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Just before the break, Brian "kofi89" Kaufman raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Carlos "Carloss.Rox" Henrique three-bet to 42,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Kaufman who made the call.
The flop came 
. Kaufman check-raised the 32,670 bet of Henrique to 90,000 who called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Kaufman checked for the last time and Henrique shoved with the bigger stack. Kaufman for the 425,198 he had behind with the 
for two pair but Henrique held 
for the higher two pair to score the chip lead and bounty.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,316,296 | |
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"Nur616" raised to 14,000 from the hijack and was called by Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov in the small blind. Ole "wizowizo" Schemion three-bet to 59,500 from the big blind which only Yurasov called.
The flop came 
, Yurasov check-called the 33,390 continuation-bet of Schemion.
The turn was the 
and Yurasov checked again. Schemion barreled a bet of 108,500 over the line for Yurasov to shove with the bigger stack. Schemion called for the 282,884 he had behind with the 
for the overpair but Yurasov had flopped a set with the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
to send Schemion to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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1,390,329
462,228
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462,228 |
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632,171 | |
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Eliminé |
Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher raised to 16,100 from under the gun and Joao “joaovbarb” Barbosa three-bet shoved for 125,851 from the cutoff. "GUNDIAS" four-bet shoved for 633,738 from the small blind for the big blind to fold and Goatcher to call with the biggest stack.
Joao “joaovbarb” Barbosa: 
"GUNDIAS": 
Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher: 
The board ran out 
for Goatcher to hold with the kings to score the double knockout.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,888,703
978,126
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978,126 |
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956,781 | |
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384,175 | |
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Just a couple of short years ago, only one player had accumulated five WCOOP titles.
Since then, the picture has changed quite a lot.
Two excellent MTT pros have now taken the lead, both with insane scores – one player has nine WCOOP titles, and another has eight.
With the WCOOP 2020 upon us, all could change again over the coming weeks, but it’s going to take nothing less than a legendary run if anyone is to join the top of the pack.
So as we look forward to the Series, here are the players who have won the most WCOOP titles so far. You’ll also find out who that five-time winner was.
"bunkazai" limped in from the middle position and Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka raised to 63,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to "bunkazai" who made the call.
The flop came 
, "bunkazai" check-called the 53,130 bet of Jaka.
The turn was the and "bunkazai" checked again. Jake continued with a bet of 70,000 for "bunkazai" to shove with the bigger stack. Jaka called for the remaining 249,972 with the for the pair of jacks but "bunkazai" held the 
for two pair.
The river completed the board with the 
for Jaka to bust.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,877,996 | |
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Eliminé | |
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"KingKomeron" limped in from the middle position and "bunkazai" three-bet to 88,000 from the button. "KingKomeron" four-bet to 296,000 for "bunkazai" to five-bet to put "KingKomeron" all-in who called for the remaining 73,171.
"KingKomeron":
"bunkazai": 
The board ran out 
for "bunkazai" to flop the pair of sevens to burst the bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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2,756,621
425,171
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425,171 |
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Eliminé | |
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Day 1 of the PokerStars WCOOP-16-M: $1,050 NLHE Thursday Thrill Special Edition was on offer for players today to give them another shot at a share of the $,1000,000 guaranteed prize pool. In the end, 1,048 entries flocked to the freezeout tournament creating a prize pool of $,1048,000 with 127 players getting paid aside from any collected bounties throughout the day.
By the time the bubble dust had settled, 108 players have claimed their spot for Day 2 with Matheus "ThugWaffle" Resende at the top of the counts with 3,470,298 in chips. Resende is followed by Diego "Mr.Bittar" Bittar (2,814,266), Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov (2,743,266), Pavels "Rigapols81" Spirins (2,668,574), and Tyler "Wonderboy222" Goatcher (2,256,106) in the top five.
But with over 100 players still left in the field, there's still loads of poker talent left in contention. Some of the more familiar names and faces include Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde, Henri "buehlero" Buehler, Ben "jenbizzle" Jones, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, and Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell in the top quarter of the leader board.
It would take almost all of the seven hours and 45 minutes of play on Day 1 for the bubble to burst as "KingKomeron" was eliminated by "bunkazai" in the penultimate level of the night when they ran their ace-king into the ace-seven of the latter. The seven on the flop meant the remaining players were all in the money.
Another 19 players fell within the last 15 minutes of the day before play would end. Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza, Daan "DaanOss" Mulders, and Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio were among those who would cash but not bag.
When the players return for Day 2 on Friday, September 4, at 7:05 p.m. CEST, they will finish the last few minutes of Level 21 which has a small blind of 10,000, a big blind of 20,000, and a running ante of 2,500. All players have already secured the min-cash of $1,152 but they will all have their sights set for that first-place prize of $73,667 and more bounties along the way.
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