WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd Dia 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

2021-08-27 01:18 UTC

"dtminator" Leads the Final 114 Day 2 Survivors

Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The first day of WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd is in the books, and after just under eight hours of play, "dtminator" leads the final 114 players left with a big stack of 7,118,962. However, it is second place NicoBoko has the biggest bounty prizepool attached to his name at the moment, with $3,816.

Some notables who will enter play on Saturday with one of the big stacks include Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv (4,351,723), Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha (4,011,725), and Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji (3,548,350). Pokerstars Pro Sam "SamSquid" Grafton, is also still alive, but he has work to do with a below average stack of 1,370,045.

Final Day Schedule

Blinds will be 20,000/40,000 when play continues on Saturday, August 28th at 5:05 PM GMT, and the average chip count will be 2,146,491. As always, Pokernews will be here until the final hand is dealt in order to find out who the latest WCOOP Champion will be.

Top 10 Counts After Day 1 in 2021 WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE PKO

Position	Player	Country	Bounty	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	dtminator	Hungary	$1,766	7118962	178
2	NicoBoko	Germany	$3,816	6,606,689	165
3	lgburlamaqui	Brazil	$3,305	5,487,407	137
4	K0SICE	Netherlands	$2,734	5,148,453	129
5	busterchair	Brazil	$1,344	4,392,434	110
6	Camillancefieldg	Canada	$2,563	4,375,280	109
7	mvpalls	Belarus	$1,434	4,351,723	109
8	Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv	Romania	$1,031	4,272,352	107
9	a.adil87	Kazakhstan	$2,477	4,068,838	102
10	clapjkspit	Hungary	$2,156	4,060,116	102

Be sure to come back on Saturday for the exciting conclusion of this latest PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2021 Event!

2021-08-27 00:53 UTC

Bryan Paris Busts With Queens

Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

In one of the final hands of the evening, "StrateGema" raised to 80,000 from under the gun. On the button "Remi Lebo_10" three bet to 220,000. Bryan "bparis" Paris was in the big blind, and he went for a four bet shove of nearly 950,000 total.

"StrateGema" folded, but "Remi Lebo_10" called with to create a two million chip pot. Paris showed , and the queens were just fine after the flop. However, the came on the turn, quickly changing the story. The came on the river, and Paris was one of the last casualties of the night.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Remi Lebo_10	2,377,862	1,228,013
Bryan "bparis" Paris	Eliminado

2021-08-27 00:47 UTC

"busterchair" Up To Five Million After Aces

Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

"busterchair" raised under the gun to 82,800, and it folded around to big stack "spakiii1337" on the button. They called, and in the small blind, Sebastian "sebasñato" Toro moved all in for 600,000. "busterchair" moved all in for over 2,100,000, and "spakiii1337" called that bet as well to create a pot of five million chips.

"busterchair":
"spakiii1337":
Sebastian "sebasñato" Toro:

The flop of gave "spakiii1337" hopes for a miracle bad beat, but the case ace came on the turn, sealing the massive pot for "busterchair."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
busterchair	4,934,169	4,934,169
spakiii1337	2,273,514	-2,310,945
Sebastian "sebasñato" Toro	Eliminado

2021-08-27 00:07 UTC

"spakiii1337" Wins Biggest Pot of the Tournament

Nível 21 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Tiago "Tayguera" Guimaraes started the action by moving all in for his final 282,547, and "spakiii1337" called on the button. Sebastian "sebasñato" Toro was in the small blind, and he three bet it to 690,000. "spakiii1337" called that bet, and they started a side pot on the flop. Toro went for a huge continuation bet of 1,500,000, enough to set "spakiii1337" all in. "spakiii1337" would call with .

Toro was in great shape to score a huge double knockout with pocket rockets, as Guimaraes was also trailing with , but the gave both of his opponents extra outs. The came on the river, giving "spakiii1337" the winning straight.

After cracking those aces, "spakiii1337" is the new chip leader with nearly five million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
spakiii1337	4,655,709	4,655,709
Sebastian "sebasñato" Toro	1,412,377	1,412,377
Tiago "Tayguera" Guimaraes	Eliminado

2021-08-26 23:46 UTC

Paris Knocks Out Radgen

Nível 20 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Bryan "bparis" Paris kicked off the action with a raise to 56,250, and two seats over, Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen moved all in for his final 338,088. It folded back to Paris, who called over half his stack holding . He was ahead of the of Radgen, and Paris took a stranglehold on the hand after the flop. The turn gave two pair to Paris, but also meant a ten would now win for Radgen. However, another ace came on the river to fill Paris up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bryan "bparis" Paris	983,463	426,244
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen	Eliminado

2021-08-26 21:57 UTC

Final Payouts for WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd

Nível 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Today's WCOOP Event saw a massive field of 2,447 total entries, creating a prizepool of $1,223,500. Half of that money will be going into the Bounty Pool, while the other $611,750 will be split up amongst the final 303 players. Everyone in the top seven will lock up a five figure payday, and first place will take home $77,048, along with what will likely be a massive haul from the Bounty pool.

Check out the payouts tab shortly for all of the numbers, and stay tuned for more updates from this massive event!

2021-08-26 20:50 UTC

Patrick Leonard Wins Back-to-Back WCOOP Titles

Nível 11 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is enjoying a purple patch of form, one that has seen the popular British superstar secured back-to-back WCOOP titles. Leonard won the WCOOP #08-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max PKO on August 24, and followed that up with victory in the WCOOP-15-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max event.

Leonard’s victory came after he navigated his way through a star-studded field of 70 players in the $1,050 buy-in NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max tournament.

2021-08-26 19:13 UTC

Veldhuis Casualty in Monster Pot

Nível 6 : 750/1,500, 185 ante

After a min raise from the under the gun player, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis moved all in for his final 28,000 and change. Next to act, Yago "yhsimplicio" Simplicio four bet shoved over the top for 134,000. In the small blind, big stack "gembler93" put everyone at risk, and the three way all in was set.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
Yago "yhsimplicio" Simplicio:
"gembler93":

Simplicio was in great shape to scoop a big pot, and he would do just that, as the board ran down .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yago "yhsimplicio" Simplicio	302,690	302,690
gembler93	78,650	78,650
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Eliminado

2021-08-26 19:05 UTC

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Nível 6 : 750/1,500, 185 ante

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2021-08-26 17:58 UTC

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

Nível 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

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