WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Day 2 Finals of WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
After a day off, the Day 2 finals of the latest Pokerstars WCOOP Event are set to play out at 5:05 PM GMT. Only 114 players will be coming back from a starting field of 2,447, and those players will be playing for a first place prize of $77,048. Leading the way is "dtminator" who virtually bagged up 7,118,962.
Some of the other players who will be back today and vying for this title are Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv (4,351,723), Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha (4,011,725), Fahredin "FeriBo" Mustafov (2,897,776), Rui "sousinha23" Sousa (2,776,654), and Bernardo "bedias" Dias (1,846,642).
The blinds coming back today will be 20,000/40,000, and the average stack will be 2,146,491. The action kicks off shortly, so be sure to come back to Pokernews at 5:05 PM GMT for all of your updates!
Top 10 Counts After Day 1 in 2021 WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE PKO
| Position | Player | Country | Bounty | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dtminator | Hungary | $1,766 | 7118962 | 178 |
| 2 | NicoBoko | Germany | $3,816 | 6,606,689 | 165 |
| 3 | lgburlamaqui | Brazil | $3,305 | 5,487,407 | 137 |
| 4 | K0SICE | Netherlands | $2,734 | 5,148,453 | 129 |
| 5 | busterchair | Brazil | $1,344 | 4,392,434 | 110 |
| 6 | Camillancefieldg | Canada | $2,563 | 4,375,280 | 109 |
| 7 | mvpalls | Belarus | $1,434 | 4,351,723 | 109 |
| 8 | Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv | Romania | $1,031 | 4,272,352 | 107 |
| 9 | a.adil87 | Kazakhstan | $2,477 | 4,068,838 | 102 |
| 10 | clapjkspit | Hungary | $2,156 | 4,060,116 | 102 |
The Virtual Cards are in the Air
Action is underway once again in this WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd Day 2 finals. Blinds starting out will be 20,000-40,000 today, and all levels will be 18 minutes long.
Stay tuned to Pokernews to find out who takes down this crown!
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 6,000
"Popiedejopie" Shoves the Turn
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
"Popiedejopie" made it 110,000 to go, and "K0SICE" was the lone caller. They were heads up to a flop of 
, and "Popiedejopie" checked to "K0SICE", who bet 125,000. "Popiedejopie" went for a check raise to 287,500, and "K0SICE" called to see the 
hit the turn. "Popiedejopie" shoved all in for 541,000 and change, and "K0SICE" kicked their cards in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,757,953 | -390,500 |
|
|
1,459,836 | 1,459,836 |
"horvYptr" Wins Flip for Knockout and Near Double
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Ivan "zufo16" Zufic raised to 100,000 from middle position, and in the big blind, "horvYptr" moved all in for 1,500,000. Zufic called for just a few thousand less with 
, and they were flipping against the Ace-King of "horvYptr." The flop of 
shot "horvYptr" out into the lead, and Zufic wasn't able to catch up from there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,989,208 | 778,940 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,500
"DGR.POKEHER" Doubles Through the Big Stack
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
Action folded around to "DGR.POKEHER" on the button, and they bumped it up to 120,000. "NicoBoko" called in the small blind, and from the big blind, Nilson "Cabeca Rush" Junior reraised to 510,000. "DGR.POKEHER" four bet shoved all in for over 1.2 million, and out of nowhere, "NicoBoko" came in for a five bet shove, having everyone covered.
Junior folded, and "NicoBoko"'s pocket kings were ahead of the of "DGR.POKEHER." The flop of 
gave "NicoBoko" top set, but the script quickly flipped when the 
hit the turn to give "DGR.POKEHER" a straight. They would need to avoid the board pairing to stay alive, and the 
river did just that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,968,637 | -1,638,052 |
|
3,919,600 | 3,919,600 |
|
3,085,684 | 3,085,684 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,750
Sehnem Scores Massive Double With Kings
Level 26
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
"knudskerif" raised to 126,000 from early position, and two seats over, "mvpalls" reraised to 375,000. It folded to Ricardo "rsehnem77" Sehnem in the big blind, and he put out a four bet to 924,000 even.
Back to "mvpalls", they would five bet shove for 3.9 million, and Sehnem called for just a few thousand less with 
. He was a big favorite over the 
held by "mvpalls", and the kings would hold on a runout of 
.
That pot left "mvpalls" with just 50,000, but they have scored multiple double ups since, and are suddenly back over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,986,398 | 5,416,695 |
|
1,293,220 | -3,058,503 |