World Championship of Online Poker
The World Championship of Online Poker ( WCOOP also ) is a series of poker tournaments that take place on the internet and are hosted by PokerStars.com since 2002, always in September.
2002, the first WCOOP was held in accordance to the World Series of Poker. Meanwhile, the WCOOP has become the largest online poker tournament series. As at the WSOP in Las Vegas, at least one tournament will be played in the WCOOP in every poker variant. In addition to the prize money the winner of a WCOOP tournament will get a 14 karat gold bracelet.
The 15 tournaments in 2005 had a total prize pool of $ 12,783,900. Thus, it was the biggest event on the Internet and in 2005 the third largest tournament series ever (live & online ).
In 2006, a German player with the online name F.Briatore, get the first bracelet for Germany. Living in Konstanz online pro won nearly $ 80,000 in a HORSE tournament.
In 2007, Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Razz, and HORSE tournaments in the various limits and scoring variants ( high / low) discharged. The most expensive tournament was, as in the WCOOP a HORSE Tournament with a buy in of $ 5,200. This year could pes4fans the second tournament for Germany at a $ 320 NLHE shorthanded tournament win.
In the Main Event which had a buy in of $ 2600, No Limit Texas Hold'em was played. In this main event, there was a big scandal, because the winner has TheVoid with multiple accounts played the tournament and thus procured a criminal advantage. Two weeks after the main event, he was disqualified from PokerStars and explains the American ka $ ino the winner.
WCOOP # 1 2002
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2002 consisted of nine tournaments and had a prize pool of more than $ 730,000.
WCOOP # 2 2003
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2003 consisted of eleven tournaments which could form a total prize pool of more than 2.7 million U.S. dollars.
WCOOP # 3 2004
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2004 consisted of twelve tournaments, which could form a total prize pool of more than 6 million U.S. dollars.
WCOOP # 4 2005
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2005 consisted of 15 tournaments that could make a total prize pool of more than 12 million U.S. dollars.
WCOOP # 5 2006
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2006 consisted of 18 tournaments that could make a total prize pool of more than 18 million U.S. dollars.
WCOOP # 6 2007
The World Championship of Online Poker in 2007 will consist of 23 tournaments that will provide a total prize pool of more than 18 million U.S. dollars.
WCOOP Main Event - Winner
WCOOP bracelet winners by nation
List of nations from which the previous WCOOP bracelet winner.