WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] Kicks Off Today
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continues on today with the WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd.
Players will begin with a starting stack of 250,000 chips, with blinds starting at 1k/2k and increasing every 20 minutes. Day 1 begins today at 5:05 p.m. GMT and will break when there are only nine players remaining. Those remaining nine players will return for Day 2 on Sept. 11 at 5:05 p.m. GMT to battle it out at the final table.
For each player eliminated in the tournament, the player who knocked them out will receive a bounty of at least $2,500.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you updates throughout both days of action, so stay tuned.
and Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand called after defending in the big blind. Hand called again on the 
turn when Dzivielevski bet 32,000, and also called on the 
river when his opponent bet 102,000. 
and Hand showed top pair with 
, which was enough to take down the pot.
and it looked like the pot would be going to Watson. But the board ran out 
and Theologis won the pot with a flush, eliminating two players in the process.
and Veldhuis check-raised to 23,400, which Vieira called. Veldhuis fired for 36,000 on the 
turn and Vieira again called. Veldhuis jammed for 91,550 on the 
river and Vieira tanked before eventually calling. 
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and he eliminated two players.
turn didn't change things. However, the 
turn and Malinowski again called. The river brought the 
for a Broadway straight while Malinowski had a set of kings with 
