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

10-04-2023 17:33 UTC

Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri Eliminated in 9th Place ($94,330)

Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri Eliminated in 9th Place ($94,330)

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor open-raised to 660,000 from early position and Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri three-bet to 3,000,000 from the hijack, only leaving three big blinds behind. The action then folded back to Pastor, who put the rest in and Mokri made the call.

Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri: K♦Q♦
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: 9♠9♣

It was a huge flip, and when Pastor made a straight on 7♠2♥8♠6♥5♠, he eliminated Mokri in 9th place.

The Norwegian high roller was the first to leave the final table as play now continues eight-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	24,656,752 4,711,105	4,711,105
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri	Busted

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Juan Pastor

10-04-2023 17:28 UTC

Stokes Regains Chip Lead Again

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor made a raise to 660,000 from middle position and Ivan "ILS007" Stokes defended the big blind.

Stokes then went on to check-call Pastor's 451,875 bet on the K♦7♠Q♣ flop before both players checked the 3♦ turn.

The K♠ river completed the pot and Stokes led out for a massive bet of 5,400,000, twice the size of the pot. Pastor thought about it for a bit but ended up making the call.

Stokes showed K♥3♥ for a full house and Pastor mucked his cards as he could not beat that.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	31,061,193 7,936,875	7,936,875

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	19,945,647 -5,874,375	-5,874,375

Tags: Ivan Stokes Juan Pastor

10-04-2023 17:24 UTC

Mokri the Shortest After Calling Kerber's Set

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri opened for 633,000 chips from under the gun and Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber was the only caller from the hijack.

The 4♠9♠6♦ flop and 5♠ turn were checked by both players and Mokri checked a third time on the 2♦ river. Kerber then made a bet of 1,026,750 and Mokri made the call after dipping into his time bank.

Kerber showed 9♥9♦ for top set and raked in the pot, leaving Mokri as the short stack of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber	25,615,366 2,409,750	2,409,750
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri	4,636,105 -2,394,750	-2,394,750

Tags: Kelvin Kerber Kayhan Mokri

10-04-2023 17:21 UTC

A Tight Affair at the Top

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Frank Visser

Level 36 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes raised to 600,000 from middle position and the action folded to Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue in the big blind, who made the call.

The flop of Q♦4♦3♠ was checked by both players before Maue check-called Stokes' 843,750 bet on the A♠ turn. The river then fell the 5♠ and both players checked again. Maue showed down Q♥J♣ for the winner, and the top four stacks on the table are now incredibly close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	25,820,022 47,500	47,500
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue	24,208,844 3,545,475	3,545,475
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber	23,205,616 -547,500	-547,500
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	23,124,318 -1,788,750	-1,788,750

Tags: Leonard Maue Ivan Stokes

Level: 36

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 37,500

10-04-2023 17:11 UTC

Pastor Flushes Maue's Lead Away

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor raised his button to 550,000 and both blinds Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue and Niklas "Lena900" Astedt called. The flop of 9♥8♣5♥ was then checked by all players before Maue led out for 1,250,000 on the 4♠ turn. Astedt folded but Pastor made the call to see the river.

The K♥ completed the board and, after tanking for a while, Maue fired a bet of 3,125,000 chips. Now it was Pastor's time to think it over, and he eventually made the call.

Maue showed 4♦4♣ for bottom set, but Pastor had it beat with 10♥7♥ for a rivered flush, seizing the chip lead from the German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	25,772,522 5,735,000	5,735,000
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue	20,663,369 -4,957,500	-4,957,500
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	8,946,702 -582,500	-582,500

Tags: Leonard Maue Juan Pastor Niklas Astedt

10-04-2023 16:59 UTC

Updated Chip Counts in the Break

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue	25,620,869 -3,707,750	-3,707,750
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	24,913,068 2,882,500	2,882,500

Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber	23,753,116 -1,262,500	-1,262,500
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor	20,037,522 4,692,750	4,692,750
ShipitFTW911	16,988,496 -1,445,000	-1,445,000
Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil	14,891,391 -1,325,000	-1,325,000
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	9,529,202 -700,000	-700,000
Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck	7,235,481 1,435,000	1,435,000
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri	7,030,855 -527,500	-527,500

10-04-2023 16:52 UTC

Maue Takes the Chip Lead from Stokes

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes raised to 500,000 from under the gun and Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue was the only interested party in the cutoff. The flop of Q♥2♥10♠ saw Stokes continue for 550,275 and Maue call.

Stokes then fired a pot-sized bet of 2,750,000 on the 5♦ turn and Maue made another call. The 10♦ river was subsequentially checked by both players, and Stokes' pair of fies with 7♥5♥ was beaten by Maue's A♣Q♦ for a pair of queens, giving the chip lead to Maue.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue	29,328,619 3,832,775	3,832,775
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	22,030,568 -5,052,775	-5,052,775

Tags: Ivan Stokes Leonard Maue

10-04-2023 16:48 UTC

Kerber Doubles Through Astedt in Six-Bet Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Kerber Doubles Through Astedt in Six-Bet Cooler

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt raised to 550,000 from early position before Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber reraised to 1,800,000 from the button. The action folded back to Astedt, who four-bet to 3,750,000.

Kerber then clicked it back to 5,800,000 chips and Astedt finally put it all in, covering Kerber's total stack of 12,174,058. Kerber snap called and the cards went on their backs.

Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber: A♠A♥
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt: K♠K♦

It was the ultimate hold'em cooler, and Kerber's aces would hold when no king arrived on 8♥J♥10♦5♣4♦, doubling him up and seeing Astedt's stack diminish to under average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber	25,015,616 13,429,058	13,429,058
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	10,229,202 -13,029,058	-13,029,058

Tags: Kelvin Kerber Niklas Astedt

10-04-2023 16:42 UTC

Wakil Calls Stokes' Over-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

The action folded to Ivan "ILS007" Stokes in the small blind, who limped in. Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil sat in the big blind and raised it to 875,000 and Stokes called.

Both players checked the J♠J♦8♦ flop before Stokes led out for 674,025 on the Q♣ turn. The river then fell the 4♥ and Stokes bet a massive 4,875,000, one and a half times the pot and more than half of Wakil's stack.

Wakil mulled it over for a bit before making the call. Stokes could only show 10♣3♣ for a ten-high bluff and Wakil tabled his A♥Q♥ for the winner with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	27,083,343 -6,276,525	-6,276,525

Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil	16,216,391 6,609,025	6,609,025

Tags: Jamil Wakil Ivan Stokes