The remainder of level 30 and level 31 brought plenty of action, but with pay jumps looming the remaining players appear to be acting more cautiously.
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
Level: 32
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
"KisuKe_7" opened to 180,000 before "#Naktro91" called in the big blind. The players then shipped it on the action flop
"KisuKe_7":
"#Naktro91":
"#Naktro91" had top pair, with the nut flush draw and the turn improved the vulnerable player's hand to two pair, increasing his outs but the river gave "KisuKe_7" the straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KisuKe_7 |
6,475,496
3,025,083
|
3,025,083 |
#Naktro91 | Busted |
Big blind and short stack "edu22.sp" called the 180,000 raise from "Grekzorba", with both players getting it in on the flop.
The at risk player flopped top set and and the nut flush draw, luckily for him his opponent had flopped a set of fives and had one out. The inconsequential and completed the run out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Grekzorba |
4,730,996
2,879,354
|
2,879,354 |
edu22.sp |
2,519,920
89,012
|
89,012 |
"AlexKP" and Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann found themselves once again all-in versus each other preflop.
"AlexKP":
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann:
"AlexKP" was behind on the flop and turn but an from space hit the river for the win and bust out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AlexKP |
6,723,742
2,660,884
|
2,660,884 |
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann | Busted |
Maxi "mikki696" Lehmanski limp-called the 240,000 raise in the small blind from Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta who was on his left.
The flop came where Lehmanski check-called a 321,000 bet. The Austrian poker player did the same on the turn, this time calling a bet of 1.1 million. The river fell on the river, Joentausta bet 2.3 million and was called, the chip leader had flopped top set with a pair of queens in his hand and Lehmanski mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aku "Aku1206" Joentausta |
14,208,669
4,190,968
|
4,190,968 |
Maxi "mikki696" Lehmanski |
2,982,507
-3,375,968
|
-3,375,968 |
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann was the second player of the day but managed to avoid the same fate as "luckyfishO_o".
Getting it preflop versus "AlexKP", Hartmann turned a boat to seal the check mark as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AlexKP |
4,062,858
-871,506
|
-871,506 |
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann |
1,078,012
311,506
|
311,506 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
The first bust out of the day came within the first five minutes after "HudsonCE" and "luckyfishO_o" collided, getting their stacks in preflop.
"HudsonCE":
"luckyfishO_o":
The aces held for "HudsonCE" as the board ran out to give them the better full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
HudsonCE |
10,212,767
3,620,199
|
3,620,199 |
luckyfishO_o | Busted |
Cards are now in the air. The tournament is on level 30 with five minutes remaining, the blinds are at at 35,000/70,000.