Blinds 2,000-4,000
In a hand that took place prior to the break, Jayden "BraceletHunt" Cohen had the best of it preflop with 
against the 
of Dan "NeedLuck" Borlan. The aptly picked nickname applied on the 
board as Borlan made a set.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
299,556
59,241
|
59,241 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Blinds 1,200-2,400
A total of 1,293 entries created a prize pool of $1,293,000 and the top 188 spots will get paid at least $1,410. Reaching the nine-handed final table comes with a cash payday of at least $8,120 and the winner earns a cash prize worth $53,286.
Only some 350 players remain and that number is dropping very rapidly with levels of 10 minutes each.
Blinds 700-1,400
Rui "OlliOctavius" Sousa had won a large side pot not long ago to score a bounty while Mindaugas "MyliuVMI" Jonaitis survived and this time, Sousa scored a double knockout in a four-way preflop all-in.
Mindaugas "MyliuVMI" Jonaitis: 
Joakim Andersson: 
"iNeedMoneyy": 
Rui "OlliOctavius" Sousa: 
The board ran out 
for Jonaitis to quadruple up while Sousa earned bounties worth $250 and $562,50.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
365,237
141,266
|
141,266 |
|
|
32,060
20,945
|
20,945 |
|
Eliminado | |
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|
Eliminado | |
Blinds 600-1,200
"MaxGoldman" raised to 2,400 and called a three-bet to 6,600 by Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang. On a flop of , "MaxGoldman" check-raised to 12,052 with 17,266 behind and then called the shove by Tsang.
"MaxGoldman": 
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang:
The turn instantly locked up the bounty for Tsang to make the 
river a formality.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
102,257
34,995
|
34,995 |
|
||
|
|
Eliminado | |
Blinds 400-800
Maksim "PaTo6iK" Haitsiukevich has become the latest victim of the hot run of Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis, who has already earned $1,250 in bounty prizes. All the chips went in preflop for a pot of more than 42,000.
Maksim "PaTo6iK" Haitsiukevich:
Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis: 
The board ran out 
and the set of jacks held for Mathis.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
155,177
155,177
|
155,177 |
|
Eliminado |
Blinds 150-300
In a preflop raising war, GGPoker ambassador Felipe Ramos got his stack in and faced fellow countryman Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias.
Felipe Ramos: 
Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias:
No help came for Ramos on the 
board and his first bullet went down in flames.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,313 | |
|
|
37,003 | |
|
|
31,411 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
Blinds 125-250
Chenglu Guo raised to 575 and picked up two callers, then faced a three-bet to 2,553 and called as did Michael "SooDue" Bailey. The 
flop was checked to "hitline" who continued for 2,309 and earned two calls.
On the 
turn, Bailey jammed for 20,513 and Guo check-called.
Michael "SooDue" Bailey: 
Chenglu Guo: 
Bailey needed an eight or nine but neither came on the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
57,555
57,555
|
57,555 |
|
Eliminado |
The second Progressive Knockout tournament of the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Circuit will kick off at 1 p.m. EST (6 p.m. UTC) and a prize pool of $1,000,000 is guaranteed in Event #11: $1,050 Bounty Hunters Championship. One hour prior to the start, some 200 players have already signed up for the event and that number is certain to increase significantly.
All players start with 25,000 in chips, which equals 125 big blinds for the first level at blinds of 100-200 and a running ante of 25. The late registration will be available until level 12 and the first 12 levels feature a duration of 15 minutes each. However, all levels beyond that until the nine-handed final table then last 10 minutes each.
During the registration period, all participants can re-enter up to three times to take another shot at the seven-figure prize pool. For each player eliminated, a progressive bounty of at least $250 will be awarded while the second portion of the bounty will go on the own head.
Estonia's Urmo Velvelt won the only Bounty Event of the festival thus far and topped a field of 4,852 entries in Event #9 $315 BOUNTY GIANT two days ago. He is not registered yet but the likes of GGPoker ambassador Felipe Ramos, Jessica Teusl, Mario Mosboeck, Rainer Kempe, GGPoker GGSquad member Patrick "Egption" Tardif, and Stefan Schillhabel are already registered.
According to the tournament lobby, the tournament is expected to run for just shy of eight hours. Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will aim to provide as many key hands as possible en route to crown another champion in this one-day event.
Winners of the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit so Far
| Event # | Event Name | Buy-In | Prize Pool | Entries | Winner | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG $50 | $50 | $1,439,386 | 31,291 | Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov | $168,810 |
| 2 | Super MILLION$ | $10,300 | $5,110,000 | 511 | Joaquin Melogno | $636,072 |
| 3 | Deepstack NLHE Championship | $3,000 | $1,436,400 | 504 | Christian Jeppsson | $244,202 |
| 4 | Monster Stack NLHE | $800 | $1,060,200 | 1,395 | Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | $140,472 |
| 5 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $600 | $1,060,200 | 1,041 | Pulkit Goyal | $82,052 |
| 6 | Mini Main Event | $170 | $2,733,559 | 17,478 | "CallMeBatya" | $277,277 |
| 7 | NLHE 6-Handed Championship | $1,500 | $1,266,825 | 889 | Carlos "Wtfisthis" Henrique | $153,213 |
| 8 | Marathon | $600 | $720,480 | 1,264 | Seungmook "7high" Jung | $277,277 |
| 9 | BOUNTY GIANT | $315 | $1,455,600 | 4,852 | Urmo Velvelt | $115,036 |
| 10 | CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS | $400 | $2,733,559 | 17,478 | Final Table Reached | $178,921 |
