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The World Series of Poker Online is underway at GGPoker and the site is adding more value to the festival. GG recently launched the $10 million WSOP Season Giveaway, offering players even more value.

The promotion features a collection of exclusive events running throughout August and giving all players a shot at extra cash. This becomes the highest monthly giveaway total in the poker room’s history.

“There are over 10 million reasons to play at GGPoker this August,” GG head of public relations Paul Burke said in a news release. “Daily leaderboards, exclusive giveaways, and all of this while WSOP Online 2021 is underway and dozens of gold WSOP bracelets are being won – there’s truly a lot to celebrate this month.”

What can GGPoker players expect

A major part of the promotion is the new “GG x WSOP Special Edition $1 Million Gift Box.” This offers players a tournament leaderboard awarding $32,000 in daily prizes for up to 1,400 players.

Beyond that, GG has planned numerous other promotions as part of the series. Some of those range from All-In or Fold leaderboards to special events for new players. Here’s a look at some of what’s planned in in August:

• All-In or Fold Daily $50,000 Leaderboard
• Spin & Gold Daily $50,000 Leaderboard
• GGCare ($1.5 million awarded)
• Rush & Cash Daily $40,000 Leaderboard
• GG x WSOP Daily $32,000 Tournament Leaderboard
• Hold’em Daily $25,000 Leaderboard
• Omaha Daily $25,000 Leaderboard
• Honeymoon for Newcomers ($250,000 awarded in August)
• Daily Freebie ($500,000 awarded in August)
• Short Deck Daily $10,000 Leaderboard
• Flip & Go Daily $10,000 Leaderboard
• Battle Royale Daily $1,000 Leaderboard

A look at the WSOP Online

The WSOP Online offers international players 33 bracelet events as well as numerous other tournaments. The series runs through Sept. 12 and features more than $45 million guaranteed.

The new $10 million promotions add significantly to that as well.

“One of the reasons I love GGPoker is how they give back to their players,” GGPoker global ambassador Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier said. “From the Honeymoon For Newcomers to Bubble Protection for Early Birds, and now the $10 million WSOP Season Giveaway, GGPoker gives every player at every level an opportunity to share in giveaways.”

For a complete preview of the WSOP Online, click here. For a look at some players to watch throughout the series, click here.

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The action heats up beginning Sunday in the World Series of Poker Online at GGPoker. Plenty of poker sharks will be out in force hoping to secure one of the 33 gold bracelets up for grabs.

Some of the game’s best and most recognized pros will be mixing it up online. The international version of the series promises some big prize pools and hefty payouts.

In the spirit of the series, the Catena Media poker team took a look at some players to watch and will update their progress throughout the series. Here are a few players to keep an eye out for.

Anthony Cicali, contributing writer

Daniel Negreanu (Las Vegas)

• $100,000 PokerGO Cup #8 – 4th, $250,000 (July 13)
• $50,000 PokerGO Cup #7 – winner, $700,000 (July 12)
• $600 WSOP Online KO – 3rd, $19,851

Negreanu has been in the zone all July. He was awarded player of the series in the PokerGO Cup and has been grinding online bracelet events each night. Fans can expect to see some deep runs in the GGPoker bracelet series. 

Ivan Luca (Punta Alta, Argentina)

• $1,000 GGPoker WSOP Online 6-Max – 4th, $115,791 (August 2020)
• $1,000 WSOP NLHE – winner, $353,391 (June 2015)
• $25,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure NLHE – 5th, $140,460 (January 2019)

With over $6.5 million in live tournament earnings, be on the lookout for Argentina’s number one player. He could rack up some serious scores this August. Luca is a former bracelet winner and knows what it takes to get the hardware back. 

Alex Foxen (Cold Spring Harbor, New York)

• $600 WSOP Online PLO 6-Max – 3rd, $27,909 (July 2021)
• $50,000 PokerGO Cup #7 – 3rd, $280,000 (July 2021)
• $10,000 PokerGO Cup #1 – winner, $178,200 (July 2021)

Foxen is currently chasing the GPI Player of the Year spot for a third straight year. He’s had a successful summer so far and looks to grind GGPoker events all August. Foxen is currently one of the best players in the game without a bracelet.

Ali Imsirovic (Vancouver, Washington)

• $50,000 PokerGO Cup #7 – 5th, $122,500 (July 2021)
• $15,000 PokerGO Cup #4 – winner, $240,000 (July 2021)
• $10,000 PokerGO Cup #2 – winner, $183,000 (July 2021)

Imsirovic is currently ranked number one in the world after a successful run in the PokerGO Cup. He’ll most likely try to stay on top of the mountain by playing as many WSOP Online events as possible. 

Yuri Martins (Curitiba, Brazil)

• $2,500 WSOP Mixed PLO Hi/Lo & 7-Card Hi/Lo – 1st, $213,750 (June 2019)
• $400 WSOP GGPoker PLOSSUS – 1st,  $221,557 (July 2021)
• $3,500 WPT Tampa – 10th, $61,325 (June 2021)

As one of the top online players in the world, Martins is expected to have another big run this summer. He captured bracelets in 2019 and 2020 and dominate mixed games alongside No Limit Hold’em as well. 

