Event #7: $5,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2021 WPT World Online Championships

09-13-2021 18:33 UTC

Over 150 Players Return for WPT WOC Main Event Day 2

Will Shillibier

$1M Gtd Opener Kicks off the 2021 WPT World Online Championships

Welcome to Day 2 of the WPT World Online Championships Main Event.

At least 178 players will return for the start of Day 2 from the four starting flights. This includes the 23 players who will advance from the still-in-progress Day 1 Turbo that currently has 31 players remaining. Late registration is open until the end of Level 1.

The plan for today is to play down to a final table of nine players.

Levels are 20 minutes long and the blinds start at 17.5K/35K with a 4.37K ante.

09-13-2021 19:29 UTC

Badziakouski Cracks Queens to Eliminate Grundstrom

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 17,500/35,000, 4,370 ante

Johan Grundstrom was all in for his tournament life with against the of partypoker Ambassador Mikita Badziakouski.

The flop came giving Badziakouski an open-ended straight draw. The turn gave Grundstrom a set but improved his opponent to a straight.

The river failed to pair the board with the and Grundstrom was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	2,141,561 1,353,944	1,353,944
Johan Grundstrom	Busted

09-13-2021 19:37 UTC

Matthew Staples Busts; Takes Home $11,217 from $500 Satellite

Will Shillibier

Level 1 : 17,500/35,000, 4,370 ante

Matthew Staples shoved for 400,000 from under the gun with . He was called by Rodrigo Selouan with .

The board ran out and Staples was eliminated.

"It's such a buzz kill," said Staples. "That's basically going to happen all the time. We had ten bigs, but it's just the what-ifs, you know?"

Head to Staples' Twitch channel to follow his grind!

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Staples	Busted

Rodrigo Selouan	Busted

09-13-2021 19:46 UTC

Simao Gets There to Eliminate Veiga

Will Shillibier

Level 2 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Diogo Veiga was all in with against the of partypoekr Ambassador Joao Simao.

The pocket nines were ahead on the flop and on the turn.

However, the river saw Simao spike a pair to move into the lead and eliminate Veiga.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	5,180,000 2,636,238	2,636,238
Diogo Veiga	Busted

09-13-2021 20:33 UTC

Badziakouski Cracks Kings to Eliminates Hamilton

Will Shillibier

Level 4 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The hand before, Mikita Badziakouski raised leaving himself crumbs behind. His semi-shove got through. On the very next hand he raised to 684,000 leaving himself 6,000 behind.

It folded around to the only player at the table that he covered - Jasen Hamilton - who snap-called.

Jasen Hamilton:
Mikita Badziakouski:

Badziakouski flopped a flush and straight draw on the and was immediately rewarded with the on the turn. The river was the and Hamilton was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	1,200,000 640,000	640,000
Jasen Hamilton	Busted

09-13-2021 21:29 UTC

Gross Eliminates Fara

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Tomas Fara was all in for around one million chips and had been called by partypoker Ambassador Jeff Gross.

Tomas Fara:
Jeff Gross:

Gross found himself ahead, and the flop came . The turn did give Fara outs to a straight, but the river was a brick and he was eliminated. Gross chips up to over seven million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Gross	7,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Tomas Fara	Busted

09-13-2021 21:39 UTC

Final Table Payouts Confirmed; $959,493 to the Winner

Will Shillibier

Level 7 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

A reminder that day 2 of the WPT World Online Championships Main Event plays down to a final table of nine players. The 59 players currently still in are guaranteed $16,207 but a place at the final table will be worth $76,713.

The winner will walk away with close to a million dollars, padding their bankrolls with $959,493.

Here are the final table payouts.

Place	Payout (USD)
1	$959,493
2	$660,482
3	$453,677
4	$296,185
5	$202,734
6	$156,421
7	$123,182
8	$97,472
9	$76,713

09-13-2021 22:49 UTC

Altman Flops McAulay Dead

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

It was all in pre-flop between Daniel McAulay and Brian Altman, with McAulay at risk.

Brian Altman:
Daniel McAulay:

Altman was ahead, but flopped his opponent stone dead with the giving him a flush. The turn and riev r changed nothing and Altman was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Quoss	11,200,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Brian Altman	7,800,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	3,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Talal Shakerchi	3,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Harald Sammer	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Guillaume Der Megreditchian	1,700,000 -100,000	-100,000
Daniel McAulay	Busted

09-13-2021 22:53 UTC

Double Elimination Boosts Shakerchi

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Three players were all in with Talal Shakerchi the biggest stack, putting both Timothy Adams and Guillaume Der Megreditchian at risk.

Talal Shakerchi:
Guillaume Der Megreditchian:
Timothy Adams:

Adams was in the lead but both Der Megreditchian and Shakerchi flopped straight draws on the . The turn handed Shakerchi more outs and he duly hit one of them on the river sending both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	3,800,000 400,000	400,000
Timothy Adams	Busted
Guillaume Der Megreditchian	Busted

09-13-2021 23:18 UTC

Kings Cracked as Jeff Gross is Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 11 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Jeff Gross was all in and at risk for approximately seven million chips. He had been called by Steven van Zadelhoff.

Jeff Gross:
Steven van Zadelhoff:

Gross was ahead, but a nine on the flop saw Van Zadelhoff move into the lead. The turn and river changed nothing and Gross was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven van Zadelhoff	19,000,000 7,400,000	7,400,000
Jargo Alavali	9,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Rodrigo Sirichuk	5,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Matthias Lipp	5,300,000 -5,900,000	-5,900,000
Benjamin Rolle	3,300,000 100,000	100,000
Jeff Gross	Busted