WCOOP Set to Begin in September! PokerStars Schedules Tourney Just for FTR ! s711f

The World Championship of Online Poker 2014 begins September 8 and wraps up with the WCOOP Main Event on September 28. The ME has a guarantee of $10,000,000! FTR can play in an exclusive, -protected $3.00+.30 NL Hold’em tournament for a seat in Event #22, a $215 NLHE tournament.

PokerStars Weekly News – September 21 71w5o

WCOOP A Massive Success The 12th annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is now past the halfway stage, and all signs point to a record-breaking success. The 66-event series offered a guaranteed $40M in prizes, including an $8M guaranteed Main Event, but it...

Exclusive WCOOP Freeroll for FTR 4t5z9

flopturnriver.casinowinning.net has teamed up with PokerStars.com to offer FTR a fantastic chance to play for massive prize pools as part of the 2013 WCOOP for free. The freeroll is taking place on Thursday at 4pm ET (9pm WET) and will be exclusively for FTR who...

PokerStars Weekly Update – September 7 5v2d1g

Thomas Middleton Wins The EPT10 Barcelona Main Event Title for €942,000 The United Kingdom’s Tom “hitthehole” Middleton defeated a tour stop record 1,234 players on his way $1,067,000 (€942,000). The final table is below: 1st. Thomas Middleton,...

PokerStars Weekly Update – August 29 3o2n18

WCOOP Reload Bonus Players can earn a maximum of $150 by taking advantage of the WCOOP Reload Bonus offer (up to 25%) being offered now until September 6. For more information, click here. World Championship of Online Poker 2013 The schedule for the World Championship...

PokerStars Radio Will Cover WCOOP 2012 Live 5a2c3n

With the World Series of Poker set to start in mere days, PokerStars has announced that PokerStars Radio will again provide live coverage of this year’s WCOOP beginning at 20:00 BST on September 2 and continuing through September 23, 2012.  Coverage will resume...

Tallying Up the 2011 WCOOP Numbers 1t573o

The numbers are in on the latest running of PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, the first of its kind to exclude players from the US.

X-Front Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 60 3s2w4u

The final events of the PokerStars 2011 World Championship of Online Poker launched on Sunday, all of them two day events. This meant that any player hoping to earn one of these massive scores would have to put in quite a bit of time to do so. A $215 No Limit...

Kallllle Wins 2011 PokerStars WCOOP Main Event 6j182c

The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker has come to an end.  With more than $40,000,000 in prizes handed out over the course of 62 events, the 2011 WCOOP was one of the biggest tournament series of all time.  For three weeks some of the best tournament players in...

HR_Dub Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 55 264t4g

As the 2011 PokerStars WCOOP drew to a close, player HR_DUB took down event #55, the $530+R. It featured 831 players for $440,430 in initial prize pool, but that was just the beginning. Rebuy tournaments attract players with deep pockets, and this was no exception! By...

PjotrNL Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 50 5c3e2g

After just over fifteen hours of play, PjotrNL took home the gold in the 50th event of this year's WCOOP at PokerStars.

Olorionek Wins 2011 PokerStars WCOOP Event 30 3r1z2u

Polish poker professional Olorionek won WCOOP Event 30 taking first place and the prize of $54,814! Event 30 was a triple shootout tournament. Shootouts are getting more and more popular. In a shootout format tournament you play each table until you beat all the...

z0di@c Wins 2011 PokerStars WCOOP Event 44 35m4u

The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker is nearing its conclusion, but some of the best events are yet to come. WCOOP Event 44, a $320 No Limit Hold’em 2x Chance, was undoubtedly one of the toughest fields yet. The 2x chance meant that if a player were to...

Pistons87 Wins 2011 PokerStars WCOOP Event #41 37481r

One of the most prestigious events in the 2011 WCOOP is in the books.  Event #41, a High-Roller Heads-up Championship, came to an end late Sunday night.  Thirty-two of the world’s best poker players paid the $10,000 entry fee creating a $320,000 prize pool. ...

iwonthurtyou Wins 2011 WCOOP Event 35 2k311p

PokerStars promised huge action for its WCOOP Event 35 making it a rebuy and add-on tournament. The $215 No-Limit Hold ‘Em tournament allowed rebuys and add-ons. Friday’s event drew 1,254 players; 1,265 of these players rebought while 869 added onto their stack during...

