PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$119,620
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,230,000
Entries
123
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
18,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
123
Players Left
9

Welcome to the WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller

WCOOP 2021
WCOOP 2021

The excitement continues in the $100 million guaranteed World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars with Sunday showcasing a $10K buy-in event with the WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller set to kick off at 5:05 p.m. GMT.

The two-day event guarantees at least a $1 million prize pool with $5,000 of each players' buy-in tagged as their progressive bounty.

The Progressive KO High Roller is a deep-stacked affair with all players beginning with 250,000 in chips.

The blinds will slowly at every 20 minutes on Day 1 starting at 1,000/2,000/250a and players can re-enter twice during the long five-hour late registration window.

Day 1 of this event will play down until a final table of nine hopefuls are remaining. The final table will commence on Monday, Sept. 6 at 5:05 GMT.

Some of the biggest names in poker will be in action today including Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph and Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, who were all pre-registered more than an hour before kickoff time.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates throughout this event so stay tuned.

Full House for Shakerchi to Collect First Bounty of the Day

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 4,540 from the button before he called a three-bet by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi to 17,000 from the big blind.

Shakerchi bet 13,320 on the {2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop and Rudolph called before firing out for 26,548 on the {a-Spades} turn. Rudolph raised to 65,000 and Shakerchi called. Shakerchi checked the {9-Hearts} river and Rudolph jammed for 153,270. Shakerchi called and turned over {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a full house to beat Rudolph's trips with {10-Spades}{9-Spades} to collect the first bounty of the day. Rudolph will give it another go as he immediately re-entered after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
514,572
264,572
264,572
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
250,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Full House for Gierse to Felt Jacobson

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez opened from the lojack for 4,600 and four players called to see the {q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop.

Niklas "lena900" Astedt checked before Benitez bet 19,313. "ikkedus" folded and Gierse called before Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson raised to 65,000. Astedt and Benitez folded and Marius "DEX888" Gierse jammed for 281,150. Jacobson called off for 222,400 and the players turned over their hands.

Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Marius "DEX888" Gierse: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

Jacobson had top two pair but needed help to beat Gierse's set of dueces. Neither the {a-Clubs} turn nor the {10-Hearts} river saved the day and Jacobson didn't immediately re-enter after Gierse collected his bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Marius "DEX888" Gierse at
Marius "DEX888" Gierse
548,613
262,363
262,363
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
244,900
ikkedus nl
ikkedus
244,650
-5,350
-5,350
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
225,337
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson se
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Strike 1 For Van Fleet

Level 3 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet opened for 6,440 from the button. "lampo4kalove" three-bet to 20,080 from the big blind. Van Fleet four-bet to 57,400 before he called off for 202,581 after "lampo4kalove" five-bet jammed.

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
"lampo4kalove": {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

"lampo4kalove" paired their king on the {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} board and Van Fleet re-entered after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
lampo4kalove ru
lampo4kalove
433,184
433,184
433,184
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
362,968
-5,500
-5,500
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet us
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
250,000
250,000
250,000
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg
Busted

Broadway for Mattsson to Collect Martirosian's Bounty

Level 3 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian opened for 7,000 from the lojack and was called by Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson from the big blind.

Mattsson check-called for 13,388 on the {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop before he check-jammed the {k-Clubs} turn from 39,060 to 186,557. Martirosian called off for a little less and the players turned over their cards.

Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Mattsson had Broadway and he collected Martirosian's $2,500 bounty after his opponent blanked the {8-Clubs} river. Martirosian re-entered after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
398,390
398,390
398,390
ikkedus nl
ikkedus
318,611
73,961
73,961
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
315,933
71,033
71,033
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian
250,000
250,000
250,000
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
174,032
-51,305
-51,305

Veldhuis Collects Pardo's Bounty

Level 4 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo opened for 6,400 from under the gun and was called by Ole "wizowizo" Schemion from the small blind. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis three-bet to 28,800 from the big blind. Pardo four-bet jammed for 113,303. Schemion folded and Veldhuis called.

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Veldhuis' tens won the flip on the {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} board to eliminate Pardo and collect his $2,500 bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
458,204
-106,900
-106,900
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis nl
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
432,663
180,991
180,991
3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
427,467
105,029
105,029
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski pl
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski
354,530
128,754
128,754
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
343,250
58,178
58,178
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
333,915
79,595
79,595
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov
250,000
-81,525
-81,525
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion
209,326
209,326
209,326
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo es
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
Busted

Rudolph Ousts Lefrancois to Take the Lead

Level 4 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois opened for 6,400 from the hijack before Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph three-bet to 19,200 from the cutoff. Lefrancois jammed for 56,528 and Rudolph called.

Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Rudolph improved to two pair on the {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Diamonds} board to eliminate Lefrancois and take the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
726,792
342,176
342,176
Day 1 Chip Leader
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois
Busted
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Busted
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov ru
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Cowboys for Alavali to Take the Lead

Level 5 : 1,800/3,600, 450 ante

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali opened for 7,848 from early position. Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha three-bet to 31,320 from the small blind. Alavali four-bet to 72,000 before he called a five-bet jam to 270,446 by Padilha.

Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Padilha's queens never got ahead of cowboys on the {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} board and he opted not to immediately re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
970,044
301,960
301,960
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
544,451
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet us
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
435,017
185,017
185,017
Driekus888 nl
Driekus888
329,788
44,892
44,892
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen
307,122
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha
Busted

Quads for Malinowski to Oust Brito

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 8,680 from under the gun and was called by Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski from the hijack. Pablo "pabritz" Brito three-bet to 44,220 from the cutoff. Rudolph folded and Malinowski called.

Malinowski check-called for 31,986 on the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop before both players checked the {2-Diamonds} turn. The {k-Spades} completed the board on the river and Malinowski checked. Brito jammed for 118,250 and Malinowski snap-called.

Brito held {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and was out of chips after running into Malinowski's quads with {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
741,171
6,935
6,935
Day 1 Chip Leader
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
480,007
-130,543
-130,543
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann de
Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann
444,534
444,534
444,534
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski pl
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski
442,806
88,276
88,276
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
Niklas "lena900" Astedt
298,605
-17,328
-17,328
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi
247,052
247,052
247,052
Pablo "pabritz" Brito br
Pablo "pabritz" Brito
Busted
serggorelyi7 ru
serggorelyi7
Busted

Alavali Doubles Van Fleet Into the Lead

Level 6 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali limped from the small blind. Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet raised to 14,000 from the big blind. Alavali four-bet to 56,000 and Van Fleet called.

Alavali check-called for 38,115 on the {7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and check-called again for 112,000 on the {4-Spades} turn. The same pattern emerged on the {5-Diamonds} river with Alavali checking to start. Van Fleet effectively jammed with a bet of 212,000 with just 527 behind and Alavali put him in for the rest.

Alavali held {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and doubled up Van Fleet who flopped a better pair with {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet us
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet
840,784
405,767
405,767
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
492,760
-434,262
-434,262
Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot
Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot
Busted
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani br
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani
Busted