David Paredes Dominates PokerStars USA Championship of Online Poker

Update: John “trainwrecks” Hayes won the USA COOP main event Tuesday morning. He outlasted a field of 1,650 to win nearly $150,000 after a three-way deal.

With two wins in the PokerStars USA Championship of Online Poker (USA COOP), poker pro David “gaucho2121” Paredes had an online series to remember.

The New York native won event No. 5 ($200+$15 no-limit hold’em heads-up) for $25,000 and followed up the performance with a victory in event No. 10 ($300+$20 pot-limit Omaha 1R+1A) for $32,444 just four days later.

The tournament series, which consisted of 11 events with a combined guaranteed prize pool of $3,275,000, was exclusive to residents of the United States and part of the PokerStars Regional Championship of Online Poker (RCOOP) schedule.

At the time of this article’s release (noon PST), the $1 million guarantee main event was on break. The action is scheduled to resume at 3 p.m. with 94 players remaining. Notables still left include 2009 Card Player Online Player of the Year Steve “gboro780” Gross, who is currently in the middle of the pack with slightly below the chip average, and David “WhooooKidd” Baker, currently healthy in 20th chip position. The winner will take home $164,050.

Regardless of what happens in the main event, the USA COOP has been headlined by the pros. Besides Paredes, other winners of events include Dane “WatchTheSea” Miller and Christina “lindeyloo22” Lindley.

Here is a look at the results:

Event 1 ($50+$5 no-limit hold’em six-max): akb1 — $30,450
Event 2 ($200+$15 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better): takitdown — $13,818
Event 3 ($200+$15 no-limit hold’em 2X turbo): Dane “WatchTheSea” Miller — $37,600
Event 4 ($300+$20 no-limit hold’em): Christina “lindeyloo22” Lindley — $127,500
Event 5 ($200+$15 no-limit hold’em heads-up): David “gaucho2121” Paredes — $25,000
Event 6 ($300+$20 H.O.R.S.E.): BackdoorNutz — $29,250
Event 7 ($300+$20 no-limit hold’em six-max): JoeJ1337 — $50,886
Event 8 ($200+$15 seven-card stud eight-or-better): PhishorMan — $14,625
Event 9 ($200+$15 no-limit hold’em 1R+1A): Tobia$ Bluth — $57,570
Event 10 ($300+$20 pot-limit Omaha 1R+1A): David “gaucho2121” Paredes — $32,444
Main Event ($500+$30 no-limit hold’em): John “trainwrecks” Hayes — $140,740*

Check back tomorrow morning for results from the final event!

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