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WCOOP 2011: The World Championship of Online Poker
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is an annual online poker tournament that has been held since 2002. The first WCOOP was held in 2002 with 9 tournaments and a total prize pool of $730,000. The main event of the 2002 WCOOP was won by Swedish player MultiMarine, who received $65,450.
In 2005, the WCOOP featured 15 tournaments with a total prize pool exceeding $12,000,000. The 2010 WCOOP was the largest in history with 141,126 entries and a total prize pool of $63,157,150. The 2010 WCOOP main event was won by Tyson “POTTERPOKER” Marks, who received $2,280,000.
The 2011 WCOOP features 62 tournaments with a total guarantee of $30,000,000. The 2011 WCOOP main event has a buy-in of $5,000 and a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000. Victor “Isildur1” Blom will participate in the 2011 WCOOP for the first time.
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