Unlucky for some, but for 13 players who were crowned champions last night, it was a very special night of World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) action on PokerStars!
The festival takes its final rest day today, with action resuming on Saturday where all eyes will be on Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot to see if he could win an incredible fifth WCOOP title this year.
Meanwhile, Team peace&loove once again outscored their nearest rivals and now hold more than an 1,000-point lead in the WCOOP League standings, surely cementing their victory in the inaugural contest.
Just five players remain in the $1,050 World Championship of Badugi from a field of just 45, and a pumped-up Talbot is ready for action.
Set to stream the final table when it resumes at 16:30 (UTC) on Saturday, September 28, he's already locked up $2,789 alongside fellow WCOOP League draftee Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber, but will be gunning for yet another WCOOP title when play gets back underway.
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| Rank | Player | Country | Chipcount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tonkaaaa | Canada | 3,651,500 |
| 2 | gganbu | Brazil | 2,663,000 |
| 3 | ZeMannheim | United Kingdom | 2,377,000 |
| 4 | GeraldoCesar | Brazil | 2,181,000 |
| 5 | Kelvin_FP | Brazil | 377,500 |
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After "FAL1st" notched up their 105th WCOOP cash of the year last night — second behind only Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav — Team peace&loove extended their WCOOP League lead to 1,035 points and is surely uncatchable at this point.
The victory isn't secure yet, but it would take something monumental for Huber's team to be caught — perhaps another title for Talbot on Saturday night might be the catalyst for the comeback of all comebacks.
Meanwhile, second place isn't completely secure for Team tonkaaaa as Team easywithaces cut the gap there to just 205 points.
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Every evening at 8:05 p.m. BST, a $55 buy-in satellite kicks off that guarantees at least two $1,050 WCOOP NLHE Main Event seats. If you find the $55 buy-in is too steep, $5.50 feeders are available, and $0.55 buy-in satellites feed into those. Turning a $55 satellite into a $1,050 seat would be amazing, but imagine if you turned $0.55 into a shot at a $3.5 million guaranteed prize pool.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCOOP 89-L: $22 NLHE [Mystery Micro Bounty Builder HR] | 9,823 | $196,460 | IamMicho | $11,875 |
| WCOOP 89-M: $109 NLHE [Mystery Mini Bounty Builder HR] | 3,263 | $326,300 | ZeBaronjù | $19,875 |
| WCOOP 89-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty Builder HR] | 621 | $310,500 | Malaka$tyle | $42,379 |
| WCOOP 90-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max] | 1,569 | $31,380 | Adamyid | $4,773 |
| WCOOP 90-M: $109 5-Card PLO [6-Max] | 623 | $62,300 | Kzzon | $10,894 |
| WCOOP 90-H: $530 5-Card PLO [6-Max] | 219 | $109,500 | Suhepxm | $21,531 |
| WCOOP 91-L: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO] | 4,697 | $250,000 | mickyb88 | $24,765 |
| WCOOP 91-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO] | 1,335 | $267,000 | danielkiosev | $37,178 |
| WCOOP 91-H: $1 050 NLHE [Progressive KO] | 247 | $250,000 | Voca94 | $56,887 |
| WCOOP 93-L: $22 NLHE [6-Max Deep Stack] | 5,737 | $114,740 | Morales 198 | $16,314 |
| WCOOP 94-L: $5.50 PLO [6-Max Progressive KO] | 3,149 | $15,430 | thelukystump | $1,514 |
| WCOOP 94-M: $55 PLO [6-Max Progressive KO] | 1,156 | $57,800 | NaturoSasuki | $8,357 |
| WCOOP 94-H: $530 PLO [6-Max Progressive KO] | 217 | $108,500 | SpeedUp2 | $17,612 |
