PokerStars WCOOP 2021

"hello_totti" opened for 24,960 from early position before "lampo4kalove" three-bet to 81,920 from the hijack. "hello_totti" four-bet to 188,848 before they called a five-bet jam by "lampo4kalove" to 592,400.

"lampo4kalove":
"hello_totti":

Aces were good for "hello_totti" to win the hand and bank a $6,250 bounty in the process after the ran out on the board.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani opened for 27,480 from the hijack before he called a three-bet to 69,960 by Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski from the cutoff.

Garagnani check-raised the flop from 42,480 to 90,000 and Malinowski called. Both players checked the turn before Garagnani jammed for 171,255 on the river. Malinowski called and showed to eliminate Garagnani who held .

Late registration has closed with the field attracting 123 entries for a $1,230,000 prize pool to smash the tournament's $1 million guarantee.

A total of 15 players will finish in the money for at least a $11,240 min-cash plus whatever bounties were collected along the way. The top two spots tomorrow will be awarded $119,620 each with the winner taking home a lot more thanks to the final progressive bounty at the end.

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo jammed for 194,750 from under the gun. "Driekus888" three-bet shoved for 414,774 from one seat over and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood called them both from the big blind.

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo:
"Driekus888":
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Greenwood's rockets held on the board to eliminate two opponents and take the chip lead.

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha opened for 24,000 from the cutoff and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Bruno "great dant" Volkmann called from the blinds.

The action checked to Padilha on the flop and he bet 54,450. Rolle folded and Volkmann raised to 117,612. Padilha called and both players checked the turn. The completed the board on the river and Volkmann jammed for 1,051,034. Padilha used almost all his clock before he called.

Padilha held but this wasn't good enough to stay alive with Volkmann holding for a rivered straight.

The tournament is on its fifth short break. Late registration will close at five minutes past the hour and PokerNews will share the payouts shortly thereafter.