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

09-13-2021 22:55 UTC

Talbot Doubles to Stay Alive and Continue Run

Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

"limonadik586" opened to 240,000 in the hijack and Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot defended his big blind. The two players saw a flop of and Talbot check-called a bet of 162,000. On the turn, Talbot led for 120,000 and "limonadik586" shoved for 952,028. Talbot called and hands were revealed.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
"limonadik586":

Talbot needed some help or else he would have only one big blind remaining, and the hit the river, allowing Talbot to continue his run as the last remaining PokerStars Team Pro player in this tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	3,028,044 1,083,720	1,083,720

limonadik586	Busted

09-13-2021 22:56 UTC

Break

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Brandon Bloom

Level 17 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

The 62 remaining players are now on a five-minute break.

Level: 18

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 17,500

09-13-2021 23:09 UTC

Top Ten Stacks

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Brandon Bloom

Level 18 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
johnyguedes1	12,250,165 6,938,642	6,938,642
Kley	11,006,592 10,216,793	10,216,793
baozinq1	10,098,103
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	10,003,386 454,739	454,739
Victor "Capitao1987" Faria	9,774,782
Luis "luis_faria" Faria	9,223,482 2,126,347	2,126,347
razvyqq	8,593,206 2,923,398	2,923,398
AadrovanRj21	8,410,628
DaMonkeyHope	8,233,378
Killuckkk	8,213,664

09-13-2021 23:17 UTC

"benyie" Flops Trips to Oust "ourstheglory"

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Brandon Bloom

Level 18 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

"benyie" opened to 280,000 in the hijack and "ourstheglory" jammed for 2,089,972 in the big blind. "benyie" called and hands were shown.

"benyie":
"ourstheglory":

"ourstheglory" was in a dominating position but that was completely flipped as his opponent made trips on the flop. The turn gave him hope with a flush draw, but the river ended his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
benyie	9,438,341 7,346,278	7,346,278
ourstheglory	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

09-13-2021 23:36 UTC

"AadrovanRj21" Finds Lucky Jack to Double through Smiljkovic

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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

Level: 20

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

09-13-2021 23:45 UTC

Smiljkovic Jumps to Top of Leaderboard with Boat over Boat

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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

Level: 21

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 32,500