PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $800K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$74,176
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$960,000
Entries
480
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
480
Players Left
62

Level: 15

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

"nmi128" Extends Lead After Busting Kade

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"nmi128" opened for 50,000 from the button and Vanessa "Niffller" Kade defended her big blind.

Kade check-raised the {3-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop from 65,000 to 201,211 and "nmi128" called. Both players checked the {10-Hearts} turn before Kade checked the {k-Spades} river. "nmi128" bet 422,600 and Kade jammed for 1,392,913. "nmi128" called with {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair to pick off Kade's bluff with {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and send her out short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
nmi128 nl
nmi128
4,966,755 2,088,204
Vanessa "Niffller" Kade
Vanessa "Niffller" Kade
Busted
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
Busted

Moraes Doubles Through Urbanovich

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes jammed the button for 207,705. Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich three-bet to 440,000 from the small blind and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver folded from the big blind

Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Moraes improved to trips on the {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop and doubled up after Moraes didn't get back ahead on the {j-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
spaise411 ru
spaise411
2,515,870 -15,000
Tauan "kylix42" Naves br
Tauan "kylix42" Naves
1,706,329 1,038,523
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma br
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma
1,580,482 -290,498
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich
EPT 1X Winner
941,483 941,483
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
796,750 796,750
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes br
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes
455,410 202,705
Gogac sniper at
Gogac sniper
Busted

Rockets for Bruschi

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi opened for 44,000 from the cutoff and "ArtHouse2011" defended their big blind.

"ArtHouse2011" check-called the {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} rainbow flop for 38,940 before they check-jammed the {7-Hearts} turn from 90,000 to 264,889. Bruschi called and the players turned over their cards.

"ArtHouse2011": {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

"ArtHouse2011" was alive but needed help to completed their open-ender. The {4-Diamonds} river didn't do the trick and they were eliminated by Bruschi short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
1,343,792 1,343,792
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani br
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani
1,088,948 -335,670
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg gb
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
662,260 -2,500
ArtHouse2011 ie
ArtHouse2011
Busted
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

Various Chip Counts at Break

Level 13 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante
Player Chips Progress
ShipitFTW911 se
ShipitFTW911
3,192,705 -290,148
nmi128 nl
nmi128
2,878,551 414,500
Ilya "thienlao21" Korobkin ua
Ilya "thienlao21" Korobkin
2,870,557 1,583,944
Assad91 ar
Assad91
2,771,774 -21,118
spaise411 ru
spaise411
2,530,870 2,530,870
Floesoe nl
Floesoe
2,489,124 -108,033
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
2,258,634 760,009
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
1,552,542 869,882
OManstrom se
OManstrom
1,499,981 684,260
peceli uy
peceli
1,322,238 455,964
Javier "que_te_crio" Fernandez es
Javier "que_te_crio" Fernandez
1,030,489 -184,227
Dennys "dennysramos2" Ramos br
Dennys "dennysramos2" Ramos
780,725 -39,307
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg gb
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg
664,760 343,731
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk
368,341 -941,405
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes br
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes
252,705 -667,910
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Busted
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Busted
needdollarz ru
needdollarz
Busted
Tom "7tHEcROw7" MacDonald gb
Tom "7tHEcROw7" MacDonald
Busted
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski br
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski
Busted
DontMesswithM11 nl
DontMesswithM11
Busted
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis lt
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis
Busted
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot ca
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot
Busted

Muehloecker Cracks Cowboys

Level 13 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker opened for 32,250 from the lojack before he called a three-bet shove by "Tauno500" from the button to 174,853.

"Tauno500": {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Muehloecker's suited connectors improved to two pair on the {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop to eliminate his opponent just after late registration closed.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker at
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker
1,898,095
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder nl
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder
1,739,544 -10,047,522
Hymn2Ninkasi gb
Hymn2Ninkasi
1,415,892
kZhh hu
kZhh
1,070,470 -311,508
Julian "julianpineda" Pineda
Julian "julianpineda" Pineda
635,322 -142,951
Tauno500 ee
Tauno500
Busted

Late Registration Closed; $960K Prize Pool

Level 13 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

The $800,000 guarantee was absolutely smashed for the Thursday Thrill with 480 entries generating a $960,000 prize pool.

Tomorrow's winner will go home with $74,176 with second place taking $1 less. The big difference will be in the huge progressive bounty at the end.

There were 132 players remaining when late registration closed with the day ending with the top 63 players getting at least a $2,138 min-cash plus whatever bounties were collected along the way.

Full payouts can be found in the Payouts tab within our coverage.

PlacePrize
1$74,176
2$74,175
3$46,701
4$34,565
5$25,582
6$18,934
7$14,014
8$10,372
9$8,277
10-12$6,605
13-15$5,271
16-23$4,207
24-31$3,357
32-47$2,679
48-63$2,138

Trips for Gusma

Level 13 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma opened for 31,050 from early position. Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi three-bet to 97,500 from middle position and Gusma called.

Gusma check-jammed from 76,659 to 937,500 on the {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop and Bruschi called off for 359,630.

Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

Gusma flopped trips and had a bit of a sweat with Bruschi gaining a flush draw on the {2-Clubs} turn. The blank {9-Hearts} river completed the board and Gusma ousted Bruschi.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma br
Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma
1,870,980
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
Busted