WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
Day 1 Started
WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
Day 1 Started
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2020 (WCOOP) is on the home stretch as the final third is already underway. Several high profile notables have gotten the monkey off their back and earned a maiden WCOOP title such as Talal Shakerchi, Andras Nemeth, and Conor Beresford whereas other big names earned repeat victories.
Among the multiple champions of the current festival are Adrian Mateos, Yuri Dzivielevski, and David Tovar to name just a few and many of the familiar faces of the international poker circuit are expected to join the action in WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze].
Day 1 kicks off at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and the event offers a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000.
EVENT | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | Country | First Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WCOOP 02-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Slam] | 136 | $1,500,000 | Dimitar "KuuL" Danchev | Bulgaria | $400,495 |
WCOOP 03-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller] | 127 | $750,000 | Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya | Brazil | $168,608 |
WCOOP 04-H: $2,100 NLHE [Freezeout] | 241 | $500,000 | DingeBrinker | Estonia | $96,144 |
WCOOP 10-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] | 94 | $1,000,000 | Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich | United Kingdom | $238,966 |
WCOOP 13-H: $1,050 NLHE [Midweek Freeze] | 452 | $452,000 | Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii | United Kingdom | $72,759 |
WCOOP 16-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, High Roller] | 95 | $1,000,000 | LeslieGroves | Russia | $263,628 |
WCOOP 21-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, PKO] | 108 | $540,000 | Preben "prebz" Stokkan | United Kingdom | $140,110 |
WCOOP 24-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up SE] | 789 | $789,000 | jvieiradias8 | Luxembourg | $127,837 |
WCOOP 25-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller Sunday Slam] | 106 | $2,599,650 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | $543,686 |
WCOOP 27-H: $1,050 NLHE [Freezeout] | 438 | $438,000 | Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli | United Kingdom | $78,182 |
WCOOP 28-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Cooldown SE] | 201 | $402,000 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | $80,212 |
WCOOP 29-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO] | 897 | $897,000 | YacuTTi | Russia | $129,072 |
WCOOP 33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] | 155 | $775,000 | Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | United Kingdom | $162,674 |
WCOOP 36-H: $2,100 NLHE [Midweek Freeze] | 192 | $400,000 | Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon | Brazil | $80,642 |
WCOOP 37-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller] | 125 | $625,000 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | Hungary | $140,506 |
WCOOP 39-H: $5,200 NLHE [PKO, High Roller] | 173 | $1,000,000 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $201,055 |
WCOOP 41-H: $2,100 NLHE [6-Max] | 216 | $432,000 | Sam "SamSquid" Grafton | United Kingdom | $84,771 |
WCOOP 47-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE] | 258 | $516,000 | Bert "girafganger7" Stevens | United Kingdom | $99,311 |
WCOOP 48-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Slam] | 267 | $1,335,000 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | $245,535 |
The late registration is available for the first four hours and 45 minutes, and all High Rollers can fire just one entry in this event. All those that enter the mix right from the start will have 200 big blinds at their disposal at 250/500 with a running ante of 60 as the tournament features a starting stack of 100,000.
The event will play down to a champion throughout the next two days and the blind levels on Day 1 will last 20 minutes each. Once the money bubble has burst, the action will conclude for the night and all survivors return the following day at the same starting time to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to find out who will be in the mix for the next WCOOP High Roller title as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from start to finish.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
The action kicked off with nine players registered spread over two tables and the early entries can be found below.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | 100,000 | 100,000 |
MaxHendrix | 100,000 | 100,000 |
milennial | 100,000 | 100,000 |
pczxmg
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Sintoras | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
kZhh | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker three-bet an open raise of Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca from 1,500 to 7,500 and the Spaniard called to see a flop of . Muehloecker made it just under a third of the pot to go and Bosca sent his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker | 107,560 | 107,560 |
Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca
|
92,440 | -7,560 |
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt raised to 1,750 in the small blind and was called by Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca in the big blind. On a flop, Astedt continued for 2,450 to pick up a call and then check-called a bet of 10,368 by Bosca on the turn.
The fell on the river and Astedt checked, which prompted a bet of Bosca for 23,500. Astedt invested a portion of his time bank and elected to fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca
|
107,068 | 14,628 |
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker | 106,880 | -680 |
MaxHendrix | 102,410 | 2,410 |
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | 85,742 | -14,258 |
A raise to 1,240 by "milennial" saw "kZhh" in the small blind three-bet to 4,750 and they were called by the initial raiser. On a flop, "kZhh" continued for 3,502 and picked up a call by "kZhh" to then check the on the turn.
"milennial" used the opportunity to bet 11,875 into 17,304 and that won the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
milennial | 111,125 | 11,125 |
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | 107,956 | 7,956 |
Sintoras | 97,210 | -2,790 |
pczxmg
|
93,664 | -6,336 |
kZhh | 87,945 | -12,055 |
The field is now up to 11 entries as Jans "Graftekkel" Arends and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard have joined the action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
|
100,000 | |
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends
|
98,670 |
"pczxmg" earned a pot without showdown against "kZhh" and "milennial" also dragged in a pot without resistance. Up next it was "milennial" that raised from under the gun and was called by "kZhh" on the button and Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez in the big blind.
The initial raiser continued for 1,409 on the flop to pick up two calls and the was checked to "kZhh" who bet 6,373. That earned the pot without resistance as both opponents folded.
While the hand took place, Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche had arrived at the table and was watching the action unfold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
milennial | 111,206 | 81 |
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | 103,507 | -4,449 |
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
|
100,000 | |
pczxmg
|
99,617 | 5,953 |
Sintoras | 95,850 | -1,360 |
kZhh | 87,720 | -225 |
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez min-raised to 1,000 and was called by "kZhh" in the big blind, who opted to check-call a bet of 1,749 on the flop. After the turn, "kZhh" check-raised from 4,092 to 13,811 for Benitez to call and they headed to the river.
"kZhh" now checked and called a bet worth 15,829 to muck when being shown the for aces and tens by Benitez.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | 136,016 | 32,509 |
milennial | 110,216 | -990 |
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
|
98,260 | -1,740 |
Sintoras | 97,220 | 1,370 |
pczxmg
|
95,522 | -4,095 |
kZhh | 60,666 | -27,054 |