PokerStars WCOOP 2021

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

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
2629q77
Prize
$196,176
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
44
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
44
Players Left
5

Kruk Loses Some Right Away

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 3,500-7,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk immediately lost a portion of his stack when Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski made an eighty-seven in 2-7.

Kruk then took on "donthnrmepls" and three-bet, earning a call. Both discard two on the first draw and "donthnrmepls" bet to get called. On the second draw, Kruk took two and his opponent one. "donthnrmepls" bet and called a raise to then stand pat, while Kruk discarded one card.

The final bet came from "donthnrmepls" and Kruk folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
292,409
40,950
40,950
donthnrmepls at
donthnrmepls
245,564
14,350
14,350
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov ru
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov
214,039
-4,900
-4,900
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
95,784
-10,150
-10,150
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk ca
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk
59,750
-40,250
-40,250

Kruk Beats Schwartz in Showdown

2-7 Triple Draw Limits 3,500-7,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk was down to around one third of the starting stack and called a raise by Luke "lb6121" Schwartz. Both discarded two on the first draw and invested one bet each. Kruk discard one while Schwartz took one new card. Kruk bet and Schwartz called.

On the final draw, Kruk stood pat while Schwartz discard one again. Kruk's bet was called and he showed a seventy-five to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
287,159
-5,250
-5,250
donthnrmepls at
donthnrmepls
257,814
12,250
12,250
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov ru
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov
208,789
-5,250
-5,250
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
92,284
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk ca
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk
61,500
1,750
1,750

Ramos Eliminated by Pye

Ramos vs Pye
Ramos vs Pye

Limit Hold'em Limits 3,500-7,000

Felipe "mojave14" Ramos made it four bets preflop with 2,567 behind and was called by Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser and Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye. Only Pye called the all-in of Ramos on the {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop to set up the following showdown.

Felipe "mojave14" Ramos: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The {k-Clubs} turn and {4-Clubs} river brought no help to Ramos on the first entry.

Player Chips Progress
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye gb
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye
267,918
97,317
97,317
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
111,005
-24,500
-24,500
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser gb
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser
107,000
-14,000
-14,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
75,500
-24,500
-24,500
Felipe "mojave14" Ramos at
Felipe "mojave14" Ramos
Busted

Urbanovich Stops Lakemeier for Now

Limit Hold'em Limits 3,500-7,000

Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier was on the verge of running over the table but he was stopped for now by Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich. It was the latter who three-bet out of the small blind and Lakemeier called.

Urbanovich then bet all streets of the {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} board. Lakemeier called the flop and turn but folded on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier at
Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier
303,367
93,077
93,077
WSOP 1X Winner
RaulGonzalez de
RaulGonzalez
92,650
-5,516
-5,516
Defending Champion
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
86,477
-67,998
-67,998
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich pl
Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich
77,250
-17,500
-17,500
$25K Fantasy
EPT 1X Winner
Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna fi
Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna
71,287
3,187
3,187

Kruk Doubles Through Strebkov

Limit Hold'em Limits 3,500-7,000

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk was left short after Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov made queens and fives with {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} on a {q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades} board in a battle button versus big blind.

Kruk then raised in the cutoff and called a three-bet with 7,250 behind. Those chips went in after the {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop and Strebkov looked him up.

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The {2-Diamonds} turn and {j-Diamonds} river changed nothing as Kruk doubled but remained short.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
288,909
1,750
1,750
donthnrmepls at
donthnrmepls
257,814
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov ru
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov
220,789
12,000
12,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
101,034
8,750
8,750
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk ca
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk
39,000
-22,500
-22,500

Pye and Glaser Win Pots

Omaha Hi-Lo Limits 4,000-8,000

Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye won the penultimate hand in Limit Hold'em when he check-called against Joao "Naza114" Vieira on the {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop and {4-Diamonds} turn, then successfully check-raised the {j-Clubs} river to force a fold.

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser and Pye then batted button versus small blind with three bets going in preflop. Pye bet the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop and earned a call. Pye also bet the {j-Spades} turn, Glaser raised and earned a call. On the {6-Spades} river, Pye elected to check and folded to Glaser's bet.

The game type then changed and "spaise411" entered between Glaser and Pye.

Player Chips Progress
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye gb
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye
252,168
-15,750
-15,750
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser gb
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser
157,750
50,750
50,750
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
spaise411 ru
spaise411
100,000
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
83,005
-28,000
-28,000
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
68,500
-7,000
-7,000

Strebkov Felts Kruk

Omaha Hi-Lo Limits 4,000-8,000

Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov defended the big blind against a button raise by Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk and check-called twice on the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop and {3-Spades} turn. Strebkov then bet the {10-Hearts} river and Kruk called all-in for the 6,500 he had behind. The Russian tabled {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for the nuts and Kruk's {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} were no good.

Shortly after, Kruk re-entred on a different table for his third and final bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
302,159
13,250
13,250
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov ru
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov
275,789
55,000
55,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
donthnrmepls at
donthnrmepls
221,564
-36,250
-36,250
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
108,034
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk ca
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk
100,000
61,000
61,000

Big Pot for Strebkov

Omaha Hi-Lo Limits 4,000-8,000

Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov raised and earned a call by Luke "lb6121" Schwartz in the hijack. Joao "Naza114" Vieira reraised on the button and both opponents called. The trio checked the {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and Strebkov bet the {k-Diamonds} turn, Schwartz raised and Vieira called only for Strebkov to raise and earn two calls.

Strebkov then bet the {2-Diamonds} river and once Schwartz and Vieira called, he revealed the {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} for a full house and nut low to drag in the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov ru
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov
363,789
88,000
88,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski br
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski
293,159
-9,000
-9,000
donthnrmepls at
donthnrmepls
259,564
38,000
38,000
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz gb
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
41,034
-67,000
-67,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
31,005
-52,000
-52,000

"spaise411" Out for Now

Omaha Hi-Lo Limits 4,000-8,000

Russia's "spaise411" saw their stack reduced to just 16,000 and they got them in before the flop, Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye called in the small blind.

"spaise411": {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts} and Pye rivered a flush. Now also featured on the table are Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn and Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot on their second bullets.

Player Chips Progress
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye gb
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye
327,168
75,000
75,000
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser gb
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser
190,750
33,000
33,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot ca
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot
100,000
100,000
100,000
Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn ru
Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn
82,000
82,000
82,000
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
Konstantin "Krakukra" Maslak
80,500
12,000
12,000
spaise411 ru
spaise411
Busted