WCOOP 92-M: $1,050 NLHE [Main Event], $5M Gtd Day 3 | PokerStars WCOOP 2022

11-08-2022 16:58 UTC

"Twicyyy" Leads the Final 79 Players in Day 3 of the WCOOP Main Event - Medium: $1,050 NLHE, $5M Gtd

Daniel Williams

After two days of play the $1,050 NLH World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event on PokerStars, "Twicyyy" stands atop of the chip counts with 20,543,293 chips. A total of 4,646 players registered for the tournament and only 79 remain in the hunt for the coveted title and the $712,429 day pay.

Other notables left in the field include Miguel "CambadaDeMixos" Lopes (14,736,852), Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson (9,005,576) and Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson (3,597,741).

$1,050 WCOOP Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	"Twicyyy"	United Kingdom	20,543,293	128
2	"luckyluck653"	Estonia	16,074447	100
3	Miguel "CambadaDeMixos" Lopes	Malta	14,736,852	92
4	"$eT4x4"	United Kingdom	12,644,901	79
5	"wdmm""	Montenegro	12,172645	76
6	"hi-tech soul"	Ukbekistan	10,610,127	66
7	"felipe52"	Brazil	9,826,299	61
8	Florian "Gaugi444" Gaugusch	Austria	9,516,975	59
9	"RUMUKULUS"	Austria	9,459,492	59
10	BernadoDG	Brazil	9,130,511	57

The action restarts on November 9 at 5:30 p.m. GMT, with the blinds resuming at 70,000/140,000 with a 17,500 ante. Day 3 is the penultimate day of play and the remaining 79 players will battle it out until we have our 9 final tablists.

Be sure to stay with PokerNews as we will be here to bring you all the action in both the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event and the $1,050 WCOOP Main Event on PokerStars.

Tags: andy wilson bernadoDG felipe52 Florian Gaugush hi-tech soul luckyluck653 Miguel Lopes RUMUKULUS simon mattsson Twicyyy

11-08-2022 17:44 UTC

"Kudgel" Left Short, Busts Next Hand

Daniel Williams

Level 36 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

The action started with an open of 320,000 from "Husper99" in middle position, it folded around to "Kudgel", on the button, who reraised to 960,000, only for "yoyotata18" to four-bet all in for 5,340,980 from the big blind.

"Husper99" folded, "Kudgel" called and the cards were shown.

"yoyotata18":
"Kudgel":

"yoyotata18" was at risk and behind until the flop came , flopping top pair.

The turn and river fell and "yoyotata18" doubled leaving "Kudgel" with one-tenth of a big blind.

On the very next hand "Kudgel" got his remaining chips versus "Husper99".

"Kudgel":
"Husper99":

The board was and "Husper99" took the pot down with two pairs, eliminating "Kudgel" in 79th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
yoyotata18	11,121,960 5,725,980	5,725,980
Husper99	4,615,965 536	536
Kudgel	Busted

11-08-2022 17:56 UTC

Darwin Knows Best

Daniel Williams

Level 36 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded to Marcelo "marceloaziz" Aziz who opened to 320,000 from middle position, it folded around to Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson who three-bet 998,000 on the button and the blinds folded. The action was back on Aziz who elected to four-bet all in for 4,245,980 and Mattsson called.

Marcelo "marceloaziz" Aziz:
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson:

It was a classic cooler for Aziz, who needed to find one of the remaining two queens in the deck to survive.

The board ran out and Aziz busted in 72nd place, earning himself a $5,977 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	11,793,395 2,787,819	2,787,819
Marcelo "marceloaziz" Aziz	Busted

11-08-2022 18:14 UTC

"griggle_799" Can't Wriggle Out of This Spot

Daniel Williams

Level 37 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Action folded around to "griggle_799" on the button who shoved in his final 1,171,818, just a little under six big blinds. "Alex12690", in the small blind, called and "Grizzlypower" folded the big blind.

