WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars WCOOP

10-03-2023 18:57 UTC

Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro Eliminated in 19th Place ($49,984)

Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro Eliminated in 19th Place ($49,984)

Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro raised it up to 240,000 from the hijack and Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri defended his big blind. Mokri then checked to Kelopuro on a flop of 2♠7♠J♠ and the latter bet out 183,750. Mokri responded with a raise to 506,800 and Kelopuro made the call.

The 5♠ turn was checked by both players before the 3♠ river completed a flush on the board. Mokri now over-bet the pot, putting Kelopuro all-in for 2,326,331. Kelopuro went into his time bank but eventually made the call.

Mokri showed A♠2♥ for the ace-high flush, while Kelopuro played Q♣10♠ for a lower flush, resulting in his exit in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri	8,307,557 3,200,631	3,200,631
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro	Busted

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10-03-2023 18:52 UTC

"Phemo" Eliminated in 20th Place ($49,894)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

"Phemo" Eliminated in 20th Place ($49,894)

The action folded to "Phemo", who jammed their final 1,206,298 chips in the middle from the button. Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri then called from the small blind and "PAX176" folded the big blind to create a heads-up showdown.

"Phemo": 5♥5♦
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri: J♦10♥

Mokri hit a pair on the 2♥10♣7♦ flop to jump ahead in the flip and he would end up with the checkmark on the 6♥K♥ runout, sending "Phemo" home in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PAX176	6,803,637 -2,298,654	-2,298,654
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri	5,106,926 3,526,612	3,526,612
Phemo	Busted

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10-03-2023 18:48 UTC

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton Eliminated in 21st Place ($49,894)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton Eliminated in 21st Place ($49,894)

"Thurpan" raised to 280,000 from middle position and Ivan "ILS007" Stokes three-bet to 910,000 from the cutoff. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton then four-bet to 3,220,000 from the big blind, only leaving himself 391,766 behind. "Thurpan" folded but Stokes moved in for the rest and Grafton made the call.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: A♣K♣
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes: J♠J♦

It was a classic flip, and this time it would be Stokes who was victorious when the board ran out 9♦7♠10♥5♦10♣. Grafton was the last member of Team PokerStars to still be in the Main Event but his deep run came to a halt in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	19,180,951 5,535,324	5,535,324

Thurpan	5,245,852 1,910,726	1,910,726
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	Busted

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10-03-2023 18:43 UTC

Leo "LeoAlcantara" Alcantara Eliminated in 22nd Place ($49,894)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Leo "LeoAlcantara" Alcantara Eliminated in 22nd Place ($49,894)

Leo "LeoAlcantara" Alcantara jammed all in for 955,572 from the button and Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil three-bet from the small blind while Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress folded the big blind.

Leo "LeoAlcantara" Alcantara: K♣10♦
Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil: Q♠Q♦

Wakil flopped a set on A♣Q♥6♠ and filled up on the 6♣ turn, leaving Alcantara drawing dead. Alcantara hit a meaningless Broadway on the J♥ river as salt in the wound and said his goodbyes in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil	8,062,866 1,480,472	1,480,472
Daniel "Oxata" Dvoress	2,884,250 -494,500	-494,500

Leo "LeoAlcantara" Alcantara	Busted

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10-03-2023 18:38 UTC

Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis Eliminated in 23rd Place ($49,894)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis Eliminated in 23rd Place ($49,894)

Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis had become short-stacked when he went all in for 739,214 from the hijack. "PAX176" was in the cutoff and was the only caller, with the covering stack.

Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis: Q♥10♥
"PAX176": J♥J♦

Mikolaitis would flop amazingly with trips on 8♥10♣10♦, but the 9♦7♦ runout saw "PAX176" make a straight to eliminate Mikolaitis in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
PAX176	9,102,291 2,493,214	2,493,214
Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis	Busted

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10-03-2023 18:34 UTC

Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot Eliminated in 24th Place ($40,350)

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot Eliminated in 24th Place ($40,350)

Ivan "ILS007" Stokes made a raise to 280,000 from middle position before Darrell "FourSixFour" Goh three-bet to 840,000 from the cutoff. Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot then four-bet shipped his 2,143,236 stack in the middle from the small blind and the action folded back to Goh, who made the call to put Proudfoot at risk.

Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot: A♠K♠
Darrell "FourSixFour" Goh: K♥K♦

No ace showed its face on J♦J♥J♣5♦9♠ and Proudfoot lost his chips to Goh and bubbled a pay jump as he exited in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	13,645,627 2,843,500	2,843,500

Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Ivan Stokes Darrell Goh

10-03-2023 18:15 UTC

Stokes Doubles Another One

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Darrell "FourSixFour" Goh raised to 240,000 as first to act and the action folded to Ivan "ILS007" Stokes in the small blind, who made the call. They went heads up to a flop of 2♣9♦3♣ and Stokes check-jammed over Goh's 480,000 continuation-bet. Goh made the call to put his 2,173,850 chips at risk and the cards were revealed.

Darrell "FourSixFour" Goh: K♥9♥
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes: 9♠6♠

Both players had the same pair, but Goh's kicker remained the best on the A♦5♣ runout, awarding him the pot and a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes	11,168,127 -3,133,250	-3,133,250

Darrell "FourSixFour" Goh	5,067,700 2,338,850	2,338,850

Tags: Darrell Goh Ivan Stokes

10-03-2023 17:44 UTC

Nemeth Can Not Escape the Five, Final Three Tables Reached

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Nemeth Can Not Escape the Five, Final Three Tables Reached

Moments after losing a pot with ace-jack to Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue's ace-five, Andras "probirs" Nemeth raised to 219,000 from the button. His adversary Maue then three-bet jammed from the big blind and Nemeth made the call for 1,879,812 chips.

Andras "probirs" Nemeth: A♣J♦
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue: A♦5♥

The flop was dreadful for Nemeth, Maue once again hit a five against his ace-jack on 5♦4♠8♥. No help arrived on the 2♣10♠ runout and the Hungarian was eliminated in 25th place, leaving the field with three tables of eight players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue	22,338,442 2,679,812	2,679,812
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	Busted

Tags: Andras Nemeth Leonard Maue

10-03-2023 17:17 UTC

Wilson Whiffs Payjump, "Stumpfed" Fed to the Lions

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 45,000/90,000, 11,250 ante

With 32 players remaining, Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson shipped his 498,140 stack in from the big blind and received a call from "Stumpfed" in the big blind.

Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson: K♥6♦
"Stumpfed": A♣5♠

The hand was virtually over when "Stumpfed" flopped trips on J♣5♣5♦, and the full house upgrade on the A♥ turn sealed the deal. The Q♥ river completed the board and Wilson was the last to leave without making the pay jump to $40,350.

One hand later, it would be "Stumpfed" themself who was at risk of elimination when Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber raised to 180,000 from the button and "Stumpfed"s stack of 2,341,213 went in from the small blind, with Kerber making the call.

"Stumpfed": A♥Q♥
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber: 5♠5♥

"Stumpfed" had many outs to hit on the 9♥K♠9♠6♥ board, but none came on the 2♦ river, leaving him to be eliminated after just eliminating a player himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber	5,876,897 2,442,463	2,442,463
Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson	Busted

Stumpfed	Busted

Tags: Andy WIlson Kelvin Kerber

10-03-2023 16:52 UTC

Legit Eliminated in Brutal Fashion

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 45,000/90,000, 11,250 ante

Thorsten "juicetus" Legit was the absolute short stack of the field and he got his last 616,668 chips in the middle from the cutoff. The action then folded to "I Can Dewey It" in the big blind, who made the call.

Thorsten "juicetus" Legit: A♠A♥
"I Can Dewey It": A♣5♣

Legit had a tremendous lead with his pocket aces, and the K♥8♠4♠ flop saw his opponent with only a three percent chance to win the pot.

The 5♠ brought a little sweat as "I Can Dewey It" paired up, and the detrimental 5♦ river saw them make trips and crack the rockets of Legit. He took a sour exit in 35th place while his opponent received a nice chip-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
I Can Dewey It	3,759,615 1,094,588	1,094,588
Thorsten "juicetus" Legit	Busted

Tags: Thorsten Legit