Talbot and Fal1st win five WCOOP titles each
10 titles between them (so far) in the World Championship of Online Poker, mostly thanks to mixed game formats.
Every year one player beasts the World Championship of Online Poker and takes down multiple titles in one series. That player is usually Benny Glaser, but this year two others have stepped into the helm.
PokerStars Pro Parker 'tonkaaaa' Talbout has gone on a remarkable run, winning five titles so far this WCOOP.
Like many leaderboard winners, it's mostly down to mixed games. Only one title was in No Limit and three of them had fields under 100 runners, but still very impressive when you consider how tough the higher stakes mixed game fields are.
These are his titles so far this WCOOP:
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship of HORSE: $1,050, $80K Gtd | 88 | $88,000 | tonkaaaa | Canada | $21,904 |
| WCOOP 32-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Saturday KO], $400K Gtd | 441 | $441,000 | tonkaaaa | Canada | $72,803 |
| WCOOP 61-H: $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $250K Gtd | 23 | $250,000 | tonkaaaa | Canada | $101,966 |
| WCOOP 85-M: $215 FL 2-7 Triple Draw, $25K Gtd | 158 | $31,600 | tonkaaaa | Canada | $6,392 |
| World Championship of Badugi: $1,050, $40K Gtd | 45 | $45,000 | tonkaaaa | Canada | $18,804 |
Not to be outdone, online player 'FAL1st' based out of Thailand has also bagged five titles, once again with four of the five being in mixed game formats:
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCOOP 33-H: $1,050 FLO8 [8-Max], $50K Gtd | 55 | $55,000 | FAL1st | Thailand | $17,365 |
| WCOOP 55-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $45K Gtd | 51 | $51,000 | FAL1st | Thailand | $19,490 |
| WCOOP 61-M: $1,050 8-Game, $70K Gtd | 71 | $71,000 | FAL1st | Thailand | $22,061 |
| WCOOP 74-H: $2,100 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $100K Gtd | 71 | $142,000 | FAL1st | Thailand | $39,822 |
| WCOOP 113-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mystery Supersonic], $200K Gtd | 393 | $201,991 | FAL1st | Thailand | $21,213 |
Amazingly, Talbot is quite a way off from topping any of the main WCOOP leaderboards, but the aforementioned Fal1st is the current front-runner, with just a few days left to go in WCOOP:
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAL1st | Thailand | 2725.00 |
| 2 | Scarmak3r | Slovenia | 2375.00 |
| 3 | theNERDguy | Brazil | 2280.00 |
| 4 | Internett93o | Brazil | 2155.00 |
| 5 | raidalot | United Kingdom | 2030.00 |
| 6 | king153246 | Albania | 1970.00 |
| 7 | Lena900 | Sweden | 1935.00 |
| 8 | tonkaaaa | Canada | 1730.00 |
| 9 | pads1161 | United Kingdom | 1650.00 |
| 10 | aDrENalin710 | Thailand | 1560.00 |
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