Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng has bumped up the aggression with mixed results and Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis became short. However, Theologis then three-bet for all but his last 2 million in chips and got through with it to chip back up.
Nearly 30 hands have been played on the final table and there is no all-in showdown in sight just yet.
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein limped in for 500,000 in middle position, Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis raised to 1,500,000 in the cutoff, Ignacio "Curandero" Moron called from the big blind and Schein also called.
The flop was 
and Schein donked for 500,000, which both opponents called. On the 
turn, Schein bet 5,025,000 and received two folds.
Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs raised to 1 million on the button and was called by Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Assuncao Garla check-called a bet of 1,121,111 and they checked the 
turn. Assuncao Garla check-folded the on the river to a second and larger bet.
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein then flat-called a raise by Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng from under the gun and they headed to the 
flop. Peng made it 1.7 million to go and Schein called. On the 
turn, Peng checked and folded when Schein bet 3.4 million for half the pot.
In the first six hands of the final table, there was just one flop and chip leader Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla bet for 891,000 on 
to force a fold from Ignacio "Curandero" Moron in the big blind.
Niveau: 24
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 50,000
Unlike the previous final tables so far during the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events which played 30 hands for each blind level on the final table, this event will feature 40 hands per level. Add to that a deeper structure and it may take a while until the first player runs out of chips.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divanshu "d0rk21" Khurana | India | 7,533,336 | 15 |
| 2 | Alan "TheCockroach" Schein | Canada | 22,637,151 | 45 |
| 3 | Vladas "Vladiator13" Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 17,761,830 | 36 |
| 4 | Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs | Latvia | 18,236,832 | 36 |
| 5 | Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis | Greece | 15,328,388 | 31 |
| 6 | Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla | Brazil | 39,124,090 | 78 |
| 7 | Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia | India | 5,637,812 | 11 |
| 8 | Ignacio "Curandero" Moron | Mexico | 16,818,853 | 34 |
| 9 | Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng | China | 18,759,448 | 38 |
The final nine players have redrawn for their seats and are now on a scheduled six-minute break. When they return, the blinds will go up and the final table will officially get underway.
First in on the button, Dario Sammartino moved all in for a little over 4M. In the small blind, Vladas "Vladiator13" Tamasaukas tanked nearly a minute before calling it off.
Dario Sammartino: 
Vladas "Vladiator13" Tamasaukas: 
The board ran out 
and Tamasaukas' kicker played to keep the 2019 WSOP Main Event runner-up without a bracelet for the time being.
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla limped in from the small blind and Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs made it 1.4 million to go, which the Brazilian called.
The flop fell 
and Assuncao Garla check-called a bet of 1.4 million to then do so again for 3.95 million on the 
turn.
Assuncao Garla check-called a final bet of 6.85 million and his for two pair was good, as Kudrjavcevs only had 
for inferior two pair.
Just before the blinds moved up, Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng raised to 720,000 from under the gun and Alan "Thecockroach" Schein called on the button. Peng bet the 
flop for 1.08 million and picked up a call by Schein. The duo checked the turn and Peng bet half the pot for 2.16 million on the 
river.
Schein min-raised and Peng called with 
, which Schein had beat with the 
for the nut flush.
Over on the other table the blinds had gone up and Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia flipped for his tournament life.
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia:
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla: 
The board ran out 
and the pocket pair held.
One hand later, Eduards "IlIlIlIliIIl" Kudrjavcevs raised to 800,000 and Bhatia called in the small blind. They checked the 
flop, Bhatia bet the 
turn for 1.65 million and picked up a call. No betting action followed on the river and Bhatia won the next pot with versus .
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