Event #20: $1,500 MONSTER STACK NLH [Freezeout] | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-29-2021 16:16 UTC

Caballero Calls Sammartino's Bluff

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Blinds: 175,000/350,000/45,000

Jerecho "choleeek89" Caballero opened with a raise to 735,000 from the button and got a call from Dario Sammartino in the small blind.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was and Sammartino fired 1,329,250 to a call from Caballero.

The river was and Sammartino fired again, this time for 4,112,800. Caballero made the quick call and Sammartino turned over . Cabellero showed to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	20,467,045	-5,350,650
Eduardo "Ghazbaran" Rodrigues	15,906,908	-600,000
Jerecho "choleeek89" Caballero	15,719,800	7,805,650
Renato Valentim	6,448,559	-1,295,000
Thomas "zizelux" Harvey	6,257,688	-455,000

08-29-2021 16:03 UTC

Final Five Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	25,817,695	-375,000
Eduardo "Ghazbaran" Rodrigues	16,506,908	-1,335,000
Jerecho "choleeek89" Caballero	7,914,150	-285,000
Renato Valentim	7,743,559	-254,999
Thomas "zizelux" Harvey	6,712,688	-850,000

08-29-2021 16:02 UTC

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Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

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08-29-2021 16:00 UTC

Romain "Flingue" Dours Eliminated in 6th Place ($50,466)

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000/35,000

Just before the break, Dario Sammartino opened with a raise to 630,000 from the cutoff and Romain "Flingue" Dours three-bet jammed for 7,687,492 from the cutoff. Sammartino made the call.

Romain "Flingue" Dours:
Dario Sammartino:

The flop of gave Sammartino an early hold on the hand and the turn and river closed the door on Dours in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	26,192,695	10,042,482
Romain "Flingue" Dours	Busted

08-29-2021 15:56 UTC

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Players are now on a five minute break.

08-29-2021 15:50 UTC

Final Six Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo "Ghazbaran" Rodrigues	17,841,908	574,850
Dario Sammartino	16,150,213	-2,061,344
Jerecho "choleeek89" Caballero	8,199,150	2,224,350
Renato Valentim	7,998,558	-1,873,001
Thomas "zizelux" Harvey	7,562,688	2,461,344
Romain "Flingue" Dours	7,107,482	310,000

08-29-2021 15:48 UTC

Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,844)

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000/30,000

Romain "Flingue" Dours opened for 500,000 under the gun and action folded to Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis for an open-shove of 2,468,426 from the button. Dours made the call.

Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis:
Romain "Flingue" Dours:

The board ran out to end the day for Karambinis in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain "Flingue" Dours	6,797,482	2,343,426
Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis	Busted

08-29-2021 15:42 UTC

Dours Stays Alive on the River

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000/30,000

Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis opened with a raise to 500,000 from the cutoff. Romain "Flingue" Dours three-bet jammed from the big blind for 2,089,528 and Karambinis made the call.

Romain "Flingue" Dours:
Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis:

The board ran out and gave Dours a second pair on the river to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain "Flingue" Dours	4,454,056	1,269,528
Chris "AIR-JORDAN" Karambinis	3,293,426	-3,380,528

08-29-2021 15:37 UTC

Lee "SON_7" Jinhyang Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,379)

Matt Hansen

Level 39 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000/30,000

Lee "SON_7" Jinhyang open-jammed for 1,835,370 and Dario Sammartino made the call from the big blind.

Lee "SON_7" Jinhyang:
Dario Sammartino:

The flop of gave Jinhyang an early lead. The turn was no help to Sammartino, but the river brought the needed queen to eliminate Jinhyang from the tournament.