WSOPC #10: $400 CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS, $1.225M Gtd.
Day 2 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #10: $400 CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS, $1.225M Gtd.
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 38
: 1,500,000/3,000,000, 0 ante
In what turned out to be a final table of just under four hours, the next winner has been crowned in the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker (WSOP) Winter Online Circuit. It was a familiar name that accumulated all the chips eventually in Event #10: $400 CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS as Yan Shing "Anson" Tsang came out on top of a field of 3,628 total entries.
Playing under his moniker "Tara@0z", Tsang earned the biggest slice of the $1,364,128 prize pool and collected the top prize worth $178,921 for the efforts. It was the first WSOP Circuit ring for Hong Kong based Tsang, who came out on top of a high-octane heads-up duel with Canada's "SHOOT_YOURFACE" ($134,170).
Tsang already had two WSOP bracelets to his name prior to this and fired as many entries in his first event of the ongoing festival.
Austrian-based Cosmin-Ionut "cosmiNik89" Nica from Romania finished in third place, the other two WSOP bracelet winners in the mix were Tomas Ribeiro (fifth place) and Chris Moorman (ninth place).
Final Result WSOPC Event #10: $400 CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang | Hong Kong | $178,921 |
| 2 | SHOOT_YOURFACE | Canada | $134,170 |
| 3 | Cosmin-Ionut "cosmiNik89" Nica | Romania | $100,614 |
| 4 | KING MC | San Marino | $75,449 |
| 5 | Tomas Ribeiro | Portugal | $56,579 |
| 6 | Murilo "Fruble" Milhomem | Brazil | $42,428 |
| 7 | Kristof "ultrafish" Segers | Belgium | $31,817 |
| 8 | v_Nistelrooy | Russia | $23,859 |
| 9 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | $17,892 |
Final Table Action
The manual seat draw by all players in seating order was barely completed when Chris Moorman was already sent to the rail. It was none other than Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang who dealt the final blow when both got it in with aces and Tsang flopped the flush. Only a few minutes later, Russia's "v_Nistelrooy" hit the rail and the field was down to the final seven.
Kristof "ultrafish" Segers was next to go. The Belgian player who is currently based in Taiwan first doubled Tomas Ribeiro and then busted to the Portuguese PLO bracelet winner. Fewer than one hour later they were down to the final five when Tsang held with aces and dodged a ton of outs by Murilo "Fruble" Milhomem.
The surge of Ribeiro was cut down in fifth place when he first doubled "KING MC" and then busted to Tsang, both times coming up short against broadway. "KING MC" was the next to run out of chips when their aces were cracked by "SHOOT_YOURFACE".
During the three-handed play, Cosmin-Ionut "cosmiNik89" Nica became the short stack as "SHOOT_YOURFACE" ramped their aggression with dozens of pot-sized raises. Both got it in with the same open-ended straight draw and "SHOOT_YOURFACE" held the superior flush draw to claim their second victim of the final table.
The heads-up duel for the WSOP Circuit ring can only be described as very entertaining. "SHOOT_YOURFACE" scored a miracle double on the river and then continued with their extremely aggressive preflop strategy. Tsang doubled into an overwhelming lead only for the fortune to swing back as "SHOOT_YOURFACE" gained a lead of more than two-to-one.
Ultimately, Tsang held with kings to regain the lead and then got there with a combo-draw, which improved to a runner-runner full house instead.
That wraps up the PokerNews live updates for this event but a busy Super Sunday awaits with three WSOPC Events on GGPoker inn action. Tsang may well be jumping into the action and he certainly will do so on Tuesday, January 5th for Event #16: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.
Level 38
: 1,500,000/3,000,000, 0 ante
The aggressive heads-up play of "SHOOT_YOURFACE" saw their stack drop to under 45 million when Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang responded with repots and ultimately a button raise to 9 million by "SHOOT_YOURFACE was called by Tsang.
On a flop of 
, Tsang bet 18 million and then called the jam of his opponent for 33,731,902.
"SHOOT_YOURFACE": 
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang: 
Tsang turned two pair with the 
while his opponent picked up the nut flush draw and held counterfeit outs. The river indeed paired the board but it was the 
which further improved Tsang to a full house.
The run of "SHOOT_YOURFACE", who had no recorded cash on GGPoker prior to this event, ended in 2nd place for $134,170. For Tsang it was the second victory in a WSOP Online event on GGPoker as he now added a maiden WSOPC ring and the top prize of $178,921 to his collection.
A full recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,917,126
48,731,902
|
48,731,902 |
|
Busted |
Level 38
: 1,500,000/3,000,000, 0 ante
During one of the final hands of the previous level, Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang defended against a pot-sized raise and "SHOOT_YOURFACE" potted the 
flop for 15 million. Tsang jammed for more than 42 million and earned a fold.
"SHOOT_YOURFACE" struck back with a vengeance to get back into a 2-1 lead only for the tides to change in a matter of moments.
Tsang went for a limp-raise to 27 million and earned a call to then see "SHOOT_YOURFACE" with a check on the 
flop. Tsang ripped it in for 21,092,612 and received a reluctant call.
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang: 
"SHOOT_YOURFACE": 
Aces didn't hold for Tsang previously but kings did this time on the turn and river runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,185,224
54,092,612
|
54,092,612 |
|
|
48,731,902
-54,092,612
|
-54,092,612 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 0
Level 37
: 1,250,000/2,500,000, 0 ante
"SHOOT_YOURFACE" pulled further ahead with their aggressive preflop play and plenty of pot-sized raises. One of them led to the 
flop that went check, check. On the 
turn, Tsang bet 6.325 million and folded to a check-raise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,824,514
27,575,000
|
27,575,000 |
|
|
42,092,612
-27,575,000
|
-27,575,000 |
Level 37
: 1,250,000/2,500,000, 0 ante
In another limped pot they got it in after the 
flop with "SHOOT_YOURFACE" at risk.
"SHOOT_YOURFACE": 
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang: 
Tsang had outs but the mighty two pair held on the 
turn and river.
Tsang then fell further behind when he called a repot to 22.5 million. "SHOOT_YOURFACE" potted on the 
flop and Tsang let go.
The chips went in soon after and now it was Tsang at risk.
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang: 
"SHOOT_YOURFACE": 
The 
board delivered the escape on the river once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,249,514
40,332,854
|
40,332,854 |
|
|
69,667,612
-40,332,854
|
-40,332,854 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 1,250,000/2,500,000
Ante: 0
Level 36
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 0 ante
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang limped in and "SHOOT_YOURFACE" checked their option. It all went nuts on the 
flop with Tsang at risk.
Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang:
"SHOOT_YOURFACE": 
The turn and 
river gave Tsang a commanding lead.
"SHOOT_YOURFACE" then got it in with 
and Tsang tabled the 
. The 
river brought a flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000,466
47,271,068
|
47,271,068 |
|
|
34,916,660
-47,271,068
|
-47,271,068 |
Level 36
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 0 ante
In the second hand back from the break, "SHOOT_YOURFACE" limped in and then bet the flop for 4 million. Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang raised the pot and his opponent folded.
"SHOOT_YOURFACE" won the next two minor pots and another limped pot led to the 
flop. ""SHOOT_YOURFACE"" elected to check-call for 2,220,000 and the turn paired the board as they checked again. Tsang made it 3,540,000 to go and earned a call.
They checked the river and Tsang's won the pot versus .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,187,728
-8,760,000
|
-8,760,000 |
|
|
62,729,398
8,760,000
|
8,760,000 |