WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $800K Gtd | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-04-2021 20:46 UTC

"Eleres88" Eliminated in 10th Place ($6,605 + $6,750 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 27 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"Eleres88" limped from the small blind. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet raised to 700,000 from the big blind before he called a three-bet by "Eleres88" to 2,100,000.

Van Fleet called a bet of 1,297,500 on the flop. "Eleres88" check-jammed the turn from 2,283,600 to 8,923,695 and Van Fleet called.

"Eleres88":
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

Van Fleet's hand held on the river and took a huge lead into the final table with more than 1/3 the total chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	44,793,022 13,808,695	13,808,695

Eleres88	Busted

09-04-2021 21:06 UTC

"nmi128" Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,277 + $11,563 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 28 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet opened for 575,000 from early position before he called a three-bet jam to 2,872,890 by "nmi128" from the hijack.

"nmi128":
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

It appeared the final table would have its first double-up. This was even more the case after Van Fleet whiffed on both the flop and the turn. But the river spiked the board to give Van Fleet a pair and was up to $31,500 in collected bounties after ousting "nmi128" in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	46,914,612 3,507,890	3,507,890

OManstrom	16,115,515 -32,500	-32,500
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	15,849,161 -157,500	-157,500

Frank "Denman98" Lillis	12,434,314 -32,500	-32,500
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	11,914,391 -32,500	-32,500

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	10,494,280 -282,500	-282,500

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza	3,920,434 -32,500	-32,500
RonnyNine	2,357,293 -32,500	-32,500
nmi128	Busted

09-04-2021 21:17 UTC

"RonnyNine"Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,372 + $3,906 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 29 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"RonnyNine" jammed for 2,742,086 from under the gun. Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva three-bet shoved for 13,026,661 from the small blind and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver folded from the big blind.

"RonnyNine":
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva:

Silva's fishhooks held on the board to eliminate "RonnyNine" in eighth place and to increase his collected bounties to $26,328 thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	47,499,819 600,000	600,000

OManstrom	16,400,515 1,050,000	1,050,000
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	16,368,747 2,892,086	2,892,086

Frank "Denman98" Lillis	12,954,314 -600,000	-600,000
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	12,336,891 -150,000	-150,000

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	8,529,280 -450,000	-450,000

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza	5,910,434 -450,000	-450,000
RonnyNine	Busted

09-04-2021 21:40 UTC

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,014 + $12,531 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 30 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich opened for 787,500 from the button. "OManstrom" jammed from the big blind and Urbanovich called off for 8,068,441.

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich:
"OManstrom":

Urbanovich bricked the board to lose the flip and hit the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	46,671,269 1,877,450	1,877,450

OManstrom	28,176,456 7,388,441	7,388,441
Frank "Denman98" Lillis	12,371,189 -225,000	-225,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	8,615,530 1,875,000	1,875,000

Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	4,022,309 -16,520,938	-16,520,938

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	Busted

09-04-2021 21:44 UTC

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,934 + $500 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 30 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet jammed from the small blind and Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza called off for 3,797,309 from the big blind.

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza:
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

Speranza paired up his six on the flop but Van Fleet improved to a better pair on the turn. The river completed the board and Speranza hit the rail in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	49,008,578 2,337,309	2,337,309

OManstrom	27,776,456 -400,000	-400,000
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	20,632,747 16,610,438	16,610,438

Frank "Denman98" Lillis	13,571,689 1,200,500	1,200,500
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	9,010,530 395,000	395,000

Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza	Busted

09-04-2021 21:48 UTC

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,582 + $7,531 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 30 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver limped from the small blind. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet jammed for 48,828,578 from the big blind and Oliver called off for 9,930,530.

Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

The players were flipping for a 20 million chip pot. Van Fleet won the flip to eliminate Oliver in fifth place after his jack paired the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	58,984,108 9,975,530	9,975,530

OManstrom	23,421,456 -4,355,000	-4,355,000
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	20,477,747 -155,000	-155,000

Frank "Denman98" Lillis	17,116,689 3,545,000	3,545,000
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	Busted

09-04-2021 22:09 UTC

Silva Cracks Aces to Double Through Van Fleet

Jaxon

Level 31 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva opened for 908,000 from under the gun. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet three-bet to 2,200,000 from the button. Silva four-bet jammed for 15,788,247 and Van Fleet snap-called.

Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva:
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:

It was looking like showers for the Day 1 chip leader Silva. Fate had something else in mind as he improved to a set on the flop and never looked back to double his stack after the turn and river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	45,659,061 -16,088,247	-16,088,247

Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	32,376,494 16,488,247	16,488,247

OManstrom	27,983,256 100,000	100,000
Frank "Denman98" Lillis	13,981,189 -500,000	-500,000

09-04-2021 22:19 UTC

Silva Takes the Lead with Broadway

Jaxon

Level 31 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva opened for 1,600,000 from the small blind and Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet called from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop and the turn before things picked up on the river. Silva check-raised a bet by Van Fleet from 3,200,000 to 10,900,000. Van Fleet called and mucked his hand after Silva showed for Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	50,515,694 13,280,000	13,280,000

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	34,519,061 -9,860,000	-9,860,000

Frank "Denman98" Lillis	19,689,189 -2,520,000	-2,520,000
OManstrom	15,276,056 -900,000	-900,000

09-04-2021 22:22 UTC

Frank "Denman98" Lillis Eliminated in 4th Place ($34,565 + $6,250 in Bounties)

Jaxon

Level 32 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

Frank "Denman98" Lillis opened for 1,000,000 from under the gun. Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva three-bet to 3,250,000 from the button. Lillis four-bet jammed for 19,626,689 and Silva snap-called.

Frank "Denman98" Lillis:
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva:

Lillis was in trouble after the flop and was drawing dead after the turn. The made things official and Lillis was eliminated in fourth place.

Meanwhile, Silva had more than half the chips in play with just two players between him and the WCOOP title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	71,079,883 20,564,189	20,564,189

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	34,206,561 -312,500	-312,500

OManstrom	14,713,556 -562,500	-562,500
Frank "Denman98" Lillis	Busted

09-04-2021 22:29 UTC

Van Fleet Doubles Through Silva with a Set

Jaxon

Level 32 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet opened for 1,000,000 from the button and Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva called from the big blind.

Silva check-raised the flop from 750,000 to 2,718,750 and Van Fleet called. Silva bet 5,512,500 on the turn. Van Fleet jammed for 19,159,686 and Silva called.

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva:

Van Fleet had a huge edge with a set but still had to sweat a river with Silva potentially able to win the hand with a full house. No drama took place for Van Fleet as he earned a double with the river completing the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva	53,663,947 -22,940,936	-22,940,936

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	46,194,372 23,253,436	23,253,436

OManstrom	20,141,681 -312,500	-312,500