WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $3M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $3M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 31
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Hungary's "kZhh" denied Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver his third WCOOP title after defeating him heads-up in the WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 Super High Roller at PokerStars to win their first WCOOP title and the huge $657,557 top prize.
The $25,000 buy-in boasts is the largest on the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker schedule. Those that cashed benefited from the $155,100 in added value thanks to the 116 entries coming short of meeting the generous $3 million guarantee.
"kZhh" completed a Cinderella story while denying Oliver one of his own by catapulting to the win despite entering the final table with the shortest stack. Oliver entered the final table with the chip lead but at one point was down to just three big blinds with seven players remaining before he mounted a comeback only to fall just short of the victory.
2021 WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "kZhh" | Hungary | $657,557 |
| 2 | Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver | United States | $509,470 |
| 3 | "spaise411" | Russia | $394,733 |
| 4 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | Spain | $305,835 |
| 5 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | $236,959 |
| 6 | Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo | United States | $183,593 |
| 7 | "CrazyLissy" | Russia | $142,247 |
| 8 | Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha | Brazil | $110,211 |
| 9 | "Sintoras" | Germany | $87,327 |
Final Day Action
The final day began with 15 hopefuls in the hunt for WCOOP glory with all players in the money for at least a $54,828 min-cash. Brazil's Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski entered the day with the chip lead and was near the top of the back when the final table began.
After Mike "SirWatts" Watson and Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas hit the rail, Oliver went on an absolute tear before the final table began to catapult into the chip lead eliminating Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen, Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford, and Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs in succession.
Oliver maintained the lead as "Sintoras" hit the rail in ninth place before things began to fall apart including doubling up "kZhh" twice. The chip lead bounced around to Kovalski and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, while Oliver found himself down to just a little more than three big blinds.
"kZhh" got their first taste of the chip lead after their big slick held against ace-five suited to eliminate Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha in eighth place. Shortly after, Oliver staged a comeback and was back in the middle of the pack.
Russia's "CrazyLissy" hit the rail next before Kovalski snagged the lead again while eliminating the formidable Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo with his king-nine getting there against ace-ten.
"kZhh" grabbed the lead and never looked back shortly after with five players remaining. They padded their lead further after eliminating Kovalski in fifth place when their tens were good against nines.
The Hungarian continued to roll as the final table terminator. They first ousted Mateos in fourth place when their ace-trey held against eight-deuce suited. Russia's "spaise411" was the next to go in a massive pot where "kZhh" turned the higher flush with six-five suited to their opponent's four-trey suited.
"kZhh" began heads-up play with triple the stack of Oliver and very soon after had Oliver down to just four big blinds. Oliver jammed with queen-four and had to settle for the tasty runner-up prize of $509,470 after he didn't get their against ace-queen.
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Level 31
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "kZhh" | Hungary | $657,557 |
| 2 | Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver | United States | $509,470 |
| 3 | "spaise411" | Russia | $394,733 |
| 4 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | Spain | $305,835 |
| 5 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | $236,959 |
| 6 | Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo | United States | $183,593 |
| 7 | "CrazyLissy" | Russia | $142,247 |
| 8 | Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha | Brazil | $110,211 |
| 9 | "Sintoras" | Germany | $87,327 |
Level 31
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
It was an incredible run for Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, who entered the final table with the chip lead, only to have to stage a comeback with just three big blinds in his stack with seven players remaining. He laddered all the way up to second but that was as far as he could go.
Oliver jammed from the button for 1,467,313 and was called by "kZhh" from the big blind.
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver: 
"kZhh": 
Oliver bricked the 
board to lose to his opponent's pair and was eliminated in second place for $509,470.
Meanwhile, a huge congrats to Hungary's "kZhh" for shipping the WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 Super High Roller for $657,557 after coming into the final table with the shortest stack.
Stay tuned at PokerNews for the recap of the Super High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000,000
1,842,313
|
1,842,313 |
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver limped from the small blind and "kZhh" checked back from the big blind.
"kZhh" check-raised the 
flop from 300,000 to 750,000 and Oliver called. "kZhh" bet 2,100,000 on the 
turn. Oliver had less behind and opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,157,687
2,715,000
|
2,715,000 |
|
|
1,842,313
-2,715,000
|
-2,715,000 |
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,442,687
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
4,557,313
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver limped the button before he called a raise by "kZhh" to 900,000 from the big blind.
Oliver check-called for 936,000 on the 
flop and checked again on the turn. "kZhh" bet 1,650,000 and Oliver was short on chips after he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,592,687
2,886,000
|
2,886,000 |
|
|
4,407,313
-2,886,000
|
-2,886,000 |
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
"kZhh" opened for 900,000 from the small blind and "spaise411" called from the big blind.
"kZhh" continued for 650,250 on the 
flop. "spaise411" raised to 1,800,000 and "kZhh" called. "kZhh" check-jammed the 
turn from 2,100,000 and "spaise411" called off for 8,769,208 for the biggest pot of the tournament.
"spaise411": 
"kZhh: 
It was a huge cooler for "spaise411" who was drawing dead with a weaker flush held by "kZhh". The 
river completed the board and "spaise411" was ousted in third place for $394,733.
"kZhh" began heads-up play with nearly triple the stack of Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,706,687
10,294,208
|
10,294,208 |
|
|
7,293,313
-562,500
|
-562,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
"kZhh" limped from the small blind and "spaise411" checked back from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. "kZhh" led out for 448,125 after the 
turn paired the board. "spaise411" raised to 1,250,000 and "kZhh" called.
"kZhh" check-called a bet of 2,250,000 on the 
river and mucked their hand after "spaise411" turned over for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,412,479
-4,167,500
|
-4,167,500 |
|
|
9,731,708
4,472,500
|
4,472,500 |
|
|
7,855,813
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 37,500