WSOPC #18: $1,700 MAIN EVENT, $10M GTD
Day 2 Completed
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #18: $1,700 MAIN EVENT, $10M GTD
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$10,327,925
Entries
6,395
Level
36
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
750,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 36
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 750,000 ante
The 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit has come to an end with the $1,700 Main Event playing down to a winner. It took just under three hours to determine a champion and Macau-based high-stakes cash game player Paulius Plausinaitis went wire-to-wire, defeating "turkey1" in heads-up to claim his maiden WSOP Circuit ring and the top prize worth $1,236,361.
The flagship tournament of the entire schedule drew a total of 6,395 entries including 974 re-entries to surpass the $10 million guarantee, and the top 700 finishers earned a portion of the $10,327,925 prize pool.
Plausinaitis walked away with the only seven-figure payday, which "turkey1" missed by not much after earning a payday of $923,165. It was also the biggest MTT top prize for any poker player in the history of his home country Lithuania thus far. WSOP bracelet winner and former WSOP Main Event finalist Joseph Cheong finished third for $692,276.
Further notables on the nine-handed final table included Finnish poker pro Joni Jouhkimainen, Artem "Amsterq" Prostak, and WSOP bracelet winner Alexandru Papazian.
Final Result 2020 GGPoker WSOP WInter Online Circuit $1,700 Main Event
| Place | Winner | Country | Payout (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulius Plausinaitis | Lithuania | $1,236,361 |
| 2 | "turkey1" | Israel | $923,165 |
| 3 | Joseph Cheong | United States | $692,276 |
| 4 | "likeboy" | China | $519,134 |
| 5 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | $389,295 |
| 6 | Artem "Amsterq" Prostak | Belarus | $291,931 |
| 7 | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | $218,917 |
| 8 | "DaiMing141319" | China | $164,165 |
| 9 | "BetAddict" | Israel | $123,106 |
Final Table Action
The final table started with a surprise as the blinds moved up immediately, putting all shorter stacks in more danger. However, it was Israel's "BetAddict" who ran out of chips. They started with 20 blinds and took a flip with ace-king suited against the pocket jacks of Artem "Amsterq" Prostak.
China's "DaiMing141319" only played one hand actively and was down to fewer than two blinds when their king-queen ended up second-best to the ten-eight suited of Joseph Cheong. Alexandru Papazian also sent his chips over to Cheong after jamming with ace-five into pocket jacks in a battle of the blinds.
Prostak was the first player above 100 million on the final table yet he had to settle for 6th place. He first doubled "turkey1" in a flip, then had aces cracked by the jacks of "likeboy". The misery for Prostak ended when a suited ace failed to hold against "turkey1", who flopped trips fives.
Joni Jouhkimainen had carefully nursed a short stack and doubled twice. However, king-ten suited found no help against the ace-king of Cheong and that reduced the field to the final five. Cheong continued his rampage on the final table by flopping a full house against "likeboy" and had a narrow lead over Paulius Plausinaitis down to the final three.
Yet it was Plausinaitis who took chunk after chunk out of Cheong's stack, who then got short after doubling "turkey1". Cheong eventually jammed ace-four into the queens of Plausinaitis and a queen on the turn sealed the fate of Cheong in third place.
Heads-up between Plausinaitis and "turkey1" kicked off with a five-to-one lead for the former but "turkey1" doubled twice to pull into a comfortable lead. Plausinaitis had the best of it with the second nut flush against the third nut flush to restore his lead and there was no stopping afterwards as ace-ten suited prevailed against queen-nine suited.
That wraps up the PokerNews live reporting of the 2020 GGPoker WSOPC Online Festival, however, the next online and live poker festivals are already around the corner.
