WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd Dia 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

2021-09-13 17:05 UTC

Welcome to WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd!

BrandonBloom

The World Championship of Online Poker continues at PokerStars, and WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd will begin shortly.

This is Phase 2 of the tournament, in which over 1,100 players have already qualified. Phase tournaments allow for different starting phases which play for the same amount of time before all remaining players combine in a single, larger tournament, like this one. Players will start with the stack they finished with at the end of their play in Phase 1.

Some of the notables who have qualified for this phase and have a stack include Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle (473,269), Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot (329,298), Ben "Spraggy" Spragg (504,173), Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis (146,186), and Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand (309,823).

This WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd is a two-day event with Day 1 kicking off at 2:05 p.m. EST. All blind levels will be 15-minutes in length with the day starting at 3,500/7,000 with an 875 ante.

Players will start with the stack they accrued from the first phase and play will continue today until there are only 27 remaining contenders. The second day will be held tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. EST and will play down to a winner.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates, so stay tuned for all the action coming up soon.

2021-09-13 18:30 UTC

Camargo Flops Quads

BrandonBloom

Nível 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Rafael "rafitia" Camargo open-shoved under the gun for 125,292 and was called only by "m3Dyyy" for their remaining 113,700 chips.

Rafael "rafitia" Camargo:
"m3Dyyy":

It was a flip, but not for long, as the flop came to give Carmargo quads and the pot. The meaningless completed the board and eliminated "m3Dyyy".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rafael "rafitia" Camargo	259,992
m3Dyyy	Eliminado

2021-09-13 18:38 UTC

Aces Versus Kings Versus Jacks

BrandonBloom

Nível 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"NY17PATS14" opened to 16,800 in middle position and "DeathProph3t" jammed for 139,637 on the button. "RuckCity" re-jammed his stack in the small blind and "NY17PATS14" called off his remaining 263,881 chips.

"NY17PATS14":
"DeathProph3t":
"RuckCity":

"NY17PATS14" was on the fortunate side of this cooler and clinched it on the turn on a board of .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
NY17PATS14	717,999
DeathProph3t	47,595
RuckCity	Eliminado

2021-09-13 19:33 UTC

Talbot Makes Quads over Boat

BrandonBloom

Nível 5 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot opened in the hijack to 28,000 and "pEzzett^E" jammed for 253,227 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Talbot who made the call.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
"pEzzett^E":

"pEzzett^E" made a pair on the flop but was still behind as Talbot made a set. The turn gave "pEzzett^E" possibilities to win on river boats, and the river paired the board to give him a boat indeed. Unfortunately for him, he was still eliminated as it was the , giving Talbot quad eights.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	1,295,359 800,880	800,880
pEzzett^E	Eliminado

2021-09-13 20:08 UTC

Smiljkovic Takes Chip Lead and is First Over 3 Million

BrandonBloom

Nível 7 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Before the break, Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 41,000 in the cutoff and Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov three-bet to 200,000 in the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the two players saw a flop of .

Dimov led for 120,000 and Smiljkovic raised to 300,875 which was called. The turn saw Dimov check-shove following a 267,400 bet and put in his 697,964 chips. Smiljkovic called and hands were tabled.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov:

Dimov needed an ace or a deuce to stay alive but the peeled off on the river to eliminate him and give Smiljkovic the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	3,187,462
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov	Eliminado

2021-09-13 21:50 UTC

Moura Spikes River Two-outer to Keep Hopes Alive

BrandonBloom

Nível 13 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura opened under the gun to 120,000 and "razvyqq" three-bet to 330,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to Moura who shoved for 1,463,297 and "razvyqq" called.

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura:
"razvyqq":

Moura had "razvyqq" pipped but fell behind on the flop. The turn meant only a jack on the river could keep Moura alive, and the indeed peeled off to complete the board, keeping Moura in the tournament with one of only two cards that would do that on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
razvyqq	3,955,158 3,955,158	3,955,158
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura	3,084,094 3,084,094	3,084,094

2021-09-13 22:23 UTC

Smiljkovic Knocks Out Two to Regain Chip Lead

BrandonBloom

Nível 15 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson opened to 160,000 in the hijack and "Dangerzinn" shoved for 1,151,459 on the button. Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic jammed all his chips in from the small blind and Wilson called off his remaining 1,908,119 stack.

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson:
"Dangerzinn":
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:

The board ran out , giving Smiljkovic the hold with the jacks and the chip lead as two are eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	10,458,125 4,144,578	4,144,578
Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson	Eliminado
Dangerzinn	Eliminado

2021-09-13 23:36 UTC

"AadrovanRj21" Finds Lucky Jack to Double through Smiljkovic

BrandonBloom

Nível 19 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in the hijack and "AadrovanRj21" shoved in his 3,084,228 stack from the button. It folded back to Smiljkovic who made the call.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:
"AadrovanRj21":

Smiljkovic was in a great spot to accumulate more chips on the flop, but the turned changed the hand around. The fell on the river and confirmed the double for "AadrovanRj21".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	8,173,043 -1,830,343	-1,830,343
AadrovanRj21	6,693,456 -1,717,172	-1,717,172

2021-09-13 23:45 UTC

Smiljkovic Jumps to Top of Leaderboard with Boat over Boat

BrandonBloom

Nível 20 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in early position and "Kley" three-bet to 1.6 million from the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the flop was .

Smiljkovic called a 1,812,500 bet and the two saw a on the turn. Smiljkovic called a bet of 2,054,000 this time and the fell on the river. "Kley" put all his chips in and Smiljkovic called for his remaining 3,637,793.

"Kley":
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:

"Kley" was elated to see the river, but realized it had no power against the better boat of Smiljkovic when he flipped over his cards, and Smiljkovic took the pot and the chip lead in a huge pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	18,633,586 10,460,543	10,460,543
Kley	2,024,087 -8,982,505	-8,982,505

2021-09-14 00:24 UTC

Spitale Eliminated by Ace on the River

BrandonBloom

Nível 22 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"temp0r2k" opened to 660,000 in the cutoff and Franco "rojorulez" Spitale raised to 6,450,000, almost his entire stack. Action folded back to "temp0r2k" who went all in and Spitale called for his last few thousand chips.

"temp0r2k":
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale:

A flip would decide this big pot and the flop of was favorable towards Spitale. The turn put him one card away from a big double, but the devastating peeled off on the river, eliminating him and sending the pot to "temp0r2k".

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
temp0r2k	20,507,373 5,000,828	5,000,828
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale	Eliminado