaitis and led the {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop for 10,547, which Mikolaitis called. Another bet and call for 17,508 followed on the {3-Hearts} turn and "majestre" also bet the {5-Diamonds} river for 29,064. Mikolaitis called with the {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of sixes but "majestre" had that beat with 5Qh9h] for the top pair.

Okada Eliminated by Stokkan

Level 15 : 1,700/3,400, 340 ante
Okada vs Stokkan
Okada vs Stokkan

Ken "diabloking" Okada had nursed a short stack for some time and eventually jammed from the under-the-gun position. He picked up one caller on Preben Stokkan from one seat over while the rest of the table folded.

Ken "diabloking" Okada: {a-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Preben Stokkan: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop instantly left Okada drawing dead, which made the {10-Clubs} turn and {q-Diamonds} river a formality.

"jackpot737" Nails the River to Bust "Fl0pthenuts"

Level 15 : 1,700/3,400, 340 ante
Fl0pthenuts eliminated
Fl0pthenuts eliminated

In a battle small blind versus button, "Fl0pthenuts" got it in with a pocket pair and flipped against "jackpot737".

"Fl0pthenuts": {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
"jackpot737": {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop gave "jackpot737" a straight and flush draw. While that missed on the {8-Diamonds} turn, the {2-Hearts} fell on the river, and that ended Day 1a for "Fl0pthenuts" earlier than they were hoping for.