WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event] Dia 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

2020-09-20 15:48 UTC

Welcome To Day 1 of the 2020 WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event]

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2020 (WCOOP) continues today as WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event] gets underway at 3.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Slated with a guarantee of $750,000, the great game of Pot Limit Omaha is certain to attract some of the biggest names of the live and online poker scene.

All players receive 100,000 in chips and the late registration for the event remains open for a total of 21 hours and 30 minutes. During that period, the players can re-enter for a maximum of three times and the event will be played in a six-handed format and a level duration of 20 minutes.

PokerNews live reporting team will provide the action from start to finish. Day 1 is scheduled to play through 15 levels and all survivors then return the following day at 1.10 p.m. EST and will play down to the final 18 players who will return for Day 3 Tuesday, September 22nd at 1.05 EST.

2020-09-20 20:24 UTC

Cowen Fills Up

Nível 4 : 450/900, 0 ante

Liviu "0human0" Ignat raised to 1,989 from under the gun and "NutsinMacada" three-bet to 7,317 from the cutoff.

Action was on Rob "robc1978" Cowen who called from the button and Ignat came along as well to see a flop.

Ignat checked to "NutsinMacada" who continued for 12,816 and Cowen raised to 36,000. Ignat mucked his hand while "NutsinMacada" three-bet all in for 73,533, Cowen called.

"NutsinMacada":
Rob "robc1978" Cowen:

"NutsinMacada" was out-flopped by Cowen and the turn was no help.

"NutsinMacada" needed an ace to stay alive but the completed the board on the river giving the pot to Cowen.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rob "robc1978" Cowen	250,225
Liviu "0human0" Ignat	119,377

Tags: Liviu Ignat Rob Cowen

2020-09-20 20:43 UTC

Watch PokerStars Twitch with Cards-Up Coverage!

Nível 5 : 500/1,000, 0 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-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze] with cards-up coverage, so make sure to check it out!

Check out the live stream here

2020-09-20 21:37 UTC

"pimenta7" Trips Up "pikassoAA23"

Nível 7 : 700/1,400, 0 ante

"HasseHjarta" opened for 3,500 from under the gun and had once caller before "pikassoAA23" three-bet to 16,100 from the button.

Action was on "pimenta7" who four-bet to 56,000 from the small blind and only "pikassoAA23" called to see a flop.

"pimenta7" led out for 120,400 and "pikassoAA23" called off their 85,167 stack.

"pimenta7":
"pikassoAA23":

"pikassoAA23" was way behind the flopped set of "pimenta7" but the turn kept them alive drawing to broadway.

Unfortunately for "pikassoAA23", the wasn't the card they wanted to see on the river and they re-entered the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
pimenta7	355,360
HasseHjarta	209,910
pikassoAA23	98,600

2020-09-20 22:03 UTC

Bujtas On Final Bullet

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Action on the table folded around to "Zero 1100101" who raised to 4,800 from the small blind and then called Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas's 14,440 three-bet from the big blind.

Once the flop appeared, "Zero 1100101" led out for 28,800 and then called Bujtas's 51,120 all-in raise.

"Zero 1100101":
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:

Bujtas was far behind the flopped set of "Zero 1100101" and the turn made things interesting but the completed the board on the river sending the pot to "Zero 1100101" while Bujtas fired his last bullet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Zero 1100101	331,418
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	72,168

Tags: Laszlo Bujtas

2020-09-20 22:14 UTC

You Could Win One of TEN Tickets to the $10m GTD WCOOP Main Event!

Nível 9 : 900/1,600, 0 ante

The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is well underway on PokerStars and we're giving you the chance to win one of TEN tickets to the $5,200 WCOOP Main Event which starts on Sunday, 20 September.

Players who have signed up through PokerNews and made their first deposit of at least $10 on PokerStars this year will have a ticket automatically credited to their account to use in three satellite tournaments taking place over the next week.

The top 100 players from these three satellites will then enter the Main Satellite where the top ten players will receive a ticket to the $10,000,000 GTD event!

Check out how to win!

2020-09-20 22:42 UTC

Muhovic Left With Peanuts

Nível 10 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

"Adrijan_S" opened for 4,500 on the button and was called by Espen "locomi" Myrmo from the small blind along with Mirza "zazano" Muhovic from the big blind.

The flop was checked to "Adrijan_S" who continued for 6,750 and was called by Myrmo before Muhovic raised to 40,600.

Action was back on "Adrijan_S" who three-bet jammed for 90,809 and Myrmo folded his hand while Muhovic called.

"Adrijan_S":
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic:

"Adrijan_S" was way ahead after flopping top set and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as they collected their double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Espen "locomi" Myrmo	297,210
Adrijan_S	201,868
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic	30,413	-292,743

Tags: Espen Myrmo

2020-09-20 22:55 UTC

Set-Over-Set Sees Campana Double Through Myrmo

Nível 11 : 1,250/2,500, 0 ante

Espen "locomi" Myrmo raised to 5,400 from under the gun and was called by Eder "edercampana" Campana from the cutoff, along with "asteras666" from the small blind.

The flop was checked to Campana who tossed out a 12,000 bet and "asteras666" mucked their hand while Myrmo raised to 54,200. Action was back on Campana who three-bet jammed for 141,129 and was snap-called.

Espen "locomi" Myrmo:
Eder "edercampana" Campana:

Both players flopped a set but Campana held the better one and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as he collected his double-up.

Set-Over-Set Sees Campana Double Through Myrmo

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eder "edercampana" Campana	300,458
asteras666	170,799
Espen "locomi" Myrmo	131,181	-166,029

Tags: Espen Myrmo Eder Campana

2020-09-20 23:21 UTC

WCOOP 2020: A Bountiful $10K Sunday Slam for Dimitar Danchev

Nível 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 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!”

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

2020-09-20 23:29 UTC