First Break of the Day
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
Some 639 players out of 1,977 entries remain as the first scheduled five-minute break of the day has kicked off.
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 2
Mamonov Busts One
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
Felix "xflixx" Schneiders has nearly tripled up his stack after the Day 2 entry and on the same table, Maksym "MAMOHT_T" Mamonov scored a knockout after sending "Pokerger1337" to the rail in the last hand before the break.
"Pokerger1337" was at risk with the 
in the small blind and Mamonov called with 
as the initial raiser. The board came 
and Mamonov locked up the pot on the turn already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,227,102
393,380
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393,380 |
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723,960
473,960
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473,960 |
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Busted | |
Updated Top 10 Stacks
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,013,942
608,739
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608,739 |
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3,008,310
760,240
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760,240 |
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2,976,281
519,791
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519,791 |
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2,872,535
1,872,534
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1,872,534 |
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2,862,064
284,838
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284,838 |
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2,646,926
2,075,906
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2,075,906 |
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2,598,691
138,914
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138,914 |
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2,556,758
771,387
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771,387 |
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2,338,539
332,880
|
332,880 |
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2,234,320
34,410
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34,410 |
Three WCOOP 2020 Titles for the Unstoppable Yuri “theNERDguy” Dzivielevski: “Every day I learn something new”
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
“Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker EVERY YEAR?” argues Mike McDermott (played by Matt Damon) in Rounders. “What, are they the luckiest guys in Las Vegas? It’s a skill game.”
Here we are, some 22 years later, and If you still don’t believe Mike McD that poker is a game of skill then let us introduce you to Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski.
Forget about making headlines once a year, this 28-year-old Brazilian is a mainstay in our daily World Championship of Online Poker updates. And I mean every single day, in every single game.
Dzivielevski has won an incredible three WCOOP titles in the first two weeks of online poker’s most prestigious series, taking his career tally to four. At the time of writing, he’s in second place on both the overall and High WCOOP leaderboards and sits third in the Medium contest.
Eliminations Before and After the Break
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
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Spragg Wins Flip Against "Biocid"
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
It was a classic flip for PokerStars ambassador Ben "Spraggy" Spragg, 488348 who got it in with the 
and faced the 
of on the button.
The 
flop provided a gutshot and Spragg hit a superior pair on the 
turn, the 
river delivered no upset.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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535,836
535,836
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535,836 |
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488,348
300,174
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300,174 |
Wilhelms Eliminated by "VladTheSlaye"
Level 17
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
A raise to 29,690 by table chip leader "VladTheSlaye" from under the gun saw Marlon "sphinmx" Wilhelms move in for 342,907 in the big blind and he received an instant call.
Marlon "sphinmx" Wilhelms: 
"VladTheSlay": 
On a board of 
, the Brazilian was drawing dead on the turn and the table broke right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,871,948
273,257
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273,257 |
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1,853,649
330,860
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330,860 |
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1,841,512
1,841,512
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1,841,512 |
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1,731,394
231,593
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231,593 |
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340,390
90,390
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90,390 |
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Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
"newguy89" Busts "fakejustice"
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
A short-stacked "fakejustice" was at risk from early position with the 
and "newguy89" had that crushed with the 
in the big blind. The board ran out 
and "newguy89" made a full house eventually.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,135,146
536,728
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536,728 |
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1,693,451
94,763
|
94,763 |
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1,539,468
-154,500
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-154,500 |
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974,771
29,500
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29,500 |
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653,036
-127,260
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-127,260 |
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Busted |
Goya Rises Further; Busts "Megalomanic1"
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Following a min-raise to 32,000 by "Megalomanic1", Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya made it 92,000 to go from the big blind and called the shove of his opponent for 298,020 total.
"Megalomanic1":
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya:
Nothing at all changed on the 
board to send the pot to Goya.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,018,788
684,600
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684,600 |
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1,313,619
631,381
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631,381 |
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1,128,637
165,955
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165,955 |
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386,875
-14,250
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-14,250 |
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370,394
-15,350
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-15,350 |
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Busted | |