WCOOP-92-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd
Day 1 Started
WCOOP-92-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd
Day 1 Started
Welcome to Day 1 of WCOOP 92-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event].
There is a Pot-Limit Omaha party getting underway today over on PokerStars as this is one of three PLO World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Events kicking off today. With a guaranteed prize pool of $750,000 it is expected that this event will attract a field of more than 750.
The United Kingdom’s Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns walked away victorious in the same event last year, besting 787 other entries to secure a $133,757 payday.
This is a three-day tournament with Day 1 commencing at 7:05 p.m. GMT and will play until the end of Level 15. Monday’s Day 2 coverage begins at the same time and will continue until 18 players are remaining. Day 3, which takes place on Tuesday, is when the eventual winner will be crowned champion.
Players will begin with 100,000 chips and blinds will start at 250/500 with an increase every 20 minutes. Re-entry is available for 22 hours after the start of the tournament and players may re-enter twice during that time.
The PokerNews live reporting team provides the updates on the action as it happens and before the event starts, why not check out the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker Hub to see the latest results and upcoming schedule.
PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle leads the line of poker famous faces in the crowd today. Rolle who joined PokerStars as an ambassador last month, is looking to win his second WCOOP title, five years after he beat Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz for the inaugural WCOOP Super High Roller for $1.1 million.
Year | Event | Place | Payout (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
Sept-16 | $102,000 WCOOP Super High Roller | 1st | $1,172,361 |
Aug-19 | $2,100 Sunday High Roller | 1st | $20,507 |
May-20 | $5,200 SCOOP High Roller | 4th | $92,014 |
Nov-20 | $10,300 EPT Online High Roller | 10th | $27,629 |
Nov-20 | $25,000 EPT Online Super High Roller | 3rd | $302,837 |
Nov-20 | $5,200 EPT Online Main Event | 28th | $33,380 |
Apr-21 | $25,000 SCOOP Super High Roller | 5th | $147,914 |
Apr-21 | $1,050 SCOOP PLO Main Event | 10th | $12,996 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Carter "cswidler" Swidler | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Tomi "Jabracada" Hall | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Julian "jutrack" Track
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Jonas "Liqqa" Gjelstad | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Luke "lukeboy88" Davies | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Dimitri "MITS 304" Michaelides | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Adam "pruttzz12" Jonsson | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Hannes "SuchADegen" Speiser | 100,000 | 100,000 |
James "TheDrunkLife" Whittet | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Action gets underway with 141 current entries.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
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"Suhepxm" three-bet on the button to 4,500 over the open from "JAG3053" which was called. This brought in the flop. Action went check-check which brought in the river. Action checked to "Suhepxm" who bet 7,313, his opponent called. The river saw "Suhepxm" bet pot after being checked to and "JAG3053" folded the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Suhepxm
|
112,313 | |
JAG3053
|
88,187 |
Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta called the 1,750 open from Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard, then both players called the 7,500 three-bet from "cmontopdeck" from the small blind. This brought in the flop. Action checked to Joentausta who bet pot for 23,000, the small blind called and then Amundsgard jammed for 95,000 who slightly covered both players. The remaining players both called to create a pot of 289,250 in the opening level.
Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta:
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard:
"cmontopdeck":
The and river gave Joentausta a queen-high straight to scoop a big one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard | 5,750 | |
Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta | 289 | |
"cmontopdeck"
|
Busted |
In blind versus blind action, "steroidsandmdma" limp-called the 1,500 raise from "Argentin_GOd" and both players got it in on the flop.
"steroidsandmdma" flopped a full house holding besting the and managed to hold on the turn and river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
"steroidsandmdma"
|
201,000 | |
"Argentin_GOd"
|
14,772 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0