knecht_poker, Kro-kodill Win PokerStars WCOOP Events

The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has rolled on in recent days. Fifteen events are now in the books out of the 62 on the docket, with the Main Event set to play out on September 26th. The feature tournament boasts a $5,200 buy-in and will shell out at least $10 million in prize money. As announced by PokerStars this week, the winner of the Main Event is assured at least $2 million.



PokerStars player “knecht_poker” came out on top of the field in Event #14, a $265 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Knockout. The victory was worth $104,000, the lone six-figure payday awarded on Thursday, and he defeated “a365551” heads-up. “knecht_poker” hails from Ohio and is a former winner of the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $33,000. In April, “knecht_poker” trumped the field of a $109 tournament on PokerStars for another $20,000. One month ago, he made the final table of the high-stakes PokerStars Sunday Million, bowing out in ninth place for $12,000.



Others who made the final table of the $265 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Knockout included “SCAINS2” (third place for $55,860), “Mrazeg” (fourth place for $36,243), “LazersNUTS” (fifth place for $23,155), and “VM47” (sixth place for $11,804). A field of 3,325 players turned out to create a prize pool of $665,000, about 50% larger than the guarantee.




“Kroko-dill” emerged on top of the field in Event #13 on Thursday, a $215 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Six-Max tournament. “Kroko-dill” collected $63,000 for his first place finish and defeated “SiiliSuhonen” heads-up. “SiiliSuhonen” pulled down $46,000 for second place and the top 108 players finished in the money.



Longtime industry staple Nick Niergarth, better known in the online poker world as “gbmantis,” took fifth in Event #13 for $17,000. The Wisconsin native has been highly successful both online and live and owns $126,000 in career World Series of Poker (WSOP) earnings. Two years ago, Niergarth made waves in the WCOOP by final tabling a $10,300 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event for $179,000.



Here’s how the final table of Event #13 cashed out on Thursday:



1. Kroko-dill – $63,080

2. SiiliSuhonen – $46,514

3. DynamiteDraw – $35,780 (DynamiteDraw)

4. Fabahaba – $25,046


5. gbmantis – $17,890 (gbmantis)

6. chico134 – $10,734 (chico134)



Also playing out on Thursday was Event #15, a $215 Limit Razz tournament. The tournament boasted an overlay of nearly $43,000 and “TDT07” walked away with the WCOOP bracelet and $41,000 following a two-way deal. Receiving $36,000 following the chop was “MadisonAce29” and the top five players each took home five-figure paydays.



Joining “TDT07” and “MadisonAce29” at the final table of the Razz event yesterday were “STUDMANRONN” (third place for $25,000), “cpfactor” (fourth place for $18,750), “mddgfc” (fifth place for $12,500), “Unibasjoe” (sixth place for $8,750), “solody” (seventh place for $5,625), and “cal42688” (eighth place for $3,750).



Three more WCOOP events are on tap for Friday, traditionally one of the slower days in the online poker community. A $215 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max event gets underway at 2:00pm ET and will offer up a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000. Three hours later, look for a $215 No Limit Single Draw 2-7 tournament with a $50,000 guarantee. The nightcap is a $109 Eight-Game contest that will distribute at least $100,000 and starts at 8:00pm ET. All told, $650,000 in guaranteed prize money will be up for grabs today on PokerStars.



Visit PokerStars to sign up for any of the upcoming 2010 WCOOP tournaments. The site, the largest in the industry, happily takes action from the United States and features a fleet of sponsored pros that includes Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada.




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