PokerStars WCOOP 2020

WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event]
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars WCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Andre "PTFisherman23" Marques
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$1,147,271
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
1,977
Level Info
Level
52
Blinds
1,750,000 / 3,500,000
Ante
450,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,697
Players Left
579

WCOOP 2020: Persistence Pays Off for Kevin ‘Care_Teddy’ van Veen

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Kevin van Veen WCOOP
Kevin van Veen WCOOP

There have been captivating stories flying in every direction so far throughout the World Championship of Online Poker 2020, but this one, in particular, stands out.

The last time we spoke with Kevin “Care_Teddy” van Veen of the Netherlands, he had won a MicroMillions event, turning $4.40 into $30K during his debut Twitch stream.

Well, he was back on our radar late last week when he won a WCOOP side event for $2,273.12 in an $11 Showtime Hold’em 6-Max event. In terms of being an official WCOOP champion, van Veen was close but no cigar.

Read the full story over at the PokerStars Blog