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All three divisions of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event have reached their final tables, setting up a night of six-figure paydays and championship glory across the Low, Medium, and High buy-in events.
In the WCOOP-L Main Event, “wes345” carries a commanding chip lead into the final table, with the remaining nine players already guaranteed $11,467 and eyeing the $172,022 top prize. Only two finalists, “dfranco13” and Nils “pudelpower” Pudel, have previous WCOOP titles to their name, with Pudel needing a short-stack comeback from eighth in chips.
The WCOOP-M Main Event will be led by Jorge “jorginho88” Abreu, who claimed the EPT Paris Main Event title just seven months ago. He holds a narrow edge over “calldeKhig” and former PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro “[Papo]AR” Lococo. Abreu’s only previous WCOOP win came in 2016, and a victory tonight would eclipse that payday, with $343,242 awaiting the eventual champion.
Other notable names at the Medium final table include Júlio “JúlioFantin” Fantin, a 2024 WCOOP champion, while deep runs were also made by Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger, Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani, and Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen.
In the flagship $10,300 World Championship of NLHE, Dante “dantegoyaF” Goya holds a slim lead over Thomas “MarToMchat” Boivin among the nine survivors from a 289-entry field. Goya last won a WCOOP title in 2025, while Boivin’s most recent triumph dates back to 2021. Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky, a past SCOOP Main Event winner, also remains in contention.
Each of the nine finalists has already secured $62,089, with the eventual champion set to collect $551,632. Abreu, who also made a deep run in the High event, finished 10th for $53,077.