SosickPL Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event #32 3k1n2i

1,714 grinders bought in for the $320 WCOOP Event #32, creating a $514,200 prize pool. First place was to take down a life-changing prize of $83,557.50, a prize decided after two days of play. Day One narrowed down the playing field to the final ten. Insanocut earned...

Schildy1984 wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 28 471e3x

This year’s World Championship of Online Poker is in full swing at PokerStars, with players from around the globe competing for awesome prize pools in exciting tournaments. We’re fast-approaching the halfway mark of the series, so a huge amount of cash has...

WCOOP Satellites, Radio, and $5M Main Event 4c594q

It’s the most wonderful time of year: the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is in full swing! If you’re not in the middle of a WCOOP event, tune in to PokerStars.tv. PokerStars.tv is showing cards for final table highlights from all 13 of the...

Flying Smile Wins WCOOP Event 22 7313f

Nearly 4,000 players ed to do battle in WCOOP Event 22. The tournament required a $530 buy-in, but numerous satellite winners littered the field. The game? The Cadillac of poker: No Limit Texas Hold’Em. When it was time to shuffle up and deal, each...

N4kai Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 18 4163w

N4kai, the first Polish player to post a win in the WCOOP, has taken the gold in Event 18.

Tat0chka Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 14 4e4n2a

As most poker players may know, the World Championship of Online Poker is underway at PokerStars. Event 14, a six-max knockout event, lasted two days and drew 3,568 registrants. With a $265 buy-in, $50 of which was a bounty, a mammoth $713,600 prize pool was created...

Exclusive Interview: Stapleton and Wealthall on the 2011 WCOOP 54t21

FlopTurnRiver had the opportunity to interview the hosts of the 2011 WCOOP Radio Show – Joe “Stapes” Stapleton and Nick Wealthall. Stapleton is known for his co-hosting and commentator role on The Big Game, along with his outstanding sense of humor....

Extasyman Wins 2011 WCOOP Event #9 2q1a54

The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker came roaring out of the blocks this past week, as more than a handful of events either flirted or past the million dollar prize pool mark. On Wednesday, another trio of high-stakes tournaments looked to do the same.  The...

Lol_U_91 Wins 2011 WCOOP Event #1 73656c

The world’s biggest online tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker, is underway! Welcome to the WCOOP 2011, which features 62 events, and over $30 Million in guaranteed prizes! The WCOOP features players from all around the world, battling it...

MONSTER_DONG Wins 2011 PokerStars WCOOP Event #6 105ot

With the swell of uncertainty that has billowed up around online poker in these past few months, there was a collective sigh of relief to see the familiar face of the WCOOP swinging into view. It was also invigorating to see an old adage be reaffirmed, with the winner...

Negreanu Draws Fire at WCOOP Final Table 3vf3k

Once embraced as one of the most likeable characters in the game, Daniel Negranu has drawn a sizable amount of heat over the past several months. From his criticism of Ultimate Bet to his well-publicized slur toward Annie Duke, Kid Poker has found himself in the limelight a bit more often than he and his employers would like, perhaps. Now, it seems, he's given detractors more fuel for their hate machine.

POTTERPOKER Wins PokerStars WCOOP 2010 Main Event 3i4s19

Almost 2500 players entered the $5,200 WCOOP Main Event to do battle for over 2 days. The grueling tournament boasted first prize money in excess of $2.2 million. Event 62 attracted top talent such as shaundeeb and FlopTurnRiver’s maxxscam who finished in 48th...

Controversy Over Stalling in WCOOP 8-Game 176d2f

The World Championship of Online Poker has been taking place over the past few weeks at PokerStars, and has paid out a staggering amount of cash to the thousands of players involved. In the recent $10,000 8-Game Championship Event, there was more than just money on...

Blue Knight1 wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 60 1h656g

The World Championship of Online Poker is winding down, but the excitement sure is not. WCOOP Event #60 took place on Sunday, a day that is normally reserved for PokerStars’ weekly Sunday Million. Most everything remained the same including the $215 buy-in and...

g0lfa Wins PokerStars WCOOP 2010 Event #55 574h4b

There was never any danger of the PokerStars 2010 World Championship of Online Poker petering out with a whimper, but even the most cynical observer would have been impressed by the sheer volume of tournaments packed into the series’ final weekend. One of these...

APowers1968 Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 48 284k2x

The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is currently underway, and host to a great variety of different events. Among the more popular are the two-day events being run, and one such tournament took place this week. APowers1968 proved he had what it...

bbbbb33 Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 52 64913

The internet is alive with the sound of tournament poker. The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker has been taking place this month, offering poker pros and rookies alike a shot at their share of the staggering $50,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. Thus far...

DDBeast Wins 2010 WCOOP Event #53 4f1t60

Throughout the 2010 World Championship of Poker there have been plenty of big buy-in events with huge paydays. Actually, some of the smallest fields have produced the biggest prize pools, especially the re-buy events. A great example of this was Event #53, the...

Feltin’Donks Wins PokerStars 2010 WCOOP Event 50 673p3q

Very early this morning Event 50 of this year’s WCOOP wrapped up, the No Limit Texas Hold’em $200+$15 Big Antes tournament. In a Big Antes tournament, antes appear at the start of the tournament and, at 20% of the big blind, are much larger than usual....

JuneauJyack wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 45 3xd6s

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker turned up the speed with Event 45. There were a couple of things about said tournament that made it one of the most action-packed tournaments of the WCOOP. Firstly, every player had a $50 bounty on their head that...

Jason Mercier Wins 2010 WCOOP Event #42! 1a525s

With over 60 events in the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker it can be hard for a tournament to stand out. A great way to garner a lot of attention is to have an event with a huge prize pool and great professionals making the final table. The two-day $1,050...

mviper256 Wins PokerStars WCOOP 2010 Event #44 6y2x43

The 2010 World Championship of Online Poker has less than a week left to run, but the tournaments keep coming thick and fast. This morning the 44th contest came to a close, crowning yet another winner and awarding yet another gold bracelet. The $300 + $20 No Limit...

RaiseOnce Wins PokerStars 2010 WCOOP Event 39 1t6d2l

Yesterday the biggest tournament day of the week saw the biggest buy-in of this year’s WCOOP: the $25,000+$500 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up event. 31 entries meant that the tournament barely made its $750,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the players...

Money_1985 Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 41 4m1z3j

Sundays are traditionally the biggest day in an online tournament player’s week, with the largest tournaments scheduled to take place. This week was no exception, with a $215 No Limit Hold’Em tournament sporting a $1.5 Million guaranteed prize pool taking...

SixthSenSe19 Wins WCOOP Event #38 2r6g6t

In the marathon heads-up matter that was PokerStars' WCOOP Event #38, SixthSenSe19 emerged as the top dog in what is arguably the most challenging game in online poker. Outlasting 943 other entrants, SixthSenSe19 took home the lion's share of the $600,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $500+$30 buy-in event finished short of its expected enrollment, but still managed to last nearly 36 hours.

ChipUniter Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 37 411k6p

Over 2300 players ed for the 37th 2010 WCOOP event, $320 No Limit Hold ‘Em. The event failed to meet its $750,000 Guaranteed so PokerStars ponied up a shade under $50,000 to keep its part of the bargain. The Cadillac of Poker attracted internet...

Wretchy wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 35 172n30

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker continues to heat up with bigger prize pools and more action. The 35th event of the WCOOP was a rebuy and add-on event that cost $200 + $15. Players were able to rebuy for 3,000 chips during the first hour once their...

26071985 Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event #32 i193y

There are a dizzying number of tournaments in this year’s World Championship of Online Poker. Just over half way through the entire series, we’ve just seen the completion of Event #32. The only wrinkle in this tournament’s standard format was the...

Shaun Deeb Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 28 41546w

Thanks to the poker boom, live tournament players have a huge host of series in beautiful locations around the world to choose from. While the scenery may not be as good for online players, the action and fun surely is, and it doesn’t get much better than the...

Kardioloq Wins 2010 WCOOP Event #30 3z652x

One of the more exciting events in this years World Championship of Online Poker came to an end late this afternoon. Event #30, a $500+$30 NL Shoot-Out Tournament, resumed Thursday afternoon with just 10 players remaining. The high-stakes NL Shoot-Out held a $500,000...

bcgt178 Wins PokerStars 2010 WCOOP Event 23 5h43l

The start of a new work week did not prevent tournament enthusiasts from participating in Event 23 of this year’s WCOOP, a $200+$15 No Limit Hold’em tournament played in 4-max. The guaranteed prize pool was $700k, but because only 2,915 players ed,...

Antoshka Wins WCOOP Event 21 6f6125

Over 10,000 entrants formed a prizepool in excess of $2,000,000, shattering World Championship of Online Poker Event 21’s guarantee of $1.5 Million. The event was a rather standard $215 No Limit Hold ‘Em event. The Cadillac of Poker attracted the best on...

DSchec Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 19 6t122b

The World Championship of Online Poker sped things up a bit with Event #19. The $109 buy-in tournament was unique in that levels were only ten minutes long. This made it different than standard turbo tournaments that rely extensively on luck, though the excitement of...

kinect_poker Wins PokerStars WCOOP 2010 Event #14 6k7123

It seems like only yesterday that the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker got underway, but PokerStars has already forged their way as far as Event #14 – a $200 + $50 + $15 6-max No Limit Hold’em Knockout tournament. Of the $250 buy-in, $50 was placed...

IneedMassari Wins WCOOP 2010 Event #12 n2b65

One of the longest events in this year’s World Championship of Online Poker is in the books. Event #12, a $200+$15 NL Hold’em Heads-up tournament came to an end Thursday night after kicking off yesterday afternoon. The single-elimination one-on-one...

joiso Wins PokerStars 2010 WCOOP Event 9 3rh4h

WCOOP 2010 welcomed its first 2-day tournament on Tuesday with Event 9, a $1,050 buy-in featuring No Limit Hold’em and a $1 million prize pool. PokerStars prize pools have a regular habit of exceeding guarantees, and Event 9 was no exception. 1,612 players...

flashdisastr Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event 11 1k1f1g

The time has come once again to get on the virtual tables and earn those bragging rights, not to mention you share of the millions of dollars in prizes up for grabs. That’s right, folks. PokerStars is once again hosting the World Championship of Online Poker,...

Xaston Captures WCOOP Event 6 Win s3i5q

Four hours, when you think about it, isn't a lot of time to work for a $200,000 payday. Just ask Xanston, who captured a $213,986.82 victory in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker's sixth event.

joao bauer Wins PokerStars 2010 WCOOP Event 3 wm4l

Tournament players have been waiting all year for the biggest online tournament series on Earth and it is finally here. The World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP, has begun. As usual, FlopTurnRiver will be updating its on all of the WCOOP’s...

J0hnny_Dr@m@ Wins PokerStars WCOOP Event #5 153i1k

1296 players did battle in WCOOP Event 5, $320 6-Max, Shootout. Entrants had to win 4 Sit and Gos in a row to claim the top prize of $62,000. On the surface it appears easy enough. However, the odds of winning four in a row is astronomical, even for top SNG players....

CrabMaki Wins PokerStars WCOOP 2010 Event #2 b3z5g

Lesser tournament series take their time building to a crescendo, but that’s not how they do things at PokerStars. Only two events into the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker and we’ve already seen the completion of a $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em...

AlexKP Wins WCOOP 2010 Event #1 5d64d

The 2010 World Championship of Online Poker is underway! The biggest online tournament series in the world kicked off early Sunday with Event #1 – $215 NL Hold’em 6-Max. The $1,250,000 guaranteed event attracted more than 9,000 players and generated a...

Jovial Gent Wins WCOOP Event #45 – Main Event 5p5a4w

This is it.  The culmination of the largest annual online poker tournament in the world – The World Championship of Online Poker.  Brought to you by… who else, the largest online poker site in the world, PokerStars.  The Main Event is the tournament to win...

ElkY wins again, this time the 2009 WCOOP Event #43: $215 NL Holdem, $1,000,000 GTD 6m2x33

They say poker is a game of luck. Someone should have gotten that memo to Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, who not only demonstrated that poker is a game of skill, but also demonstrated that he has the necessary prowess to take down his second bracelet of the...

ElkY wins 2009 WCOOP Event #38: $530 1R1A NL Holdem 3x205

When all was said and done, only one remained, and it happened to be a seasoned vet among the PokerStars pros. ElkY showes us how it is done, by taking down the PokerStars 2009 World Championship of Online Poker Event #38: $530 1R1A NLHE. This event exceeded its...

Unassigned Wins 2009 WCOOP Event #39 313w40

One of the bigger fixed-limit events of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker has come to an end.  Event #39, $1000+$50 6-max Fixed-Limit Hold’em, drew 437 of the world’s best poker players including numerous PokerStars sponsored professionals. Chad...

Astrolux85 Wins WCOOP Event #36 221l3y

The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker is on the cusp of its final weekend. Although all roads lead to the $5,000 Main Event, the action is still fierce in the preliminary tournaments. No more so than in Event #36, a $500 + $30 No Limit Hold ‘em 6-max tournament...

Koln4ever Wins WCOOP Event #34 126830

We’re rolling into the final weekend for WCOOP 2009, as it was Event #34 wrapping up in the wee hours of the morning.  This event was a $215 no-limit Hold’em tournament featuring “big antes” from the start.  The guarantee was set at $500,000,...

df1986 Wins WCOOP Event #33 6v6e5q

The big guns turned out for WCOOP Event #33. The $1000 + $50 tournament was one of the higher buy-in No Limit Hold ‘em events on the calendar and pokers brightest stars were keen to demonstrate their prowess. In the end, it didn’t quite happen that way. Among the long...

Spencerman3 Wins WCOOP Event #30 141vo

PokerStars implemented a double-chance tournament for their 30th event of the WCOOP; a $320 No Limit Hold ‘Em event..  What exactly is a double-chance?  As the name suggests, players were given two chances in the tournament.  If a player was stacked during the first...

Unsyatisfied wins WCOOP Event #28 4a3m5m

The second of three 2-day events at the 2009 WCOOP came to a conclusion yesterday. These mammoth tournaments combine the speed of internet play with a big stack of chips, allowing the best players to flex their poker-skills against the backdrop of a slow structure....

Leijk22 Wins WCCOP Event #26 2c9

Event #26 of PokerStars’ WCOOP was a $215 No Limit Hold ‘Em event.  With its low buy-in and $1 million guarantee, the event was immensely successful.  A total of 9,795 players ed for the tournament making the prize pool $1,959,000; that is almost $1 million...

Iftarii wins 2009 WCOOP Event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold'em No Limit Heads-Up i5lk

Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up. That’s $25 THOUSAND DOLLARS to buy in, so you could be assured that the...

Iftarii wins 2009 WCOOP Event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up 2k1n1j

Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up. That’s $25 THOUSAND DOLLARS to buy in, so you could be assured that the...

MyRabbiFoo wins 2009 WCOOP Event #24 272f6m

Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #24, $500+$30 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up.  1564 hopefuls showed up for a night of extremely deepstacked poker, to determine...

Soterdelf Wins WCOOP Event #21 6h6737

As this year’s World Championship of Online Poker approaches its midpoint, it already looks like the most successful series yet. Numerous events have smashed their guarantees and each tournament has seen thousands of players packed in to compete. Event #21 was no...

Str8$$$Homey Wins WCOOP Event #23 1a16j

Friday night was another big night for the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker hosted by PokerStars. Three big events, including Event #23, a $300+$20 NL Freeze-Out, kicked off a big weekend for the tournament series. Event 23 was merely a $300,000 guaranteed...

Dangdokodang Wins WCOOP Event #14 72w55

PokerStars’ WCOOP Event #14 was a mixed hold ‘em event switching from No Limit to Limit Hold ‘Em every ten minutes.  The $320 Mixed Hold ‘Em event saw a 1,563 player field for a prize pool of $468,900.  Many world-class professional poker players were present for the...

iCeVeNoM Wins WCOOP Event #17 NL Shoot Out 64f1m

One of the more interesting events of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker has come to an end.  The $500+$30 No-Limit Triple Shootout is in the books.  The $500,000 guarantee ended up being just that, as 1,000 players ponied up for a chance at over $91,000 in...

XTheDecanoX Wins 2009 WCOOP Event #16 5f1bz

Event #16 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is in the books.  One of the bigger buy-in tournaments proved that the cream does in fact rise to the top.  The $1,000+$50 buy-in attracted over 1,500 competitors, creating a massive $1,558,000 prize...

Lebordelaii Wins WCOOP Event #12 1e174i

PokerStars introduced their $215 4-max No Limit Hold ‘Em WCOOP tournament last year to high acclaim. The 2009 tournament was even more popular with 3,864 entrants and a prize pool of $770,800. The first place finisher would win $111,457.69. The final table players and...

WCOOP Event 11 Recap 5o1a1w

Event 11 finally came to an end after about a day and a half of play. This event was a no limit Hold ‘Em tourney with a $530 buy in and $30 fee, and was pretty generous in the prize pool. $3 million was guaranteed for the pool, and it was added to before the...

Sumpas Wins 2009 WCOOP Event #10 473t27

Do you Men In Black? Specifially, when Will Smith asked the officer why the lot were summoned, the officer replied: “Well, because you are the best of the best of the best!” This expression truly applies to last night’s event, the 2009...

Ternoplayer Wins 2009 WCOOP Event #9 10p6z

The Sunday Million was taken over by PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker yesterday, and it proved to be a great success.  Over 11,000 players entered the $200+$15 NL Freeze-Out creating a massive $2,226,200 prize pool with over $300,000 guaranteed for first...

ternoplayer wins WCOOP Event #9 1n4964

It is a testament to the strength and popularity of PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) that the 11,131 strong field for Event #9 was not even the largest seen this series. As part of the guarantees totalling $40 million this year, $1 million had...

vakAAttack Wins WCOOP Event #6 bu4y

The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker continued yesterday with event #6, a $100 + $9 no-limit Hold’em tournament with $1 million guaranteed.  The WCOOP continues to draw huge fields and destroy the guarantees and this tournament was no exception.  A total...

ChopSueyyy Wins 2009 WCOOP Event #1 363ny

The World Championship of Online Poker is back!  With a huge variety of tournaments spanning the next 17 days, this year’s WCOOP could possibly be PokerStars best. Kicking things off was Event #1, a $200+$15 buy-in NL 6-max Freeze-Out with a $1,250,000...

WCOOP Begins Today n5a2t

The most hotly anticipated event in the online poker calendar begins today at PokerStars. The 7th annual World Championship of Online Poker is aptly billed as the internet equivalent of the World Series of Poker. It’s a place where all the top pros hordes of...

Poker-Stars WCOOP extreme satellites running NOW! 4f1f62

Currently running (and will continue to do so until August 16) are tons of satellites on PokerStars to qualify for the World Championship of Online Poker. In total, PokerStars guarantees a total of 2,350 seats to be given out in their WCOOP Extreme...

PokerStars.com Offers Biggest Bonus-Ever! 195417

PokerStars has unveiled one of their biggest promotions ever – increased deposit bonuses! It is commonly agreed upon that PokerStars reigns king in online tournaments, player base size, and name recognition, but one area players felt they fell short was in the...

Win Your WCOOP Seat with Poker-Stars' WCOOP Extreme Satellites! 3q2q5n

Set to begin on September 3rd, the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker is going to be the largest online poker series in history!  The schedule is made up of 45 events, including three high rollers, with a guaranteed prize pool of more than $40,000,000! ...

Win Your WCOOP Seat with Poker-Stars’ WCOOP Extreme Satellites! u1p3o

Set to begin on September 3rd, the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker is going to be the largest online poker series in history!  The schedule is made up of 45 events, including three high rollers, with a guaranteed prize pool of more than $40,000,000! ...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-27-Results 1m6n9

One of the most appealing factors of the annual WCOOP is that it offers a little bit of everything, tailoring to the varying preferences of online poker players from all over the world.  Event #27 of this year’s WCOOP was no exception as it provided a twist that the...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-33-Results 24a5t

It was only fitting that the richest online tournament series of all time finished off with the richest online tournament prize pool of all time. There have been few online events, if any, that were more anticipated than the WCOOP 2008 Main Event, a $5,200 No Limit...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-30-Results 454m5p

Event #30 of this years bumper WCOOP was one for the Omaha purists. Although there has been a healthy selection throughout the series, this was the first Omaha event that came with no added extras. Merely a simple Pot Limit tournament that was sure to separate the...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-32-Results 646e5w

One of the bigger buy-in tournaments, the $10,000+300 HORSE Championship took place this past Saturday.  As is the case for most HOSRE events, many of the world’s top poker professional were on hand to display their mastery of five different poker games. For...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-29-Results 293728

The World Championship of Online Poker’s Event 29 proved to be a huge success this past Friday.  The 6-max, No-Limit Texas Hold’em rebuy event pulled 852 players for a total of 1,011 rebuys and 658 add-ons.  With the buy-in at $530, the prize pool far...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-26-Results 5q1072

Six max games are aggressive by nature. Make it a tournament, factor in over $152,000 for first, and the game gets downright nasty. That’s exactly what happened in WCOOP Event 26, a $320 NLHE six-max event. 3,273 players came out, taking the original $500,000...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-25-Results 41g8

748 of thew world’s biggest gamblers sat down for WCOOP Event #25, the $320-rebuy Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.  Plenty of big names were on hand as PLO is steadily becoming the game of choice in high-stake circles.  A large contingent of Team PokerStars Pros...

PokerStars-WCOOP Event #23 Ends Early This Morning 3j1ey

Event #23 in the Poker Stars World Championship of Online Poker was a $530 buyin NL Hold’em tournament offering the option of one rebuy during the first hour, and one add-on during the first break. The enthusiasm for this format was apparent, with 1,159 players...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-13-Results, 146a2y

Event 13 of the World Championship of Online Poker featured one of the most popular events of the series: the $215 rebuy tournament. The popularity of this tournament was reflected in the turnout – 2234 players participated, inflating the prize pool up to $1,278,600,...

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Apologies for the delay as Hurricane Ike has made life difficult for most of us on the Texas Coast-line. Event 12 of PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP, took place this past Wednesday, September 10th. The tournament uses a mixed structure,...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-20-Results 4c6m5z

Yesterday evening saw the conclusion of one of the most important events in this years WCOOP calendar. The $1000 + $15 No Limit Hold ’em tournament, otherwise known as Event #20, holds the honor of having the biggest guaranteed prize pool outside of the main...

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Event 19 got underway this past Sunday with the largest buy-in of any of the 2008 WCOOP events.  Sixty-four players paid up the $25,500, lured by the $1,600,000 guarantee, but only eight could place in the money and only one would walk away with the $560,000 first...

Huxfluxen wins PokerStars-WCOOP Event 15, NLHE Heads Up 3y5x3e

Event 15 of the PokerStars WCOOP 2008 was the first of two no-limit hold’em heads up shootouts on the schedule.  It’s a pretty simple process, you play your opponent 1 on 1, then win, play another opponent and win, and keep moving up until you are the...

Jonasof87 Wins PokerStars-WCOOP Event #9 NL Hold'em 4-max 20552f

Last night marked a first for the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. This was the first year that they have held a NL Hold’em 4-max event. Event #9 was a $215 buyin offering a $400K guaranteed prize pool. The turnout was impressive, even for such a...

Jonasof87 Wins PokerStars-WCOOP Event #9 NL Hold’em 4-max 733r40

Last night marked a first for the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. This was the first year that they have held a NL Hold’em 4-max event. Event #9 was a $215 buyin offering a $400K guaranteed prize pool. The turnout was impressive, even for such a...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-6-Results 5s5s41

The $530 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament has proven to be the most popular WCOOP event, time and time again.  Last year, over 20 hours were played, prompting this year’s Event 6 to be split into two days.  This year, 7,351 ed to compete in...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-7-Results 685957

This past Monday saw the start of the first Omaha tournament at this years Poker Stars World Championship of Online Poker. The buy-in stood at an affordable $200 + $15, and with a guaranteed prize pool of at least $300,000 it was no surprise to see that a whole host...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-5-Results 2s2v5c

Event #5 of this year’s PokerStars WCOOP turned out to be the biggest buy-in WCOOP tournament to date, bringing in High-Roller NL players from all over the world!  With a hefty buy-in of $10,000, Event 5 was sure to attract some of the best players this game has...

