There were plenty of big names getting in on the action in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) with Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich grabbing his fifth title, and Noah "Exclusive" Boeken who added his second title of the festival and fourth overall.
However, all eyes were on the PokerNews live reporting as Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford grabbed his first WCOOP title after winning WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] for $162,674.
Meanwhile Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas leads 14 remaining in the PLO High Roller, and Fintan "easywithaces" Hand is well-placed with 20 players remaining in WCOOP 36-H: $2,100 NLHE [Midweek Freeze].
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Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford Finally Wins His First WCOOP Title for $162,674 in WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
The number player in the world according to the online poker rankings Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford has won many titles but had never laid claim to a WCOOP title. He has now finally done it by winning the PokerStars WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] for $162,674.
The tournament attracted 155 entries to create a prize pool of $775,000 with the lion-share going to Beresford as he defeated Luke "Bit2Easy" Reeves heads-up. Beresford came close in 2013 when he finished in fourth place and already won three SCOOP tournaments but at long last has taken down a WCOOP tournament. As this was a high roller, many of the poker elite came to take a shot at a title and the prize money that comes with it and only 14 players made it through to Day 2.
Joining the two Brits on the final table were "Boootsy", Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Alexandru "steakaddict." Papazian, Mirza "zazano" Muhovic, Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov, David "EzPaTuLa" Cabrera, and Ole "wizowizo" Schemion.
WCOOP-33-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] Final Table Results
Bujtas and Deeb Lead 14 Survivors in WCOOP-37-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller]
Another high stakes tournament of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 2020 has wrapped up for the night as the money bubble burst in WCOOP-37-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller] to leave 14 survivors out of a field of 125 entries. They are all guaranteed a portion of the $625,000 prize pool with $12,900 locked up so far, and the winner can look forward to a payday of $140,506.
Laszlo Bujtas fired three bullets and finished Day 1 at the top of the leaderboard with 2,123,462. Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb picked a different strategy and entered towards the end of the late registration period, quickly doubled two times and spun that stack up further to claim 1,916,970 for the final day.
Some of the other survivors include Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank (696,078), Adam "fishbones11" Fyshe (573,517) and Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich (377,574).
Top 5 Chip Counts
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Hungary
2,123,462
133
2
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb
United States
1,916,970
120
3
jedimaster82
Sweden
1,313,792
82
4
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Hungary
1,044,947
65
5
Richard "raconteur" Gryko
United Kingdom
1,042,894
65
WCOOP Day 11 Results
After two runner-up finishes in 2019, Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich added a fifth WCOOP title to his poker resume with victory in WCOOP 34-H: $2,100 8-Game as Noah "Exclusive" Boeken won his second of the festival - his fourth overall - in WCOOP 34-M: $215 8-Game.
with Fintan "easywithaces" Hand well-placed in fifth with 20 players remaining in WCOOP 36-H: $2,100 NLHE [Midweek Freeze].
WCOOP 36-L: $22 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
Entries
8,622
Players Left
154
Prize Pool
$172,440
Chip Leader
090494259 (Finland)
First-place Prize
$24,198
WCOOP 36-M: $215 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
Entries
1,628
Players Left
96
Prize Pool
$325,600
Chip Leader
pokerzysta90 (Poland)
First-place Prize
$49,483
WCOOP 36-H: $2,100 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
Entries
192
Players Left
20
Prize Pool
$400,000
Chip Leader
CPUrul0r (Austria)
First-place Prize
$80,642
WCOOP 37-L: $55 PLO [6-Max]
Entries
2,268
Players Left
69
Prize Pool
$113,400
Chip Leader
O'Konel (Ukraine)
First-place Prize
$16,803
WCOOP 37-M: $530 PLO [6-Max]
Entries
493
Players Left
36
Prize Pool
$246,500
Chip Leader
PikkuHUMPPA (Finland)
First-place Prize
$43,836
WCOOP 37-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller]
Entries
125
Players Left
14
Prize Pool
$625,000
Chip Leader
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
First-place Prize
$140,506
WCOOP 38-L: $11 NLHE [Freezeout]
Entries
7,914
Players Left
107
Prize Pool
$77,557
Chip Leader
M-KUPO (Japan)
First-place Prize
$10,931
WCOOP 38-M: $109 NLHE [Freezeout]
Entries
2,311
Players Left
93
Prize Pool
$231,100
Chip Leader
red J black (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$34,334
WCOOP 38-H: $1,050 NLHE [Freezeout]
Entries
287
Players Left
27
Prize Pool
$300,000
Chip Leader
Zackattak13 (Lithuania)
First-place Prize
$57,122
Events Scheduled on September 10
Nine new events are on tap on Thursday, September 10, with PokerNews live reporting bringing you the conclusion of WCOOP-37-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller] as well as live coverage of the $1m GTD WCOOP 39-H: $5,200 NLHE [Progressive KO, High Roller]. Check out the dedicated PokerNews WCOOP Hub for all things WCOOP.
Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor.
He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
