Plesuv Wins WCOOP Thursday Thrill; Brazilians Win Four Titles on Day 7

After a rest day on Friday, play in the 2021 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) resumed on Saturday night. In total, eleven champions were crowned including Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv in the Thursday Thrill, and Mike "SirWatts" Watson in the Stud Hi-Lo.

Brazilians were especially fortunate on Day 7, picking up four of the eleven titles awarded. The biggest of these winners was "WizardOffAz" who took down WCOOP 30-H: $2,100 NLHE for over $63,000.

Meanwhile, Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna is eyeing another WCOOP title as the chip leader with seven remaining in WCOOP #29-H: $2,100 8-Game.

Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE]

It was quite an impressive final table performance from Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv, who never gave up the chip lead on his way to winning WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd. Plesuv took home the lion's share of the massive $1,223,500 prizepool, earning a first place prize of $144,295, all for just a $530 investment.

Plesuv adds a PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title to a poker resume that already includes a SCOOP title that he earned last year. Plesuv also has nearly $5 million in live tournament earnings.

Final Result 2021 WCOOP-22-M: $530 NLHE PKO $1M GTD

"spaise411" Wins 2021 WCOOP-22-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO High Roller ($149,837)

Russia's "spaise411" came out on top of a field of 160 entries in WCOOP-22-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO High Roller to claim their maiden WCOOP title, denying the third victory for Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani. Both shared the biggest slice of the $800,000 prize pool, as "spaise411" boosted their bankroll with a combined payday of $149,837.

Little is known about the player from Russia, who surfaced on the high-stakes cash game tables back in 2015 and battled against some of the biggest names in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo, as well as draw games. They were in the middle of the pack when the action resumed with 20 players remaining and started the heads-up against Garagnani with a commanding lead despite having collected by far fewer bounties.

Other notable finalists included the 2020 SCOOP Main Event champion Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva, Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, and Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker. PokerStars ambassador Ben "Spraggy" Spragg was eliminated on the final two tables and the same also applied for Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, who had won two WCOOP titles during the current festival already.

Final Result 2021 WCOOP-22-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO High Roller

2021 WCOOP Results From August 28

Here are the winners from Saturday's WCOOP action. They include two events that started on Thursday, as well as other one-day events that started and finished on Saturday night.

WCOOP 22-L: $55 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Mini Thursday Thrill]

WCOOP 23-H: $1,050 Stud Hi/Lo [8-Max]

WCOOP #27-L: $11 5-Card PLO [6-Max]

WCOOP #27-M: $109 5-Card PLO [6-Max]

WCOOP #27-H: $1,050 5-Card PLO [6-Max]

WCOOP #30-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Freezeout]

WCOOP #30-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Freezeout]

WCOOP #30-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Freezeout]

WCOOP #31-L: $11 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Freezeout]

WCOOP #31-M: $109 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Freezeout]

WCOOP #31-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO]

In-Play

Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg is the chip leader in WCOOP 28-H: $1,050 NLHE, with almost $60,000 awaiting the winner. Other palyers still in that tournament include Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura and Eder "edercampana" Campana .

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]

2021 WCOOP Events Scheduled on August 29