Level: 17
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Veldhuis Out with Queens
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski opened for 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira from one seat over. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis three-bet jammed for 291,871 and Ferreira folded after Malinowski four-bet shoved for 782,310.
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski: 
Malinowski paired his ace on the 
board to eliminate Veldhuis in 25th place. "KennedyPK97" was eliminated on another table and the action was down to just 24 players heading into the sixth break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,709,834 | 167,500 |
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2,401,821 | 1,101,011 |
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2,279,925 | -51,500 |
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2,085,997 | -538,075 |
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1,607,013 | -1,460,823 |
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1,151,681 | 167,171 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
"hello_totti" Eliminates "DingeBrinker" with Big Slick
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
"hello_totti" opened for 41,600 from under the gun and was called by Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen from the button. "DingeBrinker" jammed for 372,007 from the big blind and Parssinen folded after "hello_totti" came over the top for 1,890,318.
"DingeBrinker": 
"hello_totti": 
Big slick got there on the 
board to eliminate "DingeBrinker" in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,331,425 | 545,807 |
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Busted |
"CPUrul0r" First Over 3 Million After Busting Kelopuro
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro limped from the small blind and "CPUrul0r" checked their option from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop before Kelopuro check-called for 38,525 on the 
turn. Kelopuro bet 107,640 on the river and "CPUrul0r" jammed. Kelopuro called off for 499,698 and turned over 
for a flush. He was eliminated in 28th place after "CPUrul0r" turned over 
for a better flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,067,836 | 563,223 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Volkmann Ousts "krakukra"
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
"krakukra" jammed from early position and was called by Bruno "great dant" Volkmann from the cutoff.
"krakukra": 
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann:
Volkmann collected yet another bounty to bring his total up to $28,750 thus far after his queen paired the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,624,072 | 286,975 |
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2,542,334 | -190,000 |
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1,300,810 | 567,390 |
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852,287 | 183,590 |
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584,331 | 36,900 |
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583,223 | 174,575 |
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Busted |
Set of Ladies for "CPUrul0r" to Beat Higgins' Top Two Pair
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Just before the blinds increased, Simon "simon1471" Higgins opened for 31,250 from the button before he called a three-bet to 125,000 by "CPUrul0r" from the small blind.
"CPUrul0r" bet 161,250 on the 
flop. Higgins jammed for 957,249 and "CPUrul0r" called.
Simon "simon1471" Higgins:
"CPUrul0r": 
It was a bit of a cooler for Higgins to run top two pair into a set and "CPUrul0r" collected his $7,500 bounty after Higgins bricked the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,732,334 | -1,850 |
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2,504,613 | 1,067,949 |
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1,453,135 | 181,145 |
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829,228 | 198,638 |
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583,541 | 391,194 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Stacks Above 2 Million Entering Level 16 (33 Players Remaining)
Level 16
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,734,184 | 375,187 |
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2,337,097 | -199,350 |
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2,169,079 | 762,475 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
Drinan Runs Fours into Jacks
Level 15
: 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan jammed for 196,310 from the lojack and was called by "hello_totti" from the big blind.
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan: 
"hello_totti": 
The 
board didn't improve Drinan's hand and he was out in 34th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,785,618 | 309,714 |
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1,436,664 | -657,730 |
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1,406,604 | 329,525 |
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1,015,956 | -76,650 |
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691,157 | -76,081 |
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510,228 | 64,100 |
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466,185 | 12,699 |
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Busted |
Volkmann Eliminates Peters to Take Back the Chip Lead
Level 15
: 7,500/15,000, 1,850 ante
David "dpeters17" Peters opened for 30,000 from the lojack. Bruno "great dant" Volkmann three-bet to 102,500 from the button and Peters called.
Peters check-called for 60,575 on the 
flop before both players checked the turn. Peters checked the river and Volkmann jammed. Peters used nearly all his clock before he called off for 272,808. Peters held 
but his pair wasn't good enough to survive with Volkmann holding . Volkmann regained the chip lead after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,536,447 | 516,383 |
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547,431 | -215,201 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |