There are less than 2,900 players left in the game now as action moves into Level 2. GGTeam member Anatoly Filatov is still sitting on a top five stack, and "Let_Me_Be" is still leading the way.
Level: 2
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 1 is still playing out, but there have already been more than 400 players eliminated from The Final Day. The field is now down to around 3,150 and dropping fast, but there is still a long way to go till the money.
After all the Day 1 events were complete, a total of 3,584 players found a stack for the Final Day. Those players are now back in action playing down to the Bracelet and the $161,111 top prize.
Stay tuned here for all the action until the first international Bracelet of 2021 is awarded.
Level: 1
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
Here is a look at the top ten chip counts going into Day 2, as well as the top end of what they are playing for. For a full look at payouts, click the Payouts tab.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $161,111 |
| 2 | $120,810 |
| 3 | $90,595 |
| 4 | $67,937 |
| 5 | $50,945 |
| 6 | $38,204 |
| 7 | $28,649 |
| 8 | $21,483 |
| 9 | $16,110 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,588,786
2,588,786
|
2,588,786 |
|
2,222,884
2,222,884
|
2,222,884 |
|
2,094,683
2,094,683
|
2,094,683 |
|
2,017,988
2,017,988
|
2,017,988 |
|
1,949,750
1,949,750
|
1,949,750 |
|
1,922,602
1,922,602
|
1,922,602 |
|
1,893,376
1,893,376
|
1,893,376 |
|
1,842,770
1,842,770
|
1,842,770 |
|
1,817,492
1,817,492
|
1,817,492 |
|
|
1,797,625
1,797,625
|
1,797,625 |
The Final Day of Event #1: $50 The Return NLH is almost ready to get underway, and they'll be playing for a lot more than the $1 million guarantee. There is still one Day 1 running for this event, but there is already more than $1.4 million in the middle to play for.
Across all the Day 1s so far, more than 24,000 players and more than 6,000 rebuys have been recorded, with more than 2,800 runners returning so far with a stack for Day 2. GGTeam member Anatoly Filatov is among the leaders going into Day 2, bagging the second place stack at this point with 2,222,884 in front of him. That trails only Polish player "Let_Me_Be", who bagged almost 2.6 million to start Day 2.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let_Me_Be" | Poland | 2,588,786 |
| 2 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | 2,222,884 |
| 3 | "matayepro" | Hong Kong | 2,094,683 |
| 4 | "flopitdinho" | Singapore | 2,017,988 |
| 5 | "Kapral1ben" | Ukraine | 1,949,750 |
The Final Day gets underway at 4:30 p.m. eastern time, and they'll play down to a winner before the end of the day. Action will proceed with 10 minute blind levels starting at 10,000/20,000/2,500, though that will move to a set number of hands per level when the final table commences.
They won't quite be in the money yet when they come back for Day 2. There are only 1,600 paid spots up for grabs, so nearly half the returnees on Day 2 will go home empty handed at the end of their day. However, lucky cashers will start out getting $179 return on their buy-in at 1600th place, but stand to win more than $160,000 in addition to the Gold Bracelet if they are the last player standing today.
Stay tuned here for all the Day 2 action in the The Return, and PokerNews has you covered with all the bracelet action from GGPoker during the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events. We are also bringing you the action in Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event as it plays down to a final table today, so stick with PokerNews to scratch your WSOP action itch.
Event #1: $50 The Return NLH [Final Day], $1M GTD
Day 2 Started