WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $500K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-02-2021 23:33 UTC

Glaser Busts "XD89lol<3"

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Limits 10,000-20,000

"XD89lol<3": / /
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser: / /

With three bets invested on third, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser check-called once, bet fifth and called a raise. Glaser raised sixth and called the all-in of "XD89lol<3" for 42,500 total. The Brit tabled kings and sevens, which beat the queens in the hole of the Finn after seventh was a brick for ""XD89lol<3"".

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	457,133 119,500	119,500

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	317,520 23,000	23,000

Luke "lb6121" Schwartz	269,560 -10,000	-10,000

RaulGonzalez	259,490 -13,000	-13,000

XD89lol<3	Busted

09-02-2021 23:35 UTC

"Chillolini" Sent to the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Limits 10,000-20,000

In a previous hand, "Chillolini" was left with one and a half big bets when they couldn't beat the fours and deuces of Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk. Both clashed again with "Chillonini" at risk on third street.

"Chillolini": / /
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk: / /

Both players ended with a pair as "Chillolini missed a four-card flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari "BodogAri" Engel	367,200 -14,600	-14,600
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	317,838 143,800	143,800

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	229,924 89,600	89,600
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	125,985 -80,200	-80,200
Chillolini	Busted

09-02-2021 23:42 UTC

Strebkov Wins Showdown Pot Against donthnrmepls

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Limits 10,000-20,000

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski raised and then bet fourth with a seven-four showing to then call on fifth with a nine-seven draw. Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov bet with a six-trey draw and check-called sixth. He then bet on seventh and Dzivielevski called.

Strebkov tabled / / for eights and a low to scoop the entire pot.

"donthnrmepls" recovered earlier losses in the next hand when they won a pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	765,278 78,000	78,000

donthnrmepls	473,436 -116,000	-116,000
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	321,346 87,000	87,000

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	256,056 17,000	17,000
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	100,080 -35,000	-35,000

09-02-2021 23:43 UTC

Engel Takes From Urbanovich

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Limits 10,000-20,000

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich: / /
Ari "BodogAri" Engel: / /
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk: / /

After completion by Ari "BodogAri" Engel, Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich raised and Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk called, as did Engel. The Canadian bet fourth, Urbanovich raised and earned two calls. Engel then bet fifth and sixth to get two calls before they checked seventh.

Urbanovich tabled queens but Engel had that beat with sixes and deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari "BodogAri" Engel	444,200 77,000	77,000
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	235,838 -82,000	-82,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	143,924 -86,000	-86,000

09-02-2021 23:45 UTC

Vieira Busts Kruk

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Limits 10,000-20,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk: / /
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: / /

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk completed and then bet fourth street to earn a call from Joao "Naza114" Vieira. He also bet fifth, Vieira raised and called the shove of Kruk for 58,924 total. Kru showed tens and sixes but Vieira was ahead with his rolled up set. Nothing changed anymore and Kruk was ousted in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	360,909 234,924	234,924
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	Busted

09-02-2021 23:50 UTC

"RaulGonzalez" Takes From Leonard

Christian Zetzsche

No-Limit Hold'em Blinds 3,000-6,000

The tides are changing rapidly as the stack sizes in the big bet games can swiftly get reduced in a matter of minutes. One of these setbacks applied to Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, who then also lost a bigger pot in NLHE to "RaulGonzalez".

The German limp-called for 18,777 in a battle of the blinds and check-called the flop for 14,444. Leonard's second barrel for 28,884 on the turn was check-called once more and they checked the river. "RaulGonzalez" turned over the for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	379,383 -77,750	-77,750

Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	369,404 175,050	175,050
RaulGonzalez	278,845 19,355	19,355

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	123,415 -194,105	-194,105

09-02-2021 23:53 UTC

Amundsgaard Doubles Through Strebkov

Christian Zetzsche

No-Limit Hold'em Blinds 3,000-6,000

Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov open-shoved his big stack out of the small blind with the and was called by Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard with the in the big blind.

The board ran out and Amundsgaard doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	767,366 2,088	2,088

donthnrmepls	423,620 -49,816	-49,816
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	349,860 28,514	28,514

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	245,384 -10,672	-10,672
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	98,966 -1,114	-1,114

09-02-2021 23:57 UTC

Break With 13 Remaining

Christian Zetzsche

The final 13 players are now on a scheduled five-minute break and will return to Pot-Limit Omaha. Only the top five spots are paid and that's when Day 1 will wrap up.

09-03-2021 00:00 UTC

Updated Counts on the Break (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	774,866 7,500	7,500

Ari "BodogAri" Engel	484,352 40,152	40,152
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	424,792 55,388	55,388
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	402,755 41,846	41,846
donthnrmepls	395,120 -28,500	-28,500
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	361,110 11,250	11,250

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	339,689 -39,694	-39,694

Luke "lb6121" Schwartz	336,560 67,000	67,000

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	283,634 38,250	38,250
RaulGonzalez	208,345 -70,500	-70,500

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	178,221 54,806	54,806

Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	140,090 -95,748	-95,748

Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	70,466 -28,500	-28,500

09-03-2021 00:04 UTC

Dzivielevski Takes It on the Turn

Christian Zetzsche

Pot-Limit Omaha Blinds 3,000-6,000

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski raised to 13,500 and was called by Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier out of the small blind, Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov also filled up from the big blind. They checked the flop and Lakemeier bet the turn for 15,390. Strebkov folded but Dzvielevski raised to 55,500 in order to win the pot without resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	335,220 -25,890	-25,890

Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	326,024 42,390	42,390