WCOOP-59-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze] Jour 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2020

2020-09-16 22:30 UTC

Vousden Cracks Aces to Bust "DingeBrinker"

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Niveau 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Estonia's "DingeBrinker" raised to 15,400 from under the gun and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden then three-bet to 46,200 on the button. "DingeBrinker" four-bet to 98,000 with 212,599 behind and was called by Vousden.

On the , "DingeBrinker" moved all in and Vousden came along with the superior stack by two blinds.

"DingeBrinker":
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:

The turn gave Vousden a set and the river sent "DingeBrinker" to the rail with a bad beat story to tell.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	651,077 302,724	302,724
DingeBrinker	Eliminé

2020-09-16 22:40 UTC

Martirosian Eliminated by "MaxHendrix"

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Niveau 16 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

In Russian vs Russian action, "MaxHendrix" won a huge pot off Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin when their sevens rivered a straight to get paid off for a pot of nearly half a million in chips.

The next Russian to face off with "MaxHendrix" was then Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian who defended the big blind against a min-raise from under the gun. They checked the flop and Martirosian check-jammed for 122,325 into a bet of 22,000. "MaxHendrix" called to set up the following showdown.

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian:
"MaxHendrix":

The river failed to improve the combo draw of Martirosian and he was gone in 24th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
MaxHendrix	1,003,808 397,350	397,350
Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	381,696 -166,259	-166,259
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian	Eliminé

2020-09-16 23:06 UTC

Reixach Busts Schemion

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Niveau 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

An initial raise to 22,000 by Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach in the cutoff saw Ole "wizowizo" Schemion shove for 216,764 on the button and he was called by Reixach.

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach:

Again Reixach held the best hand against a shorter stack and earned the checkmark on the turn, which made the river a formality.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	909,832 198,264	198,264
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	Eliminé

2020-09-16 23:18 UTC

Mateos Busts Oliver

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Niveau 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski had chipped up a ton to get into contention and it was then Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver who min-raised the button, picking up calls from Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos in the small blind and "efkinis24" in the big blind.

The flop brought no action and Mateos bet the turn for 22,275, which only Oliver called. On the river, Mateos elected to check and Oliver bet 80,000 with 259,521 behind. The Spaniard then moved all in and sent Oliver deep into the think tank.

After using all but the last 15 seconds of time bank, Olver called it off with for a straight but Mateos had the best of it with for a full house.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	1,252,893 415,046	415,046
MaxHendrix	1,069,636 6,688	6,688
SmilleThHero	512,061 -1,250	-1,250
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	413,164 300,582	300,582

efkinis24	215,262 -48,500	-48,500
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	Eliminé

2020-09-16 23:44 UTC

Everything You Need to Know About the WCOOP 2020 on PokerStars

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Niveau 19 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

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2020-09-16 23:48 UTC

Alavali Eliminated by Oliveira

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Niveau 19 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira opened the action with a raise to 29,400 from under the gun and picked up calls from Jargo "bungakat" Alavali on the button and "gcardenas10" in the big blind. On a flop of , the action checked to Alavali and he bet 34,881 for both opponents to call.

On the turn, the action was once again checked to Alavali and he moved all in for the last 183,738. "gcardenas10" called and Oliveira then moved all in over the top to force a reluctant fold.

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali:
Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira:

Only the two remaining aces in the deck could help the Estonian but he bricked the river to bow out in 17th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Filipe "Zagazaur" Oliveira	1,311,477 599,538	599,538
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	785,218 -3,250	-3,250
Sintoras	664,698 -84,500	-84,500
gcardenas10	339,477 -251,269	-251,269
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	329,356 -3,250	-3,250
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali	Eliminé

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2020-09-16 23:52 UTC

Buldygin Eliminated by Greenwood

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Niveau 19 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood made it 28,000 to go from early position and Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin then three-bet jammed for 220,765 from one seat over. All other players got out of the way and Greenwood instantly called.

Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Buldygin had one live suit but the flop crushed that hope and he had one out left after the turn. There was no miracle on the river and Buldygin headed to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	566,769 184,514	184,514
Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	Eliminé

2020-09-17 00:19 UTC

"gcardenas10" Doubles "SmilleThHero" and Busts After

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Niveau 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach min-raised to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by "MaxHendrix" in the cutoff. On the button, "gcardenas10" moved all in for the last 285,977 and "SmilleThHero" called for fewer than that out of the big blind. Both bigger stacks got out of the way.

"SmilleThHero":
"gcardenas10":

On a board of , the comeback of "SmilleThHero" continued as he more than doubled.

In the very next hand, "MaxHendrix" raised and "gcardenas10" called all-in from the cutoff.

"gcardenas":
"MaxHendrix:

The board ran out and the ace on the flop sent "gcardenas10" out in 15th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	1,389,206 -70,000	-70,000

MaxHendrix	973,408 21,465	21,465
Sintoras	754,042 -6,000	-6,000
SmilleThHero	587,024 328,512	328,512
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	462,290 -56,000	-56,000
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	421,815 70,000	70,000
efkinis24	208,762 -8,000	-8,000
gcardenas10	Eliminé

2020-09-17 00:30 UTC

Mateos Eliminated by Kovalski

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Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

At the very end of the previous level, Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos raised to 32,800 and Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski defended the big blind. On a flop of , Kovalski checked and called a bet of 44,676 to see the on the turn.

Kovalski checked once more and Mateos bet 128,000 with 337,839 behind, which then prompted the shove of Kovalski. After spending time in the think tank and using a portion of the time bank, Mateos called.

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos:
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski:

Mateos still had some outs but missed them all on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	1,944,521 561,315	561,315

MaxHendrix	1,017,408 50,000	50,000
SmilleThHero	545,024 -4,000	-4,000
Sintoras	528,942 -52,000	-52,000
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	514,290 -4,000	-4,000
efkinis24	246,362 -4,000	-4,000
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	Eliminé

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2020-09-17 00:55 UTC

"efkinis24" Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

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Niveau 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski min-raised to 50,000 and then called the shove of "SmilleThHero", "efkinis24" called all-in from the big blind.

"efkinis24":
"SmilleThHero":
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski:

The board ran out and efkinis24" was eliminated whereas "SmilleThHero" essentially tripled up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	1,821,287 -47,484	-47,484

MaxHendrix	1,215,658 -9,750	-9,750
Sintoras	772,942 22,250	22,250
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	664,330 -47,250	-47,250
SmilleThHero	322,330 205,346	205,346
efkinis24	Eliminé