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08-25-2011, 07:45 PM
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WCOOP 10 Days to Go
It’s now just ten days until the start of the most prestigious series in online poker! To help get you in the mood for the upcoming 62 championship events, we’ve prepared some fun facts and figures:
- WCOOP ‘10 was the biggest series to date. It featured 141,126 buy-ins and total prize money of $63,157,150. The Main Event was won by Tyson ‘POTTERPOKER’ Marks, who took $2.28M for first place.
- 10th place in the Main Event is the player eliminated on the final table bubble. In 2010, the unfortunate player was ‘m8675309a’ from the Turks and Caicos Islands - the prize was over $85,000.
- During the ’10 series, three countries cashed 10 times - India, Luxembourg and Malaysia.
- Many notable players have exactly 10 lifetime WCOOP cashes to their name, including Team PokerStars Pros Martin Hruby and Chad Brown. Two of Chad’s cashes have been 10th place finishes.
- Only four countries have won more than $10M in WCOOP history, that’s the USA, Canada, the UK and Sweden. In addition, Canada has produced 10 WCOOP bracelet winners.
- In WCOOP history there have only been 10 entries from Nigeria and El Salvador.
- The biggest prize awarded in any WCOOP Event 10 was $611,455 in 2009. It was the $10K No Limit Hold’em high roller event won by ‘Sumpas’ from Sweden.
- This year, Event 10 is a $265 PLO Knockout tournament with a guarantee of $225K.
- WCOOP 2011 will be the 10th annual running of the World Championship of Online Poker!
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WCOOP 9 Days to Go
- The first WCOOP back in 2002 lasted 9 days and consisted of only 9 events.
- Event 9 was the main event in 2002, won by Swedish player ‘MultiMarine’. The buy-in was $1,050 and the first prize was $65,450.
- Notable 9th place finishers over the years include ElkY, baseball hall-of-famer Orel Hershiser, and former WCOOP Player of the Series winners ‘djk123’ and ‘Andy McLEOD’.
- Nowadays WCOOP is always held in September, the 9th month of the year. However it started out in July and only moved to September in 2005, where it’s been ever since.
- Germany is the 5th most successful nation in terms of money won in WCOOP events. German players have cashed for a combined sum of just over $9M.
- Sweden has a small population of only 9M people, and yet they’ve won more WCOOP bracelets than any nation except the USA.
- Only 9 players have achieved the feat of winning multiple WCOOP bracelets. Among them are Team PokerStars Pro ‘Elky’ and Team Online member Anders ‘Donald’ Berg.
- Two countries have exactly 9 WCOOP cashes to their credit, they are Bermuda and Liechtenstein.
- On 9/9/09 Ryan ‘g0lfa’ D’Angelo won the first of his three WCOOP braclets, the field was 999 players.
- WCOOP ’09 saw the debut of 2-7 No Limit Single Draw, the $320 event was won by ‘raydavis77’ for $19,912.
- Event 9 in 2011 is going to be a big one, it’s a $1,050 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a guarantee of $600,000.
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WCOOP 8 days to go
- WCOOP ’08 featured 33 events and total prize money of $39,958,000 awarded.
- The 8th biggest WCOOP money winner of all time is Sumpas from Sweden. He’s won a total of $1,038,991.
- Several notable players have finished in 8th place in WCOOP events. They include former World Champion Peter Eastgate in the WCOOP 2009 $25,500 NL Heads Up event, and EPT creator John Duthie in the $10,300 No Limit Hold’em high-roller event the same year.
- Bahrain is currently the only country with precisely 8 WCOOP cashes.
- Kenya and Congo have 8 entries each in WCOOP events.
- Although Israel has relatively few entries in WCOOP, they have an impressive 8 final table appearances.
- Despite being one of the best represented countries in WCOOP, the UK had to wait until ’08 to win their first bracelet. Things have gone better in recent years, as they now have a total of 8 bracelets – the same number as Germany.
- 8- Game is the most complete test of a poker players ability, and it made its debut in WCOOP ’08. The first event of this type took place on September 8 of that year. It was event 8.
- Pat Pezzin was the most prolific Team PokerStars Pro casher in last year’s WCOOP. He cashed 8 times.
- ‘Twisty’ from Canada was the first ever WCOOP 8th place finisher in event 1, 2002.
- Scott ‘emptyseat88’ Fischman has 3 final tables to his name and cashed 24 times since 2004.
- If you’d come 88th in event 7, 2005, you’d have won $888.
