Level: 13
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 625
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]
Day: 1
Zancan Rivers Williams
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Matheus "MpZancan" Zancan raised to 9,190 on the button and called the shove of short stack James "Cottonbud07" Williams in the small blind for 65,300 total.
James "Cottonbud07" Williams: 
Matheus "MpZancan" Zancan: 
On a board of 
, Zancan spiked the six on the river and that sent Williams to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
648,764 | 162,735 |
|
|
386,295 | 386,295 |
|
|
263,178 | 76,087 |
|
209,900 | 14,150 |
|
Busted |
Hartmann Above a Million
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In three-way action to the 
flop, Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann checked the big blind and saw "Mr.striker77" bet 15,050 and "deadfizh" raise to 92,750 with 682 behind on the button. Hartmann raised to 420,000 which covered both opponents and "deadfizh" was the only caller.
"deadfizh": 
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann: 
The 
turn gave Hartmann a flush and the 
river sent "deadfizh" to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,038,404 | 144,852 |
|
Busted |
"sksjohny" Cracks Aces; Holds With Kings
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A min raise to 8,000 by Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka was called by table neighbor "GrinderJJ21" and "sksjohny" in the small blind three-bet to 46,000. Jedlicka folded and "GrinderJJ21" jammed for more than 200,000 total to get called.
"GrinderJJ21":
"sksjohny": 
With 19.3% equity preflop, "sksjohny" got there on a board of 
thanks to running cards for a straight.
A couple of hands later, they then picked up 
and "Armin2188" defended the big blind to get it in after a three-way flop of 
with the 
. This time the premium pocket pair held on the 
runout on turn and river to send "sksjohny" n ear the tp of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
896,419 | 426,435 |
|
386,626 | -65,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Wool Can't Find a Miracle
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Andrew "dawhiteninja" Wool was down to just 13 and a half blinds and three-bet jammed from the big blind against the min-raise of "BadLuck82" in the small blind. An instant call followed and Wool was in trouble with 
versus .
The board ran out 
and Wool was drawing dead on the turn already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
516,127 | |
|
339,117 | 93,742 |
|
|
226,773 | 31,758 |
|
|
Busted |
Hand Loses Flip to "Sykoen"
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The last few minutes had not been as kind to PokerStars Team online member Fintan "easywithaces" Hand and he dropped to a short stack. Down to fewer than 20 blinds, he three-bet jammed out of the small blind and picked up a reluctant call by "Sykoen" on the button.
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand:
"Sykoen":
Hand picked up a gutshot on the 
flop and counterfeit outs on the turn but the mighty ducks held strong on a blank river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
469,984 | |
|
|
451,626 | 397,184 |
|
377,758 | 283,347 |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Superior Pair for "sonmonedas"
Level 11
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
The action kicked off with a raise to 7,000 by "caballou" and they picked up one caller in the hijack. "sonmonedas" in the big blind then three-bet to 28,000 and "caballou" four-bet jammed for 139,403. One fold followed but "sonmonedas" quickly called.
"caballou":
"sonmonedas":
On a board of 
the kings held up and that spelled the end for "caballou".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
399,461 | 155,358 |
|
328,854 | 133,384 |
|
|
220,806 | -165,985 |
|
Busted |
Watch PokerStars Twitch with Cards-Up Coverage!
Level 11
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
PokerStars Twitch has begun it's broadcast with James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton live in the booth. They'll comment on all the action of WCOOP-44-H: $2k NLHE with cards-up coverage, so make sure to check it out!
Assorted Big Stacks
Level 11
: 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
963,675 | 474,268 |
|
|
898,803 | |
|
|
893,552 | |
|
|
774,499 | |
|
765,704 | 765,704 |
|
|
762,775 | |
|
752,665 | |
|
|
738,063 | 206,739 |
|
|
736,063 | |
|
662,586 | 562,586 |
|
654,163 | 217,065 |
|
|
652,321 | 446,258 |
|
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641,226 |