WCOOP-92-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-12-2021 23:59 UTC

Top 10 Chip Stacks at the Break

Calum Grant

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kzzon	1,082,949
Elkku35	1,076,758 109,992	109,992
Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn	876,373 21,043	21,043
Maathematixx	817,074 289,410	289,410
thomber26	773,501 529,397	529,397
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard	691,146 496,854	496,854
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau	686,580 413,889	413,889
Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford	667,173
d.apollo777	627,406
KisuKe_7	622,787 46,891	46,891

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

09-12-2021 23:54 UTC

Kostritsyn Shows Dvoress the Door

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn, in the big blind, called the button open from Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress and then led out on the flop, the turn went check-check. The saw all the chips go in the middle but Dvoress with top two pair was crushed by the rivered Kostritsyn's full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn	897,416
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	Busted

09-12-2021 23:47 UTC

Elkku35 Eliminates Barer Six Hands Later

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

"Elkku35" continued their good form knocking out Canadian Ami "UhhMee" Barer just a few hands after the chip leader raked in a pot against the Canadian Poker Player.

"Elkku35", who raised under the gun, called the 35,000 three-bet from Barer in the small blind. Barer called flop raise from "Elkku35" on the board.

"Elkku35":
Ami "UhhMee" Barer:

The turn the at risk Barer top set but also gave "Elkku35" the flush. Barer could not boat up on the river and was ousted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elkku35	1,186,750 177,544	177,544
Ami "UhhMee" Barer	Busted

09-12-2021 23:38 UTC

"Elkku35" First Player to Have 1 Million Chips

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : 1,750/3,500, 0 ante

"Elkku35" became the first player to have more than a million chips in their stack after firing a 73,500 pot-sized river bet to make Ami "UhhMee" Barer fold on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elkku35	1,009,206 18,700	18,700
Ami "UhhMee" Barer	196

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 0

09-12-2021 23:32 UTC

Veldhuis' Aces Hold for Double Up

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis got a needed double ahead of level 12 to improve his chances of making Day 2.

All-in preflop with against his opponents , Veldhuis saw a safe flop in , the gave "lateski" a gut-shot straight draw but the river was the safe card that PokerStars Ambassador needed.

Veldhuis then won a 81,000 chip pot shortly after to pass the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	217,250 130,250	130,250

lateski	43,249 43,249	43,249

09-12-2021 23:26 UTC

"Elkku35" Swats Ignat

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Liviu "0Human0" Ignat's 25,200 three-bet was called by original raiser "Elkku35" which brought in the flop where the chip leader put Ignat all-in.

"Elkku35":
Liviu "0Human0" Ignat:

Ignat's aces were still ahead on the turn but the river gave "Elkku35" the nut flush to put Ignat on their third and final bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elkku35	990,506 101,969	101,969
Liviu "0Human0" Ignat	Busted

09-12-2021 23:20 UTC

WCOOP Winner "sintoras" Doubles

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

2020 WCOOP 60-H: $530+R PLO Winner "Sintoras" found a much needed double up from "rickv17" after the pair found themselves all-in preflop versus one another.

"Sintoras":
"rickv17":

The WCOOP winner flopped top two pair on the monotone flop, the left their opponent needing a king to win the pot and ace for a chop but the river improved "Sintoras" chances of becoming a two-time WCOOP winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sintoras	180,500
rickv17	127,014

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0