PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Luis "figalex25" Figallo
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$152,853
Event Info
Buy-in
$109
Prize Pool
$1,283,400
Entries
1,433
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,433
Players Left
27

Talbot, Smiljkovic, and Sweeney Among 27 Remaining Contenders Heading into Final Day of WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2]

Level 23 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

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

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1LaddienNorway27,139,945
2CBon's 72Malta23,850,611
3Gabriel "aaurelio" MouraBrazil23,645,740
4temp0r2kUK23,094,873
5lildani9Hungary22,960,344
6Daniel "SmilleThHero" SmiljkovicGermany20,903,816
7llv62Ukraine16,982,851
8Ronan "Sw33ney" SweeneyUK15,081,402
9razvyqqRomania14,955,280
10ShippityShipCanada12,028,215

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.

Silva's Aces Cracked and is Eliminated at End of Day

Level 23 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

Victor "Capitao1987" Faria open-shoved in early position and Miguel "inca7bar" Silva called off his 3,190,272 stack. Everyone else folded and Silva was the one at risk.

Victor "Capitao1987" Faria: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Miguel "inca7bar" Silva: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

Silva was an overwhelming favorite to double, but the flop came {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} to give Faria Broadway. The {8-Spades} turn left Silva looking for a queen just to chop, but the board completed with the {3-Spades}.

An absolutely devastating result for Silva, and at the same time, a very fortunate hand to end the day for Faria. That brings the number of players down to 27 and ends the day, which is scheduled to resume tomorrow as they play down to a winner.

Stay tuned for the full chip counts of the final three tables and a recap of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor "Capitao1987" Faria
9,074,132
6,588,452
6,588,452
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Miguel "inca7bar" Silva
Busted

Spitale Eliminated by Ace on the River

Level 22 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"temp0r2k" opened to 660,000 in the cutoff and Franco "rojorulez" Spitale raised to 6,450,000, almost his entire stack. Action folded back to "temp0r2k" who went all in and Spitale called for his last few thousand chips.

"temp0r2k": {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

A flip would decide this big pot and the flop of {8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{7-Spades} was favorable towards Spitale. The {2-Spades} turn put him one card away from a big double, but the devastating {a-Diamonds} peeled off on the river, eliminating him and sending the pot to "temp0r2k".

Player Chips Progress
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temp0r2k
20,507,373
5,000,828
5,000,828
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Franco "rojorulez" Spitale
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Smiljkovic Jumps to Top of Leaderboard with Boat over Boat

Level 20 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in early position and "Kley" three-bet to 1.6 million from the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the flop was {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}.

Smiljkovic called a 1,812,500 bet and the two saw a {k-Spades} on the turn. Smiljkovic called a bet of 2,054,000 this time and the {q-Diamonds} fell on the river. "Kley" put all his chips in and Smiljkovic called for his remaining 3,637,793.

"Kley": {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

"Kley" was elated to see the river, but realized it had no power against the better boat of Smiljkovic when he flipped over his cards, and Smiljkovic took the pot and the chip lead in a huge pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
18,633,586
10,460,543
10,460,543
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Kley
2,024,087
-8,982,505
-8,982,505

"AadrovanRj21" Finds Lucky Jack to Double through Smiljkovic

Level 19 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 400,000 in the hijack and "AadrovanRj21" shoved in his 3,084,228 stack from the button. It folded back to Smiljkovic who made the call.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
"AadrovanRj21": {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Smiljkovic was in a great spot to accumulate more chips on the {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop, but the {j-Clubs} turned changed the hand around. The {4-Clubs} fell on the river and confirmed the double for "AadrovanRj21".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
8,173,043
-1,830,343
-1,830,343
Profile photo of AadrovanRj21 br
AadrovanRj21
6,693,456
-1,717,172
-1,717,172

Smiljkovic Knocks Out Two to Regain Chip Lead

Level 15 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson opened to 160,000 in the hijack and "Dangerzinn" shoved for 1,151,459 on the button. Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic jammed all his chips in from the small blind and Wilson called off his remaining 1,908,119 stack.

Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
"Dangerzinn": {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {7-Spades}, giving Smiljkovic the hold with the jacks and the chip lead as two are eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
10,458,125
4,144,578
4,144,578
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Dan "NukeTheFish!" Wilson
Busted
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Dangerzinn
Busted

Moura Spikes River Two-outer to Keep Hopes Alive

Level 13 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura opened under the gun to 120,000 and "razvyqq" three-bet to 330,000 from one seat over. Action folded back to Moura who shoved for 1,463,297 and "razvyqq" called.

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
"razvyqq": {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Moura had "razvyqq" pipped but fell behind on the {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop. The {k-Clubs} turn meant only a jack on the river could keep Moura alive, and the {j-Hearts} indeed peeled off to complete the board, keeping Moura in the tournament with one of only two cards that would do that on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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razvyqq
3,955,158
3,955,158
3,955,158
Profile photo of Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura br
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura
3,084,094
3,084,094
3,084,094

Smiljkovic Takes Chip Lead and is First Over 3 Million

Level 7 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Before the break, Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic opened to 41,000 in the cutoff and Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov three-bet to 200,000 in the small blind. Smiljkovic called and the two players saw a flop of {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

Dimov led for 120,000 and Smiljkovic raised to 300,875 which was called. The turn {2-Hearts} saw Dimov check-shove following a 267,400 bet and put in his 697,964 chips. Smiljkovic called and hands were tabled.

Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Dimov needed an ace or a deuce to stay alive but the {j-Clubs} peeled off on the river to eliminate him and give Smiljkovic the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
3,187,462
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Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov
Busted

Talbot Makes Quads over Boat

Level 5 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot opened in the hijack to 28,000 and "pEzzett^E" jammed for 253,227 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Talbot who made the call.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
"pEzzett^E": {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

"pEzzett^E" made a pair on the {j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop but was still behind as Talbot made a set. The {j-Spades} turn gave "pEzzett^E" possibilities to win on river boats, and the river paired the board to give him a boat indeed. Unfortunately for him, he was still eliminated as it was the {8-Hearts}, giving Talbot quad eights.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot ca
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot
1,295,359
800,880
800,880
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pEzzett^E
Busted

Aces Versus Kings Versus Jacks

Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"NY17PATS14" opened to 16,800 in middle position and "DeathProph3t" jammed for 139,637 on the button. "RuckCity" re-jammed his stack in the small blind and "NY17PATS14" called off his remaining 263,881 chips.

"NY17PATS14": {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
"DeathProph3t": {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
"RuckCity": {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

"NY17PATS14" was on the fortunate side of this cooler and clinched it on the turn on a board of {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} {a-Spades} {q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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NY17PATS14
717,999
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DeathProph3t
47,595
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RuckCity
Busted