- Only one tournament has featured in every single WCOOP, that’s the $530 buy-in Limit O8 (Omaha Hi/Lo). In 2011, it’s event 36, but most frequently it’s been event number 8.
- Event 8 in 2011 is a game you won’t find anywhere else, it’s a $215 Triple Stud event.
WCOOP 7 days to go
- WCOOP ‘07 consisted of 23 events, and short-handed tournaments appeared for the first time. The combined prize pool smashed the $20,000,000 barrier, coming in at $24,218,600. More than 40,000 players from over 100 countries took part.
- The Main Event in ’07 was the first online tournament to exceed a prize pool of $7M!
- It wasn’t until 2007 that WCOOP had its first winner with a 7 in their user ID. The feat has since been achieved by 11 others. The next person to do it was ‘Cardinal7’ that same year. It was event 7.
- Netherlands Antilles and Cayman Islands have both notched up 7 cashes in WCOOP events.
- Kyrgystan, Gabon and Oman have had just 7 entrants each in WCOOP.
- Norway holds sixth place on the All Time leader board for events won by country with 7 bracelets.
- Three years before becoming world champion, Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem made his one appearance at a WCOOP final table. He took 7th place in a $320 NLHE event – good for a shade over $3,000.
- 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo was one of the inaugural events in 2002, however straight 7 Card Stud was not introduced to WCOOP until the following year.
- Only one event in WCOOP is dealt 7-handed, and that’s 2-7 Single Draw.
- Last year saw strong performances from Team PokerStars Pro. Barry Greenstein kept going deep and finished with 7 cashes. Jason Mercier finished the series as the 7th highest earning player with total winnings of $484,587.
- 7 of the nine world champions have come from the US.
- Historically 7% of all WCOOP entries have been from Canada.
- This year, event 7 is a Pot Limit 5-Card Draw tournament with a $75K guarantee.
- In 2007, Vanessa Rousso achieved the biggest ever WCOOP cash for a Team PokerStars Pro. She came 2nd in the Main Event for a little over $700K.
WCOOP 6 Days to Go- WCOOP ’06 consisted of 18 events and generated total prize pools of $18,673,00.
- WCOOP was 6 years old before short-handed tournaments were added to the WCOOP schedule. Nowadays 6-Max is an important part of the series with twelve events to choose from this year.
- The current record for final tables is 6, held jointly by three players, ‘Rabscuttle’ (USA), ‘Andy McLEOD’ (Australia) and Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier.
- Last year, 6 players won more than $500K over the course of the series.
- WCOOP brings out the best in the Nordic nations. Norway is the 6th most successful country by money won, followed closely by Denmark. Both have combined cashes totalling over $6M.
- Countries that have 6 WCOOP cashes to their credit include Azerbaijan, Paraguay and Ecuador.
- Hungary won their one and only WCOOP bracelet in ’06.
- Both Razz and mixed games (HORSE) made their debut in WCOOP ’06.
- The Main Event in WCOOP ’06 ended in a 6 way deal. When the tourney played out to a conclusion it was tournament legend JC Tran who finished with all the chips. His share of the $6M prize pool was over $600K.
- WCOOP ’06 witnessed the first ever multiple bracelet winner when Canadian ‘spawng’ took down event 4. Later in the series, WCOOP experienced it’s first multiple winner in a single series when Kyle ‘kwob20’ Bowker won both the of the $530 Hi/Lo tourneys.
- Team PokerStars Pros Chris Moneymaker and Victor Ramdin have both had 6th places finishes in WCOOP events.
- Event 6 this year is going to be big, it’s the No Limit Hold’em Turbo event with re-buys. The guarantee is $500K, but that could be blown away!
- Poker hasn’t fully caught on yet in Africa, and yet Ghana and Madagascar have both had six entries each in WCOOP events. That’s the same number as the Isle of Man, home of PokerStars HQ.
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WCOOP 5 Days to Go
- WCOOP ’05 consisted of 15 events and generated total prize pools in excess of $12,000,000. The main event that year finished in a three-way deal with each player earning more than $500K.
- The world’s 5th biggest country (by population), Brazil, has cashed over seven hundred times in WCOOP events for almost three million dollars in total prize money.
- The 5th most successful WCOOP player is ‘ka$ino’, with cashes totalling more than $1.38 million.
- ‘lennart’ from Sweden was the first ever Event 5 winner. It was the one and only time WCOOP has hosted a Fixed Limit Hold’em heads-up tournament.
