Event #2: KICK-OFF 500K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Super Circuit
Event #2: KICK-OFF 500K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Super Circuit
Buy-in
$50
Entries
28,921
Entries
28,291
Players Left
4,046
The WSOPC Ring Event 2: KICK-OFF 500K has reached its conclusion after a fast and furious Day 2 of virtual action on GGpoker.
The winner at the end of the day after roughly ten hours of play was ‘JuanMartinDelPotro54’ of Argentina, spinning a $55 buy in into a whopping grand prize of $137,120 by topping a gargantuan field of 28,291 entries.
Using a moniker in honor of the well-known grand slam winning ATP tennis pro from Argentina, ‘JuanMartinDelPotro54’ was spotted toward the end of the day with about 50 players remaining as one of the big stacks. They became chip leader with three tables remaining and would not look back from there as they rode that momentum to a dominating final table performance, eliminating most of other competitors.
Final Table Results
| Finish | Player | Country | Prize Money |
| 1 | 'JuanMartinDelPotro54' | Argentina | $137,120 |
| 2 | 'jolen' | China | $97,732 |
| 3 | 'ValueForNuts' | Moldova | $69,666 |
| 4 | 'Schleichmaus' | Germany | $49,660 |
| 5 | 'fastercallme' | Singapore | $35,399 |
| 6 | 'DirCOOLes' | Germany | $25,234 |
| 7 | 'pistuk' | Israel | $17,987 |
| 8 | 'Alice-' | Canada | $12,822 |
| 9 | WangDoenJang | China | $9,140 |
Action of the Day
Play was delayed for about an hour after some server issues caused delays, but once they were corrected the 4,046 players to start the day got to work and quickly battled down into the money. Action hummed along nicely, as a variety of names entered the top chip counts throughout the day.
The final table was reach after about nine hours with seven different nationalities represented. The eliminations would come extremely fast as the entire final table barely took over 30 minutes to complete, in one instance three players were eliminated on three consecutive hands.
Heads up play lasted a grand total of one hand after a deal was discussed.‘jolen’ finished runner up after being the only player at the final table to really threaten the eventual winner as they held the chip lead on a couple of occasions early at the final table.
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After a deal was discussed, it took exactly one hand for 'jolen' to move all in preflop and get called by 'JuanMartinDelPotro54'
'jolen" 
'JuanMartinDelPotro54' 
The flop smashed the ace-queen as it came 
the turn was the 
and the river the 
and the tournament was over just like that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The two remaining players are discussing a deal with 'JuanMartinDelPotro54' leading 'jolen' in chips.
Less than a minute later, the field was trimmed to heads up play as 'ValueForNuts' went down to the grim reaper at the table, "JuanMartinDelPotro54".
The Moldovan bowed out in 3rd after his king-six could not battle back against ace-queen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
855,687,843
190,618,739
|
190,618,739 |
|
Busted |
The eliminations again hit rapid speed as 'Schleichmaus' became the next victim when his 
was doomed on the river by the 
of 'JuanMartinDelPotro54' when the 
peeled off on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
665,069,104
91,285,648
|
91,285,648 |
|
Busted |
'fastercallme' was at risk with the 
and was facing the pocket rockets of 'JuanMartinDelPotro54'
The board gave no nine and the field was trimmed down to four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
573,783,456
365,302,429
|
365,302,429 |
|
Busted |
Another elimination occurred exactly one minute later as the rapid pace of play continued.
'DirCOOles' was in big trouble with 
against the 
of 'fastercallme' who was looking to take out another victim.
The board gave no help to the German player and they were sent away in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
298,615,858
82,990,967
|
82,990,967 |
|
|
Busted |
Immediately after the previous elimination, 'pistuk' was short stacked and moved all in preflop and lost as his hand could not catch to the winner from 'ValueForNuts'
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
192,598,659
118,437,457
|
118,437,457 |
|
Busted |
'Alice-' was eliminated when their 
went down in a preflop all in to the of 'fastercallme' and was therefore granted the finishing position of eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,624,891
-3,889,896
|
-3,889,896 |
|
Busted |