Valerie Cross, content manager

Kristen Bicknell (Ontario, Canada)

• Tournament earnings over $5.25 million, according to Hendon Mob
• WSOP Online $2,500 6-Max – 1st, $356,000 (July 2020)

No sleeper here. Bicknell is a powerful force both live and online. She’s also had massive success in WSOP events, and this series should be no different.

A year ago in this very series, Bicknell binked her third bracelet in the $2,500 Six-Max event, outlasting a field of 892 for a $356,000 score. Look out for No. 4.

Niklas Astedt (Sweden)

• Tournament earnings over $1.15 million
• $1,050 WPT partypoker, 1st, $175,000 (May 2020)

This Swedish crusher is dedicated to the grind, cashing in dozens of GGPoker and partypoker events in recent months. In last year’s WSOP Online bracelet series, he finished second to Roberto Romanello in a 922-entry field in the $1,500 NLHE for $157,000. His close call will surely be a driving force of motivation for gold.

Ranno Sootla (Tallinn, Estonia)

• Hendon Mob earnings over $630,000
• WSOP NLHE Colossus – 1st, $597,000 (July 2020)

This young Estonian got his first taste of gold a year ago. The win came after finishing runner-up to Ryan Leng in the 2018 WSOP $1,500 Bounty for his first live six-figure score ($168,000).

It takes grit and perseverance to win an online event with a whopping 12,757 runners. That’s what Sootla did in last year’s series, so he should be up for the battle in the 2021 edition.

AJ Chabra (New Jersey, United States)

• Hendon mob earnings over $1.35 million
• WSOP $1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship – 1st, $77,000 (August 2020)

In December 2017, Chabra scored his first live WPT Main Event final table. He finished fifth in the $10,400 Five Diamond for $350,000.

His play and poise impressed, and he’s gone on to put up impressive results since, both live and online. His last win was in this very series in 2020, and I expect more strong results and maybe even another bracelet in 2021. 

Sean Chaffin, PokerScout editor/site runner

David Peters (Ohio, United States)

• WSOP Online $7,777 High Roller – 1st, $283,940 (July 2021)
• PokerGO Cup (June 2021) – three wins, one runner-up, and the overall series champion

This American seems unstoppable lately and crushed the fields at the PokerGO Studio in June. He seems likely to be active at GGPoker in August as well.

Last year, he scored numerous cashes including taking down the $10,000 Heads-up Championship for $360,480. A fourth bracelet definitely seems a possibility soon.

Mikita Badziakouski (Belarus)

• $28 million in tournament winnings
• Runner-up finishes in Super High Roller Bowl Online and WSOP Online in 2020

This live poker crusher has found some nice runs online in recent months. He’s scored on some of the biggest poker stages in the world including: Triton, WSOP Europe, EPT, and more.

Badziakouski has come close to a bracelet several times, but just came up short (three runner-ups, one third, two fourths). Look for another big effort in August at GG.

Ole Schemion (Germany)

• $16.3 million in tournament winnings
• partypoker WPT Montreal Online –1st, $35,631(January 2021)

Schemion has posted some nice scores online in recent months. With numerous final tables over the last two years, more success seems likely in the WSOP Online. He should be battling for a bracelet this summer.

Michael Addamo (Australia)

• WSOP Online $10,000 Heads-up – runner-up, $223,488 (August 2020)
• $10,300 Super High Roller Bowl Online – 1st, $228,800

Addamo has had a huge couple of years online, which included a runner-up finish in 2020 in the $102,000 Super High Roller Bowl event for $1.2 million. He’s been consistent in major online events and that should continue.

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Top pros will be mixing it up with recreational players from around the world this summer at GGPoker. The company announced the schedule for the 33 gold bracelets up for grabs this August on the international side of the World Series of Poker Online.

The series runs Aug. 1 to Sept. 12 and offers players $45 million in guaranteed prize pools.

“After making history last year, WSOP Online opens up to the international poker community again this August and September,” GG ambassador Daniel Negreanu said in a press release. “I’m ready to join tens of thousands of poker players from all over the world at the tables, all of us aiming to take down one of those 33 gold bracelets.”

What to expect from the GGPoker WSOP Online

This year GGPoker is offering even more action than 2020 and expects huge online fields. Among the events listed is a $5,000 Main Event with a $20 million guarantee.

Day 1 starts Aug. 22 and each flight is a freezeout event and players can play up to three flights. Beyond winning a bracelet, the winner of the Main Event is also awarded some bonuses from GGPoker including:

• Custom site avatar
• $50,000 tournament entry package
• Team champions badge
• GGPlatinum Fish Buffet Status

Last year’s Main Event prize pool reached $27.5 million, the largest amount for a single online poker tournament. That distinction earned GG a recognition from the Guinness World of Records.

