PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-56-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE]
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Stevan "random_chu" Chew
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$140,595
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$772,000
Entries
386
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
386
Players Left
54

Registration Closed; Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

The tournament attracted 386 entries out of 276 unique players to create a prize pool of $772,000. This means that 55 players will be in the money for at least $4,653 with the winner walking away with $140,595 tomorrow.

This is what the 165 remaining players are battling for:

PlacePrize
1$140,595
2$101,738
3$73,621
4$53,274
5$38,551
6$27,896
7$20,187
8$14,608
9$12,405
10-12$10,535
13-15$8,946
16-23$7,598
24-31$6,452
32-39$5,479
40-55$4,653

Geilich Busts Novak for the Chip Lead

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
Geilich vs Novak
Geilich vs Novak

Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich raised to 10,000 from the middle position and Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak three-bet to 32,500 from the hijack. The action folded back to Geilich who four-bet shoved for Novak to call for the 184,841 he had behind.

Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for Geilich to bust Novak for the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
kZhh hu
kZhh
Busted
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani br
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani
Busted
Jacob Schindler us
Jacob Schindler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Busted
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak ua
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak
Busted
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden
Busted
Dinesh "nastyminder" Alt
Dinesh "nastyminder" Alt
Busted

O'Dwyer Falls to "Pimmss"

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Pimmss vs O'Dwyer
Pimmss vs O'Dwyer

Stavros "IDOLLS" Kalfa raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and "Pimmss" and Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer both called from the blinds.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, they all checked to the {5-Hearts} on the turn. "Pimmss" checked, O'Dwyer bet 27,880 which only "Pimmss" called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds}, "Pimmss" checked for the last time. O'Dwyer shoved for 166,251 and was called. O'Dwyer tabled the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for "Pimmss" to bust him as they held the {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} for the flopped set.

Player Chips Progress
Pimmss nl
Pimmss
633,148
165,815
165,815
Stavros "IDOLLS" Kalfa
Stavros "IDOLLS" Kalfa
470,564
Us_Alex ru
Us_Alex
340,671
34,845
34,845
Mathias "Cashcid Linc" Maasberg de
Mathias "Cashcid Linc" Maasberg
299,743
234,093
234,093
Day 1 Chip Leader
Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa ee
Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa
290,461
-14,409
-14,409
Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs
Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs
197,920
-765
-765
Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei at
Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei
105,927
9,802
9,802
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer ie
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT 1X Winner

Koliakov Doubles Through Margereson for Chip Lead

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
Koliakov vs Margereson
Koliakov vs Margereson

Mirza "zazano" Muhovic raised to 7,665 from under the gun and Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov three-bet to 22,500 from the middle position. The action folded to Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson in the big blind who four-bet to 63,000. Muhovic got out of their way, Koliakov five-bet shoved for 257,587 which Margereson called with the bigger stack.

Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for Koliakov to double up with the aces for the higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov ru
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov
527,739
527,739
527,739
WSOP 1X Winner
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic
155,772
155,772
155,772
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson
86,335

Everything You Need to Know About the WCOOP 2020 on PokerStars

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

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Mattsson Scores A Big Double-Up

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante
Mattsson vs De Souza
Mattsson vs De Souza

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson raised to 6,600 from the button and was called by Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos in the small blind. Belarmino “PaGaOVelhinho” de Souza three-bet to 33,000 from the big blind and was called by both.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, it was checked to the {k-Hearts} on the turn. Papadopoulos checked, De Souza bet 31,504 which only Mattsson called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Hearts}, De Souza shoved for Mattsson to call for the 162,678 he had behind. De Souza tabled the {a-Spades}{10-Spades} for two pair for Mattsson to double up with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for the turned straight.

Player Chips Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
489,989
274,489
274,489
Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos
145,805
145,805
145,805
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani br
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani
94,332
-5,668
-5,668
Belarmino “PaGaOVelhinho” de Souza br
Belarmino “PaGaOVelhinho” de Souza
30,225
-69,775
-69,775
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic
Mirza "zazano" Muhovic
Busted
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves gb
Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves
Busted
Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet ca
Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet
Busted

Death by Quads for Lefrancois

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Simao vs Lefrancois
Simao vs Lefrancois

Stevan "random_chu" Chew raised to 4,400 from the middle position and the action folded to Joao "INeedMassari" Simao and Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois in the blinds who both made the call.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, they all checked to the {7-Diamonds} on the turn. Simao checked, Lefrancois bet 11,960 for Chew to fold and Simao to raise to 24,000 which Lefrancois called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs} and Simao checked. Lefrancois tanked for a while and then shoved for 37,376 which Simao called. Lefrancois tabled the {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for Simao to bust him as he held the {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for quads.

Player Chips Progress
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone ar
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone
476,559
-500
-500
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao
281,055
197,114
197,114
Stevan "random_chu" Chew au
Stevan "random_chu" Chew
151,500
151,500
151,500
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois
Busted
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends nl
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin be
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin
Busted
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen dk
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen
Busted
Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy hu
Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy
Busted

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Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

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Alivali Eliminated by Mateos

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Mateos vs Alivali
Mateos vs Alivali

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza raised to 4,400 from the middle position and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos called in the small blind. Jargo "bungakat" Alavali three-bet shoved from the big blind for 43,896 for Speranza to fold and Mateos to make the call.

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for Mateos to flop the higher pair to bust Alavali.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
236,211
236,211
236,211
Javier "que_te_crio" Fernandez es
Javier "que_te_crio" Fernandez
147,742
47,742
47,742
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
131,236
32,846
32,846
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza it
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza
124,982
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani pt
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani
98,868
98,868
98,868
EPT 1X Winner
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
Busted
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
Busted
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas lt
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas
Busted

You Could Win One of TEN Tickets to the $10m GTD WCOOP Main Event!

Level 6 : 700/1,400, 175 ante
WCOOP 2020
WCOOP 2020

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