WCOOP 2021: Third Titles for Patrick Leonard and Naoya Kihara
2023-04-08 14:08:22
There was plenty of glory on display on Day 3 of the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars with over a dozen titles being won.
And the big names were out in force, with Patrick "pads1161" Leonard and Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara winning the third WCOOP titles of their careers. Leonard took down WCOOP 08-H for over $120,000 for his first title in six years.
Kihara triumphed over a tough HORSE field to add to the Razz and 2-7 Single Draw WCOOP titles he won in 2019. He defeated Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes heads-up to deny Leknes a seventh WCOOP title.
Meanwhile, PokerStars Ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle both made the final day of Event 16-H with $46,305 awaiting the winner.
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"Soul0faSwan" Wins WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max]
The World Championship of Online Poker has crowned another champion after "Soul0faSwan" defeated a 3,213-player field in WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], for an impressive $205,844.
The Austrian native began the final day in the top spot, having a commanding lead but didn't have it all their own way at the final table, with "Naked:D" running over the table. However, after a heads-up deal was struck between the pair, it seemed the Ukrainian's momentum wore off as"Soul0faSwan" took over completely.
The last hand of the night saw "Naked:D" jam the river with ace-high after missing a straight draw and was outkicked by "Soul0faSwan" who wins their WCOOP title along with their biggest online cash to date.
2021 WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max] Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
"Soul0faSwan"
Austria
$205,844*
2
"Naked:D"
Ukraine
$190,844*
3
"johnyguedes1"
Brazil
$117,681
4
"ich_b1n_du"
United Kingdom
$83,887
5
"DTadevosan"
Russia
$59,798
6
Tomi "Jabracada" Hall
United Kingdom
$42,626
7
Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka
Czech Republic
$30,385
8
"1426395"
United Kingdom
$21,659
9
"umvelt900"
Russia
$15,440
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis Bags Biggest Stack to End Day 1 of WCOOP 14-M
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis will be looking for a second WCOOP Super Tuesday title in two years after ending Day 1 of WCOOP 14-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max Super Tuesday SE] with the chip lead.
In 2020, Stakelis topped an 8,961-player field to win $62,359 in the Mini Super Tuesday SE. This year, he was part of a 1,071 player field that generated a prize pool of $1,071,000.
Stakelis was one of five players to bag more than 3 million chips on Day 1, including two Brazilians. Brazil may well be the story of Day 2, as Brazilian players own 5 of the top 10 stacks going into the final day of play, and are well represented through the rest of the chip counts as well.
WCOOP 14-M Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chips
1
Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis
Lithuania
3,708,458
2
Bluffcracker
Germany
3,538,456
3
Carlos "Carlos levis" Ribeiro
Brazil
3,383,843
4
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen
Sweden
3,320,851
5
Alexandre "Alex Bez" Bez
Brazil
3,179,126
6
Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa
Estonia
2,950,353
7
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
Brazil
2,765,658
8
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas
Lithuania
2,743,246
9
Luiz "justholdplz" Duarte
Brazil
2,504,706
10
Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles
Brazil
2,451,701
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias Leads Final 9 in the WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller
The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) showcased its largest buy-in event thus far this festival at PokerStars with Tuesday featuring the first of two days of the WCOOP 14-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller. The tournament was another success with 101 entries including 35 re-entries squeaking past the $1,000,000 guarantee with a $1,010,000 prize pool.
The action was down to nine players to end the day after nearly 8.5 hours of play with a pair of Greek players on top in Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias and Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis with both players going for their first WCOOP title.
WCOOP-14-H Final Table Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias
Greece
5,260,545
66
2
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
Greece
4,399,464
55
3
Pedro "PadiLhA SP" Padilha
Brazil
3,733,642
47
4
"Darwinsfish"
Netherlands
2,496,892
31
5
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja
Canada
2,388,408
30
6
Pablo "pabritz" Brito
Brazil
2,308,898
29
7
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker
Austria
2,041,364
26
8
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder
Netherlands
1,514,536
19
9
"kZhh"
Hungary
1,156,251
14
Remaining Payouts
The nine returning players are each slated to receive at least a $30,610 payout with the winner set to add $232,739 to their PokerStars balance.
Place
Prize
1
$232,739
2
$178,689
3
$137,191
4
$105,330
5
$80,859
6
$62,088
7
$47,669
8
$36,599
9
$30,610
2021 WCOOP Results From August 24
Check out the winners of WCOOP titles from August 24. As well as Leonard and Kihara, there was a second WCOOP title for Andrés "andresds" Dos Santos, with the Argentinian winning his first title back in 2014.
