Oleg 'Fukuruku' Vasilchenko's Close Call: Runner-Up in WCOOP 67-H

Oleg 'Fukuruku' Vasilchenko, a Ukrainian poker player, finished as the runner-up in the WCOOP 67-H knockout tournament on PokerStars. The tournament, part of the ongoing WCOOP 2021 series, had a buy-in of $1,050 and a guaranteed prize pool of $650,000.

With 874 players participating, the final prize pool swelled to $874,000, exceeding the initial guarantee. Vasilchenko's performance earned him $63,650 in prize money and an additional $5,920 in bounties.

Other notable finishers included 'elliottpet' from Costa Rica, who also earned $64,110 in bounties. Russian players 'ramil2121' and 'Witalii' secured 10th and 13th places respectively, with 'ramil2121' earning $5,140 in prize money and $6,580 in bounties, and 'Witalii' earning $6,310 in prize money and $2,280 in bounties. Russian poker pro Gleb 'Ti0373' Tremzin finished in 22nd place, earning $3,150 in prize money and $9,260 in bounties. Alexander 'Black88' Trofimov and Pavel 'Remi Lebo_10' Kolinkovsky, both from Russia and Ukraine respectively, finished in 29th place, earning $2,470 in prize money each, with Trofimov earning an additional $3,120 in bounties and Kolinkovsky earning $620 in bounties.