All Winners of the 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
| Event # | Event Name | Buy-In | Prize Pool | Entries | Winner | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG $50 | $50 | $1,439,386 | 31,291 | Aleksey "ImLuckPads" Savenkov | $168,810 |
| 2 | Super MILLION$ | $10,300 | $5,110,000 | 511 | Joaquin Melogno | $636,072 |
| 3 | Deepstack NLHE Championship | $3,000 | $1,436,400 | 504 | Christian Jeppsson | $244,202 |
| 4 | Monster Stack NLHE | $800 | $1,060,200 | 1,395 | Sihao "Mr_3rdBullet" Zhang | $140,472 |
| 5 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $600 | $1,060,200 | 1,041 | Pulkit Goyal | $82,052 |
| 6 | Mini Main Event | $170 | $2,733,559 | 17,478 | "CallMeBatya" | $277,277 |
| 7 | NLHE 6-Handed Championship | $1,500 | $1,266,825 | 889 | Carlos "Wtfisthis" Henrique | $153,213 |
| 8 | Marathon | $600 | $720,480 | 1,264 | Seungmook "7high" Jung | $277,277 |
| 9 | BOUNTY GIANT | $315 | $1,455,600 | 4,852 | Urmo Velvelt | $115,036 |
| 10 | CHRISTMAS PLOSSUS | $400 | $2,733,559 | 3,628 | Anson "Tara@0z" Tsang | $178,921 |
| 11 | Bounty Hunters Championship | $1,050 | $1,293,000 | 1,293 | Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko | $145,005 |
| 12 | Deepstack NLHE | $500 | $686,375 | 1,445 | Fabian "lordof0513" Schmidt | $90,943 |
| 13 | Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em | $10,000 | $1,000,000 | 94 | Niklas Astedt | $348,250 |
| 14 | FIFTY STACK | $800 | $1,405,240 | 1,849 | Yuri Dzivielevski | $178,236 |
| 15 | NEW YEAR COLOSSUS | $400 | $3,280,600 | 8,725 | Michael Addamo | $178,921 |
| 16 | Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | $3,000 | $991,800 | 348 | Samuli "BeastsSag_A" Sipila | $185,492 |
| 17 | Deepstack Bounty Hunters | $252 | $711,120 | 2,963 | David "MyLastHand!" Comeron | $64,390 |
| 18 | Main Event | $1,700 | $10,327,925 | 6,395 | Paulius Plausinaitis | $1,236,361 |
Level 36
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 750,000 ante
After being whittled down to under eight blinds, "turkey1" eventually got his stack in out of the big blind and was looked up by Paulius Plausinaitis on the button.
"turkey1": 
Paulius Plausinaitis: 
The 
flop improved "turkey1" but Plausinaitis regained the lead on the 
turn. A blank 
followed on the river and that ended the run of "turkey1" in second place for $923,165.
For Plausinaitis, the victory comes with a payday of $1,236,361 and he also receives the coveted WSOP Circuit ring. A full recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,302,722
60,334,214
|
60,334,214 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 36
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 750,000 ante
Paulius Plausinaitis raised to 12 million and was called by "turkey1" in the big blind. Both players opted to check the 
flop and "turkey1" then bet the 
turn for 8.415 million, which Plausinaitis called.
On the 
river, "turkey1" bet 24 million and earned a call to reveal 
for a busted straight draw. Plausinaitis won the pot with 
and pulled further ahead.
That lead grew when "turkey1" limp-called for 18 million and folded the 
flop, facing a bet worth 9.375 million by Plausinaitis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
257,968,508
52,865,000
|
52,865,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,334,214
-52,865,000
|
-52,865,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 3,000,000/6,000,000
Ante: 750,000
Level 35
: 2,500,000/5,000,000, 600,000 ante
"turkey1" raised to 10 million and that was called by Paulius Plausinaitis. On a 
flop, Plausinaitis check-raised from 10 million to 30 million and earned a call. On the turn, Plausinaitis check-jammed for 61,951,754 and "turkey1" called.
Paulius Plausinaitis: 
"turkey1": 
"turkey1" had one out and missed it on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,103,508
102,551,754
|
102,551,754 |
|
|
||
|
|
113,199,214
-102,551,754
|
-102,551,754 |
Level 35
: 2,500,000/5,000,000, 600,000 ante
Paulius Plausinaitis defended to a min-raise by "turkey1" and check-folded the turn when "turkey1" bet 20 million.
Another two blinds vanished in the next hand without showdown as Plausinaitis dropped to just over 20 blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,750,968
42,800,000
|
42,800,000 |
|
|
102,551,754
-42,800,000
|
-42,800,000 |
|
|
||
Level 35
: 2,500,000/5,000,000, 600,000 ante
Paulius Plausinaitis opened to 11 million and earned a call from "turkey1", who check-called the 
flop for 11.136 million. On the turn both players checked and "turkey1" bet the river for 30 million, Plausiniaitis folded.
The next bigger pot also went to "turkey1" following a min-raise to 10 million and a call. Plausinaitis check-called for 10 million on the 
flop and check-folded the turn when facing a bet of 20 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,950,968
40,736,000
|
40,736,000 |
|
|
145,351,754
-40,736,000
|
-40,736,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 35
Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000
Ante: 600,000
Level 34
: 2,000,000/4,000,000, 500,000 ante
Paulius Plausinaitis opened to 8.8 million and called a three-bet to 25.6 million by "turkey1", which led them to the 
flop. "turkey1" bet 20 million and Plausinaitis instantly folded to concede the lead.
Plausinaitis won the next two small pots only for "turkey1" to win a min-raised pot by leading the 
turn for 4 million.
Following the next raise to 8.8 million by Plausiniaitis, "turkey1" called and check-folded the 
flop when the Lithuanian bet 16,554,000.
In another min-raised pot to the 
flop, Plausinaitis check-raised from 8.5 million to 24.82 million in order to receive a call. On the 
turn, Plausinaitis bet 35,987,200 and that forced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
186,087,754
6,520,000
|
6,520,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
132,214,968
-6,520,000
|
-6,520,000 |