WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day 3 Completed
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
WCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 PokerStars WCOOP
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,000,000
Entries
600
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
38
Players Left
9
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Day 3 of the 2023 $10,300 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has run its course, and during it, the starting field of 38 players was whittled down to a final table of nine in just a little more than four hours. The final nine are all guaranteed a $94,330 payday out of the $6,000,000 prize pool at the start of Day 4 on October 4th, but all eyes will be on the seven-figure first prize of $1,047,257, as well as the coveted title of World Champion that comes with it.
Ivan "ILS007" Stokes was the player who came into Day 3 with a gargantuan chip lead, and he has managed to retain it throughout the day. Entering the final table with a stack of 31,727,368 chips, much of which is owed to a five-bet pot with aces versus ace-king, he will have nearly 160 big blinds at his disposal to try and push the rest of the players around. Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue, meanwhile, used Day 3 as an opportunity to move from the bottom parts of the leaderboard to second in chips, as he bagged 25,827,084 of them. The legendary Niklas "Lena900" Astedt is the only other player who amassed more than 20 million chips, taking a stack of 23,258,260 with him to the final table.
The rest of the deep-stacked final table is full of household names as well with the likes of "ShipitFTW911" (18,433496), Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber (11,586,558), and Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri (7,558,355) having survived the onslaught of Day 3 as well. The shortest stack is Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck (6,656,731), who still has 33 big blinds to play with when Day 4 commences.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan "ILS007" Stokes | United Kingdom | 31,727,368 | 159 |
| 2 | Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue | Germany | 25,827,094 | 129 |
| 3 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | 23,258,260 | 116 |
| 4 | ShipitFTW911 | Sweden | 18,433,496 | 92 |
| 5 | Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor | Argentina | 15,344,772 | 77 |
| 6 | Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber | Brazil | 11,586,558 | 58 |
| 7 | Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil | Canada | 9,607,366 | 48 |
| 8 | Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri | Norway | 7,558,355 | 38 |
| 9 | Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck | Austria | 6,656,731 | 33 |
Day 3 Action
The day started with 38 contenders, but 14 rapid-fire eliminations saw the final three tables reached in less than an hour of play. Among those who failed to make the final 24 were Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson, Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, and Andras "probirs" Nemeth, the last of which ended up in 25th place.
Once there, it took almost an hour to lose the first player, Jonathan “Proudflop” Proudfoot, before a chain reaction saw ten more eliminations in the span of an hour. Among the carnage were PokerStars’ Sam "SamSquid" Grafton, Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro, and Daniel "Oxata" Dvoress. Finally, it was the player who goes by "I Can Dewey It" who could not do it and bubbled the final table in tenth place.
The final nine players will return for the last day of the WCOOP Main Event on October 4th, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The blinds will resume with a few minutes left in Level 34: 100,000/200,000 with an ante of 25,000, after which as many 30-minute levels will be played as necessary to crown a champion.
PokerNews will of course be present from start to finish, providing key information, big hands, and all of the bust-outs. So be sure to check back to see who walks away with more than a million dollars and the title of World Champion of Online Poker.
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,727,368
2,670,400
|
2,670,400 |
|
||
|
25,827,094
-2,135,000
|
-2,135,000 |
|
23,258,260
1,488,500
|
1,488,500 |
|
18,433,496
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
15,344,772 | |
|
11,586,558 | |
|
9,607,366
198,100
|
198,100 |
|
|
7,558,355
753,000
|
753,000 |
|
|
6,656,731
-2,590,000
|
-2,590,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber raised it to 400,000 from under the gun and "I Can Dewey It" three-bet to 1,100,000 from the cutoff. Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor then four-bet jammed for 8,392,364 from the big blind and "I Can Dewey It" made the call for less than that, 6,327,408.
"I Can Dewey It": A♠K♥
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: A♥Q♥
"I Can Dewey It" was in good shape to secure a big double-up, but a detrimental flop of 7♠5♣Q♦ meant that Pastor took a big lead in the hand. The 3♦ turn and 2♣ river did nothing to change that fact and "I Can Dewey It" was the final elimination of Day 3, ending in 10th place.
Stay tuned for the final chip counts and a full recap of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,344,772
5,652,408
|
5,652,408 |
|
|
11,586,558
959,861
|
959,861 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
The action folded to "Thurpan" in the small blind and they open-jammed for 2,806,636. Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor sat in the big blind and made the call with the covering stack.
"Thurpan": K♦J♣
Juan "xPastorcitox" Pastor: A♠9♠
"Thurpan" was drawing dead when Pastor made a flush on 2♦3♠8♠Q♠, and the 10♠ river was nothing but a goodbye.
With ten players remaining, the tournament is now hand-for-hand as one more elimination is needed to reach the final table of nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,692,364
3,715,936
|
3,715,936 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
After doubling up "Thurpan" with tens against queens in the previous hand, "krokdil.by" three-bet all in from the small blind for 3,618,766 after Niklas "Lena900" Astedt opened to 400,000 from the cutoff. Astedt then quickly called and the cards were revealed.
"krokodil.by": 9♦8♠
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt: A♥K♣
An ambitious jam by "krokodil.by", but they would not be rewarded when failed to pair one of his hole cards on Q♥3♣Q♠3♦2♦, sending them to the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,769,760
7,697,141
|
7,697,141 |
|
|
4,945,136
1,997,568
|
1,997,568 |
|
Busted |
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Kayhan "KayhanMok" Mokri opened his button for 422,000 chips and Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue defended the big blind. The pair then checked through the 3♠Q♥4♠ flop before Maue led out for 1,300,000, equating to a small over-bet, on the 8♣ turn. Mokri called and they saw a Q♣ river roll off.
Maue then put out another over-bet of 4,500,000 and Mokri went into the tank. After taking some time from his time bank, he made the call but had to muck his cards when Maue showed K♣Q♦ for trip queens. By raking in this pot, Maue is virtually tied for the chip lead with Ivan "ILS007" Stokes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,056,968
-3,099,915
|
-3,099,915 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,962,094
5,463,527
|
5,463,527 |
|
|
6,805,355
-5,335,500
|
-5,335,500 |
Level 34
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
"ShipitFTW911" raised to 420,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck in the big blind, who put out a three-bet worth 2,100,000
"ShipitFTW911" then made a tiny four-bet to 3,780,000, but it was enough to get a fold from Mosboeck, who granted the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,583,496
1,388,674
|
1,388,674 |
|
|
9,246,731
-2,330,000
|
-2,330,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 33
: Blinds 90,000/180,000, 22,500 ante
Patrick "JaegsPL" Lauber open-raised to 360,000 from the hijack and the action folded to Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck who defended his big blind.
The flop came down 4♥2♥9♠ and Lauber continued for 283,500 after a check from Mosboeck. Mosboeck then called and checked on the 3♠ turn.
Lauber then jammed all in for 1,424,796 and Mosboeck snap called.
Patrick "JaegsPL" Lauber: A♠A♣
Mario "livinmydream1" Mosboeck: 2♦2♣
Lauber's aces had been cracked by Mosboeck's flopped set of deuces, but he could still hit an ace or a five to come out on top. However, the river came the Q♣ instead, and Lauber finished in 13th position.
The rest of the field is now guaranteed at least $76,287, the last pay jump before the day ends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,576,731
3,653,646
|
3,653,646 |
|
|
Busted |