The 2012 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) kicked off Sunday, and poker players from all over the world set their sights on millions of dollars in prizes over the three-week series. Poker pro Mark Mark "RenRad 01" Darner was among the early winners, earning more than $144,000 for his victory in Event #5. The biggest prize, though, went to "ASIAAN," who collected $231,221 as the top earner in Event #2.
Also making final tables in WCOOP events were Kevin "KevBoyStar" Stani, Hiren "hustla16" Patel, Steve "gboro780" Gross, Ami "UhhMee" Barer, and Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer.
The first event of the World Championship of Online Poker was a two-day $215 No-Limit Hold'em six-max tournament. The opening event attracted more than 7,300 players, generating a prize pool of $1,464,400.
Narrowly missing out on the final table were Ken ��kenny05�� Smaron (13th - $8,786.40) and Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy (14th - $8,786.40). With four players remaining, a deal was agreed on which locked up six-figure paydays for each player. Argentina's "ezepoker90" emerged as the champion, winning $184,388.82 and the first WCOOP bracelet of the 2012 series.
The Sunday Million this weekend was run as WCOOP Event #2 this week. Making deep runs were Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther (56th - $3,182.40), Aditya "intervntion" Agarwal (74th - $2,545.92), and Ben "KidCardiff6" Warrington (76th - $2,545.92). After a six-way deal at the final table, "ASIAAN" came away with the victory for more than $230,000.
The first non-hold'em event of the 2012 WCOOP was Event #3, a $320 Pot-Limit Omaha affair. Nick "caecilius" Petrangelo (16th - $2,313.90), Christian "charder30" Harder (20th - $2,005.38), and Adam "Roothlus" Levy (41st - $1,491.18) made deep runs, and notable pros Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer and Hiren "hustla16" Patel made the final table. In the end, though, "utvekklo2" walked away with the title after securing a three-way deal.
Among those who just missed the shootout final table in Event #4 were Dane "WatchTheSea" Miller (7th - $2,721.60), Steve "gboro780" Gross (9th - $2,721.60), Sam "SamSquid" Grafton (14th - $2,721.60), and Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks (15th - $2,721.60). The first outright victory of the 2012 WCOOP went to "Raaadzio91."
Andrey "Kroko-dill" Zaichenko (14th - $7,074.96), Dag Martin "dmmikkel" Mikkelsen (16th - $5,176.80), Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (29th - $3,796.32), Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger (30th - $3,796.32), and Mike "Timex" McDonald (31st - $3,796.32) were among the top finishers in Event #5, the $215 turbo rebuy. Earning the victory after a four-handed deal was high-stakes regular Mark "RenRad 01" Darner.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Mark "RenRad 01" Darner
$144,086.07
*2
arnon shraga
$111,774.87
*3
lemonrad
$135,130.96
*4
Eifffel
$110,294.60
5
daskalos
$54,644
6
wowKKa
$42,564.80
7
Aduobe4
$31,060.80
8
joe soprano
$20,132
9
el17@bk
$11,504
*denotes four-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$500+$30
965
$482,500
Tom ��7tHEcROw7�� MacDonald (10th - $4,584.75) bubbled the final table of this one, missing out on a shot at the $84,341 top prize. There was no deal at this final table here as "Gaasbeek888" won the event outright, besting a final table that included Steve "gboro780" Gross.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Gaasbeek888
$84,341
2
shears458
$61,277.50
3
hnidel
$45,837.50
4
Mr iQbREMz
$34,257.50
5
SixZeros
$24,125
6
a.S.e High
$19,300
7
Steve "gboro780" Gross
$14,475
8
Letitdumar
$9,650
9
pimmie
$5,548.75
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,308
$436,100
Several notables ran deep in the $109 Sunday Rebuy, but none reached the final table. Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (10th - $4,142.95), Athanasios "Athanasios 9" Polychronopoulos (12th - $4,142.95), and Sergey "gipsy74" Rybachenko (19th - $1,744.40) each fell short, and "danceofdead" capitalized by winning the tournament for $79,195.76.
Place
Player
Prize
1
danceofdead
$79,195.76
2
jarekk
$57,565.20
3
BigMeech99
$43,610
4
Tyren0
$32,707.50
5
dankness3
$22,895.25
6
Greenstone25
$18,534.25
7
salfshb
$14,173.25
8
ratboy x
$9,812.25
9
Milana Jones
$6,105.40
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
3,528
$352,800
The Bigger 109 more than doubled its $160,000 guarantee this week, creating a massive $55,391 payout for the winner. That honor went to Canada's "Dr.Octagon77." Sebastian "sebbau" Bauer (10th - $2,169.72) and David "highdro420" Rowan (21st - $934.92) barely missed reaching the final table.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Dr.Octagon77
$55,391.12
2
KKremate
$41,277.60
3
Greenstone25
$29,282.40
4
magom1968
$20,286
5
Curioso24
$15,103.36
6
MagicCoin
$11,466
7
Sudterak
$7,938
8
SixZeros
$4,410
9
andy123460
$2,822.40
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$150+$12
1,993
$298,950
The Bigger $162 final table was filled with stars this week. Michael "PapaGreggio18" Hawkins, Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson, Ami "UhhMee" Barer and Rick "ThEcLaiMEer" Trigg each locked up five-figure scores, with Trigg taking the biggest cut after emerging as the winner.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Rick "ThEcLaiMEer" Trigg
$47,833.04
2
ynd!
$35,874
3
Ami "UhhMee" Barer
$26,905.50
4
Min-raiseFTW
$19,655.96
5
Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson
$14,200.12
6
Michael "PapaGreggio18" Hawkins
$11,061.15
7
diegotuche
$8,071.65
8
scout236
$5,231.62
9
sergiobraga1
$2,989.50
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$10+$1
33,248
$332,480
The start of the WCOOP was the big story over the weekend, but the low buy-in Sunday Storm still surpassed its $300,000 guarantee. More than 33,000 players entered, and "Simzek" was the last one standing.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Simzek
$27,873.79
*2
9pw6z
$18,738.09
*3
tinafaito
$17,035.81
4
nikolay76
$10,639.36
5
Gyumi27
$7,314.56
6
Moisey1979
$4,488.48
7
LEXARUS7791
$3,075.44
8
DenSi88
$2,161.12
9
booczak
$1,512.78
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,600
$160,000
Dylan "Poker)evilL" Hortin (11th - $1,264) barely missed the final table of the Sunday Kickoff. In the end, "Mellow-Peach" took it down for $24,786.89 after a heads-up deal with "daddikos."
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Mellow-Peach
$24,786.89
*2
daddikos
$20,661.11
3
Big_Nemo
$14,400
4
Trona ziptet
$10,720
5
Shyam "G's zee" Srinivasan
$7,600
6
JohnyK91
$6,000
7
herrdodo
$4,400
8
sonik4
$2,800
9
Ze Goas
$1,600
*denotes heads-up deal
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