WCOOP-48-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] Set to Kick Off at 7:05 PM CEST
Day 1 of the PokerStars WCOOP-48-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] is set to kick off at 7:05 p.m. CEST for another busy day for online poker players. The tournament has a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool set in this progressive knockout format.
With players like Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford, Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Dimitar "KuuL" Danchev, Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich, Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank, and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt conquering their WCOOP titles this year already, they and many more players will be trying again today.
The players will get 250,000 chips in their starting stack with the first level of the day featuring a small blind of 1,200, a big blind of 2,400, and a running ante of 300. Level duration will remain at 20 minutes throughout Day 1 with registration open for the first five hours and five minutes of play. Players can reenter up to three times if needed during that period. Day 1 will end when the money has been reached.
As this is a progressive knockout tournament, players will start with a bounty of $2,500 on their heads. When a player is eliminated, 50% of their bounty will go to the bankroll of the player who eliminated them while the other 50% will go onto their own bounty.
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for Chilaud to flop a set.
for Chilaud to stay ahead but the 
on the river gave Koliakov the higher set to bust him.
, it was checked to Greenwood who bet 8,000 which only Aido called.
, Aido bet 27,794 for Greenwood to call.
, Aido bet 99,200, keeping 75 behind. Greenwood raised for Aido to call for the rest with the 
for the straight but Greenwood held the 
for the nut-flush to claim Aido's bounty.
for Frank to flop two pair immediately to claim a double knockout to his name.
, Botteon checked for the last time. Nemeth shoved for 202,995 and Botteon called. Nemeth tabled the 
for the full house but Botteon held the 
for the bigger full house to bust Nemeth.
