Nemeth earned both his previous titles in 2024 by taking down theR$530+R NLHE 8-Max and theR$5,200 PLO 6-Max. "AlexKP" was 💳 also after a third WCOOP title, having won theR$215 No Limit Hold'em in 2010 and theR$1,050+R PLO in 2013.
The tournament 💳 had a million-dollar guarantee and smashed that with aR$1.5 million prize pool off of 147 entrants. Only 35 players made 💳 it through Day 1, though they were joined by a few dozen more who late-regged before the start of Day 💳 2. Seven players survived the second day to make it to the final table on Day 3, including "Ben_Apart" of 💳 the United Kingdom, Ami "UhhMee" Barer of Canada and Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard of Norway.
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau was eliminated on 💳 the bubble in eighth place forR$50,682 when his naked aces ran into the full house of Nemeth, marking the beginning 💳 of what would prove to be a strong showing by the eventual champion.
WCOOP-92-H:R$10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event] Results
Place Player 💳 Country Prize (in USD) 1 Andras "probirs" Nemeth HungaryR$308,556 2 AlexKP DenmarkR$237,169 3 Ben_Apart United KingdomR$182,298 4 plspaythxbye UkraineR$140,122 5 💳 Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard NorwayR$107,704 6 Ami "UhhMee" Barer CanadaR$82,786 7 Mr Juhlen SwedenR$64,775
