2023 PokerStars WCOOP

WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars WCOOP

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$1,047,257
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,000,000
Entries
600
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
511
Players Left
176

Grafton Like a Fish in the Water on His Second Bullet

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton had already more than doubled his starting stack on his second bullet when raised to 8,800 from under the gun. Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang sat next to him and made the call before Connor "blanconegro" Drinan three-bet all-in for 114,198 from the big blind.

Grafton made the call and Vogelsang followed suit.

A flop of A3Q was put on the virtual felt, and Grafton put out a relatively tiny bet of 36,000 chips, which was enough to let Vogelsang lay his hand down and take the pot to a heads-up showdown.

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan: 1010
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: KK

Grafton had a massive lead with his kings, and they would remain the best cards on the 26 runout. Drinan was forced to leave the table while Grafton surged to the top ranks of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
843,312
701,113
701,113
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Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang
284,138
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Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Christoph VogelsangConor DrinanSam Grafton