- Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski Leads Final 15 in the WCOOP $25K Super High Roller
- WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 Super High High Roller Top 10 Chip Counts
- Remaining Payouts
- Daniel Smiljkovic Leads 79 Players Going into Day 2 of WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE
- WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE Top 10 Chip Counts
- 2021 WCOOP Results From August 29
- WCOOP #26-L: $5.50 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #26-M: $55 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #26-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #28-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
- WCOOP #28-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
- WCOOP #28-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
- WCOOP #29-L: $22 8-Game [6-Max]
- WCOOP #29-M: $215 8-Game [6-Max]
- WCOOP #29-H: $2,100 8-Game [6-Max]
- WCOOP #36-L: $11 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #36-M: $109 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #36-H: $1,050 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
- WCOOP #37-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE]
- WCOOP #37-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown SE]
- WCOOP #37-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, High Roller]
- In-Play
- WCOOP #32-L: $11 NLHE [Mini Sunday Kickoff SE], $125K Gtd
- WCOOP #32-M: $109 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff SE], $300K Gtd
- WCOOP #32-H: $1,050 NLHE, $350K Gtd
- WCOOP #33-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Freezeout], $50K Gtd
- WCOOP #33-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Freezeout], $250K Gtd
- WCOOP #33-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up SE, Freezeout], $350K Gtd
- WCOOP #34-L: $215 NLHE [8-Max], $1.25M Gtd
- WCOOP #35-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd
- WCOOP #35-M: $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $125K Gtd
- WCOOP #35-H: $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $250K Gtd
- 2021 WCOOP Events Scheduled on August 30
The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) showcased its largest buy-in event on the schedule this festival at PokerStars this Sunday, with 15 champions also crowned.
Jussi “calvin7v” Nevanlinna won the sixth WCOOP title of his career. That draws him level with Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes, with only Shaun Deeb (8) and Denis Strebkov (9) having won more.
Meanwhile, former SCOOP Main Event champion Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi won his second WCOOP title.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on top of all things WCOOP. Don’t miss a beat!
Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski Leads Final 15 in the WCOOP $25K Super High Roller
Just 15 players remain from a field of 116 in the WCOOP 34-H: $25,000 Super High Roller with Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski leading the way. He was involved in the largest pot of the day when he eliminated Sam “Str8$$$Homey” Greenwood towards the end of the day, when his pocket aces held against the Canadian’s ace-king.
Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtas, Adrian “Amadi_017” Mateos andChris “ImDaNuts” Oliver were the only players to bag more than three million in chips.
WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 Super High High Roller Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski | Brazil | 5,006,522 | 125 |
| 2 | Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtas | Hungary | 3,159,334 | 79 |
| 3 | Adrian “Amadi_017” Mateos | Spain | 3,054,797 | 76 |
| 4 | Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver | United States | 3,023,286 | 76 |
| 5 | Sintoras | Germany | 2,036,861 | 51 |
| 6 | Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo | United States | 1,960,585 | 49 |
| 7 | Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph | Germany | 1,919,729 | 48 |
| 8 | Pedro “PaDiLhA SP” Padilha | Brazil | 1,850,440 | 46 |
| 9 | kZhh | Hungary | 1,609,936 | 40 |
| 10 | CrazyLissy | Russia | 1,603,416 | 40 |
The second and final day will kick off on Monday, Aug. 30 at 5:05 p.m. GMT. PokerStars will be streaming the final table with hole cards exposed on a 30-minute delay. PokerNews will report the final table on the same delay as to not reveal any spoilers.
The blinds will resume with the remainder of Level 20 (20,000/40,000/5,000a) and increase every 30 minutes until a winner is crowned.
