Event #14: $500 THE BIG 500 Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-19-2021 21:40 UTC

Gumz Eliminates Freitas

Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Lincon "1kkwinner" Freitas opened for 8,400 from under the gun and was called by Fabian "MeowTzGenau" Gumz from the hijack and "maje" from the small blind.

The action checked around to Gumz on the flop and he bet 7,963. "maje" folded and Freitas called. Freitas check-called for 11,944 on the turn before checking again on the river. Gumz jammed for 309,733 and Freitas got some bad news after he called off for 37,993.

Gumz turned over for two pair which was good enough to eliminate Freitas with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian "MeowTzGenau" Gumz	405,790
Lincon "1kkwinner" Freitas	Busted

08-19-2021 21:38 UTC

Tardif Takes Stasiak's Chips

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Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Alek "astazz" Stasiak moved all in for 11,550 from the cutoff and was called by Patrick "Egption" Tardif on the button. The blinds folded and hands were revealed.

Alek "astazz" Stasiak:
Patrick "Egption" Tardif:

Tardif was in good shape as the flop came . Stasiak picked up some outs but still needed help. The turn didn't do it and neither did the river, giving Tardif some more chips to add to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick "Egption" Tardif	131,584 131,584	131,584
Alek "astazz" Stasiak	Busted

08-19-2021 21:34 UTC

Grospellier Eliminated

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Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was down to 3.5 big blinds after losing a flip with nines vs. big slick against "daqinv5". He lost the rest of his stack on a bad beat.

Grospellier jammed for 10,089 from early position and was called by "daqinv5" from the small blind and Matthias "lhjgkfdasjz" Habernig from the big blind.

"daqinv5" and Habernig checked both the flop and the turn. "daqinv5" check-folded after Habernig bet 8,467 on the river.

Grospellier used his "ElkY" branded "So Sick" emote as he turned over for a set. Habernig held for a straight and Grospellier was ousted before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	466,475

Phachara "Phachara W" Wongwichit	226,302
daqinv5	160,745 160,745	160,745
Matthias "lhjgkfdasjz" Habernig	137,920 109,077	109,077
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	Busted

Level: 17

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450

08-19-2021 21:26 UTC

Queens for Sammartino is No Match for the Cowboys

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Brandon Bloom

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

The player under the gun raised to 5,000, a player called in middle position, and Dario Sammartino re-raised to 18,750 from the button. Fausto "Fantastik55" Tantillo decided to make the price even higher and raised to 45,000. It folded back to Sammartino who went all in for 145,620 and was called.

Fausto "Fantastik55" Tantillo:
Dario Sammartino:

The flop came , giving Tantillo a set and Sammartino a straight draw. The changed nothing and Sammartino needed a ten, but the completed the board, leaving Sammartino coolered and sending a big pot to Tantillo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto "Fantastik55" Tantillo	294,510
Dario Sammartino	5,190

08-19-2021 21:26 UTC

"Call me babe" Ousts Lache

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Jason Glatzer

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

"Call me babe" opened for 6,000 from middle position and Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache defended his big blind.

Lache check-jammed the flop from 8,150 to 34,206 and "Call me babe" called.

Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache:
"Call me babe":

Lache needed some help to survive and was eliminated short of the money after not getting any on the turn and the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Call me babe	334,378
Simon Mattsson	66,672 47,665	47,665
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache	Busted

08-19-2021 21:24 UTC

Registration Ends with More Than $1.25 Million in Prizes

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Lyle Bateman

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

There were more than 2,600 entries in the game by the time the registration closed, putting the prize pool at $1,253,525. A total of 431 players will share in those prizes and theer are just 640 players left in action now. In the unlikely event that they play down to 9 players today, action will stop early, but more likely, Day 1 will continue until the end of Level 32.

The top prize today is $150,327, and everyone at the final table is guaranteed more than $15,000. Prizes are summarized below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$150,327.00	10	$8,828.00	58-73	$2,631.00
2	$112,728.00	11	$7,717.00	74-89	$2,300.00
3	$83,534.00	12-13	$6,746.00	90-113	$2,010.00
4	$63,391.00	14-17	$5,897.00	114-137	$1,757.00
5	$47,537.00	18-21	$5,155.00	138-169	$1,536.00
6	$35,846.00	22-25	$4,506.00	170-209	$1,343.00
7	$26,732.00	26-33	$3,939.00	210-257	$1,174.00
8	$20,046.00	34-41	$3,443.00	258-313	$1,026.00
9	$15,032.00	42-57	$3,010.00	314-431	$897.00

08-19-2021 21:20 UTC

"DinhoDibre10" First Above 400K

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Jason Glatzer

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

Kevin "Kevin Pu" Pu opened for 5,000 and was called by "DinhoDibre10" from the small blind and "atsm211" from the big blind.

The action checked to Pu on the flop and he bet 5,220."DinhoDibre10" raised to 11,690 and both players called.

"DinhoDibre10" jammed the river for 302,566. "atsm211" called and Pu folded. "DinhoDibre10" turned over for two pair. "atsm211" had the same two pair with but was eliminated with a weaker kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
DinhoDibre10	415,332 115,198	115,198
Kevin Pu	33,930 33,930	33,930
atsm211	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 350

08-19-2021 21:11 UTC

Wolf Picked Up Big Pot with Aces

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante

Just before the break, William Wolf raised to 4,400 in middle position and got a call from the cutoff, before "ShavermaSkrabom" raised all in for 118,192. Wolf called, the cutoff folded, and hands were revealed.

William Wolf:
"ShavermaSkrabom":

"ShavermaSkrabom" was in rough shape against the pocket rockets and the flop made his situation even more bleak as it came out . The sealed his fate and the river gave both players meaningless flushes as Wolf took down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Wolf	343,536
ShavermaSkrabom	Busted