World Championship of Online Poker
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is an online poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars. It is played on the PokerStars site in September.
Established in 2002, WCOOP is PokerStars attempt to establishing 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. In 2007, 5 Card Draw and 2-7 Triple draw were added. 2-7 Single Draw and mixed limit games were added in 2008, and Badugi was added in 2009. 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.
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.
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
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Jul 20 | $109 Limit Texas Hold'em | fingaz | $15,537.50 | 565 | $56,600 |
Jul 21 | $265 Pot Limit Omaha High Low | Canuck | $14,231.25 | 207 | $51,750 |
Jul 22 | $265 Seven Card Stud High Low | 55lucky55 (Spiro Mitrokostas) [3] | $14,025.00 | 204 | $51,000 |
Jul 23 | $320 No Limit Texas Hold'em | michigangirl | $23,677.50 | 287 | $86,100 |
Jul 25 | $320 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | MIK22 (Michel Abécassis) [4] | $23,677.50 | 287 | $86,100 |
Jul 26 | $530 Limit Omaha High Low | –db- (Shae Drobushevich) [5] | $20,250.00 | 135 | $67,500 |
Jul 27 | $530 Limit Texas Hold'em | kerrdawg | $37,537.50 | 273 | $136,500 |
$109 Limit Texas Hold'em Heads Up | lennart | $7,680.00 | 256 | $25,600 | |
Jul 28 | $1,050 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event | MultiMarine | $65,450.00 | 238 | $238,000 |
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.
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
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Aug 7 | $109 No Limit Texas Hold'em Heads Up | batoelrob (Rob Hollink) [6] | $12,800.00 | 512 | $51,200 |
Aug 8 | $109 Limit Texas Hold'em | C.M. Burns | $32,525.00 | 1,301 | $130,100 |
Aug 9 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha High Low | Lenny (Dan Heimiller) [7] |
$27,600.00 | 368 | $110,400 |
Aug 10 | $320 No Limit Texas Hold'em | Erik123 (Erik Sagström) [8] |
$101,850.00 | 1,358 | $407,400 |
Aug 11 | $320 Seven Card Stud | naya | $23,512.50 | 285 | $85,500 |
Aug 12 | $530 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | jr50 | $68,250.00 | 546 | $273,000 |
Aug 13 | $530 Omaha High Low | starkitty |
$39,750.00 | 318 | $159,000 |
Aug 14 | $530 Seven Card Stud High Low | RatPack | $38,912.50 | 283 | $141,500 |
Aug 15 | $530 Pot Limit Omaha | Big Cy | $38,500.00 | 308 | $154,000 |
Aug 16 | $530 Limit Texas Hold'em | actiondonkey (Jim Meehan) [9] |
$78,250.00 | 626 | $313,000 |
Aug 17 | $1,050 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event | DeOhGee (Joseph Cordi) [10] | $222,750.00 | 891 | $891,000 |
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.
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
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Jul 28 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha High Low | AustinKearns | $47,025.00 | 627 | $188,100 |
Jul 29 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em Match Play | tobiper | $40,960.00 | 1,024 | $204,800 |
Jul 30 | $215 Limit Texas Hold'em | obiwon | $58,512.00 | 1,272 | $254,400 |
Jul 31 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em with rebuys | dblgutshot (Greg Alston) [11] | $109,033.00 | 1,389 (771 R, 755 A) | $583,000 |
Aug 1 | $530 No Limit Texas Hold'em | Sporto623 | $68,892.88 | 1,642 | $821,000 |
Aug 2 | $320 Seven Card Stud | CoolHandTony | $37,875.00 | 505 | $151,500 |
Aug 3 | $530 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | fabsoul (Fabrice Soulier) [12] | $60,230.00 | 728 | $364,000 |
Aug 4 | $530 Limit Omaha High Low | Raptor19 | $51,300.00 | 513 | $256,500 |
Aug 5 | $530 Seven Card Stud High Low | LBJ1 | $56,750.00 | 454 | $227,000 |
Aug 6 | $530 Pot Limit Omaha | joelmick | $41,986.50 | 487 | $243,500 |
Aug 7 | $1,050 Limit Texas Hold'em | Mandelbrot | $62,296.87 | 601 | $601,000 |
Aug 8 | $2,600 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event | Ragde (Edgar Skjervold) [13] |
$424,945.26 | 843 | $2,104,500 |
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.
