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

Aug 23, 2021

"johnyguedes1" Catches Fire as End of Day Draws Near

brandyn trenholm

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.

Aug 23, 2021

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

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brandyn trenholm

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.

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 32,500

Aug 23, 2021

Break Time (full)

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brandyn trenholm

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

The remaining 34 players will now be taking a five-minute break.

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Aug 23, 2021

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

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brandyn trenholm

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.

Level: 33

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

Aug 23, 2021

"umvelt900" Keeps Stacking

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brandyn trenholm

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.

Aug 23, 2021

Ugly Rivers Continue to Fall

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brandyn trenholm

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.

Tags: Andrew Hulme Gereon Sowa

Aug 23, 2021

Gross Runout Drops Brito

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brandyn trenholm

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.

Aug 23, 2021