The 2026 WCOOP Boot Camp wrapped up at PokerStars on August 17 with the crowning of the $109 and $1,050 Main Event champions. As has so often been the case in recent times, players from Brazil excelled on the biggest stage.
Five of the nine $109 Main Event finalists hailed from Brazil, while four of $1,050 Main Event finalists, including the champion, call Brazil home.
Gabriel Medeiros Takes Down the $1,050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event
The $1,050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event attracted 288 entrants to the PokerStars virtual felt, with only 21 of those hopefuls advancing to Day 2. Those 21 returned to their seats on August 17 to play for the lion’s share of the $300,000 prize pool.
The elimination of “Rankawe.bsp,” Pedro “gusmaa” Madeira, and “kurtWSOP” left only six players hunting the title, each now guaranteed more than $13,000 for their efforts.
Bolivian “Papaya006” fell in sixth before “CatfishBilly” and Lithuanian star Gediminas “Gedis92” Uselis joined them on the rail.
Three-handed play ended when “kylix24,” one of the remaining pair of Brazilians, bowed out. Their exit left Gabriel “Gremio CEM” Medeiros heads-up against Estonia’s “NeedBeat.” The lack of a deal meant Madeiros banked $48,839 when he defeated his final opponent, leaving the runner-up with a $37,493 consolation prize.
$1,050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Prize
1
Gabriel “Gremio CEM” Medeiros
Brazil
$48,839
2
NeedBeat
Estonia
$37,493
3
kylix24
Brazil
$28,783
4
Gediminas “Gedis92” Uselis
Lithuania
$22,096
5
CatfishBillyMan
Mexico
$16,963
6
Papaya006
Bolivia
$13,022
7
kurtWSOP
Brazil
$9,997
8
Pedro “gusmaa” Madeira
Brazil
$7,674
9
Rankawer.bsp
Argentina
$5,891
Brazilians Finish 1-2-3-4-5 in the $109 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event
The $109 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event drew in 5,345 entrants, who created a $534,500 prize pool that left the $500,000 guarantee in its dust.
Day 1 saw 132 players progress, including PokerStars Ambassador Marle “MarlzTV” Spragg, who returned to the action in 33rd place. Unfortunately for Spragg and her legion of fans, she ultimately finished 56th with a $604 score.
The huge field meant that everyone who navigated to the nine-handed final table secured $4,471, around 41 times their initial investment.
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“Brenowwm.,” “Sa1amanka,” “I FOUND GOD,” and “cultivaty” busted one-by-one, leaving only players in contention for the $76,019 top prize. All five of those players had the famous green, yellow, and blue Brazilian flag by their aliases.
Jefferson “Jeffin_DF” Medeiros crashed out in fifth for $18,436 before “tairones13” joined the list of eliminated players as $26,271 made its way to their PokerStars account.
With only three players remaining, deal discussions began, and the trio of deal-makers agreed on the numbers.
“sKc.94” fell in third and banked $49,632, far more than the advertised $37,435. That exit left Guilherme “fr4wtz” Padilha facing his fellow countryman “griura” in a one-on-one battle for the title. The heads-up clash went “griura”‘s way, and they scooped $62,760 with Padilha reeling in $54,407.
$109 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Prize
1
griura
Belarus
$62,760*
2
Guilherme “fr4wtz” Padilha
Brazil
$54,407*
3
sKc.94
Brazil
$49,632*
4
tairones13
Brazil
$26,271
5
Jefferson “Jeffin_DF” Medeiros
Brazil
$18,436
6
cultivaty
Mexico
$12,938
7
I FOUND GOD
United Kingdom
$9,079
8
Sa1amanka
Ukraine
$6,371
9
Brenowwm.
Brazil
$4,471
Full PokerStars 2026 WCOOP Boot Camp Results
Leonard Maue captured two WCOOP Boot Camp titles.
All 65 events have now crowned their worthy champions. Expand the table below (it’s a biggie) to see all of those champions and the first-place prizes they collected.
