2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker

PokerStars WCOOP Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$1,260,019
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$8,135,000
Entries
1,627
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
17,500

More For Buchanan

Action folded to "Grekzorba" on the button who raised to 12,600. Shawn "buck21" Buchanan three-bet to 24,555 from the big blind, leading "Grekzorba" to shove for 136,617. Buchanan called and tabled {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}, leading "Grekzorba's" {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

The board rolled out {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to give Buchanan the pot and a stack of 400,000+.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn "buck21" Buchanan
Shawn "buck21" Buchanan
416,335
116,842
116,842

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A Few of the Top Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Dani "supernova9" Stern
Dani "supernova9" Stern
769,565
199,565
199,565
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
688,103
227,462
227,462
"NUTZBOT"
"NUTZBOT"
668,356
18,587
18,587
Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks
Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks
609,601
432,289
432,289
Sebastien "p0cket00" Sikorski
Sebastien "p0cket00" Sikorski
567,140
212,322
212,322

Steve "gboro780" Gross Loses Costly Flip

Steve "gboro780" Gross will have to wait another year to capture his second WCOOP bracelet. Gross, who won the $300 HORSE event on Sept. 18, was just eliminated from the Main Event when his {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} failed to hold up against the {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} of "frshman067." The Jersey native was sixth on the WCOOP leaderboard entering the day but will fall short of Player of the Year honors.

Player Chips Progress
Steve "gboro780" Gross
Steve "gboro780" Gross
Busted

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Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen
591,000
152,771
152,771
Greg "gregior" Howard
Greg "gregior" Howard
445,013
77,150
77,150
Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis
Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis
347,821
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
273,634
619
619
Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen
Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen
225,898
48,645
48,645
Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald
Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald
176,756
-50,905
-50,905
Dave "sexygee" Gent
Dave "sexygee" Gent
128,355
-295,984
-295,984
Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah ca
Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah
112,221
26,298
26,298
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Grayson "gray31" Ramage
Grayson "gray31" Ramage
64,370
-192,977
-192,977

Sikorski Rising

With a "vic_xcite" raise to 12,525 and "Ruxandescu" re-raise to 29,345 in front of him, Sebastien "p0cket00" SIkorski four-bet to 56,940 in middle position.

Action folded back around to "Ruxandescu" and after a few moments, the Romanian opted to shove for 159,765. Sikorski called with {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and led "Ruxandescu's" {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} to lock up the pot for Sikorski.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien "p0cket00" Sikorski
Sebastien "p0cket00" Sikorski
815,320
248,180
248,180

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Level: 25

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 875

Johnny Lodden Eliminated

Johnny Lodden - Eliminated
Johnny Lodden - Eliminated

Under the gun, "jadajadamasa" opened to 15,555. Johnny Lodden was next to act and he went all in for 123,707. Lari "Operga" Sihvo woke up with {A-Spades}{K-Spades} on the button and re-raised all in, successfully isolating the pot.

Lodden tabled {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}, but was unable to hold as the board ran out {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Lari "Operga" Sihvo
Lari "Operga" Sihvo
537,038
125,038
125,038
Johnny Lodden no
Johnny Lodden
Busted

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Stern Takes Chip Lead

Dani Stern is your new chip leader
Dani Stern is your new chip leader

We're finding it difficult to take our eyes away from Table 51. Especially after Dani "supernova9" Stern took the overall chip lead with over 1 million chips at the end of the previous level.

Stern, who's joined at the table by Eugene Katchalov, David "Gunslinger3" Bach and Luke "lb6121" Schwartz, opened with a raise to 14,000 from under the gun and "tonkaaaa" three-bet to 29,997. Action folded back to Stern who called to see a flop of {Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Stern check-called a bet of 32,229 and the turn brought the {7-Hearts}. Stern check-called again, this time for 75,666, and the {K-Clubs} landed on the river. Again Stern checked and tonkaaaa fired 213,336. Stern made the call with {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} for a pair of queens and successfully picked off the bluff of the former chip leader, who had {9-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

With that pot, Stern became the first player to hit seven-figures.

Player Chips Progress
Dani "supernova9" Stern
Dani "supernova9" Stern
1,136,693
351,378
351,378
"tonkaaaa"
"tonkaaaa"
512,175
-367,041
-367,041

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Big Flip Goes "shuriken555's" Way

The action was kicked off by "shuriken555" who raised to 16,000 from early position. Lari "Operga" Sihvo made it 42,000 to go from the button, getting the blinds to release. A four-bet to 88,000 came from "shuriken555", leading to Sihvo five-bet shoving with the bigger stack.

An all-in call for 439,377 was "shuriken555's" next play with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, racing with Sihvo's {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. The board rolled out {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, delivering a huge blow to Sihvo while "shuriken555" won the hefty pot.

Player Chips Progress
"shuriken555"
"shuriken555"
896,254
Lari "Operga" Sihvo
Lari "Operga" Sihvo
188,661
-348,377
-348,377

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