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

09-03-2020 20:18 UTC

Beresford Eliminated For Now

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford got his short stack in from the cutoff and was called by Liviu "0human0" Ignat in the big blind.

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
Liviu "0human0" Ignat:

The board gave Ignat two pair and the bounty prize for eliminating Beresford, who departed on the first bullet with one $2,500 bounty to show for.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt	829,623 18,437	18,437
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	619,853 117,011	117,011
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	608,273 -17,537	-17,537
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen	496,459 276,862	276,862
Liviu "0human0" Ignat	307,874 -94,060	-94,060
Daris "DEX888" Pedes	304,188 -149,371	-149,371
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	Busted

09-03-2020 20:16 UTC

Meran Busts in Three-Way All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger raised to 16,800 on the button and a short stacked Alberto "alberto.m7" Meran moved all in for 56,405 in the small blind. "Passiveaggro" isolated with a big blind shove for 268,849 total and Eibinger eventually called to put two players at risk.

Alberto "alberto.m7" Meran:
"Passiveaggro":
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger:

Eibinger outflopped both opponents on and remained in the lead on the turn. However, the river gave "Passiveaggro" a straight, the bounty and more than a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	826,983 -334,851	-334,851
Passiveaggro	601,103 33,910	33,910
Alberto "alberto.m7" Meran	Busted

09-03-2020 20:11 UTC

Leonard Can't Connect; Busts to Mateos

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos started the action with a button raise to 16,400 and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard moved all in for the 188,204 he had left behind. Mateos didn't snap call but eventually clicked the button to look up Leonard.

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard:
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos:

Leonard picked up counterfeit outs on the flop, the nut flush draw on the turn, yet he bricked all of it on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	662,640 41,047	41,047
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

09-03-2020 20:08 UTC

Benitez Scores a Bounty

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Within one minute three players were eliminated right before the blinds went up.

Among them was Hungary's "xnrobix" who got the short stack in from under the gun and was isolated by Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez on the button.

"xnrobix":
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez:

On a board of neither player hit and that kept ace-queen high in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez	450,453
xnrobix	Busted
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	Busted

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Busted

09-03-2020 20:05 UTC

Schemion Doubles Through "Kurtkaare"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder limped the button and Ole "wizowizo" Schemion raised to 35,000 in the small blind. "Kurtkaare" three-bet to 87,500 from the big blind to force out Mulder while Schemion jammed and was called.

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:
"Kurtkaare":

On a board of , Schemion rivered the king-high straight to stay alive on his final bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	958,426 -7,875	-7,875
Kurtkaare	887,834 -226,515	-226,515
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	464,405 235,930	235,930
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale	216,855 216,855	216,855

09-03-2020 20:02 UTC

Martirosian Left Short by Vousden

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

In a hand that took place prior to the break, Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian defended the big blind and check-called the flop and turn. He then tank-called the shove of Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden on the river with for a pair of sevens but Vousden held for a superior pair of nines.

Martirosian then more than tripled in the last hand before the break with against the of "Wildace_hun".

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	496,500 496,500	496,500
Wildace_hun	180,893 180,893	180,893
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	61,249 -197,665	-197,665

09-03-2020 20:02 UTC

Updated Top 11 Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

The top 11 players on the leaderboard have all earned at least one bounty and their updated stack sizes can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	1,161,834 -34,125	-34,125
Kurtkaare	1,114,349 8,995	8,995
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	966,301 6,545	6,545
Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon	936,730 -3,500	-3,500
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson	816,706 282,874	282,874
Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt	811,186 344,214	344,214
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin	692,634 442,634	442,634
Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson	656,414 29,050	29,050
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	652,155 143,235	143,235
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	625,810 65,280	65,280
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	624,564 -7,477	-7,477

09-03-2020 19:56 UTC

Third Break of the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

A field of 85 entries has reached the third scheduled five-minute break of the day as 50 players currently remain.

09-03-2020 19:54 UTC

Botteon Doubles Through Leonard

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard made it 14,980 to go and Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon called on the button to see a flop of .

Leonard opted to check-call for 31,798 and did so again for 88,340 on the turn. After the river, Leonard checked the third street in a row. Botteon jammed for 326,247 into a pot of 287,736 and Leonard tanked for a long time before making the call.

Botteon rolled over for the nuts and Leonard was left short with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon	940,230 547,290	547,290
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	125,552 -502,321	-502,321