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

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
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
Day 1 Chip Leader
250,000

Gierse Takes First Pot Off Jacobson

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

On the very first hand of the day, Marius "DEX888" Gierse opened for 7,000 from the small blind. Martin "M.nosbocaj" Jacobson three-bet to 22,750 from the big blind and Gierse called.

Jacobson fired out for 12,000 on the {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and Gierse called. Both players checked the {k-Diamonds} turn before Jacobson checked the {8-Diamonds} river. Gierse bet 71,000 and chipped up early after Jacobson folded.

Player Chips Progress
Marius "DEX888" Gierse at
Marius "DEX888" Gierse
286,250 36,250
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle
250,000 250,000
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson se
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
215,000 -35,000

Early Entries in the Field

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

Here is a look at some of the early entrants in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Driekus888 nl
Driekus888
250,000 250,000
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo es
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
250,000 250,000
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
250,000 250,000
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood ca
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood
250,000 250,000
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo
250,000 250,000
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi gb
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi
250,000 250,000
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph de
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
Day 1 Chip Leader
250,000 250,000
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic
250,000 250,000
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski pl
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski
250,000 250,000
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
250,000 250,000
Matas "bebaimis777" Cimbolas
Matas "bebaimis777" Cimbolas
250,000 250,000
3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
250,000 250,000
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg
250,000 250,000
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
250,000 250,000
Marius "DEX888" Gierse at
Marius "DEX888" Gierse
250,000 250,000
ikkedus nl
ikkedus
250,000 250,000
Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu ro
Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu
250,000 250,000
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson se
Martin "M.nosbocaJ" Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000 250,000
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis nl
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
250,000 250,000
Rodrigo "SELOUAN1991" Selouan br
Rodrigo "SELOUAN1991" Selouan
250,000 250,000

Action Begins

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

The $10K Progressive KO High Roller has kicked off with 28 entrants. The field will continue to grow during the next few hours with late registration open for five hours during which time players can re-enter up to two times.

Level: 1

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 250

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.

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

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