- 5 Card Draw was introduced to WCOOP in 2007, so this year it will be celebrating it’s 5th year in the schedule.
- It didn’t take long for players with 5s in their name to make an impact on WCOOP. The third ever event winner back in 2002 was ‘55lucky55’. Other successful players include ‘five7diamond’, ’fivestars555’, ‘FiveStarV’, ‘fivetenatrad’ and ‘fivewide’.
- Famous WCOOP 5th placers: Vanessa Rousso in the No Limit High Roller event in 2008 (scooping $100,000), Bill Chen ($28,000 in 2007 in $530 Pot Limit Hold’em) and Chris Moneymaker ($28,000 in the 2008 Pot Limit Omaha event).
- Last year’s Main Event featured players from 5 different countries, USA, Canada, UK, Russia and Denmark.
- The Netherlands is among the most successful nations in WCOOP events – total prize money has now passed $5M.
- Tournament maestro Jason Mercier cashed 5 times in last year’s WCOOP. That’s the same number as Team Online’s Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew and Sunday Million 5th Anniversary winner ‘Bdbeatslayer’.
- In WCOOP’s 5th year former world champion Tom McEvoy cashed 5 times.
- Historically, WCOOP starting times have not been kind to players from Australia. Nonetheless, they’ve produced five WCOOP bracelet winners.
- Bulgaria, Ireland and Argentina all have 5 final tables to their credit. That’s the same number as a handful of WCOOP legends ‘Lenny’, ‘MOJOEX1’ & ‘osten’.
- Albania, Nicaragua and St Kitts and Nevis have each entered WCOOP events on 5 occasions. They’re all still looking for their first cash. Iran on the other hand, already has 5 cashes under its belt.
- Last year’s player of the year race was a fiercely contested affair. Team Online’s Anders ‘Donald’ Berg was the top ranking PokerStars-sponsored player with 255 points – good for 5th place.
- The WCOOP 2011 Main Event has a $5K buy-in and features a huge $5M guarantee!
- This year event 5 is the short-handed $320 No Limit Hold’em Shootout event. It takes place on September 5.
WCOOP 4 Days to Go
- WCOOP ‘04 consisted of 12 events and generated a total prize pool in excess of $6,000,000.
- The 4th most successful WCOOP player ever is ‘joeysweetp’. He only has one cash, but it was 2nd place in last year’s WCOOP Main Event, good for more than $1.4 million!
- ‘michigangirl’ was the first ever Event 4 ($320 No Limit Hold’em) winner, taking home a prize of over $23,000.
- Last year ‘Andy McLEOD’ set a record of 4 final tables in a single year. Players with a total of 4 life time WCOOP final tables include ‘djk123’, ‘DuckU’, ‘Sassenage’ and Team Online’s Anders ‘Donald’ Berg.
- The UK has the 4th highest number of entrants in WCOOP, having had 26,292 players taking part. They also have the 4th highest number of cashes with 3,561.
- There are 4 countries that have made it to the money a total of 4 times. That’s Jordan, Trinidad & Tobago, Egypt and the world’s 4th most populated country Indonesia.
- Countries with 4 WCOOP entries include Bangladesh, Guyana, Mozambique & Vanuatu.
- Two countries have earned 4 bracelets apiece, they are Denmark and Austria.
- Last year’s Event 4 ($320 Pot Limit Omaha) was won by ‘ProXimaVez’ from Austria, winning $86,640. The final table was made up of only 4 countries – Austria, USA, Sweden and Finland.
- Notables who’ve claimed a 4th spot over the years include former EPT Grand Final champions Gavin Griffin and Glen Chorney, current PCA Super High Roller champion Eugene Katchalov and former Chip Reese Memorial Trophy winner David Bach.
- ‘stinker1112’ from Germany has a couple of WCOOP cashes with prize money totalling $444.45.
- Notable players that cashed four times in last year’s WCOOP include Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, ElkY, JP Kelly and current online poker world champion Tyson ‘POTTERPOKER’ Marks.
- The player with the most WCOOP cashes outside of the USA is ‘copi’ from Austria. He’s 4th on the all time list with 33 cashes just 4 away from the current leader ‘osten’.
- WCOOP 2011 begins on September 4 with three $1M guaranteed events. The following day plays host to event 4, a $320 Pot Limit Omaha tournament.
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WCOOP 3 Days to Go
- WCOOP ‘03 paid out a total of $2,700,000 over 11 events. This year it will have 62 events with $30,000,000 guaranteed in prize money.
