WCOOP-72-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

09-20-2020 22:25 UTC

Sinclair Flops a Set

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair raised to 4,440 from the middle position and "justcrucial" three-bet to 14,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Sinclair who made the call.

The flop came , Sinclair check-raised the 10,230 bet of "justcrucial" to 30,000 and was called.

The turn was the , Sinclair checked again. "justcrucial" bet 60,450 for Sinclair to shove and "justcrucial" to call for the 291,322 they had behind.

"justcrucial":
Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair:

"justcrucial" held the overpair but Sinclair had flopped a set.

The river completed the board with the for Sinclair to bust "justcrucial".

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair	776,320 317,334	317,334

justcrucial	Busted

09-20-2020 22:30 UTC

"NotYetBust" First Over the Million-Mark

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Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Tudor "tdr01" Lazar raised to 5,000 from the middle position and "theChiffre_S" three-bet to 13,750 from the cutoff. "NotYetBust" called in the small blind for Lazar to four-bet to 41,250. "TheChiffre_S" folded but "NotYetBust" five-bet shoved for Lazar to make the call for the 153,419 he had behind.

Tudor "tdr01" Lazar:
"NotYetBust":

The board ran out for "NotYetBust" to hold with the jacks to become the first player with more than a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
NotYetBust	1,009,396 249,724	249,724
Tudor "tdr01" Lazar	Busted

09-20-2020 22:38 UTC

"zeneto1968" Shoots Weinberg Down

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Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"zeneto1968" raised to 7,500 from the middle position and the action folded to Max "$kill Game" Weinberg in the big blind who three-bet to 27,500. "zeneto1968" called.

The flop came , Weinber checked and "zeneto1968" shoved for Weinberg to call for the 65,037 he had behind.

Max "$kill Game" Weinberg:
"zeneto1968":

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for "zeneto1968" to improve to trips to bust Weinberg.

Player	Chips	Progress
zeneto1968	797,524
Max "$kill Game" Weinberg	Busted

09-20-2020 22:42 UTC

"poyolok0" Pushed Out by Seoane

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Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Miguel "¿¿toneecho??" Seoane raised to 6,250 from the button and "poyolok0" three-bet shoved for 68,140 from the small blind for the big blind to fold and Seoane to call.

"poyolok0":
Miguel "¿¿toneecho??" Seoane:

The board ran out for Seoane to hold with the pocket pair for the higher two pair than on the board to bust "poyolok0".

Player	Chips	Progress
Miguel "¿¿toneecho??" Seoane	770,772
poyolok0	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

09-20-2020 22:54 UTC

Farrell Shoves on Lopes

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

In the last hand of the previous level, Niall "firaldo87" Farrell raised to 5,000 from the button and Miguel "CambadaDeMixos" Lopes three-bet to 19,300 from the small blind for the big blind to fold and Farrell to call.

The flop came , Lopes continued with a bet of 22,300 which Farrell called.

The turn was the , Lopes checked and so did Farrell.

The river completed the board with the , Lopes bet 59,161 for Farrell to shove for 89,293. Lopes tanked for a while and then folded but showed he held the while Farrell scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall "firaldo87" Farrell	236,754
Miguel "CambadaDeMixos" Lopes	59,774

09-20-2020 22:57 UTC

Sixth Break of the Day

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

With almost 5,900 players in the field, the remaining ones have gone for another 5-minute break.

09-20-2020 23:00 UTC

Five Key Tips for Success by WCOOP Main Event Champion Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

For more than a decade, Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff has been a force to be reckoned with at the poker tables.

Originally from Holland, the Dutchman has been residing in Malta when not on the road or setting up shop for several months in his beloved Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker. Elected into the Dutch Poker Hall of Fame in 2017, Van Zadelhoff sports nearly $2.5 million in lifetime cashes according to The Hendon Mob including six-figure cashes in Malta, Spain, and the United States.

While those results are impressive on its own, Van Zadelhoff is predominantly known as an online powerhouse. Under his "SvZff" moniker, he has racked up nearly $7 million in lifetime cashes on PokerStars alone according to PocketFives. He's currently ranked in 35th place in the world and once held the top spot in the rankings back in 2017.

Check out his interview right here!

09-20-2020 23:02 UTC

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
NotYetBust	1,214,970 205,574	205,574
queen497	1,052,858 104,114	104,114
DiamantM	856,426 40,908	40,908
RobinsonV1	855,689 150,457	150,457
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov	836,309

luckyman147	835,512 11,336	11,336
ziototo94	833,565 216,871	216,871
serggorelyi7	830,002 287,382	287,382
Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio	816,726
Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair	812,485 36,165	36,165

09-20-2020 23:10 UTC

"say#masallah" Runs into the Trips of "Passiveaggro"

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Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"say#masallah" raised to 6,210 from under the gun and was called by "Passiveaggro" in the early position and "kvn1257" in the big blind.

The flop came , it was checked to "Passiveaggro" who bet 9,000 for "kcn1257" to fold and "say#masallah" to raise it up to 30,377 which "Passiveaggro" called.

The turn was the , "say#masallah" bet 45,000 which "Passiveaggro" called.

The river completed the board with the and "say#masallah" checked for the last time. "Passiveaggro" shoved for "say#masallah" to call for the 146,354 they had behind with the for the two pair but "Passiveaggro" held the for trips and a bustout to their name.

Player	Chips	Progress
Passiveaggro	930,904
say#masallah	Busted