WCOOP-91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $10M Gtd Dia 3 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

2021-09-14 15:55 UTC

Day 3 of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE Main Event Kicks Off Soon!

MattHansen

Welcome to Day 3 of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event] in the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). After two days of action that saw 1,965 entries, the final 72 will return today at 5:05 p.m. GMT to play down to a final table where the winner will take home $1,499,942. The turnout fell just short of the guaranteed $10,000,000 prize pool and created a small overlay.

Switzerland’s Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger is the chip leader after a big hand late in Day 2 brought him above the 20 million mark. Loeliger is followed by “Körrinho” in second and Canada’s Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine in third. Other Day 3 qualifiers include Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis, Luiz "G1a1u1s1s" Arruda, and Laszlo "Lackoo87gcb" Molnar. Day 3 players are guaranteed a minimum payout of $22,051 with an immediate jump to $27,139 after today’s first elimination.

WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger	Switzerland	20,005,066
2	"Körrinho"	Austria	16,684,865
3	Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine	Canada	15,029,865
4	"Sintoras"	Germany	14,161,813
5	Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	Lithuania	13,905,244
6	Guntis "poker@luffyD" Aleskins	Latvia	13,890,896
7	"Rebel FishAK"	Romania	12,905,254
8	"bob43155"	Mexico	12,328,056
9	"Kaktus26rus"	Russia	12,119,166
10	"XnGo"	Mexico	11,687,082

Day 3 will kick off in Level 31 with blinds at 70,000/140,000 and a 17,500 ante. The action will continue until there is a final table and will resume on Day 4. Day 4's final table will take place on Wednesday September 15 at 5:05 p.m. GMT.

Keep it here with the PokerNews live reporting team as we bring you the action as it happens all day long.

2021-09-14 17:20 UTC

Brummelhuis Finds a Double

MattHansen

Nível 31 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis opened for 280,000 from the cutoff and Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold three-bet to 840,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Brummelhuis four-bet shoved for 4,879,743. Hobold made the call and turned over . Brummelhuis had .

The board ran out [ and the tens held to give Brummelhuis a double in early Day 3 action.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis	10,108,946 5,079,973	5,079,973
Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold	6,172,772 -4,126,973	-4,126,973

2021-09-14 17:29 UTC

Arruda Scoops Massive Pot

MattHansen

Nível 31 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Körrinho raised to 280,000 from under the gun and Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht three-bet to 1,087,800 from the small blind. Luiz "G1a1u1s1s" Arruda four-bet to 1,895,600 from the big blind and Körrinho shoved for 16,422,365. Segebrecht made the call for his last 181,216 and Arruda came along for 7,629,949. Körrinho had both players covered for the massive 20,460,214 pot.

Luiz "G1a1u1s1s" Arruda:
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht:
Körrinho:

The board ran out and the kings held to give Arruda a huge pot and knock out Segebrecht.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Luiz "G1a1u1s1s" Arruda	20,460,214 9,834,965	9,834,965
Körrinho	6,896,816 -9,788,049	-9,788,049
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht	Eliminado

2021-09-14 17:53 UTC

Difelice Gets It In

MattHansen

Nível 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

"Niklman909" opened with a raise to 320,000 from middle position and action folded to Alex "dynoalot" Difelice with a shove for 4,375,658 from the small blind. "Kaktus26rus" four-bet it to 10,080,000 and "Niklman909" got out of the way.

Alex "dynoalot" Difelice:
"Kaktus26rus":

The board ran out and "Kaktus26rus" eliminated Difelice from the tournament to move above 30 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kaktus26rus	33,548,408 5,235,658	5,235,658
Niklman909	6,221,128 -3,957,820	-3,957,820
Alex "dynoalot" Difelice	Eliminado

2021-09-14 17:58 UTC

Chew Doubles Through Spinella

MattHansen

Nível 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Anthony "holdplz" Spinella raised to 320,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Stevan "random_chu" Chew on the button for a three-bet to 1,040,000. Spinella four-bet jammed for 11,957,439 and Chew made the quick call.

Stevan "random_chu" Chew:
Anthony "holdplz" Spinella:

The board ran out [qs8hwc5s4c] with no help for the jacks and Chew scored a big double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stevan "random_chu" Chew	17,879,336 14,487,002	14,487,002
Anthony "holdplz" Spinella	3,217,771 -8,241,467	-8,241,467

2021-09-14 18:19 UTC

Chouity Chips Up

MattHansen

Nível 33 : 90,000/180,000, 22,500 ante

Nicolas "niccc" Chouity raised to 378,000 from middle position and "belthazorrrr" three-bet shoved for 4,060,987. Chouity made the call.

"belthazorrrr":
Nicolas "niccc" Chouity:

The flop was to give "belthazorrrr" an early lead, but the turn brought pain and the couldn't help as Chouity scored the elimination with three queens.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nicolas "niccc" Chouity	12,602,681 3,046,887	3,046,887
belthazorrrr	Eliminado

2021-09-14 18:42 UTC

Loeliger Busts Gieles

MattHansen

Nível 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger opened from middle position with a raise to 360,000. Luuk "pokerkluka" Gieles made the lone call from the small blind.

The flop was and Gieles checked. Loeliger bet 740,250 and got the check-call.

The turn was and Gieles checked again. Loeliger continued for 2,520,000 and got another check-call.

The river was and Gieles made one more checked. Loeliger shoved and Gieles made the call for his last 8,054,485. Loeloger turned over for a set of threes and Gieles showed for the losing aces and queens.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger	28,072,986 12,403,735	12,403,735
Luuk "pokerkluka" Gieles	Eliminado

2021-09-14 18:46 UTC

Chew Felts Stakelis

MattHansen

Nível 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis opened from under the gun with a raise to 360,000 and Stevan "random_chu" Chew three-bet to 1,260,000 from the small blind. Stakelis four-bet to 2,520,000 and Chew shoved for 25,124,385. Stakelis made the call for the last 6,622,707 and was at risk.

Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis:
Stevan "random_chu" Chew:

The board ran out and the queens held to eliminated Stakelis from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Stevan "random_chu" Chew	34,627,092 14,442,156	14,442,156
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	Eliminado

2021-09-14 18:53 UTC

Loeliger Suffers Setback

MattHansen

Nível 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"Kaktus26rus" raised to 400,000 from middle position and Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger came along from the big blind.

The flop was and Loeliger checked. "Kaktus26rus" bet 322,500 and Loeliger made the check-call.

The turn was and Loeliger checked again. "Kaktus26rus" continued for 2,580,000 and Loeliger made another check-call.

The river was and Loeliger checked for a third time. "Kaktus26rus" bet 8,256,000 and Loeliger made the call. "Kaktus26rus" showed for the flush and Loeliger mucked his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kaktus26rus	50,565,579 11,922,400	11,922,400
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger	14,461,986 -13,611,000	-13,611,000

2021-09-14 19:02 UTC

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

MattHansen

Nível 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

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Here is our quick and easy five-step guide to setting up a PokerStars Home Game of your own.