Event #14: $500 THE BIG 500 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-20-2021 19:09 UTC

Final Table Set After Fulanetto Eliminates Okada

Jaxon

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 35,000 ante

Ken "ken@king" Okada jammed for about seven big blinds from the small blind and was called by Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto in the big blind.

Ken "ken@king" Okada:
Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto:

The board was unable to save Okada and he was eliminated in 10th place for $8,828.

Meanwhile, the final nine players advanced to the final table. The blinds will be pushed back to Level 37 (80K/160K/20Ka) and increase every 20 hands. Players went on a short break and will choose their seats right before the action begins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto	21,326,099	1,434,926
Ken "ken@king" Okada	Busted

08-20-2021 19:02 UTC

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Jaxon

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 35,000 ante

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08-20-2021 18:57 UTC

Erik Seidel Wins Ninth WSOP Bracelet; Ties Johnny Moss in All-Time Standings

Jaxon

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 35,000 ante

Erik Seidel cemented his status as one of the greatest poker players of all-time with a ninth WSOP bracelet. He defeated Uruguay's Francisco Benitez heads-up to win Event #11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller of the 2021 WSOP Online on GGPoker for $977,842.

It has been 14 years since Seidel's last bracelet, but this result sees draws Seidel level with three-time WSOP Main Event champion Johnny Moss on nine WSOP bracelets.

Read on to find out more

08-20-2021 18:55 UTC

Bruschi Hero-Calls before Break (full)

Lyle Bateman

Level 40 : 150,000/300,000, 35,000 ante

In the hand just before the break, it was limped blind on blind between Arthur Conan and Renan Bruschi. They both checked the flop , and Bruschi called a bet of 390,000 on the tun. He called again for 700,000 on the river, and won it with against .

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto	19,891,173	5,211,678
Renan Bruschi	9,899,359	3,005,000
Arthur Conan	7,767,739	-485,000
David "MPEW299" Wang	6,147,352	-2,149,900
Eugenio "Ausetep_255" Pernia	4,922,806	-1,300,000
Nikola Minkov	4,826,082	-760,000
Leonid "Mikleler" Bilokur	4,216,138	-930,000
Nick Maimone	2,992,149	559,322
Andrejs "Testosterone" Zukovs	2,872,376	-1,115,000
Ken "ken@king" Okada	2,439,926	-774,100

Level: 40

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 35,000

08-20-2021 18:48 UTC

Bruschi Eliminates Wang

Jaxon

Level 39 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

Shuoqian "raisetwice88" Wang jammed for 1,209,856 from the small blind and was called by Renan Bruschi from the big blind.

Shuoqian "raisetwice88" Wang:
Renan Bruschi:

It was looking good for Wang to double up after Bruschi didn't connect with the flop or the turn. But the river gave Bruschi a pair and Wang was eliminated in 11th place.

The action moved to hand-for-hand on the final table bubble after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	6,894,359	4,268,647
Andrejs "Testosterone" Zukovs	3,987,376	1,758,497
Shuoqian "raisetwice88" Wang	Busted

08-20-2021 18:46 UTC

Bilokur Takes a Stack

Lyle Bateman

Level 39 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

Action is down to 11 players left now after Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu shoved the cutoff for 2,336,138 and got called by Leonid "Mikleler" Bilokur in the big blind.

Leonid "Mikleler" Bilokur:
Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu:

Hu was looking for an ace or runners against the kings of Bilokur and the board of didn't help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid "Mikleler" Bilokur	5,146,138	1,531,138
Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu	Busted

08-20-2021 18:41 UTC

Down to 12 as Ferreira Busts

Lyle Bateman

Level 39 : 125,000/250,000, 30,000 ante

With blinds still at 100,000/200,000, Nikola Minkov raised early to 400,000 and Fernando "CirithUngol" Ferreira called from the big blind. The flop came and Ferreira shoved for 418,590 and got the call.

Nikola Minkov:
Fernando "CirithUngol" Ferreira:

The board ran out to give the best ace to Minkov on the run, sending Ferreira to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikola Minkov	5,586,082	-1,060,098
Fernando "CirithUngol" Ferreira	Busted

Level: 39

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 30,000

08-20-2021 18:35 UTC

Furlanetto Retakes Lead After Busting Zhou

Jaxon

Level 38 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto opened for 400,000 from the button before he called a three-bet jam by Chun Lei "judd trump" Zhou to 581,995 from the big blind.

Chun Lei "judd trump" Zhou:
Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto:

Zhou was ahead when the chips went in but Furlanetto paired up his five on the board to win the hand and eliminate Zhou in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael "riskgambler" Furlanetto	14,679,495	2,672,259
David "MPEW299" Wang	8,297,252	5,401,626
Arthur Conan	8,252,739	-515,000
Eugenio "Ausetep_255" Pernia	6,222,806	-5,056,264
Chun Lei "judd trump" Zhou	Busted