World Championship of Online Poker

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The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is an online poker tournament sponsored by PokerStars.com.

Established in 2002 as the online equivalent of the World Series of Poker, the WCOOP tournament series is the largest of its kind on the Internet. [1] [2]

The fifteen WCOOP events in 2005 generated $12,783,900 in prize money, making it not only the biggest ever online poker event, but the third biggest poker series (live or online) in all of 2005.

Keeping with the tradition of the World Series of Poker, the WCOOP is a series of tournaments in which players compete in a variety of different poker games. The games featured are Limit, Pot Limit and No Limit Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, Pot Limit Omaha High and Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, and HORSE. The main event is No Limit Hold'em.

In addition to the cash prize, the winner of each WCOOP event receives a personally engraved 14 karat gold bracelet from PokerStars.

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[edit] 2002 Events

The 2002 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of nine events with over $730,000 in combined prizes. The events, buy in and winners are listed below.

  • Limit Texas Holdem ($109) fingaz (USA) $15,537.50
  • Pot Limit Omaha High Low ($265) Canuk (Canada) $14,231.25
  • Seven Card Stud High Low ($265) 55lucky55 (USA) $14,025.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem ($320) michigangirl (USA) $23,677.50
  • Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($320) MIK22 (France) $23,677.50
  • Limit Omaha High Low ($530) –db- (USA) $20,250.00
  • Limit Texas Holdem ($530) kerrdawg (USA) $37,537.50
  • Limit Texas Holdem Heads Up ($109) lennart (Sweden) $7,680.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event ($1050) MultiMarine (Sweden) $65,450.00

[edit] 2003 Events

The 2003 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of 11 events with a total prize pool of over $2.7 Million. The events, buy in and winners are listed below.

  • No Limit Texas Holdem Heads Up ($109) batoelrob (Groningen) $12,800.00
  • Limit Texas Holdem ($109) C.M. Burns (Davis) $32,525.00
  • Pot Limit Omaha High Low ($320) Lenny (Long Beach) $27,600.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem ($320) Erik123 (Linkoping) $101,850.00
  • Seven Card Stud ($320) naya (San Antonio) $23,512.50
  • Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($530) jr50 (Lansing) $68,250.00
  • Omaha High Low ($530) starkitty (Marina Del Ray) $39,750.00
  • Seven Card Stud High Low ($530) RatPack (San Diego) $38,912.50
  • Pot Limit Omaha ($530) Big Cy (Biloxi) $38,500.00
  • Limit Texas Holdem ($530) actiondonkey (Las Vegas) $78,250.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event ($1050) DeOhGee (Indian Wells) $222,750.00

[edit] 2004 Events

The 2004 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of 12 events with a total prize pool of over $6 Million. The events, buy in and winners are listed below.

  • Pot Limit Omaha High Low ($320) AustinKearns (USA) $47,025.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem Match Play ($215) tobiper (Sweden) $40,960.00
  • Limit Texas Holdem ($215) obiwon (USA) $58,512.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem with rebuys ($215) dblgutshot (USA) $109,033.00
  • No Limit Texas Holdem ($530) Sporto623 (USA) $68,892.88
  • Seven Card Stud ($320) CoolHandTony (USA) $37,875.00
  • Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($530) fabsoul (USA) $60,230.00
  • Limit Omaha High Low ($530) Raptor19 (USA) $51,300.00
  • Seven Card Stud High Low ($530) LBJ1 (USA) $56,750.00
  • Pot Limit Omaha ($530) joelmick (USA) $41,986.50
  • Limit Texas Holdem ($1050) Mandelbrot (USA) $62,296.87
  • No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event ($2600) Ragde (Norway) $424,945.26

[edit] 2005 Events

The 2005 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of 15 events with a total prize pool of over $12 Million. The events, buy in and winners are listed below.

  • No Limit Texas Holdem ($530) Snow Leopard (USA) $306,200.00

Entries: 3062 - Prize Pool: $1,531,000

  • Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys ($215) MR32 (USA) $102,422.00

Entries: 973 (935 Rebuys, 590 Add-ons) - Prize Pool: $499,600

  • No Limit Texas Holdem match play ($215) ImoneyBling (USA) $35,720.00

Entries: 1024 - Prize Pool: $204,800

  • Pot Limit Texas Holdem short-handed ($215) luckyfire4 (USA) $67,367.00

Entries: 2345 - Prize Pool: $469,000

  • No Limit Texas Holdem with rebuys ($215) genoa_st (USA) $187,166.00

Entries: 2146 (1825 Rebuys, 1235 Add-ons) - Prize Pool: $1,041,200

  • Limit Texas Holdem ($215) ActionJeff (USA) $50,000.00

Entries: 1781 - Prize Pool: $356,200

  • Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($520) kwil20 (Canada) $114,000.00

Entries: 1185 - Prize Pool: $592,500

  • No Limit Texas Holdem ($1050) VikingVI (USA) $316,638.00

Entries: 1790 - Prize Pool: $1,790,000

  • Seven Card Stud ($320) SUPERTYR (Denmark) $35,733.00

Entries: 622 - Prize Pool: $186,600

  • No Limit Texas Holdem Triple Shootout ($1050) Acey-Deucy (USA) $150,026.00

Entries: 635 - Prize Pool: $700,000

  • Limit Omaha High Low ($530) musher (USA) $81,289.00

Entries: 735 - Prize Pool: $367,500

  • Seven Card Stud High Low ($530) Bunsen (USA) $66,125.00

Entries: 529 - Prize Pool: $264,500

  • Pot Limit Omaha ($530) spawng (Canada) $66,787.00

Entries: 720 - Prize Pool: $360,000

  • Limit Texas Holdem ($1050) DietDrPoker (USA) $139,799.00

Entries: 686 - Prize Pool: $686,000

  • No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event ($2600) Panella86 (USA) $577,342.00

Entries: 1494 - Prize Pool: $3,735,000

[edit] 2006 Events

The 2006 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of 18 events. The schedule including buy in for each event is listed below.

