WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
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WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
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Muhovic Leads Final 14 Players in WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After winning his first SCOOP title back in May for $201,606, Mirza "zazano" Muhovic has narrowly claimed the chip lead on Day 1 of the WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] after eliminating "despedespi33" in the final hand of the night. PokerStars had placed a guaranteee of $750,000 on the tournament but with 89 unique players flocking to the tournament and reentering 66 times, 155 entries were collected to create a prize pool of $775,000 in total.
A few months ago, Muhovic had to overcome a star-studded final table which included players like Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet, Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle, and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis but none of those players are left in the final 14 players who have made it through to Day 2. Muhovic narrowly pipped Ole "wizowizo" Schemion to the chip lead as he bagged 4,328,322 to the 4,325,650 the German will bring back tomorrow.
Completing the top five are Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves (4,160,732), Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger (4,086,295), and David "EzPaTuLa" Cabrera with 3,728,351 but Joao "Naza114" Vieira (3,233,139) and Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov (3,210,596) have also bagged an above average stack.
WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] Players at a Glance
| Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirza "zazano" Muhovic | Luxembourg | 4,328,322 | 87 |
| Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Germany | 4,325,650 | 87 |
| Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves | United Kingdom | 4,160,732 | 83 |
| Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger | Austria | 4,086,295 | 82 |
| David "EzPaTuLa" Cabrera | Spain | 3,728,351 | 75 |
| Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Portugal | 3,233,139 | 65 |
| Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov | Russia | 3,210,596 | 64 |
| Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | United Kingdom | 2,263,272 | 45 |
| Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian | Romania | 2,238,631 | 45 |
| "Boootsy" | Canada | 2,099,953 | 42 |
| Simon "simon1471" Higgins | United Kingdom | 1,956,492 | 39 |
| Mike "SirWatts" Watson | Canada | 1,580,894 | 32 |
| Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian | Russia | 1,222,948 | 24 |
| Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira | Portugal | 314,725 | 6 |
Today's Action
By the time the late registration period closed, there were 60 players left to battle it out for a spot in the top 17 as that's how many would get paid. As players couldn't reenter anymore, the eliminations started coming in quickly. Viktor "papan9_p$" Ustimov, /usa, Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, Daris "DEX888" Pedes, Andras "probirs" Nemeth, and Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach all used four bullets and all missed their targets.
Giorgios "Geokarak" Karakousis was eliminated by Muhovic when the tournament was down to the final three tables. Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen fell to Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian and "vendes" and "Wildace_hun" followed shortly after. Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin then busted to Simon "simon1471" Higgins to get the field two away from the money. It would take 20 minutes before Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress called Vieira's four-bet shove with ace-king and couldn't beat the nines of the latter.
The actual bubble would end up lasting forty minutes. Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer shoved his last eight big blinds in with ace-queen and was looked up by Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford who held aces. No danger on the flop for Beresford as he burst the bubble while the remaining players had all secured at least $12,447.
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika had the shortest stack after the bubble had popped and was also the first to cash when Mike "SirWatts" Watson took him out. Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns then busted to Eibinger when his nines couldn't beat the ace-jack of the latter as he flopped top pair, turned two pair, and rivered a full house. With a minute left in the day, "despedespi33" then lost his last chips to Muhovic.
Plan for Day 2
The players last played Level 20 and should be restarting at 7:05 p.m. CEST on Wednesday, September 9 with Level 21 which features a small blind of 25,000, a big blind of 50,000, and a running ante of 6,000. The level duration will increase to 25 minutes each at one point and the PokerStars Twitch stream will be bringing you cards-up coverage of this tournament with a 30-minute security delay.
This is what they are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $162,674 |
| 2 | $125,932 |
| 3 | $97,488 |
| 4 | $75,469 |
| 5 | $58,423 |
| 6 | $45,228 |
| 7 | $35,012 |
| 8 | $27,104 |
| 9 | $22,312 |
| 10-12 | $18,368 |
| 13-14 | $15,120 |
PokerNews will be bringing you the updates right here with a slight delay too to be in line with the stream so make sure to follow along.
