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09-05-2020 00:01 UTC

Chip Counts After the Break

Shirley Ang

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

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	37,408,850 75,000	75,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	21,342,192 -3,255,900	-3,255,900
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	19,244,874 -900,000	-900,000
zerodeda	18,763,088 4,680,900	4,680,900
Schildy1984	8,040,996 -600,000	-600,000

09-04-2020 23:59 UTC

This Time? Some of the Top Talents Who Have (Inexplicably) Never Won During WCOOP

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Shirley Ang

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

Just before the 2018 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) got under way, we took a look at five players who were overdue a victory in poker’s premiere tournament series. There was simply no rational explanation for how come all of Niklas “Lena900” Astedt, Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson, Luke “lb6121” Schwartz, Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi and Tobias “kuhns89” Hausen had not, to that point, won a WCOOP tournament.

Two years on, only Astedt has put it right. He won the $530 PLO 6-Max in 2018 to get the monkey off his back.

Today we’re taking a look at another list of brilliant talents who have not yet won a title during WCOOP. But remember as you read the list of nearly men below that Mattsson, Schwartz, Shakerchi and Hausen are still looking for that WCOOP title too. Perhaps there’s no real shame in all of this.

Check out the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

09-04-2020 23:55 UTC

Seventh Break of the Day

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Shirley Ang

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

The five remaining players have gone for another 5-minute break.

09-04-2020 23:54 UTC

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber Eliminated in 6th Place ($16,762 + $5,344)

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Shirley Ang

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

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber raised to 3,000,000 from the button and Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares three-bet shoved from the small blind. "Schildy1984" quickly folded their big blind and Kerber called for the remaining 2,944,742.

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber:
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares:

The flop came for Tavares to hit top pair but for Kerber to pick up the open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Kerber was eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	37,333,850 3,375,000	3,375,000
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	24,598,092 75,000	75,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	20,144,874 6,019,742	6,019,742
zerodeda	14,082,188 -1,275,000	-1,275,000
Schildy1984	8,640,996 -975,000	-975,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	Busted

09-04-2020 23:52 UTC

"IHackedRNG" Increases Chip Lead Again

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Shirley Ang

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

Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and "IHackedRNG" defended his big blind.

The flop came , "IHackedRNG" check-raised the 900,000 bet of Kerber to 2,700,000 which was called.

The turn was the and "IHackedRNG" check-called the 1,000,000 bet of Kerber.

The river completed the board with the and both players checked. "IHackedRNG" tabled the for two pair for Kerber to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	33,958,850 6,512,500	6,512,500
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	24,523,092 1,212,500	1,212,500
zerodeda	15,357,188 862,500	862,500
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	14,125,132 -1,612,500	-1,612,500
Schildy1984	9,615,996 -1,062,500	-1,062,500
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	7,219,742 -5,912,500	-5,912,500

Level: 40

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000

09-04-2020 23:49 UTC

Kubaliak Stays Alive Thanks to the River

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Shirley Ang

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"IHackedRNG" raised to 1,005,000 from the button and Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak defended his big blind.

The flop came , Kubaliak check-shoved for 10,337,796 when "IHackedRNG" continued with a bet of 1,250,000 and was called by the bigger stack.

Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak:
"IHackedRNG":

Kubaliak had flopped two pair while "IHackedRNG" had the top pair.

The turn was the for "IHackedRNG" to improve to the better two pair but the river completed the board with the for Kubaliak to hit a full house to double up instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	27,446,350 -10,445,296	-10,445,296
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	23,310,592 9,430,296	9,430,296
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	15,737,632 612,500	612,500
zerodeda	14,494,688 927,500	927,500
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	13,132,242 2,162,500	2,162,500
Schildy1984	10,678,496 -2,687,500	-2,687,500

09-04-2020 23:43 UTC

Three-Way All-In; No Bounties Awarded

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Shirley Ang

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"Schildy1984" shoved from the hijack for 4,330,332 and so did Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak in the small blind with the bigger stack. Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber called in the big blind for the 9,815,203 he had behind.

"Schildy1984":
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber:
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak:

The board ran out for "Schildy1984" to triple up while Kerber doubled up through Kubaliak for the remainder of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	37,891,646 2,237,500	2,237,500
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	15,125,132 -1,612,500	-1,612,500
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	13,880,296 -8,377,703	-8,377,703
zerodeda	13,567,188 -1,062,500	-1,062,500
Schildy1984	13,365,996 7,973,164	7,973,164
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	10,969,742 842,039	842,039

09-04-2020 23:40 UTC

"Schildy1984" Doubles Through "IHackedRNG"

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Shirley Ang

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"Schildy1984" raised from under the gun to 1,500,000 for "IHackedRNG" to three-bet to 3,000,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to "Schildy1984" who made the call for 2,133,916 in total.

"Schildy1984":
"IHackedRNG":

The board ran out for "Schildy1984" to double up with the higher kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	35,654,146 -1,133,916	-1,133,916
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	22,257,999 -375,000	-375,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	16,737,632 -625,000	-625,000
zerodeda	14,629,688 -125,000	-125,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	10,127,703 -875,000	-875,000
Schildy1984	5,392,832 3,133,916	3,133,916

09-04-2020 23:37 UTC

"olibullrider" Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,099 + $14,740)

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Shirley Ang

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"olibullrider" raised to 1,125,000 from the hijack and "IHackedRNG" three-bet to 3,390,000 from the button. The action folded back to "olibullrider" who four-bet shoved for 17,548,609 which "IHackedRNG" called with the slightly bigger stack.

"olibullrider":
"IHackedRNG":

The board ran out for "IHackedRNG" to hold with the queens to take a commanding chip lead and eliminate "olibullrider" in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
IHackedRNG	36,788,062 18,361,109	18,361,109
Tomas "MASUR0N1KE" Kubaliak	22,632,999 -625,000	-625,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares	17,362,632 1,612,500	1,612,500
zerodeda	14,754,688 -1,425,000	-1,425,000
Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber	11,002,703 -125,000	-125,000
Schildy1984	2,258,916 -125,000	-125,000
olibullrider	Busted