Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
Dia 2 Iniciado
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
Dias: 2
Bracelet Up for Grabs In Event #55: HK$8,000 NLHE Asia Championship
The next tournament of the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Online Bracelet Events set to play down to a champion is Event #55: HK$8,000 NLHE Asia Championship. Featuring several starting days for players from all over the world to secure their seat for the final day, the tournament attracted a total field of 3,247 entries and 479 survivors return for a shot of the HK$24,677,200 prize pool (~$3,208,036).
Only 404 of them will make the cut to earn at least HK$19,255.61 (~$2,503) for their efforts and the early stages are expected to provide tons of action as the field is whittled down towards the money bubble. The returning blinds will be 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000 and the current average stack is just shy of 34 big blinds. All levels will last 20 minutes each until the final table is set, at which time all real names are revealed and 30 hands are played for each blind level.
A duo from China sits atop the leaderboard in "twotimekid" (1,336,811) and "jnandez875" (1,138,630) whereas GGPoker streamer Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker follows in third place with 1,137,913. Another three players have a stack of seven digits to their name including Simon Higgins (1,053,289), Pedro "WhyNotChili" Ivars (1,025,879) and Pranay "setmeup" Chawla (1,005,012).
Several top pros, well-known grinders and WSOP bracelet winners also made the cut such as Samuel Vousden (955,077), Ranno "RukKuRuku" Sootla (936,608), Martin Zamani (806,276), Craig "Goblue" Varnell (795,546), Jack Salter (700,428), Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao (676,922), Parker Talbot (640,079), Rainer Kempe (636,988), Brandon Adams (599,313), and Joao Vieira (480,898 ) to name a few of those well above the average.
Six-time WSOP bracelet winner and GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu returns with a stack of 353,322, and further multiple bracelet winners in contention are Kahle Burns (291,680), Kristen Bicknell (270,892), Yuri Dzivielevski (178,079) and Erik Seidel (66,575).
Stay tuned to find out who adds another WSOP cash to their name and makes a deep run for the coveted gold bracelet as the PokerNews live reporting team will aim to capture as many key moments as possible from start to finish.
Big Stacks and Notables Heading Into the Final Day
Prior to the final starting day, 427 players had secured their seat for the final day already and another 52 joined them. As a result, 479 hopefuls will return to their seats and the top 404 spots will get paid.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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1,336,811 | 1,336,811 |
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1,138,630 | 1,138,630 |
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1,137,913 | 1,137,913 |
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1,053,289 | 1,053,289 |
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1,025,879 | 1,025,879 |
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1,005,012 | 1,005,012 |
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980,235 | 980,235 |
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955,077 | 955,077 |
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936,608 | 936,608 |
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930,142 | 930,142 |
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913,801 | 913,801 |
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906,762 | 906,762 |
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846,960 | 846,960 |
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806,276 | 806,276 |
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795,546 | 795,546 |
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747,746 | 747,746 |
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700,428 | 700,428 |
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676,922 | 676,922 |
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656,336 | 656,336 |
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644,828 | 644,828 |
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640,079 | 640,079 |
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636,988 | 636,988 |
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627,475 | 627,475 |
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609,576 | 609,576 |
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599,313 | 599,313 |
Payout Information
As the late registration for the last starting day has closed, another 340 entries boosted the total field size to 3,247 entries and 427 players had made the cut excluding the last flight. Based on the total number of entries, a prize pool of 24,677,200.00 HKD emerged and the top 404 spots will earn a portion of that.
