Last night, no bracelet events were completed however several WSOP side events kept players busy. Among the winners were well known Asian pros Anson Tsang “Tara@0z” and Justin Shin.
The 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international leg ] enters its 24th day and up for grabs is another signature gold bracelet at WSOP #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6 Handed Championship underway starting 02:00 HKT. For those just catching up to the greatest online poker festival in history, this segment of the series opened on July 19th on Natural8 – GG Network with 54 signature bracelets on the table. To date, 25 have been captured and over $ 51.4 million paid out. The series runs until September 6th.
For players signed up on Natural8, expect fantastic player incentives. Newest WSOP champions Luis Assuncao Garla “Xapilskinha”, Daniel Dvoress, Hun Wei Lee, Teoh Ming Juen “Paul Teoh”, Shoma Ishikawa “pp_syon”, and Marcelo Jakovjlevic Pudla “Marolo” have already won a Team Bling Sponsorship package for their incredible achievement. Other promos are the First Deposit Bonus and WSOP Silk Road leaderboard race. Sign up on Natural8 to avail of these incentives.
Entry flights are now running for the WSOP #63: $500 Mini Main Event [ $5M GTD ]. Over 2,500 have entered across 3 flights. Other highlight events to come are: WSOP #71: BIG 50 [ $1M GTD ], for high rollers the WSOP #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYER CHAMPIONSHIP [ $10M GTD ], and of course the brand’s much awaited marquee event, the WSOP #77: $ 5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event [ $25 Million GTD ].
Up Next: WSOP #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6 Handed Championship
Buy in: $ 5,000
Date: August 11 @ 18:00 UTC / August 12 @ 02:00 HKT
Late registration: 180 minutes
Re-entries: 2 times
Notes: 6 Handed / 9 Handed (final table)
*$ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package added to 1st place
Up Next: WSOP #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em
Buy in: $ 2,500
Date: August 12 @ 18:00 UTC / August 13 @ 02:00 HKT
Late registration: 210 minutes
Re-entries: 2 times
Starting stack: 50,000 (200x opening BB)
*$ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package added to 1st place
Open: WSOP #63: $500 Mini Main Event [ $5M GTD ]
The next juiced up bracelet event is WSOP #63: $ 500 Mini Main Event with a whopping $ 5 million guarantee in tow. Like most of the events offered, this too comes with an added $ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package to 1st place. Entry flights run daily. 3 of 13 have completed. Among the latest qualifiers were: Daniel Negreanu, Ryan Reiss, Erik Seidel, Pete Chen, TheMadQueen, and Mike Leah. Previous flight qualifiers were Rui Ferreira, Stephen Chidwick, Patrick Kennedy “Muddington”, Sam Razavi “JejuKingCrab”, and Aaron Wijaya “fishnchip”.
Buy in: $ 500
Date: August 10 to 16
Guarantee: $ 5,000,000
Cumulative Entries: 2,574
Final Day qualifiers: 305
Entry flights: 10 remaining
Final Day: August 16 @ 18:30 UTC / August 17 @ 02:30 HKT
Top 15 in chips
Final Four: WSOP #54: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship
The final four players of WSOP #54: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship will return on August 15 @ 18:00 UTC for the last stretch to the title. The eventual winner will claim $ 360,480, the added $ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package Ticket, and the bragging rights WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining payouts
1st $ 360,480 + $ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package Ticket
2nd $ 223,488
3rd $ 124,160
4th $ 124,160
Buy in: $ 10,000
Entries: 128 cap
Prize pool: $ 1,241,600
ITM: 16 places
Semi Finals: August 15 18:00 UTC with live stream on GGPoker.TV
Update: WSOP Leaderboard
In addition to striving for the WSOP gold bracelet is the esteemed Player of the Series title. For the first time, three types of POS titles will be awarded. The ultimate leaderboard champion will win the WSOP Pure Gold Mouse, the WSOP Pure Gold Dragon will be awarded to the Asia Player of the Series – highest points accrued on the Asia Time Zone events -, and the exclusive Pure Gold Card to be given to leaderboard finishers 2nd to 5th. Current standings after 25 events.
WSOP 2020 Online Leaderboard – Top 10
WSOP 2020 Online Leaderboard [ Asia Time Zone Events ] – Top 10
Other Results
Final Table: High Rollers Super MILLION$ $10K, $2M GTD [ 2-day event ]
This week’s High Rollers Super MILLION$ $10K, $2M GTD drew 237 entries. 9 players remain. They return later today August 11 @ 18:00 UTC / August 12 @ 0200 HKT to race for the $ 442,184.42 first prize. Live broadcast on GGPoker.TV.
Buy in: $ 10,000
Date: August 9 to 10
Guarantee: $ 2,000,000
Entries: 237
Prize pool: $ 2,298,900
ITM: 35 places
Final 9 players
Biereux – Canada – 4,852,077 (69.3 BB)
Chris Fitzgerald – Mexico – 4,310,507 (61.6 BB)
SirRabbit2 – Morocco – 2,978,367 (42.5 BB)
Rui Ferreira – Croatia – 2,740,213 (39.1 BB)
Artur Martirosian – Russia – 2,713,844 (38.8 BB)
David Miscikowski – Mexico – 2,246,758 (32.1 BB)
Benjamin Rolle – Austria – 1,630,678b (23.3 BB)
Christopher Brewer – Canada – 1,132,596 (16.2 BB)
Amichai Barer – Canada – 1,094,960 (15.6 BB)
Remaining payouts
1st $ 442,184.42
2nd $ 329,586.62
3rd $ 245,660.91
4th $ 183,106.00
5th $ 136,479.94
6th 101,726.78
7th $ 75823.23
8th $ 56,515.69
9th $ 42,124.58
WSOP SIDE EVENTS
Last night saw four Asians take down WSOP Side Events, two were well known players Anson Tsang “Tara@0z” and Justin Shin. However, the biggest winner was ImDaNuts5 from Lithuania.
