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The 2008 Poker Stars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) began on Friday September 5, 2008. The series, which will feature 33 tournaments and guarantees at least $30,000,000 over the next half a month. 7,217 players took to the virtual felt for the first event, a $215 buy-in short-handed NLHE tournament. about 1100 players earned some cash in the tourney such as Mark Flowers, aka “RandALLin” and Christopher “TaTaTunes” Antunes.
The final six discussed a deal almost as soon as the final table was set. However, no agreement was reached, and the most well-known player at the table, Jordan “scarface_79” Smith, hit the rails first. The remaining four struck an agreement, including shane147, the eventual champ. This is reflected in the final results, which are:
1) shane147 - $200,856
2) pffwhatever - $92,583
3) SilverSocks - $140,000
4) - DoV - - $110,000.00
5) CURDOG1KCK - $49,075.61
6) scarface_79 - $23,686.20
Event #7 is a short-handed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. There’s still time to qualify for the tournament. Visit PokerStars now for more information!