WCOOP-22-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-26-2021 22:38 UTC

Barer Busts to "spaise411"

Christian Zetzsche

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

After the previous all-in showdown, Ami "UhhMee" Barer patiently waited for a spot to get his short stack in. He did so for 135,224 in the cutoff and "spaise411" called with a stack of nearly 1.2 million out of the big blind.

Ami "UhhMee" Barer:
"spaise411":

Barer fell behind on the flop, spiked a gutshot on the turn but came up blank on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
spaise411	1,349,463 149,224	149,224
Ami "UhhMee" Barer	Busted

08-26-2021 22:36 UTC

Spragg Sends Salas to the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ben "Spraggy" Spragg opened to 35,200 and then called the shove by table neighbor Damian "pampa27" Salas for 173,900 in total.

Damian "pampa27" Salas:
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg:

The mighty pair held up and secured the bounty on the turn of a board to eliminate Salas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	1,029,695 24,970	24,970

Damian "pampa27" Salas	Busted

08-26-2021 22:35 UTC

Hand Eliminated By Campana

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Connor Richards

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

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson opened to 35,200 from early position and Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand flat-called on the button. Eder "edercampana" Campana three-bet to 132,800 in the small blind and it folded to Hand, who shoved all-in for 363,799. Mattsson called.

Eder "edercampana" Campana:
Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand:

Campana flopped top two-pair as the flop came , and Hand didn't improve on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	1,722,871 499,685	499,685
Eder "edercampana" Campana	1,178,370 763,942	763,942

Fintan "easywithaces" Hand	Busted

08-26-2021 22:34 UTC

Leonard Eliminates Shakerchi With Sixes

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Connor Richards

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

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard raised to 35,200 from the cutoff and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi shoved for 405,250 on the button. It folded back to Leonard who called.

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:

It was bad news for Shakerchi as Leonard had him pipped and he didn't improve on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	1,584,045 10,208	10,208

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted

08-26-2021 22:32 UTC

Payout Information Released

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The tournament attracted a field of 160 entries, consisting of 117 unique players and 43 re-entries. Only the top 20 finishers will earn a portion of the $800,000 prize pool and especially the accumulated PKO prizes will play a pivotal role during the late stages.

Place	Prize (in USD)
1	$71,712
2	$71,712
3	$48,878
4	$38,053
5	$29,625
6	$23,064
7	$17,956
8	$13,979
9	$11,039
10-12	$8,717
13-15	$6,884
16-20	$5,436

08-26-2021 22:28 UTC

Barer Left Short; "Alik_Z1" Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura won a classic flip with against the of Ami "UhhMee" Barer. The immediately gave Ventura queens full.

Up next, Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes raised to 32,000 and called the shove by "Alik_Z1" for 253,020 from one seat over on the button.

"Alik_Z1":
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes: [As2s6

Moraes spiked a flush draw on the flop but instead made a wheel on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
FishOnHeater	1,765,356 55,650	55,650
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes	1,648,804 180,195	180,195

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,336,274 66,720	66,720
spaise411	1,200,239 84,625	84,625
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	815,226 468,934	468,934
MCvisitor	778,446 56,295	56,295
Ami "UhhMee" Barer	167,224 384,793	384,793

Alik_Z1	Busted

08-26-2021 22:24 UTC

Rudolph Knocks Out "zigosoft77"

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Connor Richards

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

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph raised to 36,320 and "zigosoft77" shoved from the small blind for 222,120. Rudolph called.

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:
"zigosoft77":

Rudolph ended up winning the flip with a pair of queens when the board ran out and "zigosoft77" was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,402,994 1,402,994	1,402,994
zigosoft77	Busted

Level: 15

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

08-26-2021 22:19 UTC

Mattsson Knocks Out "CrazyLissy"

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Connor Richards

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

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson raised to 28,280 from the cutoff and "CrazyLissy" three-bet jammed for 233,406 from the button. Mattsson called.

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson:
"CrazyLissy":

The hand turned into a sweat on the flop as Mattsson flopped a flush draw and ultimately got there as the board ran out , sending "CrazyLissy" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	1,223,186 253,806	253,806
CrazyLissy	Busted

08-26-2021 22:17 UTC

Novak Takes All the Chips From "Old brock"

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a three-bet pot to the flop, Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak continued for 75,075 out of the small blind and "Old brock" called in the cutoff. Novak bet for another 98,000 on the turn and jammed the river for 419,230.

"Old brock" called with for the broadway straight but Novak had the nuts with .

Three hands later, "Old brock" got it in with the and Novak looked them up with the . The board kept king-high best and that spelled the end for "Old brock".

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	1,534,604 916,365	916,365
Old brock	Busted