WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Day 1 of WCOOP-10-M: Super Tuesday SE is About to Begin
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
Cards are in the Air
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Action has begun on Day 1 of WCOOP-10-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd. Currently there are 241 players in the game, but more than 4 hours left to get a stack.
Trofimov Gets Small Pot on Flop
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
"adkaf" opened to 1,000 from the cutoff, and Alexander "Black88" Trofimov called from the button. The flop came 
and after a check, Trofimov fired 1,046 and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,114 | |
|
81,820 |
Alt Takes Big Pot on Turn
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Dinesh "nastyminder" Alt raised to 1,250 from the cutoff, but "adkaf" three-bet to 4,000 from the button. Alt called to see 
on the flop and then check-raised the 2,492 bet to 8,000. "adkaf" called to the 
turn, then folded to a bet of 19,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,108 | 121,108 |
|
|
81,871 | -21,243 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Current Top Five
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,869 | |
|
|
195,593 | |
|
173,054 | |
|
154,153 | |
|
153,907 |
Ylitalo Chips Up
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante
Robin "robinho" Ylitalo raised to 1,260 from the middle, and Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski reraised the cutoff to 4,800. Ylitalo called to the 
flop. Ylitalo check-called for 7,200 and they both checked the 
turn. Ylitalo bet 20,400 on the 
river and got the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,765 | |
|
107,555 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100