WSOPC #12: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #12: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 44
: 225,000/450,000, 55,000 ante
Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt secured himself his first WSOP Circuit gold ring by taking down the WSOPC #12: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em at GGPoker for $90,943 in just over 10 1/2 hours of play after besting the formidable Oliver Weis in heads-up play.
The event attracted 1,445 entries to generate a huge $686,375 prize pool to decimate the $500,000 guarantee.
Today's victory takes Schmidt to $256,727 in tournament winnings at just GGPoker and those results eclipse his live results according to The Hendon Mob as those accumulate to just over $12,000. Schmidt kicked off the final table with the chip lead and only relinquished it once on the way to an impressive victory.
GGPoker WSOPC Event #12: $500 Deepstack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt | Austria | $90,943 |
| 2 | Oliver Weis | Germany | $68,196 |
| 3 | Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich | United Kingdom | $51,140 |
| 4 | James "MonsterCurry" Leong | Singapore | $38,350 |
| 5 | jerryv36 | Canada | $28,758 |
| 6 | UncrownedK | China | $21,566 |
| 7 | Marco "fullbabyfull" Streda | Switzerland | $16,172 |
| 8 | Geniusbabies | Singapore | $12,127 |
| 9 | Matthias "Mattinho" Auer | Austria | $9,094 |
Today's Action
The day started with fewer than 300 players who could benefit from the Early Bird-feature during the bubble where they would be protected if they were to get eliminated. Many more players joined the field during the four-hour late-registration window with just 489 players remaining to battle it out once it was closed for a spot in the top 233 spots in order to get paid at least a min-cash of $902.
Canada's "Ivana" bubbled a little more than an hour later in 234th place but didn't walk away empty-handed. Instead, thanks to this player having Early Bird protection, they were awarded T$500 for just missing out on a cash.
The pace of eliminations was fast and furious until the final table was set a little more than three hours after the bubble broke when the ace-six held by Ronit "Songjoy" Chamani didn't hold against the king-queen held by Matthias "Mattinho" Auer.
Many familiar names cashed but didn't make it through to the final nine including Ihor "mochalov13" Mochalov, Andres "chokitin" Korn, Jessica Teusl, Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka, Ryan Riess, and Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis.
Final Table Action
GGPoker has a feature where the blinds at the final table would be rolled back to where the average stack would be at least 40 big blinds. Normally, this feature would be in play but due to the pace of the eliminations, there was no need for it today with the average stack already over this threshold from the start.
Schmidt began the final table with the chip lead but this quickly went over to Weis as he sent both "Geniusbabies" (eighth - $12,127) Matthias "Mattinho" Auer (ninth - $9,094). Weis was cruising along with nearly half the chips in play before he doubled up Schmidt when his ace-queen couldn't get there against cowboys.
Schmidt then held a commanding lead and never looked back. Soon after "jerryv36" (fifth - $28,758), "UncrownedK" (sixth - $21,566), and 2020 WSOP International Leg Main Event final tablist Marco "fullbabyfull" Streda (seventh - $16,172) hit the rail in succession before the pace of play slowed down a bit.
James "MonsterCurry" Leong then earned a massive double against Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich when his sevens won a flip against ace-jack. Leong wasn't too far away from the chip lead after the hand while Geilich was left with crumbs.
However, Geilich was able to ladder up while Leong was delivered a massive cooler in what was the biggest hand of the day. Leong committed his stack with a set of tens on the turn only to be up against Schmidt's straight. Leong was unable to improve to a full house or better on the river and was ousted in fourth place for $38,350.
Geilich was out soon after in third place for $51,140 to set-up the heads-up action with Schmidt holding a 6:1 chip advantage against Weis.
Weis had a little fight left in him and narrowed the gap a bit before the final hand took place. Once again, it was Schmidt's cowboys that were the downfall for Weis, who got it in this time with ace-five suited. Although Weis did miss out on a WSOP Circuit gold ring, he did collect a very handsome consolation prize of $68,196 to bring his total winnings at GGPoker up to $411,170.
Meanwhile, congrats to Schmidt for an impressive performance and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring!
This concludes the coverage of this tournament but the PokerNews live reporting team will be cover the remainder of the WSOP Winter Online Circuit, so be sure to return for all the action.
Level 44
: 225,000/450,000, 55,000 ante
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt | Austria | $90,943 |
| 2 | Oliver Weis | Germany | $68,196 |
| 3 | Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich | United Kingdom | $51,140 |
| 4 | James "MonsterCurry" Leong | Singapore | $38,350 |
| 5 | jerryv36 | Canada | $28,758 |
| 6 | UncrownedK | China | $21,566 |
| 7 | Marco "fullbabyfull" Streda | Switzerland | $16,172 |
| 8 | Geniusbabies | Singapore | $12,127 |
| 9 | Matthias "Mattinho" Auer | Austria | $9,094 |
Level 44
: 225,000/450,000, 55,000 ante
Oliver Weis had an up and down run at the final table. Although he didn't walk away with a ring, he did get a healthy runner-up prize of $68,196.
Weis jammed with 
and was up against the 
held by Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt.
The 
ran out on the board and Schmidt won WSOPC #12: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em for a tasty payday of $90,943.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the recap of the WSOPC #12.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,800,000
15,744,126
|
15,744,126 |
|
Busted |
Level 44
: 225,000/450,000, 55,000 ante
Oliver Weis limped the button before he called a raise by Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt to 1.4 million.
Both players checked after the 
came on the flop. Schmidt then fired out for 1.4 million after the 
came on the turn. The completed the board on the river.
Schmidt checked and gave up on the pot after Weis bet 1.9 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,055,874
-7,418,600
|
-7,418,600 |
|
|
15,744,126
7,418,600
|
7,418,600 |
Level: 44
Blinds: 225,000/450,000
Ante: 55,000
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
A few hands went by and Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich was left with less than two big blinds. These went into the pot with 
and was up against the 
held by Oliver Weis.
The 
ran out on the board and Geilich's run ended with a podium bronze finish worth $51,140.
Meanwhile, Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt began heads-up play with a huge 6:1 chip advantage against Weis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,474,474
44,774,474
|
44,774,474 |
|
|
8,325,526
-791,581
|
-791,581 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Just after James "MonsterCurry" Leong doubled off Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich, he somehow found his way to the rail in fourth place for $38,350.
Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt with 
and Leong with got tangled up in a 40 million pot with the 
on the board after the turn. The 
river didn't help Schmidt beat a straight and was ousted despite flopping a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000,000
20,955,322
|
20,955,322 |
|
Busted |
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt opened the button for 800,000 before James "MonsterCurry" Leong three-bet jammed for 9.7 million. Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich went into the tank for more than a minute before he four-bet jammed for 11.9 million and Schmidt got out of the way.
James "MonsterCurry" Leong: 
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich: 
The 
ran out on the board and Leong won the flip to get a huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,044,678
-530,000
|
-530,000 |
|
|
20,484,796
12,372,398
|
12,372,398 |
|
|
9,117,107
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
|
2,153,419
-11,292,398
|
-11,292,398 |
Level 43
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich min-raised from under the gun and was called by James "MonsterCurry" Leong in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop and again after the came on the turn.
Leong bet 800,000 after the paired the board on the river and Geilich raised to 2,368,275. Leong went into the tank for a couple of minutes before he found a call.
Leong turned over 
for two-pair and lost the pot to Geilich who had him dominated with trips holding .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,574,678
1,757,500
|
1,757,500 |
|
|
13,445,817
4,255,775
|
4,255,775 |
|
|
9,667,107
-1,295,000
|
-1,295,000 |
|
|
8,112,398
-4,718,275
|
-4,718,275 |