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World Cup of Poker VI
Congratulations to Chinese Taipei - World Cup of Poker VI Champions!
It’s Chinese Taipei who join the World Cup of Poker Roll of Honor after their stunning victory at the live Grand Final held during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in The Bahamas.
A total of 54 nations began online qualification, but only nine teams made it through to compete in the final phase at Atlantis. The USA, Germany, Canada, Italy, Finland, Norway, Croatia, Chinese Taipei and Chile were the teams that gathered to battle for national pride over three days of thrilling poker.
The Chinese Taipei team was made up of Wan Hsan Lai, Wen-Hao Pan, Tsu-Chi Wang, Tseng Wei Ming, and captained by Team PokerStars Asia Pro Raymond Wu. They triumphed in the final confrontation with Croatia, with each member of the team collecting $20,000 in prize money.
Croatia, who went into the final table as chip leaders, were unable to capitalize, and missed out when their J-9 lost to Chinese Taipei’s A-2 despite flopping two pair, with Chinese Taipei turning the nut-flush.
Defending champions Germany, again led by Team PokerStars Pro Jan Heitmann, competed strongly throughout but were unable to win back-to-back titles, exiting the final table in 5th position. Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Rousso and Johnny Lodden captained the USA and Norway teams respectively, but were unable to lead their nations to glory despite putting up a great fight over the three days.
Final results:
| Position | Team | Players | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chinese Taipei | Raymond Wu (captain), Tseng Wei Ming, Tsu-Chi Wang, Lai Wan Shyun, Wen-Aho Pan | $100,000 |
| 2. | Croatia | Denis Keleman (captain), Denis Obadic, Marko Puskadija, Andrija Vujic, Alessandro Grazia | $70,000 |
| 3. | Canada | Darus Suharto (captain), Steve Deschesnes, Michael Dietrich, Wade Ackerman, Kevin Burrill | $50,000 |
| 4. | USA | Vanessa Rousso (captain), Chris Burmeister, Andrew Schultz, Ryan Alan Templin, Salvatore Buccieri | $30,000 |
| 5. | Germany | Jan Heitmann (captain), Rasmus Lüdke, Frank Boehrens, Sascha Cornils, Ole Carstens | $10,000 |
| 6. | Italy | Luca Pagano (captain), Valeria Bucciarelli, Vincenzo Bevilacqua, Giovanni Mancuso, Alessandro Sciolti | $10,000 |
| 7. | Finland | Jani Vilmunen (captain), Tommi Juhani Saarinen, Kirsi Korpi, Mika Korpela, Antti Märijärvi | $10,000 |
| 8. | Norway | Johnny Lodden (captain), Bjørn Andre Hovden, Christian Stokkeland, Jan-Idar Lerbrekk, Geir Ståle Plassen | $5,000 |
| 9. | Chile | Mauricio Zeman (captain), Mauricio Ibarra Araya, Rodolfo Awad, Shaun Sheffield, Nicolas Campos Leal | $5,000 |
To read more about how World Cup of Poker VI played out, check out the PokerStars Blog, and for video coverage of the event, take a look at PokerStars.tv.
Watch PCA 2010: The Final Hand of the World Cup of Poker. on PokerStars.tv
Roll of Honor
- World Cup of Poker VI: Team Chinese Taipei
- World Cup of Poker V: Team Germany
- World Cup of Poker IV: Team USA
- World Cup of Poker III: Team Poland
- World Cup of Poker II: Team Costa Rica
- World Cup of Poker I: Team Costa Rica
If you have any questions about the 2009 World Cup of Poker, contact wcp@pokerstars.com.
