Chalot Denies Zerjav in the $1,050 Thursday Thrill
Ireland-based Frenchman Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot claimed his first WCOOP title and a cool $76,535 payday after coming out on top in the WCOOP 27-M: $1,050 PKO Thursday Thrill.
Day 1 of this two-day high-stakes event took place on September 11 and concluded on September 13, as September 12 was a rest day for the WCOOP grinders.
Any of the nine finalists would have made a worthy champion, but it was Chalot who bested them all to earn that honor. Chalot left the likes of Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, and Vlad "dariepoker" Darie in his wake as he navigated his way to a heads-up battle with Slovenian superstar Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav.
Chalot then defeated Zerjav in the one-on-one battle, which denied the latter his sixth WCOOP title; he would later secure that sixth win in the $1,050 FLO8 event. With bounties included, Chalot padded his PokerStars bankroll with $76,535, leaving Zerjav to collect a $42,883 consolation prize.
WCOOP 27-M: $1,050 PKO Thursday Thrill Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot | Ireland | $43,183 | $33,352 | $76,535 |
| 2 | Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav | Slovenia | $9,531 | $33,352 | $42,883 |
| 3 | CambadaDeMixos | Austria | $15,074 | $21,887 | $36,961 |
| 4 | BOOOOOM92 | United Kingdom | $3,296 | $16,632 | $19,928 |
| 5 | Vlad "dariepoker" Darie | Romania | $1,875 | $12,639 | $14,514 |
| 6 | Dangerzinn | Brazil | $3,960 | $9,604 | $13,564 |
| 7 | 554477 | Brazil | $3,093 | $7,298 | $10,391 |
| 8 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Austria | $4,101 | $5,546 | $9,647 |
| 9 | Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov | Bulgaria | $4,593 | $4,444 | $9,037 |