WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 1
WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M GTD Begins Today
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
The players are now receiving cards here in Event 63-M.
Tournament Flowing Early
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
The field has already breached the 600 player mark and the first level is not even halfway to completed. Some well-knowns are present in the field early, included are Sam "SamSquid" Grafton, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, and Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 |
Brummelhuis Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
"vanEs2k11" opened from the button to 1,364 and Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis then three-bet to 5,460 from the small blind.
"vanEs2k11" called to see the 
flop where both hit the check button. A 
peeled off on the turn, Brummelhuis bet 4,760 and "vanEs2k11" folded instantly, shipping an early pot to Brummelhuis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Second Level Has Almost 800 Entries
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante
The second level has just begun and 790 have signed up thus far.
Top Counts Early
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
227,000 | |
|
223,100 | |
|
206,000 | |
|
205,000 | |
|
204,000 | |
|
|
202,000 | |
|
|
199,800 | |
|
|
197,700 | |
|
196,000 |
Top Counts Early
Level 2
: 300/600, 75 ante