WCOOP 2020 Day 21: "luelue399" Wins WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE
It was another big day on Saturday for Day 21 of the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars.
Canada's "luelue399" won the biggest prize of the day after shipping the two-day WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] for $171,300 under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Five other players won a WCOOP event for the first time including Brazil's Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold and Russia's Andrey "Premove" Skvortsov.
Meanwhile, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski is in prime position to win his fourth WCOOP title this festival with a chip lead in the two-day WCOOP-66-H: $530 NLHE [Freezeout, Afternoon Deepstack] with 44 players remaining.
In addition, five-time WCOOP champ and three-time SCOOP champ Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser continues his dominance with a chip lead in the WCOOP-69-M: $1,050 8-Game with 11 players remaining while Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling leads the final seven in the WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] where there is a huge $235,531 top prize for the winner on the line.
Check out below for everything that transpired in the WCOOP on Saturday night.
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"luelue399" Wins WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] ($171,300)
Canada's "luelue399" won the PokerStars WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] for a combined total of $171,300 after taking both Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio and "BenArfaa10" out in the final hand of the night. The two-day event attracted 365 unique players who reentered 129 times to get to 494 entries to create a prize pool of $988,000.
"luelue399" burst the final table bubble to come in third in the counts but went on a bit of a rampage as they knocked out six players in the end to score a bounty of $94,961 which was more than the original $76,339 first-place prize. This is their first WCOOP or even any COOP-series title but they're definitely no stranger to the PokerStars virtual fields. They have won events like the Bigger $109 and made deep runs in the bigger tournaments during the busy series.
The final table also featured familiar faces and names like "I'MalliN.3lli", Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, "PeroQmaloSoy", "proh1t", Eduardo "edudrake1987" Pires, and "Fear1sWisdom".
WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE] Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "luelue399" | Canada | $94,961 | $76,339 | $171,300 |
| 2 | Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio | Italy | $17,523 | $76,339 | $93,862 |
| 3 | "BenArfaa10" | United Kingdom | $9,594 | $48,063 | $57,657 |
| 4 | "I'MalliN.3lli" | Malta | $5,625 | $35,573 | $41,198 |
| 5 | Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert | Belgium | $5,375 | $26,329 | $31,704 |
| 6 | "PeroQmaloSoy" | United Kingdom | $13,734 | $19,487 | $33,221 |
| 7 | "proh1t" | Thailand | $10,375 | $14,423 | $24,798 |
| 8 | Eduardo "edudrake1987" Pires | Brazil | $6,750 | $10,675 | $17,425 |
| 9 | "Fear1sWisdom" | United Kingdom | $14,781 | $8,519 | $23,300 |
Read more about WCOOP-63-H in the PokerNews live report
Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling Leads Final Seven in the WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller]
The first day of play in WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] is now complete with seven players left in the game. Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling takes a slim lead into Day 2, after dominating the early part of eight-handed play. Pantling found the big stack from a field of 67 entries.
Both "RaulGonzalez" and Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick cut into the chip leader in late Day 1 play to build stacks bigger than 1 million. Also making it through to Day 2 are Joao "Naza114" Vieira and Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah who had a roller coaster ride during the final two tables, and had to survive a small stack to make it through.
WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling | Canada | 1,608,141 |
| 2 | RaulGonzalez | Germany | 1,223,376 |
| 3 | Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,037,300 |
| 4 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Malta | 973,666 |
| 5 | hotmark777 | Lebanon | 786,905 |
| 6 | Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah | Canada | 630,136 |
| 7 | No Shock | Canada | 440,476 |
Read more about how Andrew Pantling got the chip lead in the PokerNews Live Report
WCOOP Day 21 Results
In addition to "luelue399", five other players became first-time WCOOP champions on Saturday night. Among the bigger names to win titles included Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold and Andrey "Premove" Skvortsov.
WCOOP-63-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 12,511 |
| Prize Pool | $250,220 |
| Winner | nvp.frv (Bulgaria) |
| First-place Prize | $13,721 + $7,245 in bounties |
WCOOP-63-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE, Freezeout]
| Entries | 3,092 |
| Prize Pool | $618,400 |
| Winner | Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $38,233 + $31,670 in bounties |
WCOOP-67-L: $11 NL08 [8-Max]
| Entries | 2,765 |
| Prize Pool | $27,097 |
| Winner | texasilainen (Finland) |
| First-place Prize | $3,937 |
WCOOP-67-M: $109 NL08 [8-Max]
| Entries | 770 |
| Prize Pool | $77,000 |
| Winner | trollringen (Norway) |
| First-place Prize | $13,066 |
WCOOP-67-H: $1,050 NL08 [8-Max]
| Entries | 178 |
| Prize Pool | $178,000 |
| Winner | Andrey "Premove" Skvortsov (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $35,886 |
In-Play Events
In addition to the WCOOP-69-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], there are eight other events that continue on from yesterday.
Among those leading the way heading into the final day of their two-day events include Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, Deividas "Deividas K" Kvaselis, and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser.
Also of note is that Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah is deep in both the Medium and High 8-Game events.
