| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
558,092 | |
|
517,988 | |
|
|
494,441
8,559
|
8,559 |
|
485,900 | |
|
456,238 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,400/2,800
Ante: 350
"DingeBrinker" opened for 5,520 from the lojack and Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis defended his big blind.
Stakelis check-raised the 
flop from 10,980 to 31,200 and "DingeBrinker" called. "DingeBrinker" then called a bet of 45,000 by Stakelis on the 
turn. The 
river completed the board. Stakelis jammed for 189,800 and won the pot after his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
356,920
356,920
|
356,920 |
|
250,000 | |
|
||
|
173,780
173,780
|
173,780 |
"Assad91" opened for 5,040 from the button and was called by "GlobalHappiness" from the big blind.
"GlobalHappiness" check-called a bet of 4,415 on the 
flop before check-raising the 
turn from 13,440 to 50,400. "Assad91" called and "GlobalHappiness" jammed the 
river for 189,545. "Assad91" called off for 187,145 and had their opponent on the ropes with a single big blind remaining after their 
was good against 
.
One hand later, "Assad91" collected the bounty of "GlobalHappiness" after their held against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
509,156 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
Busted |
On the very first hand of play, Carlos "Carster" Chadha opened for 5,520 from early position. "CalmRevolver" three-bet to 26,400 from the big blind before Chadha four-bet to 60,000. "CalmRevolver" jammed for 249,700 and Chadha called.
Carlos "Carster" Chadha: 
"CalmRevolver": 
Chadha's rockets not only held to collect a bounty of $500 on the [5adjd9h6s] board but also improved to a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
503,000 | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
The action has kicked off with an initial field of 76 entries.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
The $100 million guaranteed World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is in full gear at PokerStars.
The two-day event guarantees at least an $800,000 prize pool with $1,000 of each players' buy-in tagged as their progressive bounty.
The Thursday Thrill is a deep-stacked affair with all players beginning with 250,000 in chips. The blinds will slowly at every 20 minutes on Day 1 starting at 1,200/2,400/300a. Players can re-enter twice during the long 280-minute late registration window giving players a chance to build a big stack for Day 2.
Day 1 of this event will play down until the money is reached. Those advancing to the final day will take a day off before they resume their battle until a winner is declared on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 5:05 GMT.
Some of the biggest names in poker will be in action today as the WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 Thursday Thrill. PokerStars Ambassador Lex "L. Veldhius" Veldhuis, Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav, Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, and Kenny "kenny05" Smaron were among the notable players pre-registered at an hour before the action began.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates throughout this event so stay tuned.
WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $800K Gtd
Day 1 Started
