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

2021-08-26 22:49 UTC

Big Bets Get it Done for Grafton

Nível 17 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"Kill The Ghost" kicked off the action by raising to 24,720, and Sam "SamSquid" Grafton defended his big blind. Grafton checked the , but after "Kill The Ghost" continued for 16,860, Grafton came in for a check raise to 60,000. That bet was called, and after the hit the turn, Grafton went for a full pot sized bet of 186,000.

"Kill The Ghost" wasn't going anywhere, making the call, and the came on the river. Grafton thought for a bit before betting 600,000, once again a pot sized bet, and enough to set his opponent all in. "Kill The Ghost" folded, and Grafton scooped a nice pot without a showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	1,276,958 679,186	679,186
Kill The Ghost	548,048 -67,783	-67,783

Nível: 18

Blinds: 7,500/15,000

Ante: 1,850

2021-08-26 23:03 UTC

Jacks Earn "Eimantasa" A Big Knockout

Nível 18 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

"Floesoe" raised to 36,000 from early position, and next to act, "ROO221194" reraised to 75,000. On the button, "Eimantasa" put out a four bet to 135,000, and when it got back to "ROO221194", they five bet shoved for 407,367.

"Eimantasa" called with pocket jacks, and they were dominating the of "ROO221194." The board ran down , and the jacks held to boost "Eimantasa"'s stack and bounty prize.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eimantasa	1,682,623 1,682,623	1,682,623
Floesoe	1,447,922 245,530	245,530
ROO221194	Eliminado

2021-08-26 23:14 UTC

"Vocaaas" Wins Million Chip Flip

Nível 18 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

Big stack Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga raised it up to 33,000, and in the cutoff, "Vocaaas" three bet to 103,000. Braga would four bet shove to set "Vocaaas" all in, and they would call holding . Barga showed , but the Brazilian never improved on a runout of , shipping a million chips over to "Vocaaas."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga	1,408,646 -159,840	-159,840
Vocaaas	1,000,598 724,886	724,886

Nível: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

2021-08-26 23:26 UTC

The Big Stacks As Play Hits the Money

Nível 19 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

The tournament clock says that under 300 players remain, which means that they are now all in the money! Everyone has locked up at least $687, along with whatever is in their bounty pool. The players below are in the best shape at the moment.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
sebasnato	2,984,458
GamblingPays	2,944,525 841,500	841,500
Ricardo "rsehnem77" Sehnem	2,569,703
ulei009	2,503,385
Rui "sousinha23" Sousa	2,434,765 1,417,045	1,417,045
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	2,397,584
PurPurz	2,309,985 536,904	536,904
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	2,231,377
horvYptr	2,210,268 563,855	563,855
Douglas "dougalopes" Lopes	2,104,768
Fahredin "FeriBo" Mustafov	2,079,492
galo_pb	2,078,473

Nível: 20

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

2021-08-26 23:41 UTC

"hartwith" Doubles Through Grafton

Nível 20 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Action folded all the way around to small blind "hartwith", and they moved all in for 300,000. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton was in the big blind, and he called the bet for about 40% of his stack. "hartwith" showed , Grafton , and it looked like the pot would be chopped after the flop came down .

However, the came on the turn, and suddenly, Grafton was drawing dead. To rub salt in the wounds, a now useless five came on the river to pair Grafton up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
hartwith	627,498 627,498	627,498
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	503,895 -773,063	-773,063

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	426,244
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen	Eliminado

Nível: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750