WCOOP-34-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-34-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Kovalski Leads the Final Table as Day 2 Ends with Veldhuis Still Alive
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
As expected, 9 players found a bag to end Day 2 of WCOOP-34-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], and Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski ended up on top of the pile. The Brazilian finished the day with 14,401,864, more than 3 million ahead of "3DTemujiN" in second. The game started with 614 entries, but the are now down to the business end of the $1,228,000 prize pool, with the whole final table guaranteed at least $19,000.
Team PokerStars pro Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis found a bag for the final table as well, surviving on fumes late in Day 2 until he could catch a double to find some breathing room. He got a couple small button shoves through to stay even before he hit a set of fives against top pair for "iamivar" to double into a safer position.
From there, Veldhuis comfortably bagged a middle stack in 5th place and just under 5 million. Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro and Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen are among the other notables to make the final nine on Day 3.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | 14,401,864 |
| 2 | "3DTemujiN" | Kazakhstan | 11,217,860 |
| 3 | Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen | sweden | 8,324,314 |
| 4 | "zyxel888" | Russia | 7,913,604 |
| 5 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | Netherlands | 4,838,696 |
| 6 | Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak | Russia | 4,750,700 |
| 7 | "iamivar" | sweden | 4,060,793 |
| 8 | Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 3,996,349 |
| 9 | Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro | Finland | 1,895,820 |
Action resumes Aug 31 at 13:05 ET when the final 9 will play down to a winner, with Veldhuis still in the running for a WCOOP title. Tune in to PokerNews for coverage of the final table to find out who wins the $214,339 up top and the WCOOP title, and plan your full WCOOP railing schedule at the PokerStars WCOOP 2021 hub.
"Aalexxs" Bubbles Day 3
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
"Aalexxs" raised the button to 352,000 and Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski called from the big blind. Kovalski check-shoved the 
flop, making the 291,720 bet from "Aalexxs" a call for their life, which they made.
"Aalexxs": 
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski: 
"Aalexxs" had the best of it before the flop, but 
on the board pushed the chips to Kovalski with the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,401,864 | 5,278,151 |
|
11,217,860 | 645,400 |
|
|
8,324,314 | -597,271 |
|
7,913,604 | -232,500 |
|
4,838,696 | 634,500 |
|
|
4,750,700 | -355,000 |
|
4,060,793 | -372,500 |
|
|
3,996,349 | 2,621,105 |
|
1,895,820 | 170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Maslak Gets There with Trips
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak shoved the short stack from the small blind, and Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro called from the big blind.
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro: 
Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak: 
Maslak needed help, but found it on 
for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,105,700 | 3,218,650 |
|
|
1,725,820 | -2,702,884 |
Veldhuis Gets Some Life
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
"iamivar" raised to 240,000 from the cutoff before Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis shoved the small blind for 1,372,232. Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski called from the big blind, but then folded to a re-shove from "iamivar" for 5,805,525.
"iamivar": 
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
The both hit the flop, but Veldhuis was best and held with the set of fives to get out of the danger zone. He is now in 6th place overall.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,123,713 | -794,841 |
|
|
4,433,293 | -2,776,257 |
|
|
4,204,196 | 2,621,964 |
Veldhuis Survives on Fumes
Level 31
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis is still hanging out at the tables, but he's one of the short stacks. He just picked up blinds and antes however by shoving the button for a bit less than 10 big blinds and getting it through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,918,554 | 1,219,934 |
|
|
8,146,104 | -342,500 |
|
|
1,582,232 | 5,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Start of Day Leader Among the Late Casualties
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
They are on the final table bubble going to the break with 10 left. Start-of-day leader Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic lost his stack in a horrible cooler kings into aces to "iamivar", while Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii went out in the final hand before the break when 
bricked in a race against the 
of Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,572,460 | -49,352 |
|
|
8,921,585 | 1,642,900 |
|
|
8,698,620 | 5,624,502 |
|
|
8,488,604 | -375,000 |
|
|
7,209,550 | 4,753,788 |
|
|
5,240,951 | 206,625 |
|
|
4,428,704 | 1,690,802 |
|
|
1,887,050 | -1,176,500 |
|
|
1,577,232 | -648,600 |
|
|
1,375,244 | -5,519,250 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Down to 12
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is out in 13th place after getting his suited ace in against eights for "zyxel888" before the flop. Leonard turned an ace on 
but "zyxel888" hit the set on the river to take it and send the English grinder to the rail with $12,627.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,863,604 | 1,560,066 |
|
Busted |