WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-05-2021 23:21 UTC

Tremzin Secures a Double to Eclipse the Milly Mark

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Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"kZhh" raised to 26,400 from under the gun and Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin raised to 74,400 in the hijack. "kZhh" made it 192,000 and Tremzin called to see the where "kZhh" bet 136,560.

Tremzin shoved for a total of 430,894 and "kZhh" called, tabling . Tremzin showed for a higher overpair.

The turn and river cemented it for Tremzin who pulled in a complete double through "kZhh".

Player	Chips	Progress
Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin	1,275,788
kZhh	113,800

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

09-05-2021 23:11 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy	2,950,000	1,975,915
Grazza	2,456,000	626,000
Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova	2,225,000	15,000
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	2,080,000	1,057,000
CherryOnT0p	2,030,000	-35,359

Player	Chips	Progress
CherryOnT0p	2,065,359	744,359
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	859,686	859,686

Break Time

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Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

The players will now be taking a five-minute break.

09-05-2021 22:50 UTC

Rodriguez Continues to Build

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Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

The action was on "Priidix" who opened, making it 17,600, and "hello_totti" then shoved 130,808. Alejandro "KKruchitAAs" Rodriguez bumped it up to 264,000 and the rest of the table folded.

"hello_totti":
Alejandro "KKruchitAAs" Rodriguez:

A scary flop fell for "hello_totti" as Rodriguez picked up the world. The turn completely shut down any hope, hitting a straight flush for Rodriguez, and "hello_totti" was then drawing dead.

Rodriguez took down the pot and now is sitting comfortably near the top of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro "KKruchitAAs" Rodriguez	1,928,451	162,451
Priidix	1,015,251

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250

09-05-2021 22:42 UTC

Lyubovetskiy Sails His Way into a Bounty

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"&REW21" raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy called. "dariepoker" stuck around as well from the big blind to take a peek at the flop.

"&REW21" continued for 32,000, Lyubovetskiy called and "dariepoker" chucked. An turn card landed, "&REW21" jammed 91,625 and Lyubovetskiy snapped, instantly turning over for a set.

The of "&REW21" was in trouble and the river was of no help, sending them out the door as Lyubovetskiy scooped in the pot with his set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy	974,085	974,085
&REW21	Busted

09-05-2021 22:34 UTC

Updated Chip Counts of the Top

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova	2,210,000
Grazza	1,830,000
LuckPROF	1,812,000	52,740
Alejandro "KKruchitAAs" Rodriguez	1,766,000
badplayjosh	1,610,000
AtanasPPP	1,580,000
Ant1k1lller	1,553,356	424,356
monzemann	1,470,000
CherryOnT0p	1,321,000
fmolina86	1,250,000
Luckbox1326	1,246,000

09-05-2021 22:29 UTC

Late Registration Has Come to a Close

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The late registration period has ended, pulling in a total of 1,930 entry slips to create the $1,930,000 prize pool, blowing by the guarantee.

Just 430 are left in the field, having 239 of them set to secure at least a min-cash worth $1,141. The eventual champion will be taking home the lion's share of the prize pool worth $123,962 plus any bounties accumulated.