Benny Glaser is on a run the likes that has rarely been seen in the online poker world, if, in fact, it has ever been seen before. On Monday, the man who goes by “RunGodlike” on PokerStars, won his sixth title of the 2023 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), breaking the series record.… Read more »
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PokerStars Announces Dates for 2023 World Championship of Online Poker
The last time I sent out a “Save the Date,” it was for my son’s Bar Mitzvah. I always thought those were just for weddings, but when our kids’ friends started having their B’nai Mitzvahs a few years ago and we received “Save the Dates” in the mail, I realized it was a thing. Imagine… Read more »
2022 PokerStars WCOOP Underway, Simon Mattsson Finally Nabs a Title
Every day will be hectic The 2022 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) got underway over the weekend, the beginning of about a month of tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. The series has a three-tiered buy-in structure as always, with low, medium, and high buy-ins for each event, bringing the total… Read more »
PokerStars Announces 2022 WCOOP Schedule
PokerStars has unveiled the schedule for the 2022 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), arguably the most prestigious online poker series on the calendar. Running September 4-28, WCOOP consists of 322 tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. This is the 21st edition of the series, but this year, there is a little bit… Read more »
PokerStars Releases Complete 2021 World Championship of Online Poker Schedule
20th anniversary for online poker’s highlight series PokerStars has announced the complete schedule for the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), the 20th running of the granddaddy of all online poker tournament series. Running August 22 to September 15, the 2021 WCOOP will have 102 events and $100 million in guaranteed prize pools. Through… Read more »
PokerStars Announces 2021 World Championship of Online Poker Dates
Building on 2020 The complete schedule is still to come, but poker players around the world can start moving things around on their work and social calendars, as PokerStars has announced the dates for the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Running August 22 through September 15, this year’s WCOOP comes with $100 million… Read more »
Shaun Deeb Contracts COVID-19, Documents Recovery in Mexico
Four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and former WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb has admitted to his Twitter audience that he has contracted the COVID-19 virus. While playing the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) from Mexico, Deeb contracted the virus and was so severely affected that he had to be… Read more »
PokerStars Announces 2020 WCOOP Highlights
Here we go again. The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is just about upon us. Running August 30 through September 23, it features 75 triple-tiered events an $80 million in guaranteed prize pools, the most the WCOOP has even guaranteed. The three Main Events will take place on September 20 with buy-ins of… Read more »
2018 PokerStars WCOOP Main Event Winner Disqualified, Ezequiel Waigel Named Champ
Good things come to those who wait The long, international nightmare is over. Ezequiel “eze88888” Waigel has become the self-proclaimed “World default champ of online poker 2018.” This past weekend, PokerStars stripped “wann2play” of his 2018 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title, giving it to Waigel. wann2play was disqualified for unspecified (publicly, that is)… Read more »
PokerStars Publishes 2019 WCOOP Schedule
Fall is one of the best times of year for online poker. The weather begins to cool so people have more of a desire to stay inside (unless you are me, can’t stand hot weather, and prefer to venture outdoors when it cools off). The kids go back to school so we grown-ups have more… Read more »
WCOOP Total Prize Pool Nearly Tops $40 Million
The Main Event of the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker concluded on Monday night. It awarded $1.2 million to its winner, ckingusc. According to a press release distributed by PokerStars, the Main Event was the largest online poker tournament ever held. Read more »
PokerStars WCOOP Main Event Draws 2,185 Entrants
The $5,200 buy-in PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event began on Sunday, the first of two days of the world's largest online poker tournament. When registration closed around 5:00pm ET, there were 2,185 entrants. Read more »
PiKappRaider Wins WCOOP Six-Handed Rebuy Event
The 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is drawing to a close, but PiKappRaider made the most of the final events, taking home $211,133 for first place in the $530 Rebuy No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event (#29). Read more »
WCOOP $530 Cubed Event Awards $194,000 Prize
The 2008 WCOOP continued on Tuesday, with the $530 buy-in cubed event kicking off. The tournament sported a $530 price tag and allowed one rebuy and one add-on per person, meaning the most anyone could invest was $1,590. Read more »
Team PokerStars Pro Dominates $25K WCOOP Event
The $25,500 buy-in High Roller Heads-Up Event, part of the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, kicked off on Sunday afternoon. It attracted one of the most competitive fields ever assembled. Read more »
Calvin32 Wins $450,000 in WCOOP Event
The first of three two-day tournaments of the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker played down to a winner on Monday. In the end, Calvin32 outlasted an enormous field of 7,351 players and took home $452,086. Read more »
Weekend Online Poker Tournament Roundup
It was a busy weekend across the major online poker sites. The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on Friday and as of Sunday night, five events were in the books. Read more »
WCOOP High Roller Event Draws 321 Players
The first five-figure buy-in tournament of the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on Sunday. While the guaranteed prize pool of the event, the fifth of the WCOOP, was $2 million, 321 players entered. Read more »
WCOOP Event 1 Draws 7,217 Poker Players
On Friday, the seventh installment of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on the world's largest online poker site. The first event was a $215 buy-in tournament that featured six-handed play. Read more »
PokerStars Mac Software Launched
PokerStars announced that its Mac-compatible software is now fully functional and available for download. Read more »