Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD | 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

2020-08-09 14:26 UTC

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Abhinav "OBellaCiao" Iyer	1,782,344 1,782,344	1,782,344
Julian "VWgunther" Menhardt	Eliminado
Christine "Yunaa" Do	Eliminado
Tae Hoon "fastbear23" Chang	Eliminado
Aditya "inonhmeansfu" Sushant	Eliminado
Ivan "Negriin" Vilchez	Eliminado

Next Batch of Casualties

[user38873]

Nível 7 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Fast forward one level and the field has been reduced to just 140 survivors with the following notables all eliminated, as they can now focus on the remainder of their potentially busy Sunday schedule.

Bjorn "wong1324" Li lost a flip with against as the board ran out to pair up his opponent on the turn.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bjorn "wong1324" Li	Eliminado
Roberto Romanello	Eliminado

Ami Barer	Eliminado

Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis	Eliminado
Andrei "iosif stalin" Konopelko	Eliminado
Roman "ImSiberian" Matveychuk	Eliminado
Ravali "Resurge-" Krishna	Eliminado
Imar54	Eliminado
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Eliminado

Nível: 7

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

2020-08-09 14:17 UTC

Chawla Doubles Through Salter

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

In a preflop all-in it was India's Pranay "setmeup" Chawla that ended up as the player at risk for a pot of nearly 1.75 million against Jack Salter.

Pranay "setmeup" Chawla:
Jack Salter:

Nothing changed on the flop but Salter improved on the turn. The tides changed once more as the river improved Chawla to broadway.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pranay "setmeup" Chawla	1,749,966 1,018,841	1,018,841
Jack Salter	669,344 -520,451	-520,451

2020-08-09 14:13 UTC

Negreanu Runs Hot to Bust Azerjav

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Within a few hands only, the entire stack of Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav vanished and was sent over to table neighbor Daniel Negreanu in two pots worth more than a million in chips.

Daniel Negreanu:
Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav:

In the first hand it was Negreanu at risk with queens in a classic flip and was call but gone on the flop, the turn bricked but the appeared on the river.

Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav:
Daniel Negreanu:

Azerjav had another flop and this time the board came to end his run, he left with a disgruntled emoji.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Negreanu	1,660,077 1,088,214	1,088,214

Steve O'Dwyer	982,978 -112,500	-112,500
Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav	Eliminado

2020-08-09 14:11 UTC

Too Much Pressure for "KennyPowers"

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

One of those flips that keep on coming every other second at the current stage involved "KennyPowers" and Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier with the former at risk.

"KennyPowers":
Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier:

The two overcards found a straight and a flush draw on the board but picked up no help.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marvin "BeerPressure" Rettenmaier	2,190,438 2,190,438	2,190,438
KennyPowers	Eliminado
Vinh "Kameooo" Nguyen	Eliminado
Nicolas Chouity	Eliminado
Mike Watson	Eliminado
Toby "shinerrr" Joyce	Eliminado
Mike Leah	Eliminado

2020-08-09 14:10 UTC

Eliminations Before the Break

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Boon Heng "CowBaby" Siong	Eliminado
Adam Owen	Eliminado
Ramon "Ritza" Miquel Munoz	Eliminado
HalfKid	Eliminado
Motoyoshi "falcon8808" Okamura	Eliminado
Rainer Kempe	Eliminado
Dante Goya	Eliminado

Craig "Gobliue" Varnell	Eliminado
Marc "shadykushh" Macdonnell	Eliminado
Carter Swidler	Eliminado
Joe "DietrichFats" Serock	Eliminado

Andrey "FivebetGAMER" Vedomtsev	Eliminado

2020-08-09 14:05 UTC

Updated Top 10 Stacks

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas "MickeyM" Boivin	3,398,662 37,500	37,500
Christian Rudolph	3,093,305 2,562,141	2,562,141
Ignacio "Curandero" Moron Chavero	3,042,469 2,128,668	2,128,668
Simon Higgins	2,627,124 -99,269	-99,269
Mikhail "Z@bavA" Zavoloka	2,595,597
Samuel Vousden	2,579,723 1,624,646	1,624,646
Kristen Bicknell	2,576,604 -364,381	-364,381

Pedro "donkey" Garagnani	2,462,919
Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker	2,249,107 527,600	527,600
nden	2,223,192 934,966	934,966

2020-08-09 13:57 UTC

Second Break of the Day

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

Nearly two hours ago, 479 players returned to their seats and that number has been cut down to just 176 hopefuls as the second six-minute break of the day has kicked off.

2020-08-09 13:55 UTC

Chen; Ip and Renaud All Gone

[user38873]

Nível 6 : 12,500/25,000, 2,500 ante

A short-stacked Pete Chen sent his chips in from the button and found resistance by Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas in the small blind.

Pete Chen:
Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas:

On a board, Chen departed.

Fast forward a few moments and Derek Ip was at risk from under the gun, he found a caller in Vincent "Peleus34" Li from the big blind.

Derek Ip:
Vincent "Peleus34" Li:

The board delivered no help for the globetrotter from Hong Kong.

And shortly after on the same table, Alex Foxen then knocked out Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud in a preflop all-in.

Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud:
Alex Foxen:

There was no help on the and the emoji-bursting Foxen held up.

Chamas then showed up on the same table to claim one of the vacated seats.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Foxen	1,828,954 818,821	818,821

Rayan "InhalemyQuQ" Chamas	1,346,738 1,346,738	1,346,738
Vincent "Peleus34" Li	928,948 388,576	388,576
Brice "Kothoonkhrap" Renaud	Eliminado
Derek Ip	Eliminado
Pete Chen	Eliminado