Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:36 PM Local Time
A Scalp for Speranza
Gianluca Speranza raised to 2,000 in early position and Jerome "gorgiAAs" Finck three-bet shoved 18,060 from the small blind. Speranza followed with a rapid call.
Jerome "gorgiAAs" Finck:
Gianluca Speranza:
Finck was dead after the turn on a board and has just one bullet left.
At the same table are Jeff Gross and Mike Watson, as well as Kevin "Tunde4" Eyster with a big stack. Eyster is an online legend better known under his alias "1SickDesease", who's racked up over $3.5M in online winnings across tracked sites according to PocketFives, as well as nearly $5M in live winnings on the Hendon Mob including a 2014 WSOP bracelet win.
| Kevin "Tunde4" Eyster | 144,990 | 144,990  |
| Jeff Gross | 65,458 | -14,632  |
| Gianluca Speranza | 44,640 | 44,640 |
| Mike Watson | 37,620 | 37,620 |
| Jerome "gorgiAAs" Finck | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:30 PM Local Time
Prize Pool Up Over $1.2M
With 90 minutes to go in late registration, a total of 890 have now registered to create a total prize pool of over $1.2M. 550 of them are still in contention.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:27 PM Local Time
Lima Extends the Lead
Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and Roy "Federer23" Hinkis defended the big blind. The flop was and Hinkis check-called 1,500.
On the turn, Hinkis checked, Lima bet 4,700, Hinkis check-raised to 12,400 and Lima called.
The river brought a double board pair with the . Hinkis moved all in for 24,945 and Lima had the easiest of calls with . Hinkis couldn't muster up more than for a sizable dent in his stack.
| Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima | 205,814 | 66,245 |
| Parker Talbot | 28,578 | 4,428 |
| Roy "Federer23" Hinkis | 18,841 | 18,841 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:18 PM Local Time
Recent Risers
| Lucio "WizardOfAz" Lima | 139,569 | |
| Akshat "Ghayal" Jaiswal | 121,640 | |
| Anton "RUN_CMD" Wigg | 112,243 | |
| Giovani "Mandjocka" Torre | 104,830 | |
| Matthew "jajay1963" Moss | 98,648 | 41,831 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:16 PM Local Time
"LappyPoker" on the Rise
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka is on a recent heater to move up to a spot in the top 10 of the leaderboard. One of the hands that got him there was a preflop all-in situation against Conor "MakuFz" Bergin.
Lapka had opened to 1,760 from the cutoff and "Ferrariman" had called on the button. Bergin then three-bet shoved 14,246 all in from the small blind with Lapka as the only caller.
Conor "MakuFz" Bergin:
Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka:
The virtual dealer spread out a board for Lapka to hold with the overpair and eliminate Bergin.
| Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | 110,541 | 85,541 |
| Conor "MakuFz" Bergin | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:05 PM Local Time
How to Play the GGPoker 2020 WSOP Online on a Budget
WSOP on GGpoker
The 2020 WSOP Online schedule at GGPoker has all sorts of poker tournaments, ranging in format, speed and buy-in. We know that for most poker players, the size of the buy-in is going to make or break whether they're going to play in a certain tournament, so if you're looking to play the 2020 WSOP Online on a budget, then this is the article for you.
We pick three events you should definitely add to your schedule, the massive guarantees that could see you get more bang for your buck and take a closer look at the GGPoker WSOP Silk Road which will award a $5,000 WSOP Main Event ticket during a series of micro-stakes events.
Check out which three events offer the best value on a budget
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:57 PM Local Time
Top Stacks in the Break
| Raghav "ThePunisherr" Bansal | 125,482 | |
| Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens | 123,558 | 24,156 |
| zingzingzing | 113,956 | 18,848 |
| Guntis "UFCsDanaWit" Aleskins | 111,668 | |
| ICMplay | 104,290 | -9,270 |
| Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong | 103,814 | 17,519 |
| Ravali "Resurge-" Krishna | 99,890 | |
| Sebastian "flashlight99" Mueller | 98,024 | |
| Mihai "sodooo1" Croitoru | 97,493 | |
| Edgaras "ImDaNuts5" Kisielius | 95,461 | 32,024 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:55 PM Local Time
Break
The field is on their second six-minute break of the day. 704 players have registered of which 506 remain.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:55 PM Local Time
On An Extra Bullet
Asi "MechBearCat" Moshe is already through his three allowed bullets and can't reenter anymore. The others are on a reentry after running out of chips earlier
| Thomas "MickeyM" Boivin | 56,089 | |
| Christian Rudolph | 23,900 | |
| Mustapha Kanit | 22,840 | |
| Jans Arends | 22,360 | -12,145 |
| Juan Pardo | 20,760 | |
| Markus "_PrinzOfDTO_" Prinz | 15,600 | -9,400 |
| Kitty Kuo | 9,580 | -18,139 |
| Asi "MechBearCat" Moshe | 0 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:46 PM Local Time
Trips for Gross
Jeff Gross raised to 1,200 on the button, Shawn "WilsonShawn7" Wilson three-bet the big blind to 3,645 and Gross called.
The flop was and Wilson checked. Gross bet 3,840, Wilson check-raised to 7,680 and Gross called. On the turn, Wilson shoved all in for 20,372 and Gross called.
Shawn "WilsonShawn7" Wilson:
Jeff Gross:
Wilson needed to peel a miracle river to survive but caught the and was eliminated on his second bullet.
| Jeff Gross | 80,090 | |
| Shawn "WilsonShawn7" Wilson | 0 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:37 PM Local Time
Third Time the Charm for Siong?
Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong is already on his third and final bullet but has been able to spin this one up a bit so far. In a hand against Wee "wy77" Tan, the flop came where Siong flopped a flush with . Tan had for top set and a raising war ensued until everything was in the middle.
Tan needed the board to pair but whiffed on the turn and river to fork his stack over to Siong.
| Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong | 86,295 | 47,359 |
| Wee "wy77" Tan | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:34 PM Local Time
Moss Holds in Three-Way All in
With the board reading , Matthew "jajay1963" Moss checked, Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia bet 1,472, Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt called, and Moss check-raised to 5,910.
Bhatia three-bet shoved all in for 16,837, Alt came over the top for 33,961, and Moss also called all in for 11,850.
Matthew "jajay1963" Moss:
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia:
Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt:
The turn and river changed nothing to make Moss the winner with two pair.
| Matthew "jajay1963" Moss | 56,817 | |
| Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt | 16,201 | |
| Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia | 0 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:22 PM Local Time
Everything You Need to Know to Compete for a 2020 GGPoker Online WSOP Bracelet
The 2020 Online World Series of Poker on GGPoker has kicked off! From July 19th to September 6th, 85 WSOP gold bracelets are up for grabs on GG Poker. GGPoker's schedule offers a whopping 54 bracelet events in the upcoming month and a half.
PokerNews has compiled a comprehensive guide about everything you need to know in order to compete for the coveted prizes on the poker client. Follow the link below for a detailed description or check out Sarah Herring's video above to have all your questions answered.
Click here for more information
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:19 PM Local Time
500 Players Reached
In the fourth level of the day, the 500-player mark has been reached. Andrew Neeme and Henri Buehler are among the latest to surge up the leaderboard.
In a preflop all-in situation against Youcef "Benz2703" Benzerfa, Neeme held and held up against Benzerfa's on a low board rundown.
| ICMplay | 113,560 | 20,792 |
| Hans Liu | 100,325 | 27,757 |
| Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens | 99,402 | 15,638 |
| Eemil "OnniSarmaste" Tuominen | 77,859 | 77,859 |
| Andrew Neeme | 71,776 | 46,776 |
| Henri Buehler | 64,470 | 39,470 |
| Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao | 52,345 | 52,345 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 1:10 PM Local Time
More Notables
| Edgaras "ImDaNuts5" Kisielius | 63,437 | |
| Scott Margereson | 40,883 | |
| Jans Arends | 34,505 | |
| Simon Higgins | 33,919 | |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 30,792 | |
| Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani | 29,720 | |
| Erik Seidel | 29,158 | |
| Kitty Kuo | 27,719 | |
| Pedro "WhyNotChili" Ivars | 25,652 | |
| Chance Kornuth | 25,000 | |
| Roberto Romanello | 24,800 | |
| Parker Talbot | 24,150 | |
| Tom "Chainsaw" Hall | 23,000 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:59 PM Local Time
Top Stacks in the Break
| zingzingzing | 95,108 | 41,518 |
| ICMplay | 92,768 | |
| Marko "karabaja987" Duric | 90,504 | -850 |
| Dhruvin "pokerplayer" Kothari | 86,110 | |
| Bert "ILOVECATS" Stevens | 83,764 | 40,470 |
| Paraskevas "Cantaloupe7" Tsokaridis | 82,093 | 41,088 |
| Hans Liu | 72,568 | |
| HCSL | 70,673 | |
| Fabian Quoss | 69,682 | 6,718 |
| Benjamin "l3enny" Ezer | 64,503 | |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:57 PM Local Time
Break
The field is on their first six-minute break of the day. 336 out of 386 players are in contention.
Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:52 PM Local Time
GGPoker Introduces SnapCam; Send Video Reactions to Your Opponents!
SnapCam
Get ready to send your reaction to the ups and downs of your poker play to your tablemates thanks to GGPoker's new SnapCam feature.
SnapCam allows you to share a 15-second video with your tablemates that will appear on the table for everyone to see!
So whether you're winning a big pot or having lost to a one-outer you can share your reaction with the players at your table.
Learn everything about GGPoker's SnapCam right here
Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:50 PM Local Time
Nearly Four Starting Stacks for Duric
If it was a bounty tournament, Marko "karabaja987" Duric would've almost had his buy-in back by now. The Croation is up to nearly 100k in the first level of the day after racking up a few eliminations along the way.
In one of those hands, Duric raised the small blind after an under-the-gun limp from "deafandblind", and Artem "your_falafel" Metalidi in the big blind, as well as "deafandblind", bought a flop.
The flop was and Duric bet 2,743, with Metalidi as the only caller. On the turn, Duric bet 3,972 and Metalidi called again.
The river was the and Duric moved all in to cover Metalidi's remaining stack of 12,218. The 2018 WSOP Main Event final tablist called it off with but Duric had a set with to send the Ukranian off for a reentry.
| Marko "karabaja987" Duric | 91,354 | 34,048 |
| Artem "your_falafel" Metalidi | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 23, 2020 12:38 PM Local Time
Early Surge for Quoss
German high roller Fabian Quoss notched an early elimination to soar up the leaderboard in level 2 of the day. On a board, Quoss held and shoved over a river bet from "Vakeli". "Vakeli" opted to call it off with and busted to see Quoss move up to 63k.
It isn't the first time the German pro, officially 'retired' from poker, shows up again to showcase his still great aptitude at the game. At this year's Aussie Millions (you'd almost forget it with the pandemic going on, but there was, in fact, a 2020 Aussie Millions), Quoss had a dominating Day 1A before ultimately bowing out in 17th place for A$82,000.
Read about Quoss' exit from poker back in 2018
| Fabian Quoss | 62,964 | 37,964 |
| Vakeli | 0 | 0 |