PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
957
Players Left
122

Day 1 of WCOOP-10-M: Super Tuesday SE is About to Begin

PokerStars
PokerStars

Super Tuesday gets even more super today as the start of PokerStars' WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd is just over an hour away. There's $1 million guaranteed in this 8-Max freezeout event.

The two day event kicks off today at 1:05 p.m. eastern time and they'll play just under eight hours today before bagging and tagging for the night. Action resumes tomorrow with the remaining players playing down to a champion.

There's plenty of time to get in the game with almost five hours of late registration available. Players get 100,000 chips to start, and they'll play 20 minute blind levels through the day, starting at 250/500/60.

With an hour to go till cards are in the air, there are almost 100 players already in the game, but expect that number to grow steadily as the start time approaches, and through late registration.

Cards go in the air at 1:05 p.m. eastern, and PokerNews will be on the floor to bring you exciting Day 1 action from the special edition of Super Tuesday.

Ylitalo Chips Up

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ylitalo Chips Up
Ylitalo Chips Up

Robin "robinho" Ylitalo raised to 1,260 from the middle, and Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski reraised the cutoff to 4,800. Ylitalo called to the {2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. Ylitalo check-called for 7,200 and they both checked the {k-Diamonds} turn. Ylitalo bet 20,400 on the {8-Diamonds} river and got the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Robin "robinho" Ylitalo se
Robin "robinho" Ylitalo
132,765
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski br
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski
107,555

"ClamRevolver" Takes from Countryman

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante
Calmrevolver vs MaxHendrix
Calmrevolver vs MaxHendrix

Andres "wisopekeño!" Gonzalez raised to 1,752 under the gun and "MaxHendrix" called from the button. "CalmRevolver" also called from the big blind to see a flop of {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. They all checked to the {7-Clubs} turn where "CalmRevolver" fired 2,034 and got two calls. On the {a-Hearts} river it checked to "MaxHendrix" who bet 9,344. "CalmRevolver" was the only caller.

"CalmRevolver": {5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
"MaxHendrix": {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Board: {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

"MaxHendrix" rivered top pair, but "CalmRevolver" rivered the flush and the win.

Player Chips Progress
CalmRevolver ru
CalmRevolver
132,932
14,016
14,016
MaxHendrix ru
MaxHendrix
119,914
Andres "wisopekeño!" Gonzalez es
Andres "wisopekeño!" Gonzalez
67,008
-4,186
-4,186

"Kabotajoe" Takes a Stack

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Kabotajoe Takes a Stack
Kabotajoe Takes a Stack

"SoulRead93" raised early to 4,240 before Sergio "zcedrick" Aido three-bet to 11,000 from the cutoff. "Kabotajoe" shoved from the big blind for 68,236 and only Aido called with slightly less.

Sergio "zcedrick" Aido: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
"Kabotajoe": {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Board: {7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

"Kabotajoe" was dominated but got there on the flop for a nice chip up.

Player Chips Progress
SoulRead93 ro
SoulRead93
493,883
Kabotajoe de
Kabotajoe
138,421
Sergio "zcedrick" Aido gb
Sergio "zcedrick" Aido
Busted

Everything You Need to Know About the WCOOP 2020 on PokerStars

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

The 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars got underway last Sunday with the first of a 225-tournament schedule that runs until Wednesday, September 23rd.

The festival comes with more than $80 million in guarantees, with Low, Medium and High buy-in tiers for each event.

PokerNews takes you through everything you need to know about WCOOP, including the must-play events, key details on satellites, and how you can enjoy all the action thanks to cards-up Twitch coverage on the PokerStars channel.

Check out all WCOOP details here

"NeedBeat" Takes a Stack

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante
NeedBeat Takes a Stack
NeedBeat Takes a Stack

"NeedBeat" raised the middle to 3,000 and "MaxBNuts" called to defend. "MaxBNuts" check-raised the flop of {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} from 5,445 to 17,800, and got the call. They bet 34,386 on the {6-Clubs} and got the call, then shoved for 89K on the {q-Diamonds} river.

"MaxBNuts": {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
"NeedBeat": {j-Spades}{9-Spades}

Board: {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

"NeedBeat" turned a straight and took the stack of "MaxBNuts".

Player Chips Progress
NeedBeat ee
NeedBeat
400,120
400,120
400,120
MaxBNuts ru
MaxBNuts
Busted

Are These The Most Unstoppable Players in WCOOP History?

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Just a couple of short years ago, only one player had accumulated five WCOOP titles.

Since then, the picture has changed quite a lot.

Two excellent MTT pros have now taken the lead, both with insane scores – one player has nine WCOOP titles, and another has eight.

With the WCOOP 2020 upon us, all could change again over the coming weeks, but it’s going to take nothing less than a legendary run if anyone is to join the top of the pack.

So as we look forward to the Series, here are the players who have won the most WCOOP titles so far. You’ll also find out who that five-time winner was.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

Chip Leader Over 2 Million

Level 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
Chip Leader Over 2 Million
Chip Leader Over 2 Million

"gangst3rn1" raised the middle to 14,000, and "alexfull11" raised to 21,000. "Gratitdude" called the button before Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts raised the big blind to 105,000. Only "alexfull11" called to see {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} on the flop. Aerts bet 84,000 but "alexfull11" reraised to 168,000. Aerts called, but check-folded to a bet of 260,750 on the {8-Hearts} turn.

Player Chips Progress
alexfull13 ro
alexfull13
2,029,961
885,093
885,093
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts be
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts
598,518
598,518
598,518
Gratitdude
Gratitdude
391,606
391,606
391,606
gangst3rn1
gangst3rn1
238,021
238,021
238,021