Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
No further showdowns followed and the nine remaining players headed into a scheduled five-minute break. When they return, another 10 hands are played at the current blinds.
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd.
Day: 2
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Following a min-raise to 1.2 million by Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke, it was chip leader Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov that came along out of the big blind. They headed to the 
flop on which Savenkov opted to check, and Lemke continued for 1.5 million. Savenkov then check-raised to 4.146 million to force a fold.
Savenkov open-jammed the next small blind and "PhD_Don" forfeited his big blind.
Up next, "Adam Bonk" open-shoved their short stack and earned the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,489,531
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
37,615,548
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
30,207,749
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
11,553,917
-2,925,000
|
-2,925,000 |
|
6,882,979
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
6,834,379
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
6,536,220
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
|
5,994,324
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
5,400,468
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke made it 1.2 million to go and was called by "QY707" in the big blind. The duo checked the 
flop and "QY707" then bet the 
turn for 1.62 million and the 
river for 4.86 million. Lemke called the first bet and surrendered on the river.
"QY707" then open-jammed the small blind and forced a fold from "Adam Bonk".
Up next, "PhD_Don" min-raised to 1.2 million and "QY707" flat-called on the button. They made it three-handed to the 
flop as "party_maker1" filled up and checked his option. The initial raiser bet 1,209,750 and was called only by "QY707" to see the 
on the turn.
A check by "PhD_Don" was followed by a bet worth 1.74 million by "QY707" and the call followed, which led to the 
river. "PhD_Don" checked once more with just over 7.1 million behind and faced a bet worth 8.1 million by his opponent. A long tank followed and eventually, "PhD_Don" let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,840,548
11,169,750
|
11,169,750 |
|
|
30,732,749
-1,425,000
|
-1,425,000 |
|
|
14,478,917
-3,045,000
|
-3,045,000 |
|
|
7,119,324
-4,374,750
|
-4,374,750 |
|
|
5,532,979
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
"party_maker1" won another pot with a continuation bet on the 
flop and two hands later, they min-raised to 1.2 million once again. Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke came along on the button and they checked to the 
river. Lemke tabled but "party_maker1" had that beat with 
for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,989,531
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
32,157,749
4,650,000
|
4,650,000 |
|
|
26,670,798
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
17,523,917
-1,575,000
|
-1,575,000 |
|
|
11,494,074
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
|
|
7,586,220
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
7,284,379
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
|
|
6,657,979
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
|
6,150,468
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Chip leader Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov won the first hand on the final table and up next, it was "FreddieKadur" who min-raised to 1.2 million. Only "prty_maker1" came along on the button and they checked the 
flop. On the 
turn, "FreddieKadur" bet for 1.32 million and picked up a call.
The fell on the river and both players checked, "party_maker1" won the pot with versus 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,289,531
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
|
27,507,749
3,345,000
|
3,345,000 |
|
|
7,050,468
-2,670,000
|
-2,670,000 |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
The blinds moved up and each level will now feature a total of 25 hands, the seat draw can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD_Don | China | 12,844,074 | 21 |
| 2 | incloudzly | China | 7,361,220 | 12 |
| 3 | Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke | Germany | 19,098,917 | 32 |
| 4 | btn_clicking! | Cyprus | 8,634,379 | 14 |
| 5 | FreddieKadur | Israel | 9,720,468 | 16 |
| 6 | QY707 | China | 27,120,798 | 45 |
| 7 | Adam Bonk | Poland | 7,107,979 | 12 |
| 8 | party_maker1 | Russia | 24,162,749 | 40 |
| 9 | Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov | Russia | 39,464,531 | 66 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 75,000
The third champion during the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit will be crowned today as Event #1 BIG $50 plays down to a winner. After the completion of all starting days and the following Day 2 last Sunday, the nine-handed final table had been determined and the remaining contenders will return to their seats on GGPoker at 6.30 p.m. GMT.
All nine hopefuls have $11,569 secured already but all eyes are set on the top prize of $168,810 and the coveted WSOP Online Circuit ring that comes with it. Best-positioned to win the title is one of two known players on the final table, as Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov holds the lead with a stack of 39,464,531. The closest followers are China's "QY707" (27,120,798) and Russia's "party_maker1" (24,162,749), who are separated by a few big blinds only.
Germany's Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke sits in fourth place with a stack of 19,098,917 and the further contenders hail from another four different countries to make it an international showdown.
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov | Russia | 39,464,531 | 79 |
| 2 | QY707 | China | 27,120,798 | 54 |
| 3 | party_maker1 | Russia | 24,162,749 | 48 |
| 4 | Otto "D00MSWITCHER" Lemke | Germany | 19,098,917 | 38 |
| 5 | PhD_Don | China | 12,844,074 | 26 |
| 6 | FreddieKadur | Israel | 9,720,468 | 19 |
| 7 | btn_clicking! | Cyprus | 8,634,379 | 17 |
| 8 | incloudzly | China | 7,361,220 | 15 |
| 9 | Adam Bonk | Poland | 7,107,979 | 14 |
According to the final table information, there are just over nine and a half minutes remaining at blinds of 250,000/500,000 with a running ante of 60,000 and the new level may start right after the finalists have manually drawn for their seats.
The PokerNews updates will be based on real-time and showdown cards only, however, the action is also broadcasted with cards-up coverage and commentary on a delay on the GGPoker.tv Twitch channel.
2020 WSOP Winter Online Circuit Winners so Far
| Event # | Event Name | Buy-In | Prize Pool | Entries | Winner | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG $50 | $50 | $1,439,386 | 31,291 | tbc | $168,810 |
| 2 | Super MILLION$ | $10,300 | $5,110,000 | 511 | Joaquin Melogno | $636,072 |
| 3 | Deepstack NLHE Championship | $3,000 | $1,436,400 | 504 | Christian Jeppsson | $244,202 |
| 4 | Monster Stack NLHE | $800 | $1,060,200 | 1,395 | Live Updates |
WSOPC #1: BIG $50, $1M Gtd.
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