Event #13 of this year's WCOOP gave players an opportunity to play the preferred "Progressive Super-Knockout" format wherein half the prize pool goes to bounties that increase because the tournament goes along. AN ENORMOUS field of 3,647 players turned out for the $215 buy-in two-day event, building a complete prize pool of $729,400 that greater than doubled the scheduled $300K guarantee. And after two long days of play it was niqx of Russia not just claiming the most important component of the regular prize pool for coming in first however the most from the bounty prize pool, too, ultimately coming away with $61,829.59 for the win.
Half the prize pool -- $364,700 -- went for bounties, with the highest 495 finishers then dividing up the opposite $364,700 following a conventional payout structure. Here's the tale of ways niqx managed to conquer all to win a WCOOP title.
Day 1
The first day of play saw that massive field work all the way right down to just 39 players.
Team PokerStars Pro Matthias "mattidm" de Meulder was a kind of still around once they'd gotten all the way down to 495 players, and he'd last slightly longer before being knocked out in 303rd for a $211.52 cash to compliment the $225 he'd earned in bounties. Former WCOOP and SCOOP winer Ashley "DYBYDX" Mason was the player collecting 1/2 de Meulder's bounty while the opposite half was added to his own.
A short time later Team Online member Felix "xflixx" Schneiders, the last remaining red spade within the event, ran K♣K♠ into the A♦A♥ of the appropriately-named badbeatman06 and was ousted in 216th for a $291.76 cash to compliment the $500 Schneiders had earned from bounties.
When Level 30 ended play was paused for the evening, with Dreiven leading all because the only player with greater than 1 million chips. Here's how the highest 10 looked overnight:
1. Dreiven (Poland) -- 1,253,7422. Joony quest (Canada) -- 953,9393. Panny3 (Austria) -- 786,6764. niqx (Russia) -- 715,2465. zen mec (Belgium) -- 705,5196. Bispoland (Portugal) -- 654,3117. SNG Grind 15 (Norway) -- 648,5388. lazgeich (Bulgaria) -- 629,7169. elabuga (Russia) -- 629,33710. RCAMDESSUS (Argentina) -- 627,543
Day 2
After nearly two hours of play on Friday the sphere were whittled all the way down to 18 players with Jazzer32 having assumed the highest spot within the counts after having built a stack of greater than 2.11 million chips.
Eventually nine more would fall. iDidntMeanIt (18th), lazgeich (17th), and Bispoland (16th) each earned $1,094.10 from the regular prize pool; all earned greater than that during bounties, too, with iDidntMeanIt picking up $2,379.67 more in that manner. TaBuLA Ras4 (15th), RCAMDESSUS (14th), and helstokk (13th) followed them to the rail to gather $1,641.15 apiece from the primary prize pool, with helstokk earning an extra $2,869.51 in bounties. Then start-of-day-2 chip leader Dreiven (12th), elabuga (11th), and pinishe45 (10th) went out, earning $2,188.20 each from the regular prize pool with Dreiven picking up a pleasing $4,396.46 bounty bonus.
After just over three-and-a-half hours of play on Day 2, the general table was underway.
Seat 1: Panny3 (Austria) -- 1,246,132 Seat 2: CURTAINS126 (UK) -- 1,766,107 Seat 3: Faith#1Virtu (Canada) -- 1,944,521 Seat 4: Nazarchik001 (Russia) -- 1,659,794 Seat 5: niqx (Russia) -- 2,575,362 Seat 6: Jazzer32 (Serbia) -- 2,140,744 Seat 7: Sobizzle21 (Mexico) -- 3,879,711 Seat 8: Shippotamus (Netherlands) -- 1,308,427 Seat 9: SerPol999 (Russia) -- 1,714,202
Curtains for CURTAINS126, out in ninth
Not long after the general table began, the blinds were 40,000/80,000 when CURTAINS126 opened with a raise to 160,000 from the hijack seat, then Nazarchik001 three-bet to 344,888 from the button. It folded back to CURTAINS126 who pushed all in for 1,598,607 total, and Nazarchik001 called.
CURTAINS126 showed A♥8♣ and was behind Nazarchik001's A♠K♠, and after the K♥Q♣9♦3♠5♥ runout CURTAINS126 was done in ninth with Nazarchik001 banking 1/2 CURTAINS126's bounty while the opposite half was added to Nazarchik001's own.
SerPol999 sent out in eighth
About 10 minutes later they were within the same level when niqx raised 2x to 160,000 from middle position and got one caller in SerPol999 from the small blind. The flop came 2♠3♦7♦, and when SerPol999 responded with a number one shove for 866,702, niqx was there with the call.
SerPol999 had K♠J♦ for a few overcards while niqx led with 6♥6♦ for a couple. The turn was the T♠ and river the 7♣, and SerPol999 was done in eighth.
Sobizzle21 fizzles in seventh
The blinds increased to 50,000/100,000, then a hand arose through which Nazarchik001 raised to 233,000 from middle position. It folded to Sobizzle21 within the small blind who pushed for 2,158,159, and after the large blind folded Nazarchik001 called.
