WCOOP 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...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 15
Superstars and streamers. Streamers and superstars. This year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has been dominated by those two types of player, and it’s the same old story in today’s...
View ArticleMoneymaker Tour goes global for PSPC 2020
When Chris Moneymaker traveled across the USA throughout 2018 with his Moneymaker Tour, handing out $30,000 Platinum Passes as he went, we found some earnest grassroots players who were more than...
View ArticleHow to win the WCOOP Main Event, by former champs
Drinking. Partying. Staying up late. These are all things many of us do on our Saturday nights. But not this Saturday night. You’ll want to keep an even keel, stay relaxed, and get an early night with...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: "Gaul4200" wins #43-M, $44K... what can he do with it?
“44K is a lot of money for a 20-year-old student in Germany. I don’t know what to do with that!” So “Gaul4200” told the PokerStars Blog when we spoke with him about his big win in WCOOP #43-M, the $55...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 16
Were you out partying last night? First of all: why weren’t we invited? And second of all, you missed a fantastic Friday evening of poker as more big names entered the World Championship of Online...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 17
It’s Main Event time at the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP)! How do you win it? Ask these guys. How do you win a tournament the day before? Read today’s latest update below. There’s lots...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: "Mr. No way" on denying Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich, winning #47-L
When I saw among the many winners of WCOOPs over recent days that a player from Norway named “Mr. No way” had beaten out the phenom from Poland Dzimtry “Colisea” Urbanovich to win Event #47-L ($5.50...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 18
Are you in? The Main Event of the World Series of Online Poker (WCOOP) started yesterday and the hunt for the $10 million guaranteed prize pool is under way. Here’s how things are shaping up… TODAY’S...
View ArticleTrack each Platinum Pass using our interactive map
Keep up to date with how to win a Platinum Pass by bookmarking the PSPC homepage of the PokerStars Blog. You’ll find up-to-date information about where the next Platinum Pass is being awarded. You’ll...
View ArticleTwitch mods Croaks and RuthAnnK play $5K WCOOP Main Event
Lex Veldhuis and PokerStars teamed up to turn the tables (in the nicest possible way) on Twitch moderators extraordinaire Croaks and RuthAnnK yesterday. If you’ve been following Lex on Twitch...
View ArticleIt's Poker Movie Monday on Poker In The Ears!
It’s the start of a new week, which means all sorts of things in this crazy world. Garfield is in a bad mood, Peter Gibbons has a case of the Mondays, and most importantly for the purposes of this...
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