WCOOP 2025: Scarmak3r and SerVlamin Hit a Double, Neymar Jr Reaches Top 7 in Super Tuesday

WCOOP 2025: Scarmak3r and SerVlamin Hit a Double, Neymar Jr Reaches Top 7 in Super Tuesday
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  • Updated: January 20, 2026
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Three days of the World Championship of Online Poker delivered a ton of action. Here are just a few of the biggest highlights.

Two Two-Time Champions of WCOOP 2025 Already Crowned

This might be a new record for the fastest multiple title winnings in a single series.

Vladimir “SerVlamin” Minko won the $530 NLHE 7-max ($24.1K) on Monday, defeating BBZPoker LATAM coach Rodrigo “rodrigo4073” Maseda Erlin ($18.1K) heads-up. On Tuesday, he followed up with a victory in the $1K NLHE PKO ($42.3K), overcoming Leon “RUMUKULUS” Sturm ($19.1K) heads-up.

WCOOP 2025 Vladimir Minko
Vladimir Minko (source: seminolehardrockpokeropen.com)

But Leon “RUMUKULUS” Sturm’s hot streak continued. He captured a title and the biggest prize of WCOOP 2025 so far in the $5K PKO Super High Roller ($109.8K).

Another two-time champion of WCOOP 2025 is former footballer Blaž “Scarmak3r” Žerjav, who won the $215 HORSE ($8.5K) and $320 NLHE ($22K) in one night last Tuesday.

WCOOP 2025 Blaž “Scarmak3r” Žerjav
Blaž “Scarmak3r” Žerjav (source: PGT.com)

Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov Wins His 13th WCOOP Title

WCOOP 2025 Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov
Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov (Source: PGT.com)

“aDrENalin710” triumphed in the $2K HORSE ($23.5K).

Here’s the full list of his victories:

YearTournamentPayout
2014$530 FL Omaha H/L$30,152
2015$215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo 6-Max$28,681
2016$1,050 PLO8 Championship$63,780
2016$320 HORSE$17,849
201805-M: PLO 6-Max$31,824
201811-H: Razz$49,595
201820-L: NL 5-Card Draw$3,234
201825-H: 8-Game$70,720
201834-H: Stud Hi/Lo$29,145
202313-L: $5.50 NLHE PKO$4,283
2023$1,050 WC of HORSE$23,699
2024$1,050 WC of 2-7 TD$19,664
202510-H: $2,100 HORSE$23,456

Only Benny “RunGodLike” Glaser has more titles, with 15 victories.

All Hail the King! Vitaliy “king153246” Strikes Again

The SCOOP 2025 Player of the Series, Albania-based Vitaliy “king153246,” claimed victory in the $530 NLO8 ($13.8K). Joining him in the 3-max stage were other COOP crushers: Anton “FONBET_RULIT” Smirnov finished 2nd ($10.4K), and Andrey “Premove” Skvortsov took 3rd ($7.8K).

Neymar Reaches the Final Table of One of the Toughest Tournaments

WCOOP 2025 Neymar Jr
Neymar Jr (Source: PGT.com)

Yesterday, sports media went viral with the news that Santos striker Neymar would miss all matches on artificial turf. The official reason: he’s afraid of injuries on synthetic surfaces, which are considered more dangerous.

But we know the real reason: Neymar wants to grind WCOOP without being distracted by football.

Last night, he made the final table of the $10K Super Tuesday High Roller, one of the toughest reg-heavy tournaments.

His stack, however, is the shortest: 23bb. His opponents include Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger, Guillaume “Nolet20” Nolet, Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi, Ole “wizowizo” Schemion, and Pedro “PaDiLhA SP” Padilha.

The tournament reached total of 60 entries. The winner will take home $186.4K.