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

09-02-2021 23:02 UTC

Updated Counts on the Break (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	442,178 3,500	3,500

Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	434,846 65,754	65,754

donthnrmepls	426,736 52,675	52,675
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	333,720 233,720	233,720

XD89lol<3	284,700 184,700	184,700
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	279,556 43,500	43,500
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	255,233 119,000	119,000

Ari "BodogAri" Engel	249,000 14,000	14,000
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	231,438 28,000	28,000

RaulGonzalez	225,690 13,000	13,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	220,924 7,000	7,000
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	153,454 21,000	21,000
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	144,285 14,000	14,000
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	138,980 38,980	38,980
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	134,500 84,000	84,000
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	122,500 22,500	22,500
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	109,400 47,700	47,700

Luke "lb6121" Schwartz	101,860 112,000	112,000

Chillolini	89,000 11,000	11,000
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	31,000 69,000	69,000

09-02-2021 22:59 UTC

Break With 20 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

The remaining 20 players are on a scheduled break for the next five minutes.

No longer among them is Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye, who ran his short stack with into the of Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov in a Limit Hold'em hand. The board ran out and Strebkov made the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	445,678 105,719	105,719

Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye	Busted

09-02-2021 22:56 UTC

Engel on the Rise; George on the Rail

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Christian Zetzsche

Limit Hold'em Limits 7,000-14,000

Ari "BodogAri" Engel surged to the top of the leaderboard on his table after earning several pots. One of them included the elimination of Christopher "Ceegee87" George when the latter defended the big blind and check-called the flop. George had few chips behind to the turn and check-called all-in.

Christopher "Ceegee87" George:
Ari "BodogAri" Engel:

The river bricked and that spelled the end for George.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari "BodogAri" Engel	235,000 177,000	177,000
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	227,924 108,500	108,500
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	203,438 17,500	17,500

Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	174,454 52,500	52,500
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	158,285 3,500	3,500
Christopher "Ceegee87" George	Busted

09-02-2021 22:54 UTC

Down to Three Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 7,000-14,000

During one of the last Deuce to Seven hands, Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna made an seven-six-five but Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski ended up with a seven-six-four to send the multiple WCOOP winner to the rail. The field was reduced soon after as the final three tables were reached.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	323,056 97,400	97,400
spaise411	Busted
Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna	Busted
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted
Tom "Daenarys T" Vogelsang	Busted

09-02-2021 22:48 UTC

Kostritsyn Busts on Final Bullet

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Christian Zetzsche

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 7,000-14,000

Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn was all-in prior to the first draw for just 16,625 and earned calls from Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser and Luke "lb6121" Schwartz. Kostritsyn and Schwartz discarded two, Glaser one. Both active players checked and Glaser discard one, as did Kostritsyn. Schwartz patted and bet, Glaser raised and earned a call.

All three players opted for the same decision and checked it down, Schwartz tabled an eighty-six and that won it all.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	218,500 118,500	118,500
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz	213,860 85,985	85,985

RaulGonzalez	212,690 63,615	63,615

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	136,233 96,725	96,725

Tom "Daenarys T" Vogelsang	41,000 59,000	59,000

Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn	Busted

09-02-2021 22:47 UTC

Lakemeier Takes from Veldhuis

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Christian Zetzsche

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 7,000-14,000

Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier battled with Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis in a Deuce to Seven hand in which he discard one and Veldhuis took two new cards on the first draw. Lakemeier bet and Veldhuis raised, Lakemeier three-bet and earned a call. Lakemeier patted the second draw and Veldhuis took one, the German bet and earned a call.

Both opted for the same decision on the final draw and checked, Lakemeier tabled an eighty-seven and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
donthnrmepls	374,061 176,963	176,963
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	369,092 66,825	66,825

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	83,704 8,450	8,450
spaise411	71,925 56,075	56,075
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	61,700 38,300	38,300

09-02-2021 22:43 UTC

George Takes From Engel

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Christian Zetzsche

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 7,000-14,000

Ari "BodogAri" Engel and Christopher "Ceegee87" George invested two bets to discard two on the first draw. Engel bet and earned a call. He then stood pat while George took one and Engel bet, George called. Both patted and checked to see Engel with an ninety-eight, which George had beat with an eighty-seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	336,424 2,300	2,300
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	185,938 55,100	55,100

Joao "Naza114" Vieira	161,785 36,800	36,800
Christopher "Ceegee87" George	135,000 35,000	35,000
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	121,954 9,000	9,000
Ari "BodogAri" Engel	58,000 42,000	42,000

09-02-2021 22:38 UTC

The Late Registration Has Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

As expected, a late influx of new entries has boosted the field to 44 entries. The tournament still has an overlay of $60,000 and there are currently 27 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
XD89lol<3	100,000 100,000	100,000
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ari "BodogAri" Engel	100,000 100,000	100,000
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	100,000 100,000	100,000
Christopher "Ceegee87" George	100,000 100,000	100,000
Tom "Daenarys T" Vogelsang	100,000 100,000	100,000

Mike "SirWatts" Watson	100,000 100,000	100,000
Chillolini	100,000 100,000	100,000
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	100,000 100,000	100,000
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	100,000

Körrinho	Busted

09-02-2021 22:35 UTC

Kruk Doubles Through Urbanovich

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Christian Zetzsche

Pot-Limit Omaha Blinds 1,500-3,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk raised to 7,500 and was called by Joao "Naza114" Vieira and Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov. Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich raised the pot to 37,500 in the big blind and Kruk called, as did Strebkov.

Urbanovich bet the flop for 39,600 and Kruk came along to the turn, on which he called all-in when Urbanovich jammed.

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk:
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich:

The river further improved Kruk to a full house and he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	339,959 85,125	85,125

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	338,724 160,687	160,687
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	198,585 22,415	22,415
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak	130,954 96,046	96,046
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	130,838 44,388	44,388

Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye	84,719 58,728	58,728

09-02-2021 22:30 UTC

The End of Late Registration Awaits

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Christian Zetzsche

Pot-Limit Omaha Blinds 1,500-3,000

The end of the late registration is near and there are 16 players out of 32 entries remaining. Among the latest players to jump back in was Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna but a late influx of new entries is expected in the next few minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna	77,500 77,500	77,500