Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:56 PM Local Time
Japan's Shoma Ishikawa Wins First WSOP Bracelet on GGPoker in Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
It was a night to remember on GGPoker as their first-ever WSOP bracelet events — part of a 54-event schedule spread out across the next months — kicked off. Unfortunately, on a night where three bracelet winners were supposed to be crowned, two of the events ran into a critical bug and had to be suspended to next week.
The lightning-fast Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed — clocking in at a mere 3 hours and 15 minutes start to finish to make it the fastest-ever bracelet event — was unaffected by the technical issues and played out as normal. In total, 2,214 entries of $525 each were made to create a total prize pool of $1,107,000.
In the end, it was Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa of Japan writing history as GGPoker's first-ever online bracelet winner, as well as the third person from Japan after Naoya Kihara and Takahiro Nakai to claim the coveted prize. Ishikawa is an emerging talent from the land of the rising sun with $34,238 in lifetime cashes according to The Hendon Mob, all made in South Korea and Vietnam.
Perhaps the perfect embodiment of what the WSOP and GGPoker are trying to do with this series, making online bracelets accessible for those outside the normal confinements of Nevada and New Jersey, Ishikawa has no prior cashes at the WSOP. Now, in just a little over three hours, he has spun two bullets of $525 up into a payday of $117,650 and a WSOP gold bracelet, and will have his name be a part of poker trivia for years to come.
Final Result Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Place | Winner | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
1 | Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa | Japan | $35,225 | $82,425 | $117,650 |
2 | Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | Argentina | $27,710 | $59,263 | $86,972 |
3 | Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson | Canada | $9,190 | $42,610 | $51,801 |
4 | Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz | Canada | $19,793 | $30,637 | $50,431 |
5 | Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov | Bulgaria | $12,649 | $22,028 | $34,677 |
6 | Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine | Malta | $4,387 | $15,839 | $20,225 |
7 | Ilya Anatsky | Belarus | $8,955 | $11,388 | $20,343 |
8 | Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim | China | $6,842 | $8,188 | $15,030 |
9 | Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov | Bulgaria | $6,215 | $5,887 | $12,102 |
Plenty of notables showed up to play and among those to run deep and cash were GGPoker ambassador Fedor Holz, Mike McDonald, and streamers Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker and Scott "TTV_Pokerbrahs" Kenyon, with the latter two reaching the final four tables.
At the final table, which was reached not even three hours in, the nicknames of the players were removed and their real names were revealed on the spot. This showed WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Strelitz, playing as "Gyrocopter", as well as Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov among the final tablists.
It would be Yosifov to depart first, running ace-ten into Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim's pocket threes and failing to improve. Kim couldn't enjoy the spoils of that for long as he was next to go, getting decimated by Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich before losing his final scraps to Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson.
Unsurprisingly, the pace remained furious and in a few hands, the field was down to four into the final break, with Ilya Anatsky, Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine, and Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov all falling in short order.
Strelitz would be the first to go next after the event had a rare breather with no eliminations for about ten hands. The last remaining bracelet winner in the field lost the race with nines against Ostrovich' jack-ten when the latter flopped a ten. Johnson followed him to the rail, being outkicked with ace-six against the Argentinian's ace-king and unable to improve.
Ostrovich took a substantial lead, as well as a far bigger progressive bounty, into the heads-up but it would be there where Ishikawa would shine. Winning a whopping seven hands in a row, the Japanese player turned it around and took all but three of Ostrovich' blinds in a big all in with ace-nine against king-ten.
The final hand was a formality: holding nine-six, Ishikawa shoved and Ostrovich called it off with five-three. The nine on the turn and a rivered flush for good measure gave Ishikawa the bracelet, as well as $117,650.
The next tournament on the schedule – Event #35: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship – will take place at 2 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, while the suspended Opener and COVID Relief events will continue next Sunday. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will cover every GGPoker WSOP bracelet event start-to-finish so make sure to check back regularly!
Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:16 PM Local Time
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich Eliminated in 2nd Place ($86,972)
Left on crumbs after the previous all in, Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich was left with just three big blinds. Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa raised from the button and Ostrovich called after some thought.
Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa:
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
The flop paired up Ostrovich but Ishikawa had a flush draw to go with his pair outs. He proceeded to get both on the turn and river to win his first gold WSOP bracelet and $117,650 (including a $35,225 bounty) in the span of just over three hours. Ostrovich finished runner-up and received $86,972 including bounties.
Ishikawa has no previously registered WSOP cashes, making his first-one ever count.
Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa | 55,350,000 | 6,660,528 |
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 0 | -6,660,528 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:13 PM Local Time
Ishikawa Doubles Into Overwhelming Lead
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich may have been on the verge of victory but without showdown, Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa managed to spin up his stack and they eventually got their chips in separated by just a few big blinds.
Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa:
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
Ishikawa flopped top two on and the turn gave Ostrovich just two outs. A blank on the river reduced the stack of the Argentinian to fewer than three and a half big blinds.
Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa | 48,689,472 | 41,308,288 |
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 6,660,528 | -36,594,736 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:12 PM Local Time
Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($51,801)
The biggest pot of the tournament so far emerged between the two chip leaders as more than 27.6 million in chips were up for grabs in a battle between Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson out of the big blind and Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich in the small blind.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson:
Johnson paired up on the flop but the turn and river improved Ostrovich to a winning flush, ending Johnson's run in 3rd place. He takes home a cash prize of $42,610.42 and $9,190.45 in bounty prizes.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 43,255,264 | 14,808,086 |
Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson | 0 | -14,276,346 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:08 PM Local Time
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,431)
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich open-shoved on the button and Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz called all in for 8,284,311 in the small blind.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz:
The flop brought Ostrovich the pair he needed, and neither the turn nor river turned it around for the only bracelet winner left in the field to end his run in fourth place.
Strelitz locked up $19,793.26 in bounties and earned a cash prize of $30,637.27.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 28,447,178 | 6,784,311 |
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz | 0 | -15,100,000 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:57 PM Local Time
Break
The four remaining players are on a six-minute break.
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:56 PM Local Time
Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov Eliminated in 5th Place ($34,677)
The next player to end up getting the chips in the middle was Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov out of the big blind and he faced Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz from under the gun.
Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov:
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz:
The flop paired up Bogdanov but Strelitz regained the lead on the turn, the river was a blank and Bogdanov had to settle for 5th place. That came with $12,648.94 in bounty prizes and and a cash prize worth $22,028.41.
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz | 15,100,000 | 7,572,350 |
Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov | 0 | -5,680,213 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:55 PM Local Time
Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,225)
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich raised to 1,200,000, Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine raised all in for 1,311,542 and Ostrovich called off the few extra chips.
Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine:
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
The board ran out and Ostrovich' queen was good to rail Delaine in 7th. Delaine earned $4,386.71 in bounty prizes along with a cash prize of $15,838.62.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 21,662,867 | 1,962,867 |
Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine | 0 | -2,771,542 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:52 PM Local Time
Ilya Anatsky Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,343)
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich continued his early domination on the final table as he sent Ilya Anatsky to the rail but it was not without a sweat.
Ilya Anatsky:
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich:
Anatsky was dominated but picked up a diamond draw on the flop. The turn opened further chop outs but the river blanked.
During his rampage on the last few tables, Anatsky racked up $8,955.06 in bounty prizes to go with his cash prize of $11,388.09.
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 19,700,000 | 12,125,206 |
Ilya Anatsky | 0 | -2,551,737 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:50 PM Local Time
Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,031)
In two hands, Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim went to the rail. First, it was Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich who scored a huge double to 17M at Kim's expense. It was Ostrovich who was all in preflop with against Kim's .
Kim flopped two pair on but Ostrovich had a boatload of outs, hitting one of them on the turn to render the river moot.
Left with scraps, Kim got it in with in the next hand but once again ran into the blades, this time held by Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson with . The board ran out to end Kim's run in 8th place, which came with $6,841.81 in bounties and $8,188.09 as cash prize.
Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim | 0 | -10,296,534 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:48 PM Local Time
Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,102)
In the fourth hand of the final table, a short stacked Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov was all-in out of the big blind against Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim in the small blind.
Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov:
Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim:
Both overcards and the diamond draw bricked off for Yosifov on a board of and he departed in 9th place.
Yosifov earned bounties worth $6,214.84, which in fact topped the cash prize of $5,887.30
Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim | 10,296,534 | 6,483,206 |
Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov | 0 | -2,753,206 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:45 PM Local Time
Final Nine With Real Names
Gary "STARDOG13" Johnson | 14,276,346 | 14,276,346 |
Diego "El Motron" Ostrovich | 7,574,794 | 7,574,794 |
Daniel "Gyrocopter" Strelitz | 7,527,650 | 7,527,650 |
Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa | 7,381,184 | 7,381,184 |
Yulian "Ector" Bogdanov | 5,680,213 | 5,680,213 |
Mulgyeol "waterwave" Kim | 3,813,328 | 3,813,328 |
Tom "Pik00rs" Delaine | 2,771,542 | 2,771,542 |
Dimitar "Mort" Yosifov | 2,753,206 | 2,753,206 |
Ilya Anatsky | 2,551,737 | -1,821,664 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:44 PM Local Time
"hu4trollzz" Eliminated
In a battle of the blinds, "Gyrocopter" pushed with the and "hu4trollzz" called with the in the big blind.
