WCOOP-10-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

09-01-2020 18:05 UTC

Mulder Welcomes Lefrancois

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois was one of two new entries and raised to 7,520, which prompted a three-bet to 35,200 by Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder in the big blind. Lefrancois came along and called a bet of 36,800 on the flop.

The turn and river were checked and Mulder dragged in the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	345,624 72,400	72,400
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian	249,600 249,600	249,600
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	177,600 177,600	177,600

09-01-2020 18:11 UTC

Eibinger Jams Up Stack; Adams Joins

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger four-bet jammed into Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker and forced a fold from the fellow Austrian.

Soon after, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams joined the mix and was involved in a battle of the blinds with Jans "Graftekkel" Arends.

In a limped pot, Arends check-called a bet of 3,200 on the flop and they checked the turn. Arends bet the river for 11,700 and was called to reveal , which ended up as the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	317,865 67,880	67,880
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams	229,900

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	161,499 64,440	64,440
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends	97,874 24,408	24,408

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,800/3,600

Ante: 450

09-01-2020 18:16 UTC

"girafganger7" Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

"girafganger7" raised to 6,720 before the blinds went up and was called by Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger. The flop was checked to Martirosian who made it 11,200 to go and "girafganger7" check-raised to 35,150, which the Russian called.

The followed on the turn and a shove by "girafganger7" won the pot right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	562,543 2,819	2,819
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	310,745 7,120	7,120
girafganger7	171,603 51,407	51,407

09-01-2020 18:19 UTC

Hunichen and Watson Rising; Luca Joins

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen chipped up when he min-raised a 44,000 bet by Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin on the river to force a fold.

A few hands later, Hunichen raised to 7,200 and Boivin three-bet to 21,600. Mike "SirWatts" Watson four-bet to 45,000 and that ended the hand right there as Watson continued his rise and jumped above the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	591,057 167,466	167,466
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	274,490 125,230	125,230
Ivan "Negriin" Luca	250,000
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen	218,705 47,818	47,818

09-01-2020 18:24 UTC

No Call for Martirosian

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian opene to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois in the big blind, who then check-called 5,513 on the flop. The turn was checked and Lefrancois check-folde the river when facing a bet of 29,678.

In the meanwhile, Rob "batoelrob" Hollink has joined the field to boost the field to 18 entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	576,796 14,253	14,253
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink	250,000 250,000	250,000

Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen	225,905 7,200	7,200

Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	201,467 23,867	23,867
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends	85,874 12,000	12,000

09-01-2020 18:29 UTC

Greenwood Scores a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood opened to 7,920 and then four-bet jammed for 146,514 when he faced a three-bet to 25,200 by "MAFIADEAL37" in the small blind, who quickly called.

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:
"MAFIADEAL37":

On a board of , Greenwood spiked an ace on the flop to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	299,328 117,889	117,889
MAFIADEAL37	59,542 166,325	166,325

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

09-01-2020 18:34 UTC

Boika Busts; "girafganger7" Doubles With Quads

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika raised it up to 7,632 and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger three-bet the small blind to 27,900, Boika then shoved for 167,588 and Eibinger quickly made the call.

Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika:
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger:

On a board of , Boika found no help and instead Eibinger rivered a full house for good measure.

Just one hand later on the same table, Ivan "Negriin" Luca raised to 8,500 and Rob "batoelrob" Hollink three-bet to 28,800 in the small blind. "girafganger7" then moved all in for 138,916 and Hollink was the only caller.

"girafganger7":
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink:

The flop ended any hope of an upset by Hollink as the meaningless turn and river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	464,413 153,668	153,668
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams	324,675 94,775	94,775

girafganger7	288,582 116,979	116,979
Ivan "Negriin" Luca	225,750 24,250	24,250
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink	105,234 144,766	144,766

Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	Busted