WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

09-03-2020 23:26 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon	1,210,728 633,489	633,489
LeslieGroves	1,014,725 -577,239	-577,239

Yurasov Eliminated by Seiji

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov raised to 60,000 with 362,335 behind and table neighbor Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji in the cutoff three-bet to 180,000. Yurasov opted to call and checked the flop on which he then check-called all-in for 242,335 following a continuation bet of Seiji.

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov:
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji:

Yurasov was in great shape with a pair an flushdraw but Seiji took the lead on the turn. A blank followed and that reduced the field to the final 14 contenders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji	1,538,195 632,335	632,335

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

09-03-2020 23:35 UTC

Schemion Sends Shakerchi Out

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The action folded all the way to Ole "wizowizo" Schemion on the button and he moved all in to put pressure on the two shorter stacks in the blinds. Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi was one of them and called all-in for 581,719 in the small blind.

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:

Schemion flopped best on and the turn came a blank, too. The river further improved Schemion to trips tens and Shakerchi was out in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	2,807,129 426,759	426,759
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji	2,006,055 467,860	467,860

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	1,592,308 -372,500	-372,500
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	1,435,908 -264,239	-264,239
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,431,806 247,500	247,500
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	685,178 178,839	178,839

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted

09-03-2020 23:40 UTC

Botteon Doubles Through "Kurtkaare"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon raised to 70,000 from under the gun and was called by "Kurtkaare" in the cutoff, Joao "Naza114" Vieira also came along out of the big blind to see the flop. Botteon check-called a bet of 80,290 by "Kurtkaare" and then opted to check-shove the turn for 945,688.

"Kurtkaare" had invested another 264,535 by then and made the call.

Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon:
"Kurtkaare":

The river was no threat for Botteon who doubled once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	5,854,726 -292,673	-292,673

Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon	2,310,956 1,100,228	1,100,228
LeslieGroves	1,314,975 300,250	300,250
Kurtkaare	1,229,822 -959,115	-959,115
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	1,128,611 89,560	89,560
Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich	1,018,521 -489,500	-489,500
David "dpeters17" Peters	934,005 195,000	195,000

09-03-2020 23:45 UTC

Boivin Doubles Through Schemion

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth min-raised from under the gun to 70,000 and was called by Ole "wizowizo" Schemion in the small blind. Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin got his last 742,178 in from the big blind and Schemion made the call.

Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin:
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:

There was no upset on the board as Boivin remained in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	2,007,451 -799,678	-799,678
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji	1,931,055 -75,000	-75,000

Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,647,806 216,000	216,000
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	1,581,356 896,178	896,178

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	1,464,808 -127,500	-127,500
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	1,325,908 -110,000	-110,000

09-03-2020 23:49 UTC

The Kicker Plays for Seiji

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The min raise to 70,000 by Rodrigo "seijistar Seiji was called by Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin in the big blind. Boivin check-called a bet of 60,885 and did so again for 175,000 on the turn.

They checked the river and Boivin tabled , which Seiji had eventually beat with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	2,391,451 384,000	384,000
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji	2,201,940 270,885	270,885

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	1,564,758 99,950	99,950
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,491,306 -156,500	-156,500
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	1,253,221 -328,135	-328,135

Andras "probirs" Nemeth	1,055,708 -270,200	-270,200

09-03-2020 23:51 UTC

Martirosian Continues Domination and Felts Geilich

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

"LeslieGroves" opened the action with a raise to 70,000 and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian three-bet to 210,000 from one seat over in the hijack. Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich, who had dropped to just 741,421, moved in from the big blind and that forced out "LeslieGroves". However, Martirosian snap-called and that was bad news for Geilich.

Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich:
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian:

On a board of , Geilich found no help and departed in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	6,565,147 710,421	710,421

Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon	2,573,956 263,000	263,000
Kurtkaare	1,358,822 129,000	129,000
LeslieGroves	1,311,345 -3,630	-3,630
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	1,198,341 69,730	69,730
David "dpeters17" Peters	784,005 -150,000	-150,000
Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich	Busted

09-03-2020 23:55 UTC

Boivin Back On a Big Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin got some value out of a flopped set of deuces and turned full house on the board to earn a pot of nearly 1 million.

However, the next pot was worth even more as he took on Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos.

The Spaniard opened to 77,700 and was called by Ole "wizowizo" Schemion in the cutoff and Boivin on the button, Andras "probirs" Nemeth also called in the small blind.

Mateos continued for 93,200 on the flop which just Boivin was interested in and they checked the on the turn. After the river, Mateos check-called a pot-sized bet of 559,200 and Boivin tabled for the nuts to drag in a very healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	2,727,471 1,474,250	1,474,250

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	2,304,751 -86,700	-86,700
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji	2,157,940 -44,000	-44,000

Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,050,556 -440,750	-440,750
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	892,008 -163,700	-163,700
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	825,658 -739,100	-739,100

09-03-2020 23:56 UTC

Break For the Final 12 Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The two six-handed tables continue to play hand for hand on the money bubble and the final 12 players have been sent into a scheduled five-minute break.