Player Break
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a five minute break. Play will continue until the 92 remaining players reach the money with 79 left.
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-34-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Arends Passes 2M Chip Mark
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"Wildace_hun" opened with a raise from middle position to 35,680. Action folded to Jans "Graftekkel" Arends for a call from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Arends checked. "Wildace_hun" bet 31,469 and Arends check-raised to 110,618. "Wildace_hun" made the call.
The turn was 
and Arends led out for 316,596. "Wildace_hun" made the flat call to see a river 
.
Arends shoved the river for 1,271,950 and "Wildace_hun" folded to chip Arends up to the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,221,738
521,344
|
521,344 |
|
||
|
1,062,982
-419,564
|
-419,564 |
Zufic Runs Out of Room
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro opened the betting with a raise to 36,800 and Ivan "zufo16" Zufic called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Zufic jammed for 58,118. Kelopuro made the call and turned over 
for a set of fives. Zufic turned over 
for a pair of nines.
The turn was 
, adding a second pair for Zufic, but the 
river could not improve from there and Kelopuro secured the elimination near the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
680,452 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
Brouk Runs into Aces
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
With the bubble looming, Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk raised to 44,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to "3DTemujin" for a raise to 220,000 from the small blind. Brouk made the call and was at risk.
Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk: 
"3DTemujin": 
The board ran out 
with nothing for the queens and Brouk was out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,097,187
2,097,187
|
2,097,187 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Smiljkovic Nears 3 Million Chip Mark
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
"WS Lynx" raised from middle position to 40,000 and Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic made the call from the button.
The flop was 
and "WS Lynx" fired 51,000 to a quick call from Smiljkovic. The turn was 
and both players checked.
The river 
brought another check from "WS Lynx" and a bet of 172,125 from Smiljkovic that forced the fold near the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,804,012
781,450
|
781,450 |
|
||
|
159,210
159,210
|
159,210 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Bubble Time
Level 21
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
With 80 players left in the tournament we are now hand-for-hand until one more is eliminated.
Players Near the Bubble
Level 21
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Players are waiting on one more elimination to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,034
-351,338
|
-351,338 |
|
|
100,115
-53,305
|
-53,305 |
|
|
69,097
69,097
|
69,097 |
|
|
52,210
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
Player Break
Level 21
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Players are on a five minute break. There are still 80 players remaining in the tournament as we pause briefly on the bubble.