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World Championship of Online Poker 2004
Official Report
August 2, 2004
No-Limit Texas Hold'em
Buy-in: $500 (+$30)
| Total Entries: | 1,642 |
|---|---|
| Total Prize Pool: | $821,000 |
Started - 8/1/2004 4:30:00 PM (EST)
Finished - 8/2/2004 4:01:18 AM (EST)
"Sporto623" Wins Largest Major Online Tournament in Poker History - Tops Field of 1,642 players!
| Official Results (Note: Standings reflect order of finish, payouts reflect prize money received - deal made between final seven players) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sporto623 | Elgin | IL | United States | $68,892.88 |
| 2. | chipremover | Bergen | Norway | $99,212.05 | |
| 3. | nycpokerguy9 | New York | NY | United States | $88,660.26 |
| 4. | luckybs | London | United Kingdom | $98,964.44 | |
| 5. | katastrafika | South Boston | MA | United States | $52,386.70 |
| 6. | rayan | Gamla Stan | Sweden | $58,093.73 | |
| 7. | txhammer | Houston | TX | United States | $41,988.94 |
| 8. | GROGAN | ON | Canada | $17,076.80 | |
| 9. | Purr Of Aces | United Kingdom | $11,247.70 | ||
| 10th through 18th place paid $6,157.50 19th through 27th place paid $3,694.50 28th through 36th place paid $2,873.50 37th through 45th place paid $2,463.00 46th through 63rd place paid $2,052.50 64th through 81st place paid $1,642.00 82nd through 99th places paid $1,231.50 100th through 135th place paid $821.00 136th through 180th places paid $656.80 |
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| Overall 2004 WCOOP Statistics Total Entries to Date: 5,954 Total Prize Money Distributed: $2,051,300 |
Prize money at the 2004 World Championship of Online Poker surpassed the $2 million mark, following the fifth event at this year's championships. Another $821,000 was added to the prize pool - which now amounts to $2,051,300 through just the first five events. These figures have catapulted the WCOOP into the ranks of the world's largest poker tournaments - along with other prestigious events held at land-based casinos in the United States, Europe, and Australia.
The WCOOP has also become truly "international." Through the first five events, players in-the-money have represented 44 of the 50 U.S. States. Furthermore, players from 28 different countries have cashed at the WCOOP - including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, the United States, and Venezuela.
The easy access of online poker to people of all ages and backgrounds in countries all over the globe has contributed to the overwhelming success of this year's WCOOP. All poker players must do is sign onto their computers, download the easily accessible software at PokerStars.com, and start playing poker. Internet poker knows no boundaries. Champions can come from anywhere in the world.
The fourth event at this year's WCOOP, hosted by PokerStars.com, was the $500 buy in No-Limit Hold'em event. A total of 180 places were paid from a prize pool which amounted to over 800 thousand dollars.
The ultimate winner was "Sporto623," from Elgin, IL. He collected prize money plus 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.
Players started the tournament with $2,500 in chips with blinds set at $10-20. It took Sporto623 a total of 746 hands to triumph in the tournament.
When play at the final table began, seating and chip counts were as follows:
THE FINAL TABLE
Seat 1: nycpokerguy9 (719,766 in chips)
Seat 2: GROGAN (304,132 in chips)
Seat 3: Sporto623 (375,203 in chips)
Seat 4: katastrafika (402,324 in chips)
Seat 5: txhammer (216,712 in chips)
Seat 6: luckybs (729,102 in chips)
Seat 7: chipremover (772,261 in chips)
Seat 8: rayan (326,592 in chips)
Seat 9: Purr Of Aces (258,908 in chips)
Sporto623 came to the final table in fifth chip position, as all nine players were within striking distance of the chip lead. But it was Sporto623 who needed exactly 84 hands to win the last hand of the tournament:
THE FINAL HAND
Hand #746
PokerStars Game #586429740: Tournament #1742795, Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (20000/40000) - 2004/08/02 - 04:00:45 (ET)
Table '1742795 197' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 3: Sporto623 (3363292 in chips)
Seat 7: chipremover (741708 in chips)
Sporto623: posts the ante 2000
chipremover: posts the ante 2000
chipremover: posts small blind 20000
Sporto623: posts big blind 40000
chipremover: raises 80000 to 120000
Sporto623: calls 80000
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 7h]
Sporto623: checks
chipremover: bets 200000
Sporto623: raises 2320000 to 2520000
chipremover: calls 419708 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 7h] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 7h Ah] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sporto623: shows [Qc 9d] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
chipremover: shows [9h Tc] (two pair, Aces and Nines - lower kicker)
Sporto623 collected 1483416 from pot
Lee Jones [observer] said, "Good match both"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1483416 | Rake 0
Board [7c 9s 7h Ah Ad]
Seat 3: Sporto623 (big blind) showed [Qc 9d] and won (1483416) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 7: chipremover (button) (small blind) showed [9h Tc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines
Sporto623's two-pair, better kicker was victorious. He became the fifth PokerStars.com 2004 WCOOP Champion. An interesting side note - After the United States, Sweden has produced more final table players than any other country up to this date.
Report by Nolan Dalla
Director of Communications - PokerStars.com
