Event #10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE Pot-Limit Omaha [2-Stack]
Day 1 Completed
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE Pot-Limit Omaha [2-Stack]
Day: 1
Michael Watson Ends Day 1 Near the Lead in the Hunt for His First Bracelet in Event #10 $400 DOUBLE CHANCE PLO
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
The WSOP Online continued at GGPoker with some four-card action on Saturday with 975 entries coming out in full force in Event #10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE PLO to generate a $366,600 prize pool with $55,369 waiting up top for the winner at the end of Day 2.
Day 1 ended deep in the money with just a dozen survivors after 32 levels of play. China's "A LEI" will enter Sunday's final day of action with a chip-leading stack of 6,347,644.
Meanwhile, Mike Watson made a late run in his hunt for his first career WSOP braclet to finish second in chips with 6,003,154 with Noam "lamalo21" Garama ending the day in third place with 4,834,838.
Event #10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A LEI | China | 6,347,644 | 91 |
| 2 | Michael Watson | Canada | 6,003,154 | 86 |
| 3 | Noam "lamalo21" Garama | Israel | 4,834,838 | 69 |
| 4 | shrekpoker91 | Ukraine | 4,331,699 | 62 |
| 5 | Roland "Quina Quen" Czika | Hungary | 3,711,633 | 53 |
| 6 | Arkadiusz "Noksukow" Liszewski | Poland | 3,599,189 | 51 |
| 7 | WisdomTree | Georgia | 2,924,130 | 42 |
| 8 | Jingxiang "Fuzzy Wuzzy!" Ong | Singapore | 1,812,069 | 26 |
| 9 | Pulkit Goyal | India | 1,798,754 | 26 |
| 10 | Kingofeast | China | 1,518,834 | 22 |
| 11 | George Wolff | Canada | 1,074,912 | 15 |
| 12 | Vangelis "love4betting" Kaimakamis | Greece | 1,043,144 | 15 |
| Total | 39,000,000 | 557 | ||
| Average | 3,250,000 | 46 |
Other notable players still fighting for a bracelet are Pulkit Goyal, Jingxiang "Fuzzy Wuzzy!" Ong, George Wolff, and Vangelis "love4betting" Kaimakamis. Meanwhile, Mauricio "Promoking" Ferreira Pais, Andras Nemeth, Adam Owen, Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell, and James Chen were among the players to cash but come up short of the final day.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $55,369 |
| 2 | $40,033 |
| 3 | $28,944 |
| 4 | $20,927 |
| 5 | $15,131 |
| 6 | $10,940 |
| 7 | $7,910 |
| 8 | $5,681 |
| 9 | $4,819 |
| 10-11 | $4,087 |
| 12-15 | $3,466 |
Final Day Stucture
The final day will begin on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. GMT on Level 33, with blinds at 35,000/70,000 with an ante of 8,500. Levels will run for 15 minutes until the final table of seven is reached. Blinds will then roll back at the beginning of the final table so that the field sits with at least an average of 40 big blinds and the levels will increase a certain number of hands instead of by time until a winner is declared.
Make sure to return at 1 p.m. GMT on Sunday, August 15 to see who will win the WSOP Bracelet. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you the action until there is a winner.
Final Day 1 Chip Counts
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A LEI | China | 6,347,644 | 91 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 6,003,154 | 86 |
| 3 | Noam "lamalo21" Garama | Israel | 4,834,838 | 69 |
| 4 | shrekpoker91 | Ukraine | 4,331,699 | 62 |
| 5 | Roland "Quina Quen" Czika | Hungary | 3,711,633 | 53 |
| 6 | Arkadiusz "Noksukow" Liszewski | Poland | 3,599,189 | 51 |
| 7 | WisdomTree | Georgia | 2,924,130 | 42 |
| 8 | Jingxiang "Fuzzy Wuzzy!" Ong | Singapore | 1,812,069 | 26 |
| 9 | Pulkit Goyal | India | 1,798,754 | 26 |
| 10 | Kingofeast | China | 1,518,834 | 22 |
| 11 | George Wolff | Canada | 1,074,912 | 15 |
| 12 | Vangelis "love4betting" Kaimakamis | Greece | 1,043,144 | 15 |
| Total | 39,000,000 | 557 | ||
| Average | 3,250,000 | 46 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,347,644 | -328,353 |
|
6,003,154 | 180,000 |
|
4,834,838 | -514,956 |
|
4,331,699 | 107,228 |
|
3,711,633 | -67,500 |
|
3,599,189 | 98,703 |
|
2,924,130 | 20,022 |
|
1,812,069 | 510,876 |
|
1,798,754 | 631,650 |
|
1,518,834 | -696,535 |
|
1,074,912 | 689,934 |
|
|
1,043,144 | 84,572 |
Day 1 Concludes
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
The action has concluded for Day 1 of the WSOP Online Event #10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE PLO at GGPoker.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for final chip counts and a recap of the day.
Watson Ousts Athayde
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
The action was down to a dozen players after Michael Watson sent Wendell "boomer101214" Athayde to the rail in 13th place as follows.
Athayde three-bet jammed for about 800,000 and was called by Watson.
Wendell "boomer101214" Athayde: 
Michael Watson: 
Watson improved to a straight on the 
board to soar to near the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,823,154 | 974,526 |
|
Busted |
Garama Makes Flush to Eliminate Ambraisse
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
Idris Ambraisse opened from the cutoff for 210,000. Noam "lamalo21" Garama three-bet to 660,000 from the big blind and Ambraisse called for their last 406,338.
Idris Ambraisse: 
Noam "lamalo21" Garama: 
The board ran out 
, giving Garama the flush to oust Ambraisse from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,349,794 | -397,822 |
|
|
3,779,133 | 3,779,133 |
|
|
2,904,108 | 1,485,181 |
|
|
384,978 | -1,114,904 |
|
Busted |
"A LEI" Ousts Ogita to Regain the Chip Lead
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
Daisuke "REDJOE" Ogita opened for 210,000 from the button and was called by "A LEI" from the big blind. "A LEI" check-called for 487,500 on the 
flop before checking again on the turn. Ogita jammed for 495,680 and "A LEI" snap-called.
Daisuke "REDJOE" Ogita: 
"A LEI": 
Ogita was drawing dead and hit the rail in 17th place for $2,940 after the completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,675,997 | 1,834,680 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Final Blind Level of Day 1 Begins
Level 32
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
The final blind level of Day 1 has just begun with 17 players remaining. The day will likely end at the end of the level, although it is theoretically possible to end earlier if the action whittles down to a seven-player final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,747,616 | 395,880 |
|
|
4,848,628 | 686,781 |
|
|
4,841,317 | 499,630 |
|
|
4,224,471 | 215,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,500
Kaimakamis Doubles Through "shrekpoker91"
Level 31
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
"shrekpoker91" opened from the cutoff for 125,000 and Vangelis "love4betting" Kaimakamis raised to 410,000 from the button. "shrekpoker91" re-raised to 695,000 and Kaimakamis moved in on top of that for their last 16,786. "shrekpoker91" made the call and Kaimakamis was at risk.
Vangelis "love4betting" Kaimakamis: 
"shrekpoker91": 
The board ran out 
, giving Kaimakamis a jack on the river for a double up near the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,341,687 | -425,582 |
|
|
4,009,471 | 870,714 |
|
|
1,966,810 | -345,500 |
|
|
958,572 | 379,479 |