WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $500K Gtd
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PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $500K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
44
Entries
44
Players Left
5
Welcome to the 2021 WCOOP-52-H: $10,300 8-Game High Roller
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.
Shuffle Up And Deal
There are seven players registered and they will be playing limits of 800-1,600 as the cards are officially in the air.
Early Entries in the Mix
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
"donthnrmepls" Takes From Shakerchi
2-7 Triple Draw Limits 800-1,600
"donthnrmepls" made it three bets and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi then four-bet to get called and discard one card, whereas his opponent discard two. Shakerchi bet and "donthnrmepls" raised to earn a call. Shakerchi took one new card while "donthnrmepls" stood pat.
Another bet and call went in thereafter and both stood pat. "donthnrmepls" revealed an eighty six and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,800 | 8,800 |
|
|
92,000 | -8,000 |
Talbot Gets Some Back
2-7 Triple Draw Limits 800-1,600
On their three-handed table, Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot took an early hit while Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski won most of the pots. The latest hand went to Talbot, who recovered some losses. They made it two bets prior to the first draw and discard two cards each.
Talbot bet and Dzivielevski called with the former standing pat and the latter discarding one. The same action repeated prior to the last draw and Talbot then bet, Dzivielevski raised and earned a call. The Brazilian tabled an eighty-six but Talbot had an eighty-five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,200 | 9,200 |
|
|
93,200 | -6,800 |
Makarov Enters the Field
There are now two four-handed tables as Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov entered the competition ad immediately won a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,400 |
"donthnrmepls" Pulls Further Ahead
2-7 Triple Draw Limits 800-1,600
"mojave14" raised and "donthnrmepls" three-bet, picking up a call from Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi and the initial raiser. On the first draw, all three players discarded two cards. Shakerchi bet, "mojaje14" called, "donthnrmepls" raised and was the only one to call a three-bet by Shakerchi.
"donthnrmepls" stood pat and Shakerchi drew one new card to see the former bet and the latter call. Shakerchi discard one more card and both checked as "donthnrmepls" won the pot with a ninety-six.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,400 | 15,600 |
|
|
95,600 | -4,400 |
|
|
95,600 | -4,400 |
|
|
84,400 | -7,600 |
Nines Work for Shakerchi
Limit Hold'em Limits 800-1,600
In a battle of the blinds, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi three-bet and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser called. The two Brits ended up checking down the 
board and Glaser tabled the 
, which Shakerchi had beat with the 
.
The lead of "donthnrmepls" on their table was cut down as "mojave14" had chipped up recently.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000 | -12,400 |
|
|
109,600 | 14,000 |
|
|
98,000 | 2,400 |
|
|
80,400 | -4,000 |
Small Pot for Talbot
Limit Hold'em Limits 800-1,600
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot raised in the cutoff and called a three-bet by Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye on the button. Talbot opted to check-call the 
flop and 
turn, the river was then checked. Talbot flipped over 
for a pair of jacks and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,800 | 6,400 |
|
|
105,600 | -3,600 |
|
|
93,600 | -6,400 |
|
|
90,000 | -3,200 |