The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is back today as a star-studded field returns for the final table of the WCOOP 63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller. The two-day tournament saw 123 entries and a prize pool of 1.23 million, well above the guarantee of $1 million.
Just nine players made it to Day 2 for final table action. Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph of Germany enters the day as chip leader with a stack of 6.9 million as he looks to earn his third WCOOP title. Other players who reached the final table include Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski and Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis.
Each returning player has at least $17,902 locked up, which is the prize for ninth place, as well as any bounties they have collected throughout the tournament. Top prizes in the high-roller tournament include $119,620 for first, $119,620 for second and $80,920 for third.
PokerStars will be streaming the final table with hole cards exposed on a 30-minute delay. PokerNews will report on the same delay as to avoid any spoilers.
Stay tuned for final table updates from the PokerNews live reporting team.