The Titans event at PokerStars is one of the toughest online poker tournaments. The $5,200 edition combines a high buy-in with a compact field, with the entrants usually reading like a who's who of the poker world. Brazil's Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares was part of the 39-strong all-star cast in the WCOOP Boot Camp edition of the $5,200 Titans this weekend.
The small field meant only the top five finishers received a share of the $200,000 prize pool. That meant "SerVlaMin," 2023 SCOOP Main Event champion Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky, Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, and bubble boy Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle navigated to the final table but left empty-handed.
Swedish legend Niklas "Lena900" Astedt was the first Titans player to cash. His fifth-place exit came with $15,203. "Team PokerBR" ($24,639) and Austria's "Jesper8" ($36,282) joined the ever-growing list of eliminated players, which left Tavares heads-up against "chrisgoataui" for the title and the $73,348 top prize.
While Tavares battled his Austrian opponent heads-up, he was also one-on-one in the $530 buy-in Titans WCOOP Boot Camp addition. Despite having to cope with the frantic pace of two heads-up matches, Tavares defeated "chrisgoataui" to become the latest stellar name to capture the PokerStars Titans title. The runner-up walked away with a $50,523 consolation prize.
WCOOP Boot Camp 34-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Prize
1
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares
Brazil
$73,348
2
chrisgoataui
Austria
$50,523
3
Jesper8
Austria
$36,282
4
Team PokerBR
Brazil
$24,639
5
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Sweden
$15,203
As mentioned, Tavares competed in the $530 version of the WCOOP Boot Camp's Titans event. Twenty-three of the 196 entrants saw a return on their investment, which included Team PokerStars' Marle "MarlzTV" Spragg and Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert.
Sami Kelopuro
Again, the final table was packed with talent, arguably more than the $5,200 version Tavares took down. Such luminaries as Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima Nikas "Lena900" Astedt, Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro, and Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson were present and correct, although each fell by the wayside before heads-up was reached.
Tavares found himself heads-up against Belarusian "baaaaddyyyy" for the title and another $19,837 in prize money. The Brazilian got the job done only five minutes after becoming the $5,200 Titans champion, completing a remarkable double and padding his bankroll with $93,185 in total. Not a bad day at the PokerStars office!
WCOOP Boot Camp 34-L: $530 NLHE Titans Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Prize
1
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares
Brazil
$19,837
2
baaaaddyyyy
Belarus
$15,391
3
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson
Sweden
$11,942
4
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro
Finland
$9,265
5
Jesper8
Austria
$7,189
6
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Sweden
$5,577
7
PotnaPekka
Finland
$4,327
8
Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima
Brazil
$3,357
9
tiga84
Armenuia
$2,605
PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp Results
Daan Mulders
Expand the table below to see the results from the 33 completed WCOOP Boot Camp events so far. Like Tavares, "10Badboy10" bagged a brace of titles, triumphing in the $1,050 Super Tuesday for $17,576 and the $530 Bounty Builder HR for $10,750.
There have also been victories for Christian "Cmoosepower" Elgstrom, Allan "allan sheik" Mello, Arunas "BalticMoose" Sapitavicius, and Daan "DaanOss" Mulders.
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
#01-L: $11 NLHE Opener
5,531
$54,203
Erou
$7,710
#01-H: $09 NLHE Opener
1,042
$104,200
tzzex
$14,303
#02-L: $22 NLHE PKO Series Kickoff
8,273
$165,460
rubbeer legz
$14,761
#02-H: $215 NLHE PKO Series Kickoff
743
$148,600
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
$24,605
#03-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR
5,300
$265,000
ForzaMila355
$23,185
#03-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
218
$109,000
I Attack95
$20,979
#04-L: $215 NLHE PKO Sunday Special
2,920
$584,000
ttizovaca
$70,275
#04-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO Sunday High Roller
103
$103,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha
$26,028
#05-L: $530 NLHE Titans
192
$100,000
Nick "Bot35" Marchington
$18,148
#05-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans
43
$215,000
Rodrigo "SELOUAN1991" Selouan
$58,483
#06-L: $11 PLO PKO
1,786
$17,502
rudddd
$1,939
#06-H: $109 PLO PKO
254
$25,400
Pablo "NeverFoldYou" Panetta
$5,824
#07-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO
5,250
$10,290
Vitor Math96
$902
#07-H: $22 NLHE PKO
3,871
$77,420
Jayoterkinovich
$7,252
#08-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR
2,714
$135,700
Fernandovisck
$15,170
#08-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
101
$50,500
AnglerFish425
$10,862
#09-L: $11 NLHE PKO
5,162
$50,587
revenge1994
$4,906
#09-H: $109 NLHE PKO
880
$88,000
Peacefulwow
$10,707
#10-L: $5.50 H.O.R.S.E.
792
$3,880
wombatjnr
$655
#10-H: $55 H.O.R.S.E.
