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

08-26-2021 21:02 UTC

Assorted Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 4,500/9,000, 1,125 ante

Bulgarian player "PanchoVetin" lost their stack three times in quick succession to join the list of players who cannot re-enter anymore. Several other big names have at least one further shot available, however. The most recent casualties can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
PanchoVetin	Busted
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	Busted
Felipe "Pantoja RO" Pantoja	Busted
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	Busted
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	Busted
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted
Will "hellzito" Arruda	Busted
Dennys "dennysramos2" Ramos	Busted
S Georgiev	Busted
meylis_han55	Busted

08-26-2021 20:56 UTC

Fourth Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 4,500/9,000, 1,125 ante

Only 65 players out of 155 entries remain as the tournament has surpassed the $750k guarantee. The fourth scheduled five-minute break has commenced and the late registration is open for another hour and 15 minutes.

08-26-2021 20:53 UTC

Veldhuis Eliminated by Nemeth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 4,500/9,000, 1,125 ante

The action kicked off with a cutoff raise to 19,710 by Andras "probirs" Nemeth and PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis got it in for the 195,332 he had behind out of the big blind. Nemeth wasted little time to call and the cards were turned over.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:

Veldhuis took the lead on the flop and retained it on the turn. However, the river improved his hand to kings and jacks only for Nemeth to make broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	1,311,537 303,977	303,977
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	826,854 354,504	354,504
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	470,097 67,670	67,670

Marius "DEX888" Gierse	461,474 151,043	151,043
FishOnHeater	312,825 312,825	312,825
vladxxxro	283,718 41,280	41,280
oriente1	243,170 171,492	171,492
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted

08-26-2021 20:50 UTC

Another Double Knockout for "CPUrul0r"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 4,500/9,000, 1,125 ante

Shortly after the blinds had gone up, big stack "CPUrul0r" made it 19,800 to go from the under-the-gun position.

Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak three-bet to 63,000 with 262,925 behind and Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder then four-bet jammed for the 237,750 he had left in the small blind. "CPUrul0r" isolated for more than 1.5 million and Maslak called all-in.

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder:
Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak:
"CPUrul0r":

Thanks to a board of , "CPUrul0r" spiked the best two pair and collected two bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
CPUrul0r	2,167,334 672,509	672,509
Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak	Busted
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 4,500/9,000

Ante: 1,125

08-26-2021 20:44 UTC

Hartmann Smoked By Campana

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann open-shoved for 12 blinds and Eder "edercampana" Campana looked him up from one seat over in the hijack, all other players folded.

Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann:
Eder "edercampana" Campana: [AsQc6

Hartmann's stack went down in flames once more after the board, which gave Campana aces and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eder "edercampana" Campana	526,045 247,101	247,101

Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann	Busted

08-26-2021 20:42 UTC

Grafton Eliminated By Koliakov

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton opened to 16,000 from the hijack and Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov called from the small blind. Grafton c-bet 23,000 on the flop and Koliakov check-raised to 60,000. Grafton re-raise shoved for 202,443 and Koliakov called.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov:

Both players had top pair but Koliakov had the better kicker and held as the board ran out , sending Grafton out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov	872,563

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	Busted

08-26-2021 20:40 UTC

"spaise411" Takes From Beresford

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford made it 17,600 to go and was called by "spaise411" on the button. The flop brought a bet worth 24,000 by Beresford and a call. The Brit slowed down and check-called for 64,000 on the turn and also checked the river.

"spaise411" bet another 88,000 and Beresford called to get shown the winning by "spaise411".

Player	Chips	Progress
spaise411	784,916 784,916	784,916
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	Busted

08-26-2021 20:37 UTC

Two Knockouts in a Row for Crema

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Not long ago, Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold won a bigger pot off fellow countryman Thiago "KKremate" Crema but the latter made up for it by knocking out "FishOnHeater" and "Tr!pleeeee" in consecutive hands.

"FishOnHeater" jammed for 135,221 in the small blind with the and Crema called with the , which made two pair on the board.

One hand later, "Tr!pleeeee" open-shoved for 97,352 in the cutoff and Crema isolated on the button.

"Tr!pleeeee":
Thiago "KKremate" Crema:

Both players made queens and fours on the board and the kicker played in favor of Crema.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago "KKremate" Crema	1,541,539 115,527	115,527
Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold	814,670 236,125	236,125
FishOnHeater	Busted
Tr!pleeeee	Busted

08-26-2021 20:34 UTC

Recent Casualties Part III

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios "Geokarak" Karakousis	Busted
PanchoVetin	Busted
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	Busted
dasslo007	Busted
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	Busted
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	Busted
Oleg "Fukuruku" Vasylchenko	Busted

ArtHouse2011	Busted
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi	Busted
spaise411	Busted