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

08-19-2021 21:07 UTC

Quads for Li

Jason Glatzer

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

Just before the break, Vincent Li opened for 5,000 from early position. Yuta "HAKU06" Aikawa three-bet to 16,250 from the cutoff and Li called.

Li check-raised the flop from 17,006 to 34,012. Aikawa three-bet jammed for 89,815 and Li called.

Yuta "HAKU06" Aikawa:
Vincent Li:

Li flopped a set and improved to quads on the turn to leave Aikawa drawing dead on the turn. The completed the board on the river to officially award Li the pot and send him near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Li	333,531 2,000	2,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	109,381

Yuta "HAKU06" Aikawa	Busted

08-19-2021 20:57 UTC

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

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08-19-2021 20:56 UTC

Wolf Leads Heading into Fourth Break

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Jason Glatzer

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

William Wolf led the way heading into the fourth break. Late registration will close shortly at 10:05 p.m. BST / 5:05 p.m. ET.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Wolf	343,536 343,536	343,536
Vincent Li	331,531 331,531	331,531
DinhoDibre10	300,134 6,900	6,900
Idris Ambraisse	280,527 81,840	81,840
Inwzee88	279,937 91,349	91,349

08-19-2021 20:54 UTC

"DinhoDibre10" Cracks Aces

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Lyle Bateman

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

Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka raised early to 4,400 and "DinhoDibre10" called on the big blind. They check-called for 2,950 on the flop, and check-shoved for 195,590 over 13,275 on the turn.

"DinhoDibre10":
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka:

Lapka flopped a set of aces, but "DinhoDibre10" turned Broadway and held on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
DinhoDibre10	307,034
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka	Busted

08-19-2021 20:54 UTC

Three Players Get their Chips in the Middle Preflop

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Brandon Bloom

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

"yanyan1995" opened to 3,520 from middle position and David "MyLastHand!" Comeron in the cutoff raised all in to 20,244. Brandon "TryLSD" Sheils called in the small blind and "yanyan1995" put all of his 44,717 chips in the middle as well, which Sheils called. With action complete, the hands were revealed.

"yanyan1995":
David "MyLastHand!" Comeron:
Brandon "TryLSD" Sheils:

The flop came down , giving Sheils top pair but giving Comeron a sizeable lead with a set of jacks. The appeared on the turn for "yanyan1995" to secure the side pot for him and give him a glimmer of hope on the river for the main pot, but the river confirmed the main pot went to Comeron with his set of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon "TryLSD" Sheils	75,918 50,918	50,918
David "MyLastHand!" Comeron	63,932 63,932	63,932
yanyan1995	48,946 42,159	42,159

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 300

08-19-2021 20:49 UTC

"Illusory Self" Has Real Hand

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Lyle Bateman

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"Illusory Self" raised early yo 4,000, then called when Gabriel "Gabsdrogba" Medeiros raised the button to 14,000. They check-called for 10,890 on the flop, and they both checked the turn. "Illusory Self" bet 30,390 on the river and got called. They had the best king with versus .

Player	Chips	Progress
Illusory Self	279,190 56,970	56,970
Gabriel "Gabsdrogba" Medeiros	72,472

08-19-2021 20:48 UTC

Lai Doubles Herm

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Mark Herm just won a WSOP bracelet at WSOP.com Pennsylvania and is looking to win a second today in THE BIG 500.

Herm, sporting a Russian flag, jammed for 30,750 from the cutoff and was called by Ben "Boxer fire" Lai from the big blind.

Mark Herm:
Ben "Boxer fire" Lai:

The board gave Herm a full house to win the hand and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Boxer fire" Lai	68,934
Mark Herm	64,500

08-19-2021 20:48 UTC

Lai Doubles Herm

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Mark Herm just won a WSOP bracelet at WSOP.com Pennsylvania and is looking to win a second today in THE BIG 500.

Herm, sporting a Russian flag, jammed for 30,750 from the cutoff and was called by Ben "Boxer fire" Lai from the big blind.

Mark Herm:
Ben "Boxer fire" Lai:

The board gave Herm a full house to win the hand and double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Boxer fire" Lai	68,934
Mark Herm	64,500

08-19-2021 20:44 UTC

Trips for Stevens to Oust Comeron

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

David "MyLastHand!" Comeron was down to his third and final bullet when he jammed for 12,692 from under the gun. He got a single call by Bert Stevens from the small blind.

David "MyLastHand!" Comeron:
Bert Stevens:

Stevens was ahead and improved to trips on the board to send his opponent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bert Stevens	133,844

David "MyLastHand!" Comeron	Busted