WCOOP 2026 ran from September 6 to 30 with 350 tournaments across 121 numbered events, finishing with three new NLHE Main Event champions and several major changes to PokerStars’ all-time title records.
Final Main Event results: Ukraine’s “ihor888888” won the $109 Main Event for $172,022 from 14,533 entries, Alejandro “[Papo]AR” Lococo won the $1,050 Main Event for $343,242, and Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky won the $10,300 World Championship for $551,632. The completed Main Event results also show Boianovsky becoming the first player to win both the $10,000+ SCOOP and WCOOP Main Events.
The 25th World Championship of Online Poker ran from September 6 to September 30 and featured 121 numbered events spread across Low, Medium and High buy-in levels.
Each tournament winner received a WCOOP trophy, with 350 tournaments played across the series. Buy-ins ranged from $5.50 to $25,000, with NLHE, PLO, HORSE, Razz, 8-Game, Progressive Knockout and Mystery Bounty tournaments among the formats on the schedule.
Ten tournaments were designated as World Championship events, including the $10,300 NLHE and PLO Main Events.
PokerStars’ official WCOOP 2026 hub confirms the 121-event, 350-tournament schedule, September 6-30 dates and the six Main Events carrying a combined $6.5 million in guarantees. It also now provides the results as the series progresses, giving this schedule article a direct primary source readers can check against.
Six WCOOP Main Events Guarantee $6.5 Million
The biggest weekend of WCOOP 2026 arrived toward the end of the series, when the NLHE and PLO Main Events began.
Three NLHE Main Events started on September 27, followed by three PLO Main Events on September 28.
The six tournaments combine for $6.5 million in guaranteed prize pools:
- $109 NLHE Main Event Low: $1.25 million guaranteed, September 27
- $1,050 NLHE Main Event Medium: $2 million guaranteed, September 27
- $10,300 NLHE Main Event High: $2.5 million guaranteed, September 27
- $109 PLO Main Event Low: $100,000 guaranteed, September 28
- $1,050 PLO Main Event Medium: $250,000 guaranteed, September 28
- $10,300 PLO Main Event High: $400,000 guaranteed, September 28
The $10,300 High versions of both Main Events double as official World Championship tournaments.
That puts the $10,300 NLHE Main Event at the heart of the series, with its $2.5 million guarantee making it the largest of the six headline Main Events.
Ten World Championship Events on the WCOOP Schedule
PokerStars expanded the championship concept across several poker disciplines rather than reserving it exclusively for No-Limit Hold’em.
Alongside the two High Main Events, players can compete for World Championship honors in 6-Max NLHE, HORSE, Razz, PKO, Triple Draw, PLO8, 8-Game and a Women’s NLHE Championship.
The confirmed World Championship schedule includes:
- September 6: $5,200 NLHE 6-Max Championship, $400,000 guaranteed
- September 7: $1,050 HORSE Championship, $50,000 guaranteed
- September 10: $1,050 Razz Championship, $40,000 guaranteed
- September 13: $1,050 NLHE PKO Championship
- September 15: $1,050 Triple Draw Championship, $40,000 guaranteed
- September 17: $1,050 PLO8 Championship, $100,000 guaranteed
- $215 Women’s NLHE Championship, $10,000 guaranteed
- September 24: $2,100 8-Game Championship, $80,000 guaranteed
- September 27: $10,300 NLHE Main Event/Championship, $2.5 million guaranteed
- September 28: $10,300 PLO Main Event/Championship, $400,000 guaranteed
PokerStars’ announcement does not specify the date of the Women’s NLHE Championship.
The supplied release also lists the NLHE PKO Championship guarantee as “$500,00”. Poker Type has therefore omitted that figure rather than assuming the intended guarantee.
Neymar Came Close to WCOOP Glory in 2025
WCOOP has long attracted many of online poker’s leading tournament players, but PokerStars also highlighted one particularly famous near-miss from last year’s series.
Brazilian football star Neymar Jr finished runner-up in the $5,000 Titans event during WCOOP 2025, narrowly missing what would have been his first WCOOP title.
The result underlined the reach of a series that has developed into one of online poker’s longest-running annual championships since its introduction in 2002.
This year’s edition marks the 25th WCOOP.
Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals Open WCOOP 2026
WCOOP also incorporated the final stage of another major PokerStars anniversary.
The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary final stage began on September 6, the opening day of WCOOP.
The $109 event carried a $5 million guarantee and ultimately drew 55,444 entries for a $5,544,400 prize pool, with “AHTOCb” winning the title for $255,337.
That gave PokerStars two major anniversaries in the same series, with the Sunday Million celebrating its 20th anniversary as WCOOP reached its 25th edition. Poker Type has the full Sunday Million 20th Anniversary result.
WCOOP Lucky Dip Gives Away $500,000 in Tickets
Players do not necessarily need to pay the headline buy-ins to get involved in WCOOP.
Satellites will start from $0.55, while special WCOOP Spin & Go tournaments begin at $0.75.
PokerStars is also launching a WCOOP Lucky Dip promotion between September 6 and September 26, with $500,000 worth of WCOOP tickets available.
Players who enter a WCOOP tournament can become eligible for the daily Lucky Dip, potentially giving them another entry into the series.
The Lucky Dip promotion was one of several lower-cost routes into the series, alongside satellites and WCOOP Spin & Go qualifiers.
Power Path Express Offers More Than $175,000 in WCOOP Passes
PokerStars’ Power Path system is also getting a special WCOOP edition.
The $55 Power Path Express will award more than $175,000 through Gold, Silver and Bronze Power Pass ticket bundles and Main Event tickets.
Players can also qualify for Power Path Express through the daily Stars Spinner promotion running until September 5.
Power Path Express added another qualification route for players aiming at the larger WCOOP buy-ins without paying the full entry price directly.
Another $100,000 Available on WCOOP Leaderboards
Tournament results will count towards four WCOOP leaderboards covering the Low, Medium and High tiers alongside an overall Player of the Series race.
PokerStars will distribute another $100,000 in cash prizes through those leaderboards.
With 350 tournaments across 25 days, the leaderboard races should provide another reason for regular tournament players to compete throughout the series rather than concentrating solely on the Main Events.
WCOOP 2026 began on September 6 and concluded on September 30. The completed series left Benny Glaser on a record 19 career WCOOP titles, while Renan Bruschi and Johannes Straver each won four titles during the 2026 festival.