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
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Sep 4 | $530 No Limit Texas Hold'em | Snow Leopard |
$306,200.00 | 3,062 | $1,531,000 |
Sep 5 | $215 Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys | MR32 | $102,422.00 | 973 (935 R, 590 A) | $499,600 |
Sep 6 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em match play | lmoneyBling | $35,720.00 | 1,024 | $204,800 |
Sep 7 | $215 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em short-handed | luckyfire4 | $67,367.00 | 2,345 | $469,000 |
Sep 8 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em with rebuys | genoa_st | $187,166.00 | 2,146 (1,825 R, 1,235 A) | $1,041,200 |
Sep 9 | $215 Limit Texas Hold'em | ActionJeff (Jeff Garza) [14] | $50,000.00 | 1,781 | $356,200 |
Sep 10 | $520 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | kwil20 | $114,000.00 | 1,185 | $592,500 |
Sep 11 | $1,050 No Limit Texas Hold'em | VikingVI | $316,638.00 | 1,790 | $1,790,000 |
Sep 12 | $320 Seven Card Stud | SUPERTYR | $35,733.00 | 622 | $186,600 |
Sep 13 | $1,050 No Limit Texas Hold'em Triple Shootout | Acey-Deucy | $150,026.00 | 635 | $700,000 |
Sep 14 | $530 Limit Omaha High Low | musher | $81,289.00 | 735 | $367,500 |
Sep 15 | $530 Seven Card Stud High Low | Bunsen (Matt Mortensen) [15] | $66,125.00 | 529 | $264,500 |
Sep 16 | $530 Pot Limit Omaha | spawng | $66,787.00 | 720 | $360,000 |
Sep 17 | $1,050 Limit Texas Hold'em | DietDrPoker | $139,799.00 | 686 | $686,000 |
Sep 18 | $2,600 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event | Panella86 (Jordan Berkowitz) [16] | $577,342.00 | 1,494 | $3,735,000 |
2006 Events
The 2006 World Championship of Online Poker consisted of 18 events. The schedule including buy in for each event is listed below. 2006 WCOOP Total Prize Pool: $18,674,300 [17]
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool | Elapsed Time |
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Sep 16 | $215 Razz | Nabokov | $58,365.00 | 1,297 | $259,400 | 13 h 40 min |
Sep 17 | $530 No Limit Texas Hold'em | Rambo5 | $320,865.00 | 4,495 | $2,247,500 | 13 h 7 min |
Sep 18 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha with re-buys | thegiant | $151,260.90 | 773 (987 R, 501 A) | $678,300 | 12 h 53 min |
Sep 19 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em Match Play | spawng1 | $58,248.00 | 2,048 | $409,600 | 11 h 43 min |
Sep 20 | $530 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | kwob20 (Kyle Bowker) [18] | $103,162.25 | 953 | $476,500 | 11 h 12 min |
Sep 21 | $215 No Limit Texas Hold'em with rebuys | austinlewis | $199,509.00 | 2,081 (2,503 R, 1,337 A) | $1,184,200 | 13 h 34 min |
Sep 22 | $215 Limit Texas Hold'em | yaaaflow | $60,419.00 | 1,871 | $374,400 | 12 h 29 min |
Sep 23 | $215 HORSE | F.Briatore | $79,112.00 | 1,798 | $359,600 | 13 h 14 min |
Sep 23 | $530 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | uncforte | $105,329.00 | 1,095 | $547,500 | 10 h 58 min |
Sep 24 | $1,050 No Limit Texas Hold'em | strassa2 (Jason Strasser) [19] |
$442,440.00 | 2,458 | $2,458,000 | 13 h 48 min |
Sep 25 | $320 Seven Card Stud | nikstar | $39,548.00 | 657 | $197,100 | 11 h 41 min |
Sep 26 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | Mr. Shhhhhhh | $56,080.00 | 1,303 | $390,900 | 12 h 50 min |
Sep 27 | $320 Pot Limit Texas Hold'em Short-handed (6/table) | dnKid | $87,560.00 | 1,741 | $522,300 | 12 h 2 min |
Sep 28 | $530 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | kwob20² (Kyle Bowker) [20] | $68,267.50 | 581 | $290,500 | 11 h 44 min |
Sep 29 | $530 Pot Limit Omaha | Trabelsi | $93,852.75 | 867 | $433,500 | 10 h 45 min |
Sep 30 | $5,200 HORSE | stelladora (Chad Brown) [21] |
$223,150.00 | 175 | $875,000 | 11 h 21 min |
Sep 30 | $1,050 Limit Texas Hold'em | laurentia | $145,200.00 | 695 | $695,000 | 11 h 51 min |
Oct 1 | $2,600 No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event | area23JC (J. C. Tran) [22] |
$670,194.00³ | 2,510 | $6,275,000 | 13 h 33 min |
1spawng becomes first player to win 2 WCOOP Bracelets.
