PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
$144,295
Event Info
Buy-in
$530
Prize Pool
$1,223,500
Entries
2,447
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

“K0SICE” Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,859)

Level 41 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

On the next hand, Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv raised to 3,600,000 from the small blind. “K0SICE” was in the big blind, and they would move all in for 21 million and change.

Plesuv would call with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and he was dominating the {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs} of “K0SICE." The board came down {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, and the jack kicker player for Plesuv, who got all the chips he lost in the last pot, and then some.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv md
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
106,628,367
21,858,323
21,858,323
Profile photo of K0SICE nl
K0SICE
Busted

"SiKCalL_A7" Doubles Through Plesuv

Level 41 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, "SiKCalL_A7" limped in from the small blind, and chip leader Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv put on the pressure by moving all in. "SiKCalL_A7" would call with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and they were trailing the {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds} of Plesuv.

The hand looked to be over after the flop came down {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Spades}. However, the {4-Diamonds} turn gave "SiKCalL_A7" flush draw outs, and the river {8-Diamonds} completed that miracle flush. "SiKCalL_A7" doubled to just under 32 million with that hand, while Plesuv remains in the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv md
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
84,770,044
-8,563,614
-8,563,614
Profile photo of SiKCalL_A7 ca
SiKCalL_A7
31,902,228
15,139,171
15,139,171

Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,486)

Level 41 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

On the very next hand, "horvYptr" moved all in from the small blind, easily having Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga covered in the big blind. Braga called all in with {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}, slightly behind the {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} of "horvYptr."

The board ran down {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, and the ace high held to get play down to just five players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of horvYptr hu
horvYptr
69,111,551
16,415,064
16,415,064
Profile photo of Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga br
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga
Busted

"TonyGPT" Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,815)

Level 41 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv raised to 2,400,000, and it would set off some fireworks, as short stack "TonyGPT" moved all in for 4,546,693. In the small blind, Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles would move all in for over 60 milion, and in the big blind, "horvYptr" would call all in for 22,349,897.

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
"horvYptr": {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
"TonyGPT": {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Dorneles was in great shape to score a double knockout, but the flop was an absolute disaster for the Brazilian, coming down {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. The case ten meant that "horvYptr" now held a massive lead in the hand, and while the {k-Clubs} turn gave Dorneles some more outs, the {8-Hearts} would come on the river.

"TonyGPT" bows out in seventh even after flopping top two pair, while "horvYptr" is now up to over 50 million after that lucky flop.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of horvYptr hu
horvYptr
52,696,487
34,179,090
34,179,090
Profile photo of Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles br
Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles
37,957,854
-10,747,667
-10,747,667
Profile photo of TonyGPT hr
TonyGPT
Busted

Braga Doubles Through Plesuv

Level 41 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

Short stack Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga moved all in for 8,432,532, and big stack Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv put him at risk in the small blind holding {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. It was perfect timing for Braga though, as he showed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

The flop of {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} gave Plesuv some hope for a brutal suckout, but the turn and river didn't bring a third king, giving Braga a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv md
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
93,333,658
-18,108,798
-18,108,798
Profile photo of Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga br
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga
19,115,064
14,073,798
14,073,798

Level: 41

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 150,000

Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,156)

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles raised to 2,460,000, and in the small blind, Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga moved all in, having his fellow Brazilian covered. In the big blind, Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi would call their short stack all in, and Dorneles would also call, creating a huge three way all in cofrontation.

Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The flop of {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} kept Ruzzi ahead in the main pot, while Braga had taken a big lead in the side pot with his pair of sixes. However, the {k-Spades} on the turn gave Dorneles a massive lead in the hand, and the {10-Diamonds} river didn't change that.

Ruzzi will have to settle for eighth place, Braga is now the short stack, and Dorneles is suddenly second in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles br
Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles
48,705,521
26,084,099
26,084,099
Profile photo of Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga br
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga
5,041,266
-23,296,402
-23,296,402
Profile photo of Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi ar
Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi
Busted

Braga Gets Lucky to Double Up

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga moved all in from under the gun for 12 million and change, and next to act, Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi moved all in over the top for a bit more. Everyone else folded, and the cards were flipped.

Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Braga was in a world of hurt, but that would change after the flop came down {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Ruzzi needed a queen now, but the board would finish out {4-Hearts} and {j-Diamonds}, giving Braga the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga br
Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga
28,337,668
-6,156,176
-6,156,176
Profile photo of Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi ar
Matias "Maty25" Ruzzi
4,212,407
-11,868,844
-11,868,844

"PrettyVinnie" Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,732)

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

"PrettyVinnie" was down to less than four big blinds when they raised to 3,000,000, leaving less than a big blind behind. Next to act, Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv reraised to 5,000,000.

Two seats over, "k0SICE" would four bet it to 14,000,000. "PrettyVinnie" would call all in, but Plesuv was ready to play for it all, five bet shoving all in. "k0SICE" folded, and Plesuv was already set to scoop a nice side pot with just {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. He was ahead of the {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} held by "PrettyVinnie", who looked like they would more than triple up after the flop came down {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

The {8-Diamonds} turn changed nothing, but the {a-Hearts} on the river changed everything, giving Plesuv a better two pair, sending another massive pot his way. After that hand, Plesuv has about half the chips in play with eight players still remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv md
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
111,442,456
45,560,567
45,560,567
Profile photo of PrettyVinnie gb
PrettyVinnie
Busted

Level: 40

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 125,000