198
$9,900
polentani
$1,944
#11-L: NLHE Mystery Bounty
6,293
$61,671
Giulianno Ma
$6,161
#11-H: $109 NLHE Mystery Bounty
913
$91,300
beerwurst
$9,344
#12-L: $5.50 NLHE Heads-Up Total PKO Zoom
2,808
$13,759
jimmygcfc
$1,143
#12-H: $55 NLHE Heads-Up Tital PKO Zoom
759
$37,950
king153246
$6,867
#13-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR
2,407
$120,350
Lecram006
$12,218
#13-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
83
$41,500
offQbert45
$14,053
#14-L: $109 NLHE Super Tuesday
687
$68,700
altian690
$11,848
#14-H: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday
48
$50,000
10Badboy10
$17,576
#15-L: $11 PLO8
984
$9,643
BraailNinja
$1,576
#15-H: $109 PLO8
199
$19,900
Christian "Cmoosepower" Elgstrom
$3,907
#16-L: $2.20 NLHE 6-Max PKO
4,058
$7,953
best.sluckz
$849
#16-H: $22 NLHE 6-Max PKO
2,472
$49,440
danydodu
$5,056
#17-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR
2,242
$112,100
Brzoza36
$12,671
#17-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
79
$40,000
aurel030
$12,788
#18-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Mission
7,085
$69,433
Dr darock
$4,544
#18-H: $109 NLHE Mystery Mission
1,158
$115,800
neuman98
$10,485
#19-L: $11 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO
506
$4,958
mellann
$811
#19-H: $109 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO
118
$11,800
17neffeS_BR
$2,888
#20-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO
3,205
$6,281
fabo01274
$626
#20-H: $22 NLHE PKO
2,372
$47,440
SumStor
$5,261
#21-L: $55 NLHE PKO Big Knockouts
2,528
$126,400
PPPedroPaulo
$14,956
#21-H: $530 NLHE PKO Big Knockouts
92
$50,000
paulinhoo00
$14,927
#22-L: $109 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
1,340
$134,000
Snoopy95_2.0
$17,555
#22-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
64
$70,000
Arunas "BalticMoose" Sapitavicius
$21,426
#23-L: $5.50 PL Badugi PKO
799
$3,915
BlindRazorJJ
$588
#23-H: $55 PL Badugi PKO
137
$6,850
Farstarr
$1,966
#24-L: $5.50 NLHE PKO
4,134
$20,256
rebuitti
$2,151
#24-H: $55 NLHE PKO
1,149
$57,450
Allan "allan sheik" Mello
$7,564
#25-L: $11 NLHE Marathon
3,128
$30,654
igorious2009
$3,572
#25-H: $55 NLHE Marathon
354
$40,000
I
$7,468
#26-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR
2,314
$115,700
davidfradic
$12,072
#26-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
72
$40,000
10Badboy10
$10,750
#27-L: $22 NLHE PKO
3,992
$79,840
kikotucci
$7,773
#27-H: $215 NLHE PKO
309
$61,800
Juster02
$12,866
#28-L: $11 8-Game
789
$7,732
ace high 180
$1,305
#28-H: $109 8-Game
151
$15,100
Dani "danipesis" Palau
$3,054
#29-L: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Mystery Bounty
6,110
$29,939
ricbacker
$1,172
#29-H: $55 NLHE 7-Max Mystery Bounty
1,436
$71,800
melissa_1596
$5,499
#30-L: $11 NLHE Early Operation
3,299
$32,330
alexanderN91
$4,649
#30-H: $109 NLHE Early Operation
871
$87,100
Kakiers04
$14,474
#31-L: $22 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
6,751
$135,020
bubblehead41
$13,788
#31-H: $215 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
753
$150,600
Daan "DaanOss" Mulders
$19,991
#32-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
4,656
$232,800
daBuStar
$23,443
#32-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder
215
$107,500
Yurec1707
$20,449
#33-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Mission
12,895
$126,371
TBD
TBD
#33-H: $109 NLHE Mystery Mission
6,403
$436,556
TBD
TBD
#34-L: $530 NLHE Titans
196
$100,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares
$19,837
#34-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans
39
$200,000
Gabriel "gtavares10" Tavares
$73,348
$100,000 and $400,000 Guaranteed Mystery Bounty Events Conclude on August 11
Two huge events completed their respective Day 1s on August 10 and will crown their worthy champions sometime on August 11. The $11 buy-in Mystery Mission event saw 12,895 players buy in and smash the $100,000 guarantee by $26,371. Only 277 of those starters remain.
In the $75 buy-in, $400,000 guaranteed version, 6,403 players turned out in force and created a $436,556 prize pool. Just 58 remain from those who started this event with high hopes. Although the biggest bounties have been claimed, there's still a top prize of $24,525 up for grabs. Both events resume at 6:05 p.m. BST on August 11.
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.
