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World Championship of Online Poker 2004
Official Report
August 3, 2004
Seven-Card Stud
Buy-in: $300 (+$20)
| Total Entries: | 505 |
|---|---|
| Total Prize Pool: | $151,500 |
Started - 8/2/2004 3:00:00 PM (EST)
Finished - 8/3/2004 1:11:59 AM
"Cool Hand Tony Wins Seven-Card Stud Online Poker World Championship!
| Official Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CoolHandTony | Alexandria | VA | United States | $37,875.00 |
| 2. | alkrav | Moscow | Russian Federation | $25,755.00 | |
| 3. | yamaha r 1 | Park Ridge | IL | United States | $16,665.00 |
| 4. | emptyseat88 | Las Vegas | NV | United States | $10,605.00 |
| 5. | Sunyata | Waiheke Island | New Zealand | $8,332.50 | |
| 6. | kingori | Kiryat Ono | Israel | $6,817.50 | |
| 7. | Aniki | St. Albert | AB | Canada | $5,302.50 |
| 8. | mikem1181 | Manhattan Beach | CA | United States | $3,787.50 |
| 9th through 16th place paid $1,969.50 17th through 24th place paid $1,212.00 25th through 32nd place paid $757.50 33rd through 40th place paid $606.00 |
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| Overall 2004 WCOOP Statistics Total Entries to Date: 6,459 Total Prize Money Distributed: $2,302,800 |
Seven-Card Stud was the initial introduction to poker for many players. It remains highly popular along the east coast of the United States (and is still the dominant game in land-based casinos in New Jersey and Connecticut). Although another poker variation, Texas hold'em has exploded in popularity all over the globe, seven-card stud retains a very dedicated following of players.
Over 500 seven-card stud enthusiasts entered this year's "Seven Card Stud Online Poker World Championship," hosted by PokerStars.com. Many players put up $300 (plus a $20 entry fee) to earn the honorary title "the world's best online stud player." For others, the entry fee was significantly less. A sizable number of the entrants qualified through online satellites held at PokerStars.com. Many players gained their entry into the tournament from "Frequent Player Points" (FPP) alone - which meant the entry fee essentially cost nothing. The total number of entries - 505 -- made this event the largest seven-card stud events in poker history. Forty places were paid from a prize pool of $151,500.
The winner was "CoolHandTony," who undoubtedly took his nickname from the legendary 1967 movie, "Cool Hand Luke," starring Paul Newman. Recalling Newman's famous line from a prison poker game, "Sometimes nothin' can be a pretty cool hand," Tony collected a very cool $37,875 for first place, 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 betting limits set at $15-30. Tony a total of 832 hands to triumph in the tournament.
The final table was very much an "international affair." Five countries were represented, including Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Russia, and the United States. Seating and chip counts were as follows:
THE FINAL TABLE
Seat 2: alkrav (289,264 in chips)
Seat 3: CoolHandTony (271,511 in chips)
Seat 4: Aniki (51,768 in chips)
Seat 5: Sunyata (180,599 in chips)
Seat 6: emptyseat88 (98,519 in chips)
Seat 7: kingori (59,017 in chips)
Seat 8: yamaha r 1 (233,026 in chips)
CoolHandTony came to the final table slightly behind in chips - with $271K to (then) chip leader alkrav, with $289K. It took Tony 16 hands to gain the chip lead and surpass $300K. Less than one hour later, the final hand of the tournament was dealt, as hundreds of observers watched from their computers all over the world:
THE FINAL HAND
Hand #832
PokerStars Game #588534475: Tournament #1742800, 7 Card Stud Limit - Level XVIII (15000/30000) - 2004/08/03 - 01:11:34 (ET)
Table '1742800 30'
Seat 2: alkrav (3824 in chips)
Seat 3: CoolHandTony (1258676 in chips)
alkrav: posts the ante 2000
CoolHandTony: posts the ante 2000
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to alkrav [Js]
Dealt to CoolHandTony [Jd]
CoolHandTony: brings-in low 5000
alkrav: calls 1824 and is all-in
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to alkrav [Js] [Kc]
Dealt to CoolHandTony [Jd] [7d]
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to alkrav [Js Kc] [7h]
Dealt to CoolHandTony [Jd 7d] [8h]
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to alkrav [Js Kc 7h] [Ks]
Dealt to CoolHandTony [Jd 7d 8h] [4s]
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to CoolHandTony [Jd 7d 8h 4s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alkrav: shows [As 6d Js Kc 7h Ks 9d] (a pair of Kings)
CoolHandTony: shows [3h 7s Jd 7d 8h 4s 3s] (two pair, Sevens and Threes)
CoolHandTony collected 7648 from pot
Lee Jones [observer] said, "Good match both players!"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7648 | Rake 0
Seat 2: alkrav showed [As 6d Js Kc 7h Ks 9d] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: CoolHandTony showed [3h 7s Jd 7d 8h 4s 3s] and won (7648) with two pair, Sevens and Threes
CoolHandTony, who lives in the Washington DC suburb of Alexandria, VA, earned a well-deserved victory. He becomes the sixth PokerStars.com 2004 WCOOP Champion - with half of this year's events now completed.
Report by Nolan Dalla
Director of Communications - PokerStars.com
