WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD | 2023 PokerStars WCOOP

10-04-2023 20:05 UTC

Minimum Bet Yield Minimal Results

Frank Visser

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor raised his button to 1,540,000 and Ivan "ILS007" Stokes defended his big blind. Stokes then proceeded to check-call Pastor's 1,107,750 bet on the 8♦J♠5♣ flop before both players checked the board-pairing 8♥ turn.

On the K♠ river, Stokes led out for the minimum of 700,000 and Pastor made the call. Stokes showed A♣10♣ for ace-high, but it was no match of the A♠J♦ of Pastor, who was sitting on second pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	95,333,157 -3,435,250	-3,435,250

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	30,040,201 3,863,750	3,863,750

Tags: Ivan Stokes Juan Pastor

10-04-2023 19:56 UTC

Chip Counts of the Final Three

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Frank Visser

Level 41 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	98,768,407 -955,000	-955,000

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	26,176,451 2,396,500	2,396,500
ShipitFTW911	25,064,142 -2,557,500	-2,557,500

Level: 41

Blinds: 350,000/700,000

Ante: 87,500

10-04-2023 19:53 UTC

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt Eliminated in 4th Place ($408,827)

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt Eliminated in 4th Place ($408,827)

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes raised to 1,320,000 from under the gun before facing a three-bet to 5,100,000 from small blind Niklas "Lena900" Astedt. Stokes made the call and the two saw a flop of 8♥Q♦2♣.

Astedt continued with a bet of 3,663,000 and Stokes called. Astedt then slowed down with a check on the 4♠ turn, causing Stokes to bet 6,080,580, which Astedt called.

Astedt checked the 3♥ river as well and Stokes went all in, covering Astedt's remaining stack of 19,814,168 chips. Astedt quickly called and tabled K♥K♣, but the overpair was no good against the flopped set of Stokes, who played 2♠2♥.

Astedt had to leave the tournament in fourth place while Stokes now plays a nearly nine-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	99,723,407 37,432,748	37,432,748

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	Busted

Tags: Ivan Stokes Niklas Astedt

10-04-2023 19:45 UTC

Stokes Takes from Pastor, Pastor Now Shortest

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor raised to 1,320,000 from under the gun and Ivan "ILS007" called from the big blind. Stokes then checked the 10♥Q♣Q♥ flop and Pastor made a continuation-bet of 810,000.

Stokes responded with a raise to 2,700,000 and Pastor called. Stokes continued the aggression on the 7♦ turn, betting another 5,702,400 in the pot, again receiving a call from Pastor.

It was only when Stokes went all in for Pastor's 23,779,951 remaining chips on the 2♥ river that the latter would eventually fold, leaving himself with the fewest chips on the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	62,290,659 10,247,400	10,247,400

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	23,779,951 -10,922,400	-10,922,400

Tags: Ivan Stokes Juan Pastor

10-04-2023 19:41 UTC

"ShipitFTW911" Levels the Playing Field

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes raised to 1,320,000 from under the gun and "ShipitFTW911" defended the big blind. The latter then check-called a 1,069,200 bet from Stokes on the Q♦J♠4♠ flop before both players checked the Q♥ turn.

The 5♠ river completed the board and "ShipitFTW911" led out with a pot-sized bet of 5,378,400. Stokes made the call but had to muck his cards when he got shown 8♠7♠ for a rivered flush by the Swede, who inched closer to the rest of the field by winning this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	52,043,259 -5,172,600	-5,172,600

ShipitFTW911	27,621,642 6,342,600	6,342,600

10-04-2023 19:38 UTC

Over-Bet Works Out for Pastor

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor raised to 1,320,000 from under the gun and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt and Ivan "ILS007" Stokes called from the button and big blind respectively.

All three players then checked the Q♥6♣J♣ flop before Pastor was the first to bet on the Q♣ turn, for an amount of 1,140,000. Astedt folded but Stokes made the call.

The A♠ river then fell and Stokes checked to Pastor again. The latter now came out with a slight over-bet of 7,140,000, and Stokes made the fold after tanking for a while.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	57,215,859 1,060,000	1,060,000

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	38,602,748 -4,327,500	-4,327,500
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	34,702,351 3,180,000	3,180,000

Tags: Ivan Stokes Juan Pastor Niklas Astedt

10-04-2023 19:31 UTC

"ShipitFTW911" Doubles Through Pastor, Still Shortest

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor raised it up to 1,320,000 from under the gun and "ShipitFTW911" three-bet to 6,000,000 from the small blind. Pastor then four-bet all in and "ShipitFTW911" called for 10,189,521 in total.

"ShipitFTW911": A♦Q♦
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: A♥J♠

"ShipitFTW911" was in good shape to double up and it got even better when they paired their queen on 4♣Q♠2♣. The K♠ turn brought a little sweat in the form of a Broadway draw for Pastor, but it would fail to come in on the 5♦ river, granting "ShipitFTW911" the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	31,522,351 -11,389,521	-11,389,521
ShipitFTW911	21,279,042 10,189,521	10,189,521

Tags: Juan Pastor

10-04-2023 19:26 UTC

"ShipitFTW911" Leaves Themself Short

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Frank Visser

Level 40 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor made a raise to 1,320,000 from under the gun and "ShipitFTW911" reraised to 3,780,000 from the small blind. Pastor then four-bet jammed for "ShipitFTW911"s stack of roughly 15,000,000 and the Swede quickly folded, leaving themself with just under 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	42,911,872 4,542,500	4,542,500
ShipitFTW911	11,089,521 -2,517,500	-2,517,500

Tags: Juan Pastor

Level: 40

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000