- The 3rd most successful WCOOP player ever is ‘liberace’. He placed second in the Main Event 2008 as well as several other big finishes to give him over $1,430,000.
- Last year’s Event 3 ($215 No Limit Hold’em) was won by ‘joao bauer’ of Brazil. He has cashed 3 times altogether in the WCOOP winning nearly $330,000.
- ‘ElmerFudd’ of the United States was the first person ever finish 3rd in a WCOOP Main Event. He took home over $27,000.
- The 3rd most successful country in terms of number of WCOOP cashes is Germany with 3,870 in-the- money finishes.
- Ryan ‘g0lfa’ D’Angelo is out on his own as the most prolific WCOOP bracelet winner. He’s won 3 times and cashed over $324,000. Impressively, every time he has final tabled the tournament, he went on to win it.
- There are 3 countries that have each one 3 WCOOP bracelets. Finland is a long time success story, with their first win coming in 2006. The other two are among the new breed of poker powerhouses – Brazil (one win in 2009, two in 2010) and Russia (all 3 wins in 2010). Look out for more wins from them in 2011!
- Costa Rica and Poland are both former winners of the World Cup of Poker, and both have 3 WCOOP final table appearances.
- Bosnia, Macedonia and Uzbekistan each have 3 WCOOP cashes to their credit.
- Honduras, Liberia and the Falkland Islands have all been represented in WCOOP events on 3 occasions.
- Coming 3rd in WCOOP events appears to be habit forming, with many players having done so more than once. ‘Linden_Arden’ was the first to do so, managing it in back to back events in the first ever WCOOP.
- On average there are 3 events every day for the 3 weeks duration of WCOOP.
- Most WCOOP events will have 3 hours of late registration available, so you don’t have to be on time to get in on the action!
- This year event 3 is $215 No Limit Hold’em tourney taking place at 14:00 ET with a guarantee of $1.25M.
WCOOP 2 Days to Go
- WCOOP ’02 was the first ever held. The nine events generated $730K in total prize pools. The Main Event was won by Swedish player ‘Multimarine’, who defeated an otherwise all-American final table to take the $65K first prize.
- WCOOP ’02 was a heartbreaking series for ‘boon1’, who achieved back to back 2nd place finishes in events 6 & 7. It must have been too much to take, as he’s not been seen cashing in WCOOP since.
- Despite coming 2nd in the Main Event 2008, American player ‘liberace’ was the tournament’s big winner. A five-way deal was struck that awarded the biggest share to him. To this day he sits third on the all time money list with over $1.4M in winnings.
- Users with the number 2 in their names have won 22 WCOOP bracelets from 2002 to 2009.
- There are eight players with 2 bracelets to their credit. The most recent member of the elite group is ‘Xaston’ who picked up both his bracelets during the 2010 WCOOP.
- WCOOP 2008 saw the introduction of 2-day events. ‘NYC P.I.MP’ was the first ever winner under these conditions, securing $257K in event 20 of that year. The longer format is now used commonly where the tournament is expected to run long – there are 22 such tournaments this year.
- The 2X Chance tourney format was introduced to WCOOP 2 years ago. The format allows you to make a single rebuy if you lose your first stack. Try it for yourself in event 44.
- Last year, ‘AlexKP’, ‘Ifeedurfam’, ‘mustbetilt’ and ‘Trickey7’ all won a WCOOP bracelet having entered only 2 of the events.
- There are 192 players that have made 2 or more WCOOP final table appearances.
- Team PokerStars Pros Barry Greenstein and Chris Moneymaker both have 22 lifetime WCOOP cashes. Joining them on that figure is Team Online’s Shane ‘shaniac’ Schleger, who has relocated this year just in time to improve on that total.
- Top of the lifetime cashes list for Team PokerStars Pro is Humberto Brenes, who has made the money 27 times. His best finish was a 2nd place in a 2006 PLO event.
- The biggest ever WCOOP cash from a Team PokerStars Pro is $700K from Vanessa Rousso’s 2nd place finish in the 2007 Main Event.
- Spain, France and Greece all have 2 WCOOP bracelets to their credit.
- Lebanon, Malta, Singapore and Portugal have all been represented at 2 WCOOP final tables.
- St Lucia, Sudan, San Marino and Syria have all played in 2 WCOOP events.
- Event 56 in last year’s series was the 222nd WCOOP tournament.
- This year, Event 2 is the always star-studded $10,300 No Limit Hold’em High Roller tournament. ‘CrabMaki’ from the UK is the defending champion, having beaten Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck into 2nd place.
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