WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Started
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Will Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani Parlay a Final Table Chip Lead into a Second WCOOP Title in the $5,200 High Roller
The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) progresses onto its second day at PokerStars with many big events highlighted by the final table of the $1 million guaranteed WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE High Roller.
The tournament attracted exactly 200 entrants on Day 1 to meet its lofty guarantee and after nearly 8 1/2 hours of play, there were just nine players remaining with Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani entering the final table of nine remaining hopefuls as the table captain.
Garagnani is no stranger to WCOOP success as today he will be after his second WCOOP title as he previously shipping the WCOOP-76-L NLHE 6-Max PKO Turbo in 2017 for $45,980.
Meanwhile, Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani, and Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt all advanced to the final table with above average stacks with Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann, and David "dpeters17" Peters, all advancing with shorter stacks.
2021 WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE High Roller Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani | 10,329,673 | 86 | |
| 2 | Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura | 7,896,514 | 66 | |
| 3 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | 7,357,216 | 61 | |
| 4 | Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani | 6,394,828 | 53 | |
| 5 | Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt | 5,959,377 | 50 | |
| 6 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | 3,737,401 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood | 3,707,552 | 31 | |
| 8 | Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann | 2,397,479 | 20 | |
| 9 | David "dpeters17" Peters | 2,219,960 | 18 | |
| Total | 50,000,000 | 417 | ||
| Average | 5,555,556 | 46 |
Final Table Schedule
The final table will kick off on Monday, Aug. 23 at 5:05 p.m. GMT. 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 not reveal any spoilers.
The blinds will resume with the remainder of Level 24 (60,000/120,000/15,000a) and increase every 30 minutes until a winner is crowned.
Final Table Payouts
The nine returning players are each slated to receive at least a $20,554 payout with the winner set to add $195,690 to their PokerStars balance.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $195,690 |
| 2 | $152,344 |
| 3 | $118,600 |
| 4 | $92,330 |
| 5 | $71,879 |
| 6 | $55,958 |
| 7 | $43,563 |
| 8 | $33,914 |
| 9 | $26,402 |
Stay tuned at PokerNews to see who will win the WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE High Roller at PokerStars.
Action Begins
The final table has kicked off in real-time. This will be the last post in real-time for PokerNews for this event as well as we will reporting on a 30-minute delay the rest of the way to avoid giving away spoilers to those also watching the stream.
Level: 24
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
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Level 24
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
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Dattani Wins Pot with Pair of Nines
Level 24
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani completed in the small blind for 120,000 and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood checked his option from the big blind.
Dattani led out for 247,500 on the 
flop and Greenwood called. Dattani bet 574,200 when the 
came on the turn and Greenwood again called.
Both players checked the 
river and Dattani tabled 
for second pair. Greenwood mucked his hand and Dattani took two million chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,261,528 | 866,700 |
|
2,231,102 | -1,476,450 |
Better Kicker for Vousden
Level 24
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened for 240,000 from middle position and was called by Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani from the big blind.
Garagnani check-called for 168,750 on the 
flop. The 
turn paired the board and Garagnani fired out for 138,000. Vousden called and both players checked the 
river.
Both players had the same two pair with Vousden holding 
and Garagnani holding 
. But, Vousden held the better kicker to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,587,923 | -741,750 |
|
|
7,896,514 | |
|
|
7,801,966 | 444,750 |
|
|
7,216,528 | 821,700 |
|
|
6,154,377 | 195,000 |
|
|
4,914,151 | 1,176,750 |
|
|
2,279,960 | 60,000 |
|
2,082,479 | -315,000 |
|
|
2,066,102 | -1,641,450 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 18,500
Ventura Takes the Lead with King High
Level 25
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 300,000 from the button and was called by Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura from the big blind.
Ventura check-called a bet of 270,000 on the 
flop. Both the 
turn and the 
river were checked down. Ventura turned over 
for king-high which was good enough to win the hand and take the chip lead with Rudolph mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,330,814 | 1,434,300 |
|
|
8,490,943 | -1,096,980 |
|
|
7,624,966 | -177,000 |
|
|
7,009,857 | 855,480 |
|
|
6,358,228 | -858,300 |
|
|
4,282,651 | -631,500 |
|
|
3,067,979 | 985,500 |
|
|
2,006,102 | -60,000 |
|
|
1,828,460 | -451,500 |
Hartmann Gets Multiple Squeezes Through
Level 25
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani flat-called from the small blind. Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann moved all-in from the big blind for 1,581,479 and Rudolph and Garagnani both folded to the 10 big blind shove.
The very next hand, Garagnani raised to 309,000 on the button and Hartmann moved in from the small blind. Garagnani folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,527,943 | 37,000 |
|
|
8,306,966 | 682,000 |
|
|
3,086,479 | 18,500 |