Reixach Leads Final 118 into Day 2 of WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 8-Max, PKO], $1.5M GTD
The World Championship of Online Poker saw 1,930 entries sold for Day 1 of WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M GTD yesterday on PokerStars. This created a guarantee crushing $1,930,000 prize pool with the top spot paying out an immense $123,962 plus any bounties accumulated.
Leading the race for a WCOOP title to begin Day 2 is Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach who ended the night with a whopping 6,406,840 (183 bb). The high stakes regular took down two bounties during the last hand of Day 1, hitting a much-needed jack to best the queens of Jake "Jacob Schindler" Schindler.
David "MissOracle" Yan ended the night with a respectable 3,870,076 (111 bb) and is the nearest competitor to Reixach. Rounding out the top five are "ArtHouse2011" (3,828,990), "IronCa1l" (3,783,428), and Brazil's Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji (3,608,860).
Top 10 Counts of WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M GTD
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach | Spain | 6,406,840 | 183 |
| 2 | David "MissOracle" Yan | New Zealand | 3,870,076 | 111 |
| 3 | "ArtHouse2011" | Ireland | 3,828,990 | 109 |
| 4 | "IronCa1l" | Russia | 3,783,428 | 108 |
| 5 | Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji | Brazil | 3,608,860 | 103 |
| 6 | Feizal "RedPantRed" Satchu | Canada | 3,303,023 | 94 |
| 7 | "Pendall" | Russia | 3,297,130 | 94 |
| 8 | Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin | Russia | 3,292,412 | 94 |
| 9 | "baaaaddyyyy" | Russia | 3,229,694 | 92 |
| 10 | Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 3,222,524 | 92 |
The final 118 will return today at 5:05 p.m. GMT at level 21 17,500/35,000 with a 4,500 ante. Levels will now be 30-minutes in length and the day will not end until just two tables are left, having the final 16 bag up for Day 3 tomorrow September 7, at 5:05 p.m. GMT. where a champion will be crowned by the end of the night.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates throughout this event, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.