WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-25-2021 00:13 UTC

Grafton Picks Off Stevens' Bluff with Rockets

Jaxon

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Bert "girafganger7" Stevens opened for 63,000 from the hijack. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton three-bet to 180,000 and Stevens called.

Both players checked the flop. Grafton bet 208,125 on the turn and Stevens called. Grafton checked the river. Stevens jammed for 306,390 and Grafton called. Stevens had just king-high with and was eliminated in 26th place after Grafton showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	1,980,524 -98,250	-98,250
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	1,898,810 812,370	812,370
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	1,545,710 -114,000	-114,000
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	1,201,888 842,828	842,828
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	991,864 -88,000	-88,000
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann	391,558 -119,250	-119,250
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens	Busted

08-24-2021 23:56 UTC

Rolle Eliminates Bonomo with a Full House

Jaxon

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle opened for 53,750 from the button. Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo jammed for 644,819 from the small blind and Rolle called.

Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo:
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:

The board gave Rolle a full house to win a huge pot. Meanwhile, Bonomo joined recent bustouts in Simon "simon1471" Higgins and "CrazyLissy" on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darwinsfish	2,042,897 72,750	72,750
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	1,994,879 789,819	789,819

Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	Busted
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	Busted
CrazyLissy	Busted

08-24-2021 23:31 UTC

Grafton's Fives Get There Against Mulders Tens

Jaxon

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann opened for 40,000 from the cutoff before Sam "SamSquid" Grafton jammed for 479,970 from the small blind. Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder four-bet to 919,940 and Hartmann folded.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder:

It was looking like showers for Grafton after the flop and the turn. The river saved the day for the PokerStars Ambassador and he doubled up to more than 1 million in chips after nailing a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	1,897,292 -441,470	-441,470
Darwinsfish	1,870,147 97,500	97,500
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens	1,495,212 635,466	635,466

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,422,589 -84,378	-84,378
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	1,383,211 23,818	23,818
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	1,136,560 -70,500	-70,500

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	1,014,940 329,159	329,159
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez	852,256 -183,780	-183,780
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann	510,808 510,808	510,808
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	Busted
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	Busted

08-24-2021 22:57 UTC

Brutal Bad Beat for Veldhuis

Jaxon

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Just before the break, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 34,720 from under the gun and was called by "Darwinsfish" from the cutoff. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis jammed for 326,866. Rudolph folded and "Darwinsfish" called.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
"Darwinsfish":

It was looking good for Veldhuis to double after the safe flop and the turn. But the spiked the river to give his opponent a set and Veldhuis lost his stack on a bad beat with rockets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	2,193,832 5,175	5,175
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	1,689,185 1,049,933	1,049,933
Darwinsfish	1,508,967 669,843	669,843
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,506,967 703,859	703,859
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	1,355,106 87,550	87,550
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	511,066 -364,994	-364,994
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted

08-24-2021 22:44 UTC

Rolle Ousts Vousden

Jaxon

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

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened for 28,000 from the hijack. Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle three-bet jammed for 580,180 from the big blind and Vousden called off for 248,250.

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:

The flop gave Rolle a set and Vousden was drawing dead to Rolle's full house on the turn. The river wasn't enough for Vousden and he is officially out of the event after firing the maximum of three bullets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	1,267,556 318,679	318,679
vino la iubi	716,619 -290,052	-290,052
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	639,252 222,018	222,018
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	515,750 221,498	221,498

Joao "Naza114" Vieira	428,238 428,238	428,238
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov	Busted
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	Busted

08-24-2021 22:30 UTC

Sick Cooler for Veldhuis!

Jaxon

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis opened for 24,000 from the lojack and was called by "Darwinsfish" from the small blind.

"Darwinsfish" check-called for 23,265 on the flop before he check-called again for 78,000 on the turn. "Darwinsfish" checked the river as well. Veldhuis jammed and "Darwinsfish" called off their stack of 283,047.

Veldhuis held for a full house but his opponent's full house was better as "Darwinsfish" doubled up with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	948,877 384,304	384,304
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	931,742 444,400	444,400
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	876,060 134,085	134,085
Darwinsfish	839,124 495,633	495,633
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	783,641 26,035	26,035
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	644,105 86,305	86,305
Matas "bebaimis777" Cimbolas	424,820 -451,329	-451,329
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	295,526 -340,438	-340,438

CrazyLissy	285,497 555	555
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes	212,437 -362,890	-362,890

08-24-2021 22:24 UTC

Mulder Wins a Monster Flip with Jacks

Jaxon

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen opened for 26,400 from the cutoff. Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder three-bet to 101,700 from the small blind. Parssinen made a huge four-bet jam to 694,510 and Mulder called.

Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen:
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder:

Mulder's jacks won the huge flip to go over 2 million in chips and send Parssinen to the rail after his opponent didn't connect with the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	2,188,657 730,210	730,210
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	921,058 720,424	720,424
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	784,453 156,208	156,208

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	685,781 312,704	312,704
Niklas "lena900" Astedt	240,075 133,450	133,450
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	Busted
Gogac sniper	Busted

08-24-2021 22:19 UTC

Flush for Parssinen to Oust Talbot

Jaxon

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot opened for 24,000 from the lojack and was called by Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen from the big blind.

Parssinen check-raised the flop from 18,060 to 42,323. Talbot three-bet jammed for 184,095 and Talbot called.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen:

Parssinen improved to a flush on the turn and won the hand after Talbot didn't hit a better flush on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	1,458,447 280,550	280,550
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	758,410 363,695	363,695
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	Busted

DingeBrinker	Busted
Mario "MB TREMENDO" Bonanata	Busted
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	Busted
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	Busted

08-24-2021 22:01 UTC

Mulder Takes Lead with Cowboys Before the Break

Jaxon

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"DingeBrinker" opened for 22,000 from under the gun before they called a three-bet by Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder from the cutoff to 60,000.

"DingeBrinker" check-called for 42,750 on the flop before he check-called again for 160,000 on the turn. Mulder jammed the river after "DingeBrinker" checked. "DingeBrinker" called off for 306,772.

Mulder won the hand with to take the chip lead just before the break while "DingeBrinker" re-entered after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	1,177,897 956,694	956,694
vino la iubi	1,006,671 -13,755	-13,755
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	949,183 229,051	229,051
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens	859,746 -276,104	-276,104

Mike "SirWatts" Watson	844,590 844,590	844,590
DingeBrinker	250,000 -160,660	-160,660
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	236,345

08-24-2021 21:57 UTC

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Jaxon

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

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