The WCOOP Kickoff got things rolling in style last night, with low and medium buy-ins smashing their guarantees and delivering massive fields.

WCOOP 02-L: $5.50 NLHE [WCOOP Kickoff], $50K Gtd

Some 10,720 entries created a prize pool of $52,528. After a heads-up deal, Brazil’s "vinicius_sci" triumphed for $6,781, with the UK’s "viking3737" banking $5,201.

*heads-up deal

WCOOP 02-M: $55 NLHE [WCOOP Kickoff], $150K Gtd

Kurt “kurt23x” Fitzgerald secured the first WCOOP title of his career after besting 3,593 entrants for $22,510. Brazilian crusher and one-time WCOOP winner Patrick "Nelepo10" Ulysséa finished runner-up for $21,657.

WCOOP 02-H: $530 NLHE [WCOOP Kickoff], $150K Gtd

The $530 high-stakes Kickoff lived up to its billing as one of the marquee openers, attracting 398 entries to generate a $199,000 prize pool, well ahead of the $150K guarantee. The top 55 finishers were paid, with everyone still in now guaranteed at least $3,058 while the eventual champion will collect $36,210.

Only 11 players remain, and the final table bubble is stacked with big names. Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson leads the way with more than 9 million chips as he hunts down his third career WCOOP title. Not far behind him is Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, who could extend his legacy even further by capturing a 12th WCOOP crown.

Other contenders include Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv, Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, and Rayan "Beriuzy" Chamas, with Brazil well represented through LRedwolf, chrisgoataui, and Kelvin Kerber.