PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Main Event]
Day: 3
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aak5
Prize
$283,368
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,250,000
Entries
135
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
90,000 / 180,000
Ante
0

Welcome to Day 3 of WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Main Event]

Ola Amundsgard
Ola Amundsgard

After two days of four-card action, the time has come for the final table of WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Main Event].

Just seven players remain from a field of 135. Leading the way is Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard with a stack of 7.8M, more than 86 big blinds. He's closely trailed by tournament crusher Andras "probirs" Nemeth, with 82 big blinds. Nemeth has had a whale of a WCOOP so far, taking home two titles already, including the $5K PLO event.

Rounding out the field will be Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas and identity-unknowns "rObetOblancO," "jedimaster82," "d.apollo777" and "Sintoras."

SeatPlayerStackBig Blinds
1Andras "probirs" Nemeth7,429,08482
2Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas1,876,56020
3"rObetOblancO"3,324,44336
4"jedimaster82"5,447,23560
5"d.apollo777"6,880,64574
6"Sintoras"976,28410
7Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard7,815,74986

They're playing for $283K up top and with 30-minute levels and all but one player possessing more than 20 big blinds, there's plenty of play remaining. Chips will start flying just after 1 p.m. EDT, but a delayed stream will be available, so PokerNews live reporting will be in sync and behind the action.

"Sintoras" Eliminated in 7th Place ($59,486)

Level 28 : 45,000/90,000, 0 ante
"Sintoras" elimination
"Sintoras" elimination

Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard potted in the cutoff and "Sintoras" called off most of their chips in the next seat. The last few blinds went in on {2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}.

Sintoras: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Amundsgard: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Spades}

Amundsgard was behind and the {q-Clubs} turn didn't change that. The {a-Diamonds} river did, though.

Player Chips Progress
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Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard
7,970,000
154,251
154,251
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Sintoras
Busted

"rObetOblancO" Eliminated in 6th Place ($76,027)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
"rObetOblancO" elimination
"rObetOblancO" elimination

"jedimaster82" made it 252,000 in the cutoff and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas potted in 906K, about 40% of his chips. Small blind "rObetOblancO" wanted to play for more and shoved for just under 2.3M. jedimaster82 folded but Bujtas called off for slightly less.

Bujtas: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
rObetOblancO: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Bujtas found help on the {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop. The {k-Hearts} turn all but sealed it and he faded the river chop.

Left with just over a big blind, rObetOblancO busted a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
4,612,000
2,735,440
2,735,440
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rObetOblancO
Busted

Andras "probirs" Nemeth Eliminated in 5th Place ($98,911)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Andras Nemeth
Andras Nemeth

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas raised to 270,000 in the cutoff and Andras "probirs" Nemeth potted in the small blind for about a third of his stack. Bujtas reraised and they were all in for Nemeth's 3 million.

Nemeth: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Bujtas: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran {9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, zero help to Nemeth, as Bujtas got revenge for his third-place finish in Nemeth's win in the $5K PLO.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
8,834,574
3,721,574
3,721,574
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Busted

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas Eliminated in 4th Place ($128,683)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Laszlo Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas

Right after doubling through "d.apollo777," Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas got involved against "jedimaster82" when the latter made it 403,200 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 1,449,600. Bujtas had just over 2 million back and called that off when jedimaster82 crammed on the {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop.

jedimaster82: {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}
Bujtas: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Bujtas found himself on the brink when his opponent turned two pair on the {7-Clubs}. He still had a shot with his flush draw and jacks, but the river was the {5-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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jedimaster82
19,912,000
4,236,000
4,236,000
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Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard
9,883,000
2,042,840
2,042,840
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d.apollo777
3,953,000
-1,452,399
-1,452,399
Profile photo of Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Busted

"d.apollo777" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($167,416)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
"d.apollo777" elimination
"d.apollo777" elimination

"d.apollo777" was down to about 10 big blinds when they defended in the big from a pot-sized open by small blind "jedimaster82." jedimaster82 bet small with 249,600 on {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Spades} and d.apollo777 shoved for about 1.5M. What they saw at showdown was very bad news.

d.apollo777: {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
jedimaster82: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

jedimaster82 was a country mile ahead with their wheel, and they didn't even need to sweat a river after the {j-Spades} improved them further to an unbeatable flush.

Player Chips Progress
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jedimaster82
19,956,984
44,984
44,984
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Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard
13,793,016
3,910,016
3,910,016
Profile photo of d.apollo777 gb
d.apollo777
Busted

Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard Eliminated in 2nd Place ($217,808)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
Ola Amundsgard
Ola Amundsgard

Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard potted the button, "jedimaster82" three-bet, and two more raises got Amundsgard all in for about 5 million.

Amundsgard: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
jedimaster82: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Things were grim for Amundsgard after the {4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop, and the {3-Clubs} turn left him in need of a queen to keep the tournament going. The {10-Diamonds} didn't do it.

Player Chips Progress
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jedimaster82
33,750,000
8,995,416
8,995,416
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Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard
Busted

"jedimaster82" Wins WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Main Event] ($283,368)

Level 33 : 90,000/180,000, 0 ante
2020 WCOOP
2020 WCOOP

The final table was short and, for "jedimaster82" at least, sweet in WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, Main Event]. The Sweden-based player took down the 135-entry field for a $283,368 first-place prize following about three hours of Day 3 play.

A long-time high-stakes cash player who has specialized in PLO since 2005, jedimaster82 has managed to remain anonymous over the years.

Here, he triumphed over a final table that included Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas and Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard, whom he defeated heads up.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1"jedimaster82"Sweden$283,368
2Ola "Odd_Oddsen" AmundsgardNorway$217,808
3"d.apollo777"UK167,416
4Laszlo "omaha4rollz" BujtasHungary$128,683
5Andras "probirs" NemethHungary$98,911
6"rObetOblancO"Austria$76,027
7"Sintoras"Germany$59,486

Nemeth came in seeking his third title of the series and second in PLO off the back of winning the $5K event. He secured the chip lead early but everything went south in the third level of the day for him, as he started with more than 80 blinds and ended it with zero.

First, Nemeth had his aces cracked by Bujtas' 17-out wrap. Then, Bujtas finished him with single-suited aces over single-suited kings.

Bujtas was unable to maintain his momentum though, losing a huge chunk to jedimaster82 when he called down in position on a monotone board then potted river when it paired the board and jedimaster82 checked. jedimaster82 came back with a shove that Bujtas laid down to, and suddenly, the Swedish player had almost half of the chips four-handed.

It would be veteran Norwegian pro Amundsgard who made it heads up with jedimaster82 after mostly just maintaining his stack throughout the day. He took a brief lead in the match but jedimaster82 completely took over after that, winning a few big pots to open up a fairly wide lead.

Finally, Amundsgard rolled with a strong ace-high hand containing a pair of queens, only to see jedimaster82 show up with single-suited aces. The board didn't bring much sweat and jedimaster82 had wrapped things up for $283K and the title in less time than it takes your average televised movie to run.