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WCOOP 2019: Russia Secures Second Place in Team Standings
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2019 featured a record-breaking prize pool of $11.2 million for the main event. The main event of WCOOP 2019 was won by Top-рег NL10k BigBlindBets, who took home $1.67 million.
Talaal “raidalot” Shakerchi finished third in the main event, confirming his status as one of the most effective players. Anton “aJarov” Yakuba from Ukraine finished in 40th place, earning $35,000.
The Russian team finished second in the team standings with 27 titles and 193 final tables. Vladimir “K7scooter” Legkiy, a Ukrainian player, won the WCOOP-44-L 6-max knockout tournament. Andrey “kroko-dill” Zaichenko, a Russian player, decided to play heavily in the series after falling ill and not being able to travel to Cyprus.
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