On a board of , the mighty ducks failed to hold up and that spelled the end for "hu4trollzz" in 10th place.
Gyrocopter | 8,220,000 | 5,639,043 |
hu4trollzz | 0 | -4,733,928 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:43 PM Local Time
"IseeyOurCard" Falls to "STARDOG13"
"Ector" raised to 600,000, "IseeyOurCard" shoved all in for 990,208, "STARDOG13", "Gyrocopter", and "Ector" all called. Each active player checked it down to the river.
"IseeyOurCard" revealed for an ace-high. "STARDOG13" showed , "Gyrocopter" and "Ector" for "STARDOG13" to come up with the only pair to win the hand and knock "IseeyOurCard" out in 12th.
STARDOG13 | 15,157,303 | 2,940,624 |
Ector | 7,390,213 | -1,459,787 |
Gyrocopter | 2,580,957 | 1,394,177 |
IseeyOurcard | 0 | -1,645,208 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:41 PM Local Time
"pp_syon" Gets Lucky Twice
Japan's "pp_syon" was at risk with ace-eight against the aces of Ilya Anatsky and binked a four-card straight. Shortly after they were at risk with the against "El Motron" with the and the board came to provide the ace on the turn.
pp_syon | 8,251,184 | 5,550,472 |
El Motron | 5,694,794 | -655,206 |
Ilya Anatsky | 4,373,401 | -4,145,712 |
Mort | 4,033,206 | -1,005,000 |
waterwave | 2,151,664 | 935,832 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:40 PM Local Time
"SonnyFranco" No More
Right before the final two tables were set, "SonnyFranco" got their chips in with the from under the gun and they were called by "El Motron" in the small blind with the .
The board came and the king-jack held up.
El Motron | 6,350,000 | 3,350,950 |
SonnyFranco | 0 | -807,070 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:39 PM Local Time
"Ector" Busts "D@rk_M@tter1"
In a battle of the blinds, "D@rk_M@tter1" was at risk with against the of Ector who had pushed out of the small blind.
The board gave the "Ector" a pair of deuces and ended the run of "D@rk_M@tter1" just shy of the last two tables.
Ector | 8,850,000 | 3,315,101 |
D@rk_M@tter1 | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:37 PM Local Time
Knockouts for "Mort" and Anatsky
"ml22322" was at risk with the and "Mort" looked them up with two overs in .
On a board of the queen fell on the turn and Mort added further chips.
Right after, Ilya Anatsky clashed with "BabyBoy3009" for the following showdown in a 2.3 million pot.
"BabyBoy3009":
Ilya Anatsky:
The board improved Anatsky to trips deuces.
Ilya Anatsky | 8,519,113 | 1,335,956 |
Mort | 5,038,206 | -30,000 |
ml22322 | 0 | 0 |
BabyBoy3009 | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:34 PM Local Time
Remaining Players
Just 13 players left in Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em.
STARDOG13 | 12,216,679 | 8,327,463 |
Ilya Anatsky | 7,183,157 | -920,416 |
Ector | 5,534,899 | 1,544,479 |
Mort | 5,068,206 | 997,230 |
hu4trollzz | 4,733,928 | -266,072 |
El Motron | 2,999,050 | |
pp_syon | 2,700,712 | -90,000 |
Pik00rs | 2,305,955 | |
IseeyOurcard | 1,645,208 | -128,116 |
waterwave | 1,215,832 | |
Gyrocopter | 1,186,780 | -3,072,106 |
Miguadalupe | 999,162 | |
SonnyFranco | 807,070 | -483,899 |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:30 PM Local Time
"Mort" Drills the River
"GGeKKo" was first to act and moved all in for 1,245,118. "Mort" was the one to look him up from the big blind.
"GGeKKo":
"Mort":
The flop gave the Brazilian a commanding lead and he kept it on the turn. The landed on the river for "Mort" to spike his two-outer and crush "GGeKKo"'s bracelet dreams.
Mort | 4,070,976 | 965,118 |
GGeKKo | 0 | |