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World Cup of Poker 2006 - Teams
In the World Cup of Poker, forty-six five-player teams were divided into eight regional groups and competed in heads-up no-limit hold'em matches. When the contest reached the quarter-finals, the remaining eight teams received all-expenses-paid trips to play live in Barcelona, Spain. There, the teams are competing in a televised tournament to determine the 2006 World Cup of Poker Champion.
Here is how the eight quarter-finalists reached Barcelona:
USA - The team from USA-North Carolina jumped out ahead in its championship series with USA-Arizona and never looked back. The Tarheel state players won their championship 4-0.
United Kingdom - The team from England dispatched Team Wales in a 4-0 series of matches.
Canada & Pacific - Team South Africa did its best to give Team Canada-Alberta a fight, but in the end Canada-Alberta won the series 3-1.
Americas - Team Brazil, hailing from the largest country in South America, showed Team Venezuela who was boss and won its division in a 3-1 series.
Europe North - No doubt, there are some serious poker players in Iceland. Team Iceland took down Norway 3-1.
Europe Central - Ireland and France came into the division championships as tough teams and played to a 2-2 tie. In a deciding playoff, the luck of the Irish prevailed to advance Team Ireland to Barcelona.
Europe South - Team Israel proved it can play and defeated Team Spain 3-1 in the division championships.
Europe Eastern - Team Poland, after winning a playoff to make it to the division championships in the first place, decided it wasn't ready to quit and defeated Team Hungary 3-1.
Now, these final eight teams are Barcelona, Spain competing for $200,000 in prize money, bragging rights, and their country's pride. You can follow all the action live on the PokerStars Blog.
Below is a list of all the teams and players that competed in the World Cup of Poker. Teams in red advanced to Barcelona.
| Team USA #1 | Team USA #2 | USA - Arizona | USA - Lousiana | USA - N. Carolina | USA - W. Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Johnny Bax |
stealur money |
Murs316 | ChadSO | AppSt2004 | hammer 6pack |
| TLB | Johnster | lakefront | Tutnik | csctiger2 | KidDoc | redlobster |
| FPP | BANDIT12 | 4ofakind3 | TomServo | cmill22 | yellownape | Ender311 |
| FPP | 72AllinCrew | SiVTEC | aront1 | Mr.SlowPlay | TheLegacy IV | Esmeralda |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | N/A | TBD | TBD | Tom McEvoy | TBD |
| England | N. Ireland | Scotland | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Andy134 | fuzzyducks | maxcon007 | Tenace |
| TLB | Purr Of Aces | Gravey | Wee Stinker | rovers2 |
| FPP | carnivex | Sen8R | Scotsman001 | alchemy |
| FPP | Monge Toot | jamiespoiled | Pele Vegas | pokershed |
| Celebrity Player | Anthony Holden | N/A | N/A | ijsj2003 |
| Canada | Canada - Alberta | Canada - Newfoundland | Australia | New Zealand | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | pearljam1012 | HooBangin | somers | donkey | Allways Look | The Student2 |
| TLB | snake8484 | TheRedBaron | Rick0462 | Rattler | b.stern | mosbay |
| FPP | goat6969 | Algernonned | TimV31 | bigwig 703 | universe | bunga |
| FPP | KomKom | M_Croft | ken2528 | mitsos10 | Wogga | Trejiem |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | Isabelle Mercier | N/A | N/A | N/A | piejay |
| Argentina | Brazil | Costa Rica | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Crisper | C.K. | brzgroup | pok21KASS | Boricua8 | tioalberto |
| TLB | luisfran | quaribravo | BKLaw | onasis16 | Havoc74 | twin-caracas |
| FPP | SLOT | zelolo | ronsefeld | marene | dojigroom | peluchesjb |
| FPP | FerSuaya | SouFlamengo | migue | TANTANO | DooMeRFD | jesusbj |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | Carteio | TIJO | TBD | N/A | Merengon |
| Denmark | Estonia | Finland | Iceland | Norway | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Dethlefsen | madiso | mongeron | CASINOICE | Mariachi | Riverloser |
| TLB | Haas | indrek | Vorcirion | raisemaster | theMFbat | Dubble Ace |
| FPP | tdalle | nisuw | PatzeRocks | taqtiX | Morteler | jaymanheaven |
| FPP | Ace_7Dust | Ghost Orchid | arhippa | bigsinc | Onkel_ove | Manola Depp |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | N/A | N/A | Gusti.is | bvdahl | TBD |
| Austria | France | Germany | Ireland | Netherlands | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | thopra | solody | Karl Marx | ROONEY _DIVES |
mister MH | biotop |
| TLB | copi | real-nic | haspel | redbaron590 | S 18 | Banane03 |
| FPP | Asterix77 | teecmi | bluff0r | dawns7up | utreg | Rocksnake |
| FPP | Maniac989 | nazdarovie | bullywulf | luckysod | dylan3101 | Prisca |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | TBD | N/A | Hamman | N/A | N/A |
| Greece | Israel | Italy | Portugal | Slovenia | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | The_ Gamester |
martingales | alessio | spxdes | yerbateros | tralaira |
| TLB | VeNSe | empress58 | mm-nh | ayrtonsantos | wajdovc | VARICO |
| FPP | Makelaris | HelmetSky | Gridi | Cacopt | skenx | luliperu |
| FPP | painless22 | OLDstyleNL | somas2 | zarabatana | kekec24 | AMBITE1X2 |
| Celebrity Player | N/A | sugar teddy | geminiz | Zkinha | N/A | djalminha |
| Hungary | Latvia | Lithuania | Poland | Russian Federation | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | TheBase | Niknais | sekme | Doli | hasumutas | ~US&Co~ |
| TLB | Jack55 | Krista-M | dombasas | skaand | ninel11 | first |
| FPP | RickoT | Pilesos | SieTlaS | atlantic17 | PavelChev | ilham |
| FPP | vs332 | Lionella27 | zombewaz | Marian | Andrey III | zakharka |
| Celebrity Player | bokonon63 | N/A | N/A | TBD | N/A | Avesalom |
If you have any questions regarding this year's World Cup of Poker, please feel free to contact us at wcp@pokerstars.com.
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