PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max NLHE Main Event]
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$186,841
Event Info
Buy-in
$55
Prize Pool
$1,933,000
Entries
38,660
Level Info
Level
63
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
625,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
34,426
Players Left
8,336

"konraad" Ousts "fabricio651"

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

"fabricio651" jammed from the hijack for 4,806 with {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and ran into the {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} held by "konraad".

The {j-Hearts}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} ran out on the board to give "konraad" trips and send "fabricio651" to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
konraad dk
konraad
41,573 30,200
fabricio651 br
fabricio651
Busted

More Than 23,000 Entrants

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

The field grew to more than 23,000 entrants to start Level 7. Here is a look at the top five chip stacks to start the level.

Player Chips Progress
arut0987 ru
arut0987
208,763 10,846
Irfan20949 gb
Irfan20949
201,826 -14,878
ASLAN_LEV07 ru
ASLAN_LEV07
183,696
ana_maria875 ge
ana_maria875
181,383 1,759
petros19890 ru
petros19890
166,166 5,301

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Quads for "armin021" to Felt Chien

Level 7 : 175/350, 45 ante

Peter "pitabread189" Chien opened to 700 from early postion and was called by "armin021" on the button.

Both players checked after the {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs} came on the flop. The {4-Clubs} followed on the turn, Chien fired out for 617 and got a call.

Chien then bet 2,886 after the {j-Clubs} completed the board on the river. "armin021" made it 7,000 before he called a jam by Chien to 21,711.

Chien turned over {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a flush and lost the hand after his opponent turned over {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for quad sixes. Chien re-entered after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
armin021 de
armin021
128,234
Peter "pitabread189" Chien ca
Peter "pitabread189" Chien
25,000 -9,368

Are These The Most Unstoppable Players in WCOOP History?

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante
WCOOP Unstoppable Players
WCOOP Unstoppable Players

Just a couple of short years ago, only one player had accumulated five WCOOP titles.

Since then, the picture has changed quite a lot.

Two excellent MTT pros have now taken the lead, both with insane scores – one player has nine WCOOP titles, and another has eight.

With the WCOOP 2020 upon us, all could change again over the coming weeks, but it’s going to take nothing less than a legendary run if anyone is to join the top of the pack.

So as we look forward to the Series, here are the players who have won the most WCOOP titles so far. You’ll also find out who that five-time winner was.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

Level: 7

Blinds: 175/350

Ante: 45

Bad Beat for Spragg

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante

Ben "Spraggy" Spragg got it in good with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and was called by "Helmut0711" with {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

The {q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop gave "Helmut0711" a pair but Spragg had a draw to a king, a gut-shot straight draw, and a flush draw.

Spragg whiffed both the {10-Spades} on the turn and the {9-Diamonds} on the river and is onto his third bullet after the bad beat.

Player Chips Progress
Helmut0711 de
Helmut0711
92,941
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
25,000

James Enters; Spragg Re-Enters

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante
Fintan Hand and Georgina James
Fintan Hand and Georgina James

Georgina “GJReggie” James has just entered the action to put six PokerStars Ambassadors into the game. Around the same time, Ben "Spraggy" Spragg dusted off his first bullet and immediately came back in for a second.

Player Chips Progress
Georgina "GJReggie" James gb
Georgina "GJReggie" James
25,000
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
25,000

Hand Loses a Chunk to Chien

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante

"1ts0k" opened to 600 from the hijack and got called by Peter "pitabread189" Chien on the button and Fintan "easywithaces" Hand in the big blind.

The action checked to Chien. He fired out for 613 after the {3-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} landed on the flop and got a call by Hand.

Hand then check-called an overbet of 5,489 after the {j-Diamonds} came on the turn.

Both players checked after the {a-Spades} came on the river. Hand was good until the turn with {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} but the river got him with Chien turning over {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
1ts0k by
1ts0k
55,173
Peter "pitabread189" Chien ca
Peter "pitabread189" Chien
34,368
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
12,802 -12,198