PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-75-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver]
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$97,526
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
1,489
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,489
Players Left
135

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

Van Fleet Catapults Towards the Top

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Action folded around to Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet who opened from the button to 5,750 and "BetForNympho" defended his big blind to see the {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop.

"BetForNympho" check-called a bet of 8,443 from Van Fleet and a {7-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Action again checked to Van Fleet who again bet, this time for 45,000 and "BetForNympho" called.

A {3-Clubs} completed the board, "BetForNympho" checked and Van Fleet put his opponent all-in. "BetForNympho" called for their 158,728, tabling {10-Hearts}{8-Spades} for top pair.

Van Fleet showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for an overpair of bullets, more than enough to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
547,559
231,959
231,959

Van Fleet Running Hot Early on Day 1

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Tudor "tdr01" Lazar opened to 6,900 from the button, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet defended his big blind and the flop came down {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

Van Fleet check-called a bet of 6,039 by Lazar and a {9-Diamonds} peeled off as a turn card. Action checked to Lazar, he bet 38,100 and Van Fleet called.

A {2-Clubs} completed the board, Van Fleet checked and Lazar fired in 167,479 which left him with just one chip.

Van Fleet called and Lazar turned over {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair. Van Fleet tabled {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, giving him a higher two pair and the pot.

Lazard was knocked out in the very next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
763,452
215,893
215,893
Tudor "tdr01" Lazar ro
Tudor "tdr01" Lazar
Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450

Telker Drops One from Contention

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

"$()meb()dY" opened to 7,000 from the button and Michael "munchenHB" Telker made it 24,500 in the small blind.

"$()meb()dY" called and the {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop hit the board. Telker bet 12,250 and "$()meb()dY" called to see the {10-Spades} turn card.

Action checked through to "$()meb()dY" on the river after seeing a {4-Hearts} complete the community and they pushed all in for 48,967.

Telker called, "$()meb()dY" tabled {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for nothing but a bluff and Telker showed {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, giving him top pair and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "munchenHB" Telker us
Michael "munchenHB" Telker
300,400
194,669
194,669

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Van Fleet First to Break the Million Mark

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"Kohlrabi7" raised to 24,500 from the button, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet called in the big blind and the flop came down {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Van Fleet checked to "Kohlrabi7" who bet 17,787 and Van Fleet elected to call and see the {5-Spades} turn card.

Action agan checked to "Kohlrabi7" who bet 51,380 and Van Fleet check-raised to enough cover his opponent.

"Kohlrabi7" called, tabling {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a set but was behind when Van Fleet showed {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, giving him a straight.

A {k-Hearts} cemented the pot for Van Fleet, who collected another bounty en route to the first person to break a million thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
1,063,425
233,425
233,425

Otaviol and Salgado Take a Flip

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"MarcGreger89" opened to 8,800 from middle position, Felipe "mr.salgado30" Salgado three-bet to 27,224 in hijack and joao "XxJoaoFeraxX" Otaviol four0bet shoved 67,578 from the big blind. "MarcGreger89" folded and Salgado called.

Joao "XxJoaoFeraxX" Otaviol: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Felipe "mr.salgado30" Salgado: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board came down {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Salgado's flush secured the pot, sending Otaviol out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Felipe "mr.salgado30" Salgado br
Felipe "mr.salgado30" Salgado
196,000
-17,876
-17,876
Joao "XxJoaoFeraxX" Otaviol br
Joao "XxJoaoFeraxX" Otaviol
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 625