Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event
Day 2 Completed
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$1,111
Prize Pool
$1,759,824
Entries
1,584
Level
42
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
20
Players Left
1
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Brazil's Joao Simao earned his first bracelet in style by coming from behind to beat Norway's Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik in the 2021 WSOP Online Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Care at GGPoker for $206,075.
The second event of the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online was a massive success as not only did 1,584 entries generate a $1,759,824 prize pool but also raised a whopping $175,824 for Caesars Cares, a Nevada-based COVID-19 charity.
Simao entered Day 2 as the chip leader with 20 players remaining, but it wasn't all smooth sailing, especially at the final table for the Brazilian poker pro. Simao, who was once ranked as the best online player in the world according to PocketFives, has amassed more than $1.1 million at the GGPoker Network according to GGPoker's proprietary PokerCraft.
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WSOP Online Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $206,075 |
| 2 | Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik | Norway | $154,533 |
| 3 | Tom "Jabochi" Shaham | Israel | $115,884 |
| 4 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Reupblic | $86,900 |
| 5 | Ilya "Dezauzer" Yakunin | Russia | $65,166 |
| 6 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $48,868 |
| 7 | Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu | China | $36,646 |
| 8 | Le "Hugo777" Fang | China | $27,480 |
| 9 | Peter "BigFishEight" Raimondi | Canada | $20,607 |
Final Day Action
The final day began with 20 hopefuls in the hunt for WSOP gold. The action was already down to a final table of nine players after less than an hour of play with Diego "CAACAUS" Dos Santos (12th - $10,270), Sergio Aido (13th - $10,270), Elio Fox (15th - $8,973), Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues (16th - $8,973), Claas Segebrecht (18th - $7,839), and Leonid "LeBroHbKA" Logunov (19th - $7,839) among the notable players to come short.
Roman Hrabec entered the final table with the chip lead with Simao not too far behind. Andras Nemeth snagged the lead after winning a big pot of Simao early on in the action.
Peter "BigFishEight" Raimondi was the first player out at the final table in ninth place for $20,607 after he jammed his short-stack with king-queen without success into the ace-jack held by Tom "Jabochi" Shaham.
A short while later, Simao ousted China's Le "Hugo777" Fang in eighth place for $27,480 when his ace-jack held against ace-ten. Fang's countrymate, Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu, was out next in seventh place for $36,646 when his king-ten didn't get there against Nemeth's ace-eight.
Nemeth was cruising along at the final table with the chip lead from near the beginning before things abruptly fell apart for the Hungarian. He first doubled Sandvik to hand the Norwegian the chip lead with king-six against king-queen with two kings on the board before hitting the rail in sixth place for $48,868 on a bad beat when his queens didn't hold against Simao's sixes.
Sandvik then delivered a bad beat to Ilya "Dezauzer" Yakunin (fifth - $65,166) when his deuces improved to a full house against queens. Simao then took care of Hrabec (fourth - $86,900) when his ace-queen held against ace-jack.
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Shaham found himself short on chips and was able to steal the blinds a few times before he was called by Sandvik. He lost the flip to go out in third place for $115,884 when his queen-jack suited bricked the board against nines.
Thanks to GGPoker's innovative staking feature, Shaham wasn't the only one that won big thanks to his podium finish as the Israeli sold 50 percent of his action at 1.1 mark-up, meaning that 11 stakers paid a total of $611 to win a whopping $57,942 straight into their GGPoker accounts.
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Back and Forth Heads-Up Battle
Sandvik was in the driver's seat to win his second WSOP bracelet as he entered heads-up play with more than double the stack of Simao. Two years ago, Sandvik shipped the 2019 WSOP Europe Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix for €75,246 ($84,058) and was already guaranteed to win more regardless of how things turned out during heads-up play.
Simao immediately grabbed the lead on the first hand of heads-up play when his ace-jack was good against ace-nine. It wasn't a smooth ride for Simao as very soon after Sandvik took the lead back when he got Simao to pay him off on a rivered flush.