Check out the blow-by-blow action here
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $657,557 |
| 2 | $509,470 |
| 3 | $394,733 |
| 4 | $305,835 |
| 5 | $236,959 |
| 6 | $183,593 |
| 7 | $142,247 |
| 8 | $110,211 |
| 9 | $87,327 |
| 10-12 | $69,195 |
| 13-15 | $54,828 |
Daniel Smiljkovic Leads 79 Players Going into Day 2 of WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE
The first day of the WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE is in the books and 79 players will return for Day 2 to battle in the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars. The $1,000,000 guarantee attracted 614 entries to generate a $1,228,000 prize pool, with $214,339 available to the winner.
Germany’s Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic (pictured)finished a wild Day 1 as chip leader and 78 others will return on Monday August 30 to make a run at the final table. Other notable players to advance to Day 2 were Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis, Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle and former Sunday Million Anniversary winner Vanessa “Niffller” Kade .
WCOOP 34-M: $2,100 NLHE Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic | Germany | 2,786,887 |
| 2 | 3DTemujin | Kazakhstan | 2,530,062 |
| 3 | Paulius “D3cor” Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 2,181,866 |
| 4 | Mafews | United Kingdom | 2,048,836 |
| 5 | Znaso | Slovakia | 2,001,692 |
| 6 | Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen | Sweden | 1,915,770 |
| 7 | Jordan “bigbluffzinc” Drummond | Canada | 1,884,906 |
| 8 | iamivar | Sweden | 1,845,770 |
| 9 | Carlos “Carster” Chadha | United States | 1,844,082 |
| 10 | Tauan “kylix42” Naves | Brazil | 1,822,176 |
Check out the blow-by-blow action here
2021 WCOOP Results From August 29
Jussi “calvin7v” Nevanlinna won his sixth WCOOP title in Event 29-H: $2,100 8-Game, with fellow Finn “mahmuttt88” winning their second WCOOP title five years after their first.
There was also a second WCOOP title for former SCOOP Main Event winner Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi who won almost $125,000 in the WCOOP 37-H: $5,200 PKO High Roller.
WCOOP #26-L: $5.50 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
| Entries | 11,099 |
| Prize Pool | $54,385 |
| Winner | JohnnieD47 (Poland) |
| First-place Prize | $7,165 |
WCOOP #26-M: $55 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
| Entries | 4,605 |
| Prize Pool$230,250 | |
| Winner | Venulaband (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $32,802 |
WCOOP #26-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stack, Freezeout]
| Entries | 610 |
| Prize Pool | $305,000 |
| Winner | mahmuttt88 (Finland) |
| First-place Prize | $53,840 |
WCOOP #28-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
| Entries | 22,494 |
| Prize Pool | $220,441 |
| Winner | iveydoagrest (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $14,519 |
WCOOP #28-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
| Entries | 7,304 |
| Prize Pool | $730,400 |
| Winner | makemevision (Ukraine) |
| First-place Prize | $71,381 |
WCOOP #28-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, PKO]
| Entries | 810 |
| Prize Pool | $810,000 |
| Winner | Diego “Die Ventura” Ventura (Peru) |
| First-place Prize | $113,488 |
WCOOP #29-L: $22 8-Game [6-Max]
| Entries | 1,893 |
| Prize Pool | $40,000 |
| Winner | lukaschek.1 (Czech Republic) |
| First-place Prize | $6,007 |
WCOOP #29-M: $215 8-Game [6-Max]
| Entries | 356 |
| Prize Pool | $75,000 |
| Winner | Loveles5 (Norway) |
| First-place Prize | $13,774 |
WCOOP #29-H: $2,100 8-Game [6-Max]
| Entries | 68 |
| Prize Pool | $150,000 |
| Winner | Jussi “calvin7v” Nevanlinna |
| First-place Prize | $40,486 |
WCOOP #36-L: $11 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 13,434 |
| Prize Pool | $131,653 |
| Winner | Durabo (Denmark) |
| First-place Prize | $10,500 |
WCOOP #36-M: $109 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 4,699 |
| Prize Pool | $469,900 |
| Winner | $uperdecay (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $41,121 |
WCOOP #36-H: $1,050 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 457 |
| Prize Pool | $457,000 |
| Winner | Piggysnipz (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $74,348 |
WCOOP #37-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE]
| Entries | 9,170 |
| Prize Pool | $458,500 |
| Winner | anth0nypappa (Hungary) |
| First-place Prize | $42,464 |
WCOOP #37-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown SE]
| Entries | 1,243 |
| Prize Pool | $621,500 |
| Winner | “0PIGGYBANK” (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $79,352 |
WCOOP #37-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, PKO, High Roller]
| Entries | 116 |
| Prize Pool | $580,000 |
| Winner | Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $124,687 |
In-Play
Martin “M.nosbocaJ” Jacobson leads 32-H with PokerStars Ambassador Sam “SamSquid” Grafton 12th with 17 players remaining.
Another Ambassador in the shape of Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot is also through to Day 2 of WCOOP 35-H: $2,100 5-Card PLO with $62,021 awaiting the winner.
WCOOP #32-L: $11 NLHE [Mini Sunday Kickoff SE], $125K Gtd
| Entries | 13,034 |
| Players Left | 68 |
| Prize Pool | $127,733 |
| Chip Leader | Kulli86 (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $16,092 |
WCOOP #32-M: $109 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff SE], $300K Gtd
| Entries | 3,860 |
| Players Left | 53 |
| Prize Pool | $386,000 |
| Chip Leader | Flipmaster08 (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $55,184 |
WCOOP #32-H: $1,050 NLHE, $350K Gtd
| Entries | 431 |
| Players Left | 17 |
| Prize Pool | $531,000 |
| Chip Leader | Martin “M.nosbocaJ” Jacobson (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $55,184 |
WCOOP #33-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Freezeout], $50K Gtd
| Entries | 15,261 |
| Players Left | 58 |
| Prize Pool | $74,779 |
| Chip Leader | stepikbakins (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $3,625 + bounties |
WCOOP #33-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Freezeout], $250K Gtd
| Entries | 8,804 |
| Players Left | 95 |
| Prize Pool | $440,200 |
| Chip Leader | shevliak (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $26,392 + bounties |
WCOOP #33-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up SE, Freezeout], $350K Gtd
| Entries | 1,357 |
| Players Left | 47 |
| Prize Pool | $678,500 |
| Chip Leader | Fold Machiii (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $44,791 |
WCOOP #34-L: $215 NLHE [8-Max], $1.25M Gtd
| Entries | 8,754 |
| Players Left | 307 |
| Prize Pool | $1,750,800 |
| Chip Leader | SenorValmano (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $245,067 |
WCOOP #35-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd
| Entries | 3,335 |
| Players Left | 84 |
| Prize Pool | $66,700 |
| Chip Leader | tjossle (Sweden) |
| First-place Prize | $9,591 |
WCOOP #35-M: $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $125K Gtd
| Entries | 735 |
| Players Left | 27 |
| Prize Pool | $147,000 |
| Chip Leader | shrekpoker91 (Ukraine) |
| First-place Prize | $24,969 |
WCOOP #35-H: $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $250K Gtd
| Entries | 153 |
| Players Left | 19 |
| Prize Pool | $306,000 |
| Chip Leader | jokkee_apart (Norway) |
| First-place Prize | $62,021 |
2021 WCOOP Events Scheduled on August 30
| Time (ET) | Event |
|---|---|
| 13:05 | WCOOP 38-L: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $325K Gtd |
| 13:05 | WCOOP 38-M: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $650K Gtd |
| 13:05 | WCOOP 38-H: $2,100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd |
| 14:15 | WCOOP 39-L: $11 Razz, $15K Gtd |
| 14:15 | WCOOP 39-M: $109 Razz, $40K Gtd |
| 14:15 | WCOOP 39-H: $1,050 Razz, $75K Gtd |
| 15:30 | WCOOP 40-L: $11 NLHE [7-Max, Freezeout], $85K Gtd |
| 15:30 | WCOOP 40-M: $109 NLHE [7-Max, Freezeout], $225K Gtd |
| 15:30 | WCOOP 40-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Freezeout], $225K Gtd |