After Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis captured his first World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title earlier in the series, and Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot added another four to his tally, Sebastian “peace&loove” Huber is the latest Team PokerStars member to become a 2024 WCOOP champion.
Huber has racked up over 50 cashes during the current WCOOP, but none will ever be as memorable as his result in the WCOOP 88-L: $11 H.O.R.S.E. 6-Max because that is the event where Huber captured his second WCOOP victory. Huber last won a WCOOP event in 2022, taking down the $5.50 No-Limit Hold’em 7-Max PKO.
A field of 1,386 generated a $13,582 prize pool, and Huber outlasted them all. The PokerStars ambassador reeled in $2,097 for his victory and a bagfull of WCOOP League points. Like how Veldhuis won his maiden WCOOP title, Huber won his while streaming on Twitch. The main difference was Huber was not dressed like Ali G at the time!
WCOOP League Standings (September 26)
Huber’s win helped Team peace&loove add 355 points to their tally, and they now hold a commanding 965-point lead over Team tonkaaaa. Team easywithaces are currently in third. They closed the gap on Team tonkaaaa to 235 points thanks to Renan “Internett93o” Bruschi triumphing in the WCOOP 88-H: $1,050 H.O.R.S.E. 6-Max for $22,498 and his seventh title.
- Team peace&loove – 6,225 points (+355)
- Team tonkaaaa – 5,260 points (+280)
- Team easywithaces – 5,025 points (+325)
- Team L. Veldhuis – 4,265 points (+175)
- Team Aakkari – 3,680 points (+110)
- Team Spraggy – 3,195 points (+225)
Time is rapidly running out for anyone to catch Huber and his team, who already have one hand on the trophy.
Vlad “dariepoker” Darie Claims $132,607 and His Maiden WCOOP Victory
Romania’s Vlad “dariepoker” Darie won his maiden WCOOP title on September 25, and what a way to get the proverbial monkey off his back. Darie came out on top in WCOOP 86-H: $5,200 NLHE Super Tuesday and reeled in $132,607 only a few days after helping himself to a $633,000 score in the WSOP Online International festival.
This $5,200 buy-in event drew in 121 entrants who fought it out over the $605,000 prize pool. The top 15 players were paid, with Adrian “Amadi_017” Mateos popping the money bubble when he fell in 16th place.
By the time the final table was reached, the nine surviving players had locked in $17,611 and were only eight eliminations away from that massive top prize.
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Carlos “Carlos levis” Ribeiro busted in ninth and was joined on the rail by Samuel “€urop€an” Vousden, Juan “Malaka$tyle” Pardo, leaving only six players in contention to become this event’s champion.
Alexandros “Pwndidi” Theologis bowed out in sixth, Vyacheslav “VbV1990” Buldygin of Kazakhstan in fifth before Estnia’s “DingeBrinker” ran out of steam in fourth.
Heads-up was set when Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson crashed out in third. Mattsson added $79,604 to his lifetime winnings while earning valuable points for WCOOP League wooden spoon contenders Team Spraggy.
Darie then defeated “IAttack95” in the one-on-one battle, thus becoming a WCOOP champion for the first time and the recipient of $132,607; “IAttack95″‘s consolation prize was $102,743.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad “dariepoker” Darie | Romania | $132,607 |
| 2 | IAttack95 | Bulgaria | $102,743 |
| 3 | Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson | Sweden | $79,604 |
| 4 | DingeBrinker | Estonia | $61,676 |
| 5 | Vyacheslav “VbV1990” Buldygin | Kazakhstan | $47,786 |
| 6 | Alexandros “Pwndidi” Theologis | Austria | $37,024 |
| 7 | Juan “Malaka$tyle” Pardo | Andorra | $28,686 |
| 8 | Samuel “€urop€an” Vousden | Finland | $22,225 |
| 9 | Carlos “Carlos levis” Ribeiro | Brazil | $17,611 |
Latest WCOOP Results
| Event | Entants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCOOP 82-M: $215 NLHE 8-Max | 1,217 | $243,400 | Rochina2011 | $38,278 |
| WCOOP 82-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max | 258 | $258,000 | Sxmon | $49,610 |
| WCOOP 84-L: $11 NLHE Micro Bounty Builder HR | 11,870 | $116,326 | fools18 | $9,323* |
| WCOOP 84-M: $55 NLHE Mini Micro Bounty Builder HR | 6,100 | $305,000 | BullyJohn | $28,785* |
| WCOOP 84-H: $320 NLHE Bounty Builder HR | 1,273 | $381,900 | flerrehuve | $50,912* |
| WCOOP 86-L: $215 NLHE Super Tuesday | 1,871 | $374,200 | Happy BustDay | $56,193 |
| WCOOP 86-M: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday | 488 | $488,000 | kZhh | $86,673 |
| WCOOP 86-H: $5,200 NLHE Super Tuesday | 121 | $605,000 | Vlad “dariepoker” Darie | $132,607 |
| WCOOP 88-L: $11 HORSE | 1,386 | $13,582 | Sebastian “peace&loove” Huber | $2,097 |
| WCOOP 88-M: $109 HORSE | 324 | $32,400 | angrymoron | $6,080 |
| WCOOP 88-H: $1,050 HORSE | 64 | $64,000 | Renan “Internett93o” Bruschi | $22,498 |
| WCOOP 92-L: $22 NLHE 4-Max Turbo | 3,130 | $62,600 | SnapCallRiver | $7,536 |
| WCOOP 92-M: $109 NLHE 4-Max Turbo | 1,164 | $116,400 | hozeis | $18,440 |
| WCOOP 92-H: $530 NLHE 4-Max Turbo | 213 | $106,500 | nehe.4750 | $21,750 |
WCOOP Schedule (September 26)
| Time (ET) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| 10:05 a.m. | WCOOP 93-L: $22 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack | $80,000 |
| WCOOP 93-M: $109 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack | $200,000 | |
| WCOOP 93-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack | $200,000 | |
| 11:30 a.m. | WCOOP 94-L: $5.50 PLO 6-Max PKO | $15,000 |
| WCOOP 94-M: $55 PLO 6-Max PKO | $50,000 | |
| WCOOP 94-H: $530 PLO 6-Max PKO | $100,000 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | WCOOP 95-L: $33 NLHE 8-Max | $125,000 |
| WCOOP 95-M: $215 NLHE 8-Max | $350,000 | |
| WCOOP 95-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max | $400,000 | |
| $1,050 WCOOP World Championship of Badugi | $40,000 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | WCOOP 96-L: $55 8-Game 6-Max | $30,000 |
| WCOOP 96-M: $215 8-Game 6-Max | $35,000 | |
| WCOOP 96-H: $1,050 8-Game 6-Max | $55,000 | |
| 2:05 p.m. | WCOOP 97-L: $109 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill | $300,000 |
| WCOOP 97-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill | $500,000 | |
| WCOOP 97-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill | $600,000 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | WCOOP 98-L: $55 NLHE Turbo | $125,000 |
| WCOOP 98-M: $320 NLHE Tubo | $175,000 | |
| WCOOP 98-H: $2,100 NLHE Turbo | $150,000 | |
| 5:05 p.m. | WCOOP 99-L: $22 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO | $80,000 |
| WCOOP 99-M: $109 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO | $200,000 | |
| WCOOP 99-H: $530 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO | $125,000 |