2025 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker
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And then there were three. After Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov's victory in WCOOP 10-H: $2,100 HORSE [6-Max] last night, he's drawn level with two other players, tied for second place in the all-time WCOOP titles list.
Strebkov, along with Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes and Joao "Naza114" Vieira have all now won 13 titles, trailing only Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser (15) in the standings.
Strebkov won $23,456 after topping a 28-player field, and denying Patrick "pads1161" Leonard heads-up, dashing the Brit's chances of winning a 12th title of his own.
The win also means Strebkov is now tied second all-time for COOP titles, alongside Niklas "Lena900" Astedt and behind, you guessed it, Glaser.
All-Time WCOOP Titles
| Rank | Player | WCOOP Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | 15 | |
| =2. Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes | 13 | |
| =2. Joao "Naza114" Vieira | 13 | |
| =2. Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov | 13 | |
| =5. Patrick "pads1161" Leonard | 11 | |
| =5. Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | 11 | |
| =7. Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | 9 | |
| =7. Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot | 9 |
In the 915th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are once again joined by Ben Ludlow to talk the latest stories and highlights from the poker world. That includes back-to-back WSOP Ladies Event champ Shiina Okamoto, who was back to her winning ways after taking down the Women's Event at the recently-completed EPT Barcelona. Is it time to start mentioning her name when talking about the G.O.A.T.s of the game?
Speaking of the EPT Barcelona, David Coleman had four runner-up finishes there, while Thomas Eychenne took down the EPT Barcelona Main Event for €1,217,175. It was actually in that tournament that PokerNews spotted Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, the two friends who caused quite the controversy over the summer in the WSOP Millionaire Maker, seated next to each other. Strange coincidence, that.
From there, Chad offers highlights from his Wisconsin hangout with Phil Hellmuth, who then went ot New Hampshire for a "Beat the Champ" weekend that saw Brandon Cantu emerge victorious. Hellmuth also remembered the late, great Poker Hall of Fame tournament director Jack McClelland.
Speaking of winners, Grant Hinkle, Nick Rigby, and Maurice Hawkins all took down titles, which are recapped in this episode and inspired Mike to share a Rigby story of his own. Also, a preview of the upcoming PokerGO Tour (PGT) Venetian Las Vegas Classic.
Finally, remember PokerNews is giving away a seat in the World Tournament of Slots (WTOS). You could have an approximate one in 500 chance at a $1,000,000 top prize. Click here to learn more about the WToS.
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A total of 18 events get underway on Tuesday, headlined by the £10,300 Super Tuesday High Roller which comes with a $500,000 guarantee.
There are also Badugi and 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments on offer, and more Bounty and Progressive KO tournaments, meaning you're spoiled for choice when it comes to tournament selection with WCOOP on PokerStars.
A familiar name for fans of SCOOP and WCOOP on PokerStars, and "king153246" wasted no time in getting in on the action, winning their third WCOOP title in WCOOP 08-H: $530 NLO8.
Another familiar face is "Premove", who finished third for $7,845 behind five-time WCOOP champion and former Medium leaderboard winner "FONBET_RULIT" who finished second.
WCOOP 08-H: $530 NLO8 Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
| 1 | king153246 | Albania | $13,809 |
| 2 | FONBET_RULIT | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $10,408 |
| 3 | Premove | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $7,845 |
| 4 | Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine | Canada | $5,913 |
| 5 | vanisheZ | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $4,457 |
| 6 | kaaeaan | Cambodia | $3,359 |
| 7 | Matheus "zilbee" Zilberknop | Brazil | $2,655 |
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Fintan Hand will have slept soundly last night — perhaps — knowing that he has two golden opportunities to win his first WCOOP title. He's bagged top three in both WCOOP 11-H: $1,050 NLHE and WCOOP 09-M: $530 NLHE Bounty Builder.
In WCOOP 11-H, Hand sits second in chips, sandwiched by "benmiller500" and Vladimir "SerVlaMin" Minko, who both won WCOOP titles on Monday night. Just 15 players remain in this one.
In WCOOP 09-M, Hand is third in chips behind "13santoy13" and "PotnaPekka", with other notables such as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt still remaining in the 31-player field.
