WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-14-2021 02:00 UTC

Talbot, Smiljkovic, and Sweeney Among 27 Remaining Contenders Heading into Final Day of WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2]

Brandon Bloom

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.

09-14-2021 00:39 UTC

Silva's Aces Cracked and is Eliminated at End of Day

Brandon Bloom

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor "Capitao1987" Faria	9,074,132 6,588,452	6,588,452
Miguel "inca7bar" Silva	Busted

09-14-2021 00:24 UTC

Spitale Eliminated by Ace on the River

Brandon Bloom

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".

Player	Chips	Progress
temp0r2k	20,507,373 5,000,828	5,000,828
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale	Busted

09-13-2021 23:45 UTC

Smiljkovic Jumps to Top of Leaderboard with Boat over Boat

Brandon Bloom

Level 20 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in early position and "Kley" three-bet to 1.6 million from the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the flop was .

Smiljkovic called a 1,812,500 bet and the two saw a on the turn. Smiljkovic called a bet of 2,054,000 this time and the fell on the river. "Kley" put all his chips in and Smiljkovic called for his remaining 3,637,793.

"Kley":
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:

"Kley" was elated to see the river, but realized it had no power against the better boat of Smiljkovic when he flipped over his cards, and Smiljkovic took the pot and the chip lead in a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	18,633,586 10,460,543	10,460,543
Kley	2,024,087 -8,982,505	-8,982,505

09-13-2021 23:36 UTC

"AadrovanRj21" Finds Lucky Jack to Double through Smiljkovic

Brandon Bloom

Level 19 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in the hijack and "AadrovanRj21" shoved in his 3,084,228 stack from the button. It folded back to Smiljkovic who made the call.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:
"AadrovanRj21":

Smiljkovic was in a great spot to accumulate more chips on the flop, but the turned changed the hand around. The fell on the river and confirmed the double for "AadrovanRj21".

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	8,173,043 -1,830,343	-1,830,343
AadrovanRj21	6,693,456 -1,717,172	-1,717,172

09-13-2021 22:23 UTC

Smiljkovic Knocks Out Two to Regain Chip Lead

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson opened to 160,000 in the hijack and "Dangerzinn" shoved for 1,151,459 on the button. Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic jammed all his chips in from the small blind and Wilson called off his remaining 1,908,119 stack.

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson:
"Dangerzinn":
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:

The board ran out , giving Smiljkovic the hold with the jacks and the chip lead as two are eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	10,458,125 4,144,578	4,144,578
Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson	Busted
Dangerzinn	Busted

09-13-2021 21:50 UTC

Moura Spikes River Two-outer to Keep Hopes Alive

Brandon Bloom

Level 13 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura opened under the gun to 120,000 and "razvyqq" three-bet to 330,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to Moura who shoved for 1,463,297 and "razvyqq" called.

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura:
"razvyqq":

Moura had "razvyqq" pipped but fell behind on the flop. The turn meant only a jack on the river could keep Moura alive, and the indeed peeled off to complete the board, keeping Moura in the tournament with one of only two cards that would do that on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
razvyqq	3,955,158 3,955,158	3,955,158
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura	3,084,094 3,084,094	3,084,094

09-13-2021 20:08 UTC

Smiljkovic Takes Chip Lead and is First Over 3 Million

Brandon Bloom

Level 7 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Before the break, Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 41,000 in the cutoff and Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov three-bet to 200,000 in the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the two players saw a flop of .

Dimov led for 120,000 and Smiljkovic raised to 300,875 which was called. The turn saw Dimov check-shove following a 267,400 bet and put in his 697,964 chips. Smiljkovic called and hands were tabled.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic:
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov:

Dimov needed an ace or a deuce to stay alive but the peeled off on the river to eliminate him and give Smiljkovic the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	3,187,462
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov	Busted

09-13-2021 19:33 UTC

Talbot Makes Quads over Boat

Brandon Bloom

Level 5 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot opened in the hijack to 28,000 and "pEzzett^E" jammed for 253,227 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Talbot who made the call.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
"pEzzett^E":

"pEzzett^E" made a pair on the flop but was still behind as Talbot made a set. The turn gave "pEzzett^E" possibilities to win on river boats, and the river paired the board to give him a boat indeed. Unfortunately for him, he was still eliminated as it was the , giving Talbot quad eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	1,295,359 800,880	800,880

pEzzett^E	Busted

09-13-2021 18:38 UTC

Aces Versus Kings Versus Jacks

Brandon Bloom

Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"NY17PATS14" opened to 16,800 in middle position and "DeathProph3t" jammed for 139,637 on the button. "RuckCity" re-jammed his stack in the small blind and "NY17PATS14" called off his remaining 263,881 chips.

"NY17PATS14":
"DeathProph3t":
"RuckCity":

"NY17PATS14" was on the fortunate side of this cooler and clinched it on the turn on a board of .