PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$164,398
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
957
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
122
Players Left
1

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver Takes Down WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday for 2nd WCOOP Title and $149,968

Level 43 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver

And that makes it two for Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver after winning the WCOOP-30H: $5,200 NLHE [High Roller] in 2018 for $250,935, he has just taken down the PokerStars 2020 WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday for $149,968 after agreeing to a deal heads-up with "gardze_wami" who claimed $133,242 for finishing in second place.

Oliver has also won a SCOOP before with his biggest online score earned when he finished second in the 2012 TCOOP Main Event for $285,311. With millions won online and almost $2,000,000 live according to The Hendon Mob, the American, who resides in Costa Rica, has added a nice amount to his bankroll at the start of this year's WCOOP series.

Other familiar faces and names who joined them on the final table were Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood, and Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves.

WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Chris "ImDaNuts" OliverUnited States$149,968*
2"gardze_wami"Poland$133,242*
3"Manni1822"Austria$85,867
4Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" GalvaoBrazil$62,057
5Yuri "theNERDguy" DzivielevskiBrazil$44,850
6Thorsten "juicetus" LegitAustria$32,414
7Bradley "mrbradleyy" HarwoodUnited Kingdom$23,426
8Marc "Rowniwn" RadgenGermany$16,930
9Luke "Bit2Easy" ReevesUnited Kingdom$13,598

* denotes a heads-up deal

From the Bubble to the Final Table

With 122 players returning out of 957 entries, they all knew that the bubble would start immediately as only 119 players would get a share out of the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. In the end, it was Sean "AfRoBiZzLe!" Oluwole who would bubble the tournament when he was forced all-in from the big blind and held jack-eight. He was up against the king-queen of Julio "julioassp" Ribeiro and got no help from the board.

A mob of eliminations flew in from all the tables with players like Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk, Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa, Markus "12dürma89" Dürnegger, Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza, Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder, Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet, and Preben "prebz" Stokkan all falling in the three hours after the bubble.

Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff, Alexandre "ReWARds84" Reard, and Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell busted before Daniel "dani aziz" Aziz became the final table bubble boy when he had flopped a flush and got his chips in against Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao who had hit top pair. No help came on the turn nor river to get the tournament down to the final nine.

Alexandre Reard
Alexandre "ReWARds84" Reard finished in 15th place for $8,773

Final Table Action

Oliver came into the final table as the shortest stack which was still worth 37 big blinds with Galvao at the top with 97 big blinds. But during the 90 minutes of 9-handed play, he managed to climb up to the middle of the pack when Reeves fell to Dzivielevski. Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen was then taken out by Galvao who then held a commanding chip lead with Harwood busting to "Manni1822" immediately after.

Galvao doubled both Oliver and "gardze_wami" up to see him topple towards the bottom of the counts but it would still be Thorsten "juicetus" Legit and Dzivielevski who would leave the final table before him. "gardze_wami" would double up through him once more before he lost his last 1.5 big blinds in with ace-nine to him too as "gardze_wami" made a full house.

Oliver started with a slight chip lead when they were three-handed but only increased it even more through the latter stages of the final table and took out "Manni1822" to have a more than 2:1 chip lead. He lost the first hand of heads-up play before they agreed upon a deal.

In the seventh hand of heads-up play, Oliver defended when "gardze_wami" raised. He then check-called a bet on the four-ace-trey flop. He check-called another barrel of "gardze_wami" on the eight on the turn before check-calling the shove when the queen completed the board. Oliver had flopped top pair to see him scoop it all as "gardze_wami" held ten-deuce for the missed straight draw.

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"gardze_wami" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($133,242)

Level 43 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Oliver vs gardze_wami
Oliver vs gardze_wami

In the seventh hand of heads-up, "gardze_wami" raised to 2,000,000 from the button and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver defended.

The flop came {4-Spades}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Oliver check-called the 2,975,000 bet of "gardze_wami".

The turn was the {8-Clubs}, Oliver check-called the 8,000,000 barrel of "gardze_wami".

The river completed the board with the {q-Hearts} and Oliver checked for the last time. "gardze_wami" shoved for 23,580,232 which Oliver called with the biggest stack. "gardze_wami" had bluffed with the {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} with the missed straight draw for Oliver to claim the win and WCOOP title as he held the {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for top pair. "gardze_wami" finishes as the runner-up for $133,242 after agreeing to a deal while Oliver laid claim to $149,968.

A recap is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
95,700,000 32,902,732
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
Busted

"Manni1822" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,867)

Level 43 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Oliver vs Manni1822
Oliver vs Manni1822

"Manni1822" shoved from the button for 6,532,526 for Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver to make the call and "gardze_wami" to fold in the big blind.

