Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,275,250
Entries
479
Level
35
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
A Winner Will Be Crowned in Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed Championship
The 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events will determine the second winner of a championship event during the ongoing festival on the fastest-growing online poker network today. Out of a field of 479 entries, only nine players remain in Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed Championship. Poker's most precious prize will be on the line as a gold bracelet is up for grabs, along with the top prize of $423,426.
Leading the field into the final day by some margin is Austrian-based German poker pro Daniel Smiljkovic with a stack just shy of 100 big blinds. "P0t RippeR", who is flying the flag of Cyprus on GGPoker, sits in second place with 65 big blinds whereas China's Xuming "scplayer" Qi is in third on a stack just under 50 big blinds. Other notables hoping to claim their first gold bracelet include George Wolff, Marius Gierse, and Aki "Seabossss" Virtanen.
Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed Championship line-up for the final day
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 6,825,466 | 98 |
| 2 | "P0t RippeR" | Cyprus | 4,558,643 | 65 |
| 3 | Xuming "scplayer" Qi | China | 3,443,404 | 49 |
| 4 | George Wolff | United States | 2,435,447 | 35 |
| 5 | "DontTiltGG" | Finland | 2,346,627 | 34 |
| 6 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 1,828,528 | 26 |
| 7 | Aki "Seabossss" Virtanen | Finland | 1,272,900 | 18 |
| 8 | Yonatan "itayalenbi" Koko | Israel | 763,480 | 11 |
| 9 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 475,495 | 7 |
The final day is slated to recommence with blinds of 35,000-70,000 and a running ante of 8.500.
All nine remaining contenders have $32,218 locked up. A spot on the seven-handed final table is just two eliminations away and will include a significant pay jump, too. At that time, the real names of all contenders will also be revealed.
While the action features levels of 15 minutes from the start, this will change to a fixed number of hands once the players combine to the final table.
Stay tuned to find out who joins the winner's circle, as the tournament recommences at 1 pm Eastern Standard Time. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide conclusive updates until the champion has been crowned.
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Level: 30
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,500
Gierse Gets Through With a Jam
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
There was no major action during the first few hands of the day except for one. Chip leader Daniel Smiljkovic opened to 210,000 out of the small blind and Marius Gierse opted to jam it in for more than 1.8 million out of the big blind.
Smiljkovic used the "good luck" emoji but sent his cards into the muck rather swiftly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,606,966 | -218,500 |
|
2,072,538 | 244,010 |
Qi Loses Bigger Pot to "P0t RippeR"
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed 
and Xuming "scplayer" Qi check-called a bet worth 70,000 by "P0t RippeR". The 
on the turn was checked and Qi check-called another 210,000 with 
for a pair of nines. It was no good as "P0t RippeR" won the pot with 
for the bottom two pair.
"P0t RippeR" then lost a small portion of the profit when he bet the minimum twice on the 
flop and 
turn, check-folding to the shove by Roman Hrabec on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,837,643 | 279,000 |
|
2,997,904 | -445,500 |
|
650,495 | 175,000 |
Wolff Loses Showdown to Qi
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
Xuming "scplayer" Qi made it 147,000 to go from under the gun and earned a call by George Wolff out of the big blind. There was no betting action on the 
flop and 
turn. Wolff opted to bet the 
river for 136,641 into 363,000, which earned a call from Qi.
Wolff revealed 
for nines and treys but Qi held the superior hand with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,333,545 | 335,641 |
|
2,143,306 | -292,141 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Smiljkovic Above Seven Million Once More
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
After raise-folding to the three-bet jam by Marius Gierse, chip leader Daniel Smiljkovic extracted revenge on his fellow German-speaking High Roller regular. Smiljkovic earned three pots in a row, which also included a confrontation with Gierse. The min-raise was answered by a jam of Smiljkovic and no call followed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,035,466 | 428,500 |
|
2,502,077 | 155,450 |
|
|
1,708,088 | -364,450 |
|
1,125,400 | -147,500 |
|
615,980 | -147,500 |
Two Barrels Work For Wolff; "P0t RippeR" Strikes Back
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
George Wolff made it 176,000 to go from the button and he picked up a call by "P0t RippeR" in the big blind. On a flop of 
, "P0t RippeR" checked and subsequently called Wolff's bet worth 120,961. Both players checked through the turn and "P0t RippeR" check-folded the 
river when facing a 464,000 bet by Wolff.
Wolff then raise-folded to a three-bet by "P0t RippeR, who also notched up another pot against Xuming "scplayer" Qi. It started with a min-raise by Qi from under the gun and a flat-call by his table neighbor along with Wolff in the big blind. Qi bet the 
flop for 168,000 to earn a call from "P0t RippeR" only. The followed on the turn and Qi checked, "P0t RippeR" made it 320,000 to go and ended the hand right there in his favor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,385,182 | 547,539 |
|
|
2,842,545 | -491,000 |
|
|
2,235,267 | 91,961 |
|
|
449,995 | -200,500 |