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World Championship of Online Poker 2004
Official Report
August 8, 2004
Limit Texas Hold'em
Buy-in: $1,000 (+$50)
| Total Entries: | 601 |
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| Total Prize Pool: | $601,000 |
Started - 8/7/2004 4:30:00 PM (EST)
Finished - 8/8/2004 2:30:40 AM (EST)
"Mandelbrot" Strikes Deal, then Takes Gold Bracelet in Limit Hold'em Championship
| Official Results (Note: Standings reflect order of finish, payouts reflect prize money received - deal made between final four players) |
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| 1. | Mandelbrot | Ypsilanti | MI | United States | $62,296.87 |
| 2. | Dead Cat | Summerlin | NV | United States | $114,073.70 |
| 3. | KillerKop | Honolulu | HI | United States | $61,460.87 |
| 4. | kingori | Kiryat Ono | Israel | $95,122.56 | |
| 5. | Spyder44 | Los Angeles | CA | United States | $33,055.00 |
| 6. | Bonsai | Vancouver | BC | Canada | $27,045.00 |
| 7. | PokerDotty | Sydney | Canada | $21,035.00 | |
| 8. | plghh | Chicago | IL | United States | $15,025.00 |
| 9. | zombie666 | Sarnia | ON | Canada | $9,616.00 |
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10th through 18th place paid $6,611.00 19th through 27th place paid $3,606.00 28th through 36th place paid $2,705.50 37th through 45th place paid $2,103.50 46th through 63rd place paid $1,502.50 |
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| Overall 2004 WCOOP Statistics Total Entries to Date: 9,242 Total Prize Money Distributed: $3,994,800 |
Through the first 11 events of the 2004 World Championship of Online Poker, nearly four million dollars in prize money has been distributed to over 1,000 players. On the eve of the championship event of this year's WCOOP which begins tomorrow, 601 online poker players assembled at PokerStars.com to compete for the title, "Limit Hold'em Online Poker World Champion."
The number of entries in this event was astonishing, considering the fact that most limit hold'em events - whether land-based or online - rarely attract such a number nor produce such a huge prize pool. Many of the players put up $1,000 (plus a $50 entry fee). For others, the entry fee was significantly less. A sizable number of players qualified through online satellites held at PokerStars.com. Many more players gained their entry into the tournament from "Frequent Player Points" alone - which meant the entry fee essentially cost nothing. A total of 63 places, just short of ten percent of the field, were paid.
The winner was "Mandelbrot," from Ypsilanti, MI. First prize was set to be $150,000 in cash, but when play became four handed, the finalists agreed to a deal and the remaining prize money was divided according to chip counts. In the end, Mandelbrot ended up winning in excess of $62,000 - not bad for ten hours of "work." He also took home the coveted 14 karat gold bracelet awarded to each world champion. The gold bracelet is engraved with the name of the event, along with the PokerStar's 2004 WCOOP trade mark.
The tournament attracted some big names, including Chris Moneymaker (2003 world champion) and David Williams (2004 runner-up at the World Series of Poker championship event). The two big money winners actually played at the same table for a time. Williams busted out mid-way through the tournament, while Moneymaker finished much higher - 23rd.
The final table consisted of players from two players from Canada, one player from Israel ("Kingori" -- making his second final table appearance at this year's WCOOP), one player from Australia, and five players from the United States. Seating and chip counts were as follows:
THE FINAL TABLE
Seat 1: plghh (222,485 in chips)
Seat 2: KillerKop (147,538 in chips)
Seat 3: kingori (225,096 in chips)
Seat 4: Dead Cat (85,412 in chips)
Seat 5: Bonsai (166,160 in chips)
Seat 6: PokerDotty (97,132 in chips)
Seat 7: zombie666 (90,222 in chips)
Seat 8: Spyder44 (282,700 in chips)
Seat 9: Mandelbrot (185,755 in chips)
Mandelbrot arrived at the final table fourth in chips, and took the chip lead about one hour into the finale. It took Mandelbrot a total of 781 hands to win the tournament - 166 of which were played at the final table. With hundreds of observers watching from their computers all over the world, the final hand came as follows:
THE FINAL HAND
Hand #781
PokerStars Game #600477079: Tournament #1742812, Hold'em Limit - Level XVIII (20000/40000) - 2004/08/08 - 02:30:13 (ET)
Table '1742812 80' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Dead Cat (82703 in chips)
Seat 9: Mandelbrot (1419797 in chips)
02:30:13 Mandelbrot: posts small blind 10000
02:30:13 Dead Cat: posts big blind 20000
02:30:15 Mandelbrot: raises 20000 to 40000
02:30:16 Dead Cat: calls 20000
02:30:16 Moving Bets to Pot
02:30:16 *** FLOP *** [Ad 8d 6h]
02:30:19 Dead Cat: bets 20000
02:30:20 Mandelbrot: calls 20000
02:30:20 Moving Bets to Pot
02:30:20 *** TURN *** [Ad 8d 6h] [6c]
02:30:23 Dead Cat: checks
02:30:25 Mandelbrot: bets 40000
02:30:30 Dead Cat: calls 22703 and is all-in
02:30:30 Moving Bets to Pot
02:30:34 *** RIVER *** [Ad 8d 6h 6c] [2d]
02:30:37 *** SHOW DOWN ***
Dead Cat: shows [Qc Td] (a pair of Sixes)
02:30:37 Mandelbrot: shows [Kh 3d] (a pair of Sixes - King kicker)
02:30:40 Mandelbrot collected 165406 from pot
02:30:42 Lee Jones [observer] said, "Good match both players!"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 165406 | Rake 0
Board [Ad 8d 6h 6c 2d]
Seat 4: Dead Cat (big blind) showed [Qc Td] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 9: Mandelbrot (button) (small blind) showed [Kh 3d] and won (165406) with a pair of Sixes
Mandelbrot had a pair of sixes along with his opponent, but his king was the higher kicker. He becomes the 11th PokerStars.com 2004 WCOOP Champion - with the main championship event to be played tomorrow. The prize pool will be over one million dollars, making it the biggest online poker event in online poker history.
Report by Nolan Dalla
Director of Communications - PokerStars.com
