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Zerjav Extends WCOOP Leaderboard Lead with Third WCOOP Title

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Blaz Zerjav
Blaz Zerjav

In addition to the WCOOP League, the WCOOP Overall Leaderboard tracks the top individual performer throughout the series.

Undrafted Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav solidified his lead at the top of the leaderboard yesterday by securing his second WCOOP title of the festival and his third overall. The Slovenian triumphed over a field of 141 entries, earning $65,837. This includes a $29,650 winner's prize and $36,188 in bounties.

Zerjav collected the biggest prize of the day and took his points total to 875. Brazilian duo and WCOOP League picks Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski (650pts) and Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi (555pts) round out the top three with the likes of Veldhuis (425pts), Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (370 pts) and Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen (365 pts) also in contention.

WCOOP 20-H: $2,100 NLHE [Bounty Builder HR] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyResultTotal Prize
1Blaz Scarmak3r" ZerjavSlovenia$36,188$29,650$65,837
2"Sxmon"Austria$16,188$29,650$45,837
3Ivan "ILS007" StokesUnited Kingdom$15,000$20,138$35,138
4"Vasoski"Germany$3,875$15,643$19,518
5Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$3,000$12,151$15,151
6"Voca94""Ukraine$10,250$9,439$19,689
7Audrius "Stakelis24" StakelisLithuania$2,250$7,332$9,582
8Andras "probirs" NemethHungary$3,000$5,695$8,695
9SintorasGermany$5,750$4,693$10,443

Overall WCOOP Leaderboard

PlacePlayerPoints
1Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav875
2Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski650
3Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi555
4Sintoras520
5king153246450
6Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis425
7FAL1st395
8Patrick "pads1161" Leonard370
9Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen365
10aDrENalin710360

WCOOP Results from September 12

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Arsenii Karmatckii
Arsenii Karmatckii
EventEntriesPrize PoolChampionPrize
WCOOP 20-L: $109 NLHE [Mini Bounty Builder HR]4,472$447,200"shkz0r"$39,804*
WCOOP 20-M: $530 NLHE [Bounty Builder HR]683$341,500"Faboulus888"$62,049*
WCOOP 20-H: $2,100 NLHE [Bounty Builder HR]141$300,000Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav$65,837*
WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of HORSE88$88,000Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot$21,904
WCOOP 21-L: $11 PLO [6-Max]2,762$27,068"porsh11"$3,939
WCOOP 21-M: $109 PLO [6-Max]738$73,800"bernardotav1"$12,536
WCOOP 21-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max]162$162,000"Fructu?!?1"$32,835
WCOOP 22-L: $55 NLHE [7-Max]3,433$171,650"goshaleg"$24,635
WCOOP 22-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max]1,155$231,000Luis "luisdono" Dono$36,550
WCOOP 22-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max]225$225,000Matthew "Stumpfed" Stumpf$43,909
WCOOP 25-L: $11 Razz [6-Max]938$10,000Adam "ISmellToast" Crawford$1,644
WCOOP 25-M: $109 Razz [6-Max]261$26,100Gabriel "pinguinho" Baleeiro$5,031
WCOOP 25-H: $1,050 Razz [6-Max]54$54,000"Infestus176"$20,636
WCOOP 28-L: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Single Re-Entry]3,254$162,700"VingadoresX"$23,427
WCOOP 28-M: $320 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Single Re-Entry]741$222,300"razzlehazzel"$37,758
WCOOP 28-H: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Single Re-Entry]190$190,000Manuel "Phemo" Bueno$37,897
WCOOP 29-L: $22 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO]5,545$110,900Thiago "TAzepsS" Agra$10,863*
WCOOP 29-M: $109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO]1,937$193,700"Gobenni"$21,180*
WCOOP 29-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO]323$161,500Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii$25,147*

*includes bounty payments

WCOOP Schedule for Sep 14-15

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There may be no WCOOP action today, but a big weekend begins tomorrow, Saturday, September 14.

