Red-Hot Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz Leads Final 13 in WCOOP-25-H: $25,000 8-Max Super High Roller Sunday Slam $2.5 Million Guarantee
The first day of WCOOP-25-H: $25,000 [8-Max Super High Roller Sunday Slam] $2.5m Gtd has come to an end after reaching the money here on level 21. Day 1 of this event saw 106 entry slips sold and when the dust had settled only 13 runners were left to battle it out, with none other than Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz leading the way.
Holz is one of the most well-known poker players in the world, sitting eighth on the all-time money list with a resume that can do nothing but impress anyone who takes a look. He was already having an astounding day after shipping a tournament earlier in the evening for his second WSOP gold bracelet, along with a cool $1,077,025 cash prize, bringing his total career well over the $33 million mark.
The German pro continued his run-good right here in the biggest buy-in WCOOP of the series, spinning up a stack of 4,399,094 which is good for a healthy chip lead headed into the final day. Closest behind the chipleader is Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves with 3,549,130 after landing a few pots late to climb near the top.
Day 1 ended once the money bubble had popped and it was suiting that Holz was the one to do so. "Horfven" pushed all-in for their remaining stack from the button with king-queen and unfortunately for them, ran into the ace-queen of Holz in the big blind. The board ran out clean, sending "Horfven" out of the tournament as well as ending the day.
End of Day Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz | Germany | 4,399,094 | 88 |
| 2 | Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves | United Kingdom | 3,549,130 | 71 |
| 3 | tzuzteutezu | Austria | 3,109,644 | 62 |
| 4 | Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns | Australia | 2,571,212 | 51 |
| 5 | Pauli "Fiilismies" Ayras | Finland | 2,240,696 | 45 |
| 6 | Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski | Russia | 2,143,354 | 43 |
| 7 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | Spain | 1,765,835 | 35 |
| 8 | Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin | Russia | 1,524,605 | 30 |
| 9 | Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas | Hungary | 1,411,125 | 28 |
| 10 | Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen | Costa Rica | 1,136,021 | 23 |
| 11 | Geokarak | Greece | 972,084 | 19 |
| 12 | Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian | Russia | 843,017 | 17 |
| 13 | Daris "DEX888" Pedes | Germany | 834,183 | 17 |
Many notable players showed up to take a shot at a WCOOP title with many failing to find enough traction to roll into Day 2. Some of which to try include Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo, Michael "imluckbox" Addamo, Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams, David "dpeters17" Peters, and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood.
A total of 106 entries were sold, creating a prize pool of $2,599,650 with the remaining 13 all finding a payday of at least $55,113 with the eventual champion taking down a WCOOP title, along with a six-figure payday worth $599,050.
Day 2 will start Monday, Sept 7 at 1:05 ET, and will have a live stream following all of the action. The blinds will remain at 20 minutes in length, with all players getting a five-minute break 55 minutes past every hour. The day will not end until a winner has been crowned, taking down the title and all of that cold hard cash.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the action as the remainder of the tournament unfolds, so tune in tomorrow!