Event
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
01-L: $11 NLHE Opener
4,037
$40,000
MrKinutss
$5,718
01-H: $109 NLHE Opener
859
$85,900
Jerederoca
$14,327
02-L: $22 NLHE Series Kick Off PKO
6,267
$125,340
kevwill07
$10,447
02-H: $215 NLHE Series Kick Off PKO
624
$124,800
Marto115
$20,595
03-L: $55 NLHE Mini Bounty Builder
4,156
$207,800
Swaggersorus
$21,216
03-H: $530 NLHE Bounty Builder
174
$87,000
Ognyan “cocojamb0” Dimov
$19,314
04-L: $75 NLHE Sunday Special PKO
4,931
$336,195
Luis poke187
$30,291
04-H: $1,050 NLHE Sunday High Roller
77
$77,000
drew.derzh
$18,400
05-L: $11 PLO PKO
1,386
$13,582
KingCricket1
$1,515
05-H: $109 PLO PKO
203
$20,300
Billy “b8chatz” Chattaway
$4,570
06-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO
3,630
$7,114
LearningJJ
$795
06-H: $22 NLHE PKO
3,216
$64,320
elpsycongr0
$6,667
07-L: $55 NLHE Mini Bounty Builder
2,151
$107,550
MoonHalo
$10,327
07-H: $530 NLHE Bounty Builder
79
$40,000
Alexandre “ReWARds84” Reard
$12,230
08-L: $11 NLHE PKO
4,058
$40,000
Earthquake36
$4,092
08-H: $109 NLHE PKO
697
$69,700
willianortiz
$10,128
09-L: $5.50 H.O.R.S.E.
598
$2,930
Elvispen
$516
09-H: $55 H.O.R.S.E.
157
$7,850
de_fabbe
$1,592
10-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Mission
4,835
$47,383
Joao “jonespkr” Sobrinho
$3,357
10-H: $75 NLHE Mystery Mission
817
$55,703
ThanxGod
$4,713
11-L: $5.50 NLHE Heads-Up Total KO
2,014
$10,000
stygian9999
$709
11-H: $55 NLHE Heads-Up Total KO
527
$26,350
AlgirdasKu
$5,393
12-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,543
$77,150
Oleg “Fukuruku” Vasylchenko
$9,915
12-H: $530 NLHE Bounty Builder
54
$30,000
Natrium111
$11,008
13-L: $75 NLHE Super Tuesday
691
$50,000
Troll4You
$8,623
13-H: $530 NLHE Super Tuesday
56
$30,000
RIMBOTA
$9,321
14-L: $11 PLO8
804
$7,879
nottnum
$1,329
14-H: $109 PLO8
185
$18,500
crazy169
$3,707
15-L: $2.20 NLHE 6-Max PKO
2,768
$6,000
EnzoScifo10
$572
15-H: $22 NLHE 6-Max PKO
1,830
$36,600
Kentodude
$3,885
16-L: $55 NLHE 6-Max Mini Bounty Builder
1,500
$75,000
Ruslan_91193
$8,297
16-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Bounty Builder
47
$25,000
Casimir “Ceis25” Seire
$7,970
17-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Mission
5,264
$51,587
Manothot
$2,977
17-H: $109 NLHE Mystery Mission
673
$75,000
tchozen666
$7,411
18-L: $11 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO
384
$3,763
Tu3b
$736
18-H: $109 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO
71
$7,100
Rymdis
$2,585
19-L: $2.20 NLHE Turbo PKO
2,147
$5,000
ILUckyMVP
$613
19-H: $22 NLHE Turbo PKO
1,565
$31,300
ryo1980
$4,142
20-L: $55 NLHE PKO Big KOs Mini Bounty Builder
1,684
$84,200
fiffigafilur
$9,869
20-H: $530 NLHE PKO Big KOs Bounty Builder
77
$38,500
malabar1719
$12,524
21-L: $109 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
1,009
$100,900
zeeh_pb
$15,414
21-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
64
$64,000
Fakhish
$18,827
22-L: $5.50 PL Badugi PKO
636
$3,116
pibe loko
$424
22-H: $55 PL Badugi PKO
116
$5,800
D.KAZAK11
$1,544
23-L: $5.50 NLHE PKO
3,029
$15,000
