WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
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PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
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Fabiano Kovalski Leads Final 11 in 2020 WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
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Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
The latest High Roller installment of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020 saw a field of 97 entries emerge in WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze], which came up short of the $500,000 guarantee by three entries. Unlike most previous high stakes events, the tournament was played as a freezeout and around a dozen players jumped in at the very last minute.
It took seven hours to let the money bubble burst and wrap up the action, and Fabiano "Fabiano1" Kovalski emerged at the top of the leaderboard with 2,435,617. Only two further players ended up with seven-figure stack sizes as Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk (1,429,021) and "MaxHendrix" (1,272,158) complete the overnight podium.
Several players are bunched together within a few big blinds including Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood (854,122), "Sintoras" (854,122), Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira (769,064), and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden (682,232).
The Final 11 Players in WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | 2,435,617 | 97 |
| 2 | Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk | Finland | 1,429,021 | 57 |
| 3 | MaxHendrix | Russia | 1,272,158 | 51 |
| 4 | Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood | Canada | 854,122 | 34 |
| 5 | Sintoras | Germany | 816,942 | 33 |
| 6 | Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira | Portugal | 769,064 | 31 |
| 7 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | Finland | 682,232 | 27 |
| 8 | Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer | Ireland | 579,079 | 23 |
| 9 | Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot | United Kingdom | 356,889 | 14 |
| 10 | SmilleThHero | Austria | 275,080 | 11 |
| 11 | Apo5555 | Russia | 229,796 | 9 |
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer was the only last-minute entrant to make the cut and advanced with 579,079, the bottom three stacks belong to Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot (356,889), "SmilleThHero" (275,080), and "Apo5555" (229,796). Especially "SmilleThHero" experienced a roller coaster of emotions throughout the late stages. As one of the big stacks after the end of late registration, he was left with just over one blind close to the money bubble. The Austrian mounted a comeback, became very short again, and still made the money as Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach was the last to leave without anything to show for.
The Action of the Day At a Glance
Only nine players were registered at the start but that number grew consistently throughout the late registration with a maximum of eight tables in play. It took quite some time for the first contender to bust, which happened to be Jans "Graftekkel" Arends who ran a triple barrel bluff with ace-nine suited against the ace-jack suited of Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker. From there on, the eliminations kept coming frequently and especially the middle stage of the day proved to be chaotic.
One of the contenders to play exactly one hand was Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji, who ran with queens into the aces of fellow countryman Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha moments after taking a seat. Padilha didn't make it close to the bubble either and became one of many well-known online poker regulars to hit the rail throughout the day.
Once the late surge of last-minute entrants boosted the remaining field significantly, the action exploded and there were showdowns every other minute. On the final four tables, Reixach went on a heater and knocked out two opponents in quick succession including Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika, Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger and Ole "wizowizo" Schemion.
With 21 players remaining, Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski was the shortest stack with just 14 blinds, however, he scored several doubles to get right back into contention. The biggest one of them came on the final two tables when he rivered a flush against Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos. Kovalski would also bust the two-time champion of 2020 WCOOP short of the money soon after whereas "SmilleThHero" mounted a comeback from fewer than one and a half big blinds.
Eventually, it was Reixach who three-bet jammed ace-trey into the eights of Kovalski and an eight appeared in the window to let the bubble burst, sending all 11 survivors on break. They will return the following day at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) to determine a champion and the returning blinds will be 12,500/25,000 with an ante of 3,250.
The final day of WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze] will be streamed on the PokerStars Twitch channel with cards-up coverage and commentary on a delay of at least 20 minutes. All PokerNews live updates will be published according to the delay. Exclusive PokerStars WCOOP 2020 highlights, results and live updates can be found right here!
