Level: 8
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker
PokerStars WCOOP Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$8,135,000
Entries
1,627
Level
41
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
17,500
Prizepool and Payout Information
Level 8
: 125/250, 30 ante
The numbers are on. The 2011 WCOOP Main Event drew 1,627 players and created a prize pool of $8,135,000. 189 players will be paid, with $1.46 million reserved for first place. Here's a look at the payouts:
1st- $1,464,300
2nd- $1,008,740
3rd- $663,816
4th- $463,695
5th- $329,467.50
6th- $222,085.50
7th- $162,700
8th- $122,025
9th- $81,350
10th thru 12th- $53,691
13th thru 15th- $45,556
16th thru 18th- $37,421
19th thru 27th- $33,353.50
28th thru 36th- $29,286
37th thru 45th- $26,032
46th thru 54th- $22,778
55th thru 63rd- $21,151
64th thru 72nd- $20,337.50
73rd thru 81st- $19,524
82nd thru 90th- $18,710.50
91st thru 99th- $17,083.50
100th thru 108th- $17,083.50
109th thru 117th- $16,270
118th thru 126th- $15,456.50
127th thru 135th- $15,049.75
136th thru 144th- $14,643
145th thru 153rd- $14,236.25
154th thru 171st- $13,829.50
172nd thru 189th- $13,422.75
Level 8 Chip Update
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,147
13,516
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13,516 |
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53,668
-9,160
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-9,160 |
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51,008
4,351
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4,351 |
|
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35,017
-5,695
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-5,695 |
|
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31,844
9,446
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9,446 |
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30,477
2,720
|
2,720 |
|
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29,459
6,750
|
6,750 |
|
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24,024
3,777
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3,777 |
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21,186
-2,569
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-2,569 |
|
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||
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20,162
-2,568
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-2,568 |
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16,309
-930
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-930 |
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9,933
2,910
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2,910 |
|
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2,836
-3,252
|
-3,252 |
Palovic Busts After Running Kings Into Aces
"OrangeBud11" opened for 750 only to have Team PokerStars Pro (Slovakia) Dag Palovic three-bet to 2,000. Tim "Calvin32" Sullivan then woke up with a four-bet to 6,000 from the small blind, OrangeBud11 got out of the way, and Palovic called off his remaining 3,812
Showdown
Palovic: 
Sullivan: 
Palovic had been nursing a short stack and just happened to run the second best starting hand into the best. It was a bit of a cooler, and Palovic could not get lucky as the board ran out an uneventful 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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18,788
4,251
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4,251 |
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Busted | |
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Jetten Busts
A short-stacked Peter "Apathy123" Jetten three-bet shoved for 17 big blinds holding 
, but was called by "rookieITB" with 
. The board rolled out 
to send Jetten to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
A Couple Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Ramdin Doubles
Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin had been nursing a short stack but recently received a much-needed double. It happened when "bindernutnut" opened for 550, "fly44" called, and "huge.fishh" three-bet to 1,745. Ramdin, who was in the big blind, then moved all in for 7,103. Only huge.fishh made the call and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Ramdin: 
huge.fishh: 
Ramdin was in great shape to double, and his ace-kicker came into play on the 
flop. Unfortunately for Ramdin, the 
spiked on the turn to give huge.fishh two pair and the lead. Ramdin needed an ace on the river to stay alive, and that is exactly what happened as the plopped down! Ramdin hit his three-outer and doubled to over 15K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,701
9,123
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9,123 |
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Reynolds Doubles
After "RuiNF" min-raised on the button, William "Altrum Altus" Reynolds shoved for 9,601 from the small blind.
"RuiNF" called with , racing with the 
of Reynolds. The board rolled out 
to get Reynolds back neat the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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19,722
12,454
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12,454 |
Jedlicka Takes Down Monster 60K Pot
After "Silknet" opened for 575 and Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka called, "sneik1313" three-bet to 1,250. The other two came along for the ride and it was three-handed to the 
flop. Iy went check-check to sneik1313, who fired out 3,000. Only Jedlicka made the call and it was heads up to the turn. This time Jedlicka led out for 5,885, sneik1313 raised to 13,750, Jedlicka called, and the appeared on the river.
Jedlicka proceeded to move all in for 11,839 and was called by the 
of sneik1313. Jedlicka turned up the superior 
and collected a massive pot worth 61,573.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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76,888
50,906
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50,906 |
"Maxxx72alba" The First To Cross 100k Mark
Alexander "AlexKP" Petersen opened with a min-raise to 600 and was re-raised by "BADEXTASY" to 2,100 on the button. "Maxxx72alba" called from the big blind, as did Petersen, to see a 
flop. It was checked to "BADEXTASY" who bet 3,780. Only "Maxxx72alba" called to see the turn.
Another check to "BADEXTASY" led to a bet of 8,370. "Maxxx72alba" min-raised, resulting in "BADEXTASY" shoving for 26,981. "Maxxx72alba" called with 
and had "BADEXTASY's" drawing dead. The river card improved "BADEXTASY" to a meaningless set before being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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101,562 |