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WCOOP 2019: Maxim "Pylusha" Pylev pushes through to NLO8 victory
The final days of WCOOP 2019 are producing plenty of excitement — and not just for those still battling the Main Events. Just as Maxim “Pylusha” Pylev of Russia, winner of the 835-entry Event #60-M,...
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WCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 19
As the biggest prize of the series draws ever closer, the final numbers are in for this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). And they are huge. How huge? Read on… TODAY’S HEADLINES • Main...
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Al Alvarez: A celebration of poker's poet
Yesterday the poker world was saddened by news of the passing of one of best ever to write about the game, Al Alvarez. The British writer, poet, and critic died after succumbing to viral pneumonia. He...
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WCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 20
There’s only one day left of the 2019 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). That means we still need to find our ultimate champion. Here’s what’s going on as the curtain gradually comes down....
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This Thursday, come and be part of Twitch poker history
Poker has always been a solitary pursuit. But that’s about to change. This Thursday we’re inviting you to try out something new on the PokerStars Twitch Channel. It’s an innovative Twitch poker...
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Jason Somerville: Chat Plays Poker has "endless possibilities"
If you tune into the PokerStars Twitch channel this Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, you’ll see a unique new home game from host Jason Somerville and the team at Run It Up. Chat Plays Poker puts you and fellow...
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WCOOP 2019: Dan "woodbine ave" Scott battles back, wins $1K NLO8
We might have called this article “The Return of Dan Scott.” Such a title would have had a few different meanings, all of which apply pretty well here. Playing from Canada as “woodbine ave,” a few days...
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WCOOP 2019: "BigBlindBets" wraps up Main Event, ends record-breaking series
Back in April 2015, a player wrote a post on an online poker marketplace forum in which he told potential backers that he had been taking the game seriously for about two years, “where I started the...
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WCOOP 2019: All the stats, records and oddness
As you likely know by now, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) of 2019 was a record breaker. But here are even more stats-based observations from the past three weeks than you can possibly...
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WCOOP 2019: Nothing fazes Rens Feenstra, #1-H champ ($215 NLHE Phased)
A couple of days ago, Dutch poker pro Rens “Rens02” Feenstra won a big WCOOP event. In fact, it took him weeks to do so — it was the “phased” Event #1-H ($215 no-limit hold’em) that began way back at...
View ArticleWCOOP 2019: Quick work nets Patrick "pmahoney22" Mahoney first WCOOP title
We’ve known Patrick “pmahoney22” Mahoney for a good while here at PokerStars Blog. That’s him up above, on his way to the final table of an LAPT event in Panama several years ago. He’s won plenty on...
View ArticleChat Plays Poker launches on Twitch
For three hours on Thursday afternoon, several hundred players around the world gathered in Twitch chat to play poker with a world champion, a comedian, and a guy who works for Run It Up. You know,...
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Welcome to the Platinum Pass Experience
Do you want to get your hands on a Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) 2020? Of course you do. Well, if you happen to live in the UK and Ireland, a brand new experience could...
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Become the next member of Team PokerStars Pro (without leaving the house)
PokerStars is looking for a brand new member of Team Pro, but not the type you might have seen before. They’ll have the same passion and enthusiasm for the game. And they’ll be an active community...
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WCOOP 2019: Meet “GODofHU”, the man who beat Lex to win $121K
When you get down to the final two players in a big online poker tournament, having the screen name “GODofHU” is sure to send shivers down the spine of your opponent, particularly when you have the...
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WCOOP 2019: Jesse "Jesseonboss" Laakkonen is boss, tops 37K-entry field to...
WCOOP was wild, man. Record-breaking, too. And it climaxed with two huge Main Events, including the $55 buy-in “Low” version won by Finland’s Jesse “Jesseonboss” Laakkonen for a $130,035.12 first...
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Weekend Review: Big wins for Kurganov and Addamo
Still getting over WCOOP? Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of exciting action to report from the online felt. Here’s everything you need to know from the weekend on PokerStars. HEADLINES PokerStars...
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WCOOP 2019: "Big joy" for Adrián "marval231" Kott
Adrián “marval231” Kott has lived on the Atlantic coast in Miramar, Argentina, his entire life. In those 49 years he’s celebrated many milestones. First came his marriage (“my wife is my biggest...
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WCOOP 2019: Fraser “BigBlindBets” Russell on how he won the $5,200 Main Event...
There’s no need to travel. There’s no need to book a hotel room. Heck, there’s no need to even get dressed if you don’t want to. The $5,200 Main Event of the World Championship of Online Poker is the...
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WCOOP 2019: Perseverance pays for Nick "FU_15" Maimone, $1K 6+ champ
There were a number of familiar usernames at the top of the payouts in WCOOP Event #53-H, the $1,050 6+ Hold’em event that drew 178 entries. That includes the player who finished at the top of the...
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