WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
Day 2 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
Day: 2
14 Players Return to Battle It Out for $162,674 in WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
Day 2 of the PokerStars WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] is set to start at 7:05 p.m. CEST with 14 players out of 155 entries returning to battle it out for the WCOOP title and the first-place prize of $162,674. All players have already secured $15,120 but will all their sights set on grabbing all the pay jumps until the final one to get a bigger share of the $775,000 prize pool.
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic will be coming back today with the chip lead of 4,328,322 chips with Ole "wizowizo" Schemion following him closely with 4,325,650. Completing the top five are Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves (4,160,732), Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger (4,086,295), and David "EzPaTuLa" Cabrera with 3,728,351.
WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] Day 2 Players
| Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirza "zazano" Muhovic | Luxembourg | 4,328,322 | 87 |
| Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Germany | 4,325,650 | 87 |
| Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves | United Kingdom | 4,160,732 | 83 |
| Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger | Austria | 4,086,295 | 82 |
| David "EzPaTuLa" Cabrera | Spain | 3,728,351 | 75 |
| Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Portugal | 3,233,139 | 65 |
| Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov | Russia | 3,210,596 | 64 |
| Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | United Kingdom | 2,263,272 | 45 |
| Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian | Romania | 2,238,631 | 45 |
| "Boootsy" | Canada | 2,099,953 | 42 |
| Simon "simon1471" Higgins | United Kingdom | 1,956,492 | 39 |
| Mike "SirWatts" Watson | Canada | 1,580,894 | 32 |
| Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian | Russia | 1,222,948 | 24 |
| Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira | Portugal | 314,725 | 6 |
The players finished in Level 20 yesterday and should be starting with Level 21 which features a small blind of 25,000, a big blind of 50,000, and a running ante of 6,000. The level duration will increase to 25 minutes to a certain point during the tournament.
The PokerStars Twitch stream will be bringing you cards-up coverage of this tournament with a 30-minute security delay under the watchful eyes of James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton. PokerNews will be right here from the start to bring you the updates with a similar delay so make sure to follow along.
This is what the remaining players are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $162,674 |
| 2 | $125,932 |
| 3 | $97,488 |
| 4 | $75,469 |
| 5 | $58,423 |
| 6 | $45,228 |
| 7 | $35,012 |
| 8 | $27,104 |
| 9 | $22,312 |
| 10-12 | $18,368 |
| 13-14 | $15,120 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
With one minute left in Level 20, play has just resumed.
Oliveira Doubles Up Immediately
Level 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov raised to 84,800 from the middle position and Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira three-bet shoved from the button for 309,725 and was called by Koliakov when the action folded back to him.
Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira: 
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov: 
The board ran out 
for Oliveira to double up in the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,323,322 | -5,000 |
|
4,115,732 | -45,000 |
|
|
3,228,139 | -5,000 |
|
2,895,871 | -314,725 |
|
1,951,492 | -5,000 |
|
|
1,555,894 | -25,000 |
|
714,450 | 399,725 |
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,120)
Level 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion raised to 80,000 from the button and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian three-bet to 280,000 from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Martirosian bet 160,000 for Schemion to shove with the bigger stack. Martirosian made the call for the 937,948 he had behind.
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian: 
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion: 
Martirosian held the overpair but Schemion was sitting on a flush draw.
The turn was the which didn't change things but the 
on the river gave Schemion to flush to bust Martirosian as the first player of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,593,598 | |
|
|
4,081,295 | |
|
3,723,351 | |
|
2,238,272 | |
|
|
2,233,631 | |
|
2,094,953 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 6,000
Level Duration Increased
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
The level duration has increased to 30 minutes from now on.
Higgins Doubles Through Vieira
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves raised to 110,500 from the hijack and was called by Simon "simon1471" Higgins and Joao "Naza114" Vieira in the blinds.
They all checked through the 
flop to the on the turn. Higgins bet 300,000 for Vieira to raise it up to 822,000 for Reeves to fold. Higgins shoved for 2,206,516 which Vieira called with the bigger stack.
Simon "simon1471" Higgins: 
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: 
Vieira had turned two pair but Higgins had turned the set.
The river completed the board with the 
for Higgins to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,786,532 | 2,835,040 |
|
|
4,512,882 | 189,560 |
|
|
3,962,232 | -153,500 |
|
|
2,617,157 | -278,714 |
|
|
1,326,524 | -229,370 |
|
|
888,123 | -2,340,016 |
|
|
691,450 | -23,000 |
Watson Doubles Through Reeves
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Mike "SirWatts" Watson raised to 137,500 from the small blind and Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves three-bet to put Watson all-in who called for the 1,208,524 he had behind.
Mike "SirWatts" Watson: 
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves: 
The board ran out 
for Watson to double up with the pair of jacks for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,768,532 | -18,000 |
|
|
4,494,882 | -18,000 |
|
|
3,002,708 | -959,524 |
|
|
2,599,157 | -18,000 |
|
|
2,459,048 | 1,132,524 |
|
|
745,123 | -143,000 |
|
|
715,450 | 24,000 |