The action kicked off with a raise to 26,400 by Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro from under the gun and he called a three-bet to 69,240 by Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin on the button.
Kelopuro check-called a bet of 36,000 after the flop came and check-jammed the turn for 418,950. Boivin had continued with a second barrel for 108,000 with 206,246 behind and called it off.
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin:
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro:
There was no miracle on the river and Boivin was eliminated.
The 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars got underway last Sunday with the first of a 225-tournament schedule that runs until Wednesday, September 23rd.
The festival comes with more than $80 million in guarantees, with Low, Medium and High buy-in tiers for each event.
PokerNews takes you through everything you need to know about WCOOP, including the must-play events, key details on satellites, and how you can enjoy all the action thanks to cards-up Twitch coverage on the PokerStars channel.
A couple of hands ago, Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian on the button clashed with Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski in the big blind when the former four-bet to 164,500 and was called by the latter.
Badziakouski check-called a small bet of 56,420 on the flop and they checked the turn. Badziakouski then check-called the shove of Martirosian on the river for 356,086 and was good with as Martirosian only had the .
Martirosian bounced back by knocking out Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, who had recently re-entered and chipped up slightly. Greenwood flat-called a raise to 17,600 by Martirosian and did so again for 20,000 on the flop. On the turn, Martirosian bet 76,000 to pick up another call.
The fell on the river and Martirosian jammed for 235,252 effectivedly as that's what Greenwood had left. He tabled the for two pair and Greenwood hit the rail with , then re-entered for the third and final bullet.
PokerStars Twitch has begun it's broadcast with James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton live in the booth. They currently comment on all the action of WCOOP-06-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, PKO] with cards-up coverage, and WCOOP-10-H:$10,300 NLHE will be up next to tomorrow so make sure to check it out!
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika raised it up to 7,632 and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger three-bet the small blind to 27,900, Boika then shoved for 167,588 and Eibinger quickly made the call.
On a board of , Boika found no help and instead Eibinger rivered a full house for good measure.
Just one hand later on the same table, Ivan "Negriin" Luca raised to 8,500 and Rob "batoelrob" Hollink three-bet to 28,800 in the small blind. "girafganger7" then moved all in for 138,916 and Hollink was the only caller.
"girafganger7":
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink:
The flop ended any hope of an upset by Hollink as the meaningless turn and river completed the board.
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot raised to 8,000 and was called by Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin in the big blind.
Talbot fired a bet of 25,600 on the flop and 70,400 on the turn,both of which Boivin check-called.
After the river, Boivin check-called all-in for 237,276 and tabled for top two pair while Talbot only had for top pair and top kicker.
Boivin won another big pot with for top pair and top kicker the next hand and it was then Mike "SirWatts" Watson who ended up at risk preflop against Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen.
Mike "SirWatts" Watson:
Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen:
The board ran out and Watson turned the nut flush to double.
On the third day of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2020 (WCOOP), the first of six events with a five-figure buy-in awaits as Day 1 of the WCOOP-10-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] kicks off at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The tournament comes with a guarantee of $1,000,000 and will certainly attract some of the biggest names in the world of online poker.
As usual, the flagship events on PokerStars feature a slow structure and the late registration is available for the first 5 hours and 5 minutes of play. During that period, players can re-enter up to two times and the tournament features a starting stack of 250,000.
The first 18 levels are 20-minutes long whereas the duration for the remainder of the event beyond that then increases to 30 minutes each. An initial time bank of 60 seconds is granted and 10 seconds will be added for each hour of play.
The 2020 WCOOP runs for three weeks
This event will play down to a champion throughout two days and Day 1 will wrap up once the money bubble has burst. One day later, all survivors will return at 1.05 p.m. EST to then determine a winner and the final table in this 8-max format will commence when nine players remain. All finalists will receive an additional 90 seconds of time bank.
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide all he action from start to finish, and the final day will also be broadcasted on the PokerStars Twitch channel with cards-up coverage on a delay of at least 20 minutes.