WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,000,000
Entries
600
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
511
Players Left
176
Astedt Among the Big Stacks After Day 1 of the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
There were 511 brave souls who put up the $10,300 it cost to enter WCOOP 98-H: NLHE [World Championship of NLHE/Main Event], and when the dust settled, just 176 of them bagged a stack for Day 2. The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) flagship event attracted the best of the best, but in the end, a relatively unknown top ten formed.
Sitting on top of the leaderboard is Brazil’s "BRzRoll", who amassed a whopping 2,379,612 chips, good for nearly 200 big blinds at the start of Day 2, on Day 1 of the WCOOP Main Event and is the only player to take more than two million chips into Day 2. The international top three is completed by Tom "7tHEcROw7" MacDonald from the United Kingdom in second place with 1,927,103 in chips and Austria’s "P0KERPR02.0", who bagged 1,821,748 chips for third place.
However, if there is one name that stands out in the top ten chip counts, it is that of Niklas "Lena900" Astedt. The online phenom obtained 1,731,822 chips throughout the day, which sets him in seventh place in the overall standings. No stranger to the highest stakes that online poker has to offer, the Swede will have a comfortable position when Day 2 commences in search of a new WCOOP title to add to his collection.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "BRzRoll" | Brazil | 2,379,612 | 198 |
| 2 | Tom "7tHEcROw7" MacDonald | United Kingdom | 1,927,103 | 161 |
| 3 | "P0KERPR02.0" | Austria | 1,821,748 | 152 |
| 4 | "blowknockout" | Mexico | 1,820,571 | 152 |
| 5 | "Phemo" | Austria | 1,820,351 | 152 |
| 6 | "AA DOCTOR" | Greece | 1,808,161 | 151 |
| 7 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | 1,731,822 | 144 |
| 8 | "fichtner3000" | Germany | 1,659,523 | 138 |
| 9 | "Stumpfed" | Canada | 1,580,219 | 132 |
| 10 | "BigCsabi" | Hungary | 1,481,056 | 123 |
A WCOOP Main Event befits a turnout full of poker’s online and live legends, and this year did not disappoint. Among the ones that managed to bag a seven-figure stack are Felipe "ketzerfelipe" Ketzer (1,415,554), Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson (1,372,243) Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky (1,308,482), Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood (1,205,315), and Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger (1,012,641)
Less fortunate were Ami "UhhMee" Barer (226,674), Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (178,770) and "ShipitFTW911" (131,788). They will all start Day 2 with less than the 250,000 starting stack, but will still have plenty to play with, with the deep structure that a WCOOP Main Event provides.
The PokerStars Team Pros also came out in full force, but only three of the Red Spades survived the day. Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes bagged the biggest of them all with 1,320,974, while Sam "SamSquid" Grafton is not far behind with 1,279,765 in chips. Meanwhile, Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier is sitting at the bottom regions of the leaderboard with a stack of 185,000, trailing far behind her peers. However, Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas, Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot, as well as any ambassadors that have not tried their luck yet, still have a chance to make an appearance before the late registration closes at the start of Day 2.
The same can not be said for Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden, Jans "Graftekkel" Arends, David "MissOracle" Yan, and Michael "imluckbox" Addamo. All of them burned through their initial entry as well as three reentries on Day 1, the maximum allowed. They will have to wait another year to have hopes of becoming the World Champion of Online Poker.
As mentioned earlier, the late registration is still open until the start of day 2 on Monday, October 2nd at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Those who decide to join the fray at the last moment will receive the starting stack of 250,000 chips and play will begin in Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with an ante of 1,500. Day 2 will then play on until 40 players remain, at which point the field will be well into the money.
PokerNews will of course be present to deliver all of the action from one of the biggest online poker tournaments of the year live as it happens, so stay tuned tomorrow for all the big hands from your favorite players.
