PokerStars WCOOP 2021

WCOOP-91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $10M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$1,499,942
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
1,965
Level Info
Level
56
Blinds
3,500,000 / 7,000,000
Ante
875,000
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
72

Linus Loeliger Leads 72 Players into Day 3 of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE Main Event

Level 31 : 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Linus Loeliger
Linus Loeliger

Switzerland’s Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger emerged from a wild Day 2 as the chip leader of WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event]. Loeliger leads the 72 players that remain from a field of 1,965 entries in this climactic tournament of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). There was a small overlay for the guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000 that will pay the champion $1,499,942.

Loeliger battled in and out of the top ten before a crucial point late in Day 2 when he found aces to double up over 20 million. Loeliger has over three million more than “Körrinho” in second and tops a list of 16 players with over 10 million in chips. Other notable Day 3 players include Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine, Luiz "G1a1u1s1s" Arruda, and Laszlo "Lackoo87gcb" Molnar.

WCOOP 91-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1Linus "LLinusLLove" LoeligerSwitzerland20,005,066
2"Körrinho"Austria16,684,865
3Tyler "Juicy_J_93" JardineCanada15,029,865
4"Sintoras"Germany14,161,813
5Audrius "Stakelis24" StakelisLithuania13,905,244
6Guntis "poker@luffyD" AleskinsLatvia13,890,896
7"Rebel FishAK"Romania12,905,254
8"bob43155"Mexico12,328,056
9"Kaktus26rus"Russia12,119,166
10"XnGo"Mexico11,687,082

Santo “kleinebakker007” Bakker of the Netherlands came into Day 2 as the chip leader but ran into trouble early and was busted when his straight ran into a flush in Level 21. Other notable Day 2 players who finished in the money were Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov, Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson, and Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht.

Remaining Payouts

PlacePayout
1$1,499,942
2$1,069,210
3$762,169
4$543,301
5$387,284
6$276,069
7$140,280
9$99,997
10-12$76,643
13-15$62,273
16-23$50,596
24-31$41,110
32-47$33,402
48-71$27,139
72-103$22,051

Day 3 kicks off on Tuesday September 14 at 5:05 p.m. GMT. Blinds will start in Level 31 at 70,000/140,000 with a 17,500 ante. Day 3 play will continue until there is a final table. Day 4’s final table will be played on Wednesday September 15.

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