Each year, we look at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker and simply say...wow. This year, we're looking for a word bigger than "wow." Since WCOOP started in 2002, PokerStars has awarded more than $156 million in WCOOP prize money. This year made up nearly 1/3 of that purse. The 2009 WCOOP guaranteed $40 million in cash. That number is now academic. In all 44,000 players from 140 countries played in this year's 45 events and built an overall prize pool of more than $51 million. We'll leave it to you now to come
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2009 WCOOP: The way it was
Team Pro Articles
WCOOP Profile: ElkY, the man who wins
When anybody wins a big tournament, there is usually a sense of excitement and surprise. When ElkY wins a tournament, people are starting to yawn. No, not literally. It's still exciting, but ElkY winning something or getting close to it has become so commonplace that people are starting to expect...more
2009 WCOOP: Greenstein finds another way to multi-table
One of my favorite blog posts I've written here was Seventeen steps with Barry Greenstein. That was back during the 2007 World Series of Poker when Greenstein managed to get himself involved in two tournaments at once. Instead of doing what a lot of people do at the WSOP--play one...more
WCOOP Profile: Danzer's bracelet
We wait for it every year. Which member of Team PokerStars Pro is going to go deep in a WCOOP event? We've seen Raymer, Rousso, and Moneymaker (among many others) do it. This year, we've seen Peter Eastgate get close, but so far, German George Danzer is the only one...more
2009
2009 WCOOP: How Timoshenko did it
We have never had the pleasure of trying to receive a $1.7 million wire. So, we're not entirely sure what goes into something like that. We're pretty sure it doesn't involve someone bringing an envelope stuffed full of twenty dollar bills or Ed McMahon showing up at the front door...more
2009 WCOOP: Yevgeniy "Jovial Gent" Timoshenko Claims Main Event Title & $1,715,200 ($5,200 NLHE)
The second day of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker brought the biggest annual online tournament to a close and a new ultimate champion to the world of online poker. After 45 events and the distribution of more than $50 million in prizes, the WCOOP was over and Yevgeniy...more
2009 WCOOP: Main Event Day 2 live blog
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) live blog coverage is brought to you by Martin Harris and Change100. Follow us on Twitter at @PokerStarsBlog, e-mail us at blog@pokerstars.com, and be sure to see our previous WCOOP coverage. Click REFRESH to see the latest updates. 2:46am-- Yevgeniy "Jovial Gent"...more
2008
WCOOP: Katja Thater, HORSE whisperer
by Katja Thater Horses are not a new love to me. I spend my entire life in wellington boots on a ranch. No wonder that I prefer H.O.R.S.E games at the poker table. You think that doesn't add up? If you want to train a horse. it´s all about knowing...more
2005
2005 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Results
2005 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Results and CoverageWCOOP Event #1 ($500 NL Hold'em) ResultsWCOOP Event #1 ($500 NL Hold'em) Final Table ReportWCOOP Event #2 ($200 PL Omaha) ResultsWCOOP Event #2 ($200 PL Omaha) Final Table ReportWCOOP Event #3 ($200 Heads-Up NL Hold'em) ResultsWCOOP Event #3 ($200 Heads-Up NL...more
WCOOP Event #15 Final Table Report
"You're at the final table of the richest tournament of ANY kind in online history."--PokerStars Card Room Manager Lee Jones as the WCOOP Main Event final table got underwayIt was 3:42am on America's eastern shorelines. The sun was still below the horizon, but the late-night infomercials on television were good...more
WCOOP Event #15 Results
Editor's note: A full WCOOP Event #15 Report will be out later on MondayThe fourth annual World Championship of Online Poker has crowned its champion. The 15 WCOOP events generated an amazing $12,783,900 in prize money, making the 2005 WCOOP not only the biggest ever online poker event, but the...more
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