WCOOP Day 6: Thiago ��XTheDecanoX�� Nishjima, "Dangdokodang" and Raymond ��raydavis77�� Davis Earn Bracelets
Day 6 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars crowned three new WCOOP champions and was highlighted by a $1,050 no-limit hold'em affair. It started with 1,558 hopefuls Tuesday evening and ended on Wednesday morning with Thiago ��XTheDecanoX�� Nishjima besting Adam ��skilled_sox�� Ewenstein for the near $250,000 first-place prize.
Ewenstein entered the final table of Event 16 with the chip lead with Nishjima not far behind in second place. They tangled quickly as "skilled_sox" four-bet all in with deuces and "XTheDecanoX" called with big slick. A king hit the flop and Decano took over the chip lead and held it for much of the way. His rush of eliminations included cracking Joe ��hoodini10�� Udine��s A?A? with 10?9? and it seemed like Nishjima was destined to win the bracelet. Nishjima sealed the deal at the 40,000/80,000/10,000 level after opening with a raise. Ewenstein called and the flop came down Q?J?7?. Nishjima had no piece of that with his 5?2? and tried to win the pot then and there with a bet, but Ewenstein called. The 2? turn card was checked by both players and the 2? fell on the river, making trips for Nishjima . Ewenstein fired a bet only to see Decano move all-in with the bigger stack. Feeling that his K?J? was the best hand, Ewenstein called and the tournament was over. Thiago ��XTheDecanoX�� Nishjima took down the biggest payday of WCOOP Day 6, almost a quarter of a million dollars.
PokerStars WCOOP 16 - $1,050 No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in: $1,000+50
Prize Pool: $1,558,000
Entrants: 1,558
1. Thiago ��XTheDecanoX�� Nishjima - $249,280
2. Adam ��skilled_sox�� Ewenstein - $186,960
3. Greg ��DuckU�� Hobson - $140,220
4. pedmend - $102,438.50
5. Joe ��hoodini10�� Udine - $74,005
6. O0Brian0O - $57,646
7. Matt ��Holla10�� Christensen - $42,066
8. cabbie182 - $27,265
9. Michael ��amrasaralond�� Binger - $15,580
Notable finishes: Jamie ��TheNew�� Robbins (12th - $12,152.40), Yevgeniy ��Jovial Gent�� Timoshenko (16th - $7,011), Tim ��Tmay420�� West (18th - $7,011), Ryan ��raiderryan78�� Smith (19th - $5,920.40), Isaac ��westmenloAA�� Baron (31st - $5,141.40).
During four-handed play of the $320 mixed hold'em event, ��dangdokodang�� won a crucial hand and never looked back. Holding 3?3? in the big blind, "dangdokodang" called chip leader ��drgonzo10978's" raise on the button. The flop fell 5?3?5? and "dangdokodang" put in a check-raise with the flopped full house. "Drgonzo10978" called and when the 6? hit the turn, the fireworks continued. After a few bets and raises, "dangdokodang��s" tournament life was never at stake with the full house, as his opponent "drgonzo10978" tabled 7?4? for a straight. Never giving up the chip lead from that point forward, "dangdokodang" sailed to victory.
PokerStars WCOOP 14 - $320 Mixed Hold��em (6-max)
Buy-in: $300+20
Prize Pool: $468,900
Entrants: 1,564
*1. dangdokodang - $70,727.38
*2. Yann ��yadio�� Dion - $60,564.64
3. DonkCommited - $42,201.01
4. drgonzo10978 - $28,134.01
5. viti45 - $18,756.01
6. Tom ��SBRounder�� West - $11,066.05
* denotes two-way deal
Notable finishes: Mike ��SirWatts�� Watson (14th - $3,633.98), Tim ��TurnRiva�� Marsters (15th - $3,633.98), Jon ��TwistedEcho�� Heath (19th -$2,696.18), Katja Thater (23rd - $2,696.18).
After ��goleafsgo41�� busted in third place of Event 15, Raymond ��raydavis77�� Davis and ��bobsmith166�� agreed to a near-even chop leaving $2,000 to the winner. What followed was an hour-and-a-half long heads-up duel. Davis had his man short-stacked and on the ropes several times, but "bobsmith166" did not go easily. The tournament finally ended at 35,000/70,000, the 37th level of the tournament. On the final hand, with each drawing one card on the third draw, Davis tabled 8?A?2?5? for a 3-card 5,2,A, while bobsmith166 paired up with 3?4?6?3?, a 3-card 6,4,3. Davis had entered the final table with the chip lead and held on to capture the WCOOP bracelet.
PokerStars WCOOP 15 - $320 Badugi
Buy-in: $300+20
Prize Pool: $112,800
Entrants: 376
*1. Raymond ��raydavis77�� Davis - $19,912
*2. bobsmith166 - $17,312
3. goleafsgo41 - $11,844
4. Cordelia - $8,460
5. Danny ��THE__D__RY�� Ryan - $5,640
6. Jason ��JP OSU�� Potter - $3,948
7. Billy ��crocky�� Argyros - $2,820
8. MadisonAce29 - $2,256
* denotes two-way deal
Notable finishes: Dan ��djk123�� Kelly (9th - $1,833), Frank ��gator93�� Hernandez (17th - $1,099.80), Matt ��ch0ppy�� Kay (20th - $1,099.80), Daniel ��KidPoker�� Negreanu (21st - $1,099.80), Katja Thater (22nd - $1099.80).
