WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver], $1.25M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-13-2021 17:53 UTC

Watson Jumps Back Over Starting

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Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Mike "SirWatts" Watson opened to 1,500 from the hijack and "komarac_zg" then three-bet to 4,500 from the cutoff.

Watson beefed it up with a four-bet to 11,400 and "komarac_zg" snap-shoved for a total of 95,545. The Canadian called his 57,986 into the middle and was at risk.

Mike "SirWatts" Watson:
"komarac_zg":

The bullets sailed their way into an easy double when the board rolled out. Watson took down the double, getting back over starting stack in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	117,472 54,037	54,037
komarac_zg	37,559 37,559	37,559

09-13-2021 17:58 UTC

Break Time

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Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

The first break of the day is now here and players will have five minutes before resuming.

09-13-2021 18:06 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
AdoptAMonkey	277,700 277,700	277,700
DontMesswithM11	275,800 275,800	275,800
Diego "TheGrinderØ" Falcone	266,300 266,300	266,300
Georgi "milennial" Sandev	265,300 265,300	265,300
Assad91	252,000 252,000	252,000
Lefebvre1101	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mr Kalakimaki	247,000 247,000	247,000
Play4livin	240,528
Floesoe	237,000 237,000	237,000

Carmo Runs into Rockets

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Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo raised to 1,600 from middle position and "Sajanas171" three-bet to 6,800 in the small blind. Carmo called to see the flop where he check-called a bet of 5,600.

Carmo then checked the turn to "Sajanas171", they bet 14,000 and Carmo called once more, taking a peek at the .

"Sajanas171" fired in 30,000 after seeing a check and Carmo called again. "Sajanas171" showed and Carmo instantly mucked, shipping the pot to "Sajanas171".

Player	Chips	Progress
Sajanas171	155,911
Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo	51,923

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

09-13-2021 18:21 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
JaegsPL	171,422
Rinat "Zapahzamazki" Lyapin	104,060

Sitting On Top

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Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
DontMesswithM11	315,600
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg	284,985
234241234214432	283,500
Mr Kalakimaki	272,400
AdoptAMonkey	270,900
nsmirnov	270,200

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

09-13-2021 18:40 UTC

Zavorotnijs Pulls in a Bounty

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Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

An under the gun raise of 2,640 by "MonsieurRask" was quickly three-bet to 8,400 by Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs. "MonsieurRask" shoved 96,027 and Zavorotnijs called with ease, having the best starting hand in the game.

"MonsieurRask":
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs:

The board rolled out and aces scooped in the pot, sending a bounty to Zavorotnijs in the process of doing so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs	229,449

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09-13-2021 18:46 UTC

Quick Plummet for Zavorotnijs

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Level 5 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

"julik433" opened to 2,640 and Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs made it 8,400 to go. "julik433" called to see the flop where they checked to Zavorotnijs who bet 10,808.

A quick check-call saw the turn hit the virtual felt and action went to Zavorotnijs once more, he bet 23,696.

"julik433" called, bringing down a river and "julik433" then shoved 78,368. Zavorotnijs called, tabling for a king-high flush but it was not enough to take down the pot when "julik433" tabled , giving them the nut-flush to win the hand.

Just two hands later it was another shot to the stack of Zavorotnijs, when Thorsten "juicetus" Legit three-bet preflop and fired every street. Zavorotnijs called down until the river where he folded, leaving a little over half of the starting stack.