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The PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp kicked off over the weekend, and Bulgarian player Ognyan “cocojamb0” Dimov claimed an early highlight by winning the $530 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Builder High Roller.
The event attracted 174 entrants, surpassing its guarantee to create an $87,000 prize pool, evenly divided between standard payouts and bounty prizes. Brazilian football star Neymar took part but was eliminated in 29th place, just short of the money, though he did collect a $125 bounty along the way.
Other notable cashers included “Sxmon,” Peter “Belabacsi” Traply, Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel, and Patrick “JaegsPL” Lauber, none of whom reached the final table. Among those who did make the nine-handed conclusion were Luiz “G1a1u1s1s” Arruda and Casimir “Ceis25” Seire, who exited in eighth and seventh, respectively, while Jorge “TakiToRivers” Rios fell in fourth.
Dimov ultimately met “Chengueee” heads-up, with both guaranteed at least $7,671 plus a growing bounty prize. Dimov secured the win, banking $19,314, while his opponent settled for $9,864.
Elsewhere, Brazilian “Luis poke187” claimed the largest score of the Boot Camp so far, topping a 4,931-entry field in the $75 PKO Sunday Special for $30,291 from a $336,195 prize pool. PokerStars ambassador Benjamin “Spragg” Spragg narrowly missed the money in that event, finishing 872nd.
The WCOOP Boot Camp continues through August 17, featuring more than 50 events before the two Main Events begin on August 16 with $100,000 and $300,000 guarantees.
