Erik Seidel cemented his status as one of the greatest poker players of all-time with a ninth WSOP bracelet. He defeated Uruguay's Francisco Benitez heads-up to win Event #11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller of the 2021 WSOP Online on GGPoker for $977,842.
It has been 14 years since Seidel's last bracelet, but this result sees draws Seidel level with three-time WSOP Main Event champion Johnny Moss on nine WSOP bracelets.
A grand total of 4,576 entries participated in this massive $400 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Event, with the top 500 players getting paid at least $629. The top seven players will earn a five figure payday, with first place earning $62,540. Of course, that will only be part of the prize money, as the progressive bounty pool will also be rewarding the final tablists with a big payday.
Check the payouts tab for a full breakdown of today's prizepool, and good luck to all those that still remain!
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
After a raise to 18,000 from Kent "rushaakkandqq" Lundmark, Michael "MarathonOG" Carter reraised to 63,000, a bet that was worth half his stack. Lundmark made the call, and after the flop came down 
, Lundmark bet pot to set Carter all in.
Carter thought for a bit before calling with 
, and he was well ahead of the 
of Lundmark. Carter needed to fade just a queen or jack, but the 
came right on the turn. Carter still had outs, but the 
river that gave him trips was not good enough.
With that elimination, hand for hand play has begun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
931,245
931,245
|
931,245 |
|
Busted |
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
In a battle of the blinds, Kosei Ichinose and Niki "everyhand" Nurmisto were heads up on a flop of 
. Ichinose checked to Nurmisto, who bet full pot, 33,400. Ichinose check raised all in for just under 90,000, and Nurmisto called with 
. The queens were behind the 
of Ichinose, and a nine on the turn gave him a full house.
A queen on the river would give Nurmisto the pot and bounty, but an ace came instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,116
620,116
|
620,116 |
|
212,636
212,636
|
212,636 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,453,277
2,453,277
|
2,453,277 |
|
||
|
2,040,620
2,040,620
|
2,040,620 |
|
1,682,513
1,682,513
|
1,682,513 |
|
|
1,598,360
1,598,360
|
1,598,360 |
|
1,459,760
1,459,760
|
1,459,760 |
|
1,286,250
1,286,250
|
1,286,250 |
|
1,279,074
1,279,074
|
1,279,074 |
|
1,238,036
1,238,036
|
1,238,036 |
|
1,153,181
1,153,181
|
1,153,181 |
|
1,148,998
1,148,998
|
1,148,998 |
|
|
1,125,526
1,125,526
|
1,125,526 |
|
1,034,466
1,034,466
|
1,034,466 |
|
||
|
906,681
906,681
|
906,681 |
|
||
|
811,222
811,222
|
811,222 |
|
|
||
|
722,849
722,849
|
722,849 |
|
691,288
691,288
|
691,288 |
|
||
|
458,141 | |
It's time to get things going here in the Day 2 finals of the $400 PLOSSUS Event. The final number of Day 2 qualifiers is set at 584, but according to the current payout structure, only the top 500 will be finishing in the money today, so there will still be a money bubble to consider here.
Remember that this is a progressive bounty event, and it's Pot-Limit Omaha, so the action should be fast and furious all day long. We will post a list of big stacks and notable Day 2 chip counts shortly.
Those who prefer playing with four cards instead of two are in for a treat today, as the Day 2 finals of the $400 PLOSSUS Event is set to kick off at 8:30 PM GMT. Leading the way in this latest 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Event is none other than Daniel Negreanu, who has had the chip lead since one of the first flights earlier in the week. He is the only player with a stack over two million, a massive Day 2 starting stack of 433 big blinds.
Other notables who are still alive for this bracelet include Mark Herm (1,017,227), Nick Maimone (826,961), Joao Vieira (710,988), Adam Owen (649,379), and Niklas Astedt (515,318). All of them have above the average stack, which is currently at 388,000.
This is also a progressive bounty event, which means that all players have a bounty number on their heads. When they eliminate another player, they will earn half of that bounty right away, while the other half will be added to their own growing number. Negreanu's bounty is currently at $2,225, but Ashish "NewGambler" Gupta in second place actually has a higher number at $3,350.
The starting blind levels today will be 2,500/5,000 with a 600 ante, and all levels today will be 12 minutes long. There are currently 475 players who have qualified, but the final starting flight of the event is yet to finish, so that number will be finalized when the cards hit the air shortly.
As always, Pokernews will be here from the first hand until the last to bring you all of the updates, so be sure to come back at 8:30 PM GMT for all of the action!
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 22 August | 17:00 | Event #16: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH, $2M GTD |
| Sunday, 22 August | 20:30 | Event #17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Day], $1M GTD |
| Tuesday, 24 August | 17:00 | Event #18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack] |
| Thursday, 26 August | 17:00 | Event #19: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold'em |
| Saturday, 28 August | 13:00 | Event #20: $1,500 MONSTER STACK NLH [Freezeout] |
| Sunday, 29 August | 17:00 | Event #21: $25,000 Super High Roller Championship NLH, $5M Gtd |
| Sunday, 29 August | 20:30 | Event #22: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day], $3M GTD |
| Tuesday, 31 August | 17:00 | Event #23: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
| Thursday, 2 September | 17:00 | Event #24: $1,050 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Saturday, 4 September | 13:00 | Event #25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS No Limit Hold'em 7-Handed |
| Sunday, 5 September | 13:00 | Event #26: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed |
| Sunday, 5 September | 20:30 | Event #27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Final Day], $20M GTD |
| Tuesday, 7 September | 17:00 | Event #28: $2,100 Bounty Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
| Thursday, 9 September | 17:00 | Event #29: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No-Limit Hold'em |
| Saturday, 11 September | 17:00 | Event #30: $525 WSOP Beat the Pros [Freezeout] |
| Sunday, 12 September | 12:30 | Event #31: ¥815 WSOP Zodiac Autumn Festival [Final Day], ¥2,888,888 GTD |
| Sunday, 12 September | 19:30 | Event #32: $210 WSOP Bounty Double MILLION$ [Final Day], $2M GTD |
| Sunday, 12 September | 20:30 | Event #33: $500 The Closer [Final Day], $2,021,000 GTD |
Event #17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Day], $1M GTD
Day 2 Started