PokerStars-WCOOP-2008-Event-1-Results 4w4x2

The 2008 World Championship of Online Poker kicked off yesterday, September 5th, at PokerStars!  In total, there will be 33 different events with over $30 million guaranteed throughout them!  There are still many satellites running until the main event, which is on...

WCOOP Set to Kick Off on Stars 1o61

The online poker spotlight turns to PokerStars this weekend for the highly anticipated World Championship of Online Poker. The event is set to begin tomorrow, Friday September 4th, starting at 14:30 EST with a $215 buyin NL Hold’em 6-max tournament with a $1...

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September ushers in the return of the Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker. This year, the 2008 WCOOP will be the largest online poker tournament series in the entire world with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000! The series starts September 5 and...

WCOOP Event ME: Report 42465t

Anyone who had the money couldn’t resist entering into the WCOOP Main Event on Sunday September 30th. The $2300 buy in conclusion to the WCOOP series hosted nearly 3,000 players, and, more importantly, the biggest prize pool in online poker history: $7,495,000!! The...

WCOOP Event #11: Report 6j3m5t

Normally playing bad cards is a bad thing. In Razz, you try to play as many bad cards as possible. It’s not a surprise then that a player who likes playing bad cards, a player named OnlyPlayRagz, would be the winner of Event #11, the only Razz event of the WCOOP....

WCOOP Event #9: Report 1gl60

WCOOP Event #9 may have been the most exciting of all the events so far. Rebuy events are known to have some crazy and aggressive play. Players often joke that the Swedes are the most aggressive players around, so it’s not too much of a surprise that a Swede ruthan...

WCOOP n what lies ahead 664z30

played the final 2 wcoop events the 1k limit and finished itm in 28th, was close to a big score there, but played one hand bad and got a bit shortstacked and took a small beat to bust out right before we got down to 3 tables. in the main event i did well built a...

WSOP ME: Hour 17 4g2a2u

I just woke up to see that maxxscam got out in 216th, for about $6k, not too bad. gp333 didn’t cash and neither did busto_soon. Right now I don’t recognize barely any names left. We have our final table, and the one name I do recognize, HelmetSky, is just...

WCOOP ME: Hour 7 594j6d

Sorry guys I took a break because I had to study. So gp333 has had an incredibly up and down day and right now it is down. He is under 30k chips and has only just over 10bb. Busto_soon has been less swingy in his day, but still has failed to get anything going....

WCOOP ME: Hour 4 2s23o

gp333 has been up and down. He has stabilized at 52k chips. Unfortunately gabe misclicked off 7k chips. He got some of that back by letting his opponent bluff into his KK. PokerStars Game #12366146604: Tournament #70000023, $2500+$100 Hold’em No Limit –...

WCOOP ME: Hour 3 516e

gp333 suffered a horrible beat and now finds himself in the middle of the pack. PokerStars Game #12364448401: Tournament #70000023, $2500+$100 Hold’em No Limit – Level V (200/400) – 2007/09/30 – 19:12:37 (ET) Table ‘70000023 171’...

WCOOP ME: Hour 2 6g36v

gp333 continues to dominate his table with aggression. He’s unstoppable right now. His postflop skills are so good he is raising hands like J6o profitably. PokerStars Game #12363373539: Tournament #70000023, $2500+$100 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV...

WCOOP Main Event: Hour 1 4n1d5

WCOOP ME is underway! Nearly 3000 player have entered and first place is nearly 1.4 million dollars! Top 8 will recieve 6 figure paydays! It’s going to be somebodies lucky day today, and right now its looking like it could be gp333’s day! The FTRer is in...

WCOOP Event #8: Report 3bxo

Although a known tournament pro made the final table of event #8 of the WCOOP, a $530 buy-in Limit Omaha H/L event, the winner of the tournament was an amateur. A player simply called Copi beat a field 917 entrants to take the $103,804.40 first prize in a prize pool...

WCOOP Event #7: Report 1b1a1e

The 7th WCOOP Event was the first of two Limit Hold’em events of the series. Although it featured only an $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, by the time the tournament began the prize pool was four times that amount, a whopping $400,000! The field featured one of the...