Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-09-2020 14:26 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer	1,782,344 1,782,344	1,782,344
Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt	Busted
Christine "Yunaa" Do	Busted
Tae Hoon "fastbear23" Chang	Busted
Aditya "inonhmeansfu" Sushant	Busted
Ivan "Negriin" Vilchez	Busted

Next Batch of Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Fast forward one level and the field has been reduced to just 140 survivors with the following notables all eliminated, as they can now focus on the remainder of their potentially busy Sunday schedule.

Bjorn "wong1324" Li lost a flip with against as the board ran out to pair up his opponent on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bjorn "wong1324" Li	Busted
Roberto Romanello	Busted

Ami Barer	Busted

Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis	Busted
Andrei "iosif stalin" Konopelko	Busted
Roman "ImSiberian" Matveychuk	Busted
Ravali "Resurge-" Krishna	Busted
Imar54	Busted
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

08-09-2020 14:17 UTC

Chawla Doubles Through Salter

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

In a preflop all-in it was India's Pranay "setmeup" Chawla that ended up as the player at risk for a pot of nearly 1.75 million against Jack Salter.

Pranay "setmeup" Chawla:
Jack Salter:

Nothing changed on the flop but Salter improved on the turn. The tides changed once more as the river improved Chawla to broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pranay "setmeup" Chawla	1,749,966 1,018,841	1,018,841
Jack Salter	669,344 -520,451	-520,451

08-09-2020 14:13 UTC

Negreanu Runs Hot to Bust Azerjav

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Within a few hands only, the entire stack of Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav vanished and was sent over to table neighbor Daniel Negreanu in two pots worth more than a million in chips.

Daniel Negreanu:
Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav:

In the first hand it was Negreanu at risk with queens in a classic flip and was call but gone on the flop, the turn bricked but the appeared on the river.

Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav:
Daniel Negreanu:

Azerjav had another flop and this time the board came to end his run, he left with a disgruntled emoji.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	1,660,077 1,088,214	1,088,214

Steve O'Dwyer	982,978 -112,500	-112,500
Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav	Busted

08-09-2020 14:11 UTC

Too Much Pressure for "KennyPowers"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

One of those flips that keep on coming every other second at the current stage involved "KennyPowers" and Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier with the former at risk.

"KennyPowers":
Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier:

The two overcards found a straight and a flush draw on the board but picked up no help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier	2,190,438 2,190,438	2,190,438
KennyPowers	Busted
Vinh "Kameooo" Nguyen	Busted
Nicolas Chouity	Busted
Mike Watson	Busted

Toby "shinerrr" Joyce	Busted
Mike Leah	Busted

08-09-2020 14:10 UTC

Eliminations Before the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong	Busted
Adam Owen	Busted
Ramon "Ritza" Miquel Munoz	Busted
HalfKid	Busted
Motoyoshi "falcon8808" Okamura	Busted
Rainer Kempe	Busted
Dante Goya	Busted

Craig "Gobliue" Varnell	Busted
Marc "shadykushh" Macdonnell	Busted
Carter Swidler	Busted
Joe "DietrichFats" Serock	Busted

Andrey "FivebetGAMER" Vedomtsev	Busted

08-09-2020 14:05 UTC

Updated Top 10 Stacks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas "MickeyM" Boivin	3,398,662 37,500	37,500
Christian Rudolph	3,093,305 2,562,141	2,562,141
Ignacio "Curandero" Moron Chavero	3,042,469 2,128,668	2,128,668
Simon Higgins	2,627,124 -99,269	-99,269
Mikhail "Z@bavA" Zavoloka	2,595,597
Samuel Vousden	2,579,723 1,624,646	1,624,646
Kristen Bicknell	2,576,604 -364,381	-364,381

Pedro "donkey" Garagnani	2,462,919
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	2,249,107 527,600	527,600
nden	2,223,192 934,966	934,966

08-09-2020 13:57 UTC

Second Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Nearly two hours ago, 479 players returned to their seats and that number has been cut down to just 176 hopefuls as the second six-minute break of the day has kicked off.

08-09-2020 13:55 UTC

Chen; Ip and Renaud All Gone

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

A short-stacked Pete Chen sent his chips in from the button and found resistance by Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas in the small blind.

Pete Chen:
Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas:

On a board, Chen departed.

Fast forward a few moments and Derek Ip was at risk from under the gun, he found a caller in Vincent "Peleus34" Li from the big blind.

Derek Ip:
Vincent "Peleus34" Li:

The board delivered no help for the globetrotter from Hong Kong.

And shortly after on the same table, Alex Foxen then knocked out Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud in a preflop all-in.

Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud:
Alex Foxen:

There was no help on the and the emoji-bursting Foxen held up.

Chamas then showed up on the same table to claim one of the vacated seats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,828,954 818,821	818,821

Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas	1,346,738 1,346,738	1,346,738
Vincent "Peleus34" Li	928,948 388,576	388,576
Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud	Busted
Derek Ip	Busted
Pete Chen	Busted