WCOOP-2021 8-Game Tournament: High Stakes and Legendary Players

The WCOOP 52-H, 8 games tournament with a $10,300 buy-in featured a diverse final table with top limit cash game players, MTT stars, and mixed game strategy masters. The tournament was intense, with notable players including Dennis Strebkov, Ari Engel, and Benny Glazer.

RaúlGonzalez, a legendary limit poker player, finished his career the previous year. Dennis Strebkov is the most titled player in WCOOP history, winning a WSOP bracelet on his first trip to Vegas. Ari Engel, known as Bodog Ari, has been playing online poker since 2003 and was PocketFives' number 1 in September 2006.

In a limit Omaha high-low hand, Raúl's creative open-raise led to a check-call from Dennis on the flop and turn, with Dennis's raise on the river being standard. In a Razz hand, Dennis opened with a weak hand through three low cards, and Benny Glazer's misclick caused Raúl to fold his best starting hand. In another Razz hand, Benny Glazer called Yuri Dziwilewsky's open with a weak hand, considering ICM factors and the short stack situation. In a Stud Hi hand, Benny Glazer opened, and Dennis defended his hand, leading to a check-raise from Dennis on the river, with Benny folding.