2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship [No Late Reg, 256 Cap]
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$466,167
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,561,700
Entries
161
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
4
Players Left
1

Full House for Ponakovs

Blinds: 300/600

There was 9,000 in the middle with the board reading {2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Aleksejs Ponakovs held the {2-Spades}{2-Clubs} for the full house while Daniel Soltys had the {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

Ponakovs checked and Soltys bet 4,500 for Ponakovs to make the call.

The river completed the board with the {5-Clubs} and Ponakovs checked for the final time. Soltys did the same for Ponakovs to pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
114,665
5,760
5,760
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Soltys us
Daniel Soltys
85,335
-5,760
-5,760

Conan Bluffs

Blinds: 300/600

Arthur Conan raised to 1,500 with the {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for Adrian Mateos to make the call with the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

They both checked through the {3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} flop to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Mateos checked but Conan bet 2,250 for Mateos to make the call.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs} for Mateos to check again. Conan bet 5,625 to bluff Mateos off the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
114,819
4,060
4,060
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
85,191
-4,050
-4,050
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Mateos Wins Some Chips Back

Blinds: 300/600

Adrian Mateos raised to 1,320 with the {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and Arthur Conan three-bet to 6,540 as he had picked up the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}. Mateos folded.

On the next hand, Conan raised to 1,500 from the button with the {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Mateos defended with the {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades}, they both checked to the {q-Hearts} on the turn. They checked again for the {5-Spades} to complete the board. Mateos bet 1,500 with the flopped pair of eights for Conan to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
110,759
-3,076
-3,076
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
89,241
3,076
3,076
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Ponakovs Rivers Two Pair

Blinds: 250/500

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 1,250 from the button with the {j-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Daniel Soltys called with the {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

The flop came {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{a-Hearts}, Ponakovs continued with a bet of 825 after Soltyas had checked and was called.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} for Ponakovs to hit a pair but they both checked to the {j-Hearts} on the river for him to improve to two pair. Soltys bet 2,905 for Ponakovs to raise it up to 9,385 to get the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
105,705
5,705
5,705
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Soltys us
Daniel Soltys
94,295
-5,705
-5,705

Higher Kicker for Conan

Blinds: 250/500

Adrian Mateos raised to 1,100 from the button with the {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Arthur Conan made the call with the {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, they both checked to the {5-Diamonds} on the turn. They checked once more for the {k-Clubs} to complete the board. Conan bet 660 for Mateos to make the call but lose as they had both flopped a pair of fours but Conan held the slightly higher kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
113,835
2,510
2,510
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
86,165
-2,510
-2,510
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

First One for Conan

Blinds: 250/500

Arthur Conan raised to 1,250 from the button with {7-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Adrian Mateos defended with the {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, they both checked to the {3-Hearts} on the turn. They did the same there to see the {4-Spades} on the river for Mateos to hit the pair of fours. He bet 825 for Conan to raise it up to 2,900 for Mateos to consider it for a bit before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Arthur Conan fr
Arthur Conan
111,325
11,325
11,325
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
88,675
-11,325
-11,325
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax

Live Stream Has Started

The live stream has started with the semi-finals action to show from 7:15 p.m. CEST. Tune in right now to see Norman Chad and Lon McEachern discuss the tournament and the players.

They'll mainly be focusing on the match between Arthur Conan and Adrian Mateos which means that PokerNews will do the same as only the streamed action can be reported on. But if any hands from the Aleksejs Ponakovs and Daniel Soltys match show up, they will be reported too.

7 p.m. CEST Start for the Semi-Finals of the Heads-Up Championship

Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan

Day 2 of Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up Championship resumes at 7 p.m. CEST with the semi-finals here at the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online. Arthur Conan, Adrian Mateos, Daniel Soltys, and Aleksejs Ponakovs each survived five match-ups to get to the point where they get to come back today to play it out for the lion-share of the $1,561,700 prize pool.

All four players have secured $155,389, but they will have their sights set on the first-place prize of $466,167 which will also come with a gold WSOP bracelet.

Arthur Conan will be taking on Adrian Mateos in one match while Aleksejs Ponakovs will be battling Daniel Soltys.

Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals

Routes to the Final Four

 Arthur ConanAdrian MateosDaniel SoltysAleksejs Ponakovs
Round of 256ByeByeByeBye
Round of 128Shota HiraoBryan MiconTamas AdamszkiBlaz Zerjav
Round of 64Ben MayaIoannis Angelou-KonstasFrancisco BenitezDaniel Smith
Round of 32Roman HrabecRoman EmelyanovFeng ChenRenan Bruschi
Round of 16Stuart WallensteenMirza MuhovicJoakim AnderssonYen-Liang Yao
Round of 8Miguel CaprilesVlad-Stefan LacheMax KruseAliaksei Boika

When play resumes, the stacks will be reset to 100,000 and play the same exact structure as they did on the first day. The tournament will be broadcast on GGPoker.TV from the start with both semi-finals playing at the same time. Commentary will be provided by Norman Chad and Lon McEachern on a 15-minute security delay with cards-up coverage.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePrize
1$466,167
2$279,700
3-4$155,389

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand again to bring you all the action but on a similar delay as the stream. Make sure to follow along when things start up again.

Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship [No Late Reg, 256 Cap]

Day 2 Started