WCOOP-14-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-25-2021 21:57 UTC

Lodge with Big Lead at Break

Lyle Bateman

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Just five players are left at the break, and Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge leads the way with a huge advantage. He is almost 3:1 over the next biggest stack, and has more than the rest of the table combined.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	58,868,011 374,500	374,500
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	19,488,134 1,910,500	1,910,500
Sajanas23	14,575,557 1,294,500	1,294,500
Will "hellzito" Arruda	7,409,520 1,340,000	1,340,000
I am Budhha	6,758,778 1,311,500	1,311,500

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000

08-25-2021 21:48 UTC

"Spotzilla666" Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,260)

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Lyle Bateman

Level 34 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

"Spotzilla666" Eliminated in 6th Place ($34,260)

Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge raised the middle to 710,500 and "Spotzilla666" called from the button. Lodge bet 1,130,160 on the flop and "Spotzilla666" called.

Lodge fired again on the turn for 3,997,000, and got the call. He shoved the river for more than 35 million, and after some time in the tank, "Spotzilla666" called.

"Spotzilla666":
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge:

Lodge was way behind on the flop, but went runner-runner diamonds to take it five-handed with a huge lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	58,493,511 22,199,601	22,199,601
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	21,398,634 405,000	405,000
Sajanas23	13,281,057 1,500,000	1,500,000
Will "hellzito" Arruda	8,749,520 3,005,000	3,005,000
I am Budhha	5,447,278 1,880,000	1,880,000
Spotzilla666	Busted

08-25-2021 21:37 UTC

"Alik_Z1" Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,728)

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Lyle Bateman

Level 34 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

"Alik_Z1" Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,728)

In the final hand of the last level, "Alik_Z1" raised the cutoff to 600,000, then called when start of day leader Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis shoved more than 14 million from the big blind.

"Alik_Z1" was in good shape with against , but Stakelis turned the ace then faded river spades on .

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	36,293,910 1,099,500	1,099,500
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	21,803,634 5,738,114	5,738,114
Spotzilla666	21,104,601 930,000	930,000
Sajanas23	14,781,057 150,000	150,000
I am Budhha	7,327,278 2,496,000	2,496,000
Will "hellzito" Arruda	5,744,520 1,303,500	1,303,500
Alik_Z1	Busted

Level: 34

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 45,000

08-25-2021 21:25 UTC

"I am Budhha" Cuts Into Leader

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Lyle Bateman

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge raised the small blind to 780,000 and "I am Budhha" called from the big. They both checked the flop and again on the turn.

Lodge bet 1,257 million on the river and got called.

"I am Budhha":
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge:

"I am Budhha" rivered the ace and called down Lodge's river bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	35,194,410 4,657,500	4,657,500
Spotzilla666	20,174,601 1,185,120	1,185,120
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	16,065,520 958,500	958,500
Sajanas23	14,931,057 1,599,000	1,599,000
I am Budhha	9,823,278 6,027,120	6,027,120
Will "hellzito" Arruda	7,048,020 637,500	637,500
Alik_Z1	3,863,114 187,500	187,500

08-25-2021 21:18 UTC

Lodge Shoves River

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Lyle Bateman

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Just before the level change, Will "hellzito" Arruda raised under the gun to 500,000, then called when Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge reraised the cutoff to 1.45 million. Arruda check-called for 1.285 million on , and again for 2.06 million on turn.

Arruda checked again on the river, but Lodge bombed the pot with shove worth almost 30 million. Arruda hit the tank hard, but eventually gave up their hand leaving just over 7.5 million behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	39,851,910 2,005,490	2,005,490
Spotzilla666	21,359,721 1,452,500	1,452,500
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	17,024,020 9,062,010	9,062,010
Sajanas23	13,332,057 3,222,500	3,222,500
Will "hellzito" Arruda	7,685,520 4,957,500	4,957,500
Alik_Z1	4,050,614 1,332,500	1,332,500
I am Budhha	3,796,158 1,375,000	1,375,000

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 37,500

08-25-2021 21:07 UTC

Victor "victorbco" Hugo Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,848)

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Lyle Bateman

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

Victor "victorbco" Hugo Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,848)

Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge raised the hijack to 507,500, then called when Victor "victorbco" Hugo shoved the cutoff for 3,825,285.

Victor "victorbco" Hugo:
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge:

Lodge had the best king, and even though Hugo rivered the flush, Lodge had already turned the boat on .

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	37,846,420 5,255,285	5,255,285
Victor "victorbco" Hugo	Busted

08-25-2021 20:59 UTC

Arruda Sets Final Table

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Lyle Bateman

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

In two hands about 3 minutes apart just before the break, Will "hellzito" Arruda busted Alexandre "Alex Bez" Bez in 11th when he turned a straight against two pair, and then Mike "SirWatts" Watson in 10th after flopping the nut flush.

They are now at the final table where Ramon "PESCANCO" Sfalsin busted in the first hand, just before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge	32,591,135 7,500,895	7,500,895
Spotzilla666	22,812,221 165,000	165,000
Sajanas23	16,554,557 310,000	310,000
Will "hellzito" Arruda	12,643,020 9,816,550	9,816,550
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis	7,962,010 1,318,000	1,318,000
Alik_Z1	5,383,114 6,225,000	6,225,000
I am Budhha	5,171,158 2,039,536	2,039,536
Victor "victorbco" Hugo	4,047,795 959,765	959,765
Alexandre "Alex Bez" Bez	Busted
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	Busted
Ramon "PESCANCO" Sfalsin	Busted