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

09-05-2021 18:49 UTC

Cowboys for Alavali to Take the Lead

Jaxon

Level 5 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali opened for 7,848 from early position. Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha three-bet to 31,320 from the small blind. Alavali four-bet to 72,000 before he called a five-bet jam to 270,446 by Padilha.

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha:
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali:

Padilha's queens never got ahead of cowboys on the board and he opted not to immediately re-enter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali	970,044 301,960	301,960
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	544,451
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	435,017 185,017	185,017
Driekus888	329,788 44,892	44,892
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	307,122
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

09-05-2021 18:51 UTC

Stacks Above 600K Entering Level 6 (87 Entries; 65 Players Remaining)

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali	927,022 -43,022	-43,022
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	734,236 -14,476	-14,476

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	697,599 57,538	57,538
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	683,082 109,386	109,386
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	650,099 287,131	287,131

09-05-2021 18:55 UTC

Second Break

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The PKO High Roller is on its second break.

09-05-2021 19:01 UTC

Quads for Malinowski to Oust Brito

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 8,680 from under the gun and was called by Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski from the hijack. Pablo "pabritz" Brito three-bet to 44,220 from the cutoff. Rudolph folded and Malinowski called.

Malinowski check-called for 31,986 on the flop before both players checked the turn. The completed the board on the river and Malinowski checked. Brito jammed for 118,250 and Malinowski snap-called.

Brito held and was out of chips after running into Malinowski's quads with

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	741,171 6,935	6,935

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	480,007 -130,543	-130,543
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann	444,534 444,534	444,534
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski	442,806 88,276	88,276
Niklas "lena900" Astedt	298,605 -17,328	-17,328
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi	247,052 247,052	247,052
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	Busted
serggorelyi7	Busted

09-05-2021 19:07 UTC

Big Slick Good for Hartmann

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi opened for 8,800 from under the gun before Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann three-bet to 26,400 from the hijack. "spaise411" four-bet jammed for 245,000 from the button. Bruschi folded and Hartmann called.

"spaise411":
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann:

It was the most classic of flips. Hartman came out on top after his king paired the board and "spaise411" re-entered after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann	723,394 278,860	278,860
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi	220,352 -26,700	-26,700
spaise411	Busted

09-05-2021 19:11 UTC

Alavali Doubles Van Fleet Into the Lead

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali limped from the small blind. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet raised to 14,000 from the big blind. Alavali four-bet to 56,000 and Van Fleet called.

Alavali check-called for 38,115 on the flop and check-called again for 112,000 on the turn. The same pattern emerged on the river with Alavali checking to start. Van Fleet effectively jammed with a bet of 212,000 with just 527 behind and Alavali put him in for the rest.

Alavali held and doubled up Van Fleet who flopped a better pair with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	840,784 405,767	405,767
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali	492,760 -434,262	-434,262
Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot	Busted
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani	Busted

09-05-2021 19:11 UTC

$1 Million GTD Met

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The field has grown to 101 entries with 74 players remaining for a $1,010,000 prize pool. This already beats the $1 million guarantee with nearly three hours to go in late registration.

09-05-2021 19:14 UTC

Various Chip Counts

Jaxon

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	729,899 79,800	79,800
kZhh	633,301 128,830	128,830
lampo4kalove	473,670 40,486	40,486
Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu	248,076 121,044	121,044
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	228,500

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	227,517 92,305	92,305
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	210,297 -123,618	-123,618
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes	183,673 -66,327	-66,327

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,250/4,500

Ante: 550