WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max NLHE Main Event] Dia 3 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

2020-09-22 15:13 UTC

Day 3 of the 2020 WCOOP Low NLHE Main Event Begins at 1:05 p.m. EDT

Jaxon

Welcome to the penultimate day of the 2020 WCOOP Low $55 NLHE Main Event at PokerStars.

The tournament thus far has been a huge success with 38,660 entrants generating a massive $1,933,000 to decimate the $1,250,000 guarantee slapped on the event.

Day 3 begins today at 1:05 p.m. EDT / 7:05 p.m. CEST with just 158 players remaining, each guaranteed at least a $1,017 payout whether they show up or not.

The action will resume where they left off last night at Level 44 with blinds at 80,000/160,000 with an ante of 20,000 and increase every 20 minutes. The day will conclude once the field has been further whittled down to just a nine-max final table for tomorrow's climatic conclusion.

Hungary's "benton24" will begin Day 2 with a chip lead stack of 21,233,809 in chips. This player wasn't the only one waving the Hungarian flag that will head to Day 3 with a big stack as both "anth0nypappa" and Day 1 chip leader "uzzy993" will start today with top ten stacks.

Other players near the top of the leaderboard to start today are Romania's Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu, Brazil's "JuLiOcTas", and Indonesia's Akira "Clutch Hero" Ohyama.

2020 WCOOP Low $55 NLHE Main Event Day 2 Leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	benton24	Hungary	21,233,809	133
2	Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu	Romania	19,076,666	119
3	JuliOcTas	Brazil	17,430,633	109
4	anth0nypappa	Hungary	17,366,619	109
5	Akira "Clutch Hero" Ohyama	Indonesia	15,849,423	99
6	ID IMPOSS	United Kingdom	15,592,653	97
7	kevi1121	Sweden	13,991,937	87
8	stealthfool	Canada	13,936,209	87
9	uzzy993	Hungary	13,144,744	82
10	pocketj0k3rs	United Kingdom	13,045,394	82

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring you the highlights of the WCOOP Low NLHE Main Event at PokerStars.

2020-09-22 17:29 UTC

Deuces Never Loses

Jaxon

Nível 45 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"kevi1121" opened to 440,000 from under the gun and got called by "ghosly" in the small blind and "panata999" in the big blind.

Fireworks erupted after the came on the flop.

The action checked to "kevi1121" who bet 456,000. "ghosly" called before "panata999" jammed for 3,902,194.

"kevi1121" three-bet big and was called off by "kevi1121" for a total of 9,652,576 to put nearly 25 million in chips in the pot.

"kevi1121":
"panata999":
"ghosly":

The set of deuces held for "ghosly" with the coming on the turn followed by the on the river to win the pot. The stack of "kevi1121" took a dent while "panata999" hit the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
ghosly	24,807,346 20,125,286	20,125,286
kevi1121	5,088,361 -8,903,576	-8,903,576
panata999	Eliminado

2020-09-22 17:30 UTC

Watch PokerStars Twitch with Cards-Up Coverage!

Jaxon

Nível 45 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

PokerStars Twitch has begun it's broadcast with James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton live in the booth. They'll comment on all the action of WCOOP-73-H $10,300 PLO Main Event with cards-up coverage, so make sure to check it out!

Check out the live stream here

2020-09-22 17:38 UTC

"anth0nypappa" First Over 30 Million

Jaxon

Nível 46 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"ham-g-unot" opened to 500,000 from under the gun. "anth0nypappa" three-bet to 1,250,000 from one seat over. "ham-g-unot" four-bet to 5,250,000 leaving just a few chips behind. "anth0nypappa" raised again and their opponent called off.

"ham-g-unot":
"anth0nypappa":

The board didn't connect with "ham-g-unot" and this player was eliminated.

Meanwhile, "anth0nypappa" became the first player to surpass 30 million in chips after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
anth0nypappa	30,280,213 4,324,961	4,324,961
ham-g-unot	Eliminado

2020-09-22 18:15 UTC

The History of the WCOOP-H Main Event

Jaxon

Nível 47 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

One of online poker's most-prestigious festivals has been running since 2002 and it's time to have a closer look at some of the winners and stories that emerged in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event thus far.

It all started back in the year 2002 with a buy-in of $1,050 and Sweden's "MultiMarine" topped a field of 238 entries to claim the top prize of $65,450. One year later, the buy-in remained the same but the field skyrocketed to a total of 891 entries. Joseph “DeOhGee” Cordi became the first American winner and took home $222,750.

While the field size remained just shy of that in 2004, the buy-in increased to $2,600 and Scandinavia had another reason to celebrate as Edgar “Ragde” Skjervold the first and only victory for Norway in the WCOOP-H Main Event, walking away with $424,945 for the efforts.

What followed was the domination of players from the United States prior to Black Friday as they earned the title for the next six consecutive years. Among those to shine in the spotlight were such big names as J.C. “area23JC” Tran (2006), Carter “ckingusc” King (2008), and Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko (2009).

The last American to win the title was Tyson “POTTERPOKER” Marks in 2010 and he earned the biggest winner prize in the history of the pinnacle event thus far. Out of a field of 2,443, the biggest tied to a buy-in of $5,200, Marks received $2,278,098 for his efforts.

Two years later in 2012, some online poker fans may still recall the deal discussions of Marat “maratik” Sharafutdinov who demanded in chat "I wont million". The micro stakes grinder from Russia had won his entry into the tournament after starting his journey with a 40 FPP satellite and eventually won the title and top prize of $1,000,907.

Online poker stronghold Germany then notched up three wins in the next four years as David “PlayinWasted” Kaufmann (2013), Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz (2014) and Jonas “llJaYJaYll” Lauck (2016) came out on top. For Holz, it was the start of an incredibly successful period and he has amassed millions in cashes on the virtual and live poker tables since.

The Netherlands got on the scoreboard with back-to-back victories by Steven “ SvZff” van Zadelhoff (2017) and "wann2play" (2018). However, a controversy ensued shortly after when "wann2play" was caught multi-accounting and the account was frozen shortly after the victory. Ultimately, the top prize was split among all players in the money which in return also crowned Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel as the champion.

Scotland's Fraser “BigBlindBets” Russell then emerged as the latest champion in 2019. A high stakes cash game regular that had barely dipped into the MTT scene, Russell binked a payday of $1,665,962 and will be the man to watch if he decides to try and defend his title in 2020.

All WCOOP-H Champions at a Glance

Year	Buy-In	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Top Prize
2002	$1,050	238	$238,000	MultiMarine	Sweden	$65,450
2003	$1,050	891	$891,000	Joseph “DeOhGee” Cordi	United States	$222,750
2004	$2,600	843	$2,104,500	Edgar “Ragde” Skjervold	Norway	$424,945
2005	$2,600	1494	$3,735,000	Jordan “Panella86” Berkowitz	United States	$577,342
2006	$2,600	2510	$6,275,000	J.C. “area23JC” Tran	United States	$670,194
2007	$2,600	2998	$7,495,000	Kyle “ka$ino1” Schroeder	United States	$1,378,331
2008	$5,200	2185	$10,925,000	Carter “ckingusc” King	United States	$1,265,432
2009	$5,200	2144	$10,720,000	Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko	United States	$1,715,200
2010	$5,200	2443	$12,215,000	Tyson “POTTERPOKER” Marks	United States	$2,278,098
2011	$5,200	1627	$8,135,000	Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen	Denmark	$1,260,019
2012	$5,200	1825	$9,125,000	Marat “maratik” Sharafutdinov	Russia	$1,000,907
2013	$5,200	2133	$10,665,000	David “PlayinWasted” Kaufmann	Germany	$1,493,499
2014	$5,200	2142	$10,710,000	Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz	Germany	$1,300,000
2015	$5,200	1995	$10,000,000	Kristof “Coenaldinho7” Coenen	Belgium	$1,300,000
2016	$5,200	2091	$10,052,880	Jonas “llJaYJaYll” Lauck	Germany	$1,517,541
2017	$5,200	2183	$10,915,000	Steven “ SvZff” van Zadelhoff	Netherlands	$1,624,502
2018	$5,200	2044	$10,220,000	Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel	Argentina	$1,529,003*
2019	$5,200	2236	$11,180,000	Fraser “BigBlindBets” Russell	United Kingdom	$1,665,962

2020-09-22 19:05 UTC

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

Jaxon

Nível 50 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

There's never been a better time to find out how to set up a PokerStars Home Games than right now.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to set up a private members club where you can play cash games and tournaments. All games can be for play money and real money, so you don't need to spend anything if you don't want to.

You can invite whoever you want and even keep track of tournament leader board standings.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to take the banter of your local home game onto the online felt, even allowing you to play with poker friends from all over the world.

Here is our quick and easy five-step guide to setting up a PokerStars Home Game of your own.

2020-09-22 19:37 UTC

Five Key Tips for Success by WCOOP Main Event Champion Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff

Jaxon

Nível 51 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

For more than a decade, Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff has been a force to be reckoned with at the poker tables.

Originally from Holland, the Dutchman has been residing in Malta when not on the road or setting up shop for several months in his beloved Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker. Elected into the Dutch Poker Hall of Fame in 2017, Van Zadelhoff sports nearly $2.5 million in lifetime cashes according to The Hendon Mob including six-figure cashes in Malta, Spain, and the United States.

While those results are impressive on its own, Van Zadelhoff is predominantly known as an online powerhouse. Under his "SvZff" moniker, he has racked up nearly $7 million in lifetime cashes on PokerStars alone according to PocketFives. He's currently ranked in 35th place in the world and once held the top spot in the rankings back in 2017.

Check out his interview right here!

2020-09-22 20:35 UTC

Three WCOOP 2020 Titles for the Unstoppable Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: “Every day I learn something new”

Jaxon

Nível 54 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

“Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker EVERY YEAR?” argues Mike McDermott (played by Matt Damon) in Rounders. “What, are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas? It’s a skill game.”

Here we are, some 22 years later, and If you still don’t believe Mike McD that poker is a game of skill then let us introduce you to Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski.

Forget about making headlines once a year, this 28-year-old Brazilian is a mainstay in our daily World Championship of Online Poker updates. And I mean every single day, in every single game.

Dzivielevski has won an incredible three WCOOP titles in the first two weeks of online poker’s most prestigious series, taking his career tally to four. At the time of writing, he’s in second place on both the overall and High WCOOP leaderboards and sits third in the Medium contest.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

2020-09-22 21:32 UTC