Assorted End of Day Chip Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,379,612
1,899,825
|
1,899,825 |
|
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1,927,103
677,301
|
677,301 |
|
1,821,748 | |
|
1,820,571
1,021,975
|
1,021,975 |
|
1,820,351
1,820,351
|
1,820,351 |
|
1,808,161
200,136
|
200,136 |
|
1,731,822
961,906
|
961,906 |
|
|
1,659,523
-463,675
|
-463,675 |
|
1,580,219
69,099
|
69,099 |
|
1,481,056
1,481,056
|
1,481,056 |
|
1,415,554
742,151
|
742,151 |
|
1,372,243
676,891
|
676,891 |
|
1,320,974
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
||
|
1,308,482
885,346
|
885,346 |
|
1,279,765
143,667
|
143,667 |
|
|
||
|
1,205,315
538,451
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538,451 |
|
||
|
1,012,641
-100,324
|
-100,324 |
|
226,674 | |
|
|
||
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185,500
-43,750
|
-43,750 |
|
|
||
|
178,770
-71,230
|
-71,230 |
|
|
||
|
|
131,788
-490,688
|
-490,688 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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The End of Day 1
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
All tables have finished play and with that Day 1 of the 2023 WCOOP Main Event is in the books. Stay tuned for assorted chip counts as well as a recap of the entire day.
Moraes Makes the Most of the Final Minutes
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
During the final minutes of Day 1, "playboy99999" limped in from the cutoff before "kZhh" raised to 45,000 from the button. Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes then made it 170,000 to go from the small blind and the action folded back to "kZhh", who four-bet jammed, covering Moraes' 602,362 stack.
Moraes quickly made the call and a big pot had been brewed during the dying stages of the day.
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes: Q♦Q♣
"kZhh": A♠K♥
The flop of 3♦2♥Q♠ left little hope for "kZhh" and the 3♥ turn secured the pot for the Brazilian PokerStars Ambassador. The meaningless K♣ river completed the board and Moraes' stack shot up to more than one million chips, while "kZhh" still had over 35 big blinds at their disposal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,233,474
705,234
|
705,234 |
|
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|
|
544,653 | |
|
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376,672
-281,835
|
-281,835 |
Tournier's Hopes Still Alive in Final Minutes of Day 1
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from the cutoff. Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado called form the button before Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier moved all in from the small blind for 95,250.
Volkmann folded but Delgado made the call to put Tournier at risk.
Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier: Q♥Q♦
Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado: A♣9♣
Tournier flopped a set on 4♥Q♠2♣, and while the 5♥ turn saw Delgado obtain a gutshot to the wheel, the 9♦ river bricked out and secured Tournier a much-needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,118,726
543,062
|
543,062 |
|
781,188
392,064
|
392,064 |
|
|
229,250
74,411
|
74,411 |
|
|
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"DingeBrinker" Doubles Through Chipleader
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
"DingeBrinker" raised to 22,000 from middle position and chipleader "P0KERPR02.0" called from the big blind. "DingeBrinker then fired a small bet of 14,438 on the 2♥8♦A♥ flop and "P0KERPR02.0" check-called the bet.
"P0KERPR02.0" checked again on the K♦ turn, but "DingeBrinker" significantly sized up this time, betting 105,000 into the pot of 86,626. "P0KERPR02.0" again elected to call and the A♣ river rolled off.
After one more check from "P0KERPR02.0", "DingeBrinker went all-in for 433,806 chips. A short tank followed from"P0KERPR02.0", but they would eventually make the call.
"DingeBrinker" showed down A♠K♠ for a full house, while "P0KERPR02.0" played the final ace in the deck with A♦5♦. "DingeBrinker" surged on the leaderboard while "P0KERPR02.0" took a hit to their stack and had to forfeit their chip lead position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,821,748
191,029
|
191,029 |
|
1,164,238
523,682
|
523,682 |
Hrabec Joins the Millionaires
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
"Hulaaaa" raised it up to 20,000 from middle position and Roman "Gogac sniper" Hrabec responded with a three-bet to 55,000 from the button. The action then folded back to "Hulaaaa", who jammed all in for 338,570. Hrabec quickly looked them up and thier holdings were revealed.
"Hulaaaa": 7♠7♦
Roman "Gogac sniper" Hrabec: 10♥10♦
No seven this time, as the board ran out 8♣Q♦8♠9♦Q♠ to eliminate "Hulaaaa" and elevate Hrabec to over one million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,195,956
748,875
|
748,875 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,250
Jacobson's Bet Leads to Profit
Level 14
: Blinds 4,500/9,000, 1,100 ante
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson made a raise to 19,800 from early position and Thorsten "juicetus" Legit three-bet to 54,000 from the button. The action then folded back to Jacobson, who made the call.
Jacobson then check-called a 29,969 bet on the 10♠8♣A♥ flop before leading out for 49,500 on the 10♣ turn. Legit quickly folded and surrendered the pot to Jacobson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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448,945 | |
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281,477 | |