WCOOP 100-H $10,300 PLO (6-Max, World Championship of PLO / PLO Main Event), $750K GTD
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
WCOOP 100-H $10,300 PLO (6-Max, World Championship of PLO / PLO Main Event), $750K GTD
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$750,000
Entries
100
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
16,000
Entries
42
Players Left
7
Joao "Naza114" Vieira Among Final Table in $10,300 WCOOP 100-H Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Level 26
: Blinds 35,000/70,000, 7,000 ante
Another thrilling day of action on the virtual felts saw seven competitors punch their tickets to tomorrow's final table in $10,300 WCOOP 100-H Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Late registration remained open for the beginning of play today, and a total of 100 bullets were fired, consisting of 57 entries and 43 re-entries. These buy-ins generated a prize pool of $1,000,000. Each of the remaining players has already locked up at least $43,986.40, with tomorrow's champion taking home $233,532.10.
The final table is made up largely of unfamiliar names, but not entirely. Perhaps most notable is Joao "Naza114" Vieira. The all-time Portugal money leader has racked up close to $8,000,000 in live winnings according to The Hendon Mob. The Finnish Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta is another name to watch heading into the final day. However, it will be "Imbajimbaa" of Denmark sitting down with the biggest stack, the only player with over 100 big blinds. However, Sweden's "anonymstruts" is not too far behind.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joao "Naza114" Vieira | United Kingdom | 2,042,241 | 29 |
| Imbajimbaa | Denmark | 7,270,241 | 104 |
| Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta | Finland | 2,144,126 | 31 |
| eltucu64 | Argentina | 1,447,914 | 21 |
| anonymstruts | Sweden | 6,514,898 | 93 |
| ADIBO | Hungary | 1,922,112 | 27 |
| jokkee_apart | Norway | 3,658,468 | 52 |
With late entry open and a starting stack still worth more than 20 big blinds at the start of play, the first level of today's action saw many players buy-in. These included Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, among plenty of others.
Three well known names in Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau, and Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois fell in 18th, 17th, and 16th places respectively, falling just short of the money bubble. After their eliminations, the first session of hand-for-hand play started. It would wrap up not too long after when Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress ran into his opponent's set and was sent to the rail to burst the bubble.
Once the bubble burst, it wouldn't be too much longer until the next hand-for-hand would be reached on the final table bubble. In the interim, the likes of Andras "probirs" Nemeth (14th - $20,078.90) and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (13th - $20,078.90) busted.
Once down to the final eight, hand-for-hand play commenced once again. This time, it would last nearly two hours, as players continued trading chips and short stacks continued doubling to keep their hopes alive. During this time, Joentausta took down a 4,000,000 chip pot, only to be outdone when "Imbajimbaa" won a more than 6,000,000 chip pot. Just two hands later, it was Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank who was eliminated in 8th place for a cash of $33,868.20, bursting the final table bubble.
The remaining seven will resume play tomorrow, Tuesday, October 3rd at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Play will resume midway through Level 26, where blinds are 35,000/70,000 with a 7,000 ante. Play will continue until a winner is determined.
Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews for live coverage as a new champion of online PLO is crowned.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 26
: Blinds 35,000/70,000, 7,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,270,241 | |
|
6,514,898
1,435,434
|
1,435,434 |
|
3,658,468
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
2,144,126
-815,760
|
-815,760 |
|
2,042,241
-112,000
|
-112,000 |
|
||
|
1,922,112
-87,674
|
-87,674 |
|
1,447,914
-2,371,320
|
-2,371,320 |
Day 2 Action is Over
Level 26
: Blinds 35,000/70,000, 7,000 ante
With the elimination of Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank, the remaining seven players have bagged up their chips and will return to play down to a winner tomorrow, October 3rd. Stay tuned for a full recap of today's action.
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,868.20)
Level 26
: Blinds 35,000/70,000, 7,000 ante
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank opened the button for 245,000, getting calls from both "Imbajimbaa" and "eltucu64".
On the 6♥Q♠8♠ flop, "Imbajimbaa" fired for 105,000. "eltucu64" folded while Frank put in his remaining 232,601 chips and got called.
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank: K♥10♣10♠7♥
"Imbajimbaa": Q♦J♠6♦4♠
Frank was already behind, and was left drawing dead after the K♠ turn gave his opponent the flush. The 2♣ river completed the board, sending the remaining seven players to tomorrow's final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,270,241
1,044,601
|
1,044,601 |
|
|
Busted |
"Imbajimbaa" Hits Huge Double
Level 26
: Blinds 35,000/70,000, 7,000 ante
"Imbajimbaa" opened to 210,000 under the gun, getting calls from both "eltucu64" and Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank.
On a A♠3♥6♥ flop, "Imbajimbaa" continued for 525,000. "eltucu64" then bumped it up to 1,540,000. Frank got out of the way before "Imbajimbaa" moved all in for 2,766,320 total.
"Imbajimbaa": A♣A♥J♠5♦
"eltucu64": A♦K♥6♦6♣
"Imbajimbaa" was better than a 19:1 favorite and managed to hold on the 7♠Q♣ runout to scoop the more than 6,000,000 chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,225,640
2,691,320
|
2,691,320 |
|
|
1,951,914 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 7,000
"jokkee_apart" Moving up the Leaderboard
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
"jokkee_apart" opened limped the button before calling a raise to 240,000 from Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta.
On the 7♥7♦9♣ flop, they called a bet of 150,000. They called another bet, now for 276,480 on the J♥ turn.
On a 5♣ river, Joentausta slowed down, checking before folding to a bet of 438,000 from "jokkee_apart".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,698,468
426,480
|
426,480 |
|
|
2,959,886
-918,480
|
-918,480 |
Final Eight Continue Battling for Final Table Seat
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 6,000 ante
The final eight players have now been playing hand for hand for nearly 90 minutes, with all eyes on the seats at tomorrow's final table. Blinds continue to rise, but short stacks continue to find ways to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,079,464
-2,227,780
|
-2,227,780 |
|
|
3,878,366
-1,603,620
|
-1,603,620 |
|
|
3,819,234
-368,200
|
-368,200 |
|
|
3,534,320
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
|
3,271,988
1,532,340
|
1,532,340 |
|
|
2,154,241
926,840
|
926,840 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,009,786
101,560
|
101,560 |
|
|
1,252,601
-506,640
|
-506,640 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 6,000