At first glance, it was a Sunday like so many other Sundays that have come before. Thousands of players launched the PokerStars client. They then registered for a $215 no-limit hold'em tournament that featured a guaranteed prize pool of seven figures. But this was no ordinary Sunday tournament on PokerStars. This was the first event of the 2010 … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: CrabMaki King of Event #2 ($10,300 NLHE)
September 6, 2010 By
Two years ago PokerStars first introduced the "High Roller" $10,000+$300 buy-in no-limit hold'em event as part of the World Championship of Online Poker schedule. As was the case in 2008 -- when dorinvandy won -- and in 2009 -- when Sumpas came out on top, this year's version of the event again attracted an elite class of poker talent, with familiar … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Player of the Series up for grabs again
September 3, 2010 By
Daniel Kelly walked into the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure as one of the hottest kids on the circuit. The 2009 double WCOOP bracelet winner was the hottest new thing in poker. The young man once known only as djk123 was now a celebrity in his own right. "More people I didn't know before knew me," Kelly said. ""It's kind of cool." After winning … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Chasing the dream
September 1, 2010 By
by Darus Suharto It is every poker player's dream to play in the World Series of Poker event and win a WSOP bracelet. The WCOOP, while an online event, carries a number of similarities to the WSOP. PokerStars WCOOP offers a variety of mixed games with millions of dollars prizes guaranteed and bracelets as well. It not only attracts recreational and … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Planning is everything
August 31, 2010 By
by Marcello Del Grosso After a long, hot summer at the WSOP, it is nice to come home and take it easy with my wife in the City of Angels. With the WCOOP around the corner, preparations are under way, and I am looking forward to a great tournament series. For the past few weeks, my focus has been on getting ready for the games. The PokerStars WCOOP … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: I’m pumped for WCOOP
August 30, 2010 By
by Jason Mercier I just recently glanced over the PokerStars WCOOP schedule and it got me pretty excited. With just a few weeks before WCOOP starts, I will need to figure out which events I will be playing. I will be trying to balance playing WCOOPs along with playing live, while possibly being in Europe for the entire duration of WCOOP. This will make … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: All the fun without hotels and flights
August 29, 2010 By
by Jude Ainsworth With Vegas fading to a distant memory, it's nice to look forward to one of the world's biggest poker festivals without having to worry about hotels or flights. Last year's PokerStars WCOOP consisted of 45 tournaments which ran over 18 days and paid out over $51 million. When I think of last year's series three names come to mind: … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Time to grind out some entry fees
August 27, 2010 By
by Julian Thew It doesn't seem that long ago that the SCOOP festival finally wrapped up and now, out there on the horizon, the PokerStars WCOOP is looming large. I think I played about fifteen SCOOP events and whilst all I had to show for it was a scattering of min cashes I'm sure the experience will serve me well... hopefully during the WCOOP series. But … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: I’m coming back strong after bricking the WSOP
August 26, 2010 By
by Joe Cada You know that old phrase about how you can look at the glass like it's half empty, or you can look at it like it's half full? Let's just say that 'my glass is half full' way of looking at the 2010 World Series of Poker is: "I'm still batting .500 in Main Event wins." Not only did I not win the Main Event again, not only did I not cash in … [Read more...]