"Manni1822": {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for Oliver to flop trips to bust "Manni1822" in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
69,172,268 8,407,526
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
26,527,732
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
Busted

Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao Eliminated in 4th Place ($62,057)

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
gardze_wami vs Galvao
gardze_wami vs Galvao

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver raised to 1,920,000 from under the gun and was called by "gardze_wami" on the button. Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao called for the 1,230,680 he had left from the small blind while "Manni1822" called too.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Spades}, it was checked to "gardze_wami" who bet 2,438,924 for the rest to fold.

"gardze_wami": {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao: {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

"gardze_wami" had flopped top pair.

The rest of the board was completed with the {2-Hearts} on the turn and the {j-Diamonds} on the river for "gardze_wami" to improve to a full house to bust Galvao in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
41,449,742 -2,020,000
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
39,519,732 5,370,680
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
14,730,526 -2,020,000
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
Busted

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,850)

Level 40 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Oliver vs Dzivielevski
Oliver vs Dzivielevski

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski three-bet shoved from the small blind for 12,242,502 which Oliver called.

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for Oliver hit the runner-runner flush to bust Dzivielevski in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
37,992,408 16,656,252
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
26,647,026 448,250
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
23,907,763 4,950,000
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
7,152,803 -8,462,000
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
Busted

Thorsten "juicetus" Legit Eliminated in 6th Place ($32,414)

Level 40 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Manni1822 vs Legit
Manni1822 vs Legit

"Manni1822" shoved from the button and was called by Thorsten "juicetus" Legit in the big blind for the 6,908,705 he had behind.

Thorsten "juicetus" Legit: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
"Manni1822": {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} for "Manni1822" to flop a pair immediately to bust Legit in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
26,198,776 -225,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
21,336,156 225,000
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
18,957,763 5,933,705
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
15,614,803 1,425,000
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
13,592,502 -225,000
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
Busted

Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,426)

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Manni1822 vs Harwood
Manni1822 vs Harwood

"Manni1822" raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood three-bet to 3,800,000 from the button. The blinds folded and "Manni1822" four-bet shoved for Harwood to make the call for the 6,547,926 he had behind.

Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
"Manni1822": {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for "Manni1822" to hold with the pocket pair for two pair to bust Harwood in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
37,838,519 3,350,000
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
18,011,558 8,996,926
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
10,656,206 900,001
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
10,461,888 250,000
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
9,657,502 -850,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
9,074,328 -1,250,000
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood gb
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood
Busted

Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,930)

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Galvao vs Radgen
Galvao vs Radgen

Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen three-bet shoved for 11,167,742 from the button. The blinds folded and Galvao made the call with the bigger stack.

Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{q-Spades} for Radgen to turn top pair but for Galvao to river the higher pair for a monster chip lead and elimination to his name.

Player Chips Progress
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
34,488,519 17,807,742
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
10,507,502 -7,440,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
10,324,328 -1,000,000
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
10,211,888 -1,200,000
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
9,756,205 -2,400,000
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
9,014,632 3,400,000
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood gb
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood
7,396,926 -1,000,000
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen de
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen
Busted

Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,598)

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Dzivielevski vs Reeves
Dzivielevski vs Reeves

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski raised to 840,000 from the early position and Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves three-bet shoved from the button for 1,709,823. The blinds folded and Dzivielevski called.

Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves: {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades} for both of them to flop a pair but for Dzivielevski to stay ahead and even improve to a straight on the river to bust Reeves in ninth place and take the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
17,947,502 2,708,823
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
16,680,777 -50,000
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen de
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen
12,167,742 -50,000
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
12,156,205 -50,000
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
11,411,888 -50,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
11,324,328 -450,000
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood gb
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood
8,396,926 -50,000
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
5,614,632 -250,000
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves gb
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves
Busted

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
WCOOP-02-M Final Table
WCOOP-02-M Final Table
Player Chips Progress
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao br
Warley Bruno "WarleyBruno" Galvao
19,406,300
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen de
Marc "Rowniwn" Radgen
12,327,992
gardze_wami pl
gardze_wami
Day 1 Chip Leader
10,295,607
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
10,152,179 469,350
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves gb
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves
9,650,763 -73,600
Manni1822 at
Manni1822
9,379,797 410,000
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
8,826,815 1,820,525
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood gb
Bradley "mrbradleyy" Harwood
8,265,133
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
7,395,414 -583,750