WCOOP-16-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Player	Chips	Progress
Matheus "ThugWaffle" Resende	3,470,298 1,122,818	1,122,818

Diego "Mr.Bittar" Bittar	2,814,266 1,120,198	1,120,198
Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov	2,743,452 1,015,156	1,015,156
Pavels "Rigapols81" Spirins	2,668,574 81,140	81,140
Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher	2,256,106 297,184	297,184
zerodeda	2,249,444 2,249,444	2,249,444
meraklhs7	2,088,031 581,828	581,828
Torben "Tralllle" Soerensen	2,027,807 2,027,807	2,027,807
Bal-Ixchel	2,014,746 2,014,746	2,014,746
Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde	1,993,438 1,196,731	1,196,731

Grozzorg	1,979,238
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	1,766,039
bunkazai	1,696,372 -1,060,249	-1,060,249
tzini9	1,661,024 1,195,077	1,195,077
Daniel "Cabeça Tilt" Costa	1,612,867
Mikael "Vakio Assa" Koistinen	1,572,188 -28,517	-28,517
Henri "buehlero" Buehler	1,546,864 516,333	516,333
IHackedRNG	1,520,301
Luckbox1326	1,490,257 285,039	285,039
Ben "jenbizzle" Jones	1,486,275 1,102,410	1,102,410
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	1,475,099 705,293	705,293
olibullrider	1,464,089 626,296	626,296
Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell	1,444,332 -307,664	-307,664
Nelisschuif7	1,441,320 1,286,140	1,286,140
Carlos "Carloss.Rox" Henrique	1,395,983 -111,504	-111,504

Player

Chips

Progress

Matheus "ThugWaffle" Resende

3,470,298

1,122,818

Diego "Mr.Bittar" Bittar

2,814,266

1,120,198

Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov

2,743,452

1,015,156

Pavels "Rigapols81" Spirins

2,668,574

81,140

Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher

2,256,106

297,184

zerodeda

2,249,444

meraklhs7

2,088,031

581,828

Torben "Tralllle" Soerensen

2,027,807

Bal-Ixchel

2,014,746

Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde

1,993,438

1,196,731

Grozzorg

1,979,238

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber

1,766,039

bunkazai

1,696,372

-1,060,249

tzini9

1,661,024

1,195,077

Daniel "Cabeça Tilt" Costa

1,612,867

Mikael "Vakio Assa" Koistinen

1,572,188

-28,517

Henri "buehlero" Buehler

1,546,864

516,333

IHackedRNG

1,520,301

Luckbox1326

1,490,257

285,039

Ben "jenbizzle" Jones

1,486,275

1,102,410

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski

1,475,099

705,293

olibullrider

1,464,089

626,296

Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell

1,444,332

-307,664

Nelisschuif7

1,441,320

1,286,140

Carlos "Carloss.Rox" Henrique

1,395,983

-111,504

Day 1 of the PokerStars WCOOP-16-M: $1,050 NLHE Thursday Thrill Special Edition was on offer for players today to give them another shot at a share of the $,1000,000 guaranteed prize pool. In the end, 1,048 entries flocked to the freezeout tournament creating a prize pool of $,1048,000 with 127 players getting paid aside from any collected bounties throughout the day.

By the time the bubble dust had settled, 108 players have claimed their spot for Day 2 with Matheus "ThugWaffle" Resende at the top of the counts with 3,470,298 in chips. Resende is followed by Diego "Mr.Bittar" Bittar (2,814,266), Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov (2,743,266), Pavels "Rigapols81" Spirins (2,668,574), and Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher (2,256,106) in the top five.

But with over 100 players still left in the field, there's still loads of poker talent left in contention. Some of the more familiar names and faces include Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde, Henri "buehlero" Buehler, Ben "jenbizzle" Jones, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, and Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell in the top quarter of the leader board.

It would take almost all of the seven hours and 45 minutes of play on Day 1 for the bubble to burst as "KingKomeron" was eliminated by "bunkazai" in the penultimate level of the night when they ran their ace-king into the ace-seven of the latter. The seven on the flop meant the remaining players were all in the money.

Another 19 players fell within the last 15 minutes of the day before play would end. Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza, Daan "DaanOss" Mulders, and Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio were among those who would cash but not bag.

When the players return for Day 2 on Friday, September 4, at 7:05 p.m. CEST, they will finish the last few minutes of Level 21 which has a small blind of 10,000, a big blind of 20,000, and a running ante of 2,500. All players have already secured the min-cash of $1,152 but they will all have their sights set for that first-place prize of $73,667 and more bounties along the way.

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