Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:32 PM Local Time
Crowe Busts to Milhomens
In a battle of the blinds, Owen Crowe got his final 90,000 in the middle with , but he was dominated by the big slick of Rui Milhomens. Both players flopped an ace, but no other help would come for Crowe. Milhomens vaults up the leaderboard, with over 240,000 now with that knockout.
| Rui Milhomens | 241,320 | 241,320  |
| Owen Crowe | 0 | 0  |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:26 PM Local Time
Kamphues Doubles Through Kornuth
In a button vs. big blind situation, Chance Kornuth and Lars "schimmelgodx" Kamphues got into a raising war that saw a pot of 110,000 and change develop preflop. Kornuth held pocket threes, but he was dominated by the sevens of Kamphues. The board ran down , and the sevens held to put Kamphues into the six figure club.
| Chance Kornuth | 126,393 | -69,860 |
| Lars "schimmelgodx" Kamphues | 115,412 | 115,412 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:21 PM Local Time
Level 15 Chip Count Updates
| Blaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Zerjav | 338,634 | 80,536 |
| Manuel "keinplan123" Blaschke | 327,194 | 199,273 |
| William "COL_Moutarde" Blais | 304,850 | 304,850 |
| Wai Ching "KEN-C" Cheang | 295,375 | 295,375 |
| Alessandro "EdgarDavids" Valli | 285,491 | 285,491 |
| Isaac_Baron | 279,104 | 279,104 |
| Pablo Silva | 260,674 | 260,674 |
| Alex Papazian | 258,288 | -28,280 |
| Demetrio "Demiprofit" Caminita | 256,616 | 256,616 |
| Ameer "JCardz" Wakil | 250,420 | 250,420 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:17 PM Local Time
Bittar Doubles Through Sapra
Action folded around to Sumit "rung00se" Sapra in the small blind, and he shoved all in, having Diego "JaxTeller" Bittar covered. Bitter quickly called with , and he was well ahead of the of Sapra. The flop of gave Bitter top pair, but also gave Sapra a Broadway draw. However, no ten would come, and Bitter scored the double.
| Diego "JaxTeller" Bittar | 89,600 | 89,600 |
| Sumit "rung00se" Sapra | 26,494 | 26,494 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:07 PM Local Time
Final Numbers for Event #78
This $1,000 8-Handed Event drew a crowd of 1,910 players, creating a massive prizepool of $1,814,500. The final 278 players will finish in the money, with the top prize good for $259,841.90, plus a WSOP Europe Package, and of course, the gold WSOP Bracelet.
Check out all of the payouts in the payouts tab shortly.
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:54 PM Local Time
Tournament Info As Registration Nears Closing
Registration will be closed shortly after this break that the players are currently on. Well known pro Chance Kornuth has vaulted into the top ten chip counts recently. The prizepool is now over $1.7 million, and the payouts will be posted as soon as they are announced.
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:45 PM Local Time
Chavero Busts Neymar Jr
Neymar Jr had dropped down to 42,000, when he got it in the middle preflop holding . Unfortunately for the Brazilian winger, he was dominated by the of Ignacio "Curandero" Chavero. Chavero would improve with a king on the flop, but Neymar Jr now had an extra out, as a ten would do him just fine.
However, the board finished out and , and that was all she wrote for this hand. Neymar Jr has decided to re-enter, but the starting stack is now just ten big blinds, so he will have to get it in again shortly.
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:39 PM Local Time
Big Double for Rodriguez
Jose "superyanga23" Rodriguez and Ian "McDavid97" Modder went heads up to a flop of . Modder bet 3,086, and Rodriguez raised it up to 13,102. Modder called, and after the hit the turn, Modder checked to Rodriguez, who moved all in for about a pot size bet.
Modder thought for a bit before calling with , but his top pair and flush draw was trailing the of Rodriguez. A five on the river changed nothing, and Rodriguez scooped a massive pot.
| Jose "superyanga23" Rodriguez | 123,506 | 123,506 |
| Ian "McDavid97" Modder | 10,258 | 10,258 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:32 PM Local Time
Neymar Jr Turns Broadway
Action started with Artem "BlackfileOK" Tuliupa min raising. That bet was called by Neymar Jr, and next to act, Tomas "clockplz" Szwarcberg moved all in for 13,000. Tuliupa folded, but Neymar Jr called with . He was flipping against the pocket threes of Szwarcberg, and after the flop came down , a queen on the turn sealed the hand for Neymar Jr.
| Neymar Jr | 70,148 | 23,980 |
| Tomas "clockplz" Szwarcberg | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:25 PM Local Time
Level 10 Chip Count Updates
The tenth level has just kicked off, and right as it did, Jeff Gross popped to the top of the counts as the new chip leader. Scroll down to see who else is in the six figure club early on in this event.
