WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-05-2021 23:28 UTC

Kovalski Runs Into Leonard's Cowboys

Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski opened for 50,000 from the hijack before he called a three-bet by Patrick "pads1161" Leonard to 187,500. Leonard fired out for 75,000 on the flop. Kovalski jammed for 557,923 and Leonard called.

Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski:
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard:

Kovalski improved to two pair after the turn and river completed the board but was eliminated in 19th place with Leonard holding a dominating top set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	2,906,465 766,423	766,423

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	2,602,840 266,500	266,500

Patrick "thebigdog09" Brooks	1,438,359 80,500	80,500

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	1,183,761 50,490	50,490
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	513,965 56,500	56,500
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	Busted

09-05-2021 23:24 UTC

Bujtas Runs Tens into Nines

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Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Marius "DEX888" Gierse opened for 52,500 from the lojack and was called by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi from the cutoff. Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas three-bet jammed for 672,198 from the button. Gierse folded and Shakerchi called.

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:

Bujtas was unable to get nines ahead of tens on the runout to go out in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	2,966,823 916,948	916,948
Marius "DEX888" Gierse	666,525 27,619	27,619
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	Busted

09-05-2021 23:15 UTC

Shakerchi Ousts Rolle

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Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

The final member of Team PokerStars has been eliminated with Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle losing his short stack as follows.

Rolle jammed for 206,043 from the hijack and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi call from the button.

Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:

Rolle fell behind to Shakerchi's two pair on the flop and after the turn and river the two pair improved to a full house to eliminate Rolle in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	2,049,875 215,793	215,793
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	Busted

09-05-2021 23:12 UTC

Greenwood Eliminates Parssinen

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Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood opened for 55,000 from the hijack. Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen three-bet to 165,000 from the button. Greenwood jammed and Parssinen called off for 1,040,231 to create a huge 2.1 million chip pot.

Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Greenwood won the flip after his ace found a friend on the board to eliminate Parssinen in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	3,760,565 1,050,731	1,050,731
3DTemujiN	2,313,821 88,000	88,000
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	2,085,997
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	1,834,082 981,795	981,795
CPUrul0r	1,792,393 185,380	185,380
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	1,162,948 1,006,131	1,006,131
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	231,543 352,788	352,788
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	Busted

09-05-2021 22:57 UTC

Veldhuis Out with Queens

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Jason Glatzer

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski opened for 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira from one seat over. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis three-bet jammed for 291,871 and Ferreira folded after Malinowski four-bet shoved for 782,310.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski:

Malinowski paired his ace on the board to eliminate Veldhuis in 25th place. "KennedyPK97" was eliminated on another table and the action was down to just 24 players heading into the sixth break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,709,834 167,500	167,500
3DTemujiN	2,401,821 1,101,011	1,101,011
hello_totti	2,279,925 51,500	51,500
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	2,085,997 538,075	538,075
CPUrul0r	1,607,013 1,460,823	1,460,823
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski	1,151,681 167,171	167,171
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted
KennedyPK97	Busted

09-05-2021 22:43 UTC

Set of Ladies for "CPUrul0r" to Beat Higgins' Top Two Pair

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Jason Glatzer

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Just before the blinds increased, Simon "simon1471" Higgins opened for 31,250 from the button before he called a three-bet to 125,000 by "CPUrul0r" from the small blind.

"CPUrul0r" bet 161,250 on the flop. Higgins jammed for 957,249 and "CPUrul0r" called.

Simon "simon1471" Higgins:
"CPUrul0r":

It was a bit of a cooler for Higgins to run top two pair into a set and "CPUrul0r" collected his $7,500 bounty after Higgins bricked the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,732,334 1,850	1,850
CPUrul0r	2,504,613 1,067,949	1,067,949
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,453,135 181,145	181,145

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	829,228 198,638	198,638

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	583,541 391,194	391,194
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	Busted
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	Busted
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	Busted

09-05-2021 22:27 UTC

Volkmann Eliminates Peters to Take Back the Chip Lead

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Jason Glatzer

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

David "dpeters17" Peters opened for 30,000 from the lojack. Bruno "great dant" Volkmann three-bet to 102,500 from the button and Peters called.

Peters check-called for 60,575 on the flop before both players checked the turn. Peters checked the river and Volkmann jammed. Peters used nearly all his clock before he called off for 272,808. Peters held but his pair wasn't good enough to survive with Volkmann holding . Volkmann regained the chip lead after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	2,536,447 516,383	516,383
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	547,431 215,201	215,201
David "dpeters17" Peters	Busted

Andras "probirs" Nemeth	Busted
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	Busted
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	Busted

09-05-2021 22:06 UTC

Greenwood Ousts Two to Take the Chip Lead

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo jammed for 194,750 from under the gun. "Driekus888" three-bet shoved for 414,774 from one seat over and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood called them both from the big blind.

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo:
"Driekus888":
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Greenwood's rockets held on the board to eliminate two opponents and take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,390,797 623,024	623,024
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo	Busted
Driekus888	Busted
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	Busted

09-05-2021 22:01 UTC

Volkmann Cracks Aces to Take Lead Before Break

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Jason Glatzer

Level 14 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha opened for 24,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Bruno "great dant" Volkmann called from the blinds.

The action checked to Padilha on the flop and he bet 54,450. Rolle folded and Volkmann raised to 117,612. Padilha called and both players checked the turn. The completed the board on the river and Volkmann jammed for 1,051,034. Padilha used almost all his clock before he called.

Padilha held but this wasn't good enough to stay alive with Volkmann holding for a rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	1,964,649 745,003	745,003
CPUrul0r	1,906,347 54,091	54,091
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	1,767,773 47,894	47,894
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	1,309,935 38,450	38,450
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,271,990 117,690	117,690

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	1,152,269 97,277	97,277
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	1,013,571 28,250	28,250
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	1,004,023 9,250	9,250
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	762,632 4,633	4,633
3DTemujiN	733,420 76,327	76,327
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	668,697 20,922	20,922
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	576,514 241,660	241,660
krakukra	304,125 200,525	200,525
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	250,000 250,000	250,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	Busted

09-05-2021 21:48 UTC

Volkmann's Full House Beats Bonanata's Flush

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Jason Glatzer

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Bruno "great dant" Volkmann opened for 20,000 from under the gun and Mario "MB TREMENDO" Bonanata defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop before Bonanata check-called the turn for 52,500. Bonanata jammed the river for 156,243 and Volkmann called.

Bonanata held for the nut-flush but lost the hand to a full house with Volkmann holding .

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	1,069,950 574,607	574,607
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali	840,426 110,093	110,093
DingeBrinker	767,238 216,752	216,752
Driekus888	539,949 4,739	4,739
KennedyPK97	453,486 112,784	112,784
Mario "MB TREMENDO" Bonanata	Busted
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov	Busted
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	Busted