Bubble On the Horizon
Level 18
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
The tournament is now drawing near to the money, having just 312 runners left of the 2,053 entry field, and the top 296 will be hitting the money.
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #19: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
New Leader Before Break
Level 18
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
Bert Stevens three-bet a pot that contained around 17,000 in it, making it 32,450 to go. Only Noam "silverplat" Makavy called to see the 
flop where Stevens led out, betting 25,196.
Makavy called and a 
flipped over as the turn card. Stevens continued to fire with a bet of 41,825 an Makavy called once more.
A board-completing 
fell and Stevens jammed for more than enough to cover his opponent. The timebank button was hit by Makavy but ultimately, he put in his 125,712 stack, tabling 
for a flopped dime.
Stevens rolled over the bad news, showing 
which gave him a higher two pair after turning a johnnie. Makavy was eliminated just shy of the money and Stevens took the lead heading into the break with the bubble looming.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
674,750 | |
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Busted | |
Break Time
Level 18
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
The remaining 303 players will now be taking a five-minute break and will return to pop the bubble.
"A Brazilian Storm is Coming" says Joao Simao After WSOP Bracelet Success
Level 18
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
Alexandre Gomes in 2008. Andre Akkari in 2011. Yuri Dzivielevski in both 2019 and 2020. And now Joao Simao has added his name to the rich and storied history of Brazilians at the World Series of Poker.
The former PocketFives world #1-ranked online poker player won his first bracelet in the GGPoker WSOP Online taking down Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares for $206,075.
Hand-for-Hand Has Now Begun
Level 18
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
The tournament is now down to the final 300 and hand-for-hand play has begun.
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Bouquet Comes Up Short
Level 19
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Action folded around to Timothy Ulmer in the small blind and he elected to put Rui Bouquet to the test. Bouquet obliged, calling his 34,476, and cards went faceup.
Rui Bouquet: 
Timothy Ulmer: 
The flop fell 
, hooking Ulmer up with a flush draw and instantly it was hit on the 
turn card. Another diamond could have turned the tide but a 
fell instead and Bouquet fell from the field just a few spots shy of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,400 | |
|
Busted |
Money Has Been Reached
Level 19
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The bubble has now burst and all players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of $1,146. Expect a heavy part of the field to drop in the next level as the shorties try to spin up a stack now that they have reached the money.
Level: 20
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 600
Ulmer Continues to Run Pure
Level 20
: 2,500/5,000, 600 ante
The action fell on Timothy Ulmer and he elected to shove 108,450 from the button. Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh threw in a call from the big blind and the Canadian was at risk.
Timothy Ulmer: 
Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh: 
Sailboats took the lead right through on a 
turned board, and were just one card away from dropping Ulmer, but he connected with the 
river to double through Shehadeh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
223,000
91,600
|
91,600 |
|
|
108,540 |