WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-24-2021 23:25 UTC

Schemion Busts Moraes on a Flip

Jaxon

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

Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes opened for 40,000 from the lojack. Ole "wizowizo" Schemion three-bet to 110,000 from the button before he called a four-bet jam to 466,664 by Moraes.

Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes:
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:

Moraes was ahead on the coin flip after the landed on the flop. However, the turn gave Schemion a better pair and Moraes was eliminated after not getting any help from the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	1,203,012	271,270
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez	1,036,036	432,582
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	587,716	-97,660
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson	572,739	572,739
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	424,848	-496,210
kZhh	383,180	-16,500
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	325,956	-318,149
Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes	Busted

08-24-2021 23:20 UTC

Leonard Runs Into Shakerchi's Cowboys

Jaxon

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

Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja opened for 33,600 from the button. Patrick "pads1161" Leonard jammed for 174,000 from the small blind. Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi four-bet shoved for 447,112 from the big blind and Radoja folded.

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard:
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:

The board didn't help Leonard beat cowboys and he was eliminated in 37th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	2,338,762	144,930
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	1,207,060	691,310
vino la iubi	880,319	163,700
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	668,712	-114,929
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	532,776	-822,330
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	463,250	463,250
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja	446,400	218,400
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

08-24-2021 23:13 UTC

Garagnani Flushed Out

Jaxon

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani won his second WCOOP title last night in the WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 High Roller. There won't be a repeat performance in this event as he just hit the rail shortly after late registering.

Garagnani limped from the small blind and "Darwinsfish" checked back from the big blind. Garagnani bet 16,000 on the flop. "Darwinsfish" jammed and Garagnani called off for 153,680.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani:
"Darwinsfish":

Garagnani was ahead and took a bigger advantage after the turn. But the river gave his opponent a flush for an early exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darwinsfish	1,772,647	263,680
CrazyLissy	597,285	311,788
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	411,030	176,780
kZhh	399,680
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	359,060
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	252,000	252,000
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	228,000
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja	228,000	-358,745
Niklas "lena900" Astedt	225,750	225,750
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	204,000
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	196,000
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani	Busted
hello_totti	Busted
David "dpeters17" Peters	Busted
Matas "bebaimis777" Cimbolas	Busted
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	Busted

08-24-2021 23:08 UTC

Late Registration Closed - $233K to the Winner

Jaxon

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Thanks to a flurry of late entries, the High Roller attracted 101 entries to squeak past its $1,000,000 guarantee with a $1,010,000 prize pool.

The top 13 players will get paid at least $21,412 with tomorrow's winner slated to receive a whopping $232,739 top prize. There were 41 players remaining when late registration closed.

Here is a look at all of the payouts.

Place	Prize
1	$232,739
2	$178,689
3	$137,191
4	$105,330
5	$80,869
6	$62,088
7	$47,669
8	$36,599
9	$30,610
10-12	$25,601
13	$21,412

08-24-2021 22:57 UTC

Brutal Bad Beat for Veldhuis

Jaxon

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Just before the break, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 34,720 from under the gun and was called by "Darwinsfish" from the cutoff. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis jammed for 326,866. Rudolph folded and "Darwinsfish" called.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
"Darwinsfish":

It was looking good for Veldhuis to double after the safe flop and the turn. But the spiked the river to give his opponent a set and Veldhuis lost his stack on a bad beat with rockets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	2,193,832	5,175
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	1,689,185	1,049,933
Darwinsfish	1,508,967	669,843
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,506,967	703,859
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	1,355,106	87,550
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	511,066	-364,994
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted

08-24-2021 22:55 UTC

Fifth Break

Jaxon

Level 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The High Roller is on its fifth break. Late registration will close five minutes past the hour. There is still some value for some late registrants as there was $110,000 in overlay at the break with 89 entries and a $1 million guarantee.

Level: 15

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

08-24-2021 22:49 UTC

Pardo Eliminates Astedt

Jaxon

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo opened for 28,000 from under the gun and was called by Niklas "lena900" Astedt from the hijack and Simon "simon1471" Higgins from the button.

Pardo checked the flop. Astedt bet 38,693 and Higgins called before Pardo raised to 112,000. Astedt jammed for 389,650. Higgins folded and Pardo called.

Niklas "lena900" Astedt:
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo:

Astedt was in trouble after Pardo paired his ace on the turn and didn't get any help for his draws on the river to lose his stack. Astedt didn't immediately re-enter but still has 20 minutes to change his mind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo	1,359,393	1,359,393
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	692,340	-82,863
Simon "simon1471" Higgins	668,381	334,319
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	531,767	-667,444
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	312,191	-384,812
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	234,250	234,250
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	Busted
Niklas "lena900" Astedt	Busted

08-24-2021 22:44 UTC

Rolle Ousts Vousden

Jaxon

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened for 28,000 from the hijack. Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle three-bet jammed for 580,180 from the big blind and Vousden called off for 248,250.

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:

The flop gave Rolle a set and Vousden was drawing dead to Rolle's full house on the turn. The river wasn't enough for Vousden and he is officially out of the event after firing the maximum of three bullets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	1,267,556	318,679
vino la iubi	716,619	-290,052
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	639,252	222,018
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	515,750	221,498
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	428,238	428,238
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov	Busted
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	Busted