WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $500K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

09-02-2021 20:55 UTC

Glaser Eliminated by Lakemeier

Christian Zetzsche

No Limit Hold'em Blinds 700-1,400

Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier made it 3,920 to go in the small blind and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser three-bet to 12,168 in the big blind with 44,254 behind. Lakemeier jammed and Glaser called all-in.

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser:
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier:

The kicker played on the board and Glaser was ousted in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	208,365 55,372	55,372

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	135,050 -2,625	-2,625
RaulGonzalez	103,241 -3,315	-3,315

Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna	84,375 7,525	7,525
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	Busted

09-02-2021 20:04 UTC

Shakerchi Eliminated by Glaser

Christian Zetzsche

Limit Hold'em Limits 1,750-3,500

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser limped the cutoff and called a raise by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi on the button. On a flop, the short stack of Shakerchi went into the middle.

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi:
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser:

Shakerchi found no miracle escape on the turn and river, which only improved Glaser to trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	161,256 9,439	9,439

Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted

09-02-2021 19:06 UTC

Rolled Up Set For Talbot

Christian Zetzsche

Seven Card Stud Limits 1,250-2,500

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot: / /
Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov: / /

Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov completed and then made it three bets when Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot raised, the Canadian called. Makarov bet fourth to earn a call and check-called fifth. Makarov bet sixth with a pair of jacks and also led seventh. Talbot raised eventually and earned a call to win the pot with a rolled up set of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	129,675 16,125	16,125

Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov	82,500 -15,500	-15,500

09-02-2021 17:30 UTC

Welcome to the 2021 WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

Mixed game specialists will enter the fray in the latest high-stakes competition of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). They will determine the best among their peers in eight different variants in the WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game High Roller, which is set to get underway on September 2 at 2.15 pm EST.

All players start with 100,000 in chips and the levels have a duration of 10 minutes each. The late registration will be open for four hours and 20 minutes and during that period, a maximum of two re-entries can be purchased. Each table has a maximum of six players and the final table begins when seven contenders remain.

The following poker games are part of the rotation:

2-7 Triple Draw
Limit Hold'em
Omaha Hi-Lo
Razz
Seven Card Stud
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
NL Hold'em
Pot-Limit Omaha

Defending champion of this very event is German player "RaúlGonzalez", who topped a field of 67 entries in WCOOP 69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] one year ago. Only the top seven spots were paid a portion of the $670,000 prize pool and more than one third was reserved for the champion ($235,531).

Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna emerged as the winner in a field of 135 entries in the WCOOP 69-M: $1,050 8-Game back then and has since won his sixth WCOOP title during the ongoing festival. Another well-known pro of the live and online circuit took down the WCOOP 34-H: $2,100 8-Game in 2020 as Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich scored his fifth WCOOP title.

All three are expected to join the fray as the mixed game specialists will aim to add a WCOOP title to their resume. This tournament will play down to the money on Day 1 and then resume the following Saturday, September 4.

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Jussi Nevanlinna RaulGonzalez