The first-ever PlayWCOOP was held in conjunction with its real-money counterpart on PokerStars in September and early October. PokerStars player "Divus" of Texas walked away with the Main Events 1st place prize of 957 million play chips.

Although the play money has a lot of recreational players, it is a fun way to keep in form for some players who were restricted access to the site following Black Friday. The buy-in for the Main Event was 50 million PC, and the total prize pool amassed 9.36B (208 entrants).

In an interview with PokerStars Blog, "Divus" stated, "I deal to supplement my bankroll, and am hopeful real money play on Pokerstars will be available in the USA again eventually. In the meantime, I like to enter play money tourneys to practice and for fun."

For those who are wondering if there is a real-money equivalent to the 957 million PC prize that "Divus" won, it is slightly over $1,000 USD according to the most recent Play Chip purchase chart on PokerStars, which charges $499.99 USD for 450 million PC.