WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1.5M Gtd Day 2 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-23-2021 21:36 UTC

Sklenicka Jumps Up the Leaderboard with Aces

MartianNews

Level 35 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka raised to 675,000 from middle position and "Timibank" elected to shove 5,802,977 from the big blind. Sklenicka snap-called and tabled some bad news for "Timibank".

"Timibank":
Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka:

Rockets were dominating and the flop was of no scare, although "Timibank" did pick up some chop-outs.

A brought a flush draw to light, and "Timibank" could take down the pot but the was of no help and the chips went to Sklenicka, eliminating "Timibank" from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka	24,410,146 17,710,146	17,710,146
Timibank	Busted

08-23-2021 21:27 UTC

Much-Needed Double for "TIITTIIT"

MartianNews

Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"sokol47" opened to 522,500 from the cutoff and "TIITTIIT" three-bet jammed 2,033,726. A quick call from "sokol47" saw both players turn over their hands, with "TIITTIIT" at risk.

"TIITTIIT":
"sokol47":

A dominated spot left "sokol47" in need of a sailboat but the runout was of no help and "TIITTIIT" pulled in a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
sokol47	13,017,955 407,955	407,955
TIITTIIT	4,669,952 309,952	309,952

08-23-2021 21:22 UTC

"johnyguedes1" Catches Fire as End of Day Draws Near

MartianNews

Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"johnyguedes1" opened to 500,000 from the button, Igor "Garrin4e" Yaroshevskyy called on the button and "1426395" jumped in from the small blind to see the flop.

The action checked to "johnyguedes1" who continued for 663,300 and only Yaroshevskyy called. A turn landed, "johnyguedes1" bet 2,502,450 and Yaroshevskyy called once more.

A river landed, both players checked and "johnyguedes1" showed for two pair. Yaroshevskyy mucked and "johnyguedes1" continued their terror late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
johnyguedes1	21,741,781 12,501,781	12,501,781
Igor "Garrin4e" Yaroshevskyy	7,035,810 -4,564,190	-4,564,190

08-23-2021 21:15 UTC

"ich_b1n_du" Starts to Climb Back, Knocks Out "bler-champ"

MartianNews

Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"bler-champ" shoved 747,680 from the hijack and "ich_b1n_du" called in the big blind, putting them at risk.

"bler-champ":
"ich_b1n_du":

The board rolled out pjs9h3h10cqs] and a rivered straight took down the pot for "ich_b1n_du", sending "bler-champ" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
ich_b1n_du	18,945,910 947,910	947,910
bler-champ	Busted

08-23-2021 20:50 UTC

"santi.shrek" Drops Two vs. "DTadevosan"

MartianNews

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"santi.shrek" opened to 320,000 from the hijack and "DTadevosan" pushed 3,010,107 in the big blind. "santi.shrek" called, barely having "DTadevosan" covered.

"DTadevosan":
"santi.shrek":

The board came down and the treys of "DTadevosan" held on for the pot, leaving "santi.shrek" with just 56,000.

The very next hand "santi.shrek" pushed king-ten into the pocket of fives of "DTadevosan", and once more the little pair reeled in the pot, eliminating "santi.shrek" from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
DTadevosan	7,021,298
santi.shrek	Busted

08-23-2021 20:44 UTC

"umvelt900" Keeps Stacking

MartianNews

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

"needdollarz" opened to 400,000 from the cutoff, leaving just 6,275 behind and Maxime "Daghemuneguu" Chilaud made it 640,000 in the small blind. "umvelt900" called from the big blind and "needdollarz" put their remaining chips in the middle for a shot at tripling.

An flop rolled out, Chilaud checked and "umvelt900" threw 480,000 at the side pot. Chilaud folded and the two remaining tabled their hands.

"needdollarz":
"umvelt900":

The flopped ace of "umvelt900" was leading and a runout cemented it. "needdollarz" was eliminated and "umvelt900" catapulted over the 20 million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
umvelt900	20,441,500 4,091,500	4,091,500
Maxime "Daghemuneguu" Chilaud	4,806,349 830,647	830,647
needdollarz	Busted

08-23-2021 20:36 UTC

Ugly Rivers Continue to Fall

MartianNews

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Andrew "stato_1" Hulme raised to 352,000 from the cutoff, Gereon "huiiiiiiiiii" Sowa made it 1,440,000 from the big blind and a four-bet of 2,528,000 came from Hulme. Sowa called his remaining 8,469 into the pot and cards were turned over.

Gereon "huiiiiiiiiii" Sowa:
Andrew "stato_1" Hulme:

The flop hit the virtual felt, leaving Sowa well in front with his snowmen. An turn card brought a straight draw for Hulme and a river completed it.

Hulme lands the runner-runner straight to scoop and Sowa was left in the dust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew "stato_1" Hulme	15,015,738
Gereon "huiiiiiiiiii" Sowa	Busted

Tags: Andrew Hulme Gereon Sowa

08-23-2021 20:29 UTC

Gross Runout Drops Brito

MartianNews

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

The action fell on the blinds, "Borrach00" shoved the small for just under ten mllion and Pablo "pabritz" Brito put his 2,057,046 in the pot from the big blind.

Pablo "pabritz" Brito:
"Borrach00":

The flop hit Brito with a seven to take the lead and "Borrach00" was then in trouble.

An turn added a straight draw for Brito to dodge but he couldn't manage to do so when the unlikely river completed the board, hitting "Borrach00" with a straight to scoop and Brito was sent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borrach00	11,804,535 10,867,135	10,867,135
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	Busted

08-23-2021 20:23 UTC

"Timibank" Reels One in with Johnnies

MartianNews

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

"Timibank" opened to 280,000 from under the gun, "Renau" shoved 995,473 in the hijack and "Timibank" called.

"Renau":
"Timibank":

The board fell and jacks held on for the pot, eliminating "Renau" from the field as "Timibank" eclipsed the ten million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timibank	10,642,721
Renau	Busted

08-23-2021 20:20 UTC

Pure Running Hall Takes Down Dando

MartianNews

Level 31 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

The action folded around to Tomy "Jabracada" Hall on the button, he shoved and Paul "Fold Machiii" Dando called for less in the small blind, putting 1,869,624 into the pot and was at risk.

Paul "Fold Machiii" Dando:
Tomi "Jabracada" Hall:

Big slick was looking like an easy double for Dando but a sweaty flop landed on the felt. Dando hit his king but Hall now had the nut flush draw.

The turn card was safe for Dando but he couldn't manage to fade the river as Hall completed his flush to send Dando to the sideline.