WCOOP-34-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-29-2021 22:35 UTC

Vieira Get It In with Jacks

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk opened for 16,000 from the button and Joao "Naza114" Vieira three-bet jammed for 134,609. Pateychuk called while the rest of the table got out of the way.

Joao "Naza114" Vieira:
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk:

The board ran out , giving Pateychuk two pair to knock Vieira out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk	986,550	527,904
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	Busted

08-29-2021 22:32 UTC

Vaitiekunas Chips into the Lead

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas opened the betting with a raise to 17,600 from middle position and "Remi Lebo_10" three-bet to 52,000. Vaitiekunas made the call.

The flop was and Vaitiekunas checked. "Remi Lebo_10" fired 50,590 and Vaitiekunas called.

The turn was and Vaitiekunda checked again. "Remi Lebo_10" continued with 108,000 and Vaitiekunas raised to 389,521. "Remi Lebo_10" made the fold to give Vaitiekunas a big pot and the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas	1,586,342	894,674
Remi Lebo_10	204,432

08-29-2021 22:22 UTC

Patrick Leonard Wins Back-to-Back WCOOP Titles

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is enjoying a purple patch of form, one that has seen the popular British superstar secured back-to-back WCOOP titles. Leonard won the WCOOP #08-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max PKO on August 24, and followed that up with victory in the WCOOP-15-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max event.

Leonard’s victory came after he navigated his way through a star-studded field of 70 players in the $1,050 buy-in NL 2-7 Single Draw 7-Max tournament.

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

08-29-2021 22:20 UTC

Pateychuk Flops the Flush

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Pedro "pm_marke" Marques raised to 15,400 from middle position and Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk three-bet shoved for 214,623. Marques made the call.

Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk:
Pedro "pm_marke" Marques:

The flop was and it was over as quickly as it started for Marques. The turn and river were inconsequential as Pateychuk chipped up with the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk	458,646	173,576
Pedro "pm_marke" Marques	Busted

08-29-2021 22:14 UTC

Payouts (79 places paid)

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Below are the payouts for WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max. The top 79 places pay a guaranteed min-cash of $4,368. The winner takes home $214,339.

*Place	Prize*
1	$214,339
2	$156,650
3	$114,488
4	$83,673
5	$61,153
6	$44,694
7	$32,664
8	$23,873
9	$19,306
10-12	$15,613
13-15	$12,627
16-23	$10,212
24-31	$8,258
32-39	$6,679
40-55	$5,401
56-79	$4,368

08-29-2021 22:07 UTC

Registration Closed

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Late Registration is now closed. The event had 614 entries and 211 players remain. The top 79 players will be guaranteed a min-cash of $4,368.

08-29-2021 22:05 UTC

Level 14 Leaderboard (612 entrants; 214 remaining)

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tauan "kylix42" Naves	1,355,592	496,225
Carlos "Carster" Chadha	1,057,833	327,624
rickv17	939,823
BetForNympho	849,271	368,515
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic	822,352
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas	786,284
Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis	731,637
JustTrappedU	724,704
Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas	691,668
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	667,160