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The 2026 WCOOP Boot Camp at PokerStars continues to produce notable winners as the series builds toward its two Main Events. The latest title went to the $1,050 No-Limit Hold’em Thursday Thrill, a progressive knockout tournament that drew 64 entries and a final table filled with familiar names.
Among the nine finalists was Mexico-based “Fakhish,” best known for winning the 2024 Spring Championship Of Online Poker Main Event, where they defeated Mark “AceSpades11” Radoja for $948,434. This time, “Fakhish” once again prevailed in a heads-up battle, this time against Bruno “bbernadinho” Bernadinho, securing an $18,287 payday.
The final table saw several accomplished grinders fall by the wayside. Mario “t4t0PAGAU” Navarro was first out without collecting bounties, followed by Finland’s “Stonedream,” Angola’s “Oneway1988,” and Argentina’s “nicolasb.”
Rodrigo “peceli” Peceli Presutti, who won this same event during the 2025 WCOOP for $86,000, exited in fifth place. Moldova’s Pavel “silentm0de” Plesuv and British player Gavin “gavz101” Cochrane rounded out the remaining spots before the heads-up showdown.
Elsewhere in the WCOOP Boot Camp, 23 events have now been completed. Oleg “Fukuruku” Vasylchenko won the $55 PKO Mini Bounty Builder for $9,195, Casimir “Ceis25” Seire took the $530 6-Max Bounty Builder for $7,970, and “malabar1719” turned a $530 buy-in into $12,524 in the Big Knockouts Bounty Builder.
The WCOOP Boot Camp runs through August 17, with two Mystery Sunday Special events on August 9 offering $100,000 and $300,000 guaranteed prize pools.
