Talbot, Smiljkovic, and Sweeney Among 27 Remaining Contenders Heading into Final Day of WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2]
Only 27 players remain out of 1,433 starters in WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd. In all of the Phases combined, there were 12,834 players in total. All of the players returning to this Phase were already in the money for a minimum of $250.
The prize pool of $1,283,400 smashed the guarantee of $1 million, and while all of the remaining players have locked up $2,401, all eyes are on the final table, where one player will be taking home the $175,007 first-place prize tomorrow.
Some of the notables to make Day 2 include WSOP bracelet winner Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, UK's Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney, Brazilians Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura and Victor "Capitao1987" Faria, who handed out a devastating beat to end the day, and poker streamer and Team PokerStars Player Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot, who will start Day 2 as the short stack with just under eight big blinds.
WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2] Day 1 Top Ten Chips
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laddien | Norway | 27,139,945 |
| 2 | CBon's 72 | Malta | 23,850,611 |
| 3 | Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura | Brazil | 23,645,740 |
| 4 | temp0r2k | UK | 23,094,873 |
| 5 | lildani9 | Hungary | 22,960,344 |
| 6 | Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic | Germany | 20,903,816 |
| 7 | llv62 | Ukraine | 16,982,851 |
| 8 | Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney | UK | 15,081,402 |
| 9 | razvyqq | Romania | 14,955,280 |
| 10 | ShippityShip | Canada | 12,028,215 |
Day 2 action for WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2] picks up on Sept. 14 at 2:05 p.m. EST, and PokerNews will be there to follow it to the end as they play down to a winner.