Event #1: $50 The Return NLH [Final Day], $1M GTD | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-01-2021 21:58 UTC

WSOP 2021 Main Event Satellites From $80 Hit GGPoker

Lyle Bateman

Level 8 : 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante

GGPoker has released details of its Road to Vegas satellite tournaments, which gives the online poker site’s players the chance to win their way to the WSOP 2021 Main Event.

No other online poker site is offering WSOP 2021 Main Event packages because GGPoker has exclusivity. This means you need a GGPoker account if you want to attempt to win a $12,500 WSOP 2021 Main Event package. What does that package contain? Everything you need for a successful trip to “Sin City!”

Read on to find out more

08-01-2021 21:51 UTC

Filatov Back in Top Ten

Lyle Bateman

Level 8 : 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante

Anatoly Filatov dropped out of the top ten briefly, but he's back in with more than 4.5 million chips. "ClassicSick" opened the hand from the middle for a min-raise, and saw a call from Filatov in the cutoff, as well as both blinds. They all checked the board, and Filatov took it down with for the turned pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	4,577,065	1,668,521
klimono	2,873,036	202,109
ClassicSick	1,434,254
p_birdyellow	1,236,648

Level: 8

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,500

08-01-2021 21:42 UTC

"Deepplly" Takes a Stack

Lyle Bateman

Level 7 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

"Donkeyfishyy" raised to 390,000 under the gun, then called off with less when "Deepplly" shoved the small blind for more than 900,000.

"Deepplly":
"Donkeyfishyy":

Board:

It was a pre-flop race with "Deepplly" holding the overs and hitting their ace on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deepplly	1,441,867
Donkeyfishyy	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,500

08-01-2021 21:36 UTC

Filatov Chips Up Again

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 25,000/50,000, 7,500 ante

GGTeam Russia Member Anatoly Filatov raised the cutoff to 100,000 and "Tahechka15" called the big blind. They both checked the flop, as well as the turn. "Tahechka15" fired 100,000 on the river, and Filatov called, showing against for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	2,908,544	288,500
Tahechka15	254,460

08-01-2021 21:31 UTC

In the Money

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 25,000/50,000, 7,500 ante

They blew through the bubble with lightning speed, and and the field is now in the money, with fewer than 1,500 players remaining.

Level: 6

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 7,500

08-01-2021 21:27 UTC

"Let_Me_Be" Over 3 Million

Lyle Bateman

Level 5 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

"Let_Me_Be" started the day as chip leader, but they've since dropped back in the field. Still in the top ten, they just chipped up over 3 million after they raised under the gun to 88,000 and got called by big blind "htalcj". Both players checked the flop, and "htalcj" check-called for 141,480 on the turn. They both checked again on the river.

"htalcj":
"Let_Me_Be":

Board:

It was a race pre-flop, and "Let_Me_Be" took the lead on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Let_Me_Be	3,486,921	277,980
htalcj	1,364,494

08-01-2021 21:22 UTC

Nearing the Money with 1,680 Players Left

Lyle Bateman

Level 5 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Action is moving very quickly today as the field is almost in the money now. There are 1,600 paid spots available, and fewer than 80 eliminations to go to get there.