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.

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 Hold’em Event will typically [...]

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 the world battled it out in [...]

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 the time the rebuy period was over, there were [...]

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

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 players and you are the only one remaining. Then you move [...]

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 bust in the first 180 minutes [...]

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.  There was plenty of excitement surrounding the event, as well known [...]

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 the first break. A huge $749,600 prize pool was created greatly exceeding [...]

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 the dubious title of Final Table Bubble Boy. [...]