²kwob20 becomes first player to win 2 WCOOP bracelets in one year
³The 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.
2007 Events
The 2007 World Championship of Online Poker consists of 23 events. The schedule including buy in for each event is listed below. 2007 WCOOP Total Prize Pool: $24,218,600 [17]
The event was marred by controversy when the original winner of the main event, TheV0id was disqualified following an investigation by PokerStars.
Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool | Elapsed Time |
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Sep 14 | $215 No-Limit Hold'em [6-max] | samh133 | $155,560.73 | 4,610 | $922,000 | 16 h 46 min |
Sep 14 | $215 Pot-Limit 5-Card Draw | spielraum.at (Florian Oberauer) [23] | $26,265.54 | 857 | $171,400 | 14 h 23 min |
Sep 15 | $215 Pot-Limit Omaha [6-max] | jalla79 | $67,739.58 | 1,818 | $363,600 | 13 h 43 min |
Sep 15 | $215 2-7 Triple Draw | Donald (Anders Berg) [24] | $32,450.00 | 649 | $129,800 | 13 h 0 min |
Sep 16 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em | AB_illusive | $398,649.93 | 6,025 | $3,012,500 | 20 h 38 min |
Sep 17 | $320 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | FossilMan (Greg Raymer) [25] |
$168,362.40 | 772 (1,062 R, 544 A) | $713,400 | 16 h 11 min |
Sep 18 | $215 Limit Hold'em | Cardinal7 | $67,933.49 | 2,059 | $411,800 | 16 h 10 min |
Sep 19 | $530 Limit Omaha H/L (8 or better) | copi (Bernd Stadlbauer) [26] | $87,882.76 | 917 | $458,500 | 13 h 58 min |
Sep 20 | $215 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | ruthan | $198,125.66 | 2,188 (2,852 R, 1,574 A) | $1,322.800 | 18 h 22 min |
Sep 21 | $320 No-Limit Hold'em Match Play | ugotmeyet? | $82,054.00 | 1,886 | $565,800 | 16 h 2 min |
Sep 21 | $215 Razz | OnlyPlayRagz | $41,136.79 | 1,176 | $235,200 | 13 h 47 min |
Sep 22 | $215 H.O.R.S.E. | jaliks | $72,116.00 | 1,639 | $327,800 | 16 h 46 min |
Sep 22 | $530 Pot-Limit Hold'Em | antroff | $117,175.00 | 1,090 | $545,000 | 14 h 36 min |
Sep 23 | $1,050 No-Limit Hold'em | mig.com (James Mackey) [27] |
$580,212.50 | 3,325 | $3,325,000 | 18 h 24 min |
Sep 24 | $320 7-Card Stud | Ubsolute | $25,000.00 | 696 | $208,800 | 13 h 34 min |
Sep 25 | $320 Pot-Limit Omaha H/L (8 or better) | tiger76 (Raja Kattmuri) [28] | $61,419.17 | 1,536 | $460,800 | 13 h 41 min |
Sep 26 | $320 No-Limit Hold'em [6-max] | pes4fans | $167,553.36 | 2,873 | $861,900 | 17 h 33 min |
Sep 27 | $530 7-Card Stud H/L (8 or better) | BigLL | $48,367.32 | 598 | $299,000 | 13 h 26 min |
Sep 28 | $530 Pot-Limit Omaha | buck21 (Shawn Buchanan) [29] | $97,262.78 | 1,046 | $523,000 | 10 h 46 min |
Sep 28 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Shootout | lyerly_ (Sean Timney) [30] | $76,545.00 | 729 | $364,500 | 14 h 22 min |
Sep 29 | $5,200 H.O.R.S.E. | hairos | $202,921.00 | 177 | $885,000 | 13 h 57 min |
Sep 29 | $1,050 Limit Hold'em | Sowerss (Mike Sowers) [31] | $120,184.95 | 616 | $616,000 | 15 h 35 min |
Sep 30 | $2,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | ka$ino1 (Kyle Schroeder)[32][33] | $1,378,330.50 | 2,998 | $7,495,000 | 21 h 51 min |
1Original winner, Mark 'TheV0id' Teltscher, disqualified.[34]
2008 Events
There were 33 events played in the September 2008 WCOOP.[35] Each day featured two events.
