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

08-10-2020 00:19 UTC

Theologis Wins Some Against Bhatia

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised the button to 2 million and both Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia as well as Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis came along out of the blinds. They checked the flop and the fell on the turn. Bhatia made it 2.079 million to go and Theologis was the only caller.

The river was checked and Theologis won the pot with versus .

Assuncao Garla then won a three-bet pot against Bhatia, who won three pots in a row to climb back to 20 blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	80,473,141 -3,949,000	-3,949,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	60,904,219 5,239,000	5,239,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	20,460,380 -1,290,000	-1,290,000

08-10-2020 00:12 UTC

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Yori Epskamp

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

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08-10-2020 00:10 UTC

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein Eliminated in 4th Place (HK$1,286,442)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis opened the action with a raise to 2 million and picked up calls from Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla on the button and Alan "TheCockroach" Schein in the big blind.

The flop brought and Schein as well as Theologis opted to check. Assuncao Garla bet 2.277 million which Schein min-raised and Theologis clicked it back to 7.831 million. Assuncao Garla got out of the way and Schein's jam was instantly called by Theolopgis.

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein:
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis:

Schein needed a king or running sixes but instead the board completed with the turn and river. As Theologis had him covered by just about an ante, Schein's tournament ended in 4th place for HK$1,286,442 ($167,237).

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein Eliminated in 4th Place

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	84,422,141 -8,724,000	-8,724,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	55,665,219 25,952,808	25,952,808
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	21,750,380 6,847,000	6,847,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein	Busted

08-10-2020 00:05 UTC

Some Profit for Assuncao Garla

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Back from the break, Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised the button to 2 million and Alan "TheCockroach" Schein came along from the big blind. On a flop, Schein check-called 1.617 million and then min-bet the b turn.

Assuncao Garla was having none of it and raised to six million, Schein instantly released his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	93,146,141 6,717,000	6,717,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	29,712,411 -200,000	-200,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein	24,075,808 -4,817,000	-4,817,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	14,903,380 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

08-09-2020 23:56 UTC

Break For the Final Four

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

The pace in four-handed play has picked up a ton with three similar shorter stacks and Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla towering above it into the break. There are 19 hands remaining at the current blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	86,429,141 -10,600,000	-10,600,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	29,912,411 14,620,000	14,620,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein	28,892,808 320,000	320,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	16,603,380 -3,580,000	-3,580,000

08-09-2020 23:52 UTC

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng Eliminated in 5th Place (HK$917,020)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff, Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng reraised all in for 11,360,972 in the small blind and Assuncao Garla called.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng:
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla:

There was a cold runout for Peng as the board provided two fours for his Brazilian adversary to end his run.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng Eliminated in 5th Place

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	97,029,141 17,480,972	17,480,972
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng	Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 100,000

08-09-2020 23:45 UTC

Schein's Turn to Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng raised to 1.6 million in the cutoff and picked up two callers including Alan "TheCockroach" Schein on the button and Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla in the big blind.

Assuncao Garla check-folded the flop to a bet of 2.8 million by Peng and the shove of Schein for 11,486,404, whereas Peng quickly called.

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein:
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng:

Schein needed a kin or eight and while he bricked the turn, he got there on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	79,548,169 3,360,000	3,360,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein	28,572,808 9,246,404	9,246,404
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	20,183,380 -1,840,000	-1,840,000
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng	18,240,972 -13,326,404	-13,326,404
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	15,292,411 2,560,000	2,560,000

08-09-2020 23:44 UTC

Peng Doubles Through Bhatia Once More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised to 1.6 million on the button and Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia three-bet to 4.9 million in the small blind, following into the footsteps of his recent rush. Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng then four-bet jammed for 14,783,688 from the big blind and Assuncao Garla folded, Bhatia called.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng:
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia

On a board of , the kicker played once again in favor of Peng who doubled through Bhatia for the second time in the last couple of minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	76,188,169
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng	31,567,376
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	22,023,380
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein	19,326,404
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	12,732,411

08-09-2020 23:41 UTC

Bhatia on an Incredible Comeback Heater

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

The rumors of Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia's demise have been greatly exaggerated as he just won an astonishing five hands in a row to get himself fully back into contention.

First, he was up versus Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla. Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis had opened to 1,600,000 and Assuncao Garla had called before Bathia shoved for just 3,481,767. Theologis folded for the few extra chips, Assuncao Garla called with . Bathia had and the queen-high held up on a low board.

After three raise-and-take-its, Bathia then picked up in a blind-on-blind battle with Assuncao Garla, who held the dominated , The board came and just like that, Bathia was back at 36 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla	77,868,169 -23,633,301	-23,633,301
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia	36,887,068 33,965,301	33,965,301
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis	12,812,411 -3,760,000	-3,760,000