2023 PokerStars WCOOP

WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day: 1
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Event Info
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦k♣
Prize
$1,047,257
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,000,000
Total Entries
600
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
511
Players Left
176
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Leonard Biggest Loser in Three-Way Affair

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

"kZhh" raised to 12,500 from the hijack and received calls from Patrick "pads1161" Leonard on the button and Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer in the big blind.

The action then checked to Leonard on the 5♥A♥J♥ flop, who bet out 17,750 and both of his opponents made the call to see the 4♥ turn, which got checked through.

The 7♦ river then completed the board and this time it was "kZhh" who made a bet after O'Dwyer checked. 32,216 chips were put to the middle and Leonard tanked for a bit before making a call. O'Dwyer then quickly folded and "KZhh" showed 10♥7♥ for the flush. Leonard did not have a higher heart in his hand and proceeded to muck his holdings.

Tags: Patrick LeonardSteve O'Dwyer

Lococo Calls a Six-Bet and Wins

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

Felipe "ketzerfelipe" Ketzer started off with a raise to 10,000 from under the gun. Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo then three-bet to 32,500 from the cutoff before Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika came in with a cold four-bet to 67,500 from the button.

Ketzer folded, but Lococo clicked it back to 105,000 before Boika finally six-bet jammed for 255,910. Lococo made the call with the covering stack and the two were off to the races.

Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika: J♠J♦
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo: A♦K♦

Lococo sprung ahead on the 10♠A♣8♠ flop and his lead would not be endangered on the 10♥ turn or 7♣ river. He eliminated Boika and chipped up to a little under double the average stack.

Tags: Alejandro LococoAliaksei BoikaFelipe Ketzer

Shakerchi Catches Lucky Break and Doubles Up

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Georgi "milennial" Sandev raised to 11,100 from the hijack before Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi went all-in from the button for 140,179. The action folded back to Sandev, who made a call with the covering stack.

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi: 6♠6♦
Georgi "milennial" Sandev: 10♦10♣

It was looking like Shakerchi was heading towards his second bullet, but the Q♦6♣K♣ saw him flop a set and take a massive lead in the pot. The 8♦ turn did not bring any sweat and the Q♠ river upgraded the British high-stakes regular to a full house, seeing him above starting stack for the first time since the start of the Main Event.

Tags: Talal ShakerchiGeorgi Sandev

Talbot Busts in Preflop Confrontation

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 10 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Thiago "KKremate" Crema opened the action with a raise to 11,250 from the cutoff. Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot sat in the small blind and made a three-bet to 37,500, which Crema four-bet all-in for 152,747, Talbot's stack, effectively. Talbot made the call and their holdings were revealed.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot: 10♠10♦
Thiago "KKremate" Crema: K♥K♦

It was a bad situation for Talbot, which got even worse when Crema flopped a set on 3♦K♠9♥. The 9♣ turn left the PokerStars Ambassador with no outs, and he could start deciding whether to fire a reentry when the 8♠ river completed the board.

Tags: Parker TalbotThiago Crema

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 625

Plesuv Newest Name Among Seven-Figure Ranks

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Grafton Like a Fish in the Water on His Second Bullet

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton had already more than doubled his starting stack on his second bullet when raised to 8,800 from under the gun. Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang sat next to him and made the call before Connor "blanconegro" Drinan three-bet all-in for 114,198 from the big blind.

Grafton made the call and Vogelsang followed suit.

A flop of A♥3♠Q♠ was put on the virtual felt, and Grafton put out a relatively tiny bet of 36,000 chips, which was enough to let Vogelsang lay his hand down and take the pot to a heads-up showdown.

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan: 10♠10♣
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: K♠K♥

Grafton had a massive lead with his kings, and they would remain the best cards on the 2♣6♠ runout. Drinan was forced to leave the table while Grafton surged to the top ranks of the leaderboard.

Tags: Christoph VogelsangConor DrinanSam Grafton

Anatsky Scores an Elimination on His Way to Double Average

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky opened his button for 8,960 chips and "What0ver9000" three-bet jammed their stack of 124,108 in the middle from the small blind. It folded back to Anatsky, who made the call with the covering stack.

"What0ver9000": A♦4♦
Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky: 10♠10♣

The board ran out without much of a sweat for Anatsky with 8♥9♣7♦10♥3♥, and his set of tens sent "What0ver9000" to the rail, while he raked in a nice pot and now plays double the average stack.

Tags: Ilya Anatsky

Marques Seizes Chip Lead in Huge Clash with Vousden

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Marques Seizes Chip Lead in Huge Clash with Vousden
Marques Seizes Chip Lead in Huge Clash with Vousden

In the final hand of the previous level, Andre "PTFisherman23" Marques raised to 7,350 from under the gun and faced a three-bet from Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden in the hijack. The amount was 24,500 chips and Marques made the call.

The flop fanned out 5♥6♦10♦ and Marques proceeded to check-call a 24,500 bet from Vousden. Vousden then upped the ante on the 2♥ turn to 105,000, close to a pot-sized bet. Marques opted to check-call again and the 2♠ river completed the board.

Marques checked for the third time and Vousden went all-in for 290,461. Marques dipped into his time bank, but eventually made the call, creating a pot of almost 900,000 chips.

Vousden showed K♣10♣ for two pair, but Marques' J♥J♦ narrowly beat it, resulting in Vousden's elimination and Marques securing the chip lead by a significant margin.

Tags: Samuel VousdenAndre Marques

Level: 9

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

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