WCOOP 2019: Rinat "Zapahzamazki" Lyapin livin' the stream, wins #18-M
All poker players who stream their play over Twitch harbor dreams of winning big tournaments while their viewers are tuned in and watching. Besides adding to their bankrolls and perhaps boosting...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 9
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View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara breaks through with $1K Razz win
The $1,050 buy-in razz — Event #23-H on this year’s WCOOP schedule — wasn’t a tournament Japanese poker pro Naoya “nkeyno” Kihara was expecting to play. But he did. Once that decision was made, other...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 10
Pizza servers, new fathers and six-way tournament chops all feature in another packed round-up from the tables of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Let’s crack on… TODAY’S HEADLINES •...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Italo "sep_itl1914" Carandinas chooses right, wins #4-L
There was a moment at the final table of Event #4-L of the World Championship of Online Poker when Italo “sep_itl1914” Carandinas of Brazil faced what in retrospect was a crucial decision. It was the...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 11
WCOOP’s middle weekend was when the dam broke on this year’s flood of double champions. Here are all the specifics from the World Championship of Online Poker: TODAY’S HEADLINES • Double double on...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Viktor “TsiTool” Kovács wins PLO title for Hungary
The first Hungarian winner of the 2019 World Championship of Poker tells us his story. We’re well aware of Hungary’s ability to produce online poker excellence. You only have to look as far as Andras...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: First champ of the year, Maxime “Daghemuneguu” Chilaud
Just as excitement for the World Championship of Online Poker 2019 was hitting boiling point, Maxime “Daghemuneguu” Chilaud became one of the series’ first winners when he took down #2-L: $109 Mini...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Persistence and patience equals payday for #27-L winner...
Like many who play on PokerStars, “19_Kumite_79” of Norway is a part-time player with a full-time job, meaning he plays when he can but generally has other commitments to fulfill as well. “I do manage...
View ArticleA last longer bet that could put you in the WCOOP Main Event
How would you like win a seat worth $55 into the WCOOP Main Event Low this Sunday? And while you’re at it, how about making some extra cash picking the winner of a Team Online last longer? Well for the...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 12
Honestly, there’s not enough room on the internet to record all of yesterday’s news from the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). I don’t know why we’re wasting even more space with this intro...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Five figures for Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon after #24-L win
A few days ago when Jeffrey “Jefffrr8” Reardon found himself at the final table of WCOOP Event #24-L, a $22 buy-in six-handed no-limit hold’em event that drew a huge 5,803-player field, a couple of...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Patrick Serda mixes it up, wins 3rd title in 8-Game
Among the recent round of WCOOP winners were a few familiar names, one belonging to the amiable Canadian Patrick “prepstyle71” Serda who bested a 460-entry field to win Event #32-M, the $215 buy-in...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 13
It’s Day 13 of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Unlucky for some? Not for most of the players in today’s round-up, including some of those guys who seem to run purer than the driven...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Roller coaster ride turns $11 into $13K for Brazil's Rodrigo...
It might have been pipped at the top by Russia last night, but the nation of Brazil has been putting on a stellar display so far in the World Championship of Online Poker 2019. We’ve already had the...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Espen "_sennj_" Sandvik on scooping $109 Stud Hi/Lo title
Any tournament win is satisfying, although for all poker players — amateurs and pros alike — some stand out more than others. Talking this week with Norway’s Espen “_sennj_” Sandvik about his victory...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 14
The 2019 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is becoming a one-man show. I really, really, really, really wanna Zag-aza-ur. TODAY’S HEADLINES • Third title for Filipe “Zagazaur” Oliveira •...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: One week, 3 titles & $586K for breakout star Filipe “Zagazaur”...
If you’ve been following along with our daily WCOOP reports you’ll have noticed one name in particular keeps cropping up on the winner’s list: Filipe “Zagazaur” Oliveira. The young Portuguese pro is...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: "myIT4" representing Russia with PLO8 win
Poker is obviously a game played by individuals. You play for yourself, primarily. That said, occasionally it will happen that you find yourself feeling as though you’re playing for others, too —...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Second time still a thrill says Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs, $530...
“I guess it’s like when you jump out of a plane with a parachute,” said Joris “BillLewinsky” Ruijs when he spoke with PokerStars Blog about winning his second WCOOP title earlier this week. “The second...
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