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Team peace&loove Lead the WCOOP League, But For How Long?

Team peace&loove
Team peace&loove

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard's heroics in the $1,050 World Championship of Razz helped Team peace&loove remain at the top of the WCOOP League, but Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot's impressive runner-up finish in the $5,200 NLHE 6-Max Turbo High Roller helped keep Sebastian Huber's team within touching distance.

Although September 20 is a well-deserved rest day for the WCOOP grinders, some huge events conclude on September 21 that could have ramifications for the league standings.

Talbot leads the final five in the $10,300 8-Game High Roller, where he locks horns with the likes of Denis "aDrEnalin710" Strebkov and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski among others.

The $2,100 edition of the Thursday Thrill is down to 18 hopefuls, including several WCOOP League players. They include Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky and Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha of Team Aakkari, Kelvin "Kelvin_FR:AR" Kerber of Team Spraggy, and "ShipifFTW911" of Team tonkaaaa.

Exciting times are ahead.

Current WCOOP League Standings

TeamPointsChange
Team peace&loove3,920+465
Team tonkaaa3,540+420
Team easywithaces3,335+265
Team L. Veldhuis2,995+465
Team Aakkari2,735+165
Team Spraggy2,090+250

Tags: Sebastian HuberTeam AakkariTeam SpraggyTeam TonkaaaaTurbo High RollerWCOOP

No So Unlucky 13 For Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira now has 13 WCOOP wins
Joao Vieira now has 13 WCOOP wins

While Patrick "pads1161" Leonard was busy helping himself to his 10th WCOOP title, Joao "Naza114" Vieira was navigating his way to the final table of WCOOP 63-H: $5,200 NLHE 6-Max Turbo High Roller. Eventually, Vieira found himself heads-up against Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot, knowing that if he won, he'd win his 13th career WCOOP title while denying Talbot his seventh.

The clash of the titans went Vieira's way, and he closed the gap on WCOOP title leader Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser to only two victories.

WCOOP 63-H: $5,200 NLHE 6-Max Turbo High Roller Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Joao "Naza114" VieiraUnited Kingdom$94,468
2Parker "tonkaaaa" TalbotCanada$70,616
3SerVlaMinMexico$52,787
4Tomi "elmerixx" BroukFinland$39,459
5AchoBogdanovBulgaria$29,496
6Igor "Garrin4e" YaroshevskyySlovenia$22,049
7starswins :)Denmark$16,482

Tags: Turbo High RollerWCOOP

Patrick Leonard Joins an Exclusive Club

Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is one of poker's tournament greats. On September 19, he joined an exclusive PokerStars club by becoming only the fifth player in WCOOP history to reach double figures regarding titles won.

Leonard's tenth WCOOP victory came in the $1,050 World Championship of Razz. Leonard's impressive win puts him into double figures alongside Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov (12), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (13), Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes (13), and the GOAT Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser (15).

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Patrick "pads1161" LeonardUnited Kingdom$19,414
2kmpk90Poland$14,729
3FAL1stThailand$11,045
4texasilainenFinland$8,415
5mari4ka9510Ukraine$6,412
6Benny "RunGodlike" GlaserUnited Kingdom$4,886
7edu22.spBrazil$3,722

Tags: PokerStarsWCOOP

Who Leads the WCOOP Overall Leaderboard?

Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav's stint at the top of the overall WCOOP Leader Board standings is over, with Team Aakkari's Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski taking a 155-point lead from Team peace&loove's "FAL1st"

Three undrafted players currently sit in the top 10 of the overall leaderboard, with Zerjav joined by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi and Andrei "Premove" Skvortsov.

PlayerPointsTeam
theNERDguy1430Aakkari
FAL1st1285peace&loove
Scarmak3r1250 
Internett93o1245easywithaces
raidalot1070 
Lena9001060tonkaaaa
aDrENalin710980L. Veldhuis
king153246905peace&loove
Premove775 
pads1161750easywithaces

Fifth WCOOP Title for "FAL1st"

Less than a week ago, "FAL1st" defeated Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski heads-up for their fourth WCOOP title and has now grabbed a fifth, with the Brazilian also at the final table.

"FAL1st" earned valuable points for WCOOP League leaders Team peace&loove, winning $19,490 after taking down Event 55-H: $1,050 2-7 Single Draw.

Former SCOOP Main Event champion Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi had to settle for second place, with only six players from a field of 51 being paid. Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot finished just outside the money in ninth place.

Event 55-H: $1,050 2-7 Single Draw Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1FAL1stThailand$19,489.64
2raidalotUnited Kingdom$11,983.98
3theNERDguyBrazil$8,049.32
4ibotownAustria$5,406.52
5H.OussaléGermany$3,631.41
6E. AequitasAustria$2,439.13

Tonkaaaa and Lex Set to Go Head to Head

WCOOP 2024
WCOOP 2024

Just 18 players remain from a starting field of 251 in WCOOP 56-H: $1,050 NLHE (6-Max, PKO) and they include both Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis who will be hunting bragging rights and important WCOOP League points when the tournament resumes later today.

Both find themselves in the top ten chip counts, with Team Spraggy also present, courtesy of Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber. The winner will walk away with $21,140 with players currently guaranteed $1,538.

Chip leader "kZhh" is definitely one to watch — a former SCOOP Main Event champion, the Hungarian has won two WCOOP titles including the WCOOP $25,000 Super High Roller in 2021.

WCOOP 56-H Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count*
1kZhhHungary3,007,664
2darta777Lithuania2,874,862
3tonkaaaaCanada2,864,890
4LrsLzkFinland2,661,609
5NegrinArgentina2,124,691
6SerVlaMinMexico1,810,276
7L. VeldhuisNew Zealand1,779,440
8FAL1stThailand1,416,620
9Kelvin_FP:ARBrazil1,251,047
10LOLproBRBrazil1,225,241

Veldhuis and Talbot have already butted heads, with Talbot picking off a failed bluff deep in the tournament, helping him to third place in the overnight chip counts.