marcelojsc
$1,719
23-H: $55 NLHE PKO
876
$43,800
geancs
$6,765
24-L: $11 NLHE Marathon
2,264
$22,187
Duspata2002
$3,305
24-H: $109 NLHE Marathon
234
$25,000
loueee123
$4,823
25-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,645
$82,250
1nallingyo
$10,552
25-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder
44
$25,000
Leonard “Grozzorg” Maue
$8,591
26-L: $22 NLHE PKO Saturday KO
3,165
$63,300
ZZorg
$7,223
26-H: $215 NLHE PKO Saturday KO
203
$40,600
Billionai8
$7,560
27-L: $11 8-Game
660
$6,468
an1k1tos23
$1,001
27-H: $109 8-Game
140
$14,000
H4nkH1ll
$1,879
28-L: $11 NLHE Big Mystery Cooldown
4,854
$23,784
Strt_Flu$h
$810
28-H: $109 NLHE Big Mystery Cooldown
1,176
$58,800
DazaPoker24
$2,437
29-L: $11 NLHE Early Operation
2,988
$29,282
Richpsix
$4,252
29-H: $109 NLHE Early Operation
699
$$69,900
Jon “luckyfish89” Clarke
$12,055
30-L: $22 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
6,160
$123,200
Bernardo807
$12,259
30-H: $215 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
557
$111,400
kprock1
$16,456
31-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
3,708
$185,400
TOLSTIYYY
$19,234
31-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder
143
$75,000
Dalton “daltonhb” Hobold
$14,256
32-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Sunday Special
11,437
$112,028
liquidbrik
$6,604
32-H: $75 NLHE Mystery Sunday Special
5,056
$344,718
Dennis “DBerglin” Berglin
$19,016
33-L: $11 PLO PKO
1,347
$13,200
gatsey123
$1,698
33-H: $109 PLO PKO
251
$25,100
pmahoney22
$4,520
34-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO
3,341
$6,548
Edinho karat
$727
34-H: $22 NLHE PKO
2,985
$59,700
TuturFR
$6,417
35-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,786
$89,300
Dieferson09
$9,475
35-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder
77
$40,000
Oihan “PeroQmaloSoy” Abarzuza
$11,251
36-L: $11 NLHE PKO
3,618
$35,456
ooaza
$3,442
36-H: $109 NLHE PKO
669
$66,900
herbsman06
$9,333
37-L: $5.50 Razz
410
$2,009
Arthurpc1
$327
37-H: $55 Razz
153
$7,650
fabi01an
$1,400
38-L: $5.50 NLHE Mystery Mission
4,741
$23,230
RandyZerg
$1,492
38-H: $55 NLHE Mystery Mission
1,410
$70,500
mennck
$5,924
39-L: $55 NLHE
1,483
$75,000
madeinRS
$10,877
39-H: $530 NLHE
60
$30,000
Relthor1301
$9,530
40-L: $75 NLHE Super Tuesday
698
$50,000
kazan4ik
$8,623
40-H:$530 NLHE Super Tuesday
57
$30,000
Natrium111
$8,097
41-L: $11 PLO 5-Card
666
$6,526
JUHANESchamp
$1,129
41-H: $109 PLO 5-Card
117
$11,700
GuyACampbell
$2,564
42-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO 6-Max
2,374
$5,000
efbelo
$475
42-H: $22 NLHE PKO 6-Max
1,705
$34,100
karafot1as
$4,266
43-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,406
$75,000
Gerson “Gerson ‘GR'” Braga
$8,420
43-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder
43
$25,000
PIPON777
$9,184
44-L: $11 NLHE Mystery Mission
4,944
$50,000
Villabosso
$4,758
44-H: $109 NLHE Mystery Mission
716
$75,000
leopeluca
$8,813
45-L: $5.50 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
383
$2,000
tissy26
$241
