In Las Vegas to play the 2023 WSOP Main Event, Koop finished in 605th place for a $30,000 payday and promptly made his way to the Wynn Poker Room. Russia’s Niko Koop has a poker resume dating back more than a decade – finding early success in smaller events, and then working his way up in stakes to the point where he was seen deep in a $25,000 Triton Event this year. Other Prominent Scores: 4th, 2019 WPT Barcelona Main Event for $241,689 3rd, 2022 EPT Prague $2,000 Mystery Bounty for $115,623 Lifetime Live Tournament Earnings: $1,861,617īiggest Lifetime Live Cash: 2nd, 2023 Triton Cyprus $25,000 NLHE for $480,100 Intimidating on the felt, humble and gracious away from it, Weng is making a name for himself as one of the brightest stars of 2023.Įnd of Day 1 chips 130,000 (51st on Day 1C)Įnd of Day 2 chips 3,280,000 (chip leader) With his WPT success thus far, Weng currently hold the lead for the Season XXI Player of the Year. Earlier this year, Weng made headlines by claiming the chip lead in back-to-back WPT final tables, ultimately taking down WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for his first WPT title. It’s been more than a breakout year for Philly’s Bin Weng, who is looking to score his third seven-figure score of the year. Other Prominent Scores: 1st, 2023 $5,300 The Borgata Return for $1 million 1st, 2023 WSOP $1,700 WSOP Circuit Las Vegas Main Event for $227,344

Lifetime Live Tournament Earnings: $4,766,120īiggest Lifetime Cash: 1st, 2023 $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for $1,128,250 So before tuning in for all the action, get to know EveryOne in the running for the inaugural WPT EveryOne For One Drop title. The final table will be livestreamed on the World Poker Tour’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch channels. While that is good news for the players, the One Drop Foundation also gets good news as more than $334,000 will be donated to help underserved communities achieve sustainable access to safe, clean water. All of the final six players are guaranteed $524,500 with seven-figure scores promised to the top three, including the winner, who is set to walk away with the $2,561,480 first-place prize.

Here’s what you need to know: the event brought out 1,676 entries and generated a prize pool of $16,257,200, making it one of the largest $10Ks (outside of the WSOP Main Event) in poker history.

(photos credit: Drew Amato)Īfter three days of play, the final table for the first-ever WPT EveryOne For One Drop is set to take center stage at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday afternoon. Bin Weng, Nico Koop, and Freddy Heller have made the WPT EveryOne For One Drop Final Table.

Wpt poker cruise 2019 schedule