End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
4,328,322 | |
|
4,325,650 | 128,000 |
|
4,160,732 | 1,331,000 |
|
|
4,086,295 | -196,164 |
|
3,728,351 | 5,400 |
|
|
3,233,139 | 601,000 |
|
3,210,596 | 376,164 |
|
2,263,272 | -75,000 |
|
|
2,238,631 | -15,000 |
|
2,099,953 | -95,000 |
|
1,956,492 | -614,520 |
|
|
1,580,894 | -305,000 |
|
|
1,222,948 | -1,050,880 |
|
314,725 | -55,000 |
"despedespi33" Eliminated in 15th Place ($15,120)
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
In the final hand of the night, "despedespi33" raised to 540,000 from under the gun, keeping 13,715 behind and was called by Mirza "zazano" Muhovic in the cutoff while the rest folded.
The flop came 
, "despedespi33" pushed their last chips in and Muhovic called.
"despedespi33": 
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic: 
Muhovic was ahead with the higher kicker and gutshot to a straight.
The turn brought them the 
for both of them to hit top pair but the river completed the board with the 
for Muhovic to hold to bust "despedespi33" before the tournament was paused for Day 2.
A recap and the chip counts are to follow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,328,322 | 613,715 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,447)
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger raised to 84,000 from the early position and Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns three-bet from the big blind to 520,000, keeping 42,268 behind. Eibinger four-bet for Burns to call for the rest.
Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns: 
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger: 
The flop came 
for Eibinger to hit top pair.
The turn was the 
for him to improve to two pair and Burns in need of a nine but instead the river completed the board with the 
for Eibinger to improve to a full house.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,282,459 | 602,268 |
|
|
3,714,607 | -140,000 |
|
|
2,834,432 | 502,000 |
|
|
2,338,272 | -15,000 |
|
|
2,253,631 | -422,000 |
|
|
648,715 | 95,000 |
|
|
369,725 | -40,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
More for Eibinger
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"despedespi33" raised to 84,000 from under the gun and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind which "despedespi33" called.
The flop came 
, Eibinger continued with a bet of 227,800 which "despedespi33" called.
The turn was the 
and Eibinger barreled a bet of 430,240 into the pot for "despedespi33" to go along to.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. Eibinger tabled the for two pair and the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,854,607 | 457,682 |
|
|
3,680,191 | 580,358 |
|
|
2,675,631 | -10,000 |
|
|
582,268 | -10,000 |
|
|
553,715 | -968,040 |
|
|
409,725 | -50,000 |
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika Eliminated in 17th Place ($12,447)
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mike "SirWatts" Watson raised to 88,000 from the cutoff and Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika three-bet shoved for 196,170 from the small blind which Watson called.
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika: 
Mike "SirWatts" Watson: 
The board ran out 
for Watson to flop a set of eights to send Boika out of the tournament as the first player to cash.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,197,650 | 198,800 |
|
|
2,353,272 | -60,000 |
|
|
2,332,432 | -148,800 |
|
|
1,885,894 | 266,170 |
|
Eliminado |
Two Pair for Papazian
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian raised to 88,400 from the button and was called by Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns in the small blind.
They both checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Burns bet 76,508 for Papazian to raise to 300,000 which Burns called.
The river completed the board with the and Burns checked. Papazian bet 140,000 which Burns called. Papazian tabled the 
for two pair for Burns to muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,396,925 | -341,488 |
|
|
3,099,833 | 1,921,488 |
|
|
2,685,631 | 464,400 |
|
|
1,521,755 | -218,000 |
|
|
592,268 | -598,400 |
|
|
459,725 | -90,000 |
Beresford Bursts the Bubble by Busting O'Dwyer
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer shoved from the cutoff for 308,941 and was called by Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford in the big blind.
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer: 
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
The board ran out 
for Beresford to hold with the rockets to burst the bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,998,850 | 258,000 |
|
|
2,481,232 | -392,936 |
|
|
2,413,272 | 673,877 |
|
|
1,619,724 | -100,000 |
|
|
256,170 | -30,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Reeves Doesn't Get Called
Nível 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves raised to 80,000 from the hijack. Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian three-bet to 240,000 from the cutoff for the action to fold back to Reeves who made the call.
The flop came , Reeves check-raised the 188,100 continuation-bet of Martirosian to 512,800 for the latter to give up on this hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,722,951 | -343,900 |
|
|
2,829,732 | 937,200 |
|
|
2,632,139 | 402,005 |
|
|
2,571,012 | -403,005 |
|
|
2,273,828 | -536,800 |
|
|
2,194,953 | -55,500 |