Level: 31
Blinds: 0/35,000
Ante: 35,000
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]
Day: 2
Sadirov Widens the Gap
Level 30
: 0/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joao Vieira lost four of the next five hands to drop below 3 million as Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov pulled ahead once more.
Both then engaged in a limped pot to the 
flop. Vieira bet 90,000 and Sadirov called.
On the 
turn, Vieira bet 300,000 to receive a reluctant call from Sadirov and checked the 
on the river, Sadirov bet 576,000 into 900,000. Vieira gave it some thought before conceding the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,299,328 | 760,000 |
|
2,340,672 | -760,000 |
Back and Forth in Heads-Up Play
Level 30
: 0/30,000, 30,000 ante
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov claimed three pots in a row and the largest of them came from a limped pot and checked through flop of 
. Joao Vieira check-called for 78,000 on the 
turn and check-folded the 
river when Sadirov bet 177,000.
Vieira got most of those chips back right after when he raised to 210,000 and Sadirov limp-called. The flop fell 
and Sadirov elected to check-fold when facing a bet worth 300,000.
Two hands later the same preflop action repeated and the duo checked the 
flop. Sadirov bet the 
turn for 300,000 into 480,000 and Vieira folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,539,328 | 168,000 |
|
|
3,100,672 | -168,000 |
Vieira Gets Closer
Level 30
: 0/30,000, 30,000 ante
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov raised it up to 150,000 on the button and Joao Vieira filled up to see a flop of 
. The continuation bet with 108,000 by Sadirov followed and Vieira stuck around to see the 
on the turn. Sadirov now checked and Vieira's bet of 180,000 did the trick to rake in yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,371,328 | -288,000 |
|
|
3,268,672 | 288,000 |
Small Pots for Now
Level 30
: 0/30,000, 30,000 ante
The new level brought no exciting action just yet as Joao Vieira improved his stack size slightly.
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov limped the button and Vieira checked to the 
flop. Sadirov bet 36,000 and earned a call to then check-fold the turn when facing a bet worth 270,000 by Vieira.
Vieira won the next limped pot when he raised the 
flop from 36,000 to 120,000, forcing a fold from Sadirov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,659,328 | -32,000 |
|
|
2,980,672 | 32,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 0/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Updated Counts on the Break
Level 29
: 0/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,691,328 | 50,000 |
|
|
2,948,672 | -50,000 |
Break in Heads-Up
Level 29
: 0/25,000, 25,000 ante
Only one hand in heads-up has been played so far and the first scheduled five-minute break then commenced. There are only three hands remaining in the current level.
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao Eliminated in 3rd Place ($88,404)
Level 29
: 0/25,000, 25,000 ante
As the first player to act, Joao Vieira limped in and Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao opted to move all-in for more than 1.6 million on the button. Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov gave it some thought and isolated, Vieira snap-folded.
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao: 
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov: 
The 
flop kept Yao alive with a gutshot and back door hearts but the 
turn immediately sealed his fate, which made the 
river a formality. Yao has been eliminated in 3rd place for $88,404 and Sadirov enters heads-up with a 2-1 lead over Vieira.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,641,328 | 1,688,512 |
|
|
2,998,672 | -200,000 |
|
Busted |
The Battle Between Sadirov and Vieira Continues
Level 29
: 0/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yen-Liang "yao_poker" Yao three-bet jammed into a raise by Joao Vieira to claim the chips and then won the antes one hand later.
Radmir "KOPOBA" Sadirov then raised to 187,500 on the button and Vieira filled up to see the flop. Sadirov bet 148,500 only for Vieira to raise it up to 475,000. That was enough to win the pot right there as Sadirov let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,952,816 | -461,000 |
|
|
3,198,672 | 136,000 |
|
|
1,488,512 | 325,000 |