PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver], $1.25M Gtd
Day: 1
12
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 1
Entries
1,516
Players Left
85
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"Fear1sWisdom" Finds Optimal Spot

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 14 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

"_m0ney2_89" opened to 12,000 and David "MissOracle" Yan moved all in, totaling 53,728. Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas shoved over the top, putting his 171,343 stack into the middle and "Fear1sWisdom" pushed 461,076 from the big blind, "_m0ney2_89" folded.

David "MissOracle" Yan: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
"Fear1sWisdom": {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, hitting not a person and "Fear1sWisdom" was still in the lead. The {8-Diamonds} turn and {6-Spades} river were of no help to the shorties as they took an exit, shipping their bounties to "Fear1sWisdom".

Player Chips Progress
Fear1sWisdom gb
Fear1sWisdom 		707,147
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas
Busted
David "MissOracle" Yan
David "MissOracle" Yan
Busted

Muehloecker Runs into Papazian

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

Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian raised to 15,750 from under the gun, "FONBET_RULIT" called and Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker then three-bet to 49,000.

Papazian four-bet shoved 701,149, "FONBET_RULIT" folded and Muehloecker called his 213,439 stack into the middle.

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The clean {7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board fell, cementing the pot for Papazian who collected the bounty of Muehloecker to go with his newly acquired chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian ro
Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian
947,838
947,838
 947,838
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker at
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker 		Busted

Tournier Keeps Rolling Late in the Day

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

Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier raised to 70,000 and "dangerboy544" pushed all in for a total of 250,277. Tournier called, putting his opponent at risk.

"dangerboy544": {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

An {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} was of no worry for big slick but Tournier pulled a lady when the {q-Clubs} turn landed, giving him the lead.

The {3-Clubs} river completed the board, shipping the pot to Tournier who peeled a queen on the turn to win.

Player Chips Progress
Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier br
Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier
1,521,465
187,815
 187,815
dangerboy544 hr
dangerboy544
Busted

Theologis Snags a Double as the Bubble Appoaches

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

Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe shoved from under the gun for a total of 116,047 and "ziG.MOPA" jammed over the top, putting 597,714 into the middle. Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis called, having just barely enough.

Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
"ziG.MOPA": {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board came down {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and the queens of Theologis were more than enough to secure the entire thing, dropping two from the field.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis at
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
1,357,339
12,539
 12,539
Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe br
Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe 		Busted

"tarantaleo" Snags a Bounty

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

"tarantaleo" raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and "tigredegu297" moved all in from the big blind, totaling 206891. "tarantaleo" called and the cards were turned over.

"tigredefu297": {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
"tarantaleo": {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The flop fell {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and sevens were still in the lead. A safe {4-Hearts} turn card fell, leaving "tarantaleo" in need of a connection.

An {a-Spades} river did just that, connecting "tarantaleo" with a straight to take down the pot and earn a bounty.

Player Chips Progress
tarantaleo bg
tarantaleo
1,274,983

Soares Rallies Back as Bubble Draws Near

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

"raggaz" opened to 24,000 from middle position and action folded around to Bernardo "betsoares" Soares in the big blind, he raised to 95,000. "raggaz" quickly jammed 514,694 and Soares called without hesitation.

"raggaz": {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Bernardo "betsoares" Soares: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

The board came down clean for Soares, having {4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{a-Spades} fall on the virtual felt. "raggaz" fell just shy of the money and Soares collected another bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "betsoares" Soares br
Bernardo "betsoares" Soares 		1,673,579
1,508,578
 1,508,578

Runner-Runner Gets the Job Done for "mahairong009"

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 18 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

"mahairong009" raised to 33,000 from middle position and "FishOnHeater" defended their big blind, bringing down a {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop.

The action was checked to "mahairong009" who bet 44,150 and "FishOnHeater" check-raised all-in for a total of 213,166. "mahairong009" called and turned over {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a pair of nines.

"FishOnHeater" tabled the goods, turning up {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a set to lead. A {3-Diamonds} brought the possibility of runner-runner flush and a {q-Diamonds} river nailed it.

"mahairong009" scooped the pot to pull in a bounty, thanks to a good run of cards.

Player Chips Progress
mahairong009 jp
mahairong009 		914,416
147,116
 147,116
FishOnHeater hu
FishOnHeater 		Busted

"manipulatoor" Scoops in a Bounty

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 18 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

"manipulatoor" raised up to 31,500 and Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha then three-bet, making it 165,000 to go. A shove came from "manipulatoor" and Padilha called for his last 29,744 that he had behind.

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
"manipulatoor": {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board rolled out {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and hockey sticks were the victor, shipping the chips to "manipulatoor" as Padilha fell just shy of the money in 193rd place.

Player Chips Progress
manipulatoor pl
manipulatoor 		1,040,511
1,040,511
 1,040,511
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha
Busted

"Guajev" Takes the Lead

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 19 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"Guajev" opened to 40,000 and Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro three-bet to 120,000. "Guajev" called and the {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop fell on the virtual felt.

The action checked to Navarro who bet 72,500 and "Guajev" check-raised to 229,100. Navarro shoved for a total of 691,916 and "Guajev" snap-called.

Navarro showed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} but was drawing to just runner-runner when "Guajev" tabled {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a flopped straight.

The {q-Spades}{3-Spades} run out didn't help Navarro who was sent packing, shipping a tournament-leading sized pot over to "Guajev".

Player Chips Progress
Guajev ar
Guajev 		3,001,963
1,365,563
 1,365,563
Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro es
Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro 		Busted

Greenwood Continues to Grow

MartianNews
MartianNews
Level 20 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood opened to 48,000 from the middle position and "zeroded" shoved the button for 458,832. Greenwood hooked them up with a call and cards hit their backs.

"zerodeda": {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop peeled over onto the felt and Greenwood was still leading. A {7-Hearts} turn and {6-Hearts} river faded any outs of his opponent to scoop in the pot, reeling in a bounty as well.

Player Chips Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
1,662,334
498,434
 498,434
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