Fedor Holz raised to 1,500 and Sergi Reixach called. The flop was 
and Reixach checked. Holz bet 2,100 and Reixach called.
The turn was the 
and Holz went for a second barrel of 7,200, which Reixach called again. The 
river went check/check and Reixach's 
defeated Holz' missed 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
131,550
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
68,450
-14,700
|
-14,700 |
|
||
In the last 20 hands between Brunno Butteon and Oktay Kahyaoglu no more than two big blinds each went into any pot, and the two are still level at starting stacks.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
101,176
-1,940
|
-1,940 |
|
98,824
1,940
|
1,940 |
Sergi Reixach raised to 1,500 and Fedor Holz called. The flop was 
and Holz checked. Reixach bet 750, Holz check-raised to 3,300 and Reixach called.
The turn was the 
and Reixach quickly folded to a bet of 7,500.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
|
116,850
-9,900
|
-9,900 |
|
|
83,150
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
|
||
Sergi Reixach raised to 1,250 and Fedor Holz called. The flop was 
and Holz check-called 1,750. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
On the 
river, Holz bet 4,750 but Reixach responded with a raise to 15,000. Holz snap-folded his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
|
126,750
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
73,250
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
Fedor Holz raised to 1,250 and Sergi Reixach called. Both players checked the 
flop. Reixach bet 2,500 on the 
turn and Holz called.
The river was the and Reixach bet 7,500. Holz called with 
but Reixach showed 
for two pair to win.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,750
13,750
|
13,750 |
|
|
86,250
-13,750
|
-13,750 |
|
|
||
Both matches have started off slowly, with the pots being kept small in the opening stages. In one hand, Brunno Botteon raised to 1,000 and Oktay Kahyaoglu called.
The flop was 
and Kahyaoglu checked. Botteon bet 650, Kahyaoglu check-raised to 2,366, Botteon made it 6,000 to go and Kahyaoglu folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,116
3,116
|
3,116 |
|
|
96,884
-3,116
|
-3,116 |
The semi-finals in Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em have begun!
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscila??o |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
In addition to the blog, PokerNews will also broadcast the event live on Twitch. PokerNews social media manager and Twitch host Jesse Fullen will be back in the virtual Rio to bring you the excitement live as it happens.
After a five-day hiatus, one of the most anticipated events of the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Series concludes tonight as Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em will crown a winner. It's one of the People's Choice Events and the audience has voted to see the best of the best take on each other in a head-to-head format.
It's the second big heads up event of the series, with David Peters capturing his second bracelet as well as $360,480 in the first edition. 127 players originally signed up for the bigger-sized event (with Chris Ferguson receiving the lone bye in the first round) and five rounds later, just four are left standing in search of one of the most sought-after WSOP bracelets of the series as well as the $1,077,025 first-place prize that's awarded to the one person that wins two more matches.
Four contenders are left standing in search of WSOP glory: GGPoker's Fedor Holz will take on Sergi Reixach in the bottom part of the bracket, while the upper part sees Brazil's Bruno Botteon lock horns with the least notable name of the four, Oktay Kahyaoglu. Dedicated profiles on each of these remaining players and how they got here are added below in separate posts.
Both Holz and Botteon used to sell off action for this event, making a lot of railbirds brimming with excitement as soon as cards go back in the air. Holz sold off 77.5% at 1.15 mark-up, while Botteon parted with 66.4% of his action at 1.05.
Those that invested already have a massive return on investment as each of the four remaining players is guaranteed a slice of $311,150 out of the prize pool. The runner-up will touch $622,300, while the winner, as mentioned, walks away a millionaire.
| Brunno Botteon | Oktay Kahyaoglu | Fedor Holz | Sergi Reixach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 128 | Ole Schemion | Pedro Velasco | Luc Greenwood | Berns Gleissner |
| Round of 64 | Daniel Negreanu | Martin Zamani | Anton Morgenstern | Luke Reeves |
| Round of 32 | Dan Smith | Jean-Noel Thorel | Robert Flink | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
| Round of 16 | Luke Sneath | Michael Addamo | George Wolff | Dmitry Yurasov |
| Round of 8 | Jason McConnon | Stuart Wallensteen | Justin Bonomo | Aaron Van Blarcum |
Cards will be back in the air at 6 p.m. UTC with players received 100,000 in chips, 200 big blinds, to start off the match. Levels will be 12 minutes throughout and PokerNews will be on hands to cover all the action from the first card off the deck to the last one pitched, so don't miss a beat on the last Sunday of the WSOP online!
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $1,070,250 |
| 2 | - | - | $622,300 |
| 3 | - | - | $311,150 |
| 4 | - | - | $311,150 |
| 5 | Jason McConnon | United Kingdom | $194,469 |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $194,469 |
| 7 | Stuart Wallensteen | Canada | $194,469 |
| 8 | Aaron Van Blarcum | United States | $194,469 |
Perhaps nobody had it tougher in the first few rounds than Brunno Botteon, who faced high roller veterans Ole Schemion, Daniel Negreanu and Dan Smith. However, the Brazilian managed to dispatch all three, and to those who have followed the online scene in recent years, it may not have been such a shock.
Botteon currently sits No. 5 in the worldwide tournament points rankings on PocketFives and recently peaked as high as No. 4. His $3.7 million in earnings might not sound insanely impressive in an age when some are pushing toward the $20M mark until you consider Botteon just turned 25 and has only been on PocketFives less than two years.
He's fairly inexperienced live with only a couple of five-figure scores, but he'll be in his comfort zone here playing online.
Particularly on GGPoker, Botteon has been on absolute fire as he's amassed an excellent 13 cashes during the bracelet events. The best of those was a sixth-place finish in the $25K Poker Players Championship, worth $388K. He also had a very near miss for a bracelet, finishing second in Event #67: $500 Limit Hold'em.
| Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Schemion | Daniel Negreanu | Dan Smith | Luke Sneath | Jason McConnon |
