Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-01-2021 23:58 UTC

Another Bracelet for Negreanu and Brazil to Shine in Our WSOP Online Predictions

Jaxon

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 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?

Read on to find out the predictions

08-01-2021 23:55 UTC

Seventh Break

Jaxon

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Day 1 is on its seventh short break.

08-01-2021 23:53 UTC

Rockets for Simao

Jaxon

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Takashi "IKAIKA" Ogura opened to 32,000 from early position and was called by Joao Simao from the hijack and Fernando "galochinaofc" Valverde from the big blind.

The action checked to Simao on the flop and he bet 44,800. Valverde folded and Ogura called. Ogura check-jammed the turn from 97,600 to 570,088 and Simao called off for 255,608.

Joao Simao:
Takashi "IKAIKA" Ogura:

The river blanked Ogura and Simao doubled up. Simao then ousted Fernando "galochinaofc" Valverde a few hands later and the table broke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	1,030,435	485,120
Takashi "IKAIKA" Ogura	301,280	-352,629
Fernando "galochinaofc" Valverde	Busted

08-01-2021 23:48 UTC

Full House for Novak

Jaxon

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Andrii Novak jammed for 290,804 from the hijack. Kelvin Kerber three-bet to 416,182 from the button and it was a heads-up showdown after the rest of the table folded.

Andrii Novak:
Kelvin Kerber:

Novak improved to a set on the flop and had Kerber drawing to two out after he improved to a full house on the turn. The completed the board on the river and Novak doubled with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Novak	621,608	443,304
GabD	295,759	-3,750
Kelvin Kerber	125,378	-418,254
Aleks "JustaMortal" Dimitrov	Busted

08-01-2021 23:44 UTC

Stacks Above 1M Entering Level 25 (94 Players Remaining)

Jaxon

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gleb Tremzin	1,310,883	43,500
Elio Fox	1,190,717	-71,164
Assad "KammyStyyle" Kamran	1,172,118	514,043
Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv	1,094,712	954,588
Rodrigo Sirichuk	1,079,338	768,383
Matthias Lipp	Busted

Level: 25

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

08-01-2021 23:43 UTC

Various Chip Counts & Eliminations

Jaxon

Level 24 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse "thebignit" Fonseca	630,694	341,465
Leandro Bianchini	495,843	107,479
Hao "OldTU7bet" Zhang	367,985	236,895
Fernando "JNandez87" Habegger	301,736	133,428
Aleksejs Ponakovs	266,850	-115,457
Johnathon "FerdaBois" Gilliam	243,508	-34,176
blackpanter	210,996	-72,447
Andrii Novak	178,304	-194,161
bellololo	156,544	-135,206
Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov	Busted
Kenny Hallaert	Busted
Lukas "Robin Poker" Robinson	Busted
Danilo Velasevic	Busted
morrismax	Busted
Stevan Chew	Busted
Lucas "PetitRocher" Rocha	Busted

08-01-2021 23:38 UTC

Dimitrov Doubles with Nines Against Eights

Jaxon

Level 24 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Jonah Silverstein opened to 25,200 from early position and was called by Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues from the button. Aleks "JustaMortal" Dimitrov three-bet jammed for 165,488. Silverstein folded and Kamphues called.

Aleks "JustaMortal" Dimitrov:
Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues:

Dimitrov's nines held throughout with the [5caccqhas] running out on the board to double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	786,531	-42,349
Jonah Silverstein	481,460	79,514
Yuri Dzivielevski	424,107
Aleks "JustaMortal" Dimitrov	380,176	-31,536
Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues	205,359

08-01-2021 23:34 UTC

Tremzin Grabs the Lead

Jaxon

Level 24 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Gleb Tremzin min-raised from the cutoff and was called by Kayhan "CurbYourEgo" Roshanfekr from the big blind.

Roshanfekr check-raised from 15,000 to 45,000 the flop and Tremzin called. Roshanfekr then check-called a bet of 58,800 on the turn before he checked the river.

Tremzin jammed for 620,453. Roshanfekr used some of his clock before he called off for 281,160. Tremzin turned over for the nuts with a straight and Roshanfekr was eliminated with two pair with .