WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE]
Dia 1 Terminado
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE]
Dias: 1
"Jo589", Nemeth, and Gumz Lead 62 Players in WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE]
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Day 1 of the PokerStars WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] has come to an end with 62 players making it through to Day 2 out of 494 entries. A prize pool of $988,000 has been created by the 365 unique players who reentered 129 times.
Germany's "Jo589" has claimed the chip lead with 5,223,012. They already held the chip lead but during the last hand of hand-for-hand play, they took out Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz after the bubble had already bust to add even more chips to their stack. Trailing them in the counts are two more familiar names and faces to join on the podium.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth has already won two WCOOP titles this year after having had none up to the start of the series and bagged 4,133,171 for Day 2. Will he make it three? Just behind him is another German player who resides in Austria, Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz was at the top of the counts for most of the later stages of the day but ended up with 3,996,380 when the tournament was paused.
Other notable names in the top 25 of the counts include Pavel "MountainRo$e" Veksler (3,543,591), Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs (3,475,585), Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert (3,447,036), Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson (3,252,735), Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet (3,151,838), Roman "Radioromashka" Emelyanov (3,045,230), Michael "merla888" Gathy (2,472,365), Bert "girafganger7" Stevens (2,442,988), Jans "Graftekkel" Arends (2,341,166), and Bruno "great dant" Volkmann with 2,265,310.
WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] Top Ten Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo589 | Germany | 5,223,012 | 149 |
| 2 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | Hungary | 4,133,171 | 118 |
| 3 | Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz | Germany | 3,996,380 | 114 |
| 4 | FouEnculePL | Poland | 3,904,634 | 112 |
| 5 | Pavel "MountainRo$e" Veksler | Ukraine | 3,543,591 | 101 |
| 6 | Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs | Latvia | 3,475,585 | 99 |
| 7 | Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert | Belgium | 3,447,036 | 98 |
| 8 | luelue399 | Canada | 3,267,803 | 93 |
| 9 | Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson | Sweden | 3,252,735 | 93 |
| 10 | Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet | United States | 3,151,838 | 90 |
Today's Action
When the late registration and reentry period had closed, there were 165 players left to battle it out for a share of the regular prize pool aside from any bounties which had already been earned. The eliminations started flying in rapidly with stars like Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden, Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich, and Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell all busting soon after.
PokerStars Team Online's Ben "Spraggy" Spragg and Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez both busted to "FouEnculePL" in the same hand while Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand had been eliminated earlier on the day.
2.5 hours after the registration had closed, it was time for the bubble. In the end, "Aalexxs" three-bet when "cardinals970" raised while keeping only a few chips behind and then called the four-bet of "cardinals970" for the rest with ace-king. "cardinals970" held pocket sevens. The board ran out eight-eight-trey-ace-seven for "Aalexxs" to turn the higher two pair but for "cardinals970" to river the full house to get the rest of the field through to Day 2.
Plan for Day 2
When the players return at 7:05 p.m. CEST on Saturday, September 19, they will finish the last ten minutes of Level 19 which has a small blind of 17,500, a big blind of 35,000, and a running ante of 4,500. The PokerStars Twitch Stream will be live from 7:30 p.m too with commentary by James Hartigan and joe Stapleton with cards-up coverage.
PokerNews will be back too to bring you all the updates on a similar delay until a new WCOOP champion has been found so make sure to come back then.
End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
5,223,012 | |
|
|
4,133,171 | 477,875 |
|
3,996,380 | 62,000 |
|
3,904,634 | -9,000 |
|
3,543,591 | 151,600 |
|
3,475,585 | 44,500 |
|
3,447,036 | 79,500 |
|
3,267,803 | -9,000 |
|
|
3,252,735 | -352,250 |
|
|
3,151,838 | 26,500 |
|
|
3,045,230 | -411,000 |
|
|
2,890,353 | -165,905 |
|
2,884,038 | 480,600 |
|
|
2,756,645 | |
|
|
2,748,694 | -78,750 |
|
2,472,365 | 47,168 |
|
|
2,442,988 | 697,875 |
|
2,417,274 | -582,705 |
|
2,414,229 | 2,414,229 |
|
2,401,235 | -305,388 |
|
2,341,166 | 444,700 |
|
2,265,310 | -384,288 |
|
|
2,248,113 | 2,248,113 |
|
2,166,362 | 2,166,362 |
|
2,161,906 | 2,161,906 |
"Jo589" Increases Chip Lead in Final Hand of the Night
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Even though the bubble had burst, there was still a hand in play. Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz had limped in from the early position and the action folded to "Jo589" in the big blind who raised to 105,000. Chernokoz three-bet shoved for 620,840 and was called by "Jo589" with the biggest stack in the tournament.
Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz: 
"Jo589": 
The flop came 
to keep Chernokoz in good shape but the 
on the turn gave "Jo589" the higher pair.
The river completed the board with the 
for Chernokoz to be the first player to cash $2,200 while "Jo589" increased their chip lead for Day 2.
The chip counts and a recap for today are to follow.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,223,012 | 1,086,840 |
|
Eliminado |
"cardinals970" Bursts the Bubble by Busting "Aalexxs"
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"cardinals970" raised to 70,000 from the early position and "Aalexxs" three-bet to 140,000 from the middle position, keeping 8,535 behind which they pushed in when the action folded back to "cardinals970" who four-bet.
"Aalexxs": 
"cardinals970": 
The flop came 
for "cardinals970" to stay ahead but "Aalexxs" turned the higher two pair with the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
though for "cardinals970" to hit the full house to burst the bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,756,645 | 97,702 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,136,172 | 683,545 |
|
|
3,934,380 | -122,813 |
|
|
3,913,634 | 1,894,975 |
|
|
3,655,296 | 650,337 |
|
|
3,431,085 | 334,625 |
|
|
3,391,991 | 289,795 |
|
|
3,367,536 | 591,000 |
|
|
3,276,803 | 1,558,450 |
|
|
3,125,338 | -63,375 |
|
|
3,056,258 | 229,950 |
WCOOP 2020: A Bountiful $10K Sunday Slam for Dimitar Danchev
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Helping kick off the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker was one of many marquee events that will play out this series, the two-day $10,300 buy-in Sunday Slam.
As a progressive knockout tournament, finding ways to stack as many opponents as possible was crucial. In the end 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure champion Dimitar “KuuL” Danchev punched out the most of them to earn the title and just over $400,000 including bounties.
When speaking on the PokerStars WCOOP 2020 live stream about his win, Danchev acknowledged how important collecting those knockouts really was.
“My tournament went pretty good with winning a lot of bounties,” he says. “But it’s very important actually if you win a lot of bounties in such format to win the heads-up, so you keep all the bounties for yourself!”
Seventh Break of the Day
Nível 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Nobody busted yet during hand-for-hand play so the 64 remaining players have gone for another 5-minute break.
Nível: 19
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
Bubble Time
Nível 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
"Darwinsfish" raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and was called by Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio on the button and "nikolaaa1234" in the big blind.
The flop came [3ss6h4s], "nikolaaa1234" bet 150,000 for "Darwinsfish" to fold. D'Alterio raised it up to 375,000 for "nikolaaa1234" to shove for 679,804 and got called.
"nikolaaa1234": 
Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio: 
"nikolaaa1234" had hit top pair and picked up the flush draw while D'Alterio had the overpair and gutshot to a straight.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the on the river.
"Dhr. Awesome" busted shortly after to get the tournament to the bubble and hand-for-hand play.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,827,444 | 1,991,374 |
|
|
2,706,623 | |
|
|
2,403,438 | |
|
|
1,778,848 | 621,162 |
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |