WCOOP-72-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] Dia 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

2020-09-20 20:44 UTC

Death by Quads for "ticleidim" and "Kakalala"

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Nível 8 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

"ticleidim" raised to 3,080 from the hijack and was called by Markus "12dürma89" Dürnegger in the cutoff. "Kakalala" three-bet to 12,760 from the button and Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky called in the big blind. "ticleidim" four-bet shoved for 79,715 for Durnegger to fold. "Kakalala" five-bet shoved for 86,945 which Gorodinsky called.

"ticleidim":
"Kakalala":
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky:

The board ran out for Gorodinsky to hit quads to bust both opponents.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky	473,573

Markus "12dürma89" Dürnegger	92,549 -7,451	-7,451
ticleidim	Eliminado
Kakalala	Eliminado

2020-09-20 20:39 UTC

"Big_nat123" Busted by Pateychuk

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Nível 8 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk raised to 3,500 from under the gun and "Big_nat123" three-bet to 10,500 from the button. The blinds folded and Pateychuk four-bet shoved for "Big_nat123" to call for the 85,981 they had behind.

"Big_nat123":
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk:

The board ran out for Pateychuk to hold with the higher kicker to bust "Big_nat123".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk	499,384

Big_nat123	Eliminado

2020-09-20 20:03 UTC

WCOOP 2020: Career High for Vitor ‘Vitorbrasil’ Moreira with Gritty Event #48-M Win

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Nível 7 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

“The tournament was very intense.”

So said Vitor “Vitorbrasil” Moreira when we asked him about Event #48-M of the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker.

It was a $530 buy-in no-limit hold’em event played eight-handed in the progressive knockout format. It attracted 3,856 entries, building a huge prize pool of $1.928 million. And some of online poker’s toughest and most consistent performers were there at the end.

“When playing a buy-in of this value, it’s always very challenging,” says Moreira.

The first day went well for the Brazilian. “I was able to maintain a good stack from the beginning,” says Moreira. “I eliminated several players and was able to move forward safely.”

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

2020-09-20 19:58 UTC

Baynes Busts "MaksiJan1"

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Nível 7 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

At the end of the previous level, "Clever Clark" raised to 2,000 and Lorenzo "O''Pazzzo"" Baynes three-bet to 6,872 from the cutoff for "MaksiJan1" to four-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. "Clever Clark" and Baynes both called.

The flop came , "MaksiJan1" bet 20,000 and "Clever Clark" called. Baynes shoved for 115,159 for "MaksiJan1" to call for the 79,341 they had behind and so did "Clever Clark" with the bigger stack.

"MaksiJan1":
Lorenzo "O''Pazzzo"" Baynes:
"Clever Clark":

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for Baynes to bust "MaksiJan1" and double through "Clever Clark".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lorenzo "O''Pazzzo"" Baynes	365,159
Clever Clark	103,343
MaksiJan1	Eliminado

2020-09-20 19:46 UTC

"Costin1206" Kicks Nolet Down

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Nível 6 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

"Costin1206" raised to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by "thipoker10" on the button and Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet in the big blind.

The flop came , Nolet checked, "Costin1206" bet 5,625 and was called by "thipoker10", Nolet shoved for 37,543 which was called by both.

The turn was the and "Costin1206" shoved with the bigger stack for "thipoker10" to fold.

Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet:
"Costin1206":

Nolet had the open-ended straight draw but "Costin1206" held the flopped set.

The river completed the board with the for "Costin1206" to hold and bust Nolet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Costin1206	411,536
Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet	Eliminado

2020-09-20 19:12 UTC

Tavares Falls to "Floesoe"

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Nível 5 : 450/900, 110 ante

Felipe "Lagrecasso" Baraky Tavares raised to 1,800 from the early position and "Floesoe" three-bet to 6,300 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Tavares who four-bet to 15,300 which "Floesoe" called.

The flop came , Tavares bet 6,300 which "Floesoe" called.

The turn was the , Tavares continued with a bet of 22,715 and was called.

The river completed the board with the and Tavares shoved for 62,035 which "Floesoe" called. Tavares tabled the for top pair but "Floesoe" held the for the flopped straight to bust Tavares.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Floesoe	341,630
Felipe "Lagrecasso" Baraky Tavares	Eliminado

2020-09-20 18:59 UTC

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

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Nível 4 : 400/800, 100 ante

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

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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.

2020-09-20 18:02 UTC

Watch PokerStars Twitch with Cards-Up Coverage!

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Nível 3 : 300/600, 75 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-68-H: $1,050 PKO with cards-up coverage, so make sure to check it out!

Check out the live stream here

2020-09-20 17:55 UTC

Vas Nunez Runs into a Straight

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Nível 2 : 250/500, 60 ante

Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunez raised to 1,100 from the middle position and "NutsInMacadá" defended their big blind when the action was folded to them.

The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. NutsInMacadá" bet 1,612 for Vas Nunez to raise to 5,000. "NutsInMacadá" shoved for Vas Nunez to call for the 49,456 he had behind.

Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunez:
"NutsInMacadá":

Vas Nunez had turned top pair and flopped a flush draw while "NutsInMacadá" held the straight.

The river completed the board with the to give Vas Nunez two pair which couldn't beat "NutsInMacadá" as he busted.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
NutsInMacadá	234,041
Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunes	Eliminado

2020-09-20 17:30 UTC

"pargg" Pushed Out by Reeves

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Nível 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

"pargg" raised to 800 from the early position and the action folded to Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came Reeves check-called the 1,100 continuation-bet of "pargg".

The turn was the , Reeves checked again. This time, "pargg" bet 2,200 and Reeves raised to 10,800 for "pargg" to make the call.

The river completed the board with the Reeves bet enough to put "pargg" all-in who called for the 37,250 they had behind with the for two pair but Reeves held the for the straight and the elimination to his name.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves	206,725 106,725	106,725
pargg	Eliminado