  • September 16 Razz ($200 buy-in + $15 entry fee) WINNER: Nabokov (USA) $58,365.00

Entries: 1,297; Total Prize Pool: $259,400; Places Paid: 136
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 40 minutes

  • September 17 No Limit Texas Holdem ($500 + $30) WINNER: Rambo5 (Sweden) $320,865.00

Entires: 4,495; Total Prize Pool: $2,247,500; Places Paid: 600
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 7 minutes

  • September 18 Pot Limit Omaha with re-buys ($300 + $20) WINNER: thegiant (Sweden) $151,260.90

Entries: 773 (987 re-buys, 501 add-ons); Total Prize Pool: $678,300; Places Paid: 90
Elapsed Time: 12 hours, 53 minutes

  • September 19 No Limit Texas Holdem Match Play ($200 + $15) WINNER: spawng (Canada) $58,248.00

Entries: 2,048; Total Prize Pool: $409,600; Places Paid: 256
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 43 minutes
spawng becomes first player to win 2 WCOOP Bracelets.

  • September 20 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo ($500 + $30) WINNER: kwob20 (USA) $103,162.25

Entries: 953; Total Prize Pool: $476,500; Places Paid: 120
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 12 minutes

  • September 21 No Limit Texas Holdem with rebuys ($200 + $15) WINNER: austinlewis (USA) $199,509.00

Entries: 2,081 (2,503 re-buys, 1,337 add-ons); Total Prize Pool: $1,184,200; Places Paid: 270
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 34 minutes

  • September 22 Limit Texas Holdem ($200 + $15) WINNER: yaaaflow (Canada) $60,419.00

Entries: 1,871; Total Prize Pool: $374,400; Places Paid: 270
Elapsed Time: 12 hours, 29 minutes

  • September 23 HORSE ($200 + $15) WINNER: F .Briatore (Germany) $79,112.00

Entries: 1,798; Total Prize Pool: $359,600; Places Paid: 176
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 14 minutes

  • September 23 Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($500 + $30) WINNER: uncforte (USA) $105,329.00

Entries: 1,095; Total Prize Pool: $547,500; Places Paid: 150
Elapsed Time: 10 hours, 58 minutes

  • September 24 No Limit Texas Holdem ($1,000 + $50) WINNER: strassa2 (USA) $442,440.00

Entries: 2,458; Total Prize Pool: $2,458,000; Places Paid: 330
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 48 minutes

  • September 25 Seven Card Stud ($300 + $20) WINNER: nikstar (USA) $39,548.00

Entries: 657; Total Prize Pool: $197,100; Places Paid: 88
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 41 minutes

  • September 26 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo ($300 + $20) WINNER: Mr. Shhhhhhh (USA) $56,080.00

Entries: 1,303; Total Prize Pool: $390,900; Places Paid: 180
Elapsed Time: 12 hours, 50 minutes

  • September 27 Short-handed (6/table) Pot Limit Texas Holdem ($300 + $20) WINNER: dnKid (USA) $87,560.00

Entries: 1,741; Total Prize Pool: $522,300; Places Paid: 222
Elapsed Time: 12 hours, 2 minutes

  • September 28 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo ($500 + $30) WINNER: kwob20 (USA) $68,267.50

Entries: 581; Total Prize Pool: $290,500; Places Paid: 72
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 44 minutes
kwob20 becomes first player to win 2 WCOOP bracelets in one year

  • September 29 Pot Limit Omaha ($500 + $30) WINNER: Trabelsi (Finland) $93,852.75

Entries: 867; Total Prize Pool: $433,500; Places Paid: 120
Elapsed Time: 10 hours, 45 minutes
Runner-up: Humberto B. (Costa Rica)

  • September 30 HORSE ($5,000 + $200) WINNER: stelladora (USA) $223,150.00

Entries: 175; Total Prize Pool: $875,000; Places Paid: 24
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 21 minutes

  • September 30 Limit Texas Holdem ($1,000 + $50) WINNER: laurentia (Hungary) $145,200.00

Entries: 695; Total Prize Pool: $695,000; Places Paid: 90
Elapsed Time: 11 hours, 51 minutes

  • October 1 No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event ($2,500 + $100) WINNER: area23JC (USA) $670,194.00

Entries: 2,510; Total Prize Pool: $6,275,000; Places Paid: 330
Elapsed Time: 13 hours, 33 minutes
The original first prize was to be $1,157,737.50, but the final six players in the tournament struck a deal to more evenly divide the prize money.

2006 WCOOP Total Prize Pool: $18,674,300 [3]

[edit] WCOOP Main Event Winners

  • 2002: MultiMarine (Taby, Sweden) - $65,450.00
  • 2003: DeOhGee (Indian Wells, CA, USA) - $222,750.00
  • 2004: Ragde (Oslo, Norway) - $424,945.26
  • 2005: Panella86 (Eddystone, PA, USA) - $577,342.00
  • 2006: area23JC (Sacramento, CA, USA) - $670,194.00 [4]

[edit] WCOOP Bracelet Winners by Country

Below is a breakdown of the nationalities of all bracelet winners in the history of the WCOOP:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Casino City
  2. ^ About.com
  3. ^ Pokerstars.com
  4. ^ Cardplayer

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Official site
  • CBS News Story about a group of friends who played on one account together in the WCOOP and made decisions jointly.
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