Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier had a fantastic WCOOP, cashing seven times and nearly winning a bracelet. He agreed to give us a few of this thoughts now that WCOOP is behind him. by ElkY Since I began playing poker online, WCOOP has become the most awaited series of the year, because it merges the great structure and big prize pool … [Read more...]
WCOOP Main Event highlights show
September 25, 2008 By
So you want to win a million bucks, huh? Well, here's how you do it. First, you manage to make it to the final table of the World Championship of Online Poker. Then you do exactly what you see below. To cap off our WCOOP coverage, PokerStars.tv has put together the final highlights reel. Below you can see the final table of the Main Event play … [Read more...]
Zachary “ckingusc” King claims Main Event Gold!
September 24, 2008 By
Zachary "ckingusc" King outlasted a massive field of 2,185 players including some of the world's biggest stars to take down the Main Event of the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker. The 2-day event had a record $10,925,000 prize pool, with $1,260,000 heading to the young pro from Columbia, SC. Oh, and for the record, the "usc" in his screen name … [Read more...]
Andrew “TheActionKid” Glogowski captures gold in Triple Shootout!
September 23, 2008 By
View image23-year-old Andrew "TheActionKid" Glogowski is an online poker old-timer, despite his youth. Glogowski got his start in online poker almost five years ago, making six figures the first year and never looking back. Despite tournament scores in the $20-30K range, his victory in Event #27 of the World Championship of Online Poker was his biggest … [Read more...]
2008 WCOOP in the books–the record books
September 23, 2008 By
The dust never settled because there was no dust. The clouds never lifted because there were no clouds. If it had happened in a live casino, those things might have happened. But this monstrosity of a poker festival all happened online at PokerStars. It was nearly beyond description. No trite turn of phrase was available. It simply was what it … [Read more...]
WCOOP Event #33 $5,200 NLHE Main Event: ckingusc wins the championship bracelet and $1.26 million
September 22, 2008 By
ckingusc takes down the WCOOP Main Event Day 2 of the World Championship of Online Poker Main Event began with 60 players vying for the $1.775 million first prize. Those were the survivors of 2,185 runners who started the event on Sunday. The number of entrants created an online poker record prize pool of $10,925,000. That record prize pool was … [Read more...]
WCOOP Main Event Day 2 Live Blog
September 22, 2008 By
Day 2 live blog coverage of the WCOOP Main Event, $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em is brought to you by Johnny Kampis and Martin Harris. Have a story? E-mail to blog@pokerstars.com. Click refresh to see the latest information. For a look at previous coverage, see the Main Event Day 1 live blog and the Day 1 recap. 10:34pm--It's over! liberace eliminated … [Read more...]
Ruben “rubenrtv” Visser takes down Event #26!
September 22, 2008 By
About a year and a half ago, Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser made his first deposit on PokerStars. Since then, the 19-year-old Dutch Business Administration student has been on quite a tear, with final tables in the Sunday Million, Sunday Warm-Up and other tournaments to his credit, but nothing to date can top his victory in Event #26 of the 2008 World Championship … [Read more...]
WCOOP Event 31 highlights show
September 22, 2008 By
After more than two solid weeks of poker, we are just about to bid goodbye to the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. Before we get Day 2 of the Main Event underway, we have another great highlight show. PokerStars.tv has all the action from the $1,050 Limit Hold'em contest. You will be able to see the final table highlights with … [Read more...]
WCOOP: Khan looks back on tournament series
September 22, 2008 By
by Hevad Khan I have positive thoughts on the 2008 WCOOP. I was never much of a mixed game player, but at the end of this entire series I have gone from a complete newbie to a knowledgable player in all mixed games to the point of being able to hold my own in all of the WCOOP fields. The WCOOP, as Tom McEvoy pointed out earlier in PokerStars Blog … [Read more...]