WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
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PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 3
Winner to be Crowned Today in [B]WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2021 is now set to see another champion crowned here in WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]. Just 16 are returning for the final day, in search of a title and the $123,962 first-place prize, along with some lucrative bounties along the way.
The start of day chip leader is Lativia's "biezpienelis" who managed to end the night with 27,220,718 (170 big blinds) and $14,289 in bounties. Closest behind is Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev who is sitting on 20,618,075 to begin the day. Rounding out the top five are Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo, (20,026,723), "baaaaddyyyy" (19,730,316), and Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach.
| Position | Player | Country | Bounty | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | biezpienelis | Latvia | $14,289 | 27,220,718 | 170 |
| 2 | Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev | Russia | $8,586 | 20,618,075 | 129 |
| 3 | Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo | Brazil | $14,289 | 20,026,723 | 125 |
| 4 | baaaaddyyyy | Russia | $6,977 | 19,730,316 | 123 |
| 5 | Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach | Spain | $15,283 | 19,685,683 | 123 |
| 6 | Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva | Brazil | $15,154 | 16,674,282 | 104 |
| 7 | Rodrigo "SELOUAN1991" Selouan | Brazil | $3,406 | 10,187,882 | 64 |
| 8 | Play4livin | Peru | $8,008 | 8,153,494 | 51 |
| 9 | Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford | Canada | $4,750 | 7,615,171 | 48 |
| 10 | ArtHouse2011 | Ireland | $3,891 | 7,605,654 | 48 |
| 11 | Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof | Netherlands | $11,758 | 7,508,976 | 47 |
| 12 | Luckbox1326 | Romania | $8,469 | 7,224,109 | 45 |
| 13 | Pendall | Russia | $7,438 | 6,220,428 | 39 |
| 14 | soulmekki | Morocco | $10,336 | 5,490,499 | 34 |
| 15 | Glebers25 | Russia | $2,000 | 4,894,430 | 31 |
| 16 | YacuTTi | Russia | $1,563 | 4,143,560 | 26 |
The final day action will begin within the hour and the blinds will continue at 80,000-160,000 with a running ante of 20,000. All levels will last 30 minutes each and the PokerNews team will be back then to provide all the key hands from start to finish.
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The cards are now hitting the virtual felt.
Reixach Drops an Early Pot to "Play4livin"
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach opened from the cutoff to 320,000 and "Play4livin" three-bet most of their stack, making it 3,840,000 to go. Reixach shoved and "Play4livin" called their 136,747 that was remaining.
"Play4livin": 
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach: 
Big slick was in an optimal spot and the 
runout changed not a thing. "Play4livin" landed a double and Reixach dropped an early pot to start the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,685,683 | |
|
8,153,494 |
Cooler Ships a Double to "Glebers25"
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof raised to 320,000 from middle position and "Glebers25" then three-bet to 1,152,000 from the small blind. van Hoof four-bet shoved and "Glebers25" called for less, putting in 4,422,430.
"Glebers25": 
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof: 
The cooler of a hand saw now twist on a 
board and "Glebers25" cemented the pot with their aces to reel in a complete double from van Hoof.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,164,860 | 4,270,430 |
|
2,406,546 | -5,102,430 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Chips On Permanent Rotation
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford raised to 440,000 from the hijack, "Pendall" called from the small blind and the 
flop landed on the virtual felt.
Both tapped to the turn card where "Pendall" led out for 985,600, and Rutherford called.
A board-completing rolled out, "Pendall" bet 2,503,424 and Rutherford threw his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,690,049 | 2,469,621 |
|
7,480,370 | -134,801 |
Rutherford Bounces Back, Reixach Continues to Fall
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford made it 440,000 from under the gun and only Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach stuck around to peek at the 
flop with Rutherford.
The action was checked through until the river where Reixach bet 910,800 after seeing the 
runout. Rutherford check-called, tabling 
to scoop the pot over the 
of Reixach.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,926,283 | -4,759,400 |
|
|
9,256,170 | 1,775,800 |
"soulmekki" Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,883 + $10,336)
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
The action fell to "biezpienelis" in middle position and they raised to 400,000. "Play4livin" called from the hijack and "soulmekki" three-bet to 3,600,000 on the button, leaving just 173,099 in their stack. "biezpienelis" folded and "Play4livin" jammed, "soulmekki" called the rest.
"soulmekki": 
"Play4livin": 
A low 
flop fell, leaving the Canadian in the lead with their dimes. The 
turn and 
river completely missed "soulmekki", shipping them to the rail as "Play4livin" pulled in the first elimination of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,584,773 | 7,431,279 |
|
Busted |