2023 PokerStars WCOOP

WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 PokerStars WCOOP

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$1,047,257
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,000,000
Entries
600
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
9
Players Left
1

WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD

Day 4 Completed

Unstoppable Ivan "ILS007" Stokes Wins the 2023 $10,300 WCOOP Main Event for $1,047,257 While Completing Trifecta of Chip Leads

Level 42 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Ivan Stokes
Ivan Stokes

It seemed like no one could stop Ivan "ILS007" Stokes during the past few days of the 2023 $10,300 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event. Every time the Brit sat down on the virtual tables on PokerStars, all of the big pots went his way.

And indeed, after capturing the chip lead midway through Day 2 and retaining it throughout Day 3, Stokes saw himself being crowned the WCOOP Main Event champion on Day 4, bagging a hefty sum of $1,047,257. The last hurdle on his way to victory was Sweden’s online regular "ShipitFTW911”, who started the heads up with a very large chip deficit and, despite mounting a small comeback at the very start, was quickly disposed of as well, leaving them with $765,389 as a consolation prize.

Meanwhile, Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor took home the bronze medal and $559,385, while Stokes’ most threatening competitor throughout the final table, online phenom Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, who briefly held the chip lead at the final table, crashed out in fourth place for $408,827.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Ivan "ILS007" StokesUnited Kingdom$1,047,257
2ShipitFTW911Sweden$765,389
3Juan "xPastorcitox" PastorArgentina$559,385
4Niklas "Lena900" AstedtSweden$408,827
5Leonard "Grozzorg" MaueGermany$298,792
6Jamil "Jamil11" WakilCanada$218,372
7Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" KerberBrazil$159,598
8Mario "livinmydream1" MosboeckAustria$116,642
9Kayhan "KayhanMok" MokriNorway$94,330

Final Table Play

In a deep-stacked final table full of superstars, it was high roller regular Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokr who was the first to bow out after around an hour of play. After running into a set he was left short, and could not win a flip against Pastor for his final 13 blinds. Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck, who started the day as the shortest stack, would follow not soon thereafter when his king-four did not improve against Pastor’s ace-six in a blind-on-blind encounter.

Next to go was Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber, who created a chip lead pot against Stokes when he got his queens preflop against the latter’s aces. This would create a big lead for Stokes which only slipped away from him for a couple of moments during the rest of the final table. Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil then went on an emotional rollercoaster by first doubling up with aces against the ace-king of Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue, but still being the next one to be eliminated when his ace-king could not win against the kings of Astedt but one orbit later.

With five players left, it was Maue’s time to go. After losing the aforementioned pot against Wakil, he could not win a preflop flip versus Pastor and had to take his leave. Astedt then briefly captured the chip lead four-handed, but would not much later double up Pastor with two pair against a straight, and it fell right back into Stokes’ hands.

Niklas Astedt
Niklas Astedt

Stokes Closes It Out Short-Handed

It would take an hour of intense battling before Astedt himself fell victim next when he clashed in a huge pot against Stokes, who had flopped a set against Astedt’s kings and received every chip of the latter’s stack, leaving Stokes with nearly two-thirds of the chips in play. After Pastor doubled “ShipitFTW911” and both were left short-stacked, he would be the one to miss the heads-up as he fell in third place when he got it in preflop against Stokes and lost a flip with pocket fours against the ace-nine of Stokes.

Thus, it was “ShipitFTW911” and Stokes that were battling for the title, with Stokes having an enormous chip lead over the anonymous Swede. “ShipitFTW911” started off well by winning a lot of smaller pots and clawing their way back in the game, but not much later Stokes would add one more name to his tally of eliminations when his kings received full value from “ShipitFTW911”s pocket nines on a low board.

The Final Hand of the Tournament
The Final Hand of the Tournament

Thus, it was Stokes who rightfully received the trophy and more than one million dollars after dominating the WCOOP Main Event for three straight days.

That wraps up the PokerNews coverage for the 2023 World Championship of Online Poker, but be sure to check out our other ongoing live reports to not miss any of the action across the globe.

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"ShipitFTW911" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($765,389)

Level 42 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"ShipitFTW911" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($765,389)
"ShipitFTW911" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($765,389)

"ShipitFTW911" raised their button to 1,600,000 and Ivan "ILS007" Stokes three-bet to 4,400,400 from the big blind. "ShipitFTW911" made the call.

The flop came down 6107 and Stokes fired another 2,970,000 in the pot, which "ShipitFTW911" called. Another bet of 4,930,200 followed from Stokes on the 2 turn and "ShipitFTW911" made the call once again.

The river fell the 2 and Stokes now moved in for "ShipitFTW911"s 12,921,084 remaining chips. The Swede made the call and it would be the last call he made in the 2023 WCOOP Main Event. Stokes showed KK for two pair with kings, while "ShipitFTW911" could only muster up a lower two pair with his 99.

"ShipitFTW911" had to console themself with the second-place prize money of $765,389, while Stokes took home the biggest bag containing $1,047,257 and of course the title of World Champion of Online Poker.

A full recap of the day will follow soon.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan "ILS007" Stokes
150,000,000
25,321,284
25,321,284
Day 3 Chip Leader
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ShipitFTW911
Busted

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Level: 42

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor Eliminated in 3rd Place ($559,385)

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante
Juan  "xPastorcitox" Pastor Eliminated in 3rd Place ($559,385)
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor Eliminated in 3rd Place ($559,385)

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes raised to 2,450,000 from the small blind and Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor went all in for 14,579,184 from the big blind. Stokes made the call and the cards were revealed.

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: 44
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes: A9

It was a flip for Pastor to stay alive in the WCOOP Main Event, but Stokes flopped an ace on A36 and did not look back on the 810 runout. Pastor was eliminated in third place and Stokes can start the heads up battle with "ShipitFTW911" with a massive chip advantage.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan "ILS007" Stokes
132,743,716
16,329,184
16,329,184
Day 3 Chip Leader
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ShipitFTW911
17,256,284
-875,000
-875,000
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Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor
Busted

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"ShipitFTW911" Doubles Through Pastor, Both at the Mercy of Stokes

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor jammed all in from the small blind for "ShipitFTW911"s final 9,000,000 chips, and the latter made the call.

"ShipitFTW911": J10
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: Q6

"ShipitFTW911" flopped a pair on 27J, and they even upgraded to trips on the AJ runout. They are now very close in chips to Pastor, which creates the ideal scenario for Stokes to put pressure on both of the short stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan "ILS007" Stokes
116,414,532
6,158,250
6,158,250
Day 3 Chip Leader
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ShipitFTW911
18,131,284
6,992,767
6,992,767
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Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor
15,454,184
-11,663,517
-11,663,517

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Six-Card Flush Sees Stokes Extend Chip Lead

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante
Six-Card Flush Sees Stokes Extend Chip Lead
Six-Card Flush Sees Stokes Extend Chip Lead

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes" raised to 2,380,000 from the small blind and Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor called from the big blind. Stokes then checked on the 610J board and Pastor put out a bet of 1,255,625, which Stokes called.

The K turn saw Pastor up the ante to 5,600,000 after another check from Stokes, who once again made the call. The 5 brought a flush on the board and both players now quickly checked.

Stokes showed down Q2 for the second nuts and he scooped a fairly large pot to extend his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan "ILS007" Stokes
110,256,282
8,623,125
8,623,125
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor
27,117,701
-11,423,125
-11,423,125

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"ShipitFTW911" in Dire Straits

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes opened his button for 1,540,000 chips and "ShipitFTW911" made it 4,200,000 to go from the big blind. Stokes then four-bet all in and "ShipitFTW911" quickly folded, leaving themself around 15 big blinds behind.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan "ILS007" Stokes
101,633,157
6,300,000
6,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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ShipitFTW911
11,138,517
-6,562,500
-6,562,500

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Pastor Creates Some Distance

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor limped in from the small blind and "ShipitFTW911" raised to 2,450,000 from the big blind. Pastor made the call and also check-called "ShipitFTW911"s 1,290,625 bet on the JA6 flop.

The J turn then rolled off and both players checked before Pastor bet out 3,010,000 on the 2 river. "ShipitFTW911" made the call but could not beat the A5 of Pastor, for top two pair with no kicker.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor
38,540,826
8,500,625
8,500,625
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ShipitFTW911
17,701,017
-7,363,125
-7,363,125

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