However, things fell apart after an ill-timed bluff left Sandvik short on chips and he was eliminated in second place for $154,533 after his ace-queen didn't hold against Simao's queen-ten suited.
Congrats to Joao Simao for winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $206,075 top prize. Stay tuned at PokerNews as the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online will continue on Tuesday, Aug. 3 with the two-day Event #3: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Championship with cards in the air at 7 p.m. CEST (1 p.m. ET).
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
The World Series of Poker Online has just begun on GGPoker, with the first bracelet winner crowned today. Remember, you can follow along to all the action right here on PokerNews with our extensive live reporting of the event.
But before we get there, it's time for some prediction from members of the PokerNews staff. We spoke with five members of the team to get their thoughts on who will be the big winners, how many entries the WSOP Online Main Event will get, and of course, the most important question, how will Daniel Negreanu fare?
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $206,075 |
| 2 | Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik | Norway | $154,533 |
| 3 | Tom "Jabochi" Shaham | Israel | $115,884 |
| 4 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Reupblic | $86,900 |
| 5 | Ilya "Dezauzer" Yakunin | Russia | $65,166 |
| 6 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $48,868 |
| 7 | Jinlong "yiliuqi" Hu | China | $36,646 |
| 8 | Le "Hugo777" Fang | China | $27,480 |
| 9 | Peter "BigFishEight" Raimondi | Canada | $20,607 |
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
It took just two hands for Joao Simao to grab the lead from Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik and then finish things off.
Simao opened for 880,000. Sandvik three-bet to 3,520,000 and Simao called. Both players checked the 
flop before Sandvik check-called a bet of 4,112,000 on the 
turn.
The 
river put four diamonds on the board and Sandvik jammed for 13,452,228. Simao used about four minutes of his time bank before he made the call with the second nut flush holding 
.
Sandvik whiffed the board with 
and Simao had Sandvik on the ropes with less than seven big blinds after the hand.
The next hand, Sandvik jammed his short stack and was called by Simao.
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik: 
Joao Simao: 
Sandvik was ahead but a bad beat was on the way after Simao paired his ten on the 
board to win his first WSOP gold bracelet along with the $206,075 top prize.
While Sandik was denied his second bracelet after previously shipping the 2019 WSOP Europe Event #5: €2,500 8-Game Mix for €75,246 ($84,058), he did go home with a tasty $154,533 consolation prize.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the recap of the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,600,000
23,452,228
|
23,452,228 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Joao Simao opened for 880,000 from the button and Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik called.
Both players checked the 
flop before Sandvik check-raised the 
turn from 640,000 to 1,810,000. Simao called and the completed the board on the river. Sandvik bet 3,890,800 and Simao called. Sandvik won the hand with a flush holding 
against Simao's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,452,228
7,330,800
|
7,330,800 |
|
|
16,147,772
-7,330,800
|
-7,330,800 |
|
|
||
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik opened the button for 800,000. Joao Simao three-bet to 3,000,000. Sandvik jammed for 27,810,714 and Simao called off for 11,689,286.
Joao Simao:
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik: 
Sandvik was unable to connect with the 
board to hand the chip lead over to Simao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,478,572
11,739,286
|
11,739,286 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,121,428
-11,739,286
|
-11,739,286 |
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Tom "Jabochi" Shaham got his stack up to 5,253,186 before he jammed the button. Sandvik three-bet from the small blind and Joao Simao folded.
Tom "Jabochi" Shaham: 
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik: 
Sandvik won the flip after the 
board gave him a straight and Shaham was eliminated in third place for $115,884.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,860,714
4,993,186
|
4,993,186 |
|
|
11,739,286
-2,065,000
|
-2,065,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Tom "Jabochi" Shaham jammed two hands in a row and his jam got through both times to effectively double his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,867,528
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
13,804,286
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,928,186
1,320,000
|
1,320,000 |
Level 42
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
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