WSOP Side Event: $250 Double Stack
Buy in: $ 250
Date: August 10
Guarantee: $ 100,000
Entries: 809
Prize pool: $ 186,070
ITM: 116 places
Winner: ImDaNuts5 – Lithuania – $ 31,3054.55
WSOP Side Event: $500 Deepstack 6 Handed
Buy in: $ 500
Date: August 10
Guarantee: $ 50,000
Entries: 214
Prize pool: $ 101,650
ITM: 31 places
Winner: Anson Tsang “Tara@0z” – Hong Kong – $ 19,796.35
WSOP Side Event: $125 Super Turbo 6 Handed
Buy in: $ 125
Date: August 10
Guarantee: $ 40,000
Entries: 555
Prize pool: $ 63,825
ITM: 80 places
Winner: Justin Shin – China – $ 9,569.95 (deal)
2nd FernieD – UK – $ 9,961.31 (deal)
WSOP Side Event: $ 52,50 Bounty Turbo
Buy in: $ 51.50
Date: August 10
Guarantee: $ 30,000
Entries: 911
Prize pool: $ 45,550
ITM: 134 places
Winner: Beavercry – Vietnam – $ 7,107.58
WSOP Side Event: $210 Bounty Starter
Buy in: $ 210
Date: August 10
Guarantee: $ 25,000
Entries: 185
Prize pool: $ 37,000
ITM: 26 places
Winner: snapcall10j – Israel – $ 7,116.01
KEY EVENTS
WSOP #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event [ $ 25M GTD ]
Year after year, players flock to Las Vegas with dreams of winning a bracelet, however no gold is more desired than that of the WSOP Main Event. The hunt for the 51st champion begins on August 16 with entry flights running daily until August 30. Players are allowed only three bullets with no same day re-entry offered.
Buy in: $ 5,000
Guarantee: $ 25,000,000
Entry Dates: August 16 to August 30
Entry Flights: 22 offered
Final Day: August 30 [ 3-Day Freezeout Flights ]
WSOP #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYER CHAMPIONSHIP [ $10M GTD ]
Buy in: $ 25,000
Date: August 23 @ 18:00 UTC
Guarantee: $ 10,000,000
Notes: 2 day event
WSOP #71: BIG 50 [ $1M GTD ]
At the 50th anniversary of the WSOP held last year, the BIG 50 event was introduced. Due to its massive draw of 28,371 entries, it is back in the roster. With the buy in lowered to a very affordable $ 50, players can expect a monstrous field.
Buy in: $ 50
Guarantee: $ 1,000,000
Entry Dates: August 16 to 23
Entry Flights: 15 offered
Final Day: August 23 @ 18:30 UTC
Other Games
For those looking to enter bracelet events for cheap, the WSOP Silk Road is your route. Daily tickets can be won until August 31. Alek Stasiak “astazz” earned his seat to WSOP #33: $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief via a $10 qualifier which bought him a seat in the $100 satellite to the above-mentioned bracelet event which he shipped for $ 343.2K. For non- bracelet events, several WSOP side events are scheduled with buy-ins from $125 to $800.
Natural8 Promos
WSOP Winner’s Circle Sponsorship Packages
Main Event = $100,000 Natural8 Sponsorship*
Win the WSOP Main Event and you’ll not only become a part of Team Bling, you’ll be the CAPTAIN of the team. This exclusive package includes:
12 month Team Bling Sponsorship
$15,000 Las Vegas Package ($10,000 to cover your buy-ins and $5,000 for expenses)
$25,000 for live event sponsorships
T$60,000 in online sponsorships, paid out over 12 months
Buy-ins of $1,000 and above = $15,000 Natural8 Sponsorship*
Win a WSOP Bracelet from any event with a buy-in of $1,000 and above, and you’ll get a Team Bling package that includes:
6 month Team Bling Sponsorship
$15,000 Las Vegas Package ($10,000 to cover your buy-ins and $5,000 for expenses)
Buy-ins from $50 to $999 = $7,500 Natural8 Sponsorship*
Win a WSOP Bracelet from any event with a buy-in of $999 and below, and you’ll get a Team Bling package that includes:
6 month Team Bling Sponsorship
$7,500 Las Vegas Package ($5,000 to cover your buy-ins and $2,500 for expenses)
WSOP First Deposit Bonus
First time depositors on Natural8 can expect a special bump in the load. For a minimum deposit of $20 are gifts worth up to $ 100 over six consecutive days. The initial $ 60 in WSOP tickets – WSOP Satellite and WSOP Spin & Gold, another $ 40 in WSOP tickets for those that complete all 6 AoF challenges of 100 AoF hands per day.
WSOP Silk Road
The WSOP Silk Road Micro Series has been ongoing since July 1st and will run until August 31st. This is for players looking to enter bracelet events for cheap. And seriously, who wouldn’t want to win a multi million event for as low as $ 1.08? Via this route, buy-ins only go as high as $ 21.60. Top the Natural8 Silk Road Leaderboard to win an instant ticket to the WSOP #77: $5,000 Main Event [ $25M GTD ].
Plenty of action still to come so stick with us at Somuchpoker as we bring you daily updates on the ongoing 2020 WSOP Online on Natural8.
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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