Event #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 41
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 300,000 ante
It was third time lucky for Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis after busting two buy-ins early in Event #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em, but then running his third all the way through the 4,461 entry field to the bracelet. It's Uselis' first bracelet, and the $227,186 first place prize is more than 2/3rds of his previous live lifetime earnings.
This win marks Uselis' 4th cash in the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Online, but his first final table. He also has 5 previous cashes at the live WSOP in 2018 and 2019, including his previous best score of $82K for 9th in last year's $888 No Limit Hold'em - Crazy Eights (Event #64).
The Final Table
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis | Lithuania | $211,282 + Bracelet + WSOPE Package |
| 2 | Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson | United Kingdom | $159,705 |
| 3 | Yaniv "netasheli528" Bohadana | Israel | $114,237 |
| 4 | Silviya "Impala" Kaymakchieva | Serbia | $81,714 |
| 5 | Espen "COVFEFE-19" Jorstad | Norway | $58,450 |
| 6 | Yucheng "Xyc666" Xiao | China | $41,809 |
| 7 | Michelle "CallTheFloor" Roberts | Mexica | $29,906 |
| 8 | Guilherme "Forest trump" Dos Santos | Brazil | $21,392 |
| 9 | Nicolau "dezefaixa" Villa Lobos | Brazil | $15,302 |
Action of the Day
Action kicked off at 2 p.m. Eastern time, and players were eager for a chance. By the time registration closed, 4,461 entries swelled the prize pool to $1,677,336 and action was fast and furious.
It took just 2 hours to make it down to the money, but along the way GGPoker ambassadors Pete Chen, Felipe Ramos, Kitty Kuo, Sergey Rybachenko, Kosei Ichinose, Daniel Negreanu, and Michael Soyza all fell by the wayside before the money spots.
It didn't slow down any once the bubble burst. A couple hours later they were down to just 100 players left with players like Richard "Catch22s" Samson, Joel "Mintzy" Nystedt, Patrick "CocoTheDog" Mahoney, and Christopher Kruk exiting with cash in hand.
As they played down to the final three tables, Espen "COVFEFE-19" Jorstad, Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis, and Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson were starting to find their way up the stacks. With 22 left, Jorstad was second in chips, with Uselis close behind in third.
Wilson led the way into the final 16 and was still in front when the final table convened just after midnight eastern time. It didn't take long to eliminate six players from the table with Michelle "CallTheFloor" Roberts falling in seventh after a horrid kings into aces cooler, and Jorstad losing his stack with sixes into jacks for fifth place.
They played three handed for about 20 minutes before Yaniv "netasheli528" Bohadana fell in third, setting up a heads-up battle between Wilson and Uselis that lasted almost half an hour. Uselis started heads-up with the lead, but Wilson quickly took it back after Uselis fired three bullets with a busted flush draw and Wilson picked it off.
Uselis was far from done though. He fought back to even stacks, only to drop another big one, letting Wilson surge ahead again. It flipped back again on the very next hand though when Uselis spiked trips on the flop for a big double. Wilson couldn't pull out another comeback as he went down in second shortly after when he rivered a flush, only to run into the rivered quads for Uselis.
Both players in the heads-up scored big in this one. Wilson's $169K second place prize nearly equals his prior lifetime live earnings, while Uselis more than doubled his previous best live score.
Level 41
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 300,000 ante
Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson called and Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis checked to the flop of 
. Uselis check-called a bet of 3M and they both checked the 
turn. When the river came 
Uselis shoved for 141M, plenty to cover Wilson. After some time in the tank, Wilson called.
Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson: 
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis: 
Board:
The case seven on the river gave Wilson a flush, but it was death by quads as Uselis had the fourth seven.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,440,000
48,181,288
|
48,181,288 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 41
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 300,000 ante
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis raised and Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson called. Wilson check-raised the 3.336M bet on the 
flop to 10.08M and Uselis called. Wilson check-shoved the 
turn and Uselis called off.
Andy "PaxRomana" Wilson: 
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis: 
Board: 
Uselis smashed the flop and took a huge double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,258,712
65,129,356
|
65,129,356 |
|
|
48,181,288
42,569,357
|
42,569,357 |
Level 41
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 300,000 ante
Andrew "PaxRomana" Wilson raised to 4.8M and Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis reraised to 16.008M. Wilson called and the flop was 
.
Uselis bet 9,563,280 and Wilson called to see 
turn, and Uselis check-folded to a bet of 19.2M.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,310,644
107,698,713
|
107,698,713 |
|
|
65,129,356
-25,871,280
|
-25,871,280 |
Level 41
: 1,200,000/2,400,000, 300,000 ante
They are back to even again as they start Level 41.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000,636
11,515,000
|
11,515,000 |
|
|
87,439,364
81,827,433
|
81,827,433 |
Level: 41
Blinds: 1,200,000/2,400,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 250,000 ante
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis raised to 4M and Andrew "PaxRomana" Wilson reraised to 14M. Uselis shoved for almost 65M, and Wilson gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,954,364
93,342,433
|
93,342,433 |
|
|
79,485,636
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,954,364
105,342,433
|
105,342,433 |
|
|
67,485,636
6,500,000
|
6,500,000 |
Level 40
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 250,000 ante
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis raised and Andrew "PaxRomana" Wilson called to see 
on the flop. Wilson check-called 2M to see 
on turn, and check-called again for 10,582,500. Ib the river Wilson check-called for 22,637,500.
Andrew "PaxRomana" Wilson: 
Gediminas "NeverGambol" Uselis: 
Board:
Uselis fired three bullets with the busted flush draw, but Wilson picked it off with ace-high for a huge shift in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,454,364
111,842,433
|
111,842,433 |
|
|
60,985,636
-40,275,000
|
-40,275,000 |