WCOOP-02-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam], $2M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-02-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam], $2M Gtd
Day: 2
"Darwinsfish" Leads Final 16 Heading into Day 3 of WCOOP-02-M; Dzivielevski in Second
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
It's a wrap for Day 2 of Event-02-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] of the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars.
A total of 211 players returned to continue to battle it out for Day 2 action but only 16 of them made it through to the final day.
Leading the pack is "Darwinsfish", from Netherlands, who bagged the chip lead with 33,411,567. "Darwinsfish" was slowly building throughout the day and he took over the chip lead during the last levels of the night when he scored a big double with threes against "1mSoWeeeaK"'s ace-queen suited in a blind vs blind situation all in preflop.
He is followed by Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski with 19,958,852 and Rasmus "Powergolf" Zerr rounds up the top three with 17,031,520.
The stakes will be high during the final day as many other notables are still in the hunt including Martin "martin12389" Schejtman (13,668,758), Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen (13,511,580), Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson (13,508,348), Evan "PURPLE"K"99" Parkes (12,947,125), Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva (10,134,607), Rinat "Zapahzamazki" Lyapin (8,906,640), Alex "AlexGelinski" Gelinski (7,233,100), Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker (5,333,160) and Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves (3,885,429).
Other big name players who dropped by the wayside along the way during today's action are Lorenzo "O"Pazzzo"" Baynes, Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen, Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone, Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Joao "Naza114" Vieira.
The remaining 16 players are all guaranteed to collect $5,133 but all eyes will be on the six-figure top prize of $130,321 and the WCOOP title.
Action will resume on Tuesday September 1st at 1:05 ET local time at Level 37 which features a small blind of 175,000 big blind of 350,000 with a 45,000 ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the action as the remainder of the tournament unfolds, so tune in tomorrow!
Play has Halted for the Day
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Play has halted for the day with 16 players remaining. A recap of the day will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,411,567 | |
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19,958,852 | |
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17,031,520 | |
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15,483,682 | |
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13,668,758 | |
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13,511,580 | |
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13,508,348 | |
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12,947,125 | |
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12,080,604 | |
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10,134,607 | |
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8,906,640 | |
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7,656,672 | |
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7,233,100 | |
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5,333,160 | |
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3,885,429 | |
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2,348,356 | |
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"katito87" Wins Three-Way All In; Eliminates "ArGy_k"
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
"katito87" moved all in for 2,921,274 under the gun and Alex "AlexGelinski" Gelinski reshoved from the button for 10,154,374. "ArGy_k" called for less from the small blind with his last 1,194,124.
"ArGy_k": 
"katito87": 
Alex "AlexGelinski" Gelinski: 
The board came 
and "katito87" won the pot with aces and fives eliminating "ArGy_k".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,656,672 | 1,854,235 |
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7,233,100 | -6,503,032 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 37
Blinds: 175,000/350,000
Ante: 45,000
"1mSoWeeeaK" Busts to Dzivielevski
Level 36
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Evan "PURPLE"K"99" Parkes limped udner the gun along with "MarinkaHT" in the hijack before Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff. "1mSoWeeeaK" called from the big blind with his last 390,554 and Parkes let it go but "MarinkaHT" called.
The flop fell 
and "MarinkaHT" checked. Dzivielevski bet 1,050,000 and "MarinkaHT" folded.
"1mSoWeeeaK": 
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: 
The 
turn and 
river filled up the board and Dzivielevski won the pot with a pair of threes eliminating "1mSoWeeeaK".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,571,352 | 10,863,444 |
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Busted | |
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"Darwinsfish" Doubles Through "1mSoWeeeaK"
Level 36
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Action folded to Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva who opened to 681,000 from the button and "Darwinsfish" three-bet jammed for 12,904,346 from the small blind. "1mSoWeeeaK" reshoved from the big blind for 13,669,890 and Silva folded.
"Darwinsfish": 
"1mSoWeeeaK": 
The board came 
and "Darwinsfish" doubled up a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,714,692 | 5,838,346 |
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765,544 | -15,963,946 |
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Vieira Eliminated by Wilson
Level 36
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Joao "Naza114" Vieira moved all in under the gun for 1,631,256 and Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson three-bet jammed for 7,512,592 from the small blind.
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: 
Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson: 
The runout was 
and Wilson won the pot with a flush ending Vieira's tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,706,348 | -2,798,494 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 36
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 37,500
Toro Eliminated by "Darwinsfish"
Level 35
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Evan "PURPLE"K"99" Parkes raised to 520,600 under the gun and "Darwinsfish" called from the button along with Sebastian "sebasnato" Toro in the big blind.
The flop came and action was checked to "Dawinsfish" who bet 470,540. Toro was the only caller.
The turn brought the and Toro check-called another bet of 1,875,000 from "Darwinsfish".
The 
completed the board and Toro checked for a third time. "Darwinsfish" moved all in for 8,879,094 and Toro called with his last 5,424,552. "Darwinsfish" revealed for fives full of deuces and Toro showed for a straight before heading to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,876,346 | 10,461,827 |
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Busted | |
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