Date | Event # | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool | Elapsed Time |
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Sep 5 | 1 | $215 No-Limit Hold'em [6-max] | shane147 (Shane Hellyer) [36] | $200,856.66 | 7,217 | $1,443,400 | 17 h 38 min |
Sep 5 | 2 | $215 Pot-Limit 5-Card Draw1 | ImBillMcNeal | $34,201.60 | 1,024 | $204,800 | 15 h 15 min |
Sep 6 | 3 | $215 Limit Hold'em | cwp394 (Matthew Ross) [37] | $73,385.00 | 2,258 | $451,600 | 17 h 46 min |
Sep 6 | 4 | $215 2-7 Triple Draw | playitsafe | $24,809.20 | 734 | $146,800 | 14 h 41 min |
Sep 7 | 5 | $10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | dorinvandy (Scott Dorin) [38] | $617,925.00 | 321 | $3,210,000 | 14 h 18 min |
Sep 7-Sep 8 | 6 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em | Calvin32 (Tim Sullivan) [39] | $452,086.50 | 7,351 | $3,675,500 | |
Sep 8 | 7 | $215 Pot-Limit Omaha [6-max] | Mary 717 | $71,730.20 | 2,457 | $491,400 | 16 h 06 min |
Sep 8 | 8 | $320 8-game Mixed Event | Ulett_23 | $50,797.28 | 1,128 | $338,400 | 13 h 34 min |
Sep 9 | 9 | $215 No-Limit Hold'em [4-max] | jonasof87 (Jonas Helness) [40] | $95,410.00 | 3,290 | $658,000 | 15 h 46 min |
Sep 9 | 10 | $215 Razz | dinho_style | $43,096.48 | 1,288 | $257,600 | 16 h 17 min |
Sep 10 | 11 | $320 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | 92848 (Brent Carter) [41] |
$88,383.00 | 1,733 | $519,900 | 17 h 26 min |
Sep 10 | 12 | $320 Mixed Hold'em [6-max] | Randers (Randy Haddox) [42] | $66,000.00 | 1,496 | $448,800 | 17 h 6 min |
Sep 11 | 13 | $215 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | lrdvoldemort | $207,772.50 | 2,234 (2,635 R, 1,524 A) | $1,278,600 | 17 h 36 min |
Sep 11 | 14 | $320 Seven-Card Stud | Mildred53 | $28,608.50 | 627 | $188,100 | 14 h 20 min |
Sep 12 | 15 | $320 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em | Huxfluxen | $89,744.00 | 2,048 | $614,400 | 15 h 11 min |
Sep 12 | 16 | $215 Pot-Limit Omaha [1 Rebuy/1 Add-on] | Andy McLEOD (James Obst) [43] | $98,280.00 | 1,223 (756 R, 751 A) | $546,000 | 15 h 7 min |
Sep 13 | 17 | $530 Pot-Limit Hold'em [6-max] | poker1O1 | $80,400.00 | 960 | $480,000 | 14 h 39 min |
Sep 13 | 18 | $215 H.O.R.S.E | Sensor | $57,421.66 | 2,091 | $418,200 | 16 h 45 min |
Sep 14 | 19 | $25,500 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em | stevesbets (Steven Jacobs) [44] | $560,000.00 | 64 | $1,600,000 | 9 h 48 min |
Sep 14-Sep 15 | 20 | $1,050 No-Limit Hold'em | NYC P.I.M.P (Mike Shklover) [45] | $257,953.38 | 3,467 | $3,467,000 | |
Sep 15 | 21 | $530 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo | weaktight (Mark Gregorich) [46] | $42,735.78 | 525 | $262,500 | 15 h 37 min |
Sep 15 | 22 | $530 Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo [6-max] | BUCKIZ6 | $55,800.00 | 620 | $310,000 | 15 h 4 min |
Sep 16 | 23 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em [1 Rebuy/1 Add-on] | ddrufnek | $194,902.00 | 1,159 (807 R, 954 A) | $1,460,000 | 17 h 44 min |
Sep 16 | 24 | $530 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw | luvgamble (Tom Schneider) [47] |
$42,000.00 | 308 | $200,000 | 12 h 56 min |
Sep 17 | 25 | $320 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | shaundeeb (Shaun Deeb) [48] | $144,112.50 | 748 (1,254 R, 560 A) | $768,800 | 16 h 30 min |
Sep 17 | 26 | $320 No-Limit Hold'em [6-max] | rubenrtv (Ruben Visser) [49] | $135,687.64 | 3,273 | $981,900 | 16 h 5 min |
Sep 18 | 27 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Shootout | TheActionKid (Andrew Glogowski) [50] | $76,545.00 | 729 | $364,500 | 15 h 47 min |
