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The 2026 WCOOP Boot Camp concluded at PokerStars on August 17, with Brazilian players once again showing their strength on the online felt. Five of the nine finalists in the $109 Main Event and four of the finalists in the $1,050 Main Event, including the eventual champion, were from Brazil.
The $1,050 Main Event drew 288 entrants, generating a $300,000 prize pool. Only 21 players survived to Day 2, all guaranteed at least $13,000 once the field reached six players. Bolivian “Papaya006,” “CatfishBilly,” and Lithuania’s Gediminas “Gedis92” Uselis fell before three-handed play began.
Brazil’s “kylix24” exited in third, setting up a heads-up battle between countryman Gabriel “Gremio CEM” Medeiros and Estonia’s “NeedBeat.” With no deal in place, Medeiros claimed the title and $48,839, while “NeedBeat” collected $37,493 as runner-up.
In the $109 Main Event, 5,345 entrants smashed the $500,000 guarantee, building a $534,500 prize pool. PokerStars Ambassador Marle “MarlzTV” Spragg made Day 2 but finished 56th for $604. The nine-handed final table featured five Brazilian players, all guaranteed a minimum $4,471 payout.
Jefferson “Jeffin_DF” Medeiros and “tairones13” fell in fifth and fourth place respectively before the remaining three players struck a deal. “sKc.94” exited in third for $49,632, leaving Guilherme “fr4wtz” Padilha to face fellow Brazilian “griura” heads-up.
“griura” won the title and $62,760, with Padilha earning $54,407 as runner-up. All 65 WCOOP Boot Camp events have now concluded, ahead of the main 2026 WCOOP festival running September 6-30 at PokerStars.
