A Champion Will be Crowned in WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]
Only 16 players from six different countries out of a field of 3,856 remain in contention in WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] for the lion's share of the $1,928,000 prize pool and the WCOOP title that comes along with it. The medium tier event of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020 will recommence at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Leading the final two table line-up is Malta-based German poker pro Philipp "philbort" Gruissem with a stack of 71,339,002 and there is already a decent gap to "MrNorberto" (42,270,866) and "Stiffler8818" (39,387,672). Right behind them are Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev (31,603,119) and Maksym "MAMOHT_T" Mamonov (29,613,436) while 2019 WCOOP PLO event winner "xnrobix" returns with a stack of 21,898,439.
The Lithuanian poker pros Tomas "dartazzzz" Jozonis (13,002,673) and Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas (9,407,358) are among the shorter stacks and the remaining contenders include Canada's "X-Factor777" (14,205,770) and seven players from Brazil. Perhaps the most-known of them are Vitor "Vitorbrasil" Moreira (21,882,216), Vinicius "viniperri" Perri (13,809,366) and Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma (7,601,954).
The Final 16 Players in WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]
| Position | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philipp "philbort" Gruissem | Germany | $14,441 | 71,339,002 | 178 |
| 2 | MrNorberto | Hungary | $4,226 | 42,270,866 | 106 |
| 3 | Stiffler8818 | Germany | $9,853 | 39,387,672 | 98 |
| 4 | Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev | Russia | $9,541 | 31,603,119 | 79 |
| 5 | Maksym "MAMOHT_T" Mamonov | Russia | $5,563 | 29,613,436 | 74 |
| 6 | xnrobix | Hungary | $4,234 | 21,898,439 | 55 |
| 7 | Vitor "Vitorbrasil" Moreira | Brazil | $7,457 | 21,882,216 | 55 |
| 8 | Marlon "sphinmx" Wilhelms | Brazil | $4,520 | 21,163,507 | 53 |
| 9 | Luis "Lui$starPRO$" Rocha | Brazil | $1,344 | 19,653,972 | 49 |
| 10 | bruna_bsb | Brazil | $4,961 | 14,533,634 | 36 |
| 11 | Tauan "kylix42" Naves | Brazil | $1,563 | 14,227,016 | 36 |
| 12 | X-Factor777 | Canada | $5,316 | 14,205,770 | 36 |
| 13 | Vinicius "viniperri" Perri | Brazil | $6,684 | 13,809,366 | 35 |
| 14 | Tomas "dartazzzz" Jozonis | Lithuania | $5,306 | 13,002,673 | 33 |
| 15 | Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas | Lithuania | $3,711 | 9,407,358 | 24 |
| 16 | Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma | Brazil | $4,898 | 7,601,954 | 19 |
The final day will continue with the remainder of level 38 at blinds of 200,000/400,000 and a running ante of 50,000 whereas all levels after that will increase in duration from 20 to 22 minutes. Stay tuned to find out who adds a WCOOP title to their online poker resume, the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from start to finish. You can also check out all the other PokerStars WCOOP 2020 highlights, results and live updates right here!
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, scoring the first knockout of the day. "X-Factor777" takes home $5,316 in bounty prizes and a cash prize of $3,327.
flop spelled bad news for the Brazilian as Cikinas picked up a flushdraw. Instead, the 
river. For his efforts, Gusma receives $4,898 in bounty prizes and $4,668 in cash prizes.
, Mamonov check-called a bet of 6,329,250 and checked again the 
on the river was no help as "Stiffler8818" departed in 14th place, taking home $9,853 in bounty prizes and $4,668 in cash prizes.
flop. Jozonis bet the 
river, ending his run in 13th place for $5,306 in bounty prizes and $4,668 in cash prizes.
, Cikinas had an open-ender while "xnrobix" was well ahead with top pair and the nut flush draw. The 
turn provided no help nor did the 
, Perri was drawing dead on the turn and had to settle for $6,684 in bounty prizes and a cash prize of $6,549.
river, Moreira bet 20 million and that sent "xnrobix" deep into the think tank. After depleting nearly the entire time bank, "xnrobix" called with the 
for jacks and sixes but Moreira had that beat with