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The latest bracelet in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker went to online poker player “Ostrov,” who emerged victorious in the $10k 8-Game High Roller after defeating the legendary Eugene Katchalov heads up. A total of 70 players paid buy-ins of $10k each, generating a $700k prize pool that dwarfed the $500k guarantee.

The most notable player to make a deep run in the event was Daniel Negreanu, who ultimately hit the rail during PLO in 5th place. Negreanu took home $52.5k for his respectable performance, adding to the astounding 14 cashes he’s already racked up over the course of the 2011 WCOOP. Other notable finishes belonged to Matt Hawrilenko, Jason Gray and Anders Berg, who finished in 9th, 8th and 7th, respectively. Maria Ho did even better, finishing with $38.5k for her 6th place finish.

At the beginning of heads up play, which actually started on Day 1 of the tournament, Ostrov had Katchalov dominated in terms of chips by a nearly 3:1 ratio. Katchalov managed to turn the tables before the end of play for the day, racking up nearly 400k compared to Ostrov’s 303k. Katchalov built most of his momentum in razz, proving his incredible versatility.

Day 2 lasted less than 45 minutes. Katchalov immediately went on the offensive, winning most of the starting hands and amassing over 500k chips. Ostrov gained a lot of ground back during Stud, only to lose some of it in Stud Hi Lo. He then won a massive pot holding two pair, giving him the chip lead and the majority of the momentum.

During the final hand, Katchalov pushed all in with K-Q offsuit against Ostrov’s A-8 offsuit. Katchalov scored a king on the flop, but was shut down when Ostrov received an ace on the turn. Katchalov received $140k while Ostrov received $210k and the bracelet.