WSOPC #16: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #16: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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Winner to Be Crowned in WSOPC Event #16: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
The 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit will determine another champion today as the third and final Pot-Limit Omaha tournament of the festival will play all the way down to a winner. Event #16 $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship comes with a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and kicks off at 6 p.m. UTC (1 p.m. EST) on GGPoker.
All four-card aficionados will receive 25,000 in chips and the blind levels will last 12 minutes each until the final table has been reached. The six-max format features a late registration of three hours and 20 minutes until 9.20 p.m. UTC. During the late registration, all players can re-enter up to three times in order to take another shot at glory.
Once the field is down to the final nine contenders, they will combine to one table and pick any desired seat changes in the order of chips, from lowest to highest. The blinds may roll back to ensure an average of at least 40 big blinds and as of the final table, a fixed amount of hands will be played for each level.
Among the early entries are GGPoker ambassador Felipe Ramos, Richard Gryko, Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka, Rui Ferreira, Wei Zhao, Tomas Ribeiro, Leonid Yanovski, Aku Joentausta, Dorel Eldabach, and Bradley "DrStrange7" Ruben to name all but a few. WSOPC Event #10: $400 CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS winner Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang is also expected to take a shot at a second title during the festival, as are many further PLO specialists.
Stay tuned to find out who goes all the way to earn the coveted WSOP Online Circuit ring right here on PokerNews.
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 | Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang | $178,921 |
| 11 | Bounty Hunters Championship | $1,050 | $1,293,000 | 1,293 | Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko | $145,005 |
| 12 | Deepstack NLHE | $500 | $686,375 | 1,445 | Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt | $90,943 |
| 13 | Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em | $10,000 | $1,000,000 | 94 | The Final Four are Reached | $90,943 |
| 14 | FIFTY STACK | $800 | $1,405,240 | 1,849 | Yuri Dzivielevski | $178,236 |
| 15 | NEW YEAR COLOSSUS | $400 | $3,280,600 | 8,725 | Michael Addamo | $178,921 |
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Blinds 100-200
There are 71 players signed up thus far and the cards are in the air. A first list of notable entries is to follow.
First Batch of Notable Entries
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Barer Out and Back in
Blinds 100-200
Ami Barer limp-called a raise to 431 by Imad "brucedk" Derwiche and another two players came along to the 
flop on which Derwiche bet 1,078. Andras Nemeth called and Ole Schemion folded, Barer raised the pot to 6,457 and Derwiche was the only caller.
The 
fell on the turn and Barer bet 6,789 to then call all-in when Derwiche jammed.
Ami Barer: 
Imad "brucedk" Derwiche: 
The 
river was a blank and Barer re-entered.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
51,571 | 51,571 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
24,769 | 24,769 |
|
23,491 | 23,491 |
Lapka Scores a Knockout
Blinds 100-200
In a min-raised pot to the 
flop, Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka check-called a bet for 900 by "1_2_3" and did so again for 2,700 on the turn. The raising war on the river saw the chips go in the middle as "1_2_3" tabled 
for queens full, which Lapka had beat with the 
for aces full of fives.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,300 | 24,300 |
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Eliminado |
Kazankov Next to Fall
Blinds 100-200
On the heads-up turn of 
, the stacks went in between Andrey "Farhills" Kazankov and "27OffSuitJam" with the former at risk.
"27OffSuitJam": 
Andrey "Farhills" Kazankov: 
Kazankov had the same wrap but an inferior pair to see his stack reduced to dust after the blank 
river. He was all-in one hand later and Michael "Minthon" Iakovlev flopped the nut straight to reduce the field by one.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,700 | 50,700 |
|
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31,804 | 6,804 |
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Eliminado |
Early Big Stacks
Blinds 125-250
The blinds have increased for the second level of the day and the field is up to 101 entries of which 97 players remain.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
43,675 | |
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40,427 | |
|
35,435 | |
|
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35,320 | 10,320 |
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34,341 | |
|
31,985 | |
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31,982 | 6,982 |
Ribeiro and Dzivielevski Bust "CHURROS"
Blinds 125-250
A three-way raising war got 14,000 chips to the middle prior to the 
flop but the action then slowed down. Ultimately Yuri Dzivielevski folded the turn while "CHURROS" remained involved alongside Tomas Ribeiro.
"CHURROS" bet the river and reluctantly called the shove of Ribeiro with the 
for aces full. Ribeiro had 
for quads to leave his opponent short. One hand later, "CHURROS" was all-in pre with double-suited queens and Dzivielevski turned over aces, which made top set right before the table broke.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,544 | 18,544 |
|
22,902 | 22,902 |
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Eliminado |
Nagy Loses Loads
Blinds 125-250
In a preflop raising war, Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka had invested 10,250 already only for "Upswing" to then jam for 21,185 in the big blind. Gergo Nagy shipped it in for 25,000 and Lapka timed out to forfeit his investment.
"Upswing": 
Gergo Nagy: 
The board ran out and "Upswing" doubled.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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53,620 | 53,620 |
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37,850 | -11,450 |
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3,815 | 3,815 |