WCOOP 2026: Back-to-Back Super Tuesday Titles for Johannes "Jepser8" Straver

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Sep 18, 2026 3 min read

Johannes "Jepser8" Straver is on a tear at the 2026 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars.

Just one week after taking down a $5,200 High Roller title, the Dutch pro backed it up by defending his title in WCOOP 49-H: $5,200 Super Tuesday High Roller to pocket an additional $90,420.

Meanwhile, a trio of mixed-game and online tournament titans were among the list of players who each added prestigious titles to their rapidly growing trophy cabinets.

Johannes "Jepser8" Straver Wins Second WCOOP Title in Super Tuesday

Two WCOOP titles in one WCOOP is one thing. But back-to-back Super Tuesday is one heck of an achievement. That’s what Johannes "Jepser8" Straver's accomplished bagging an additional $90,420 to the $106,622 he won last week.

Having topped a 23-player field last week, this week the 67-player field was no match for Straver who defeated Guillaume "Nolet20" Nolet heads-up to deny Nolet a fourth WCOOP title.

WCOOP 49-H: $5,200 Super Tuesday High Roller

Vieira Joins Chasing Pack Behind Glaser with PLO8 World Championship Victory

The chasing pack on Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser at the top of the WCOOP All-Time Leaderboard is growing, with Joao "Naza114" Vieira joining three others on 14 titles.

Vieira finally got his hands on a first title of 2026 after two runner-ups so far this series. First, Vieira lost out to Ignacio "Nacho124441" Moron in WCOOP 09-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder SHR, before another runner-up finish in WCOOP 26-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill High Roller.

However, in WCOOP 59-H: $1,050 World Championship of PLO8, he defeated a 121-player field to take home $27,202 after defeating Markku "markovitsus" Koplimaa heads-up.

WCOOP 59-H: $1,050 World Championship of PLO8

Bruschi Making Moves up the All-Time Leaderboard

Last week, we brought you the news that Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi had moved into the WCOOP Top Ten All-Time with his tenth title.

Well he's making moves further up that table with an eleventh title this week.

He took down WCOOP 55-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw for $16,715 and the Brazilian's first title in the format. A star-studded 39-player field saw Bruschi defeat "ivano1v" heads-up to add to the WCOOP 20-H: $530 Mystery Bounty Wednesday Surprise from last week.

WCOOP 55-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw

"FAL1st" Reaches Dozen WCOOP Titles with NLO8 Hyper Turbo Victory

It's a dozen WCOOP titles for "FAL1st", who took down WCOOP 52-M: $55 NLO8 6-Max Hyper Turbo for just over $2,000.

While not the biggest WCOOP title of their career, it is the fourth WCOOP-M title of their career, since their first WCOOP title in 2021. They then won five titles in 2024 and three just last year, but victory here over "SEED1_CUB@#1" is their twelfth in the prestigious online series.

WCOOP 52-M: $55 NLO8 6-Max Hyper Turbo

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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