PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Andre "PTFisherman23" Marques
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$1,147,271
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
1,977
Level Info
Level
52
Blinds
1,750,000 / 3,500,000
Ante
450,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,697
Players Left
579

Aido Takes From Waigel and "flong78"

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"weyon" raised to 14,700 and was called by Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel on the button for Sergio "zcedrick" Aido to three-bet to 63,000 in the big blind. Waigel called and they checked the {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop and {5-Clubs} turn. Aido bet the {k-Diamonds} river for 87,500 and picked up a call to reveal {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for kings and tens.

Waigel could not beat that and mucked as the pot was shipped to Aido. The Spanish poker pro chipped up even further without showdown when he bet the {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} river for 77,520 into 374,080, having fired three barrels. Waigel elected to fold to the second bet on the turn and "flong78" folded to the river bet.

Player Chips Progress
Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel ar
Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel
Main Event Champion
1,366,235 1,116,235
weyon de
weyon
858,269 858,269
Daan "DaanOss" Mulder nl
Daan "DaanOss" Mulder
768,257 -4,612
Sergio "zcedrick" Aido es
Sergio "zcedrick" Aido
714,920 714,920
Aleks Better ru
Aleks Better
339,647 339,647

WCOOP 2020: Persistence Pays Off for Kevin ‘Care_Teddy’ van Veen

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Kevin van Veen WCOOP
Kevin van Veen WCOOP

There have been captivating stories flying in every direction so far throughout the World Championship of Online Poker 2020, but this one, in particular, stands out.

The last time we spoke with Kevin “Care_Teddy” van Veen of the Netherlands, he had won a MicroMillions event, turning $4.40 into $30K during his debut Twitch stream.

Well, he was back on our radar late last week when he won a WCOOP side event for $2,273.12 in an $11 Showtime Hold’em 6-Max event. In terms of being an official WCOOP champion, van Veen was close but no cigar.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

"ForzaVaxholm" Above a Million

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

In a preflop all-in showdown, "ForzaVaxholm" looked up the shove by "slv458" with the superior stack and they were flipping.

"slv458": {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
"ForzaVaxholm": {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board brought {10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{4-Clubs} for "ForzaVaxholm" to turn a superior two pair and remain ahead. Right after the table broke, sending notables such as Simon "C. Darwin" Mattsson, Aaron "AaronBeen" Been and "StupidFr3nch" to new homes for the remainder of the day.

Player Chips Progress
ForzaVaxholm se
ForzaVaxholm
1,028,827
Aaron "AaronBeen" Been us
Aaron "AaronBeen" Been
782,622 501,412
Simon "C. Darwin" Mattsson se
Simon "C. Darwin" Mattsson
465,710
StupidFr3nch gb
StupidFr3nch
382,436
slv458 ru
slv458
Busted

"WestCliff21" Eliminated by "Stefan11222"

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
WestCliff21 vs Stefan11222
WestCliff21 vs Stefan11222

Down to 88,959, "WestCliff21" moved all in from late position and was called by table neighbor "Stefan11222" in the hijack, the rest of the table got out of the way.

"WestCliff21": {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
"Stefan11222": {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The pocket pair held strong on a board of {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{k-Clubs} to eliminate "WestCliff21".

Player Chips Progress
Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei at
Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei
1,880,972 1,880,972
Stefan11222 ru
Stefan11222
914,104 914,104
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends nl
Jans "Graftekkel" Arends
WSOP 2X Winner
540,297 540,297
renemastermi de
renemastermi
139,615 139,615
WestCliff21 at
WestCliff21
Busted

"Floesoe" Cracks Kings to Double Through Schneiders

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
Floesoe vs Schneiders
Floesoe vs Schneiders

The action started with a raise to 17,500 by "manupochat" and "Floesoe" called, as did Mateusz "KeyserMM" Moolhuizen and Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen in the cutoff and on the button respectively. Felix "xflixx" Schneiders in the big blind three-bet to 126,000 and "Floesoe" moved all in for 201,058 to get snap-called by Schneiders.

"Floesoe": {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The bad news for Schneiders came right away on the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs} and he failed to catch up on the {7-Hearts} turn and {9-Diamonds} river to part ways with a decent portion of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mateusz "KeyserMM" Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz "KeyserMM" Moolhuizen
889,385 889,385
Floesoe nl
Floesoe
465,116 465,116
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen fi
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen
322,983 322,983
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders de
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders
267,916 -137,358
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer ie
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer
EPT 1X Winner
71,933 71,933

Laka Forces Fold From Odeen

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen made it 15,820 to go in the cutoff and David "MonkeyBausss" Laka three-bet to 49,700 in the small blind, which the Swede called. On a flop of {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, Laka continued for 14,680 and moved in for 132,440 on the {9-Diamonds} turn to force a fold from Odeen.

Player Chips Progress
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand ie
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
468,262 -134,438
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka es
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka
275,200 65,255

Gusma Eliminated by Ponakovs

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
Ponakovs busts Gusma
Ponakovs busts Gusma

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs made it 15,400 to go and Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma three-bet to 53,900 out of the small blind. Ponakovs clicked it back to 112,000 and called the jam of Gusma for 354,575 total.

Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and the kicker played in favor of Ponakovs.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs
WSOP 1X Winner
944,703 446,547
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber
695,996 317,207
3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
663,945 299,896
Old brock at
Old brock
603,322 110,657
Cristian "progre69" Sampaoli ar
Cristian "progre69" Sampaoli
527,267 527,267
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma br
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma
Busted

No Nuts in Plesuv; Just in Macada

Level 12 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv had re-entered after his elimination on the first bullet and opened to 15,050 from the cutoff, which was called by "ragAAAila19" in the small blind and triggered a three-bet to 59,500 by "NutsInMacada" in the big blind. Plesuv came along and "ragAAAila19" opted to fold.

The {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop was checked by both players and "NutsInMacada" bet the {7-Spades} turn for 46,547 to shut down the resistance of Plesuv.

Featured on the same table is also Fintan "easywithaces" Hand, who has lost further chips but remains the biggest stack of the trio of PokerStars ambassadors.

Player Chips Progress
goodvibe1 de
goodvibe1
865,275 240,106
NutsInMacada mt
NutsInMacada
721,224 228,627
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand ie
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
602,700 -125,500
Andy "wiisssppppaa" Taylor gb
Andy "wiisssppppaa" Taylor
469,238 469,238
ragAAAila19 ro
ragAAAila19
421,458 -71,139
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders de
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders
405,274 -12,900
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas es
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
319,877 -33,204
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen se
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen
WSOP 1X Winner
232,355 -87,590
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka es
David "MonkeyBausss" Laka
209,945 48,580
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv md
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
169,550 169,550