Women’s WCOOP event awards seats to London poker festival

September 21, 2026

WCOOP

by Jack Stanton

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October’s Ladies Weekend in London is a three-day celebration of women in poker, featuring cash game action, a study bootcamp, and a £20K GTD Women’s Classic.

Ladies Weekend is returning to London’s Hippodrome Casino in October, headlined by a £20,000-guaranteed £300 Main Event. 

On Sunday, September 20, the $215 buy-in Women’s World Championship event, part of the ongoing World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2026, awarded three seats to the top three finishers.

The winners are:

• Vanessa “Niffller” Kade (1st – $4,049 + £300 Women’s Classic seat)
• “|_CaKons_|” (2nd – $3,031 + £300 Women’s Classic seat)
• Marle “MarlzTV” Spragg (3rd – $2,269 + £300 Women’s Classic seat)

If a winner is unable to attend, the seat will pass to the next eligible finisher. 

Vanessa Kade took down her first WCOOP title and won a seat to the Women’s Classic at the same time

WHEN IS LADIES WEEKEND IN LONDON?

Ladies Weekend takes place at London’s Hippodrome Casino from October 16-18, 2026. 

Taking place in the PokerStars LIVE room, Ladies Weekend will bring together three days of poker, learning and community hosted by PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie. 

The weekend will feature live poker, masterclasses from some of the leading women in the Game, including PokerStars Ambassador Marle Spragg, author and chess champion and PokerStars Ambassador Jennifer Shahade, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of poker training site Octopi Poker Victoria Livschitz, and a £20,000 guaranteed Women’s Classic.

• Friday, October 16: Women’s Cash Game Stream
• Saturday, October 17: Female Study Bootcamp, including supper
• Sunday, October 18: Hippodrome Women’s Classic, £300 NLHE, £20,000 Gtd

“Ladies Weekend is about bringing women who love poker together to learn, compete and have a brilliant weekend around the game. We’ve got three days of poker and some fantastic women sharing their experience and knowledge, and I can’t wait to welcome everyone to The Hippodrome,” said Craigie. 

“I’m especially excited that we’re bringing WCOOP into it this year. Giving the top three finishers in the Women’s World Championship the chance to join us in London feels like a perfect fit.”

Ladies Weekend continues PokerStars’ longstanding focus on creating more opportunities for women in poker through live and online events, learning and community experiences.

The three Women’s Classic seats will be awarded to the top three finishers in the WCOOP NLHE Women’s World Championship. If a winner is unable to attend, the seat will pass to the next eligible finisher. 

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