WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max NLHE Main Event]
Day 2 Completed
WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max NLHE Main Event]
Day 2 Completed
After nearly eight hours of play, Hungary's "benton24" bagged a chip leading stack of 21,233,809 in chips to end Day 2 of the WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE Main Event at PokerStars.
"benton24" wasn't the only player waving the Hungarian flag that will head to Day 3 with a big stack as both "anth0nypappa" and Day 1 chip leader "uzzy993" bagged top ten stacks.
Other players near the top of the leaderboard to end Day 2 included Romania's Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu, Brazil's "JuLiOcTas", and Indonesia's Akira "Clutch Hero" Ohyama.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | benton24 | Hungary | 21,233,809 | 133 |
| 2 | Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu | Romania | 19,076,666 | 119 |
| 3 | JuliOcTas | Brazil | 17,430,633 | 109 |
| 4 | anth0nypappa | Hungary | 17,366,619 | 109 |
| 5 | Akira "Clutch Hero" Ohyama | Indonesia | 15,849,423 | 99 |
| 6 | ID IMPOSS | United Kingdom | 15,592,653 | 97 |
| 7 | kevi1121 | Sweden | 13,991,937 | 87 |
| 8 | stealthfool | Canada | 13,936,209 | 87 |
| 9 | uzzy993 | Hungary | 13,144,744 | 82 |
| 10 | pocketj0k3rs | United Kingdom | 13,045,394 | 82 |
More than 4,000 new entrants joined the action between the time Day 1 ended and Day 2 began to bring the final count up to 38,660 entrants with 12,570 players in action.
This increased the prize pool up to $1,933,000 to demolish the $1,250,000 guarantee on the event. A total of 5,463 players were guaranteed at least a min-cash with the $186,841 set aside for the eventual winner on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
It took less than two hours for the bubble to break with Ukraine's "vanja-berkyt" being the last player to exit the tournament empty-handed.
Five of the six PokerStars Ambassadors that started Day 2 were also unable to cash including Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban, Felix "xflixx" Schneiders, Tom “MajinBoob” Hayward, Georgina "GJReggie" James, and James "OP-Poker James" Mackenzie.
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye had a better fate than his fellow Ambassadors and not only managed a min-cash but laddered up before exiting in 2,477th place for $166.

The day was scheduled to end with 160 players but three players were eliminated during the final hand to make it 158 players returning for tomorrow's Day 3 starting at 1:05 p.m. EDT / 7:05 p.m. CEST.
The action will resume with blinds still at 80,000/160,000 with an ante of 20,000 and will play down to a nine-max final table.
Stay tuned to see who makes the final table of the WCOOP Low NLHE $55 Main Event at PokerStars.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,315,226
1,025,200
|
1,025,200 |
|
|
11,252,670
1,679,601
|
1,679,601 |
|
|
10,808,486
2,193,649
|
2,193,649 |
|
|
10,055,503
1,812,347
|
1,812,347 |
|
|
9,542,244
924,156
|
924,156 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,255,438
4,283,537
|
4,283,537 |
|
|
7,753,193
6,995,592
|
6,995,592 |
|
|
7,140,809
2,835,994
|
2,835,994 |
|
|
6,806,697
823,462
|
823,462 |
|
|
6,653,433
5,906,158
|
5,906,158 |
|
|
6,280,347
3,838,367
|
3,838,367 |
|
|
6,150,274
3,060,547
|
3,060,547 |
|
|
5,444,150
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
5,343,328
2,634,870
|
2,634,870 |
|
|
5,159,778
1,264,600
|
1,264,600 |
|
|
5,113,826
214,401
|
214,401 |
|
|
4,983,899
3,887,190
|
3,887,190 |
|
|
4,717,316
6,635,000
|
6,635,000 |
|
|
4,682,060
2,401,608
|
2,401,608 |
|
|
2,806,066
967,500
|
967,500 |
|
|
2,100,102
5,164,313
|
5,164,313 |
|
|
1,774,710
1,520,376
|
1,520,376 |
|
|
1,163,799
1,905,876
|
1,905,876 |
|
|
459,675
765,379
|
765,379 |
|
|
||
|
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Busted | |
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | benton24 | Hungary | 21,233,809 | 133 |
| 2 | Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu | Romania | 19,076,666 | 119 |
| 3 | JuliOcTas | Brazil | 17,430,633 | 109 |
| 4 | anth0nypappa | Hungary | 17,366,619 | 109 |
| 5 | Akira "Clutch Hero" Ohyama | Indonesia | 15,849,423 | 99 |
| 6 | ID IMPOSS | United Kingdom | 15,592,653 | 97 |
| 7 | kevi1121 | Sweden | 13,991,937 | 87 |
| 8 | stealthfool | Canada | 13,936,209 | 87 |
| 9 | uzzy993 | Hungary | 13,144,744 | 82 |
| 10 | pocketj0k3rs | United Kingdom | 13,045,394 | 82 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,233,809
950,400
|
950,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,076,666
16,821,969
|
16,821,969 |
|
|
17,430,633
1,890,439
|
1,890,439 |
|
|
17,366,619
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
15,849,423
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
15,592,653
294,473
|
294,473 |
|
|
13,991,937
13,991,937
|
13,991,937 |
|
|
13,936,209
12,611,873
|
12,611,873 |
|
|
13,144,744
100,700
|
100,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,045,394
12,365,085
|
12,365,085 |
Day 2 has ended after "mixerhr1" was eliminated in 161st place. Going out at another table on the last hand of the day was "dj_kalla" in 160th place.
The 159 remaining players are each guaranteed a $1,017 payout and will play down until the nine-max final table is reached.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2 of the 2020 WCOOP Low Main Event at PokerStars.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
"hoodie333" jammed for 1.8 million with ![]()
from middle position. Leonid "LeBroHbka" Logunov three-bet jammed for a bit more with ![]()
and the rest of the table folded.
The ![]()
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ran out on the board and "hoodie333" was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,464,150
2,137,588
|
2,137,588 |
|
|
Busted |
There are 166 players remaining. The day will end when the field is trimmed down to 160 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,283,409
4,405,346
|
4,405,346 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,344,119
3,952,135
|
3,952,135 |
|
|
15,540,194 | |
|
|
15,369,423
1,626,508
|
1,626,508 |
|
|
15,298,180
839,295
|
839,295 |
Level: 44
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
"Stepa552884" opened to 280,000 from middle position before they called a three-bet by Alessandro "HakiD93" Pichierri to 700,000 from the cutoff.
"Stepa552884" check-called a bet of 560,000 after the ![]()
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came on the flop. This player check-called again, this time for 1,120,00 after the
came on the turn.
Both players checked after the
completed the board on the river. "Stepa552884" turned over ![]()
for quads to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,440,557
2,104,260
|
2,104,260 |
|
|
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|
|
9,573,069 | |