Alexander Kostritsyn Wins Event No. 9 at the PokerStars World Championship of Online PokerEvent No. 12 Still In Progress With 64 Remaining Players |
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Alexander Kostritsyn topped a monster field in event no. 9 of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) to walk away with a first-place prize of $269,284.
The two-day event resumed on Wednesday with 93 players, but it was the Russian who took it down outright. Other winners included nilsef and flashdisastr.
Event no. 12, a heads-up no-limit hold’em tournament, is still in progress with 64 remaining players. Upcoming events for Thursday include pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better, six-max no-limit hold’em and razz.
Check out events 9-12 below.
Event No. 9 — No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000,000 Guarantee)
Buy-In: $1,000+$50
Prize Pool: $1,612,000
Entrants: 1,612
Final Table Results:
1. Alexander “joiso” Kostritsyn — $269,284
2. 7B/\eC7 — $196,664
3. Jaroslaw “YanniYankiev” Jaskiewicz — $148,304
4. China_White1 — $109,616
5. Horozic — $78,988
6. koncert888 — $62,868
7. rizz13 — $46,748
8. Jake “hwtd1” Toole — $30,628
9. Bo$$playa425 — $16,764
Event No. 10 — Pot-Limit Omaha Knockout ($200,000 Guarantee)
Buy-In: $200+$50+$15
Prize Pool: $298,600
Entrants: 1,493
Final Table Results:
1. nilsef — $50,015
2. IamBuddhaa — $36,578
3. Vito “F.Briatore” Branciforte — $27,620
4. zenman — $20,304
5. Jason Mercier — $14,631
6. tirre_66 — $11,645
7. Pylusha — $8,659
8. Surrey Rock — $5,673
9. PieniFisu — $3,075
Event No. 11 — Ante Up No-Limit Hold’em ($300,000 Guarantee)
Buy-In: $300+$20
Prize Pool: $536,700
Entrants: 1,789
Final Table Results:
1. flashdisastr — $68,072*
2. Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs — $66,044*
3. gaffel — $64,463*
4. 247cat — $35,288
5. Michael “anakinso” Goodman — $25,493
6. foot1oose — $19,857
7. elchwarrior — $14,490
8. TaLkHoUsE — $9,392
9. Brock “t soprano” Parker — $5,367
*Based on a deal made at the final table.
Event No. 12 — Two-Day Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em ($200,000 Guarantee)
Buy-In: $200+$15
Prize Pool: $461,400
Entrants: 2,307
This event is currently on a break and will resume at 5:00 EST on Thursday. A total of 64 players still remain and they are guaranteed at least $1,384. The winner will receive $78,438.
Notables still remaining include Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko and David Williams.
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