WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event] Day 2 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

09-21-2020 15:44 UTC

Who Will Reach the Final Day in WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event]?

Anthony Thompson

An exciting day of poker is ahead for the latest medium stakes event of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020 as a field of 788 will see 267 survivors return to their seats at 1.10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) for Day 2 of WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, Main Event].

Among those survivors, only three players eclipsed the one-milly mark and those include Guilherme "guilherme12" Decourt (1,458,730), "Zagalo87" (1,414,407) and Richard "raconteur" Gryko (1,084,327).

Other notable players holding top stacks include Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen (933,004), Mathias "Cashcid Linc" Maasberg (836,791), Eder "edercampana" Campana (377,574) and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (796,991).

The Top 10 for Day 2 at a Glance

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Guilherme "guilherme12" Decourt	Brazil	1,458,730	243
2	"Zagalo87"	Crotia	1,414,407	235
3	Richard "raconteur" Gryko	United Kingdom	1,084,327	180
4	"XD89lol<3"	Finland	987,924	164
5	"anonymstruts"	Sweden	950,135	158
6	"Argentin_GOd"	Hungary	934,724	155
7	Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen	Finland	933,004	155
8	"7Be^eC7"	Belarus	863,830	143
9	Mathias "Cashcid Linc" Maasberg	Germany	836,791	139
10	"klem90"	Austria	825,581	137

The action is slated to pick up action in level 16 at blinds of 3,000/6,000 and each level on Day 2 will last 20 minutes in length. Once the field is dwindled down to the final 18 players, the day concludes for the night and the final three tables will then continue the following day at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) .

Stay tuned to find out who makes it one step further to add a WCOOP title to their online poker resume as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide as many key hands as possible until a winner has been crowned.

Tags: Eder Campana Guilherme Decourt Jens Kyllönen Richard Gryko

09-21-2020 17:10 UTC

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The numbers are in!

The registration period has officially closed with 788 total entries which generated a $788,000 prize pool.

This means that 95 players will be in the money for at least $2,373 while the winner will walk away with $133,757 plus the WCOOP title.

This is what the remaining 267 players are still playing for:

Place	Prize
1	$133,757
2	$94,178
3	$66,311
4	$46,670
5	$32,874
6	$23,147
7	$18,432
8-9	$14,677
10-11	$11,687
12-14	$9,307
15-17	$7,411
18-23	$5,901
24-35	$4,699
36-53	$3,742
54-71	$2,980
72-95	$2,373

09-21-2020 18:34 UTC

Cowen Eliminated by Crema

Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Thiago "KKremate" Crema opened for 20,900 from under the gun and action folded to Rob "robc1978" Cowen who three-bet to 72,700 from the small blind.

Action folded back to Crema who four-bet to 228,100 and Cowen tossed his last 197 chips in the middle.

Rob "robc1978" Cowen:
Thiago "KKremate" Crema:

Cowen was ahead with his aces but had a sweat after the flop gave Crema a broadway draw.

Unfortunately for Cowen, his sweat didn't last long as the appeared on the turn, completing Crema's straight and the river ended Cowen's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago "KKremate" Crema	335,174
Rob "robc1978" Cowen	Busted

Tags: Rob Cowen Thiago Crema

09-21-2020 18:46 UTC

Weis Doubles With Nines Full

Anthony Thompson

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

"Argentin_GOd" opened for 30,000 from under the gun and Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis defended his big blind to see a flop appear.

Weis check-called "Argentin_GOd's" 33,000 continuation bet bringing the turn. Weis checked once again only to raise all in for 193,072 after "Argentin_GOd" fired out 132,000 and was called.

"Argentin_GOd":
Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis:

Weis was well ahead after flopping the boat and the river secured his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Argentin_GOd	524,657 -410,067	-410,067
Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis	500,144

Tags: Oliver Weis

09-21-2020 19:38 UTC

Plesuv Catches Lucky River to Eclipse Two Milly

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv opened for 30,100 from the button and was called by "s1xxten" from the small blind along with "mendieta19" from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Plesuv who continued for 29,799. "s1xxten" mucked their hand while "mendieta19" raised to 93,600, Plesuv called.

Once the appeared on the turn, "mendieta19" moved all in for 152,088 and Plesuv quickly called.

"mendieta19":
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv:

Both players flopped trip fours and "mendieta19" was ahead holding the better kicker until the dropped on the river giving Plesuv a full house.

Plesuv Catches Lucky River to Eclipse Two Milly

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv	2,111,085

s1xxten	461,182 -137,937	-137,937
mendieta19	Busted

Tags: Pavel Plesuv

09-21-2020 19:39 UTC

Three WCOOP 2020 Titles for the Unstoppable Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: “Every day I learn something new”

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 0 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.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

09-21-2020 19:48 UTC

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

There's never been a better time to find out how to set up a PokerStars Home Games than right now.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to set up a private members club where you can play cash games and tournaments. All games can be for play money and real money, so you don't need to spend anything if you don't want to.

You can invite whoever you want and even keep track of tournament leader board standings.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to take the banter of your local home game onto the online felt, even allowing you to play with poker friends from all over the world.

Here is our quick and easy five-step guide to setting up a PokerStars Home Game of your own.

09-21-2020 20:28 UTC

Michaelides Eliminates Novak on Money Bubble

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 12,500/25,000, 0 ante

Dimitri "MITS 304" Michaelides raised to 75,000 on the button and then called Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak's 250,000 three-bet from the small blind.

Once the flop appeared, Novak jammed for 360,718 and Michaelides snap-called.

Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak:
Dimitri "MITS 304" Michaelides:

Novak pilled ahead after flopping top-pair but it was short-lived as the appeared on the turn giving Michaelides the diamond flush.

Novak still had hope as he could win with any queen or six but the completed the board on the river and after staring the hand with 610,718 in chips, Novak bubbled the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitri "MITS 304" Michaelides	1,873,641 1,805,794	1,805,794
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	Busted

Tags: Andrey Novak Dimitri Michaelides

09-21-2020 21:04 UTC

Deeb Rivers Quads and Gets Back in the Mill Gang

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 17,500/35,000, 0 ante

Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb raised to 70,000 from the hijack and then called the 245,000 three-bet from "beastishngry's" from the small blind.

The flop was checked by both players to the turn where "beastishngry" led out for 525,00 and then called Deeb's 547,179 all in raise.

"beastishngry":
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb:

Deed out-flopped his opponent and improved to quads after the case completed the board on the river securing his double up.

Deeb Rivers Quads and Gets Back in the Mill Gang

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb	1,619,358 433,800	433,800
beastishngry	955,579 -973,935	-973,935

Tags: Shaun Deeb

09-21-2020 21:31 UTC

"beastishngry" Turns Flush Eliminating Deeb

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

"beastishngry" raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb called fropm the button.

The flop came and "beastishngry" continued for 260,000 before calling Deeb's 424,358 all in raise.

"beastishngry":
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb:

Deeb was ahead after flopping a pair of eights but it was short-lived as the dropped on the turn giving "beastishngry" the nut flush leaving Deeb drawing dead.

The meaningless completed the board on the river and Deeb took his exit in 55th place for $2,980.

Player	Chips	Progress
beastishngry	1,695,624 740,045	740,045
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb	Busted

Tags: Shaun Deeb