Kazakhstan scores initial triumph in WCOOP, thanks to "3DTemujiN"
Victory at the WCOOP Sunday $215 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament
Last Sunday, a player named "3DTemujiN" bagged a whopping win in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) tournament, surpassing the $150,000 guarantee with a massive prize pool of $163,200 (excluding bounties). The event was a 6-max format with escalating knockout rewards, attracting 1,088 players.
After a grueling seven-hour battle, participants ensured their minimum payouts, starting from 131st place with nearly $400. By the end of Day 1, 35 players were left, with "3DTemujiN" securing 7th place on the chip count with 454,667 chips and $354.58 in bounties.
Day 2 witnessed the elimination of multiple top-tier players, including WCOOP, TCOOP, and SCOOP title holders like Joe "floes", Henri "I_Mr_U_Bean", Ami "UhhMee", Keep3r, Kashmir_uzi, and MeProOk. It took almost four hours to form the final table, with our player leading the pack as the chip leader.
The final table lineup looked like this:
- 3DTemujiN
- jahwise
- insomniac297
- Kashmir_uzi
- h4jniAK
- Smertin
With booming confidence, our player faced off against British player "jahwise" in heads-up, maintaining a lead with 5,969,432 chips against jahwise's 4,910,568. In an extraordinary move, they agreed to a deal, securing $20,669.75 for 3DTemujiN and $20,090.05 for jahwise, continuing the match for the remaining $3,264 and the WCOOP title.
The epic duel lasted nearly an hour before Shyngyz eliminated his opponent, becoming the first WCOOP title holder for Kazakhstan! An impressive feat worth mentioning, 3DTemujiN knocked out all opponents at the final table, earning bounties for each elimination.
For his triumph, 3DTemujiN received a whopping prize of nearly $28,000, including knockouts.
Final Table Results:
- 3DTemujiN (Kazakhstan) - $23,933.75 + $3,977.44
- jahwise (United Kingdom) $20,090.05 + $880.45
- h4jniAK (Poland) $11,374.97 + $1,563.63
- insomniac297 (Canada) $7,435.48 + $2,013.64
- Kashmir_uzi (United Kingdom) $4,860.37 + $1,497.23
- Smertin (Switzerland) $3,177.07 + $281.25
Just a week ago, a Kazakh player on PokerStars won the Sunday Cooldown tournament with a buy-in of $109, adding $25,000 to their bankroll.
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- What was the name of the player who secured a victory at the WCOOP Sunday Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, surpassing the $150,000 guarantee with a prize pool of $163,200 (excluding bounties)? Answer: 3DTemujiN
- In which country is 3DTemujiN from, becoming the first WCOOP title holder for Kazakhstan? Answer: Kazakhstan
- Who did 3DTemujiN face in the heads-up match for the WCOOP title, agreeing to a deal and securing nearly $28,000 in prize money and bounties? Answer: jahwise (United Kingdom)
