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Argentina’s Alejandro “[Papo]AR” Lococo capped off the 2026 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) by winning the $1,050 NLH Main Event for $343,242 on PokerStars.
Lococo entered the final day sitting third in chips behind Brazil’s “calldeKhig” and Portugal’s Jorge “jorginho88” Abreu, who had started as chip leader. Despite the early deficit, Lococo surged ahead and carried a strong lead into heads-up play against Ireland’s “Goodarla”.
The decisive hand saw Lococo get his chips in preflop with queen-four against his opponent’s ten-seven suited, with the board running out in his favor to seal the title. The win came shortly after Lococo competed for nearly $1 million at the Triton Jeju II series. The event drew 2,310 entries, generating a prize pool exceeding $2.3 million and well surpassing its $2,000,000 guarantee.
Elsewhere, Brazil’s Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky made history by winning the $10,300 Main Event for $551,632, becoming the first player to capture both a WCOOP and SCOOP Main Event title at the $10,000-plus level. He had previously won the 2023 SCOOP Main Event for over $1 million. The high roller event attracted 289 entries, creating a prize pool near $2.9 million.
In the $109 Main Event Low, Ukraine’s “ihor888888” overcame a sixth-place start on the final day to defeat Hungary’s “shanyji” heads-up. The tournament drew a massive 14,533 entries, producing a $1,453,300 prize pool against its $1.25 million guarantee, with the winner earning more than 130 times the buy-in.
