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PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Players Left 1 / 1,433
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Level 23
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Only 27 players remain out of 1,433 starters in WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd. In all of the Phases combined, there were 12,834 players in total. All of the players returning to this Phase were already in the money for a minimum of $250.
The prize pool of $1,283,400 smashed the guarantee of $1 million, and while all of the remaining players have locked up $2,401, all eyes are on the final table, where one player will be taking home the $175,007 first-place prize tomorrow.
Some of the notables to make Day 2 include WSOP bracelet winner Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, UK's Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney, Brazilians Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura and Victor "Capitao1987" Faria, who handed out a devastating beat to end the day, and poker streamer and Team PokerStars Player Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot, who will start Day 2 as the short stack with just under eight big blinds.
WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2] Day 1 Top Ten Chips
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laddien | Norway | 27,139,945 |
| 2 | CBon's 72 | Malta | 23,850,611 |
| 3 | Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura | Brazil | 23,645,740 |
| 4 | temp0r2k | UK | 23,094,873 |
| 5 | lildani9 | Hungary | 22,960,344 |
| 6 | Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic | Germany | 20,903,816 |
| 7 | llv62 | Ukraine | 16,982,851 |
| 8 | Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney | UK | 15,081,402 |
| 9 | razvyqq | Romania | 14,955,280 |
| 10 | ShippityShip | Canada | 12,028,215 |
Day 2 action for WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2] picks up on Sept. 14 at 2:05 p.m. EST, and PokerNews will be there to follow it to the end as they play down to a winner.
Level 23
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Level 23
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Victor "Capitao1987" Faria open-shoved in early position and Miguel "inca7bar" Silva called off his 3,190,272 stack. Everyone else folded and Silva was the one at risk.
Victor "Capitao1987" Faria: 
Miguel "inca7bar" Silva: 
Silva was an overwhelming favorite to double, but the flop came 
to give Faria Broadway. The 
turn left Silva looking for a queen just to chop, but the board completed with the 
.
An absolutely devastating result for Silva, and at the same time, a very fortunate hand to end the day for Faria. That brings the number of players down to 27 and ends the day, which is scheduled to resume tomorrow as they play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts of the final three tables and a recap of the day.
Level: 23
Blinds: 175,000/350,000
Ante: 45,000
Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
"temp0r2k" opened to 660,000 in the cutoff and Franco "rojorulez" Spitale raised to 6,450,000, almost his entire stack. Action folded back to "temp0r2k" who went all in and Spitale called for his last few thousand chips.
"temp0r2k": 
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale: 
A flip would decide this big pot and the flop of 
was favorable towards Spitale. The 
turn put him one card away from a big double, but the devastating peeled off on the river, eliminating him and sending the pot to "temp0r2k".
Level 22
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Level: 22
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 37,500
Level 21
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
The 36 remaining players are on a five-minute break.
Level 21
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
"llv62" opened on the button to 400,000 and "Warrior25409" called in the big blind. The flop was 
and "Warrior25409" check-shoved a 400,000 bet for his remaining 1,472,060. "llv62" called and hands were tabled.
"Warrior25409": 
"llv62": 
"Warrior25409" was ahead but not safe yet. The 
turn added some straight outs he needed to fade, and the river gave the straight to "llv62" and eliminated "Warrior25409".
