Champion Will Be Crowned in WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1.5M GTD
The World Championship of Online Poker will crown another champion here today on PokerStars, in WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1.5M GTD which drew an oustanding 3,213 entries to break the guarantee with a $1,606,500 prize pool.
Only 16 runners are left in the field for Day 3, all with their eyes on the $231,598 first-place money and the WCOOP title that comes along with it, and leading the way into the final day is "Soul0faSwan" who has a considerable chip lead after a red-hot finish on Day 2.
The Austrian chipleader will be leading the hunt for a WCOOP title, and will also be looking to secure their first six-figure cash. Closest behind the leader on the totem pole is "Naked:D" who amassed a healthy-sized 38,415,484 by night's end, good for second on the leaderboard. Rounding out the top five are "umvelt900" (26,039,120), "1426395" (22,468,9940, and Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka (21,491,224).
2021 WCOOP-04-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1.5M Gtd Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Soul0faSwan" | Austria | 56,602,311 | 113 |
| 2 | "Naked:D" | Ukraine | 38,415,484 | 77 |
| 3 | "umvelt900" | Russia | 26,039,120 | 52 |
| 4 | "1426395" | United Kingdom | 22,468,994 | 45 |
| 5 | Michael "SmallKindB" Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 21,491,224 | 43 |
| 6 | "johnyguedes1" | Brazil | 20,896,487 | 42 |
| 7 | "tcavallin" | Canada | 17,909,277 | 36 |
| 8 | Martin "martin12389" Schejtman | Argentina | 16,850,284 | 34 |
| 9 | "ich_b1m_du" | United Kingdom | 16,052,910 | 32 |
| 10 | "DTadevosan" | Russia | 15,389,614 | 31 |
| 11 | Tomi "Jabracada" Hall | United Kingdom | 15,271,435 | 31 |
| 12 | "FONBET_RULIT" | Russia | 14,738,243 | 29 |
| 13 | Mikee_2308 | Russia | 11,788,294 | 24 |
| 14 | Gustavo "MachadinhaRS" Rocha | Brazil | 11,328,031 | 23 |
| 15 | Andrew "stato_1" Hulme | United Kingdom | 9,473,044 | 19 |
| 16 | "Borrach00" | Austria | 6,585,248 | 13 |
Final Day Schedule
The final day is set to begin today at 5:05 p.m. GMT with the last 16 taking their seats in what is sure to be an evening of heart-pumping action.
The blinds will resume on Level 38 - 250,000/500,000 with a 62,500 Ante and will remain at 20-minutes in length until the tournament is a wrap.
The remaining 16 runners are all guaranteed at least $5,786 with the eventual winner taking down $231,598. Here is a look at the final table payouts.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $231,598 |
| 2 | $165,089 |
| 3 | $117,681 |
| 4 | $83,887 |
| 5 | $59,798 |
| 6 | $42,626 |
| 7 | $30,385 |
| 8 | $21,659 |
| 9 | $15,440 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates, so tune in tomorrow as the action unfolds and a champion is crowned.
flop. 
turn card where "DTadevosan" check-called a bet of 1,815,000 and the board completed with an 
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for a turned lady, sending an early pot to "ich_b1n_du".
turn card sealed it for "DTadevosan", hitting a boat and they had Rocha drawing dead to the 
flop.
turn where "Naked:D" led out, betting 2,334,000. "umvelt900" called and Rocha put in their last chips, creating a side pot.
river completed the board, "Naked:D" bet 3,770,714 and "umvelt900" quickly folded, sending the side pot to "Naked:D" who turned over 
for a set of nickels.
flop landed on the virtual felt, hitting "Borrach00" with a cowboy to take a commanding lead. 
was of no help to Sklenicka who needed a date with lady luck to scoop the hand, and she showed up, hitting the river with a 
to give Sklenicka a set. "Borrach00" was sent packing, falling to a nasty river card to take an exit.
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river and was left with less than half a big blind. He was eliminated just hands later.
river was of no threat but an unlikely 
flop but a