PokerStars WCOOP 2021

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

Watson Jumps Back Over Starting

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: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
"komarac_zg": {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The bullets sailed their way into an easy double when the {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} board rolled out. Watson took down the double, getting back over starting stack in the process.

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

Break Time

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

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

Carmo Runs into Rockets

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 {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop where he check-called a bet of 5,600.

Carmo then checked the {q-Spades} turn to "Sajanas171", they bet 14,000 and Carmo called once more, taking a peek at the {9-Hearts}.

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

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

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

Dimes Extract for Lyapin

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

"JaegsPL" saw action fall on them in the button position and they opened to 2,000. Rinat "Zapahzamazki" Lyapin made it 8,000 to go on the direct left and "JaegsPL" called.

The flop came down {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Lyapin bet 4,752 and "JaegsPL" called. The {q-Spades} turn and {4-Hearts} river landed after two streets of checks.

Lyapin turned over {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and "JaegsPL" instantly chucked their cards, shipping the pot to Lyapin.

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

Zavorotnijs Pulls in a Bounty

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": {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The board rolled out {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and aces scooped in the pot, sending a bounty to Zavorotnijs in the process of doing so.

Player Chips Progress
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs lv
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs
229,449
WPT 1X Winner

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Quick Plummet for Zavorotnijs

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 {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop where they checked to Zavorotnijs who bet 10,808.

A quick check-call saw the {8-Clubs} turn hit the virtual felt and action went to Zavorotnijs once more, he bet 23,696.

"julik433" called, bringing down a {9-Clubs} river and "julik433" then shoved 78,368. Zavorotnijs called, tabling {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for a king-high flush but it was not enough to take down the pot when "julik433" tabled {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, 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.

Player Chips Progress
julik433 ru
julik433
240,684
240,684
240,684
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit at
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit
203,520
203,520
203,520
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs lv
Vitalijs "zavor" Zavorotnijs
55,802
-173,647
-173,647
WPT 1X Winner

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