WCOOP-21-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

09-05-2020 19:36 UTC

Tens Hold for Beresford to Collect Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford raised to 3,250 from under the gun and "CrazyLissy" defended their big blind to see a flop.

"CrazyLissy" check-raised to 9,920 after Beresford continued for 2,983 and Beresford three-bet jammed for 125,167. Action was back on "CrazyLissy" who called off their 34,298 stack and both players revealed their hands.

"CrazyLissy":
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:

"CrazyLissy" flopped top-pair but was still trailing Beresford's pocket tens.

The turn didn't change a thing as "CrazyLissy" needed any king or nine to win the hand but the river came the ending their tournament.

Beresford Scores a Bounty With Pocket Tens

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	178,425 66,713	66,713

Tags: Conor Beresford

09-05-2020 19:26 UTC

Martin “Marksman_M” Thien Wu Casually Streams Huge WCOOP Win to Three Twitch Viewers

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Imagine this. You’re winding down your poker session, playing the last game of the night, casually streaming to a handful of Twitch viewers.

Then you win a WCOOP title.

That’s exactly what happened to Martin “Marksman_M” Thien Wu, winner of the WCOOP 05-M: $55, 8-Max PKO.

I caught up with Martin for a chat about his time at the tables that fateful evening.

One of the stories that really stood out was how he started playing poker in the first place (more on that later). The fact that he streamed the win live on Twitch makes Martin’s journey even better. Only a few lucky witnesses were there to see it live as Martin claimed his place in history, not only as a WCOOP champion, but as a streamer too.

Check out the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

Level: 7

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

09-05-2020 19:15 UTC

Koplimaa Collects Talbot's Bounty

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

Action on the table folded around to Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot who limped in from the small blind and then jammed for 79,056 after Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa raised to 5,600 from the big blind, Koplimaa called.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa:

Talbot was behind holding two overs but the flop left him drawing to running cards.

The turn kept Talbot alive but the river was no help ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa	179,524
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	Busted

Tags: Parker Talbot Markku Koplimaa

09-05-2020 19:03 UTC

Level 6 Top Stacks

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
xnrobix	319,381
mao2015	300,613
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	281,485 109,288	109,288

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	242,022 144,032	144,032
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams	223,949

Preben "prebz" Stokkan	165,827 74,553	74,553
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	160,514
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	155,355 55,355	55,355
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	154,905 58,968	58,968
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	149,347
Dimitar "KuuL" Danchev	148,147 48,147	48,147
Maxime "Daghemuneguu" Chilaud	146,850 24,580	24,580
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen	137,654 4,820	4,820

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	136,220

09-05-2020 18:57 UTC

Break Time

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

The remaining 58 players are on their second five-minute break of the day.

Level: 6

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 175

09-05-2020 18:49 UTC

"CrazyLissy" Doubles Through "Grozzorg"

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

"CrazyLissy" opened for 2,640 from the button and "Grozzorg" defended their big blind to see a flop.

"Grozzorg" check-called "CrazyLissy's" 3,647 continuation bet and did the same for 10,443 after the appeard on the turn.

The paird the board on the river and "Grozzorg" checked their option once again to "CrazyLissy" who moved all in for 33,464.

"Grozzorg" called and showed for two=pair but it was no good as "CrazyLissy" held a better two-pair holding , securing their double up.

09-05-2020 18:41 UTC

Frank Doesn't Get Big Blind Special

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

Action on the table folded around to Alex "Pwndidi" Theologis who raised to 4,200 from the small blind before calling Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank's 36,565 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Alex "Pwndidi" Theologis:
Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank: