WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2020 WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller]
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2020 (WCOOP) continues with the second five-digit buy-in of the festival as WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] will get underway at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). A guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000 is featured in this tournament and some of the biggest names of the world of online and live poker are expected to join the action.
From each $10,300 buy-in, $5,000 will go towards the bounty prize pool whereas $5,000 are awarded in the cash prize pool. For each player they knock out, participants will receive at least $2,500 and especially in the later stages of this progressive knockout tournament this amount will be far bigger.
All players start with 250,000 in chips and the levels throughout the entire event last 20 minutes each. During the late registration period which lasts four hours and 40 minutes, up to three re-entries can be purchased. As of one hour prior to the start, five MTT schedules were scheduled with a total of 16 seats guaranteed, which will provide an influx of new entries a few hours into the action.
Some of the early champions of this WCOOP festival include Ben "Spraggy" Spragg, Ludovic Geilich, Chris Oliver, Yuri Dzivielevski, Ludovic Geilich and Dimitar Danchev. Stay tuned to find out if any of them will take another shot at glory.
Day 1 will play down to the money bubble and as soon as that one bursts, all remaining survivors will then bag up their virtual chips for the night and return the following day at 1.05 p.m. EST in order to play down to a champion.
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from start to finish, and the final day will also be broadcasted with commentary and cards-up coverage on a delay of at least 20 minutes on the PokerStars Twitch channel.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Early Entries
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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|
250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
First Bigger Pot to Watson
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Aliaksandr "Alexgirs" Hirs raised to 5,000 and was called by Liviu "0human0" Ignat on the button. Mike "SirWatts" Watson then three-bet to 25,200 in the big blind and Ignat was the only caller. They checked the 
flop and Watson bet the 
turn for 17,610 to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
283,200 | 33,200 |
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244,700 | -5,300 |
|
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224,500 | -25,500 |
Up to 18 Entries
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Another three players have joined the mix to boost the field to 18 entries, spread evenly among three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
Alt Chips Up Early On
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
"girafganger7" defended his big blind against a raise to 6,000 by Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt and check-raised the 
flop to 16,800, which Alt called. They checked down the 
turn and river as "girafganger7" tabled 
for nines and sixes. Alt had that beat with the 
and claimed the pot before being moved to another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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275,500 | 25,500 |
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256,300 | 6,300 |
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256,300 | 6,300 |
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243,400 | |
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243,100 | -6,900 |
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240,700 | -9,300 |
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235,000 | -15,000 |
Up to 23 Entries
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
A fourth table will open soon as the field has already reached 23 entries in the first level of the day with the following additions to the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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|
250,000 | |
|
250,000 |
Good Start for Hunichen
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen raised to 5,280 in the cutoff and was called by "girafganger7" on the button and Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Chidwick check-raised a continuation bet and a call of 4,860 to 21,870 and Hunichen was the only caller.
Chidwick then check-called a bet of 22,453 on the 
turn and bet the river for 28,800. Hunichen called and his 
had rivered superior two pair to beat the 
of Chidwick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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341,843 | 341,843 |
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220,360 | -14,640 |
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161,397 | -79,303 |
Frank Takes From "serggorelyi7"
Level 1
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
On a four-handed table, "serggorelyi7" raised to 8,400 in the small blind and was called by Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank in the big blind. Frank called a first bet of 4,900 on the 
flop and "serggorelyi7" then slowed down, check-called a bet of Frank for 22,542 on the 
turn.
The 
fell on the river and "serggorelyi7" check-folded to an overbet of 95,700. They wre shortly after joined by Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson and Joao "Naza114" Vieira.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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291,842 | 35,542 |
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257,980 | |
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250,000 | |
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250,000 | |
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205,038 | -44,962 |