Sobizzle21: A♠K♦Nazarchik001: T♦T♥
The flop came T♠K♥Q♥, giving Sobizzle21 a couple and a gutshot to Broadway while creating a set of tens for Nazarchik001. The Q♣ turn card then improved Nazarchik001 to an entire house, leaving Sobizzle21 hoping for a queen or king to fall on fifth to outlive. However the river was the 2♦, and Sobizzle21 was sent railward in seventh.
Shippotamus shut out in sixth
Play continued during the day's fifth hour, and with the blinds as much as 60,000/120,000 it was Shippotamus open-pushing for 995,604 from the small blind and Panny3 calling from a seat over.
Shippotamus had K♣7♠ and two live cards versus Panny3's A♣8♣. However the board rolled out 2♠4♣3♠4♦A♠ and Shippotamus's chips and bounty was shipped to Panny3. Just five remained.
Faith#1Virtu falls in fifth
A twinkling of an eye later it was niqx creating a minimum raise to 240,000 from under the gun then watching Faith#1Virtu shove for 2,901,996 from the small blind. It folded back to niqx who called, showing 9♣9♦ while Faith#1Virtu turned over A♥T♥.
The community cards came 9♠A♠5♦5♠8♣, giving niqx nines stuffed with fives and ending Faith#1Virtu's run in fifth.
Panny3 put out in fourth
A little over a dozen hands later Jazzer32 open-pushed for just over 2.1 million from the small blind and Panny3 called all in with the 1,294,062 left after posting the massive blind.
It was A♣3♠ for Panny3 and 6♠6♦ for Jazzer32. The K♦Q♦Q♣9♣T♦ board missed Panny3 who was knocked out in fourth.
A three-way deal
The final three players played one hand after which stopped the tournament to speak about a potential deal to separate up the remaninig regular prize pool money, at which point Nazrchik001 led with 7,277,827, niqx was close in second with 7,167,651, and Jazzer32 was third with 3,789,522. All three players also had nice-sized bounties -- $9,776.40 for Jazzer32, $6,088.14 for niqx, and $5,706.50 for Nazarchik001.
Figures were proposed leaving $6,000 for which to play, and while the 2 leaders were amenable, Jazzer32 wanted greater than was being offered. The discussion went on for some time, with the rest bounties interestingly playing a job within the negotiations.
Adjustments were ultimately made to the suggested figures, guaranteeing $42,016.99 to Nazarchik001, $42,000 to niqx, and $40,000 to Jazzer32 -- with the $6K still put aside -- and in the end three players agreed cards went back within the air.
Jazzer32 thwarted in third
They played on for a while, then with the blinds 70,000/140,000 niqx came in with a raise to 280,000 from the button, Jazzer32 pushed for 1,922,790 from the small blind, Nazarchik001 folded and niqx called.
niqx had A♦6♣ and the slight edge over Jazzer32's K♥T♣. The community cards came K♦2♦A♥, then 4♥, then 6♥, giving Jazzer32 one pair but niqx two pair, thus knocking out Jazzer32 in third.
niqx knocks out Nazarchik001, wins
Heads-up play began with Nazarchik001 leading with 10,072,542 versus niqx's 8,162,458.
Nazarchik001 continued to steer for the primary few hands between them, then niqx chipped as much as edge in front before successfully whittling Nazarchik001 down below 2 million.
Then with the blinds at 80,000/160,000, it was niqx opening for 320,000 from the button, Nazarchik001 shoving for 1,725,542 over the large blind, and niqx calling.
Nazarchik001 had K♦3♥ and was dominated by niqx's K♣J♣. The board ran out 4♥5♣Q♠2♣7♠ and it was everywhere -- niqx had collected the last bounty to win.
Congratulations to niqx for topping greater than 3,600 players to win Event #13 and collect nearly $62K with all of these bounties. And kudos to boot to Nazarchik001 and Jazzer32 who guaranteed themselves nice paydays, too, following the three-handed deal.
WCOOP 2014: Event #13 ($215 NLHE, Progressive Super-Knockout)Entrants: 3,647 Regular prize pool: $364,700.00Bounty prize pool: $364,700.00Total prize pool: $729,400.00Places paid: 495
1. niqx (Russia) -- $48,000* (+ $13,829.59 in bounties)2. Nazarchik001 (Russia) -- $42,016.99* (+ $5,706.50 in bounties)3. Jazzer32 (Serbia) -- $40,000* (+ $9,776.40 in bounties)4. Panny3 (Austria) -- $20,970.25 (+ $4,646.66 in bounties)5. Faith#1Virtu (Canada) -- $15,499.75 (+ $2,757.40 in bounties)6. Shippotamus (Netherlands) -- $11,852.75 (+ $1,462.50 in bounties)7. Sobizzle21 (Mexico) -- $8,205.75 (+ $3,549.58 in bounties)8. SerPol999 (Russia) -- $4,558.75 (+ $4,346.26 in bounties)9. CURTAINS126 (UK) -- $2,917.60 (+ $2,243.93 in bounties)
*= reflects the result of a three-way deal that left $6,000 in play for the winner
There's still greater than two weeks of WCOOP left to move. Check the WCOOP homepage for details of the entire remaining events.
Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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