2025 World Championship of Online Poker Gets Underway on PokerStars
The 2025 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is officially underway on PokerStars, and the opening day did not disappoint. With $65 million guaranteed across the series, five champions were already crowned on Sunday, September 7, while four more numbered events continue today with stacked fields and familiar faces in contention.
Among those chasing glory is PokerStars ambassador Ben "Spraggy" Spragg. The popular streamer bagged Day 2 stacks in both WCOOP 03-H: $1,050 NLHE Mystery Warm-Up and WCOOP 06-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Progressive KO as he looks to capture his third career WCOOP title and his first since 2021.
WCOOP 03-H: $1,050 NLHE [Mystery Warm-Up], $200K Gtd
The $1,050 Mystery Warm-Up drew 228 entries, creating a $228,000 prize pool. Nine players remain, all guaranteed at least $2,356 but eyeing the $18,788 top prize on top of whatever mystery envelopes they’ve collected.
Spraggy sits fifth in chips with 1.67 million. While he hasn’t landed a bounty yet, he’s still right in the mix for a run at the title. "benmiller500" leads the way with over 6.3 million chips and $15,707 in collected bounties, while Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak and "13santoy13" are also well placed.
The biggest mystery prize went to COOP crusher "king153246", who bagged the $20,000 envelope. UK’s "StupidFr3nch" also boosted their stack with $4,371 in bounties, while WSOP Main Event final tablist Boris "b.a. angelov" Angelov returns as the short stack for Day 2.
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | benmiller500 | UK | $15,707 | 6,360,442 |
| 2 | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak | Ukraine | $10,000 | 3,427,015 |
| 3 | thelpoker | Finland | $3,157 | 3,353,830 |
| 4 | 13santoy13 | Canada | $3,157 | 3,175,458 |
| 5 | Ben "Spraggy" Spragg | UK | $0 | 1,676,350 |
| 6 | 234241234214432 | France | $0 | 1,660,613 |
| 7 | StupidFr3nch | UK | $4,371 | 1,354,483 |
| 8 | king153246 | Canada | $20,000 | 1,123,693 |
| 9 | Boris "b.a. angelov" Angelov | Bulgaria | $2,550 | 668,116 |
WCOOP 06-H: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $175K Gtd
Spraggy also squeaked into Day 2 of the WCOOP 06-H: $1,050 6-Max Progressive KO, though he has work to do as the shortest stack of the final 14. He returns with 442,856 chips, plus a $250 bounty already banked.
The event drew 162 entries for a $175,000 prize pool, and each of the remaining players has locked up a minimum of $1,744 including bounties. A number of elite regulars join Spraggy in the hunt, including Jans "Graftekkel" Arends, Preben “prebz” Stokkan, Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii, and Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford.
"arodnaS" leads the final 14 with just under 4 million chips and $4,359 in collected bounties, putting them in pole position for the $16,807 top prize and whatever knockouts remain.
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arodnaS | Ukraine | $4,359 | 3,814,953 |
| 2 | DaviMMmaker | Brazil | $2,313 | 2,285,843 |
| 3 | Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii | Czech Republic | $3,188 | 1,726,862 |
| 4 | StavrosGR14 | Greece | $375 | 1,449,081 |
| 5 | DontMesswithM11 | Brazil | $2,813 | 1,044,274 |
| 6 | Jans "Graftekkel" Arends | Norway | $500 | 925,901 |
| 7 | 8Sicchers8 | Germany | $500 | 921,066 |
| 8 | dujo123 | Croatia | $1,313 | 761,704 |
| 9 | Salatino.cwb | Brazil | $250 | 677,622 |
| 10 | Preben “prebz” Stokkan | Norway | $2,344 | 605,356 |
| 11 | Pedro "PadiLhA SP" Padilha | Brazil | $2,219 | 578,212 |
| 12 | PotnaPekka | Finland | $625 | 515,360 |
| 13 | Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | UK | $0 | 450,910 |
| 14 | Ben "Spraggy" Spragg | UK | $250 | 442,856 |