Sep 18 | 28 | $530 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | Big10 | $69,801.88 | 829 | $414,500 | 17 h 9 min |
Sep 19 | 29 | $530 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys [6-max] | PiKappRaider (Steven Burkholder) [51] | $211,133.76 | 852 (1,011 R, 658 A) | $1,260,500 | 16 h 9 min |
Sep 19 | 30 | $1,050 Pot-Limit Omaha | salamandra24 | $97,291.28 | 742 | $742,000 | 14 h 31 min |
Sep 20 | 31 | $1,050 Limit Hold'em [6-max] | aasezz | $107,300.00 | 580 | $580,000 | 16 h 32 min |
Sep 20 | 32 | $10,300 H.O.R.S.E | DocHolatchya | $287,500.00 | 125 | $1,250,000 | 12 h 11 min |
Sep 21-Sep 22 | 33 | $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event2 | ckingusc (Carter King) [52] |
$1,265,432.23 | 2,185 | $10,925,000 | 18 h 31 min |
1This event uses the same blind structure on the previous event (No Limit Hold'em)
2 the player known as "liberace" who was the runner-up of the $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, won more than the winner due to an earlier chop while five handed of $1,375,249
2009 Events
There are 45 events in 2009 WCOOP, totalling $40 million guaranteed prize pool among all events, including Badugi, big antes No Limit Hold'em and some new formats.
Date | Time (ET) | Event # | Event | Winner | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool | Elapsed Time |
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Sep 3 | 14:30 | 1 | $215 No Limit Hold'em [6-max]1 | ChopSueyyy | $234,421.82 | 8,538 | $1,707,600 | 18 h 49 min |
Sep 3 | 16:30 | 2 | $215 Razz | djk123 (Daniel Kelly)[53] | $53,410.01 | 1,526 | $305,200 | 14 h 19 min |
Sep 4 | 14:30 | 3 | $215 Pot Limit Omaha [6-max] | MUSTAFABET | $86,247.01 | 2,738 | $547,600 | 13 h 35 min |
Sep 4 | 16:30 | 4 | $215 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw w/Rebuys | 2FLY2TILT | $42,000.00 | 336 (178 R, 227 A) | $200,000 | 15 h 7 min |
Sep 4 | 20:00 | 5 | $109 8-game Mixed Event | FireGoblin | $23,230.84 | 1,779 | $177,900 | 6 h 42 min |
Sep 5 | 12:45 | 6 | $109 No Limit Hold'em | vakAAttack | $183,334.81 | 15,675 | $1,567,500 | 9 h 37 min |
Sep 5 | 14:30 | 7 | $215 Pot Limit 5 Card Draw | CesarSPA | $33,500.00 | 844 | $200,000 | 13 h 24 min |
Sep 5 | 16:30 | 8 | $215 Limit Hold'em | iacog4 (Kevin Iacofano)[54] | $64,000.00 | 1,800 | $400,000 | 13 h 15 min |
Sep 6 | 13:00 | 9 | $215 No Limit Hold'em | ternoplayer | $303,876.31 | 11,131 | $2,226,200 | 19 h 17 min |
Sep 6 | 14:30 | 10 | $10,300 No Limit Hold'em | Sumpas | $611,455.00 | 299 | $2,990,000 | 16 h 5 min |
Sep 6 | 17:00 | 11 | $530 No Limit Hold'em | ? | $472,954.96 | 6,219 | $3,109,500 | ? |
Sep 7 | 14:30 | 12 | $215 No Limit Hold'em [4-max] | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 7 | 16:30 | 13 | $320 7 Card Stud | ? | ? | ? | $150,000 | ? |
Sep 8 | 14:30 | 14 | $320 Mixed Hold'em [6-max] | ? | ? | ? | $300,000 | ? |
Sep 8 | 16:30 | 15 | $320 Limit Badugi | ? | ? | ? | $100,000 | ? |
Sep 8 | 20:00 | 16 | $1,050 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 9 | 14:30 | 17 | $530 No Limit Hold'em Triple Shootout [10-max] | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 9 | 16:30 | 18 | $320 8-game Mixed Event | ? | ? | ? | $300,000 | ? |
Sep 10 | 14:30 | 19 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha [1 Rebuy/1 Add-on, 6-max] | ? | ? | ? (? R, ? A) | $400,000 | ? |
Sep 10 | 16:30 | 20 | $320 2-7 Triple Draw | ? | ? | ? | $100,000 | ? |