| Jeff Gross | 168,571 | 82,629 |
| Michael "KimChiSarang" Sowers | 152,103 | 152,103 |
| Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | 149,115 | 35,220 |
| Alex Papazian | 145,786 | 31,723 |
| Yi "jolen" Wang | 144,994 | 144,994 |
| Manuel "keinplan123" Blaschke | 127,921 | 127,921 |
| Mitchell "planetzero" Garshofsky | 127,085 | 127,085 |
| Conor Beresford | 122,689 | 122,689 |
| Matthew "KennyPowers" Stout | 120,099 | 120,099 |
| Arthur "meiiYunqi" Conan | 113,957 | 113,957 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:19 PM Local Time
Nystedt Doubles Through Nakdali
Yaman "granjefe77" Nakdali opened the action by raising under the gun, and in the big blind, Joel "Mintzy" Nystedt moved all in with . Nakdali called with , and no help would come on the jack high board, sending the double over to Nystedt.
| Yaman "granjefe77" Nakdali | 39,466 | 39,466 |
| Joel "Mintzy" Nystedt | 36,702 | 36,702 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:09 PM Local Time
Two Outer for Ehrenholz
After a raise to 2,000 from Niklas "NikkyMouse" Ehrenholz, "bangtime" moved all in for 24,000 and change. Ehrenholz quickly called with pocket queens, but he was dominated by the kings of "bangtime." However, that all changed when the flop came down , giving Ehrenholz top set. No two outer would follow, and Ehrenholz scooped a big pot to boost his stack to over 50,000
| Niklas "NikkyMouse" Ehrenholz | 52,050 | 52,050 |
| "bangtime" | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 9:03 PM Local Time
Neymar Jr in the Field
Fresh off of a disappointing defeat in the Champion League final last weekend, Neymar Jr is moving right along to another one of his passions, poker! He is here in the field of nearly 1,300 competitors, hoping to add a WSOP bracelet to his already impressive trophy collection!
| Neymar Jr | 46,168 | 46,168 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:59 PM Local Time
Tournament Info on First Break
Another huge turnout for this WSOP Bracelet event on GGPoker, as there are nearly 1,300 entries already. Registration remains open for another hour, so players still have a chance to hop in and take their shot at the over $1.2 million prize pool!
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:41 PM Local Time
Some Early Big Stacks
Given the fast structure of the tournament, it's no surprise to see a few stacks start to emerge early on. Here are the players who have already tripled their starting stacks.
| Alex Papazian | 114,063 | 114,063 |
| Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | 113,895 | |
| Simon Higgins | 99,901 | 99,901 |
| Viktor "juStic3" Ustimov | 96,438 | |
| Sandeep "effuno99" Varma | 92,544 | |
| Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas | 90,903 | |
| Jeff Gross | 85,942 | 85,942 |
| Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei | 82,352 | |
| Joseph "jellopy77" Cheong | 82,174 | |
| Tim "TMay420" May | 79,598 | |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:35 PM Local Time
Event Officiall Changed to 8-Handed
The tournament has officially been changed to the $1,000 Turbo 8-Handed event. The final table, however, will remain nine handed, as was originally planned.
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:17 PM Local Time
Full Ring to Start
The tournament is scheduled to be played six handed until the final table, but at the moment, it is being played as full ring. An update will be posted when/if this is changed to six handed tables.
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:15 PM Local Time
Pedro Velasco Sends Over An Early Double
"Luisftorres14" was already down to his final 2,500 after losing a massive pot, and he shoved it in with . A few seats over, Pedro Velasco called with . The board would bring no help for him, coming down , and "Luisftorres14" secured a double up to start a potential comeback.
| Pedro Velasco | 23,969 | 23,969 |
| "Luisftorres14" | 5,690 | 5,690 |
Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:00 PM Local Time
Cards in the Air: $1,000 Turbo Six Max Event
It's time to start up the final GGPoker bracelet event of the day, the $1,000 Six Max Turbo Event. This fast paced structure will have eight minutes blind levels, and registration will be available for the first two hours of play.
Stay tuned for all of your updates, as another WSOP Bracelet will be handed out shortly!
Sunday, August 30, 2020 5:00 PM Local Time
The $1,000 Turbo Six Max Event Starts Shortly
For those who are looking for a bracelet tournament with a fast structure, and plenty of action, this afternoon's event is just for you! This $1,000 buy-in event will have a turbo structure, with eight minute levels, and all tables will be six handed until the final table. Players will be starting with 25,000 in chips, and registration will be open for two hours today.
Pokernews.com will be here until the end today to bring you all of the details, so be sure to come back soon for the start of the event, which kicks off at 4 p.m. ET