Peru has won the World Cup of Poker, snatching the title away from the Netherlands and Japan in an exciting eight-way team battle. Peru had never been far from the lead but a strong finish in the final heads-up rounds powered them through to victory and the $90,000 winner's purse....more

The final round robin heads up matches are over and it's the Netherlands out ahead with just one set of high pressure seeded heads up matches to play. Bar a miraculous turn of events, which is always possible in the World Cup, it will be one of three countries lifting...more

The World Cup of Poker always throws up some oddities. If it's not the biggest slow roll ever then it's having to deal with a team mate flying home early. This time we've just had to deal with the fact we had eleven winners out of ten sit-and-gos. Thankfully that's...more

The PokerStars World Cup of Poker is over for another year. Amid jubilant scenes of celebration in the tournament room here at Atlantis the Italian team of Davide Scafati, Litterio Pirrotta, Marco Mancini and Ravel Furfaro, led by Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano, prevailed against overwhelming odds in what...more

9.20pm: That was Day 1 of the World Cup of Poker The World Cup of Poker burst onto the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure today, a two day jamboree of poker combining a festive spirit, appropriate levels of national pride and utter confusion. It ended nine hours later after three rounds...more

4.35pm: It's the French! It's the French! Team France lead after two rounds of sit and gos in the World Cup of Poker. They top the table with 74 points after victories by Lucien Schemann and Alexandra Petitjean at the bell kept them on top, scoring 37 points, the...more

If you want a long tactical battle with a draw at the end, try cricket. If you want big men hitting other big men in helmets and pads, try football, and if you like to carry a club and whack things there's always golf. But if you want undiluted...more

Live updates from final table of the World Cup of Poker VI brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Marc Convey. You can find the teams in our tournament introduction as well as a run down on what's in store today right here. You can also watch the action...more

Live updates from final table of the World Cup of Poker VI brought to you by Stephen Bartley and Marc Convey. You can find the teams in our tournament introduction as well as a run down on what's in store today right here. You can also watch the action...more

After the build up, the early rounds and the long battle that made up the final, not to mention the countless contests to determine who would fly to the Bahamas to represent their country, the new World Cup of Poker champions have been crowned. Germany, led by PokerStars Shooting...more

Below you'll find regular updates from the final table of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker which you can also see for yourselves, live on EPTLive, with every hand, including hole cards, shown from start to finish. Click refresh for latest updates here as the final progresses and for...more

Below you'll find regular updates from the final table of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker which you can also see for yourselves, live on EPTLive with every hand, including hole cards, shown from start to finish. Click refresh for latest updates as the final progresses and for a...more

Readers of a certain age may recall an American radio personality of the prior generation named Paul Harvey. He had a syndicated radio "column" called "The Rest of the Story." He would lead with some kind of story that was mildly interesting, then have a commercial break. After the commercial,...more

Few words muster as much anticipation and excitement as "World Cup of Poker". The ninth running of the Cup begins today, a highlight not only of the PCA schedule, but of the poker calendar in general, for few events can compete in levels of sheer unadulterated complication as this innovative...more

After two weeks of online battle, eight teams can now celebrate locking up spots in the live finals in the World Cup of Poker. All eight teams will get expenses-paid trips to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where they will play for national pride and big cash in front of a...more

2006 WSOP Coverage and Results and CoverageMain Event CoveragePokerStars Main Event WinnersWSOP PokerStars Photo GalleryPlayer ProfilesDay 1A CoverageDay 1B Coverage Day 1C CoverageDay 1D CoverageDay 2A Coverage Day 2B CoverageDay 3 CoverageDay 4 CoverageDay 5 CoverageDay 6 Wrap-upDay 7 Wrap-upFinal Table Wrap-up2006 WSOP Team Blog2006 WSOP Payout StructurePreliminary Event CoverageEvent...more

Please see the links below for an index of live final coverage of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker IIIPokerStars World Cup of Poker III Heat 1PokerStars World Cup of Poker III Heat 2PokerStars World Cup of Poker III Heat 3PokerStars World Cup of Poker III Heat 4PokerStars World Cup...more

Poland were the favourite team of many neutrals following this event, a group of friends from small town Poland, who knew each other by being active in their country's small poker community. They had a smile on their faces, a drink in their hands, as they keenly followed each and...more

Costa Rica wins second title at PokerStars.com World Cup of PokerTeam Costa RicaCosta Rica's team members had spoken of the curse before. The semi-finals proved to be grueling. Though the defending champions moved out to an early 2-0 lead in the semis, Team Scotland had battled back to force a...more

Anders Berg (Team Norway)VS Alex Brenes (Team Costa Rica)In one of the best London matches of the World Cup of Poker, Norway's Anders Berg trounced Costa Rica's Alex Brenes to force a fifth and final match for the championship.The match promised to be a good one, as both players...more

Terrence Chan (Team Costa Rica)VS Age Spets (Team Norway)In the minds of some players, the championship final was already over. As Age Spets and Terrence Chan moved into what might've been the final heat of the of World Cup of Poker Championship Final, bettors had their money on Chan....more