Event #51: $400 Pot Limit Omaha | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-05-2020 22:31 UTC

Van Elsacker Rebuilding Stack

Lyle Bateman

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker raised under the gun to 12,600 and "Marquis_1" called from the button. They both checked the flop, but Van Elsacker bet 23,286 on the turn. He bet again on the river, and "Marquis_1" called for 47,310.

Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker:
"Marquis_1":

Board:

"Marquis_1" was doubled paired with a suit, but Van Elsacker got there with trip nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	774,578 201,876	201,876
Marquis_1	107,535 107,535	107,535

08-05-2020 22:25 UTC

Force Takes from Van Elsacker

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Lyle Bateman

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Leif "mothernight" Force raised to 18,000 from the small, and Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker raised the big to 54,000. Force called, and the flop came . Force bet 108,000, and Van Elsacker raised to put him all in.

Leif "mothernight" Force:
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker:

Board:

Both players rivered full houses but Force's aces over nines was best to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	572,702 -234,492	-234,492
Leif "mothernight" Force	425,834 425,834	425,834

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

08-05-2020 22:15 UTC

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Lyle Bateman

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

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08-05-2020 22:13 UTC

Van Elsacker Crushing with Second Bullet

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Lyle Bateman

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

It took GGPoker Twitch streamer Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker two bullets to hit his stride, but he seems to have found it. Van Elsacker is now chip leading with the only stack bigger than 800K.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	807,194 281,996	281,996

08-05-2020 22:06 UTC

Top Five

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Lyle Bateman

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
GiakyRA80	715,843 320,554	320,554
Nikolai "impala1967" Korol	627,815
Torsten "jektiss" Brinkmann	562,416 213,271	213,271
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	525,198 178,010	178,010
Danny Tang	514,762 269,492	269,492

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

08-05-2020 21:54 UTC

"PRODNOGGER" Turns It

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Lyle Bateman

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

"PRODNOGGER" raised to 8,500 from the button, and Carlos "Hoooold!!!" Zanoni called from the big. The flop was and Zanoni check-called for 9,500. They check-called for 28,500 on the turn, and again for 47,500 on the river.

Carlos "Hoooold!!!" Zanoni:
"PRODNOGGER":

Zanoni had outflopped the double paired hand of "PRODNOGGER, but the five turned it around for a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
PRODNOGGER	323,128 104,000	104,000
Carlos "Hoooold!!!" Zanoni	119,105 119,105	119,105

08-05-2020 21:45 UTC

Stack Updates

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Lyle Bateman

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Torsten "jektiss" Brinkmann	349,145 83,233	83,233
Yong Qin "jtonas91" Toh	320,425 6,851	6,851
Shabazzi	319,778 39,575	39,575
god_mosh	314,570 -36,445	-36,445
RSPoker	314,538 -27,850	-27,850
Oeystein "Riggsk" Saether	312,671 8,275	8,275
Shiqiang "Almightycat" Lin	272,622 -54,911	-54,911
Danny Tang	245,270

Roberto Romanello	237,390 -30,150	-30,150

PRODNOGGER	219,128 43,300	43,300
flairace	53,699 -53,113	-53,113
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Peter "BIG CHI" Chien	Busted
Manig Loeser	Busted

08-05-2020 21:42 UTC

WSOP Legend: 10-Time Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey

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Lyle Bateman

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Few poker players have captured the attention of the poker universe quite like Phil Ivey. There have been plenty of champions of the game who crushed it at the felt, but none who built up the mystique of Ivey, who remains to this day arguably the most magnetic player in poker despite results that no longer match his days of utmost dominance.

A day after the anniversary of Ivey's induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, PokerNews examines the legacy of his WSOP success. Prior to 2000, Ivey didn't have any recorded WSOP cashes.

The 23-year-old didn't waste any time establishing himself as one of the top up-and-coming players. That year, after already making one final table and finishing fifth, Ivey secured his first bracelet. He beat none other than fellow Hall of Famer Amarillo Slim Preston heads up to win Event #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, a rebuy event, for his first bracelet and $195,000. Three other Hall of Famers — Chris Bjorin, Phil Hellmuth and David "Devilfish" Ulliott — also competed at that final table, so shipping it was about more than just getting his first taste of gold. Ivey showed he could beat the best in the business.

Two years after that, though, would be when Ivey really showed he was the present and future of the game. In 2002, Ivey showcased his skills at limit poker in a big way.

Click Here to Read More About this WSOP Legend