Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Aug 31, 2021

Oghabian Takes a Stack in Cooler

Lyle Bateman

Level 5 : 150/300, 35 ante

It was aces versus queens in a huge cooler that sent "k0tl0d" to the rail and sent their chips to the stack of Milad "6besh" Oghabian. "k0tl0d" raised the middle to 600 and got a call from the button before big blind Oghabian bumped it up to 2,830.

Only "k0tl0d" called to the and they called again for 5,018 to see on the turn. Oghabian fired 8,363 and got called and bet again for 33,452 on the river.

"k0tl0d":
Milad "6besh" Oghabian:

The aces held through the board, putting Oghabian into second place for a short time.

Aug 31, 2021

Yurasov Gets a Stack

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Lyle Bateman

Level 5 : 150/300, 35 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, "PsinaKoT" shoved a small stack under the gun, and after a call from the middle, Dmitry Yurasov also called from the small blind. Yurasovbet 3.011 on the flop and got a fold, leaving them heads-up against "PsinaKoT".

"PsinaKoT":
Dmitry Yurasov:

Yurasov hit an ace on the flop and another on the river of for trips and the win.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 35

Aug 31, 2021

Big Stacks at Break

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Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 125/150, 30 ante

With action in the first break, there are 1,085 entries in the game and more than $600,000 in the prize pool already. 1,023 players are still at the virtual felt, and there's still more than 3 hours to get into the game.

Aug 31, 2021

"Marki88" Doubles

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Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 125/150, 30 ante

It was blind-on-blind in the previous level when "Marki88" raised the small blind to 560 and "GentleMonster" called from the big blind. "Marki88" bet 1,320 then called when the big blind raised to 3,300 on the flop of .

"Marki88" checked the turn, then raised the bet of 3,960 to 15,840 and called when "GentleMonster" shoved for 40,421.

"GentleMonster":
"Marki88":

"Marki88" turned the straight and held for a huge pot, leaving "GentleMonster" short.

Level: 4

Blinds: 125/150

Ante: 30

Aug 31, 2021

"SSS_" Rivers Best King

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Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

"SSS_" raised the cutoff to 420 and Tomas "CoronaMyAss" Jozonis called the big blind, then check-raised the bet of 420 on to 1,250. "SSS_" called to on the turn and Jozonis bet 2,450.

"SSS_" raised to 5,880 and got the call. They both checked the river.

"SSS_" :
Tomas "CoronaMyAss" Jozonis:

Jozonis turned straight outs on but bricked and had the worst kicker for the king.

Aug 31, 2021

"Marki88" Holds with Top Pair

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Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, "kangstar02" raised the middle to 300 before "Marki88" raised the big blind to 1,083 after a call from the small blind. They all called to , but the small blind check-folded when "Marki88" bet 1,120 and "kangstar02" called.

Both remaining players checked the turn, and "Marki88" check-called for 3,000 on the river.

"Marki88":
"kangstar02":

"kangstar02" tried to bluff the busted flush draw, but "Marki88" called it down with top pair.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Aug 31, 2021

Nearing Half a Million in Prizes

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Lyle Bateman

Level 2 : 75/150, 18 ante

Action is still in Level 2, but the prize pool is already closing in on $500,000. There are currently more than 800 entries in the game, putting the current prize pool at around $470,000 with 15 levels of entry left.