2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
Winning Hand
q7
Prize
$461,709
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,208,036
Entries
3,247
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
700,000 / 1,400,000
Ante
140,000
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
1

Theologis Wins Some Against Bhatia

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised the button to 2 million and both Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia as well as Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis came along out of the blinds. They checked the {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop and the {9-Clubs} fell on the turn. Bhatia made it 2.079 million to go and Theologis was the only caller.

The {a-Spades} river was checked and Theologis won the pot with {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} versus {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Assuncao Garla then won a three-bet pot against Bhatia, who won three pots in a row to climb back to 20 blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
80,473,141
-3,949,000
-3,949,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
60,904,219
5,239,000
5,239,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
20,460,380
-1,290,000
-1,290,000

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Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante
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Alan "TheCockroach" Schein Eliminated in 4th Place (HK$1,286,442)

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Alan Schein
Alan Schein

Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis opened the action with a raise to 2 million and picked up calls from Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla on the button and Alan "TheCockroach" Schein in the big blind.

The flop brought {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Schein as well as Theologis opted to check. Assuncao Garla bet 2.277 million which Schein min-raised and Theologis clicked it back to 7.831 million. Assuncao Garla got out of the way and Schein's jam was instantly called by Theolopgis.

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein: {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Schein needed a king or running sixes but instead the board completed with the {4-Clubs} turn and {9-Spades} river. As Theologis had him covered by just about an ante, Schein's tournament ended in 4th place for HK$1,286,442 ($167,237).

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein Eliminated in 4th Place
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein Eliminated in 4th Place
Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
84,422,141
-8,724,000
-8,724,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
55,665,219
25,952,808
25,952,808
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
21,750,380
6,847,000
6,847,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein us
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein
Busted

Some Profit for Assuncao Garla

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Back from the break, Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised the button to 2 million and Alan "TheCockroach" Schein came along from the big blind. On a {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, Schein check-called 1.617 million and then min-bet the {8-Clubs}b turn.

Assuncao Garla was having none of it and raised to six million, Schein instantly released his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
93,146,141
6,717,000
6,717,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
29,712,411
-200,000
-200,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein us
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein
24,075,808
-4,817,000
-4,817,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
14,903,380
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Break For the Final Four

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

The pace in four-handed play has picked up a ton with three similar shorter stacks and Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla towering above it into the break. There are 19 hands remaining at the current blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
86,429,141
-10,600,000
-10,600,000
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
29,912,411
14,620,000
14,620,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein us
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein
28,892,808
320,000
320,000
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
16,603,380
-3,580,000
-3,580,000

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng Eliminated in 5th Place (HK$917,020)

Level 28 : 500,000/1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff, Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng reraised all in for 11,360,972 in the small blind and Assuncao Garla called.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

There was a cold runout for Peng as the {4-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds} board provided two fours for his Brazilian adversary to end his run.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng Eliminated in 5th Place
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng Eliminated in 5th Place
Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
97,029,141
17,480,972
17,480,972
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng cn
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng
Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 100,000

Schein's Turn to Double

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng raised to 1.6 million in the cutoff and picked up two callers including Alan "TheCockroach" Schein on the button and Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla in the big blind.

Assuncao Garla check-folded the {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop to a bet of 2.8 million by Peng and the shove of Schein for 11,486,404, whereas Peng quickly called.

Alan "TheCockroach" Schein: {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Schein needed a kin or eight and while he bricked the {3-Clubs} turn, he got there on the {8-Spades} river.

Schein Doubles Through Peng
Schein Doubles Through Peng
Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
79,548,169
3,360,000
3,360,000
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein us
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein
28,572,808
9,246,404
9,246,404
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
20,183,380
-1,840,000
-1,840,000
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng cn
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng
18,240,972
-13,326,404
-13,326,404
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
15,292,411
2,560,000
2,560,000

Peng Doubles Through Bhatia Once More

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla raised to 1.6 million on the button and Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia three-bet to 4.9 million in the small blind, following into the footsteps of his recent rush. Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng then four-bet jammed for 14,783,688 from the big blind and Assuncao Garla folded, Bhatia called.

Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

On a board of {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, the kicker played once again in favor of Peng who doubled through Bhatia for the second time in the last couple of minutes.

Peng Doubles Through Bhatia Part Two
Peng Doubles Through Bhatia Part Two
Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
76,188,169
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng cn
Wenhao "pwhwin" Peng
31,567,376
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
22,023,380
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein us
Alan "TheCockroach" Schein
19,326,404
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
12,732,411

Bhatia on an Incredible Comeback Heater

Level 27 : 400,000/800,000, 80,000 ante

The rumors of Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia's demise have been greatly exaggerated as he just won an astonishing five hands in a row to get himself fully back into contention.

First, he was up versus Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla. Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis had opened to 1,600,000 and Assuncao Garla had called before Bathia shoved for just 3,481,767. Theologis folded for the few extra chips, Assuncao Garla called with {j-Spades}{9-Spades}. Bathia had {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the queen-high held up on a low board.

After three raise-and-take-its, Bathia then picked up {a-Spades}{k-Spades} in a blind-on-blind battle with Assuncao Garla, who held the dominated {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, The board came {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and just like that, Bathia was back at 36 million.

Player Chips Progress
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla br
Luis "Xapilskinha" Assuncao Garla
77,868,169
-23,633,301
-23,633,301
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia in
Kunal "Alex_52" Bhatia
36,887,068
33,965,301
33,965,301
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis gr
Alexandros "THE Sheriff" Theologis
12,812,411
-3,760,000
-3,760,000