PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$119,620
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,230,000
Entries
123
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
18,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
123
Players Left
9

Level: 17

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

Veldhuis Out with Queens

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski opened for 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira from one seat over. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis three-bet jammed for 291,871 and Ferreira folded after Malinowski four-bet shoved for 782,310.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski: {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Malinowski paired his ace on the {5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Spades} board to eliminate Veldhuis in 25th place. "KennedyPK97" was eliminated on another table and the action was down to just 24 players heading into the sixth break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
2,709,834
167,500
167,500
Profile photo of 3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
2,401,821
1,101,011
1,101,011
Profile photo of hello_totti ru
hello_totti
2,279,925
-51,500
-51,500
Profile photo of Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
2,085,997
-538,075
-538,075
Profile photo of CPUrul0r at
CPUrul0r
1,607,013
-1,460,823
-1,460,823
Profile photo of Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski pl
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski
1,151,681
167,171
167,171
Profile photo of Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis nl
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
Busted
Profile photo of KennedyPK97 gb
KennedyPK97
Busted

"hello_totti" Eliminates "DingeBrinker" with Big Slick

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"hello_totti" opened for 41,600 from under the gun and was called by Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen from the button. "DingeBrinker" jammed for 372,007 from the big blind and Parssinen folded after "hello_totti" came over the top for 1,890,318.

"DingeBrinker": {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
"hello_totti": {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Big slick got there on the {6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts} board to eliminate "DingeBrinker" in 27th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of hello_totti ru
hello_totti
2,331,425
545,807
545,807
Profile photo of DingeBrinker ee
DingeBrinker
Busted

"CPUrul0r" First Over 3 Million After Busting Kelopuro

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro limped from the small blind and "CPUrul0r" checked their option from the big blind.

Both players checked the {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop before Kelopuro check-called for 38,525 on the {5-Diamonds} turn. Kelopuro bet 107,640 on the {7-Diamonds} river and "CPUrul0r" jammed. Kelopuro called off for 499,698 and turned over {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a flush. He was eliminated in 28th place after "CPUrul0r" turned over {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a better flush.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of CPUrul0r at
CPUrul0r
3,067,836
563,223
563,223
Profile photo of Eder "edercampana" Campana br
Eder "edercampana" Campana
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro fi
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro
Busted

Volkmann Ousts "krakukra"

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"krakukra" jammed from early position and was called by Bruno "great dant" Volkmann from the cutoff.

"krakukra": {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Volkmann collected yet another bounty to bring his total up to $28,750 thus far after his queen paired the {4-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{k-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
2,624,072
286,975
286,975
Profile photo of Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
2,542,334
-190,000
-190,000
Profile photo of 3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
1,300,810
567,390
567,390
Profile photo of Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
852,287
183,590
183,590
Profile photo of Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
584,331
36,900
36,900
Profile photo of Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro fi
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro
583,223
174,575
174,575
Profile photo of krakukra ru
krakukra
Busted

Set of Ladies for "CPUrul0r" to Beat Higgins' Top Two Pair

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Just before the blinds increased, Simon "simon1471" Higgins opened for 31,250 from the button before he called a three-bet to 125,000 by "CPUrul0r" from the small blind.

"CPUrul0r" bet 161,250 on the {q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop. Higgins jammed for 957,249 and "CPUrul0r" called.

Simon "simon1471" Higgins: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
"CPUrul0r": {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

It was a bit of a cooler for Higgins to run top two pair into a set and "CPUrul0r" collected his $7,500 bounty after Higgins bricked the {9-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
2,732,334
-1,850
-1,850
Profile photo of CPUrul0r at
CPUrul0r
2,504,613
1,067,949
1,067,949
Profile photo of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
1,453,135
181,145
181,145
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Patrick "pads1161" Leonard gb
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
829,228
198,638
198,638
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
583,541
391,194
391,194
Profile photo of Simon "simon1471" Higgins gb
Simon "simon1471" Higgins
Busted
Profile photo of Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver us
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver
Busted
Profile photo of Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden
Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

Drinan Runs Fours into Jacks

Level 15 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan jammed for 196,310 from the lojack and was called by "hello_totti" from the big blind.

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan: {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
"hello_totti": {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} board didn't improve Drinan's hand and he was out in 34th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of hello_totti ru
hello_totti
1,785,618
309,714
309,714
Profile photo of CPUrul0r at
CPUrul0r
1,436,664
-657,730
-657,730
Profile photo of Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
1,406,604
329,525
329,525
Profile photo of BenArfaa10 gb
BenArfaa10
1,015,956
-76,650
-76,650
Profile photo of DingeBrinker ee
DingeBrinker
691,157
-76,081
-76,081
Profile photo of Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen
510,228
64,100
64,100
Profile photo of KennedyPK97 gb
KennedyPK97
466,185
12,699
12,699
Profile photo of Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
Busted

Volkmann Eliminates Peters to Take Back the Chip Lead

Level 15 : 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante

David "dpeters17" Peters opened for 30,000 from the lojack. Bruno "great dant" Volkmann three-bet to 102,500 from the button and Peters called.

Peters check-called for 60,575 on the {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop before both players checked the {7-Hearts} turn. Peters checked the {k-Clubs} river and Volkmann jammed. Peters used nearly all his clock before he called off for 272,808. Peters held {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} but his pair wasn't good enough to survive with Volkmann holding {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Volkmann regained the chip lead after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
2,536,447
516,383
516,383
Profile photo of Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
547,431
-215,201
-215,201
Profile photo of David "dpeters17" Peters us
David "dpeters17" Peters
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Busted
Profile photo of Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Busted
Profile photo of Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet us
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
Busted