DateTime (ET)EventGuarantee
14/09/202410:05WCOOP 30-L: $5.50 NLHE [Deep Stack] $ 40,000
14/09/202410:05WCOOP 30-M: $55 NLHE [Deep Stack]$ 200,000
14/09/202410:05WCOOP 30-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stack]$ 200,000
14/09/202411:30WCOOP 31-L: $22 8 Game [6-Max]$ 20,000
14/09/202411:30WCOOP 31-M: $109 8 Game [6-Max]$ 30,000
14/09/202411:30WCOOP 31-H: $530 8 Game [6-Max]$ 25,000
14/09/202412:30WCOOP 32-L: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Saturday KO]$ 125,000
14/09/202412:30WCOOP 32-M: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Saturday KO]$ 400,000
14/09/202412:30WCOOP 32-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Saturday KO]$ 400,000
14/09/202413:30WCOOP 33-L: $11 FLO8 [6-Max]$ 10,000
14/09/202413:30WCOOP 33-M: $109 FLO8 [6-Max]$ 25,000
14/09/202413:30WCOOP 33-H: $1,050 FLO8 [6-Max]$ 50,000
14/09/202415:05WCOOP 34-L: $22 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]$ 70,000
14/09/202415:05WCOOP 34-M: $215 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]$ 150,000
14/09/202415:05WCOOP 34-H: $2,100 NLHE [Turbo]$ 150,000
14/09/202416:30WCOOP 35-L: $11 NLHE [5-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout] $ 40,000
14/09/202416:30WCOOP 35-M: $109 NLHE [5-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout] $ 100,000
14/09/202416:30WCOOP 35-H: $1,050 NLHE [5-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] $ 150,000
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-L: $11 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 60,000
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-M: $109 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 200,000
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-H: $1,050 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 225,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-L: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 40,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-M: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 200,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 350,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-L: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Million]$ 1,000,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-M: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday High Roller]$ 1,000,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-H: $10,300 NLHE [Progressive KO, HighRoller]$ 700,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP $5,200 World Championship of 6-Max NLHE$ 700,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 40,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-M: $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 100,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-H: $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 200,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-L: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 175,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 200,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 200,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-L: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown] $ 200,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-M: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown] $ 250,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-H: $5,200 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown High Roller] $ 275,000

It's Getting Close at the Top of the WCOOP League Leaderboard

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Calum Grant
WCOOP League
WCOOP League

As the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars resumed yesterday after a brief pause on Friday, the competition in the WCOOP League stepped up a notch. With the latest points added, the standings at the top are incredibly close.

Team peace&loove retains the lead with a narrow advantage, climbing to 1,880 points after a significant 530-point gain. Team easywithaces is just 50 points behind, closing the gap with a strong Saturday performance. Team L. Veldhuis surged past Team AAkkari, who continued to slip down the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Team Spraggy, led by Benjamin Spragg, had another quiet day, keeping them the favorites for the wooden spoon.

  • Team peace&loove – 1,880 points (+530)
  • Team easywithaces – 1,830 points (+515)
  • Team tonkaaaa – 1,520 points (+295)
  • Team L. Veldhuis – 1,510 points (+575)
  • Team AAkkari – 1,425 points (+330)
  • Team Spraggy – 835 points (+225)

In the latest highlights, Russian phenom Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov made poker history as the third player to win 12 WCOOP titles. Meanwhile, Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky secured another major win for Lex Veldhuis' stable in the $5,200 NLHE [PKO, Thursday Thrill High Roller]. FAL1st's latest victory in the $1,050 FLO8 [6-Max] also played a pivotal role in keeping Team peace&loove at the top of the WCOOP standings.

WCOOP Schedule for September 15

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DateTime (ET)EventGuarantee
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-L: $11 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 60,000
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-M: $109 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 200,000
15/09/202408:05WCOOP 36-H: $1,050 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff]$ 225,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-L: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 40,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-M: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 200,000
15/09/202410:05WCOOP 37-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up]$ 350,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-L: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Million]$ 1,000,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-M: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday High Roller]$ 1,000,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP 38-H: $10,300 NLHE [Progressive KO, HighRoller]$ 700,000
15/09/202412:30WCOOP $5,200 World Championship of 6-Max NLHE$ 700,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 40,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-M: $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 100,000
15/09/202413:30WCOOP 39-H: $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max]$ 200,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-L: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 175,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 200,000
15/09/202415:05WCOOP 40-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]$ 200,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-L: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown] $ 200,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-M: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown] $ 250,000
15/09/202416:30WCOOP 41-H: $5,200 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown High Roller] $ 275,000

Strebkov Becomes Third Player to Win 12 WCOOP Titles

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Denis Strebkov
Denis Strebkov

Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser (15) and Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes (13) were the only players in history with at least 12 WCOOP titles—until the aforementioned Strebkov added another to his impressive collection on Saturday.

Strebkov's triumph in the $1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw is an extraordinary accomplishment, marking the 11th different poker variant he's conquered. His titles span a remarkable range of disciplines, including FLO8, NLO8, PLO8, HORSE, PLO, Razz, NL 5-Card Draw, 8-Game, Stud Hi/Lo, and NLHE.

Strebkov was one of two Team L. Veldhuis picks to claim victories yesterday, securing the win after defeating Tobias "kuhns89" Hausen in heads-up play to take home the $19,664 first-place prize.

The Championship drew 79 entries, paying out to the top 11 finishers. Veldhuis (three entries) and Parker Talbot (two entries) also competed but failed to make it to the money.

Joao "Naza114" Vieira’s elimination in 12th place pushed the remaining players into the money, with several WCOOP League picks earning a share of the $79,000 prize pool. "FAL1st" (Team peace&loove) banked a $1,873 min-cash as the first player out after the bubble burst. Jerry "perrymejsen" Odeen (Team tonkaaa) fell just shy of the final table, while Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi (Team Spraggy) and Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber (Team easywithaces) finished in sixth and third place, respectively.

WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Denis "aDrENalin710" StrebkovRussia$19,664
2Tobias “kuhns89” HausenMalta$14,919
3Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" KerberBrazil$11,187
4Geraldo Cesar "geraldocesar" NetoBrazil$8,524
5donthnrmeplsAustria$6,495
6Renan "Internett93o" BruschiBrazil$4,949
7Bart "DonBartos" KuiperNetherlands$3,771

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WCOOP #4 for Romanovsky Propels Team L.Veldhuis in WCOOP League

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Roman Romanovskyi
Roman Romanovskyi

Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky completed Team L.Vedhuis' WCOOP Saturday double and seized the biggest prize of the day. The Ukrainian pro took home a massive $152,821 after reigning supreme in WCOOP 27-H: $5,200 NLHE [PKO, Thursday Thrill High Roller].

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion and Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz were some notable names to make the final table, and each helped themselves to a five-figure payday.

Following the departure of "tomfoxpoker" in third place, Romanovsky and Goran "mandza17" Mandic duked it out for the massive final bounty. Mandic aimed for his first WCOOP honor, while Romanovsky pursued his fourth. In the end, Romanovsky hoovered up all the chips and joined the prestigious four-time WCOOP winners' club.

The high rollers enjoyed some extra value, as the 89 entries fell short of covering the $500,000 guarantee, resulting in a $55,000 overlay.

WCOOP 27-H: $5,200 NLHE [PKO, Thursday Thrill High Roller] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyResultTotal Prize
1Roman "RomeOpro" RomanovskyUkraine$94,063$58,758$152,821
2Goran "mandza17" MandicCroatia$21,563$58,758$80,321
3tomfoxpokerAustria$22,500$39,536$62,036
4Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$6,875$30,527$37,402
5Wildace_hunHungary$3,125$23,571$26,696
6Ole "wizowizo" SchemionGermany$3,750$18,200$21,950
713santoy13Canada$0$14,053$14,053
8/gammi/€120Belarus$8,750$10,851$19,601
9Vladimir237Germany$2,500$8,840$11,340
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