Canada's Patrick 'prepstyle71' Serda has thus far claimed the single biggest prize in the WCOOP after shipping the $10,300 NLHE $1.5m Gtd for $468,181 on Day 9.Latvia's Dainis 'e圆tenceLV' Lagunskins holds the chip lead heading into Day 2 of WCOOP-39-H: $1,050 NLHE, $1M Gtd with 85 players remaining.Romania's 'p.A.v magic' won the second biggest prize of Day 12 of the WCOOP after shipping the WCOOP-35-H: $530 NLHE $500K Gtd for $87,215 as part of a three-way deal.

Meanwhile, after three days of play 'girafganger7' walked away with the title and the tournament's top prize of $196,940.Īnd wins the WCOOP Super Tuesday for $197k! #GoatestGoat - Pocarr WCOOP NEWS AND NOTES However, his momentum ended and he was eliminated in second place for $140,809 after he got it all in on the river with two pair holding ace-five only to run into a set with 'girafganger7' holding pocket jacks. 'Powergolf' was able to make inroads into his opponent's huge chip lead.

The Belgian then eliminated 'BERRI SWEET' in third place for $100,677 after his queen-ten held against queen-three suited. 'Girafganger7' then went on a huge run winning 11 of 12 hands to hold more than half the chips in play. Not too much longer later, Alt bowed out in fourth place for $71,983 when his pocket sevens were no match against the pocket queens held by Sweden's 'BERRI SWEET'. 'Pokergolf' then took a huge pot and the chip lead when his pocket aces held against the pocket kings held by 'girafganger7'. Although 'PokerFan_lol' flopped top pair and a flush-draw, he was unable to improve his hand after the turn and river were blanks.Īlmost immediately afterward, Canada's 'rayen888' was eliminated in fifth place for $51,467 when his king-jack didn't improve on the board against the pocket eights held by 'girafganger7'. Lithuania's 'PokerFan_lol' was the first to be eliminated on Day 3 in sixth place for $36,799 after he three-bet shoved ace-king suited and ran into the pocket aces held by 2016 TCOOP Main Event winner Dinesh 'NastyMinder' Alt. Three players at the final table were unable to advance to the third and final day including Germany's 'nilsef' (9th - $15,228), Chile's Nick 'chilenocl' Yunis (8th - $18,812) and Lithuania's 'nemce' (7th - $26,311).ĭay 3 began with 'girafganger7' in the lead with a 2:1 chip advantage over his nearest opponent. According to the PokerStars Blog, the final table began late on the second day of play.