WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd
Day: 2
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Brazil's Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski earned his sixth World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title on Saturday by taking down the WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $750K Gtd for a prize of $107,949, plus another $157,969 in bounties for a total score of $265,918.
Dzivielevski, who also took down this year's WCOOP 13-H: $1,050 FLO8 for $23,897, secured Brazil's latest WCOOP victory by winning a heads-up battle between poker streamer and PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, who earned a total score of $172,793 for his second place finish.
The high roller PKO tournament attracted 106 runners and smashed its guarantee with a total prize pool of $1.1 million. Well-known grinders in the field included Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski and Bruno "great dant" Volkman, as well as PokerStars Team Online members Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand, Ben "Spraggy" Spragg and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle.
Day 1 broke after over eight hours of play with only nine players remaining. "ludako123" of Bulgaria was sent home on the final table bubble after their ace-ten couldn't get there against an opponent's pocket sevens.
WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (in USD) | |
| 1 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | $265,918 | |
| 2 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | Netherlands | $172,793 | |
| 3 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Austria | $83,866 | |
| 4 | Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin | United Kingdom | $95,897 | |
| 5 | DrawindDead | Poland | $54,936 | |
| 6 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $35,081 | |
| 7 | Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani | Brazil | $27,515 | |
| 8 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | Hungary | $56,705 | |
| 9 | Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder | Netherlands | $40,126 |
Final Table
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder was the first to go at the final table after running his ace-nine into the queens of Veldhuis, who entered the table as the short stack. It wasn't long before Veldhuis knocked out Andras "probirs" Nemeth in eighth place when both players rivered flushes but Veldhuis had the better of it.
"DrawindDead" had a great run as they doubled their stack multiple times before ultimately busting in fifth place for $54,936 when their big slick couldn't fare against Veldhuis' ten-eight. The final table action proved to be all Veldhuis as he knocked out Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph in third place for $83,866 when Veldhuis' nines held against the opponent's ace-deuce.
Heads-Up
Dzivielevski began heads-up play with the chip advantage after having won a sizable pot against Rudolph with a full house and knocking out Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin with two-pair. Veldhuis quickly leveled things out by taking down a few medium-sized pots.
Heads-up action lasted just 18 hands as the two players got into a pre-flop raising war that climaxed when Dzivielevski five-bet shoved with ace-king and Veldhuis called off with ace-queen.
That concludes PokerNews' live coverage of the WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLHE. Be sure to check out the live reporting team's coverage of other events.
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
The players were near even in chips during heads-up play when Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis opened to 400,000 on the button and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski three-bet to 1.5 million. Veldhuis then four-bet to 3.7 million and Dzivielevski put him to the test by five-bet jamming with his opponent covered. Veldhuis made the call for 8.6 million more.
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: 
Veldhuis was dominated and in need of help to stay alive. He didn't get it as the board ran out 
and he was eliminated in second place. It was a strong showing for Veldhuis, who entered the final table as the short stack and knocked out multiple opponents along the way. For his efforts, Veldhuis earned a cash of $107,949 and an additional $64,844 in bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500,000
12,262,884
|
12,262,884 |
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Busted | |
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Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
In a single-raised pot pre-flop, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis continued with a bet of 277,200 on the 
flop and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski called in the big blind. Veldhuis fired again for 1.1 million. on the 
turn and Dzivielevski called. The river brought the 
and both players checked.
Veldhuis showed the winner with 
for a pair of queens while Dzivielevski had a pair of sixes with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,237,116
-1,057,200
|
-1,057,200 |
|
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12,262,884
1,057,200
|
1,057,200 |
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Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski opened to 400,000 on the button and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis called. Veldhuis then check-raised to 960,000 on the 
flop and Dzivielevski called. Veldhuis bet 1.4 million on the 
turn and his opponent again called. The river brought the and Veldhuis shoved for 5.6 million. Dzivielevski folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,294,316
13,857,200
|
13,857,200 |
|
|
11,205,684
-857,200
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-857,200 |
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Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph open-shoved on the button for 1.9 million and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis re-shoved in the small blind.
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: 
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Rudolph couldn't get there as the board ran out 
and he was eliminated in third place after entering the final table as chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,371,160
-1,018,756
|
-1,018,756 |
|
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12,062,884
3,498,373
|
3,498,373 |
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Busted | |
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski open-shoved into the two short stacks in the blinds and Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin made the call in the big blind with a stack of 3.5 million.
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin: 
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski:
Boivin needed to hold to stay alive but couldn't do so as the board ran out 
and his opponent made two-pair. Boivin cashed for a total of $95,897 after collecting a whopping $40,625 in bounties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,389,916
4,200,851
|
4,200,851 |
|
|
8,564,511
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
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||
|
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2,545,573 | |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 28
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 27
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis opened to 287,000 in the cutoff and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski and Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph called on the button and in the small blind, respectively. Dzivielevski bet 630,000 when checked to on the 
flop and only Rudolph called. Rudolph then led out for 630,000 on the turn and Dzivielevski called.
The river came a third jack with the and Rudolph checked. Dzivielevski also checked and showed a jacks full of kings with , and it was good against the smaller full house of Rudolph, who held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,189,065
6,131,300
|
6,131,300 |
|
|
8,884,511
-3,404,800
|
-3,404,800 |
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|
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3,880,851
324,800
|
324,800 |
|
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2,545,573
-3,051,300
|
-3,051,300 |
Level 27
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
"DrawindDead" three-bet shoved a stack of one million in the big blind and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis called after raising in the hijack.
"DrawindDead":
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: 
Veldhuis took the lead on the turn as the board ran out 
and "DrawindDead" was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,289,311
1,212,460
|
1,212,460 |
|
|
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5,596,873
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
5,057,765
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
3,556,051
-87,500
|
-87,500 |
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Busted | |