WCOOP-66-L: $5.50 NLHE [Freezeout, Afternoon Deepstack]
| Entries | 11,375 |
| Players Left | 192 |
| Prize Pool | $55,738 |
| Chip Leader | fuaallin (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $7,289 |
WCOOP-66-M: $55 NLHE [Freezeout, Afternoon Deepstack]
| Entries | 4,295 |
| Players Left | 124 |
| Prize Pool | $214,750 |
| Chip Leader | sa6o03 (Bulgaria) |
| First-place Prize | $30,669 |
WCOOP-66-H: $530 NLHE [Freezeout, Afternoon Deepstack]
| Entries | 609 |
| Players Left | 44 |
| Prize Pool | $304,500 |
| Chip Leader | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $53,752 |
WCOOP-68-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO]
| Entries | 24,450 |
| Players Left | 332 |
| Prize Pool | $239,610 |
| Chip Leader | Deividas "Deividas K" Kvaselis (Lithuania) |
| First-place Prize | $10,259 |
WCOOP-68-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO]
| Entries | 7,285 |
| Players Left | 201 |
| Prize Pool | $728,500 |
| Chip Leader | bateriata931 (Bulgaria) |
| First-place Prize | $44,151 |
WCOOP-68-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO]
| Entries | 860 |
| Players Left | 53 |
| Prize Pool | $860,000 |
| Chip Leader | zerodeda (Finland) |
| First-place Prize | $62,636 |
WCOOP-69-L: $109 8-Game
| Entries | 841 |
| Players Left | 45 |
| Prize Pool | $84,100 |
| Chip Leader | aleksandrs10 (Latvia) |
| First-place Prize | $13,993 |
WCOOP-69-M: $1,050 8-Game
| Entries | 135 |
| Players Left | 11 |
| Prize Pool | $150,000 |
| Chip Leader | Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $31,643 |
Events Scheduled on September 20
Sunday is a big day for the WCOOP at PokerStars with 15 new events kicking off including the three big four-day NLHE Main Events that the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will cover from the beginning to the end. Check out all the events and starting times below.
| Time (ET) | Time (BST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 8:05 a.m. | 12:05 p.m. | WCOOP-70-L-: $5.50 NLHE [Freezeout, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE], $35K Gtd |
| 8:05 a.m. | 12:05 p.m. | WCOOP-70-M-: $55 NLHE [Freezeout, Sunday Kickoff SE], $175K Gtd |
| 8:05 a.m. | 12:05 p.m. | WCOOP-70-H-: $530 NLHE [Freezeout], $400K Gtd |
| 10:30 a.m. | 2:30 p.m. | WCOOP-71-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout], $125K Gtd |
| 10:30 a.m. | 2:30 p.m. | WCOOP-71-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $500K Gtd |
| 10:30 a.m. | 2:30 p.m. | WCOOP-71-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $1M Gtd |
| 1:05 p.m. | 5:05 p.m. | WCOOP-72-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $1.25M Gtd |
| 1:05 p.m. | 5:05 p.m. | WCOOP-72-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $2M Gtd |
| 1:05 p.m. | 5:05 p.m. | WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, NLHE Main Event], $10M Gtd |
| 3:05 p.m. | 7:05 p.m. | WCOOP-73-L: $109 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $300K Gtd |
| 3:05 p.m. | 7:05 p.m. | WCOOP-73-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd |
| 3:05 p.m. | 7:05 p.m. | WCOOP-73-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd |
| 5:05 p.m. | 9:05 p.m. | WCOOP-74-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE], $100K Gtd |
| 5:05 p.m. | 9:05 p.m. | WCOOP-74-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Cooldown SE], $400K Gtd |
| 5:05 p.m. | 9:05 p.m. | WCOOP-74-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE], $750K Gtd |
Follow along with the dedicated PokerNews WCOOP Hub to stay on top of all things WCOOP.
In this Series
- 1 WCOOP 2020 Day 1: "Spraggy" Strikes Gold on Opening Night
- 2 WCOOP 2020 Day 2: Danchev Scores $400K; Deeb Eyes Seventh Title
- 3 WCOOP 2020 Day 3: Geilich Leads High Roller; Deeb Misses Out on Glory
- 4 WCOOP 2020 Day 4: Wins for Geilich and Oliver, Third Title for Boeken
- 5 WCOOP 2020 Day 5: Andras "probirs" Nemeth Wins First WCOOP Title
- 6 WCOOP 2020 Day 6: Three New Winners Crowned
- 7 WCOOP 2020 Day 7: Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski First Repeat Winner of WCOOP 2020
- 8 WCOOP 2020 Day 8: Third Title for Mateos; Two for Stokkan as Holz Leads SHR
- 9 WCOOP 2020 Day 9: Back-to-Back Titles for Mateos; Wins SHR for $543K
- 10 WCOOP 2020 Day 10: Huge Scores For Zancan and “NoTilit”
- 11 WCOOP 2020 Day 11: Online Legend Beresford Finally Off the Mark with First WCOOP Title
- 12 WCOOP 2020 Day 12: Second WCOOP Title for Andras "probirs" Nemeth
- 13 WCOOP 2020 Day 14: Astedt and Frank Win Second Title; Leknes Wins Fifth
- 14 WCOOP 2020 Day 15: Back-to-Back Titles for Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
- 15 WCOOP 2020 Day 16: Dzivielevski Makes it Three With Big Win in Sunday Slam
- 16 WCOOP 2020 Day 17: Moreira Denies Gruissem WCOOP Title
- 17 WCOOP 2020 Day 18: Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot Becomes A WCOOP Champ
- 18 WCOOP 2020 Day 19: Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski Continues Brazilian Dominance
- 19 WCOOP 2020 Day 21: "luelue399" Wins WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE
- 20 WCOOP 2020 Day 22: The WCOOP Main Events are Underway!
- 21 WCOOP 2020 Day 23: Brummelhuis, Nevanlinna Among Winners, Main Events in the Money
- 22 WCOOP 2020 Day 24: Main Events Reach Their Final Tables
- 23 Andre "PTFisherman23" Marques Wins the 2020 WCOOP $5,200 Main Event After Three-Way Deal ($1,147,271)
- 24 WCOOP 2020 Day 25: "1mSoWeeeaK", "klimono" Win Main Events, Lyapin WCOOP Player of the Series
