PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver], $1.25M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier
Prize
$99,228
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,516,000
Entries
1,516
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
325,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
85
Players Left
1

Papazian Turns Dead Man's Hand into a Winner

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian opened to 270,000 from the button and "AcePheres" three-bet shoved 2,176,128 in the small blind. Papazian called, putting "AcePheres" at risk.

"AcePheres": {a-Spades}{3-Spades}
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Papazian was leading with his kicker, a kicker that held on after the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board fell.

The eight played for Papazian and "AcePheres" hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian ro
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian
7,909,182 2,926,182
AcePheres br
AcePheres
Busted

Ruijs Rivers the Goods

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

"GabrielR1309" raised to 360,000, Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs shoved 1,244,676 and "Chmuri7" called. "GabrielR1309" put in their last 78,454 and all three flipped over their hands.

"GabrielR1309": {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs: {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
"Chmuri7": {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

"Chmuri7" had both at risk and took the lead on a {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop. The {6-Spades} added straight-outs for the two at risk.

An {8-Hearts} river connected with Ruijs, landing a straight to double through "Chmuri7" and eliminate "GabrielR1309" at the same time.

Player Chips Progress
Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs nl
Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs
3,107,806 -127,414
Chmuri7 pl
Chmuri7
2,077,056 -2,342,944
GabrielR1309 br
GabrielR1309
Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

"mahairong009" Sticking Around

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

"mahairong009" raised to 220,000 from under the gun and "DingeBrinker" shoved the small blind for more than enough to cover. "mahairong009" called their 1,536,073 into the pot and was at risk.

"mahairong009": {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
"DingeBrinker": {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

The board came down {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and "mahairong009" took it down with a straight to double once more.

Player Chips Progress
DingeBrinker ee
DingeBrinker
4,334,607 -2,985,393
mahairong009 jp
mahairong009
3,272,146 1,102,368

Mare Sends Simao Packing

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Vlad "tweny1" Mare opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, Joao "INeedMassari" Simao three-bet to 600,000 on the button and Mare pushed 5,530,776 into the middle. Simao called and a massive flip was afoot.

Joao "INeedMassari" Simao: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Vlad "tweny1" Mare: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

An ace-high flop hit Simao with one of his cards but a seven also landed on the {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop, giving Mare a set.

The {j-Diamonds} gave Simao a straight draw but a {4-Spades} river did not a thing for him. Simao was eliminated and Mare scooped in the bountiful pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vlad "tweny1" Mare ro
Vlad "tweny1" Mare
9,407,524 5,431,524
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao
Busted

Tags: Joao Simao

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 12,500

"Qee... :)AA" Flips Over "MrVengeanceCH"

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

"Qee... :)AA" opened from the hijack, making it 160,000 and "MrVengeanceCH" shoved the button, totaling 2,756,271. "Qee... :)AA" called and "MrVengeanceCH" was at risk.

"MrVengeanceCH": {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
"Qee... :)AA": {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The coin flip had "Qee... :)AA" on top after the {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop but "MrVengeance" had outs to survive.

The {q-Spades} turn and {7-Diamonds} river were not any of the outs, shipping their stack to "Qee... :)AA" after failing to connect.

Player Chips Progress
Qee... :)AA ru
Qee... :)AA
6,023,447 1,580,447
MrVengeanceCH ch
MrVengeanceCH
Busted

"vm174" Continues to Slay

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

"darkziv" opened to 184,000 from under the gun, "vm174" called from the cutoff and "Impawned" shoved the small blind, totaling 397,355.

"darkziv" put in a call and "vm174" instantly shoved 8,759,986. "darkziv" let their hand slide into the muck, leaving just two.

"Impawned": {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
"vm174": {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The flop came down {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, giving "Impawned" a flush draw. An {a-Clubs} turn hit a pair for "vm174" and "Impawned" had one last chance for romance.

A {j-Spades} river gave them no love, shipping another bounty to the leader.

Player Chips Progress
vm174 ru
vm174
9,704,696 2,874,696
Impawned md
Impawned
Busted

Tags: darkzivvm174

Much-Needed Double for "mahairong009"

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

"sarpele1984" raised to 142,357 from middle position and "mahairong009" shoved 1,036,764 from the big blind, "sarpele1984" called.

"mahairong009": {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
"sarpele1984": {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}

"mahairong009" was already in an optimal spot and then a {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop fell, doing all but winning the hand.

An {8-Spades} sealed it for "mahairong009", who then had "sarpele1984" drawing dead to the {9-Clubs} river to pull in a double.

Player Chips Progress
sarpele1984 ro
sarpele1984
4,822,690 -1,857,310
mahairong009 jp
mahairong009
2,169,778 1,255,362