WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $3M Gtd | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-30-2021 19:04 UTC

Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen Eliminated in 10th Place ($69,195)

Jason Glatzer

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver opened for 160,000 from under the gun. Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen three-bet jammed for 2,020,280 from the big blind and Oliver called.

Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen:
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:

Oliver paired his queen on the board to eliminate Parssinen on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	7,822,574 2,208,130	2,208,130
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

08-30-2021 18:58 UTC

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Jason Glatzer

Level 23 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

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08-30-2021 18:52 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Jason Glatzer

Level 23 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	5,614,444 418,658	418,658
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	5,040,002 692,250	692,250

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	4,845,944 1,296,200	1,296,200
spaise411	2,318,688 342,980	342,980
CrazyLissy	2,229,908 278,008	278,008
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	2,173,585 307,250	307,250
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	2,103,280 138,000	138,000
kZhh	1,721,634 1,341,750	1,341,750
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,507,004 231,260	231,260
Sintoras	1,451,361 55,000	55,000

08-30-2021 18:48 UTC

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford Eliminated in 11th Place ($69,195)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 23 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford doubled up his short stack against Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver only to give it back a few hands later.

Oliver jammed from the small blind and Beresford called off for 560,810 from the big blind.

Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:

Beresford was ahead after the flop and after the turn. But Oliver connected with his ten on the river to win the hand and send Beresford out in 11th place for $69,195.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	5,195,786 487,780	487,780
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	Busted

08-30-2021 18:41 UTC

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs Eliminated in 12th Place ($69,195)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 23 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs jammed for 1,037,911 from the cutoff and was called by Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver from the big blind.

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs:
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:

The flop might be lucky in a slot machine but did nothing to help Ponakovs. The turn gave him a potential flush draw. Ponakovs was eliminated in 12th place for $69,195 after the river completed the board and the action was hand-for-hand with just 11 players remaining.

Meanwhile, Oliver took the chip lead after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	4,708,006 1,315,411	1,315,411
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	Busted

Level: 23

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,750

08-30-2021 18:34 UTC

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph Eliminated in 13th Place ($54,828)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 22 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 870,000 with just 26,129 behind from the button. Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver put him in for the rest from the big blind and the players turned over their cards.

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:

Both players improved to two pair on the flop. Rudolph's two pair wasn't good enough and he was eliminated in 13th place for $54,828 after getting no help from either the turn or the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	3,392,595 956,129	956,129
CrazyLissy	2,507,916 510,000	510,000
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	2,241,280 148,500	148,500
Sintoras	1,396,361 156,000	156,000
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	1,192,911 22,500	22,500
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	494,780 22,500	22,500
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	Busted

08-30-2021 18:32 UTC

Mike "SirWatts" Watson Eliminated in 14th Place ($54,828)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 22 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Mike "SirWatts" Watson jammed for 526,414 from under the gun and was called by Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos from the big blind

Mike "SirWatts" Watson:
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos:

Watson got no traction to get anywhere near ahead of rockets on the runout and he was eliminated in 14th place for $54,828.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	3,549,744 601,414	601,414
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	Busted

08-30-2021 18:26 UTC

First Break

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Jason Glatzer

Level 22 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Day 2 is on its first short break. Here is a look at all of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	4,347,752 301,800	301,800

kZhh	3,063,384 136,050	136,050
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	2,948,330 291,900	291,900
spaise411	2,661,668 322,520	322,520
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	2,480,835 47,250	47,250
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	2,436,466 84,000	84,000
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	2,389,780 45,000	45,000
CrazyLissy	1,997,916 33,000	33,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,738,264 288,910	288,910
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,428,629 67,500	67,500
Sintoras	1,240,361 261,000	261,000
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	1,215,411 1,094,620	1,094,620
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	533,914 112,500	112,500
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	517,280 15,000	15,000