Event #3: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-03-2021 18:27 UTC

Sandvik Climbing the Ranks

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik is in the top ten now after a button raise and a call from "Stas Kuvaev" in the big blind got them to a flop of . "Stas Kuvaev" bet 1,200 and got the call, then check-called for 2,400 on turn. The same action came on the river, and Sandvik rolled over to take it down against .

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik	81,650 7,400	7,400
Stanislav "Stas Kuvaev" Kuvaev	51,700

08-03-2021 18:34 UTC

Owen Goes Hard

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Adam Owen was in the small blind, facing a cutoff raise from Anatoly Filatov, and a button three-bet from "Rumuku!us", put in the four-bet to 4,800. Filatov got out of the way, but the button called through to the flop. Owen bet and got called, but when he bet the turn, his opponent got out of the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik	77,600 -4,050	-4,050
Rumuku!us	55,750 -11,000	-11,000
Adam Owen	36,700 -13,300	-13,300

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

08-03-2021 18:47 UTC

Prize Pool Over $250,000 with Under Two Hours in Registration

Lyle Bateman

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

The total players in Event #3 is now up to 103, with three re-entries, bringing the total entries to 106. There are still 97 players left in action, but the 106 entries puts the prize pool to $251,750.

08-03-2021 18:51 UTC

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Lyle Bateman

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

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Level: 8

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

08-03-2021 18:58 UTC

Top Five at Break

Lyle Bateman

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka	126,350 46,800	46,800
Ian "AlmostAllIn" Shaw	123,250 123,250	123,250
Bryan "Macallan18" Micon	115,350 115,350	115,350
Carlos Villamarin	105,900 57,850	57,850
Anatoly Filatov	104,150 4,550	4,550

08-03-2021 19:09 UTC

"Nick@Huang" Coolered Out

Lyle Bateman

Level 8 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

"Nick@Huang" was already short-stacked, and lost a big pot against "Forguy" in a classic race where they couldn't get there with the ace-king. That left them on fumes, and they busted the next hand when their straight was capped by the full house of "Stas Kuvaev".

Player	Chips	Progress
Forguy	95,900
Nick@Huang	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

08-03-2021 19:18 UTC

GGPoker Team Update

Lyle Bateman

Level 9 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

There are three top faces representing GGPoker in the mix today, including ambassador Daniel Negreanu. GGPoker Team Russia member Anatoly Filatov is leading the way for the moment among the three, with more than 100,000 chips, while Brazilian Felipe Ramos trails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	104,150
Daniel Negreanu	77,950 29,950	29,950

Felipe Ramos	38,350 -20,650	-20,650