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

09-05-2021 22:21 UTC

Rockets for "hello_totti"

Jason Glatzer

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

"hello_totti" opened for 24,960 from early position before "lampo4kalove" three-bet to 81,920 from the hijack. "hello_totti" four-bet to 188,848 before they called a five-bet jam by "lampo4kalove" to 592,400.

"lampo4kalove":
"hello_totti":

Aces were good for "hello_totti" to win the hand and bank a $6,250 bounty in the process after the ran out on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
hello_totti	1,475,904 1,239,605	1,239,605
BenArfaa10	1,092,606 81,662	81,662
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	1,077,079 73,056	73,056
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	446,128 134,724	134,724
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	320,449 72,852	72,852
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	254,960 433,984	433,984
lampo4kalove	Busted

09-05-2021 22:17 UTC

Stacks Above 2 Million Entering Level 15 (39 Players Remaining)

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Jason Glatzer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,358,997 31,800	31,800
CPUrul0r	2,094,394 188,047	188,047
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	2,020,064 55,415	55,415

Level: 15

Blinds: 7,500/15,000

Ante: 1,850

09-05-2021 22:16 UTC

Malinowski Ousts Garagnani

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Jason Glatzer

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

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani opened for 27,480 from the hijack before he called a three-bet to 69,960 by Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski from the cutoff.

Garagnani check-raised the flop from 42,480 to 90,000 and Malinowski called. Both players checked the turn before Garagnani jammed for 171,255 on the river. Malinowski called and showed to eliminate Garagnani who held .

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	1,097,516 54,753	54,753
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski	984,510 551,059	551,059
Eder "edercampana" Campana	786,871 293,083	293,083

Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira	726,466 28,311	28,311

Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	705,147 161,414	161,414
Marius "DEX888" Gierse	694,144 354,372	354,372
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	353,535 153,050	153,050

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani	Busted

09-05-2021 22:09 UTC

Late Registration Closed; $1.23 Million Prize Pool

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Jason Glatzer

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

Late registration has closed with the field attracting 123 entries for a $1,230,000 prize pool to smash the tournament's $1 million guarantee.

A total of 15 players will finish in the money for at least a $11,240 min-cash plus whatever bounties were collected along the way. The top two spots tomorrow will be awarded $119,620 each with the winner taking home a lot more thanks to the final progressive bounty at the end.

Place	Prize
1	$119,620
2	$119,620
3	$80,920
4	$62,696
5	$48,577
6	$37,637
7	$29,161
8	$22,593
9	$17,902
10-12	$14,184
13-15	$11,240

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 21:55 UTC

Fifth Break

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Jason Glatzer

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

The tournament is on its fifth short break. Late registration will close at five minutes past the hour and PokerNews will share the payouts shortly thereafter.

09-05-2021 21:51 UTC

Stacks Above 1 Million Entering Level 14 (122 Entries; 43 Players Remaining)

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Jason Glatzer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
CPUrul0r	1,852,256 294,762	294,762
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	1,719,879 526,438	526,438
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	1,348,385 76,451	76,451
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	1,219,646 149,696	149,696
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,154,300 501,030	501,030

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	1,054,992 48,283	48,283
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	1,041,821 39,348	39,348
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	1,013,273 57,863	57,863

Level: 14

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500