Event #11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH, $5M GTD Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-16-2021 02:20 UTC

Eight Tables Remain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Yu "YuZhang" Zhang had previously doubled Georgios Sotiropoulos when he pushed blind on blind. Zhang was left with crumbs and got it in two hands later. He once again faced the two-time WSOP bracelet winner from Greece in showdown.

Yu "YuZhang" Zhang:
Georgios Sotiropoulos:

Board:

Zhang was drawing to spades only after the turn but missed to bow out in 65th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	601,335 76,898	76,898

Yu "YuZhang" Zhang	Busted

08-16-2021 02:22 UTC

Zhao Runs Into the Aces of Haxton

Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Isaac Haxton kicked off the action with a raise to 80,000 in middle position. Wei Zhao simply jammed for 846,609 in the cutoff and it quickly folded back to Haxton, who snap-called.

Wei Zhao:
Isaac Haxton:

The flop changed nothing yet Zhao picked up some additional outs on the turn. What followed was the blank on the river and that reduced the field to the final 63 contenders. They will now hand hand-for-hand close to the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,646,934 872,109	872,109

Wei Zhao	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Wei Zhao

08-16-2021 02:26 UTC

Badziakouski Doubles Near the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The jamming blind-on-blind continued as Tamas "szagos" Adamszki ripped it into a shorter-stacked Mikita Badziakouski. However, the Belorussian called and the cards were turned over.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Tamas "szagos" Adamszki:

The board ran out and Badziakouski doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	706,760 369,380	369,380

Tamas "szagos" Adamszki	283,366 -316,380	-316,380

Level: 31

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 6,000

08-16-2021 02:29 UTC

Nikonorov Doubles Through Hallaert

Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Right before the blinds went up, Kenny Hallaert opened to 100,000 from under the gun. Andrei "Mr-Doberman" Nikonorov called in the hijack and the duo headed to the flop. Hallaert bet 265,000 and Nikonorov called for the 225,486 he had behind.

Andrei "Mr-Doberman" Nikonorov:
Kenny Hallaert:

The two overcards of Hallaert whiffed the turn and the river changed nothing whatsoever either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	1,761,888 47,764	47,764

Matthias Eibinger	868,937 -42,567	-42,567
Andrei "Mr-Doberman" Nikonorov	750,972 271,820	271,820
Eder "BlueMoon" Campana	151,700 -292,300	-292,300

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

08-16-2021 02:34 UTC

Two to the Money

Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Mauricio "Promoking" Ferreira Pais opened to 100,000 from the under-the-gun position and then called the all-in of Roman Hrabec in the big blind for 267,142 total.

Roman Hrabec:
Mauricio "Promoking" Ferreira Pais:

The flop gave Ferreira Pais the top pair and he made two pair on the turn. ANother blank followed on the river and Hrabec was eliminated just shy of the bubble.

Timothy Cramer and Erik Seidel were more fortunate and survived their all-in showdowns, which leaves the field with 62 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	1,836,460 295,782	295,782

Francisco Benitez	1,660,938 1,202,188	1,202,188

Mauricio "Promoking" Ferreira Pais	1,571,582
Timothy Cramer	745,476 -189,982	-189,982
Erik Seidel	386,436 76,718	76,718

Roman Hrabec	Busted

08-16-2021 02:40 UTC

Hallaert Applies Pressure on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Kenny Hallaert opened to 110,000 and "real niki" called out of the big blind. On the flop, "real niki" check-called for 62,900 and the turn was checked. "real niki" also checked the river and Hallaert bet more than they had behind, which resulted in a very reluctant fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	1,890,830 128,942	128,942

real niki	342,862 342,862	342,862

Level: 32

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,500

08-16-2021 02:47 UTC

Zhang Busts; Chien Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The tournament is now on the stone-cold money bubble.

Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang defended the big blind against a min-raise by Isaac Haxton and got the last 25,640 in after the flop, which Haxton called.

Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang:
Isaac Haxton:

The turn left Zhang drawing dead to the river.

Chin-Wei "davidchien88" Chien three-bet jammed for 565,659 during the same hand on another table and was called by Roland "Gwriden" Rokita.

Chin-Wei "davidchien88" Chien:
Roland "Gwriden" Rokita:

Both suits were covered and there was no upset on the board, keeping Chien in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	2,397,354 -249,580	-249,580

Chin-Wei "davidchien88" Chien	1,251,318 -529,293	-529,293
Roland "Gwriden" Rokita	330,979 -540,569	-540,569
Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang	Busted

08-16-2021 02:51 UTC

Mayhem Ensues as the Bubble Bursts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

While the GGPoker client froze during several hands close to the money bubble, it appears that it has indeed burst and Jean-Pierre "Kunkuwap" Van Der Spuy was the official bubble boy.

Michael Addamo opened to 120,000 from middle position and Van Der Spuy three-bet to 330,000 in the hijack. Back on Addamo, he clicked it back to 570,000 and Van Der Spuy then jammed for 1,544,667 only to get snapped off by the Aussie.

Jean-Pierre "Kunkuwap" Van Der Spuy:
Michael Addamo:

The flop and turn provided no help whatsoever to Van Der Spuy. All three remaining aces were live but the river paired the board, bursting the money bubble in spectacular fashion and vaulting Addamo to the top of the leaderboard.

Eder "BlueMoon" Campana survived with 0.2 big blinds and what followed was mayhem with an average below 20 big blinds, as half a dozen players were gone in the blink of an eye.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Addamo	3,847,997 2,313,614	2,313,614

Jean-Pierre "Kunkuwap" Van Der Spuy	Busted
Pascal Hartmann	Busted
Laszlo Molnar	Busted
Eder "BlueMoon" Campana	Busted
Tamas "szagos" Adamszki	Busted
Roland "Gwriden" Rokita	Busted

Tags: Michael Addamo Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy