WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-63-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Brazil's Bruno "great dant" Volkmann won his third World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title on Monday by taking down the WCOOP 63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller for $119,620 in prize money and $211,875 in bounties, adding up for a total score of $331,495. Volkmann secured the title after defeating Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph of Germany during heads-up play. For his runner-up finish, Rudolph earned a total of $203,683.
Volkmann already had two WCOOP victories to his name heading into the high roller. The Brazilian pro won the $1,050 NLHE [4-Max] in 2017 for $144,303, as well as the 2018 $2,100 NLHE [Deep Stacks] for $113,252. Rudolph was also searching for his third WCOOP title after taking down the WCOOP 24-H: $2,100 NLHE 6-Max for $71,404 last weekend.
The tournament attracted 123 entries and had a prize pool of $1.23 million, exceeding the guarantee of $1 million. PokerStars ambassadors Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis were among those in the Day 1 field but couldn't make it to Day 2 as they busted in 23rd place and 26th place, respectively. Day 1 broke after about eight hours of play with only nine players remaining. Those players returned on Day 2 to compete at the final table.
Final Result WCOOP 63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) | |
| 1 | Bruno "great dant" Volkmann | Brazil | $331,495 | |
| 2 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Germany | $203,683 | |
| 3 | Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood | Canada | $112,483 | |
| 4 | hello_totti | Russia | $81,446 | |
| 5 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $71,077 | |
| 6 | Patrick "thebigdog09" Brooks | United Kingdom | $53,262 | |
| 7 | Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski | Poland | $48,536 | |
| 8 | Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis | Austria | $25,093 | |
| 9 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | $37,277 |
Final Table Action
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos was the first final table player to hit the rail after getting it in with big slick against the ace-four of Rudolph, who paired his four on the flop. Mateos was soon joined by Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis, who Rudolph busted after his nine-seven got there against Theologis' king-six.
"hello_totti" entered the final table eighth in chips but managed to score double-up after double-up to stay alive and in contention. The run-good for the Russian player ended when their pair of jacks ran into the eventual winner's set of eights, sending them out in fourth place for a total score of $81,446.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood lost most of his stack when he got into an all-in confrontation with pocket nines against the pocket aces of Volkmann. Shortly after, Greenwood was eliminated in third place for $112,483 when his top pair couldn't hold when Volkmann's turned a straight.
Heads-Up Play
Volkmann started heads-up play with a big chip advantage against Rudolph, who entered Day 2 as chip leader. The chip divide only increased when Rudolph folded on the river in a three-bet pot, leaving him just 4.7 million chips to his opponent's 26.1 million. He managed to chip up a bit until a hand where Volkmann rivered a Broadway straight.
The final hand came when Rudolph jammed on the turn with a pair of fours and Volkmann called with just ace-high. Volkmann made a pair of queens on the river and earned his third WCOOP victory.
That wraps up PokerNews' coverage of the WCOOP 63-H: $10,300 Progressive KO High Roller. Stay tuned for coverage of upcoming online tournaments from the live reporting team.
Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph was down to under 10 big blinds when he limped in on the button and called Bruno "great dant" Volkmann's raise to 700,000. Rudolph called again on the 
flop when Volkmann bet 275,500, and jammed for one million when checked to on the 
turn, and Volkmann put in a call.
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: 
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann: 
Rudolph was in great shape to double up with his pair of fours with only one card to come, but the river came the 
and Volkmann paired his queen to win the hand and lock up the victory. Rudolph, who entered the final table as chip leader and was looking for his third WCOOP title, cashed for $119,620 and a whopping $82,063 in bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,750,000
2,927,659
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2,927,659 |
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Busted | |
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Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann raised to 700,000 in the big blind and Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph called. Volkmann bet 362,500 on the 
flop and Rudolph called. Both players checked the 
turn and Volkmann fired with a bet of 2.8 million on the 
river. Rudolph tanked before making the call.
Volkmann turned over 
for the rivered nuts and Rudolph mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,822,341
3,870,500
|
3,870,500 |
|
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2,927,659
-3,870,500
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-3,870,500 |
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Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann called a 700,000 raise from Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph in the big blind after limping in on the button. Rudolph checked the flop of 
and called Volkmann's bet of 478,500. Rudolph called again when Volkmann bet 567,223 on the 
turn, heading to the 
river. Rudolph led out with a bet of 800,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,951,841
-2,108,223
|
-2,108,223 |
|
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6,798,159
2,108,223
|
2,108,223 |
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Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
In one of the first hands heads-up, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph three-bet to 1.7 million in the big blind and Bruno "great dant" Volkmann called. Rudolph bet just over one million on the flop of and Volkmann called. Rudolph slowed down on the 
turn but called when Volkmann bet 1.9 million. Volkmann shoved on the 
river and Rudolph folded, deciding to hold onto his remaining 4.7 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,060,064
4,497,700
|
4,497,700 |
|
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4,689,936
-4,497,700
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-4,497,700 |
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Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood three-bet jammed in the big blind with a stack of 2.5 million. Bruno "great dant" Volkmann called after raising on the button.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: 
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann: 
Greenwood flopped a pair of queens on the 
flop but Volkmann had an open-ended straight draw. He got there when the 
came on the turn and Greenwood was drawing dead. heading to the 
river. Greenwood cashed for $80,920 in prize money and another $31,563 in bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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21,562,364
8,010,918
|
8,010,918 |
|
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9,187,636
-4,941,750
|
-4,941,750 |
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Busted | |
Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood was short-stacked when he open-shoved on the button for 1.5 million and Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph called in the big blind.
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:
Greenwood paired his three on the 
flop but it wasn't enough to give him the lead. The 
turn was a blank but the on the river gave Greenwood the best hand and saved him from elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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14,129,386
742,541
|
742,541 |
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13,551,446
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
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3,069,168
200,959
|
200,959 |
Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann three-bet to 1.2 million in the big blind after Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened on the button and Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood flat-called in the small blind. Rudolph folded and Greenwood jammed, leading Volkmann to call for 5.3 million more.
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann:
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: 
The rockets of Volkmann held as the board ran out 
, keeping him alive and leaving Greenwood with just 2.9 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,494,946
7,255,423
|
7,255,423 |
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13,386,845
-786,500
|
-786,500 |
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2,868,209
-7,468,923
|
-7,468,923 |
Level 27
: 75,000/150,000, 18,500 ante
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann limp-called in the small blind when Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph raised to 525,000 in the big blind. The 
flop checked through and Volkmann led out on the turn with a bet of 740,685, which Rudolph called. Volkmann fired for 1.7 million on the 
river and Rudolph made the call.
Volkmann tabled for a pair of eights but Rudolph had the better hand with 
for two-pair. The pot gave Rudolph a sizable chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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14,173,345
4,535,868
|
4,535,868 |
|
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10,337,132
2,348,390
|
2,348,390 |
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6,239,523
-3,513,731
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-3,513,731 |