Sep 11 | 14:30 | 21 | $215 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | ? | ? | ? (? R, ? A) | $1,250,000 | ? |
Sep 11 | 16:30 | 22 | $530 Limit Omaha H/L | ? | ? | ? | $400,000 | ? |
Sep 11 | 20:00 | 23 | $320 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $300,000 | ? |
Sep 12 | 14:30 | 24 | $530 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 12 | 16:30 | 25 | $320 HORSE | ? | ? | ? | $400,000 | ? |
Sep 13 | 13:00 | 26 | $215 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 13 | 14:30 | 27 | $25,500 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $800,000 | ? |
Sep 13 | 17:00 | 28 | $1,050 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $3,000,000 | ? |
Sep 14 | 14:30 | 29 | $320 Mixed [Pot Limit Hold'em, Omaha] | ? | ? | ? | $400,000 | ? |
Sep 14 | 16:30 | 30 | $320 No Limit Hold'em [2X Chance] | ? | ? | ? (? R) | $600,000 | ? |
Sep 15 | 14:30 | 31 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys [6-max] | ? | ? | ? (? R, ? A) | $700,000 | ? |
Sep 15 | 16:30 | 32 | $530 7 Card Stud H/L | ? | ? | ? | $200,000 | ? |
Sep 15 | 20:00 | 33 | $1,050 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 16 | 14:30 | 34 | $215 No Limit Hold'em [big antes] | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 16 | 16:30 | 35 | $320 Pot Limit Omaha H/L | ? | ? | ? | $500,000 | ? |
Sep 17 | 14:30 | 36 | $530 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys [6-max] | ? | ? | ? (? R, ? A) | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 17 | 16:30 | 37 | $2,100 Pot Limit Omaha [6-max] | ? | ? | ? | $600,000 | ? |
Sep 18 | 14:30 | 38 | $530 No Limit Hold'em [1 Rebuy/1 Add-on] | ? | ? | ? (? R, ? A) | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 18 | 16:30 | 39 | $1,050 Limit Hold'em [6-max] | ? | ? | ? | $400,000 | ? |
Sep 18 | 20:00 | 40 | $215 No Limit Omaha H/L | ? | ? | ? | $200,000 | ? |
Sep 19 | 14:30 | 41 | $530 Heads-Up Pot Limit Omaha | ? | ? | ? | $250,000 | ? |
Sep 19 | 16:30 | 42 | $2,100 8-game Mixed Event | ? | ? | ? | $350,000 | ? |
Sep 20 | 13:00 | 43 | $215 No Limit Hold'em | ? | ? | ? | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 20 | 14:30 | 44 | $10,300 HORSE | ? | ? | ? | $1,000,000 | ? |
Sep 20 | 17:00 | 45 | $5,200 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | ? | ? | ? | $10,000,000 | ? |
1Holds the record for the largest WCOOP field ever.
WCOOP Main Event Winners
- 2002: MultiMarine (Täby, Sweden) - $65,450.00
- 2003: Joseph 'DeOhGee' Cordi (Indian Wells, California , USA) - $222,750.00
- 2004: Edgar 'Ragde' Skjervold (Oslo, Norway) - $424,945.26
- 2005: Jordan 'Panella86' Berkowitz (Eddystone, Pennsylvania, USA) - $577,342.00
- 2006: J.C. 'area23JC' Tran (Sacramento, California, USA) - $670,194.00 [55]
- 2007: Kyle 'ka$ino' Schroeder (Omaha, Nebraska)- $1,378,330.50
- 2008: Carter 'ckingusc' King (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) - $1,265,432.00
- 2009: TBD
WCOOP Bracelet Winners by Country
Below is a breakdown of the login countries of all bracelet winners in the history of the WCOOP:
Up to 2008
- USA - 78
- Sweden - 12
- Canada - 9
- Norway - 4
- Denmark - 3
- Netherlands - 3
- Austria - 2
- Germany - 2
- France - 2
- Australia - 1
- Finland - 1
- Hungary - 1
- Israel - 1
- Republic of Ireland - 1
- United Kingdom - 1
2009
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See also
External links
- Official site
- Pokerstars.com WCOOP site
- Pokerstars.tv live WCOOP broadcasts
- CBS News Story about a group of friends who played on one account together in the WCOOP and made decisions jointly.