Romanovsky, Nolet & Buchanan Shine as 12 WCOOP Titles Awarded on Wednesday
Tuesday was another stacked day at the 2025 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), with a dozen titles awarded across a mix of deep stacks, progressive knockouts and the always-popular Super Tuesday.
Several big names came through in style. Roman “RomeOpro” Romanovsky added to his impressive resume by banking his fourth career WCOOP title in Event #17-L ($109 Super Tuesday), while Guillaume “nolet20” Nolet picked up his third in three years by conquering the $10,300 High Roller edition of the same event for a massive $186,434.
Canada’s Shawn “buck21” Buchanan also returned to the winner’s circle, winning the $1,050 Super Tuesday for his first WCOOP title since 2007.
Elsewhere, "PotnaPekka", "royal jascha" and "jr050685" all earned maiden WCOOP victories in the Bounty Builder variants, while "SSchranck" took down the $320 Deep Stack for his first taste of WCOOP glory. Turbo PKO events also crowned new champions, with "grinder1992", "Str0j" and "cozabradford" among those to scoop titles.
In total, 12 new champions were minted, several prize pools comfortably surpassed guarantees, and a mix of seasoned crushers and first-time winners shared the spotlight.
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCOOP 15-L: $33 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Micro Bounty Builder HR], $175K Gtd | 6100 | $183,000 | jr050685 | $15,704 |
| WCOOP 15-M: $215 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Bounty Builder HR], $300K Gtd | 1542 | $308,400 | royal jascha | $31,912 |
| WCOOP 15-H: $1,050 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Bounty Builder HR], $275K Gtd | 286 | $286,000 | PotnaPekka | $51,714 |
| WCOOP 17-L: $109 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $250K Gtd | 2444 | $250,000 | Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky | $36,739 |
| WCOOP 17-M: $1,050 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $275K Gtd | 290 | $290,000 | Shawn "buck21" Buchanan | $55,354 |
| WCOOP 17-H: $10,300 NLHE [Super Tuesday High Roller], $500K Gtd | 60 | $600,000 | Guillaume "nolet20" Nolet | $186,434 |
| WCOOP 19-L: $11 NLHE [Deep Stack], $60K Gtd | 7308 | $71,618 | JJEKKW | $10,175 |
| WCOOP 19-M: $55 NLHE [Deep Stack], $150K Gtd | 3598 | $179,900 | Seiko116 | $25,823 |
| WCOOP 19-H: $320 NLHE [Deep Stack], $150K Gtd | 493 | $150,000 | SSchranck | $26,665 |
| WCOOP 23-L: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $75K Gtd | 4422 | $88,440 | cozabradford | $8,755 |
| WCOOP 23-M: $109 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd | 1275 | $127,500 | Str0j | $15,652 |
| WCOOP 23-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $100K Gtd | 179 | $100,000 | grinder1992 | $20,992 |