WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]
Day 2 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]
Day: 2
Who Will Reach the Final Day in WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam]?
An exciting day of poker is ahead for the latest medium stakes event of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020 as a field of 3,856 will see 351 survivors return to their seats at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) for Day 2 of WCOOP-48-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam].
Besides all bounty prizes accumulated so far, they have all locked up a portion of the cash prize pool with at least $678 guaranteed so far. However, each knockout will increase the chances of a far bigger score and the progressive bounty on their own head.
Leading the field into the penultimate tournament day is Poland's "eStfu" with 3,921,999 followed by "Netstorm" (3,899,249) and Joep "Pappe_Ruk" van den Bijgaart (3,597,692) - all of them have more than 180 big blinds at their disposal.
Other known notables with big stacks include Hannes "SuchADegen" Speiser (3,168,091), Denis "NEWFlat" Timofeev (2,774,324), Rui "Silden4filho" Bouquet (3,089,139), Job "DeadNylan" Greben (2,329,429), Hristivoje "All In PAV" Pavlovic (2,1,07,332), and Fabian "fabstinho" Quoss (1,905,805).
The Top 10 for Day 2 at a Glance
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eStfu | Poland | 3,921,999 | 196 |
| 2 | Netstorm | Netherlands | 3,899,249 | 195 |
| 3 | Joep "Pappe_Ruk" van den Bijgaart | Netherlands | 3,597,692 | 180 |
| 4 | Radogoszcz | Poland | 3,582,112 | 179 |
| 5 | Instagram model | Austria | 3,454,152 | 173 |
| 6 | jokkee_apart | Norway | 3,356,240 | 168 |
| 7 | Hannes "SuchADegen" Speiser | Austria | 3,168,091 | 158 |
| 8 | Rui "Silden4filho" Bouquet | Portugal | 3,089,139 | 154 |
| 9 | WhoAreYoux1 | Belgium | 2,942,474 | 147 |
| 10 | yAAwn | Canada | 2,850,642 | 143 |
The action is slated with around eight minutes left in level 21 at blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a running ante of 2,500, and each level on Day 2 will last 20 minutes each. Once the field is down to the final 16 players, the day concludes for the night and the final two tables will then continue the following day with levels of 22 minutes each.
Stay tuned to find out who makes it one step further to add a WCOOP title to their online poker resume as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide as many key hands as possible until a winner has been crowned.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
"Serebity_p" Loses Flip to Bust
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Among the first players to get their shorter stack in was "Serebity_p" from Romania who tabled the 
in showdown against "Strz", who had the 
.
Despite flopping a set, the 
board provided four diamonds and spelled the end for "Serebity_p".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,036,648 | |
|
Busted |
Early Notable Eliminations
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
"tarantullv" Joins the Big Stacks
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
It was a big flip for more than two million in chips that decided over the fate of "viejojuan5" as he battled with "tarantullv" and the following cards were turned over in showdown.
"viejojuan5": 
"tarantullv": 
On a board of 
, "viejojuan5" fell behind right away on the flop and failed to catch any help.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,116,797 | 3,116,797 |
|
|
1,185,764 | -15,000 |
|
1,053,892 | 1,053,892 |
|
898,656 | -5,000 |
|
860,941 | -102,175 |
|
Busted |
Clark Wins a Flip for a Bounty
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Germany's "88er*JSP" was all in with the 
out of the small blind and Jon "luckyfish89" Clark looked them up from the big blind with the 
. The board ran out 
and the nines faded the flush draw and overcards to earn a bounty prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,895,745 | 372,735 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Sintoras Runs Into Aces
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Right before the blinds went up, "Sintoras" opened to 2,000 and picked up a call by "tarantullv". Out of the big blind, "WhoAreYoux1" three-bet to 200,000 and "Sintoras" made it 460,000 to go with 697,892 behind. "tarantullv" folded and "WhoAreYoux1" jammed to pick up a call.
"Sintoras": 
"WhoAreYoux1": 
The board ran out 
and "Sintoras" was drawing dead on the turn already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,157,366 | 1,214,892 |
|
|
Busted |
Fewer Than 320 Remain
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
As expected, the early casualties keep on coming as the opening 15 minutes reduced the field to fewer than 320 players in contention. Some notable casualties can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |