A Champion Will Be Crowned in WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
Another High Roller champion of thePokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020 will be crowned today as 11 players out of 97 entries return for the final day of WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]. All survivors have locked up a portion of the $500,000 guarantee and the min-cash is worth $12,619 and the winner can look forward to a payday of $119,483.
After a late surge in the final stages of Day 1, Fabiano "Fabiano1" Kovalski will return as the comfortable chip leader with 2,435,617. Only two other players have seven-figure stacks at their disposal including Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk (1,429,021) and "MaxHendrix" (1,272,158).
In the middle of the pack and separated by just a few big blinds are Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood (854,122), "Sintoras" (854,122), Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira (769,064), and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden (682,232).
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer follows behind them with 579,079 and the three short stacks for the final day are Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot (356,889), "SmilleThHero" (275,080), and "Apo5555" (229,796).
The Final 11 Players in WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze]
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | 2,435,617 | 97 |
| 2 | Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk | Finland | 1,429,021 | 57 |
| 3 | MaxHendrix | Russia | 1,272,158 | 51 |
| 4 | Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood | Canada | 854,122 | 34 |
| 5 | Sintoras | Germany | 816,942 | 33 |
| 6 | Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira | Portugal | 769,064 | 31 |
| 7 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | Finland | 682,232 | 27 |
| 8 | Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer | Ireland | 579,079 | 23 |
| 9 | Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot | United Kingdom | 356,889 | 14 |
| 10 | SmilleThHero | Austria | 275,080 | 11 |
| 11 | Apo5555 | Russia | 229,796 | 9 |
The action recommences at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and the returning blinds will be 12,500/25,000 with an ante of 3,250. Once the current level is completed, the duration will then increase to at least 25 minutes each going forward until a champion has been crowned.
The final day of WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze] will be streamed on the PokerStars Twitch channel with cards-up coverage and commentary on a delay of at least 20 minutes. All PokerNews live updates will be published according to the delay. Exclusive PokerStars WCOOP 2020 highlights, results and live updates can be found right here!
flop, neither the 
turn or the 
river came to the rescue and Proudfoot became the first casualty of the day.
, Greenwood check-called the shove of "Apo5555" for 94,046 but Kovalski raised to 225,000 in order to isolate.
turn left the Russian drawing dead and made the 
river a formality.
to instantly deal the final blow, as the meaningless 
river ended the run of "SmilleThHero" in 9th place for $15,755.
and Greenwood's departed was sealed on the turn already, he takes home $19,671.
turn and 
river. Brouk has been sent to the rail in 7th place and takes home $25,453 for his efforts.
and that spelled the end for the Finn in 5th place for $42,619.
flop and 
