Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD
Dia 2 Iniciado
Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD
Dia 2 Iniciado
At 6 p.m. UTC, the final table of Event #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP will continue play until a new champion has been crowned. With the lion-share of the $10,000,000 prize pool still left to be divvied up and not the deepest final table of all, the action will be hot and heavy from the start.
Jason Koon comes back to the final table with the chip lead of 7,863,055 in chips after the tournament attracted 407 entries on the first day of play. Koon is joined on the final table by Shankar "Saquon" Pillai, Christian Rudolph, Aram "Pusha T" Zobian, Chris Hunichen, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika, Paulis "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis, and Brunno Botteon.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Koon | United States | 7,863,055 | 39 |
2 | Shankar "Saquon" Pillai | United States | 6,875,234 | 34 |
3 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 5,544,188 | 28 |
4 | Aram "Pusha T" Zobian | United States | 4,405,440 | 22 |
5 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 4,175,274 | 21 |
6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 3,883,951 | 19 |
7 | Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | Belarus | 3,297,276 | 16 |
8 | Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis | Lithuania | 2,905,555 | 15 |
9 | Brunno Botteon | Brazil | 1,750,027 | 9 |
All players have already secured $154,416 but will all have their sights set on the biggest prize of the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events to date of $1,800,290. With the first pay jump worth more than two buy-ins, every ladder will be of significance to anyone.
This is what they are all still competing for:
Place | Prize |
---|---|
1 | $1,800,290 |
2 | $1,332,097 |
3 | $979,138 |
4 | $719,700 |
5 | $529,005 |
6 | $388,837 |
7 | $285,808 |
8 | $210,079 |
9 | $154,416 |
When play resumes, they will start with Level 37 which features a small blind of 100,000, a big blind of 200,000, and a running ante of 25,000. The blinds will increase after every 30 hands.
PokerNews will be right here for the final table action so make sure to follow along to see who will take this tournament down and add the coveted WSOP bracelet to their collection in addition to the first-place prize that comes with it.
Nível: 37
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
The players got an option to switch seats before the start play and have done so. Play has resumed now and this is how they are seated:
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian raised to 440,000 from the middle position and was called by Jason Koon on the button while the rest folded.
The flop came , Zobian check-called the 351,250 bet of Koon.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Zobian checked for the last time. Koon barreled a bet of 2,696,750 over the line for Zobian to dive into the tank but fold in the end.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon
|
8,779,305 | 916,250 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai
|
6,475,234 | -400,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 5,444,188 | -100,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 4,500,274 | 325,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
4,108,951 | 225,000 |
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian
|
4,039,190 | -366,250 |
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | 2,897,276 | -400,000 |
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis
|
2,805,555 | -100,000 |
Brunno Botteon | 1,650,027 | -100,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 400,000 from under the gun and was called by Shankar "Saquon" Pillai on the button while the rest folded.
The flop came , Ponakovs initially checked but then raised to 1,000,000 when Pillai bet 400,000 which was enough to pick up the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon
|
9,854,305 | 1,075,000 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai
|
5,175,234 | -1,300,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
5,133,951 | 1,025,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 5,050,274 | 550,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 4,944,188 | -500,000 |
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian
|
3,539,190 | -500,000 |
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | 2,497,276 | -400,000 |
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis
|
2,305,555 | -500,000 |
Brunno Botteon | 2,200,027 | 550,000 |
Jason Koon raised to 400,000 from the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind.
The flop came , Ponakovs check-called the 281,250 continuation-bet of Koon.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Ponakovs checked again. Koon bet 675,000 to then fold when Konapovs raised t 1,747,555.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon
|
8,473,055 | -1,381,250 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
6,790,201 | 1,656,250 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai
|
5,150,234 | -25,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 5,025,274 | -25,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 4,919,188 | -25,000 |
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian
|
3,514,190 | -25,000 |
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | 2,372,276 | -125,000 |
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis
|
2,280,555 | -25,000 |
Brunno Botteon | 2,175,027 | -25,000 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai raised to 400,000 from the button and Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika three-bet shoved from the big blind for 2,172,276 which Pillai called with the bigger stack.
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika:
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai:
The flop came for Pillai to hit top pair.
The turn was the for Boika to hit a pair too for a glimmer of hope but the river completed the board with the for Boika to bust in ninth place for $154,416.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon
|
9,773,055 | 1,300,000 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai
|
6,797,510 | 1,647,276 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
6,515,201 | -275,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 4,944,188 | 25,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 4,125,274 | -900,000 |
Brunno Botteon | 3,750,027 | 1,575,000 |
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian
|
3,014,190 | -500,000 |
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis
|
1,780,555 | -500,000 |
Aliaksei "BladeRunner1" Boika | Eliminado |
Nível: 38
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 30,000
With ten hands done in the new level, the chips have been going back and forth with several raises and folds. This is how their chip counts are now:
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon
|
9,858,055 | 85,000 |
Shankar "Saquon" Pillai
|
8,512,510 | 1,715,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs
|
5,800,201 | -715,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 5,025,274 | 900,000 |
Brunno Botteon | 3,260,027 | -490,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 3,189,188 | -1,755,000 |
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian
|
2,884,190 | -130,000 |
Paulius "ChickenBBQ" Plausinaitis
|
2,170,555 | 390,000 |