"griggle_799":
"Alex12690":

"griggle_799" was at risk and behind. He failed to improve on the runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex12690	5,548,038 1,357,964	1,357,964
griggle_799	Busted

11-08-2022 18:23 UTC

"vvdmm" Cracks Wilson's Aces

Daniel Williams

Level 37 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"vvdmm" opened to 200,000 from early postion and the action folded around to Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson, in the big blind, who reraised to 1,400,000, "vvdmm" then four-bet all in for 6,509,051 and Wilson made the call.

"vvdmm":
Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson:

The flop came and "vvdmm" was still behind but had picked up some more outs. The fell on the turn, "vvdmm" had turned two pair and was now out in front. The river came , leaving Wilson's aces cracked and propelling "vvdmm" up the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
vvdmm	10,016,569
Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson	2,598,386 -999,355	-999,355

11-08-2022 18:48 UTC

Mandic Finds Kings to Double

Daniel Williams

Level 38 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"Naveja8" opened to 650,000 from early position and the action folded around to Goran "mandza17" Mandic in the small blind who three-bet to 1,875,000. The big blind folded and the action was back to "Naveja8", who paused for a few seconds before they four-bet to 8,176,213. Mandic quickly called, putting themselves all in.

Goran "mandza17" Mandic:
"Naveja8":

The flop came , Mandics' kings still ahead.

The on the turn gave "Naveja8" more outs, and Mandic needed to fade an ace or a diamond to double up.

The river paired the board and Mandic took the pot down with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Goran "mandza17" Mandic	12,244,576 9,079,688	9,079,688
Naveja8	2,308,925 1,052,758	1,052,758

11-08-2022 19:03 UTC

Mattsson Busts "hi-tech soul" in Cooler

Daniel Williams

Level 38 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"AJSuited16" opened from middle position to 500,000 and action folded around to "hi-tech soul" who reraised all in for 2,766,249 from the button. The small blind folded, Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson called from the big blind as did "AJSuited16".

"hi-tech soul" was at risk and the other two players continued on the flop.

Mattsson bet out 558,000 and "AJSuited16" called.

The turn brought in the flush draw and both players checked to the river.

With four spades on the board, Mattsson bet 5,536,548 and "AJSuited16" folded.

"hi-tech soul" showed for the second nut flush but Mattsson had him pipped with for the unbeatable nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	23,900,241 5,572,198	5,572,198
AJSuited16	9,388,187 7,583,320	7,583,320
hi-tech soul	Busted

11-08-2022 19:39 UTC

"TiberiusA" Wins Blind Versus Blind Battle

Daniel Williams

Level 40 : Blinds 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

"TiberiusA" Wins Blind Versus Blind Battle

The action started with a raise to 700,000 from Ryan "planty07/08" Plant in early position, it folded to "getpuzzled" in the small blind who reraised all in for 11,170,911. "TiberiusA", in the big blind, called putting themselves at risk and Plant paused for a few seconds before folding.

"TiberiusA":
"getpuzzled":

The board ran out and "TiberiusA" found a double with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
TiberiusA	18,589,396 10,304,698	10,304,698
getpuzzled	2,383,713 -4,256,784	-4,256,784

11-08-2022 20:15 UTC

"piotrekx1988" Gets it in Ahead but Can't Hold

Daniel Williams

Level 41 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

"piotrekx1988" Gets it in Ahead but Can't Hold

"paoronaldo" opened to 1,200,000 from middle position and "piotrekx1988" three-bet all in for 2,369,022 from the small blind. Ryan "planty07/08" Plant folded the big blind and "paoronaldo" made the call putting "piotrekx1988" at risk.

"piotrekx1988":
"paoronaldo":

The board ran out and "piotrekx1988" was eliminated to the full house of "paoronaldo".

Player	Chips	Progress
paoronaldo	18,475,934 15,905,986	15,905,986
piotrekx1988	Busted

11-08-2022 20:36 UTC

"ShipitFTW911" Busts in 27th Place ($11,131)

Daniel Williams

Level 42 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

Leandro "leitalopez" Bustillo opened to 1,000,000 from middle position and "ShipitFTW911" three-bet all in from the small blind. Bustillo made the call and the players turned their hands over.

"ShipitFTW911":
Leandro "leitalopez" Bustillo: