'BigBlindBets' Wins 2019 WCOOP Main Event For $1.6 MillionThe Cash Game Regular From The UK Topped A Field of 2,236 Entries To Secure The Massive Online Tournament Title |
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The most prestigious online poker tournament in the world has decided its latest champion. Online cash game regular ‘BigBlindBets’ emerged victorious from a field of 2,236 entrants to win the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker $5,200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. The United Kingdom resident’s identity is unknown, but whoever they are, they are now a WCOOP champion with $1,665,962 more in the bank.
Talal Shakerchi
Shakerchi’s tun in this event came to an end when he four-bet all-in with KJ
and got called by the A
J
of ‘BigBlindBets’. The flop brought two aces to leave Shakerchi in dire shape. The turn and river were no help, and he was knocked out in third place ($846,528).
‘BigBlindBets’ took nearly a 7:1 chip lead into heads-up play with Danilo ’dans170’’ de Lima Demetrio. The shorter stacked player got his last chips in good, with his AK
well ahead of the A
2
of ‘BigBlindBets’. The board ran out 10
10
9
8
K
and ‘BigBlindBets’ made a runner-runner spade flush to secure the pot and the title. The Brazilian ’dans170’’ took home $1,187,553 as the runner-up finisher.
Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Player | Location | Payout |
1 | BigBlindBets | United Kingdom | $1,665,962 |
2 | Danilo “dans170’” de Lima Demetrio | Brazil | $1,187,553 |
3 | Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $846,528 |
4 | NeedBeat | Estonia | $603,434 |
5 | 19Pistike93 | Hungary | $403,148 |
6 | XMorphineX | Belgium | $306,624 |
7 | Leitnant | Estonia | $218,572 |
8 | moglimiranda | Germany | $155,805 |
9 | TheMakrill7 | Sweden | $111,063 |