Event #13: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

08-17-2021 22:47 UTC

Dirksen Eliminated by Helppi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Dustin "JohnSmiley1" Dirksen three-bet an open raise by Juha Helppi to 108,000 and Helppi came along out of the small blind to set up the flop. Helppi jammed and Dirksen called for fewer than that.

Dustin "JohnSmiley1" Dirksen:
Juha Helppi:

The turn left Dirksen with just a few outs and he missed them on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hernando Guzman	1,095,791 -83,635	-83,635

Alan Sabo	880,970 406,894	406,894
Juha Helppi	408,479 -104,653	-104,653

Arthur Conan	198,274 -47,293	-47,293
Dante Goya	116,120 -23,190	-23,190

Dustin "JohnSmiley1" Dirksen	Busted

08-17-2021 22:43 UTC

Molinelli Eliminated by Wilinofsky

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Ben Wilinofsky raised to 36,000 in the cutoff and was called only by Nicolo Molinelli in the big blind. Molinelli bet the pot on the flop and Wilinofsky min-raised, prompting the all-in call of the Italian for the 5,660 he had behind.

Nicolo Molinelli:
Ben Wilinofsky:

The turn gave Wilinofsky a wheel, the river brought no miracle for Molinelli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Wilinofsky	1,021,412 431,130	431,130

Vincas Tamasauskas	995,526 131,500	131,500
Jonas "Lampard10" Gjelstad	369,631 -151,680	-151,680
Stuart Rutter	342,612 -198,250	-198,250
Marius Gierse	164,312 60,865	60,865
Nicolo Molinelli	Busted

08-17-2021 22:38 UTC

Negreanu Runs Well To Bust Lee

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Hong Kong's Hok Yiu Lee raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu made the call out of the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Negreanu led the turn for 73,500. Lee jammed for 220,168 to get called by Negreanu.

Hok Yiu Lee:
Daniel Negreanu:

Negreanu was ahead with his two pair and gutshot, which improved to a straight on the river.

Another two players departed right after to reduce the field to the final five tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	640,230 569,507	569,507

Hokyiu Lee	Busted

Eder "BlueMoon" Campana	Busted

Fabian "Suhepx" Rigo	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

08-17-2021 22:34 UTC

Harala Doubles; Teoh Triples

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

In a three-bet pot cutoff versus button with 81,000 invested, the flop showed and Nick Maimone checked his option. Elias Harala jammed for the 168,926 he had behind and Maimone tank-called.

Elias Harala:
Nick Maimone:

The turn gave Harala a set and the river confirmed his double up.

One hand later, three players got their chips into the middle with Gergo Nagy and Paul Teoh at risk.

Paul Teoh:
Gergo Nagy:
"Lee0r":

Teoh had the worst of it but made a full house on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	729,357 -141,216	-141,216

Elias Harala	521,102 410,589	410,589
Lee0r	466,302 -22,667	-22,667
Gergo Nagy	179,300 -272,700	-272,700
Paul Teoh	174,978 52,264	52,264
Gavin Cochrane	116,148 -120,051	-120,051

08-17-2021 22:32 UTC

Tamasauskas Busts Huberman and Geilich

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

All but the last 4,792 chips of Alon "ArtinB" Huberman went into the middle preflop and he then jammed the flop with a main pot of 187,500 already established. Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas made the call from under the gun.

Alon "ArtinB" Huberman:
Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas:

Tamasauskas then opened to 25,000 on the button and Ludovic Gelich defended in the big blind with a short stack. The flop was checked, Geilich jammed for 23,164 on the turn and Tamasauskas called.

Ludovic Geilich:
Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas:

The river was of no help as Geilich became the next casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincas Tamasauskas	864,026 288,956	288,956
Alon "ArtinB" Huberman	Busted
Ludovic Geilich	Busted

08-17-2021 22:28 UTC

Maimone Scores the Next Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

In a battle button versus big blind, Nick Maimone was the initial raiser. He faced Hun Wei Lee and they got the chips in after the flop with Lee as the player at risk.

Hun Wei Lee:
Nick Maimone:

Maimone's bottom end of the straight was ahead as Lee was hoping for an eight, seven, or five. Neither came on the turn and river to reduce the field further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	870,573 164,281	164,281

sabai	Busted
Hun Wei Lee	Busted

08-17-2021 22:25 UTC

Saadon Eliminated by Guzman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

The first player to accumulate more than 1 million in chips is Mexico's Hernando "dardusss" Guzman.

Soon after the bubble burst, he three-bet to 115,000 out of the small blind and Shuki Saadon called to see the 5Jc7h6s] flop. Guzman bet the pot and his opponent called it off for the last 41,241.

Shuki Saadon:
Hernando "dardusss" Guzman:

The turn and river runout kept Guzman in the lead as he further improved to a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hernando Guzman	1,179,426 440,569	440,569

Shuki Saadon	Busted

Tags: Shuki Saadon

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250

08-17-2021 22:19 UTC

Yankov Eliminated by Maimone

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Krasimir Yankov is the first casualty in the money.

The Bulgarian got it in with the out of the small blind and table big stack Nick Maimone looked him up with the . Thanks to a board of , Maimone turned a set and sent Yankov out in 39th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Maimone	706,292 235,053	235,053

Krasimir Yankov	Busted