PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-72-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
98
Prize
$504,584
Event Info
Buy-in
$530
Prize Pool
$3,552,500
Entries
7,105
Level Info
Level
56
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
750,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
2,611
Players Left
80

Holz Busts Before the Bubble

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Moura vs Holz
Moura vs Holz

"asteras666" raised to 41,600 from the early position and Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura called in the cutoff. Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz three-bet to 180,000 from the button. The action folded back to Moura who four-bet to 507,000 for Holz to five-bet shove for 1,725,249 and Moura to call.

Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for Holz to flop a pair but the rest of the board was completed with the {4-Spades} on the turn and the {8-Hearts} on the river to not help him any further as he busted before the bubble.

There currently 867 players left in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura br
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura
3,670,322
1,749,065
1,749,065
Profile photo of asteras666 nl
asteras666
3,043,126
-49,100
-49,100
Profile photo of Rafael "rafitia" Camargo br
Rafael "rafitia" Camargo
600,281
-368,970
-368,970
Profile photo of Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz
Busted

"aJarov" Bubbles the Main Event

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
ACNRULES vs aJarov vs gs08bjohnson
ACNRULES vs aJarov vs gs08bjohnson

Eight players busted while the tournament was in the process of being paused for hand-for-hand play and on one of the tables "aJarov" called frm the middle position for the 22,607 they had left. "gs08bjohnson" raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and "ACNRULES" three-bet shoved for 182,174 which "gs08bjohnson" called.

"aJarov": {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
"ACNRULES": {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
"gs08bjohnson": {j-Spades}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for "ACNRULES" to burst the bubble as "aJarov" busted and "ACNRULES" more than doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of gs08bjohnson gb
gs08bjohnson
569,917
Profile photo of ACNRULES ca
ACNRULES
425,455
Profile photo of aJarov ua
aJarov
Busted

Quick Guide to PokerStars Home Games; It Takes Just Five Easy Steps!

Level 27 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

There's never been a better time to find out how to set up a PokerStars Home Games than right now.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to set up a private members club where you can play cash games and tournaments. All games can be for play money and real money, so you don't need to spend anything if you don't want to.

You can invite whoever you want and even keep track of tournament leader board standings.

PokerStars Home Games allow you to take the banter of your local home game onto the online felt, even allowing you to play with poker friends from all over the world.

Here is our quick and easy five-step guide to setting up a PokerStars Home Game of your own.

"pkr_falk" Eliminated by Oliver

Level 27 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Oliver vs pkr_falk
Oliver vs pkr_falk

"pkr_falk" shoved from the middle position for 946,980 and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver three-bet shoved for 3,286,302 for the rest of the table to get out of their way.

"pkr_falk": {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for Oliver to hold with the nines to bust "pkr_falk".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
4,321,782
Profile photo of pkr_falk se
pkr_falk
Busted

Nevanlinna Loses All to Lettau

Level 28 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Lettau vs Nevanlinna
Lettau vs Nevanlinna

At the end of the previous level, Jesse "jessecesar" Cesar raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Jussi "calvin7v " Nevanlinna three-bet to 210,000 from the button. Andre "Dönig" Lettau four-bet to 595,000 from the big blind for Cesar to fold but Nevanlinna five-bet shoved for 2,137,689 which Lettau called.

Jussi "calvin7v " Nevanlinna: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Andre "Dönig" Lettau: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades} for Lettau to hold and bust Nevanlinna with the pocket pair for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rafael "Rafaelgalo49" Oliveira br
Rafael "Rafaelgalo49" Oliveira
5,555,284
3,816,825
3,816,825
Profile photo of Andre "Dönig" Lettau de
Andre "Dönig" Lettau
5,109,055
Profile photo of Jesse "jessecesar" Cesar br
Jesse "jessecesar" Cesar
1,646,544
Profile photo of Jussi "calvin7v " Nevanlinna fi
Jussi "calvin7v " Nevanlinna
Busted

PokerStars Ambassador Colillas Falls to Fields

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Fields vs Colillas
Fields vs Colillas

Just before the end of the previous level, "Madmannn16" raised to 87,200 from under the gun and was called by Luke "LFmagic" Fields in the cutoff, "ale kmkz" on the button, and Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas in the big blind.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}, it was checked to Field who bet 79,872 for the button to fold and Colillas to raise to 500,000. "Madmannn16" folded and Fields called.

The turn was the {9-Hearts}, Colillas continued with a bet of 340,000 and was called by Fields.

The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds}, colillas bet 540,000, and Fields raised to put Colillas all-in who called for the 1,321,444 he had behind with the {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for the set but Fields held the {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the flush to bust the PokerStars Ambassador.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luke "LFmagic" Fields gb
Luke "LFmagic" Fields
7,615,164
2,888,039
2,888,039
Profile photo of Madmannn16 nl
Madmannn16
2,218,315
-1,043,971
-1,043,971
Profile photo of Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
Busted

Martin “Marksman_M” Thien Wu Casually Streams Huge WCOOP Win to Three Twitch Viewers

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
WCOOP Marksman_M
WCOOP Marksman_M

Imagine this. You’re winding down your poker session, playing the last game of the night, casually streaming to a handful of Twitch viewers.

Then you win a WCOOP title.

That’s exactly what happened to Martin “Marksman_M” Thien Wu, winner of the WCOOP 05-M: $55, 8-Max PKO.

I caught up with Martin for a chat about his time at the tables that fateful evening.

One of the stories that really stood out was how he started playing poker in the first place (more on that later). The fact that he streamed the win live on Twitch makes Martin’s journey even better. Only a few lucky witnesses were there to see it live as Martin claimed his place in history, not only as a WCOOP champion, but as a streamer too.

Check out the full story over at the PokerStars Blog

De Mario Cracks Locan's Aces

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
De Mario vs Locan
De Mario vs Locan

Aleksis "Dr.Durrrq" Locan raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Massimo "mase162" De Mario three-bet to 300,000 from the button just before the level went up. The blinds folded and Locan four-bet to 755,000 which De Mario called.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, Locan check-called the 700,000 bet of De Mario.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Locan checked again. De Mario shoved for 2,134,773 which Locan called.

Massimo "mase162" De Mario: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Aleksis "Dr.Durrrq" Locan: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Locan was ahead with the higher pocket pair but the river completed the board with the {k-Diamonds} for De Mario to hit the flush to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Massimo "mase162" De Mario it
Massimo "mase162" De Mario
7,302,546
Profile photo of Jonas "Tulkaz" Klausen dk
Jonas "Tulkaz" Klausen
3,004,516
Profile photo of Pawel "sosickPL" Brzeski pl
Pawel "sosickPL" Brzeski
1,679,344
Profile photo of Aleksis "Dr.Durrrq" Locan lv
Aleksis "Dr.Durrrq" Locan
329,118
-4,064,872
-4,064,872

Double Bustout for "234241234214432"

Level 32 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
234241234214432 vs Farrell vs 10rmc10.com
234241234214432 vs Farrell vs 10rmc10.com

"234241234214432" raised to 140,000 from the middle position and Niall "firaldo87" Farrell and "10rmc10.com" both called in the blinds.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, it was checked to "234241234214432" who continued with a bet of 240,500 for Farrell to call. "10rmc10.com" shoved for 1,355,113 for "234241234214432" to shove for more. Farrell went along for the 2,643,974 he had behind.

"10rmc10.com"; {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Niall "firaldo87" Farrell: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
"234241234214432": {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

"10rmc10.com" had flopped top pair and a flush draw while Farrell held the set of nines. "234241234214432" had the overpair.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds} to keep Farrell ahead but the {a-Spades} on the river gave "234241234214432" the higher set to bust both opponents.

Player Chips Progress
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234241234214432
9,153,553
Profile photo of Niall "firaldo87" Farrell
Niall "firaldo87" Farrell
Busted
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10rmc10.com
Busted

WCOOP 2020: Matheus ‘MathCamillo1’ Camillo Rides Out The Storm, Wins #15-M

Level 32 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Matheus Camillo WCOOP
Matheus Camillo WCOOP

There were just five players left near the end of Day 2 of Event #15-M of the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars, a $55+R no-limit hold’em eight-handed tournament.

Brazilian player Matheus “MathCamillo1” Camillo had enjoyed a great couple of days of poker to that point. He had built a big stack on Day 1, made it to the final table bubble on Day 2 where he won a big all-in, and was fifth in chips to start the FT.

A little while after that there were just five left out of 5,450 total entries (including re-entries). And coincidentally, Camillo was down to just five big blinds.

“I was just folding and hoping to find a favorable situation,” explains Camillo. “But the favorable situation never came.”

“That’s when I put on my lucky song… Snoop Dogg‘s ‘Riders on the Storm.'”

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog