WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1.5M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-22-2021 18:57 UTC

Rockets Continue to Pull Pots Early

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Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"q9deggo91" opened to 4,400 from middle position, "Kaggis" made it 12,000 to go in the cutoff, and "BLEFE GOD" four-bet shoved from the small blind. Action folded to "Kaggis" who called their 71,245 in, and cards went faceup.

"Kaggis":
"BLEFE GOD":

The board came down and aces were more than enough to take down the pot, leaving "Kaggis" with no chips as "BLEFE GOD" pulled in another big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
BLEFE GOD	422,350 79,250	79,250
Kaggis	Busted

08-22-2021 18:58 UTC

Break Time

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Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

The second break of the day is now upon us as the runners head to a five-minute intermission.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho	510,000
Buckblack	502,000
x_zola25	458,000 218,000	218,000
Alister307	445,500
Kraskata85	442,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 325

08-22-2021 19:16 UTC

Chips Keep Flying to "FutureofMe"

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Level 8 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"zekura" completed the small blind, "FutureofMe" raised to 8,000 in the big and "zekura" called to see the flop.

"zekura" check-called a bet of 4,500 and the board paired when a landed. Again action checked to "FutureofMe" who bet 16,200 and "zekura" check-called.

A completed the board "FutureofMe" bet 28,000 and "zekura" called. was tabled by "FutureofMe" and it was good as "zekura" mucked, shipping another pot to "FutureofMe".

Player	Chips	Progress
FutureofMe	419,200
zekura	49,800

08-22-2021 19:22 UTC

Top Stacks Thus Far

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Level 8 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alister307	560,000 114,500	114,500
Victor "victorbco" Hugo	506,000 256,000	256,000
Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho	500,400 -9,600	-9,600
Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe	493,000
skarpet2	475,000 227,100	227,100
newguy89	471,000
BLEFE GOD	467,100 44,750	44,750
KoningGilze	464,000
Matheus "zinhao" de Moraes	460,400
Buckblack	446,000 -56,000	-56,000
Papo MC "[Papo]AR"	420,000 126,700	126,700

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

08-22-2021 19:35 UTC

Ladies Good for "tcavallin"

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Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"Tommeka" opened to 5,500 and "tcavallin" called in the cutoff. "muckmeplss" shoved 100,594 from the small blind and action folded to "tcavallin" who snapped it off, putting "muckmeplss" at risk.

"muckmeplss":
"tcavallin":

The flop fell , giving "muckmeplss" a flush draw but "tcavallin" was still in front. A turn and river cemented it for "tcavallin" who pulled in the pot with a boat, dropping "muckmeplss" from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
tcavallin	282,000

08-22-2021 19:41 UTC

"brunodcm" Holds On with Cowboys

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Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

A 6,000 raise by "brunodcm" quickly became 46,194 after "Satosh Nakmoto" pushed all in. Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten four-bet shoved, making it 74,779 to go, and "brunodcm" snap-called, putting two at risk.

"Satosh Nakmoto":
Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten:
"brunodcm":

The flop spread out and not much changed. A turn and river were of no excitement as kings held on for the pot, dropping two players and "brunodcm" pulled in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
brunodcm	256,786
Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten	Busted

08-22-2021 19:48 UTC

Top Dogs Before Break

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Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "luckyfish89" Clark	640,000
Alister307	636,500 76,500	76,500
Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho	620,000 119,600	119,600
Victor "victorbco" Hugo	600,000 94,000	94,000
NASHcookie	593,000
Solarr	590,000
BLEFE GOD	545,000 77,900	77,900
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	540,000
Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz	514,000 414,000	414,000
KoningGilze	509,000 45,000	45,000
Papo MC "[Papo]AR"	497,000 77,000	77,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450