Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
James Chen Leads Final 49 Players on Bracelet Hunt in Day 2 of Event #23
The final day of the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship is set to get underway at 13:00 ET today with 49 players left in action. That returning field was whittled down from the starting field of 2,820 entries who put $1,607,400 into the prize pool.
By the end of today's Day 2, only one player will remain, and they'll have a new bracelet as well. The average stack to start Day 2 is little under 30 big blinds, with about 2.3 million chips for each player on average.
As is typical in poker however, the chips aren't distributed evenly. James Chen will start the day with the only stack over 5 million chips, but Manish "thekid" Lakhotia and James "PHJ10" Carroll aren't that far behind with around 4.7 million each.
Event #23 Day 2 Top Ten Chips
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | Taiwan | 5,455,909 |
| 2 | Manish "thekid" Lakhotia | India | 4,737,591 |
| 3 | James "PHJ10" Carroll | United States | 4,662,588 |
| 4 | Diego "PERUYI" Gomez | Spain | 4,201,602 |
| 5 | Nuno "Albertov" Capucho | Portugal | 3,752,072 |
| 6 | Alejandro Patricio "AsesArgentosJRR" Andion | Argentina | 3,647,138 |
| 7 | Israel "thegaijin" Colangelo | Brazil | 3,636,607 |
| 8 | Joao Pedro "_Usan-Fold _" Nobrega | Portugal | 3,564,264 |
| 9 | "m56o" | Austria | 3,471,528 |
| 10 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 3,373,845 |
Most of the more than $1.6 million is still up for grabs, despite more than 400 prizes already being paid out. Players are currently pocketing $3,689 on their way out the door but as always, all the money is up top. There is more than $700,000 total on the final table alone, with the winner today slated to get just under $200,000 and the bracelet for their troubles,
Among the other notable players still in contention for the bracelet is GGPoker Team Brazil phenom Felipe Ramos. He went on a tear near the end of the night on Day 1, pulling in a few big pots late to finish the day slightly above average with about 2.5 million chips.
The action gets underway at 13:00 ET, and PokerNews will be there on the virtual floor until a winner is crowned. To see what else PokerNews has going on in this series, check out the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Hub to plan all your WSOP railing fun and get results from past events.
Level: 33
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Day 2 Action is Underway
Level 33
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
The action has begun for Day 2 of Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship. Action today begins in Level 33 with blinds at 40,000/80,000/10,000 and they'll play until one player has all the chips today.
Just 49 players remain in this one fighting for the bracelet, so its going to be a wild ride.
Carroll Chips Up Early
Level 33
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
In the first hand of the day at his table, James "PHJ10" Carroll found a great spot. It was limped and checked through the blinds to the flop of 
. "TheCooon" check-called for 149,500.
They check-called again for 383,500 on 
turn, and both players checked the 
river.
James "PHJ10" Carroll: 
"TheCooon": 
They both hit a queen on the flop, but Carroll had the best kicker and held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,335,938 | 673,350 |
|
1,667,214 | -653,350 |
"La Papualda" Stacks Up
Level 33
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Rafael "IWinFarms" Freitas raised early to 160,000 and "La Papualda" defended the big blind with a call, then check-called for 141,900 on 
. Thye check-shoved the 
turn from 395,554 to more than 2 million and Freitas called with less
Rafael "IWinFarms" Freitas: 
"La Papualda": 
The board ran out 
to turn two pair for Freitas against Broadway for "La Papualda".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,423,978 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 34
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 12,500
Early Exits
Level 34
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
The field is down to 42 players after the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Nobrega Wins Race
Level 34
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
it was a near-classic race with Joao Pedro "_Usan-Fold _" Nobrega holding 
against 
for Jarred "Solosalt" Solomon. The pair held on 
when Nobrega flopped a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,084,568 | 2,520,304 |
|
Busted |
Chen Gets There
Level 34
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
It was all in before the flop when James Chen raised the button to 200,000, then called when Mikhail "plush0" Mikheev shoved the small blind for a bit over 700,000.
Mikhail "plush0" Mikheev: 
James Chen: 
Mikheev had the best of it early, but 
on the board reversed the odds to send the pot to the dominated ace of Chen. Elsewhere "sosickpl" also busted to bring it down to 37 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,760,815 | 304,906 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |