20 Remain in the Hunt for Gold Bracelet Glory in Event #29: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No-Limit Hold'em
Time is running out for players to get their hands on a coveted Gold Bracelet as the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events wraps up this Sunday. However, there is still plenty of action to follow today as Day 2 of Event #29: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No-Limit Hold'em kicks off at 5.01 pm GMT. The tournament saw a total 1308 entries in Day 1 which has generated a prize pool of $1,863,900.
Faraz “Pokerguy21” Jaka is in pole position to get his hands on his first WSOP Gold Bracelet as he leads the pack of the Day 1 survivors. Jaka starts the day with 88 big blinds, 19 more than Ermo “PublicEnemy7” Kosk who sits second in chips. Nir "NIRUSHHH" Amar will be looking to avenge their third-place finish from Wednesday’s Event #28: $2,100 Bounty Championship No-Limit Hold'em. Sweden’s Simon Lofberg and Hong Kong’s Anson Tsang are the only previous WSOP Bracelet winners still in contention.
Top 10 After Day 1 in Event #28: $2,100 Bounty Championship
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faraz "Pokerguy21" Jaka | United States | 10,619,652 | 88 |
| 2 | Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk | Estonia | 8,315,809 | 69 |
| 3 | Darko "Kakadoo17" Svesko | Serbia | 6,859,724 | 57 |
| 4 | Simon Lofberg | Sweden | 5,607,378 | 47 |
| 5 | Oleg "PbI6AFiSH" Eltsov | Russia | 4,496,160 | 37 |
| 6 | Nir "NIRUSHHH" Amar | Israel | 4,227,951 | 35 |
| 7 | Ivan "GangstaZab" Zabiyakin | Russia | 2,930,898 | 24 |
| 8 | Alex "FutureofMe" Kulev | Ireland | 2,389,617 | 20 |
| 9 | Vlad Martynenko | Ukraine | 2,349,566 | 19 |
| 10 | Simon "Holy_Jezkovy" Gould | United Kingdom | 2,329,326 | 19 |
The action resumes at 5.01 pm GMT with blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a running ante of 15,000. Until the nine-handed final table has been reached, all levels will last 15 minutes each before then switching to a fixed number of hands for each level. All 20 finalists have secured a cash prize of $10,033 and the tournament victor will walk away with a payday of $250,198.
Stay tuned for the conclusion of this event as the PokerNews team will provide all the key hands from start to finish.
Before Day 2 action gets underway, check out the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Hub to find out the latest results and scheduled events.