WCOOP-42-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $700K Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-42-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $700K Gtd
Day: 1
WCOOP-42-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $700K Gtd Kicks Off Today
It's been an eventful World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars, and the action continues today with the WCOOP-42-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max] event. The tournament costs $5,200 to enter and has a guaranteed prize pool of $700,000.
The two-day event begins at 5:05 p.m. GMT and Day 1 will break when nine players remain. Action will resume with the final table on Wednesday at 5:05 p.m. GMT.
Players will begin the tournament with 250,000 chips and blinds will increase every 20 minutes, with the exception of the first four levels which are each 15 minutes. Each player will be allowed up to two re-entries.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be covering the event, so stay turned for live updates and coverage.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
Action Begins
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
The tournament has kicked off, with 15 players having registered thus far.
Big River Bet Wins It for Benitez
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez raised the button to 4,600 and Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo defended in the big blind. Benitez fired for 3,944 on the 
flop and Pardo called. Benitez barreled again on the 
river for 14,879 and Pardo again called. Benitez fired for nearly a pot-sized bet of 48,000 on the 
river and Pardo laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
302,437 | |
|
218,707 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,400/2,800
Ante: 350
Ace-Jack Good for Leonard
Level 3
: 1,400/2,800, 350 ante
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard was in on his second bullet after busting early and called a 23,496 three-bet from "KennedyPK97" after opening the button. The 
flop checked through and the turn brought the 
. "KennedyPK97" checked and Leonard fired for 25,146. "KennedyPK97" called.
Both players checked the 
river and "KennedyPK97" showed 
, but it was no good again the pair of aces of Leonard, who held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
466,008 | |
|
289,892 |
Dimov Eliminated by "Grozzorg"
Level 3
: 1,400/2,800, 350 ante
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov cold four-bet the button to 38,400 and "Grozzorg," who had three-bet in the cutoff, jammed for 277,488. Dimov called with his last 215,600.
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov: 
"Grozzorg": 
The big slick of Dimov was no good against the cowboys of "Grozzorg" as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
541,688 | |
|
|
Busted |
Pardo Eliminated by Leonard in Cooler
Level 3
: 1,400/2,800, 350 ante
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard three-bet in the small blind to 30,000 and Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo, who initially raised in the lojack, put in the four-bet to 62,400. Leonard called. Pardo continued with a 33,450 bet on the 
flop and Leonard moved in for 186,624.
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard:
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo: 
The hand turned into a massive cooler on the flop when Pardo flopped a set and Leonard flopped the nut straight. The board did not pair is it ran out 
and Pardo was eliminated, though he bought in for a second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
468,381 | 178,489 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,600/3,200
Ante: 400