Hanamichi23 is perfect. Or, better put, he is as perfect as he needs to be to win a $5,200 seat to the WCOOP Main Event. Hanamichi23 was the first person to correctly answer all 101 exceedingly hard questions in the WCOOP Poker Quiz we told you about last week. That gets the man a seat in the Main Event gratis. Fear not, though. You can still get … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Looking forward to going back to my roots
by ElkY WCOOP. Those five letters means so much to me that I can't even fathom to tell you all about it. WCOOP is an awesome tournament series for so many reasons, and I'm always looking for that special time of the year when I can finally go back to my roots, which is multi-tabling on PokerStars. Since I joined Team PokerStars Pro in June 2006, I've … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Giving the fish (in Finland) a miss
by Marcin Horecki The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is THE event for all online poker players. You will not find any bigger, better and more exciting tournament poker series anywhere else! Starting on September 5th on PokerStars and lasting for three weeks there will be 62 tournaments of various size, game type, buy-in amount … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: MUSTAFABET still freerolling
Hey, listen, it's hard to impress a guy who never deposited a penny in an online poker account and managed to build a freeroll-to-riches bankroll. That took some work, so don't think you can just wave a gold bracelet in front of his eyes and think he's going to do a little dance for you. I mean, all MUSTAFABET did last year was beat more than 2,700 … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Prepare well and don’t overstretch
by Bryan Huang The worlds most prestigious online poker championship (the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker) is drawing close and I've learnt several lessons from the Spring Championship Of Online Poker that I wish to share with fellow poker players, especially those based in the Asia-Pacific region. For those who did not know, I overtaxed … [Read more...]
WCOOP Poker Quiz offers $5,200 Main Event seat
Now, you can play the World Championship of Online Poker $5,200 buy-in Main Event for nothing. You don't even have to play poker to get your seat. All you have to do is take the PokerStars WCOOP Poker Quiz and be the first person to score 100%. Ready? Set? Wait! You're not ready, are you? Do you really think you can answer all of these questions … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: The creme de la creme, by Anh Van Nguyen
by Anh Van Nguyen The eighth annual WCOOP is finally here. I've been waiting impatiently for this event as every year the prize pools and number of entries continues to grow. The PokerStars WCOOP has to be the creme de la creme of all online poker tournaments. It is an opportunity for everyone from around the world - novice or pro - to really shine … [Read more...]
WCOOP: Everything still Peachy
Maria "Peachy" Nava wanted a house and she was going to have one no matter what. This time last year, she was in the middle of purchasing a new home with her siblings. She was going to be able to afford it, but a little extra money would not have hurt. What she didn't know at the time was that she was just a few months from getting pregnant. Having … [Read more...]
WCOOP: Extreme satellites on the way
The World Championship of Online Poker is just a few weeks away and PokerStars has just announced a way you can get into the multi-million dollar events for the price of a Happy Meal. WCOOP Extreme Satellites are offering up hundreds of WCOOP seats for just pennies on the dollar. Beginning August 21 and lasting until August 29th, PokerStars will run … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: ChopSueyyy, 2009′s #1 of #1
The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker was ambitious. It awarded more than $51 million over 45 different events. It gave out bracelets to 45 champions. By the time it was finished, the 2009 series was the most successful in history. Standing out among the dozens of winners was a young man from Finland. Kaapo "ChopSueyyy" Martinmäki was a man … [Read more...]