Michael Addamo Bags $88K Score in the PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
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Michael Addamo

Australian superstar Michael "imluckbox" Addamo helped himself to an $87,884 payday this weekend by triumphing in the WCOOP Boot Camp edition of the $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Titans Event at PokerStars. The United Kingdom-based high-stakes guru came out on top of a 50-strong crowd and raked in the largest slice of the $250,000 prize pool.

The compact field meant only the top six finishers received prize money, with Brazilian Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani falling in seventh place, bursting the money bubble and locking in at least $13,223 for the surviving players.

Sixth place and $13,223 went to "234241234214432." The number-loving Ukrainian later finished third in a $530 No-Limit Hold'em PKO event for an additional $12,097.

Canada's "aminolast" fell in fifth for $19,313 before Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski busted in fourth for a payout worth $28,207.

The tournament progressed to the heads-up stage when Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle, showing as playing from Bulgaria, was relieved of his stack Rolle's third-place finish came with a respectable $41,198.

Heads-up pitted Addamo against Swedish legend Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson. Neither player was interested in striking a deal, so the one-on-one battle played out without any negotiations taking place resulting in what was essentially a $27.5K heads-up clash.

After much toing and froing, Addamo came out on top to clinch the $87,884 top prize, resigning his Swedish opponent to a $60,172 consolation prize.

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WCOOP Boot Camp 73-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Michael "imluckbox" AddamoUnited Kingdom$87,884
2Simon "C. Darwin2" MattssonSweden$60,172
3Benjamin "bencb789" RolleBulgaria$41,198
4Yuri "thenERDguy" DzivielevskiBrazil$28,207
5aminolastCanada$19,313
6234241234214432Ukraine$13,223

Segebrecht Pads His Bankroll With $27.9K as Spraggy Falls in Fifth

Claas Segebrecht
Claas Segebrecht

Some 321 players turned out for the $530 No-Limit Hold'em PKO WCOOP Boot Camp event, creating a guarantee-busting $160,500 prize pool. As was to be expected, the final table was a star-studded affair, with one such star, Claas "SsicK_OnE" Segebrecht, coming out on top.

Seven players were left after the untimely demises of Estonia's "PIPON777" and Luciano "Piaggesi" Piaggesi of Argentina. Those seven became six when the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event third-place finisher Niklas "Lena900" Astedt bowed out.

Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer, who was part of theSCOOP League earlier this year, crashed out in sixth before Team PokerStars' Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg ran out of steam in fifth, a finish worth $8,079.

Astedt's fellow Swede, Dundermasen, fell in fourth, with the previously mentioned "234241234214432" seeing their latest deep run end in a third-place exit.

Segebrecht found himself heads-up against the United Kingdom's "MFC_79," with both players securing $12,940 from the main prize pool, leaving the final progressive bounties to play for. Segebrecht defeated his final opponent and added $14,947 worth of bounties to his haul for a combined prize worth $27,914; "MFC_79" reeled in $22,027 for their bridesmaid finish.

WCOOP Boot Camp 71-H: $530 NLHE PKO Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Claas "SsicK_OnE" SegebrechtAustria$14,947$12,940$27,914
2MFC_79United Kingdom$9,087$12,940$22,027
3234241234214432Ukraine$4,171$7,926$12,097
4DundermasenSweden$562$5,765$6,327
5Benjamin "Spraggy" SpraggUnited Kingdom$3,886$4,193$8,079
6Paul "_pauL€FauL_" HoeferAustria$875$3,049$3,924
7Niklas "Lena900" AstedtSweden$1,406$2,218$3,624
8Luciano "Piaggesi" PiagessiArgentina$1,125$1,613$2,738
9PIPON777Estonia$656$1,373$2,029

Other Notable PokerStars Results

Several establish pros enjoyed PokerStars victories this weekend, including Austria's "Old brock," who won the $215 No-Limit Hold'em PKO WCOOP Boot Camp event for $28,602.

British grinder Tom "Jabracada" Hall also won a WCOOP Boot Camp tournament, namely the $109 Early Operation for $17,225, as did Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden, the winner of the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up High Roller Boot Camp edition for $14,764.

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
WCOOP Boot Camp 70-H: $215 NLHE PKO1,014$202,800Old brock$28,602*
WCOOP Boot Camp 73-L: $530 NLHE Titans214$107,000I sense blood$20,881
WCOOP Boot Camp 69-H: $109 Early Operation1,072$107,200Tom "Jabracada" Hall$17,225
$1,050 Sunday Warm-Up High Roller42$42,000Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden$14,764
$109 Sunday Fenomeno852$85,200brazil5card$14,210
$109 Sunday Warm-Up798$80,000iwas9cream4$13,582
$1,050 Sunday Supersonic High Roller26$26,412David "MIssOracle" Yan$12,244
$109 Sunday Cooldown751$75,100wendellau$11,587*

*includes bounty payments

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Matthew Pitt
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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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