End of Day 1 Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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2,435,617 | |
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1,429,021 | 25,500 |
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1,272,158 | -6,500 |
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854,122 | -6,500 |
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816,942 | 47,250 |
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769,064 | -44,000 |
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682,232 | -6,500 |
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579,079 | 38,000 |
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356,889 | -3,250 |
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275,080 | -44,000 |
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229,796 | -6,500 |
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Reixach Eliminated on the Bubble
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
In the second hand after the break, Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski raised to 50,000 on the button and Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach got his stack of 654,580 in from the big blind. There were two shorter stacks on his table and Kovalski made the call to create the second all-in on the bubble.
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach: 
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski: 
The 
flop left Reixach in huge trouble as he needed running cards to the ace-high straight. Instead, it was all over on the 
turn to let the bubble burst and a meaningless 
rolled off on the river.
That wrap's up Day 1, and the chip counts, as well as a recap of today's action, are to follow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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2,435,617 | 667,580 |
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Eliminado | |
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Chip Counts at the Break
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
The remaining 12 players have returned from their scheduled five-minute break as both tables currently play hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,768,037 | -53,250 |
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1,403,521 | 57,000 |
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1,278,658 | 63,000 |
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860,622 | -3,250 |
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813,064 | -3,250 |
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769,692 | -3,250 |
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688,732 | -15,750 |
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661,080 | -3,250 |
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541,079 | -28,250 |
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360,139 | -3,250 |
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319,080 | -3,250 |
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236,296 | -3,250 |
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"efkinis24" Eliminated in Three-Way All-In
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski min-raised to 50,000 and then called the shove of "SmilleThHero", "efkinis24" called all-in from the big blind.
"efkinis24": 
"SmilleThHero": 
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski: 
The board ran out 
and efkinis24" was eliminated whereas "SmilleThHero" essentially tripled up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,821,287 | -47,484 |
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1,215,658 | -9,750 |
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772,942 | 22,250 |
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664,330 | -47,250 |
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322,330 | 205,346 |
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Eliminado | |
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Doubles For Greenwood and Vousden
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood three-bet jammed on the button and was called by Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira, who immediately wrote "thanks" even before the cards were shown.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: 
Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira: 
The board ran out 
and Greenwood replies with a "you're welcome", then both used "running cold" and :runninghot" in chat.
One hand later, Greenwood jammed in the cutoff with all shorter stacks behind and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden called in the big blind-
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: 
Vousden outflopped Greenwood on the 
board to also double.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,346,521 | -48,000 |
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863,872 | 243,378 |
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816,314 | -475,744 |
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704,482 | 354,366 |
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569,329 | 52,000 |
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363,389 | -73,000 |
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239,546 | -53,000 |
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Reixach Leaves "SmilleThHero" Short Once More
Nível 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
First to act, Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach moved all in as the second-shortest stack on his table and "SmilleThHero" reluctantly called all-in with the bigger stack out of the big blind.
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach:
"SmilleThHero": 
On a board of 
, Reixach turned a set to lock up the double.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,868,771 | -18,250 |
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1,225,408 | -40,750 |
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750,692 | 4,250 |
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711,580 | 361,040 |
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123,112 | -20,750 |
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116,984 | -285,540 |
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Nível: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Short Stack Battle Emerges
Nível 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
"efkinis24" forfeited a portion of their short stack when they check-folded the 
turn against the aggression of table neighbor "Sintoras".
Over on the other table, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood raised and folded when Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot three-bet to 240,000 with fewer than that behind.
"Apo5555" then raised to 40,000 and was called by Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer in the big blind. As both players used a portion of their time bank to check the 
flop, O'Dwyer reluctantly check-folded the turn when facing a bet of 44,000 by "Apo5555".
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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1,887,021 | -5,000 |
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1,394,521 | -7,500 |
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1,292,058 | -27,500 |
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1,266,158 | 40,000 |
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746,442 | 70,000 |
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620,494 | 50,000 |
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517,329 | -67,500 |
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436,389 | 70,000 |
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402,524 | -15,000 |
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350,540 | -35,000 |
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350,116 | -87,500 |
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292,546 | 70,000 |
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143,862 | -55,000 |
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