WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day 3 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2020
WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 3
After two days of online poker action in the flagship event of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2020, just 71 hopefuls out of a field of 1,977 entries remain in the WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]. They have all locked up at least $27,139 for their efforts but all dream of a far bigger share of the $10,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Leading the survivors into the penultimate tournament day is "rzr1st" from Russia with a huge stack of 29,925,402 and their nearest followers "jokkee_apart" (19,635,359), Denys "SantaZzz" Chufarin (19,539,620), and Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder (19,478,439) are all tightly bunched together.
Further notables among the big stacks include Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi (15,060,503), and "Spotzilla666" (15,006,741), Robin "robinho" Ylitalo (10,230,679), Viktor "papan9_p$" Ustimov (9,355,572), Sergio "zcedrick" Aido (9,128,302), and Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson (8,863,571).
The Top 10 in Chips After Day 2 in WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rzr1st | Russia | 29,925,402 | 214 |
| 2 | jokkee_apart | Norway | 19,635,359 | 140 |
| 3 | Denys "SantaZzz" Chufarin | Ukraine | 19,539,620 | 140 |
| 4 | Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder | Netherlands | 19,478,439 | 139 |
| 5 | Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi | Brazil | 15,060,503 | 108 |
| 6 | Spotzilla666 | Poland | 15,006,741 | 107 |
| 7 | The_Poker_G33k | Romania | 13,950,225 | 100 |
| 8 | juswhackit | Ecuador | 11,049,626 | 79 |
| 9 | Andre_Hansen | Ukraine | 11,046,692 | 79 |
| 10 | robinsex | Bolovia | 10,428,375 | 74 |
Day 3 will continue at 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) with most of level 31 to be played at blinds of 70,000/140,000 with a running ante of 17,500. All levels continue to last 30 minutes each and the goal for all those still in contention is to survive another day and reach the nine-handed final table. That would lock up a cash of at least $99,997 and retain the chances of becoming the next WCOOP-H Main Event champion.
The Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Start Time | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 20th, 2020 | 1.05 PM EST | 579/1,697 entries remained end of level 15 |
| 2 | September 21st, 2020 | 1.10 PM EST | 280 new entries, 71/1,977 remained |
| 3 | September 22nd, 2020 | 1.05 PM EST | Play concludes when 9 remain |
| 4 | September 23rd, 2020 | 1.05 PM EST | Play down to a winner |
Stay tuned to find out who makes the cut as the PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from start-to-finish.
Level: 31
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Norway's "jokkee_apart" raised to 306,600 and was called by Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck from one seat over as well as Ilya "thienlao21" Korobkin in the big blind. On a flop of 
, a bet of 364,000 by the big stack did the trick to force two folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,441,059
805,700
|
805,700 |
|
8,995,700
-327,970
|
-327,970 |
|
3,234,735
-324,100
|
-324,100 |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
It was the biggest possible cooler in NLHE that kicked off between "IamBuddhaa" and "estoygordoyk" with the former holding the 
and the latter tabling 
.
On a board of 
nothing changed as the aces held up.
They would also be involved in the next showdown when "WhAcKyJacKy99" got their stack in against Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer.
"WhAcKyJacKy99": 
Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer: 
The board ran out 
and that resulted in the first elimination of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,435,462
5,032,892
|
5,032,892 |
|
||
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6,993,784
3,703,392
|
3,703,392 |
|
2,639,775
-3,360,392
|
-3,360,392 |
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
A raise to 285,000 by "Sasuke234" from under the gun saw "GrandTMN" three-bet to 710,000 in the hijack and they picked up a call. On a flop of 
, "Sasuke234" check-called a bet of 831,000 and check-called the shove by their opponent on the 
turn for just over 3.9 million.
"GrandTMN":
"Sasuke234": 
The on the river further improved "Sasuke234" to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,289,913
5,704,780
|
5,704,780 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Among the next two players to bust in quick succession was "Lucky_LaliM" who flipped with a short stack preflop.
"Lucky_Lalim":
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi: 
The board ran out 
and that left "Lucky_Lalim" drawing dead on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,763,895
2,703,392
|
2,703,392 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Another batch of four players was knocked out in quick succession and the first table broke.
Once more successful against a shorter stack was Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi who raised preflop and called the check-shove of "le kork" for just shy of two million chips on the 
flop.
"le kork": 
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi: 
Bruschi hit the turn and the 
river brought no further change.
Further early casualties then included Victor "VzB_Poker" Begara and Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich, among others, with Begara sending over his chips to Jasper "AppelKruimel" Wetemans in a preflop all-in.
Victor "VzB_Poker" Begara:
Jasper "AppelKruimel" Wetemans:
Yet another cooler brought no upset on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,182,383
2,418,488
|
2,418,488 |
|
|
||
|
10,577,682
3,433,253
|
3,433,253 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Robin "robinho" Ylitalo defended his small blind against the under-the-gun raise of Adam "fishbones11" Fyshe and check-called three barrels including the all in of Fyshe on the 
river. Fyshe had turned the nuts with but Ylitalo got there with for a flush.
Soon after, "RUMUKULUS" then lost a flop with 
against the 
of "jokkee_apart" when their flopped top pair was drawing dead on the turn of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,728,271
-2,712,788
|
-2,712,788 |
|
16,719,244
6,488,565
|
6,488,565 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Within quick succession, another two players busted in "theIpoker" and Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini as the latter hit the rail in 57th place and reduced the field to the final seven tables.
Down to crumbs, Semeghini was all in from the small blind with the 
and "jokkee_apart" tossed in the extra chips in the big blind with .
The board came 
and "jokkee_apart" paired his trey.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,754,982
1,026,711
|
1,026,711 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |