Event #16: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH, $2M GTD
Day 2 Completed
Event #16: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH, $2M GTD
Day 2 Completed
Finland’s Samuel Vousden navigated over two thousand entrants and a tough Day 2 to win his first WSOP bracelet on GGPoker in Event #16: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH in the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online. The $2 million guarantee attracted 2,240 entries for a $2,240,000 prize pool and Vousden claimed the top prize of $274,519.
Australia’s Joshua McCully ran his stack up in the final hour of Day 1 and was the chip leader going into Day 2 before ending the day early in a cooler against Alexander "0_really" Zubov. Other early Day 2 exits included Pablo Silva, Miltiades Kontes, Faraz "Pokerguy21" Jaka, and Mor "Yosemite Sam" Leybovich.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Vousden | Finland | $274,519 |
| 2 | Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang | China | $205,859 |
| 3 | Zac "Pyschedelic" Duce | Australia | $154,372 |
| 4 | Bernardo Granato | Brazil | $115,762 |
| 5 | Nicolo "Do-WhatYou-lov3" Bartolone | Italy | $86,810 |
| 6 | Sergei Denisov | Russia | $65,098 |
| 7 | Alexander Joseph "AMATERA5!" de Guzman | Canada | $48,817 |
| 8 | Alexander "0_really" Zubov | Russia | $36,607 |
| 9 | Rushik "PFMT" Gandhi | United States | $27,452 |
Vousden found himself near the top of the leaderboard for the first part of Day 2 until a run-in with the aces of Zubov dealt the eventual winner a temporary setback. As the final table began, Vousden was eighth in chips and treading water. The first sign of a turn around came when he pressured Zubov to fold a big pot on the river. Shortly after, Vousden found a double with pocket kings against Bernardo Granato and chipped up almost immediately with a set of sixes against Nicolo "Do-WhatYou-lov3" Bartolone.
Vousden soon busted Zubov in eighth place with pocket jacks before taking a big pot from Sergei Denisov that started to build a cushion on the chip lead. The champion quickly ousted Denisov in sixth before eliminating Bartolone with three flopped jacks in fifth place and Granato in fourth with ace-king.
With three players left, Vousden kept the pressure on with pre-flop raises before Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang took control of the chip lead on a double up with ace-king. Wang eliminated Zac "Pyschedelic" Duce in third and entered heads up play with a small lead over Vousden. After scooping back to back pots to open up an advantage, Vousden finally put Wang away with a flush to win his first WSOP gold bracelet.
That's a wrap on the coverage from PokerNews. Be sure to tune in on Tuesday August 24 for Day 1 of Event #18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack] and don't forget to tune in on Saturday, September 4 at 5 p.m. GMT for the final four players in Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up Championship.
After getting chipped down over a series of small pots, Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang open-shoved for 2,984,502 and Samuel Vousden made the call.
Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang: ![]()
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Samuel Vousden: ![]()
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The flop was ![]()
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and the turn
completed the flush for Vousden to eliminate Wang in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,400,000
6,289,502
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6,289,502 |
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Busted |
Level: 46
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 35,000
Samuel Vousden scooped back to back pots to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,110,498
7,822,500
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7,822,500 |
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6,104,502
6,492,500
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6,492,500 |
Level: 45
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 30,000
Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang raised from the button to 400,000 and Zac "Pyschedelic" Duce shoved for 3,787,067. Wang made the call and turned over ![]()
. Duce showed ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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to give Wang the pot and eliminate Duce in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,597,002
2,772,067
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2,772,067 |
|
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8,287,998
225,000
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225,000 |
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Busted |
Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang raised from the button to 400,000 and Samuel Vousden called from the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
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and Vousden checked. Wang bet 450,000 and Vousden made the check call.
The turn was
and Vousden check-called a bet of 1,406,250 from Wang.
The river was
and Vousden checked. Wang made a large bet and Vousden called for his last 1,800,249. Wang shoed ![]()
for two pair, but Vousden turned over ![]()
for the flush to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
9,824,935
2,600,499
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2,600,499 |
|
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8,512,998
3,336,499
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3,336,499 |
|
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4,037,067
441,000
|
441,000 |
Level: 44
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Samuel Vousden opened from the small blind for 560,000 and Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang three-bet to 1,650,000. Vousden four-bet jammed and Wang called for their last 4,602,717.
Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang: ![]()
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Samuel Vousden: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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and Wang held with big slick to scoop a giant pot and take control of the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,425,434
6,592,717
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6,592,717 |
|
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5,176,499
6,132,717
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6,132,717 |
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4,478,067
580,000
|
580,000 |