Below are the approximate payouts based on the current exchange rate: 1 Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) = 0.13 USD
| Place | Prize (in HKD) | Prize (~ in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,551,611.32 HKD | $461,709.47 |
| 2 | 2,531,707.97 HKD | $329,122.04 |
| 3 | 1,804,690.52 HKD | $234,609.77 |
| 4 | 1,286,442.17 HKD | $167,237.48 |
| 5 | 917,019.55 HKD | $119,212.54 |
| 6 | 653,684.22 HKD | $84,978.95 |
| 7 | 465,967.22 HKD | $60,575.74 |
| 8 | 332,157.57 HKD | $43,180.48 |
| 9 | 236,772.79 HKD | $30,780.46 |
| 10-13 | 168,779.70 HKD | $21,941.36 |
| 14-17 | 120,313.68 HKD | $15,640.78 |
| 18-26 | 85,763.14 HKD | $11,149.21 |
| 27-44 | 61,135.29 HKD | $7,947.59 |
| 45-71 | 43,579.93 HKD | $5,665.39 |
| 72-107 | 37,139.18 HKD | $4,828.09 |
| 108-152 | 32,566.50 HKD | $4,233.65 |
| 153-206 | 28,556.45 HKD | $3,712.34 |
| 207-269 | 25,039.95 HKD | $3,255.19 |
| 270-332 | 21,957.77 HKD | $2,854.51 |
| 333-404 | 19,255.61 HKD | $2,503.23 |
| Buy-In: | 8,000 HKD | $1,040 |
| Total: | 24,677,200 HKD | $3,208,036 |
Nível: 1
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Early Casualties Before the Money
Nível 1
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
Zamani Busts a Bigger Stack
Nível 1
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Martin Zamani simply open-shoved for more than 80 blinds and Vinicius "pfckb" Steves opted to call from one seat over on the button for more than 25 blinds while the two shorter stacks got out of the way.
Vinicius "pfckb" Steves: 
Martin Zamani: 
Zamani used the "not sure if" emoji before the showdown and then the "haha" emoji along with one other player at the table as the board ran out 
to eliminate Steves before the money.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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1,176,673 | 370,397 |
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Eliminado |
Riess Doubles Through Margereson
Nível 1
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Scott Margereson raised to 22,000 and reluctantly called the shove of Ryan Riess for more than six blinds total.
Ryan Riess: 
Scott Margereson: 
The board ran out 
to secure the double for Riess.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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898,054 | -8,708 |
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148,416 | 76,708 |
A Look at the Asia Time Zone Events
Nível 1
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Five players have already secured a coveted WSOP gold bracelet event in the Asia Time Zone tournaments and another six of them will be up for grabs with today's Event #55: HK$8,000 NLHE Asia Championship as the next opportunity.
Roberto Romanello is among the returning players for Day 2 and the Welshman completed the Triple Crown earlier in the festival. Furthermore, Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun and Paul Teoh also have chips at their disposal to try and add a second victory to their poker resume.
The Asia Time Zone Events at a Glance
| Event | Date | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #38: $600 Monster Stack | July 25th, 2020 | 2,007 | $1,143,990 | Aaron Wijaya | China | $171,389 |
| Event #39: $1,500 NLHE | July 26th, 2020 | 922 | $1,313,850 | Roberto Romanello | UK | $216,213 |
| Event #46: $500 Deepstack | August 1st, 2020 | 2,307 | $1,095,825 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | $161,898 |
| Event #47: $1,000 Short Deck | August 2nd, 2020 | 487 | $462,560 | Paul Teoh | Malaysia | $82,202 |
| Event #53: $800 Double Stack PLO | August 8th, 2020 | 831 | $631,560 | Frank Crivello | United States | $94,253 |
| Event #55: HK$8,000 Asia Championship | August 9th, 2020 | 3,247 | $3,208,036 | $461,709 | ||
| Event #61: $300 Monster Stack NLHE 6-Max | August 15th, 2020 | |||||
| Event #68: $500 Deepstack | August 22nd, 2020 | |||||
| Event #69: $1,500 Marathon | August 23rd, 2020 | |||||
| Event #75: $300 Double Stack | August 29th, 2020 |
Ikeuchi Eliminated by Golczyk
Nível 1
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Lukasz "Wypierdalaj!" Golczyk looked up the button shove by Kazuki "8809" Ikeuchi" with the and was well ahead of 
in the showdown.
The board came 
and king-queen high was enough to eliminate Ikeuchi
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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396,720 | |
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Eliminado |