PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$123,962
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,930,000
Entries
1,930
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,930
Players Left
118

WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M GTD Begins Today

WCOOP 2021
WCOOP 2021

The World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars is bringing another banger as WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M GTD is set to kick-off within the hour, having over 150 players already signed up thus far.

This is a three-day event that holds a monstrous $1.5M Guarantee, with half of the prize pool going toward the progressive bounty. All blind levels will be 20-minutes in length and the late registration period will remain open for five hours, letting each player re-enter up to three times.

A 100,000 stack size is given to each runner at the start of the day and will play just under eight hours before bagging up here on Day 1. The second day is held tomorrow at 5:05 GMT and will play until the final 16 runners. The last nine will return on September 7, at 5:05 GMT to play down until a winner is crowned.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the live updates, so stay tuned while the action unfolds.

Filatov Takes Down a Double

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov opened to 1,000 from under the gun and "ersevi6" called on the button. Both "seboraptor" and "SobeeDF" called from the blinds, bringing a {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop down on the felt.

"seboraptor" led out, betting 1,455 and Filatov raised to 5,500. The action folded back to "seboraptor" who made it 25,000 to go and Filatov flatted.

The {k-Spades} turn saw "seboraptor" jam their 82,945 stack into the middle and Filatov called for slightly less, tabling {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for top pair with the nut-flush draw.

"seboraptor" then turned over {6-Spades}{5-Spades}, giving them the lead with two pair until the {2-Hearts} river smacked the Russian with a flush to scoop, leaving "seboraptor" short.

Player Chips Progress
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov
205,000

Tags: NL_Profitseboraptor

Rocha Snags a Bounty

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Ricardo "rickyibrah45" Rocha opened to 2,000 from the hijack and "Stein3333" defended their big blind to see the {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop.

"Stein3333" bet 1,683 and Rocha raised to 4,477, which was called. The {5-Spades} turn saw action check to Rocha, he bet 5,200 and "Stein3333" check-shoved, totaling 18,778.

Rocha called and turned over his {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. "Stein3333" then tabled {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and was behind the set of Rocha, and the {2-Spades} river changed not a thing, shipping a bounty to Rocha.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo "rickyibrah45" Rocha br
Ricardo "rickyibrah45" Rocha
126,255

Roshanfekr Scoops on a Big Flop

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Kayhan "KayhanMok" Roshanfekr raised to 1,984 from under the gun and Luke "lb6121" Schwartz bumped it up to 6,400 directly on his left. Roshanfekr four-bet, making it 16,916 and Schwartz then shoved 77,176. Roshanfekr called and a classic flip was on the table.

Luke "lb6121" Schwartz: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Roshanfekr: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The coin flip became a one-sided affair when the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop landed, hitting Roshanfekr with top pair and the clubs to boot.

The {5-Spades}{k-Spades} runout changed not a thing for Schwartz, who sent his bounty over to Roshanfekr.

Player Chips Progress
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Roshanfekr no
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Roshanfekr
191,800
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Grafton with the Whammy

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

A raise of 2,500 by Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas in the cutoff was called by "girafganger7" in the small blind, and Sam "SamSquid" Grafton three-bet from the big blind, making it 16,000 to go. Vaitiekunas shoved 171,435, action folded to Grafton and he called his 76,686 stack into the pot.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board rolled out {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Grafton held on with his jacks to pull in a double.

Player Chips Progress
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
156,872
56,872
56,872
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas
94,749
94,749
94,749

Tags: girafganger7Sam Grafton

"Flyawayfraca" Drops Sheils

Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

"Flyawayfraca" raised to 2,520 from the cutoff and Brandon "Tyrion2205" Sheils three-bet shoved 21,212 in the small blind, "Flyawayfraca" called.

Brandon "Tyrion2205" Sheils: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
"Flyawayfraca": {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board came down pkdqd3s9dkc] and "Flyawafraca" sent Sheils to the rail, thanks to three cowboys.

Player Chips Progress
Flyawayfraca uy
Flyawayfraca
265,358
Brandon "Tyrion2205" Sheils gb
Brandon "Tyrion2205" Sheils
Busted

"Aleks_20_a" Takes Down a Bounty

Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

"jul!an007" three-bet to 8,400 after "Aleks_20_a" opened to 2,640 and both players then instantly put in their stacks. "jul!an007" was at risk with a smaller stack of 73,645.

"jul!an007": {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
"Aleks_20_a": {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The board rolled out {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and big slick triumphed over queens once more, sending a bounty to "Aleks_20_a".

Player Chips Progress
Aleks_20_a by
Aleks_20_a
196,642
jul!an007 at
jul!an007
Busted

Sinclair Earns a Needed Double with Aces

Level 6 : 750/1,500, 200 ante

Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair raised to 3,330 from the middle of the table and "Øystein n" three-bet in the hijack, making it 9,000. Sinclair shoved his 41,365 and "Øystein n" called.

Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
"Øystein n": {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The clean {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts} board peeled off and Sinclair landed a double through "Øystein n".

Player Chips Progress
Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair at
Jack "Swaggersorus" Sinclair
87,000
87,000
87,000
Øystein n no
Øystein n
61,000
61,000
61,000

Astedt Lands a Double

Level 6 : 750/1,500, 200 ante

"byfon" opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt three-bet in the hijack to 8,250. "MmeBecsec69" called from the small blind and "byfon" folded.

The {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop landed on the virtual felt, action fell to Astedt who bet 7,260 and "MmeBecsec69" check-called to see the {3-Spades} turn up.

Astedt bet 19,675 after a table-tap, once more "MmeBecsec69" called and the board was completed by the {6-Hearts}

"MmeBecsec69" checked, Astedt shoved 65,662 and was quickly called by "MmeBecsec69" who showed {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} for top pair. Astedt then tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for the same pair but the king-kicker played and he pulled in the pot for a double.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
207,500
MmeBecsec69 ca
MmeBecsec69
36,400

Schindler Continues to Stack Chips

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot opened to 4,500 from under the gun and Jake "Jacob Schindler" Schindler called in the hijack. "powerpokerBR" and "WLADiator10" called as well from the blinds, bringing down the {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

Proudfoot bet 6,800 when action fell on him and Schindler made it 18,000 to go. A call brought the {a-Diamonds} turn card where both players tapped the table.

The {j-Clubs} river saw Proudfoot lead out for 14,000 and Schindler called. Proudfoot showed {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for two pair but was not even close to enough when the tournament leader slammed down {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}, giving him three aces to pull in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jake "Jacob Schindler" Schindler
Jake "Jacob Schindler" Schindler
779,427
75,427
75,427
Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot
Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot
181,555