My First WCOOP: Team Online's Naoya Kihara Reflects on His First Time Playing
WCOOP-04-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Million SE], $1M Gtd
Will there be a fifth WCOOP title for Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna in Event 13-H? Just nine players left with the Finnish player in the lead.
Meanwhile "Carster" may lead the final 12 players in Event 16-H, but all eyes will be on PokerStars Ambassadors Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Benjamin "bencb789" who sit fourth and ninth in chips respectively.
WCOOP 13-H: $1,050 FLO8 [8-Max], $100K Gtd
Entries
98
Players Left
9
Prize Pool
$100,000
Chip Leader
Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna (Finland)
First-place Prize
$23,897
WCOOP 14-L: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Super Tuesday SE], $500K Gtd
Entries
6,057
Players Left
163
Prize Pool
$605,700
Chip Leader
joaommr (Malta)
First-place Prize
$86,084
WCOOP 15-M: $109 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $25K Gtd
Entries
1300
Players Left
15
Prize Pool
$30,000
Chip Leader
FrigorNoir (Greece)
First-place Prize
$6,300
WCOOP 15-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $50K Gtd
Entries
70
Players Left
6
Prize Pool
$70,000
Chip Leader
ibotown (Austria)
First-place Prize
$20,475
WCOOP 16-L: $22 NLHE [7-Max, PKO], $350K Gtd
Entries
15,363
Players Left
$263
Prize Pool
$350,000
Chip Leader
wanderer_pro
First-place Prize
$18,869 + bounties
WCOOP 16-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max, PKO], $500K Gtd
Entries
2,983
Players Left
102
Prize Pool
$596,600
Chip Leader
$uperdecay (Russia)
First-place Prize
$30,271 + bounties
WCOOP 16-H: $2,100 NLHE [7-Max, PKO], $350K Gtd
Entries
252
Players Left
12
Prize Pool
$504,000
Chip Leader
Carster (Canada)
First-place Prize
$46,305 + bounties
2021 WCOOP Events Scheduled on August 25
Event 12 rescheduled
Time (BST)
Event
10:30
#12-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $50K Gtd
10:30
#12-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $250K Gtd
10:30
#12-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $300K Gtd
13:05
#17-L: $22 NLHE [7-Max], $125K Gtd
13:05
#17-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max], $300K Gtd
13:05
#17-H: $2,100 NLHE [7-Max], $600K Gtd
14:15
#18-L: $11 PLO [6-Max], $35K Gtd
14:15
#18-M: $109 PLO [6-Max], $125K Gtd
14:15
#18-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $250K Gtd
15:30
#19-L: $5.50+R NLHE [8-Max], $75K Gtd
15:30
#19-M: $55+R NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd
15:30
#19-H: $530+R NLHE [8-Max], $275K Gtd
In this Series
1Grafton Bags Chip Lead as WCOOP 2021 Explodes into Action
2WCOOP 2021: Filatov and Proudfoot Grab Titles; Shakerchi Leads HORSE Final Table
3WCOOP 2021: Third Titles for Patrick Leonard and Naoya Kihara
4Patrick Leonard Wins Back-to-Back WCOOP Titles
5WCOOP 2021: Nemeth On Course For Another Title
6Plesuv Wins WCOOP Thursday Thrill; Brazilians Win Four Titles on Day 7
7Kovalski Leads $25K WCOOP Super High Roller; Sixth WCOOP Title for Nevanlinna
8Kovalski Leads $2K NLHE WCOOP Event After 5th Place in the $25K
9Ödeen Wins WCOOP-34-M; Veldhuis Finishes Fifth
10Peterman Bags First WCOOP Title After Stacked $5,200 NLHE Final Table
11PokerStars’ Ben "Spraggy" Spragg Reaches Day 2 of the WCOOP $2K Thursday Thrill
12"RaulGonzalez" Wins Second $10K 8-Game WCOOP in Two Years
13Christian Rudolph Is On Course For His Third WCOOP Title
14Vamos! Volkmann Adds Yet Another WCOOP Title for Brazil
15Can Filatov Bag a Second WCOOP Title of 2021?
16Third WCOOP Title for Vousden; "gnetaren" Wins Super Tuesday
17Not One, But TWO PokerStars Ambassadors Win WCOOP Titles!
18Veldhuis Records Biggest MTT Result Ever as Dzivielevski Wins Two WCOOP Titles
19Huge Day of WCOOP Action as Main Events Kick Off
20Linus Loeliger On Course For $1.5M WCOOP Main Event Prize
21Steven Chew Tops WCOOP Final Table Ahead of Main Event Showdown
22"CrazyLissy" Defeats Pascal Lefrancois Heads-Up to Win 2021 WCOOP Main Event
