Terrence Chan Crowned Badugi World Champion
Canada's Terrence "Unassigned" Chan became a two-time WCOOP champion by coming out on top in the $1,050 World Championship of Badugi. Chan last won a WCOOP title in 2009 in a $1,050 Limit Hold'em 6-Max event. He now has another trophy to keep that one company, plus $18,385 more in his PokerStars account than a couple of days ago.
$1,050 World Championship of Badugi Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrence "Unassigned" Chan | Canada | $18,385 |
| 2 | FAL1st | Thailand | $11,410 |
| 3 | isavevski | Austria | $7,081 |
| 4 | NicoBoko | Germany | $4,394 |
| 5 | Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | United Kingdom | $2,727 |
| 6 | Abit9144 | Germany | $0 |
| 7 | eduardombjf | Brazil | $0 |
This event saw 44 entrants create a $44,000 prize pool that the top five finishers shared. Both "eduardombjf" and "Abit9144" navigated to the final table but still returned home empty-handed.
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser was the first finalist to cash. "NicoBoko" and "isavevski" followed Glaser to the rail, leaving Chan heads-up against mixed game guru "FAL1st." Chan, a poker pro turned MMA star, scored a different kind of knockout to become a two-time WCOOP champion and the world champion of Bdugi.