WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 2
"biezpienelis" Leads Final 16 in 2021 WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO; Reixach and van Hoof in Contention
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
After five and a half action-packed hours in the latest PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2021 medium-stakes contest, only 16 players remain in contention to win the title in WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]. They have all locked up a portion of the bounty and cash prizes but the lion's share of the $1,930,000 prize pool is still up for grabs.
Latvian player "biezpienelis" leads the sixteen survivors by some margin after they claimed $14,289 in bounties and 170 big blinds to their name on the penultimate tournament day. Another five players have more than 100 big blinds at their disposal including Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev, Guilherme "Guizãoo_" Carmo, "baaaaddyyyy", Day 1 chip leader Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach, and Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva.
Russia and Brazil dominate the overnight leaderboard with five and trey contenders still in the mix. The perhaps two biggest names are Reixach and former WSOP Main Event finalist Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof, the latter of which sits in the middle of the pack with 47 big blinds. Van Hoof certainly confirmed his alias choice on the global PokerStars platform after he cleaned up the tables on Day 2 and scored numerous knockouts before dropping to a shorter stack in the late stages.
The 16 Finalists in 2021 WCOOP-63-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO
| 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 |
Only 118 players out of the 1,930 total entries returned to their seats and they were already in the money. With juicy bounty prizes potentially up for grabs in every hand, it didn't take long for the field to shrink. Especially during the early stages on Day 2, the all-in showdowns came in rapid fashion and some of those that returned and departed were Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky, Andrey "Kot_Spartac" Kotelnikov, and Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov.
The hopes of Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka for an even deeper run ended when his queens were cracked by the ace-jack of "badplayjosh". Soon after it was all over for other legends of the online poker scene such as Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet, Bert "girafganger7" Stevens, and Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias.
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach remained near the top of the leaderboard for most of the day and claimed the bounty of Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy, among others, when he turned a straight with ten-nine to crack pocket aces. The Spanish High Roller regular also dashed out some double-ups in the late stages but made it through to the final day with the most bounties collected thus far.
Towards the end of the day, notables such as Gleb "Ti0373" Tremzin, Marton "noirduck" Czuczor, Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji, and
Matas "bebaimis777" Cimbolas came up short of the final two tables. Cimbolas was the second-last player to depart when he ran with kings into the aces of Eduardo "Eduardo850" Silva. Soon after, the action concluded for the night with the UK's "michael10120" as the last casualty.
The final day will recommence on Tuesday, September 7, at 1.05 pm EST 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.
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,220,718 | |
|
20,618,075 | 144,800 |
|
20,026,723 | -374,800 |
|
|
19,730,316 | 2,094,000 |
|
19,685,683 | |
|
16,674,282 | -2,380,000 |
|
10,187,882 | -360,000 |
|
8,153,494 | |
|
7,615,171 | 1,620,000 |
|
7,605,654 | -1,367,200 |
|
7,508,976 | -750,000 |
|
7,224,109 | 734,800 |
|
|
6,220,428 | 180,000 |
|
5,490,499 | 270,000 |
|
|
4,894,430 | -320,000 |
|
|
4,143,560 | -1,936,800 |
Day 2 Completed
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The final 16 players are now on break and will return at 1.03 pm EST on September 7 to play down to a winner. Full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Late Double for "Play4livin"
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The final hand on each table was still to be completed and Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach had opened to 320,000. "Play4livin" three-bet to 3,840,000 in the big blind while keeping 136,747 behind. Reixach reraised and his opponent called all-in.
"Play4livin": 
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach: 
On a board of 
, Reixach failed to add another bounty to his resume for the day and "Play4livin" lived to see another day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,685,683 | -2,609,547 |
|
|
8,153,494 | 3,976,747 |
"michael10120" Eliminated in 17th Place ($16,734)
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
"biezpienelis" made it 320,000 to go from under the gun and "michael10120" came along out of the big blind. On a flop of 
, "michael10120" check-raised from 240,000 to 800,000 and "biezpienelis" filled up.
The 
turn brought the shove by "michael10120" for 2,547,728 and the chip leader called.
"michael10120": 
"biezpienelis": 
"biezpienelis" needed a king, queen or diamond and got there with the river to collect the juicy bounty. "michael10120" is the last casualty on Day 2 and has earned $11,852 in bounties and $4,883 in cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,220,718 | 4,827,728 |
|
Busted |
"ArtHouse2011" Doubles Through Reixach
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach had won a bigger pot off "Luckbox1326" when he fired three barrels on the 
board. His opponent check-called twice and bowed down on the river.
One orbit later, "Luckbox1326" raised to 352,000 and Reixach three-bet to 960,000 in the cutoff. "ArtHouse2011" four-bet jammed for more than 4.13 million and Reixach called.
"ArtHouse2011": 
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach: 
The dominated pair picked up no equity on the 
and "ArtHouse2011" doubled to stay in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,295,230 | -59,227 |
|
|
20,401,523 | 3,600,000 |
|
|
10,547,882 | -1,320,000 |
|
|
8,972,854 | 4,400,427 |
|
|
6,489,309 | -5,863,200 |
|
|
4,176,747 | -758,000 |
"biezpienelis" Chips Up Further
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
"michael10120" raised t0 320,000 in the small blind and called a three-bet to 960,000 by table big stack "biezpienelis" in the big blind. One check-call for 1,010,000 followed on the 
flop and "michael10120" also checked the turn. "biezpienelis" now bt the pot for 4,040,000 and that shut down his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,392,990 | 2,598,000 |
|
|
19,054,282 | 91,500 |
|
|
5,995,171 | 1,435,500 |
|
|
5,214,430 | -1,102,500 |
|
|
3,747,728 | -2,982,500 |
Flush for "baaaaddyyyy"
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
"baaaaddyyyy" raised to 560,000 out of the small blind and "Pendall" came along in the big blind. The initial raiser slowed down and checked the 
flop, then called a bet worth 359,600. "baaaaddyyyy" check-called for another 568,168 on the 
turn and checked the river.
"Pendall checked behind and mucked when they were shown the 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,473,275 | -320,000 |
|
|
17,636,316 | 1,367,768 |
|
|
8,258,976 | 40,000 |
|
|
6,080,360 | -80,000 |
|
|
6,040,428 | -1,207,768 |
|
|
5,220,499 | 198,000 |
"baaaaddyyyy" Takes It on the Turn
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Andrey "Lucky_Jew_17" Parugaev left soulmekki" with just over trey million in chips when they made treys full but the Morocco based player chipped up shortly thereafter.
Parugaev then raised to 320,000 and called a three-bet to 960,000 by "baaaaddyyyy" in the cutoff. The 
flop triggered a check-call for 752,400 by Parugaev and he then check-folded the turn to a second barrel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,793,275 | -1,079,090 |
|
|
16,268,548 | 1,479,250 |
|
|
8,218,976 | 771,550 |
|
|
7,248,196 | 142,990 |
|
|
6,160,360 | 657,810 |
|
|
5,022,499 | -79,710 |