WCOOP-22-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd Dia 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

2021-08-26 20:15 UTC

Lima lLiminated by Barer

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Nível 9 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Down to fewer than ten big blinds after the blinds had gone up, Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima got it in from under the gun. He was isolated by Ami "UhhMee" Barer in the small blind to create the following showdown.

Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima:
Ami "UhhMee" Barer:

The superior kicker prevailed on the board and sent Lima out on the first bullet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ami "UhhMee" Barer	552,017 -84,463	-84,463

Francisco "tomatee" Benitez	539,722 287,126	287,126
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	369,159 369,159	369,159
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	346,292
Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima	Eliminado

2021-08-26 20:14 UTC

Dimov Eliminated By Novak

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Nível 9 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Before blinds went up, Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov raised to 12,000 from the lojack and Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder flat-called from the cutoff, and Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak defended their big blind. Mulder bet 13,500 when checked to on the flop and Novak check-raised to 54,000. Dimov called and Mulder folded.

Novak jammed for 234,175 on the turn and Dimov called with 217,564 chips.

Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak:
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov:

Dimov had flopped a flush draw and turned top pair, but it was no good against the two-pair of Novak as the came on the river, sending Dimov to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	618,239 618,239	618,239
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	500,039 29,575	29,575
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov	Eliminado

Nível: 9

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 875

2021-08-26 20:07 UTC

The Eliminations Keep Coming

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Within one minute, several players were eliminated and among them were Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika and Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic.

For Smiljkovic, the second bullet ended in a clash with Andras "probirs" Nemeth. The Vienna resident opened to 13,200 from the under-the-gun position and Nemeth three-bet to 39,600 on the button. Smiljkovic called to see a flop of on which he check-raised from 30,839 to 82,800. Nemeth clicked it back to 277,088 and Smiljkovic called all-in for fewer than that.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:

The turn and river brought no help to Smiljkovic and he has one final bullet remaining.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	1,172,395 353,130	353,130
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	Eliminado

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	Eliminado
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	Eliminado

2021-08-26 20:03 UTC

Top 10 Stacks in the Break

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
CPUrul0r	1,555,068 115,087	115,087
Nes1989	1,092,691 842,691	842,691
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	927,826 739,130	739,130
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	863,792 -5,250	-5,250
Thiago "KKremate" Crema	834,689 -226,461	-226,461
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	819,265 133,979	133,979
flerrehuve	803,036 194,478	194,478
Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot	776,926 186,975	186,975
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand	755,830 55,425	55,425

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	747,529 158,274	158,274

2021-08-26 19:57 UTC

Players On Third Break

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

The remaining 86 players out of 139 entries took their third five-minute break of the tournament.

2021-08-26 19:56 UTC

Beresford Eliminated By Hobold

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford shoved from the lojack for 75,618 and Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold and Joao "Naza114" Vieira called from the cutoff and button, respectively.

Hobold bet 60,464 on the flop of and Vieira called heading to the turn. Hobold fired again for 111,000 and Vieira folded.

Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold:
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:

Beresford had no outs as the hit on the river and was eliminated from the tournament. He bought back in with a second bullet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold	478,146
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	460,111
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	Eliminado

2021-08-26 19:55 UTC

Talbot Back With a Bang

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot re-entered right next to fellow PokerStars ambassadors Fintan "easywithaces" Hand and Ben "Spraggy" Spragg. He then hit the ground running by boosting his stack only to score a big double through Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet.

Van Fleet started the hand with a cool million and raised to 13,800 in the hijack, which Talbot called out of the big blind. The flop fell and Talbot check-raised to 57,000. Van Fleet clicked it back to 138,000 to then call a shove by Talbot for 416,596 in total.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

The huge equity with an open-ended straight flush draw immediately got there on the turn to secure the double, as a meaningless rolled off on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	869,042 869,042	869,042
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand	700,405 -5,156	-5,156

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	589,255 -78,765	-78,765
Kenneth "kenny05" Smaron	543,777 543,777	543,777
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	383,712 -78,530	-78,530

2021-08-26 19:51 UTC

"CPUrul0r" Soars to the Top

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

In a preflop raising war, Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker five-bet jammed for 330,975 and Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes called for the 253,200 he had at his disposal.

Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes:
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker:

The board ran out and Muehloecker was left with just 77,775. One hand later, Muehloecker open-jammed in the cutoff and "CPUrul0r" went over the top for more than 1.1 million in the small blind. "Darwinsfish" called all-in for 234,375 in the big blind.

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker:
"Darwinsfish":
"CPUrul0r":

Neither player improved on the board and that kept the jacks of "CPUrul0r" ahead, securing two bounties and rhe current chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
CPUrul0r	1,439,981 515,508	515,508
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes	519,900 305,200	305,200
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Eliminado
Darwinsfish	Eliminado

2021-08-26 19:50 UTC

"WhatIfGod" Eliminated By Brouk

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Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk raised to 12,000 when the action folded to him on the button, and "WhatIfGod" moved all-in for 48,033 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Brouk called.

"WhatIfGod":
Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk:

"WhatIfGod" had his opponent dominated but Brouk took the lead with a flush on the turn as the board ran out . "WhatIfGod" had outs to the nut flush but didn't get there as the came on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk	717,818 394,868	394,868
WhatIfGod	Eliminado