A few other bracelet events that stand out include:

• $50 NLHE “The Return” (Event 1, Aug. 1) – $1 million guaranteed
• $1,111 Charity COVID Relief (Event 2, Aug. 1) – $11 fee to charity
• $1500 Millionaire Maker (Event 7, Aug. 8) – $5 million guaranteed
• $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship (Event 13, Aug. 17) 
• $400 PLOSSUS ( Event 17, Aug. 22) – $1 million guaranteed
• $25,000 Super High Roller (Event 21, Aug. 29) – $5 million guaranteed

Here’s a complete list of the schedule:

2021 GGPoker WSOP Online

Date	Tournament	Buy-in	Guarante
Aug 9	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1A]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 10	#8: $5,000 6-Handed NLHE Championship [2-Day Event]	$5,000	–
Aug 10	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1B]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 11	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1C]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 12	#9: $525 Superstack Turbo Bounty NLHE	$525	–
Aug 12	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1D]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 13	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1E]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 14	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1F]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 14	#10: $400 DOUBLE CHANCE PLO [2-Stack, 2-Day Event]	$400	–
Aug 14	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1G]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 15	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1H]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 15	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1I]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 15	#11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLHE [2-Day Event]	$10,000	$5,000,000
Aug 15	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Day 1J, Turbo]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 15	#12: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK NLHE [Final Day]	$1,000	$4,000,000
Aug 16	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1A]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 17	#13: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship [2-Day Event]	$5,000	–
Aug 17	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1B]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 18	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1C]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 19	#14: $500 THE BIG 500 [2-Day Event]	$500	–
Aug 19	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1D]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 20	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1E]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 21	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1F]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 21	#15: $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap]	$10,000	–
Aug 21	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1G]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 22	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1H]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 22	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1I]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 22	#16: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLHE [2-Day Event]	$1,050	$2,000,000
Aug 22	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Day 1J, Turbo]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 22	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1A]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 22	#17: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Day]	$400	$1,000,000
Aug 23	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1A]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 23	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1B]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 24	#18: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack, 2-Day Event]	$5,000	–
Aug 24	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1B]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 24	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1C]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 25	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1C]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 25	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1D]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 26	#19: $840 6-Handed Bounty NLHE [2-Day Event]	$840	–
Aug 26	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1D]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 26	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1E]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 27	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1E]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 27	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1F]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 28	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1F]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 28	#20: $1,500 MONSTER STACK NLHE [Freezeout, 2-Day Event]	$1,500	–
Aug 28	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1G]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 28	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1G]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 29	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1H]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 29	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1I]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 29	#21: $25,000 Super High Roller Championship NLHE [2-Day Event]	$25,000	$5,000,000
Aug 29	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 1J, Turbo]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 29	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1H]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 29	#22: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day]	$400	$3,000,000
Aug 30	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1I]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Aug 31	#23: $600 Deepstack Championship NLHE [2-Day Event]	$600	–
Aug 31	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1J]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 1	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1K]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 2	#24: $1,050 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha [2-Day Event]	$1,050	–
Sep 2	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1L]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 3	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1M]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 4	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1N]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 4	#25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS 7-Handed NLHE [2-Day Event]	$777	–
Sep 4	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1O]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 5	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1P]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 5	#26: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS 8-Handed NLHE [2-Day Event]	$888	–
Sep 5	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1Q]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 5	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Day 1R, Turbo]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 5	#27: $5,000 MAIN EVENT Online Championship [Final Day]	$5,000	$20,000,000
Sep 7	#28: $2,100 Bounty NLHE Championship [2-Day Event]	$2,100	–
Sep 9	#29: $1,500 FIFTY STACK NLHE [2-Day Event]	$1,500	–
Sep 11	#30: $525 WSOP Beat the Pros [Freezeout, 2-Day Event]	$525	–
Sep 12	#31: ¥815 WSOP Zodiac Autumn Festival [Final Day]	¥815	¥2,888,888
Sep 12	#32: $210 WSOP Bounty Double MILLION$ [Final Day]	$210	$2,000,000
Sep 12	#33: $500 The Closer [Final Day]	$500	$2,021,000

More details on the series

The WSOP Online is currently underway at WSOP.com in the United States in New Jersey and Nevada. The series then shifts internationally for August. WSOP.com also recently launched in Pennsylvania in the US and is planning an eight-event bracelet schedule there as well.

As part of the GG series, poker fans can expect plenty of poker action at GGPoker.tv, the site’s official streaming channel. The company has recruited some big names to call the action.

Regular WSOP broadcasters Norman Chad and Lon McEachern will share the commentating duties on a few big events. Those tournaments include:

• Heads-up Championship (Event 15, Aug. 26 and 28) 
• WSOP Online Main Event (Event 27, Sept. 9 and 11)

Along with the online action, the WSOP is preparing for live bracelet events to take place in Las Vegas this fall.  The company also recently announced the return of the WSOP Europe this fall.

“World Series of Poker is proud to partner once again with GGPoker to allow players throughout the globe compete for WSOP glory,” , WSOP executive director Ty Stewart said. “It’ll be the closest thing to the live WSOP tournament experience outside of Vegas.”

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