Level: 21
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-71-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE], $650K Gtd
Day: 1
Veldhuis Doubles through Dvoress to Stay Alive
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress opened to 60,000 and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Veldhuis check-shoved his stack of 657,436 after Dvoress bet 108,000. Dvoress called and hands were tabled.
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress: 
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Dvoress had top pair but the 
turn gave Veldhuis a flush and kept him alive as the meaningless 
river peeled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,468,622 | 747,436 |
|
1,111,716 | -786,437 |
Final Four Table Counts (full)
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,099,410 | -152,125 |
|
2,734,310 | 1,977,169 |
|
|
2,711,640 | 433,191 |
|
2,284,310 | 962,861 |
|
|
1,898,153 | -91,242 |
|
1,780,339 | -295,545 |
|
|
1,759,703 | 1,264,504 |
|
1,753,237 | 262,094 |
|
1,702,530 | 968,484 |
|
|
1,491,410 | 99,687 |
|
|
1,444,128 | -156,870 |
|
1,160,810 | -303,475 |
|
1,106,368 | |
|
978,938 | -407,936 |
|
|
942,315 | |
|
921,316 | -501,818 |
|
868,351 | 52,735 |
|
860,434 | 652,068 |
|
816,600 | |
|
|
815,887 | |
|
|
800,603 | |
|
|
721,186 | -66,500 |
|
713,604 | -299,472 |
|
695,466 | |
|
|
690,833 | -102,320 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Top Ten Stacks
Level 19
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,251,535 | 1,989,466 |
|
|
2,278,449 | 1,168,667 |
|
|
2,075,884 | 945,330 |
|
|
1,989,395 | 984,275 |
|
|
1,600,998 | |
|
|
1,491,143 | -13,614 |
|
|
1,464,285 | 1,119,003 |
|
|
1,423,134 | |
|
|
1,391,723 | 161,734 |
|
|
1,321,449 |
Dimov Rivers Flush to Double through Veldhuis
Level 19
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Before the break, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis opened in the cutoff to 55,000 , Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov called on the button, and Will "hellzito" Arruda called in the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked. On the turn, action folded to Dimov who bet 137,500. Arruda folded and Veldhuis raised it up to 312,500, which got a call from Dimov. The 
river brought a bet from Veldhuis to put Dimov all in and Dimov called for his remaining 387,874 chips.
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov: 
Veldhuis had cowboys but Dimov got there on the river to take down the pot with his flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,998 | 683,527 |
|
|
787,686 | -449,582 |
Break
Level 19
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
The remaining 37 players are in the money and are now on a five-minute break.
Level: 19
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
"Warrior25409" Out as the Bubble Boy on Unfortunate Turn
Level 18
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane opened to 40,000 from middle position and "Warrior25409" went all in from the small blind for 214,286. Cochrane called and hands were tabled.
Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane: 
"Warrior25409": 
The flop came 
and the came down on the turn to the dismay of "Warrior25409". The completed the board and "Warrior25409" was the bubble boy.
The remaining players are now in the money and are all guaranteed at least $4,395.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,504,757 | 434,886 |
|
Busted |
Van Fleet Eliminated by Veldhuis Before the Money
Level 18
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet went all in from under the gun for his last 84,922 chips, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis called on the button, and the blinds folded.
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet:
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Van Fleet became a big favorite on the 
flop. The 
turn kept things interesting by giving Veldhuis a straight draw if a queen were to hit the river, and the indeed completed the board, eliminating Van Fleet from the tournament just before cashing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,237,268 | 113,458 |
|
Busted |