WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $800K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

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

Day 1 Started

09-02-2021 16:04 UTC

WCOOP-51-H: $2,100 Thursday Thrill Kicks Off at 5:05 p.m. (GMT)

Jaxon

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.

Level: 1

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

09-02-2021 17:05 UTC

Action Begins

Jaxon

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The action has kicked off with an initial field of 76 entries.

09-02-2021 17:06 UTC

Early Entrants in the Field

Jaxon

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	250,000 250,000	250,000

Dejan "dejanlc357" Kaladjurdjevic	250,000 250,000	250,000
Elliott "elliottpet" Peterman	250,000 250,000	250,000
Kenny "kenny05" Smaron	250,000 250,000	250,000
Niklas "lena900" Astedt	250,000 250,000	250,000
Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei	250,000 250,000	250,000
Rens "Rens02" Feenstra	250,000 250,000	250,000
Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav	250,000 250,000	250,000
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	250,000 250,000	250,000
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	250,000 250,000	250,000

09-02-2021 17:09 UTC

Chadha First to Collect a Bounty

Jaxon

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

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
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	503,000
CalmRevolver	Busted

09-02-2021 17:15 UTC

"Assad91" Ends "GlobalHappiness"

Jaxon

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

"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
Assad91	509,156
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand	250,000

GlobalHappiness	Busted

09-02-2021 17:21 UTC

Stakelis Chips Up

Jaxon

Level 1 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

"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.