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09-04-2020 21:46 UTC

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,567 + $4,305)

Shirley Ang

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"Storimos" raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver called for the 370,233 he had left. "Grozzorg" three-bet shoved from the small blind for "Storimos" to make the call for the 4,453,012 they had behind.

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:
"Storimos":
"Grozzorg":

The board ran out for "Storimos" to claim Oliver's bounty as they held with the higher pocket pair while also doubling up through "Grozzorg".

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	17,854,408 -25,000	-25,000
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	11,193,803 -225,000	-225,000
Storimos	9,601,257 5,123,245	5,123,245
Grozzorg	5,044,570 -4,478,012	-4,478,012
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	Busted

09-04-2020 21:57 UTC

Are These The Most Unstoppable Players in WCOOP History?

Shirley Ang

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 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

09-04-2020 22:14 UTC

"Grozzorg" Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,567 + $8,615)

Shirley Ang

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"IHackedRNG" completed their small blind and "Grozzorg" raised to 825,000 from the big blind. "IHackedRNG" three-bet shoved for "Grozzorg" to make the call for the 6,302,070 they had behind.

"Grozzorg":
"IHackedRNG":

The board ran out for "IHackedRNG" to flop the pair of tens and improve to two pair to bust "Grozzorg" as the final table bubble.

The final table seat draw is to follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
zerodeda	20,704,116 -297,500	-297,500
IHackedRNG	20,478,978 6,597,070	6,597,070
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	11,583,803 57,500	57,500
Storimos	7,096,257 -655,000	-655,000
Grozzorg	Busted

09-04-2020 22:16 UTC

Final Table Seat Draw

Shirley Ang

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
zerodeda	20,704,116
IHackedRNG	20,478,978
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	11,583,803
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	11,144,270 -690,000	-690,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	10,207,535 347,500	347,500
Schildy1984	8,656,727 -65,000	-65,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	8,027,509 -315,000	-315,000
Storimos	7,096,257
olibullrider	6,900,805 722,500	722,500

09-04-2020 22:40 UTC

"Storimos" Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,972 + $4,465)

Shirley Ang

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"Schildy1984" raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and "Storimos" three-bet shoved from the big blind for 5,569,982 which "Schildy1984" called.

"Storimos":
"Schildy1984":

The board ran out to bring a flush on the table but for "Schildy1984" to have the higher one with the king in their hand to eliminate "Storimos" in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	20,680,578 -1,181,250	-1,181,250
zerodeda	19,446,016 843,750	843,750
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	16,669,868 2,265,000	2,265,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	14,993,823 3,480,000	3,480,000
Schildy1984	14,293,765 4,677,482	4,677,482
olibullrider	8,058,098 -900,000	-900,000
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	5,977,489 -1,815,000	-1,815,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	4,680,363 -900,000	-900,000
Storimos	Busted

09-04-2020 23:30 UTC

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,733 + $11,418)

Shirley Ang

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

"olibullrider" raised to 800,000 from the early position and Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov three-bet shoved for 4,058,789 from the button. The blinds folded but "olibullrider" made the call.

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov:
"olibullrider":

The board ran out for "olibullrider" to flop the set to eliminate Yurasov in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	20,887,578 -150,000	-150,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	19,542,374 -1,630,000	-1,630,000
olibullrider	18,661,109 4,908,789	4,908,789
zerodeda	16,417,188 2,410,000	2,410,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	14,355,132 -1,030,000	-1,030,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	11,565,203 450,000	450,000
Schildy1984	3,371,416 -150,000	-150,000
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	Busted

09-04-2020 23:37 UTC

"olibullrider" Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,099 + $14,740)

Shirley Ang

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"olibullrider" raised to 1,125,000 from the hijack and "IHackedRNG" three-bet to 3,390,000 from the button. The action folded back to "olibullrider" who four-bet shoved for 17,548,609 which "IHackedRNG" called with the slightly bigger stack.

"olibullrider":
"IHackedRNG":

The board ran out for "IHackedRNG" to hold with the queens to take a commanding chip lead and eliminate "olibullrider" in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	36,788,062 18,361,109	18,361,109
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	22,632,999 -625,000	-625,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	17,362,632 1,612,500	1,612,500
zerodeda	14,754,688 -1,425,000	-1,425,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	11,002,703 -125,000	-125,000
Schildy1984	2,258,916 -125,000	-125,000
olibullrider	Busted

09-04-2020 23:54 UTC

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber Eliminated in 6th Place ($16,762 + $5,344)

Shirley Ang

Level 40 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber raised to 3,000,000 from the button and Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares three-bet shoved from the small blind. "Schildy1984" quickly folded their big blind and Kerber called for the remaining 2,944,742.

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber:
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares:

The flop came for Tavares to hit top pair but for Kerber to pick up the open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Kerber was eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	37,333,850 3,375,000	3,375,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	24,598,092 75,000	75,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	20,144,874 6,019,742	6,019,742
zerodeda	14,082,188 -1,275,000	-1,275,000
Schildy1984	8,640,996 -975,000	-975,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	Busted

09-04-2020 23:59 UTC

This Time? Some of the Top Talents Who Have (Inexplicably) Never Won During WCOOP

Shirley Ang

Level 40 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Just before the 2018 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) got under way, we took a look at five players who were overdue a victory in poker’s premiere tournament series. There was simply no rational explanation for how come all of Niklas “Lena900” Astedt, Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson, Luke “lb6121” Schwartz, Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi and Tobias “kuhns89” Hausen had not, to that point, won a WCOOP tournament.

Two years on, only Astedt has put it right. He won the $530 PLO 6-Max in 2018 to get the monkey off his back.

Today we’re taking a look at another list of brilliant talents who have not yet won a title during WCOOP. But remember as you read the list of nearly men below that Mattsson, Schwartz, Shakerchi and Hausen are still looking for that WCOOP title too. Perhaps there’s no real shame in all of this.

Check out the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

09-05-2020 00:23 UTC

"zerodeda" Eliminated in 5th Place ($23,224 + $11,305)

Shirley Ang

Level 41 : 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

"IHackedRNG" effectively shoved from the small blind to put "zerodeda" all-in in the big blind who called for the 17,836,088 he had behind.

"zerodeda":
"IHackedRNG":

The board ran out for "IHackedRNG" to turn the full house to get the field down to four players.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	54,419,942 15,729,088	15,729,088
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	29,639,192 2,940,000	2,940,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	17,371,374 -752,500	-752,500
Schildy1984	3,369,492 -2,975,000	-2,975,000
zerodeda	Busted