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The 2026 World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars has passed its midpoint, with several notable results emerging from the ongoing series. Among them, Vanessa “Niffller” Kade captured her first WCOOP title in the Women’s World Championship event.
Kade, best known for her 2021 Sunday Million 15th Anniversary win worth over $1.5 million, topped a 75-player field to secure $4,049. She had previously finished runner-up to Huanhua Long in the WSOP Online Ladies Championship in 2022. PokerStars Ambassador Marle “MarlzTV” Spragg made the final table this time but was eliminated in third for $2,269.
Elsewhere, Patrick “pads1161” Leonard extended his position on the WCOOP all-time title leaderboard, winning his 15th career title in WCOOP 69-H: $530 NLHE 7-Max Turbo. He defeated “Caldini00” heads-up in a 147-entry field, earning $15,428 and denying his opponent a first title since 2020.
The win marks the fifth time in six years Leonard has claimed multiple WCOOP titles in a single year, having won five in 2023 alone. His collection includes two World Championship titles, in Heads-Up NLHE and Razz, won in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Leonard now trails only Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser, who holds 17 WCOOP titles, while Niklas “Lena900” Astedt, Joao “Naza114” Vieira, and Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov remain tied on 14.
In another highlight, Vietnam’s “Value858Vn” won their first title in WCOOP 61-L: $11 Stud H-Lo, turning a $1.10 satellite entry into a $1,276 payout after outlasting 714 players for a staggering 1,159% return on investment.
