2020 WSOP Main Event - GGPoker
Day 1a Started
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
2020 WSOP Main Event - GGPoker
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 World Series of Poker Main Event
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$6,470,400
Entries
674
Level
41
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
246
Players Left
62
Day 1A of the GGPoker $10,000 WSOP Main Event Starts at 6 PM GMT
Welcome to the first of three flights in the GGPoker $10,000 World Series Of Poker Main Event which will start at 6:00 p.m. GMT today. This tournament is set up in a special way as it's an online/live poker hybrid that will ultimately come to a conclusion at the end of the year with the 2020 World Champion.
Day 1A, 1B, and 1C will take place online here at GGPoker on November 29, December 5, and December 6. Everyone who survives the first 16 levels on Day 1 will continue on to Day 2 on December 7. Those players will all battle it out until a final table with 9 hopefuls left who will then have to travel to King’s Resort in Rozvadov, the Czech Republic to play out to one winner.
Getting to the final table means that they will secure a bigger share of the prize pool but the champion will then get a spot to participate in a winner-takes-all $1 million heads-up battle in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas against the champion of the WSOP.com edition of this $10,000 tournament on December 30th. Whoever wins that one-on-one battle will be crowned the 2020 World Champion and take the $1 million top prize.
Players will get 60,000 in chips in their starting stacks with a small blind of 100 and a big blind of 200 in the first level of the day. Late registration will be possible until the end of Level 11. As this is a freezeout tournament, players can only enter once during the whole tournament so reentering is impossible if a player busts Day 1A. Level duration will remain at 30 minutes throughout the day and play will end for Day 2 when 16 levels have been played.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first raise until the final river card has been dealt on Day 1A so make sure to follow along with all the live updates right here.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
The cards are in the air with just over 140 players in the field already.
First Batch of Notables on Day 1A
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
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60,000 | 60,000 |
Rudolph Wins Big Pot Off Miquel Munoz
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Ramon "Ritza" Miquel Munoz started the action with a raise to 400 and Christian Rudolph three-bet to 1,600 from one seat over, which Christian "CallMuckOk" Nolte in the small blind and Munoz called. The 
flop was checked to Rudolph, who bet 1,540 and was called only by Munoz.
The 
turn brought a check-call for 5,600 by Miquel Munoz and the Spaniard then also check-called for 28,800 into 19,280 on the 
river. Rudolph tabled 
for trips fives which beat the 
of Miquel Munoz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,340 | 37,340 |
|
58,200 | 58,200 |
|
22,760 | 22,760 |
Ponakovs Takes From Turmezy
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
In a three-bet pot to the 
flop with 1,800 each invested, Peter "kimokh" Turmezey and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked. Turmezy bet the 
turn for 2,550 and picked up a call, the 
on the river was then checked through.
Turmezy tabled 
for a pair of jacks which Ponakovs had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,100 | 61,100 |
|
|
54,410 | -5,590 |
Gerritse Holds the Higher Kicker
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Dirk Gerritse raised to 700 from the middle position and Tobias "Sungycoore95" Hariefeld three-bet to 2,400 from the hijack. The action folded back to Gerritse who made the call.
The flop came 
, Gerritse check-called the 2,550 continuation-bet of Hariefeld.
The turn was the 
, Gerritse checked again. This time, Hariefeld bet 7,200 and was called.
The 
completed the board. Both players checked. Gerritse tabled the for two pair and top kicker to scoop the pot as Hariefeld held the 
for the same two pair but lower kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,450 | |
|
50,430 |
Kempe Can't Shake Off Trubin
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Fedor "takechip" Trubin min-raised from middle position and was then three-bet to 1,500 by Rainer Kempe from one seat over, which he opted to call. On a 
flop, Trubin check-called a first barrel for 1,089 and did so again for 4,109 on the 
turn.
The 
fell on the river and Trubin checked once more. Kempe made it a third barrel and used a portion of the time bank before betting 10,272. Trubin called that and was good with 
, as Kempe had bluffed with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,206 | 16,206 |
|
64,300 | |
|
|
42,730 | -17,270 |
New Arrivals
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,321 | |
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60,300 | |
|
59,700 | |
|
59,178 | |
|
58,955 | |
|
57,266 | |
|
56,500 | |
|
52,329 |