Event #32: GGMasters HR Freezeout $1,050, $1.5M [WSOP Ring]
Day 2 Completed
Event #32: GGMasters HR Freezeout $1,050, $1.5M [WSOP Ring]
Day 2 Completed
"TonyLin008" of Hong Kong won a World Series of Poker ring and cashed for $197,745 by taking down Event #32: GGMasters HR Freezeout $1,050 as part of the 2021 GGPoker Super Million$ Week. "TonyLin008" earned the ring and first-place title after a nearly hour-long heads-up battle against Latvia's Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins, who earned $148,287 for his second-place finish.
The two-day tournament had a guaranteed prize pool of $1.5 million and attracted 1,390 entrants , 29 of whom made it to Day 2. "kerovfoldar" of Brazil was the first player out on Day 2 when their queen-four was dominated by an opponent's ace-four. Another Brazilian, Luiz "Pedrero" Arruda, was eliminated on the final table bubble when his pocket kings were cracked by the ace-ten of Sarigins.
Place | Player | Country | Prize (in USD) | |
1 | TonyLin008 | Hong Kong | $197,745 | |
2 | Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins | Latvia | $148,287 | |
3 | David Yan | New Zealand | $111,200 | |
4 | Rostyslav "Lucky_boi" Sabishchenko | Ukraine | $83,388 | |
5 | nOOB52 | Japan | $62,532 | |
6 | Aleksey "somebody444" Churbanov | Russian Federation | $46,893 | |
7 | BTCtoMOON | Austria | $35,165 | |
8 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | $26,370 | |
9 | D-kojiro | Japan | $19,774 |
"D-kojiro" was the first player eliminated at the final table when their ace-queen was dominated by the big slick of Rostyslav "Lucky_boi" Sabishchenko. Next out was Simon Lofberg, who couldn't get there with king-queen against the pocket sevens of the eventual champion.
"TonyLin008" later knocked out Aleksey "somebody444" Churbanov in 6th place when Churbanov's pocket queens could hold against the opponent's ace-nine. David Yan entered the final table as chip leader but was eventually eliminated in 3rd place when he got it in with two-pair and "TonyLin008" had a bigger two-pair.
The back-and-forth heads-up match lasted nearly an hour as TonyLin008" and Sarigins exchanged pots and chip leads. "TonyLin008" gained more than a 2:1 chip advantage on Sarigins before the latter player doubled-up with pocket deuces and later took down a big pot with two-pair.
"TonyLin008" lost and then re-gained the chip lead in a three-bet pot where they jammed on the flop and Sarigins folded after c-betting. Not long after that, Sarigins scored a double with kings full to stay in contention.
The final hand of the tournament took place when "TonyLin008" and Sarigins got in on the turn, with both players having a pair of jacks but "TonyLin008" with the better kicker. Sarigins couldn't improve on the brick river and was sent home in 2nd place.
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In a limped pot pre-flop, Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins check-raised in the big blind to 850,000 on the flop and "TonyLin008" called. Sarigins bet 750,000 on the turn and "TonyLin008" raised to put Sarigins all-in. Sarigins called off with 2.7 million and his tournament life at risk.
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins:
"TonyLin008":
Both players had a pair of jacks but Sarigins was out-kicked and couldn't improve as the river brought the . Sarigins busted in second place for a score of $148,287.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TonyLin008 |
13,900,000
6,480,288
|
6,480,288 |
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins
|
Busted |
Level: 48
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 30,000
In a single-raised pot that checked through on the flop, Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins bet 445,000 in the small blind and "TonyLin008" jammed with their opponent covered. Sarigins called.
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins:
"onyLin008":
Sarigins had the better two-pair and improved to a full house on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TonyLin008 |
7,419,712
319,256
|
319,256 |
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins
|
6,480,288
-319,256
|
-319,256 |
Level: 47
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins three-bet to 1.4 million in the big blind and "TonyLin008" called. Sarigins continued for 720,000 on the flop and "TonyLin008" moved all-in for 3.4 million. Sarigins let it go and lost the chip advantage by doing so.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
TonyLin008 |
7,100,456
3,584,000
|
3,584,000 |
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins
|
6,799,544
-3,584,000
|
-3,584,000 |
In a limped pot pre-flop, Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins check-raised to 500,000 in the big blind on the flop and "TonyLin008" called. Sarigins bet 680,000 on the turn and his opponent again called. Sarigins fired for 1.4 million on the river and his opponent again called.
Sarigins showed for two-pair, and it was good against the. of "TonyLin008" for top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins
|
10,383,544
2,410,000
|
2,410,000 |
TonyLin008 |
3,516,456
-2,410,000
|
-2,410,000 |
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins three-bet shoved for 4 million in the big blind and "TonyLin008" called with a big chip advantage.
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins:
"TonyLin008":
The ducks of Sarigins held as the board ran out , securing him a double and saving him from elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vladimirs "justVOL" Sarigins
|
7,973,544
3,264,872
|
3,264,872 |
TonyLin008 |
5,926,456
-3,264,872
|
-3,264,872 |
Level: 46
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000