45-H: $55 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
148
$7,400
jjriba
$1,533
46-L: $2.20 NLHE Total KO Heads-Up
1,816
$4,000
Insanegrindx
$656
46-H: $22 NLHE Total KO Heads-Up
1,053
$21,060
nowox
$2,631
47-L: $55 NLHE PKO Big Knockouts
1,717
$85,850
Atronn
$10,216
47-H: $530 NLHE PKO Big Knockouts
73
$36,500
Leonard “Grozzorg” Maue
$10,149
48-L: $109 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
914
$91,400
Rebitado
$12,059
48-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill
54
$54,000
Relthor1301
$16,245
49-L: $5.50 Big O PKO
1,031
$5,051
tarora
$664
49-H: $55 Big O PKO
313
$15,650
OverbetEnjoyer
$3,282
50-L: $11 NLHE Fenomeno
2,821
$27,645
beckan116
$4,015
50-H: $109 NLHE Fenomeno
429
$42,900
Joao Valli
$7,703
51-L: $11 NLHE Marathon
2,130
$20,874
jiraya013
$2,712
51-H: $109 NLHE Marathon
251
$30,000
rsehnem77
$5,756
52-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,622
$81,100
nabihcury
$8,114
52-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
54
$27,000
Fear1sWisdom$9,028
53-L: $22 NLHE PKO Saturday KO
3,169
$63,380
Dunkey FC
$7,366
53-H: $215 NLHE PKO Saturday KO
232
$50,000
Gonzalit0o
$9,407
54-L: $11 PKO 8-Game
684
$6,703
ffr4anc10
$1,012
54-H: $109 PKO 8-Game
139
$13,900
ILYAK1717
$2,956
55-L: $11 NLHE Big Mystery Cooldown
4,230
$41,454
Sinop1453
$1,311
55-H: $75 NLHE Big Mystery Cooldown
772
$52,634
Tomasz “luckymo32” Geleziunas
$2,809
56-L: $11 NLHE Early Operation
2,658
$26,048
NoRiskNoFun16
$3,816
56-H: $109 NLHE Early Operation
653
$65,300
Juan “B4NKR0LL3R” Vecino
$11,262
57-L: $22 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
6,245
$124,900
MikiDave
$11,767
57-H: $215 NLHE PKO Sunday Kickoff
616
$125,000
psyhoagromor
$23,358
58-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
4,315
$215,750
JudasGuide
$$21,423
58-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
141
$75,000
Stonedream
$16,537
59-L: $109 NLHE Main Event
5,345
$534,400
griura
$62,760
59-H: $1,050 NLHE Main Event
288
$300,000
Gabriel “Gremio CEM” Medeiros
$48,839
60-L: $11 PLO PKO
1,132
$11,093
BeyondCntrl
$1,873
60-H: $109 PLO PKO
269
$26,900
oyarzun2010
$5,723
61-L: $2.20 NLHE PKO
3,030
$6,000
CoconutzAlex0
$668
61-H: $22 NLHE PKO
3,042
$60,840
OliveiraAndr
$6,349
62-L: $55 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder
1,944
$97,200
fmrsmurilo
$11,988
62-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR
95
$47,500
ameiliaroy007
$13,666
63-L: $22 NLHE Mystery Series Saver
3,858
$77,160
sum1sgotmyID
$4,577
63-H: $215 NLHE Mystery Series Saver
542
$108,400
badlucktou
$11,755
64-L: $11 NLO8 PKO
641
$7,500
Jagger Jaq
$1,279
64-H: $109 NLO8 PKO
134
$13,400
zooqwe777
$3,121
65-L: $5.50 NLHE PKO
1,938
$10,000
bipex99
$1,214
65-H: $55 NLHE PKO
727
$38,080
ShoveShuva
$5,012
2026 PokerStars WCOOP Is Rapidly Approaching
There is not long to wait until the 2026 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) lands at PokerStars; the iconic festival runs from September 6-30. Stay tuned to PokerStars for the full 2026 WCOOP schedule.
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
