Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas is down from his peak on the second bullet but remains the biggest stack of the trio of PokerStars ambassadors currently in contention. The chip changes of Fintan "easywithaces" Hand and Felix "xflixx" Schneiders are small as they both reside in the middle of the pack.
A raise to 7,000 was called by "u3meha" and Kelvin "kelvin_fp:ar" Kerber in the big blind which led to the 
flop on which Kerber checked, "bob43155" continued for 8,696 and picked up two calls.
The 
turn was checked and Kerber took a stab at the pot on the 
river with a bet of 17,500. One fold was followed by the call of "u3meha" who won the pot with 
versus 
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One of online poker's most-prestigious festivals has been running since 2002 and it's time to have a closer look at some of the winners and stories that emerged in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event thus far.
It all started back in the year 2002 with a buy-in of $1,050 and Sweden's "MultiMarine" topped a field of 238 entries to claim the top prize of $65,450. One year later, the buy-in remained the same but the field skyrocketed to a total of 891 entries. Joseph “DeOhGee” Cordi became the first American winner and took home $222,750.
While the field size remained just shy of that in 2004, the buy-in increased to $2,600 and Scandinavia had another reason to celebrate as Edgar “Ragde” Skjervold the first and only victory for Norway in the WCOOP-H Main Event, walking away with $424,945 for the efforts.
What followed was the domination of players from the United States prior to Black Friday as they earned the title for the next six consecutive years. Among those to shine in the spotlight were such big names as J.C. “area23JC” Tran (2006), Carter “ckingusc” King (2008), and Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko (2009).
The last American to win the title was Tyson “POTTERPOKER” Marks in 2010 and he earned the biggest winner prize in the history of the pinnacle event thus far. Out of a field of 2,443, the biggest tied to a buy-in of $5,200, Marks received $2,278,098 for his efforts.
Two years later in 2012, some online poker fans may still recall the deal discussions of Marat “maratik” Sharafutdinov who demanded in chat "I wont million". The micro stakes grinder from Russia had won his entry into the tournament after starting his journey with a 40 FPP satellite and eventually won the title and top prize of $1,000,907.
Online poker stronghold Germany then notched up three wins in the next four years as David “PlayinWasted” Kaufmann (2013), Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz (2014) and Jonas “llJaYJaYll” Lauck (2016) came out on top. For Holz, it was the start of an incredibly successful period and he has amassed millions in cashes on the virtual and live poker tables since.
The Netherlands got on the scoreboard with back-to-back victories by Steven “ SvZff” van Zadelhoff (2017) and "wann2play" (2018). However, a controversy ensued shortly after when "wann2play" was caught multi-accounting and the account was frozen shortly after the victory. Ultimately, the top prize was split among all players in the money which in return also crowned Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel as the champion.
Scotland's Fraser “BigBlindBets” Russell then emerged as the latest champion in 2019. A high stakes cash game regular that had barely dipped into the MTT scene, Russell binked a payday of $1,665,962 and will be the man to watch if he decides to try and defend his title in 2020.
| Year | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,050 | 238 | $238,000 | MultiMarine | Sweden | $65,450 |
| 2003 | $1,050 | 891 | $891,000 | Joseph “DeOhGee” Cordi | United States | $222,750 |
| 2004 | $2,600 | 843 | $2,104,500 | Edgar “Ragde” Skjervold | Norway | $424,945 |
| 2005 | $2,600 | 1494 | $3,735,000 | Jordan “Panella86” Berkowitz | United States | $577,342 |
| 2006 | $2,600 | 2510 | $6,275,000 | J.C. “area23JC” Tran | United States | $670,194 |
| 2007 | $2,600 | 2998 | $7,495,000 | Kyle “ka$ino1” Schroeder | United States | $1,378,331 |
| 2008 | $5,200 | 2185 | $10,925,000 | Carter “ckingusc” King | United States | $1,265,432 |
| 2009 | $5,200 | 2144 | $10,720,000 | Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko | United States | $1,715,200 |
| 2010 | $5,200 | 2443 | $12,215,000 | Tyson “POTTERPOKER” Marks | United States | $2,278,098 |
| 2011 | $5,200 | 1627 | $8,135,000 | Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen | Denmark | $1,260,019 |
| 2012 | $5,200 | 1825 | $9,125,000 | Marat “maratik” Sharafutdinov | Russia | $1,000,907 |
| 2013 | $5,200 | 2133 | $10,665,000 | David “PlayinWasted” Kaufmann | Germany | $1,493,499 |
| 2014 | $5,200 | 2142 | $10,710,000 | Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz | Germany | $1,300,000 |
| 2015 | $5,200 | 1995 | $10,000,000 | Kristof “Coenaldinho7” Coenen | Belgium | $1,300,000 |
| 2016 | $5,200 | 2091 | $10,052,880 | Jonas “llJaYJaYll” Lauck | Germany | $1,517,541 |
| 2017 | $5,200 | 2183 | $10,915,000 | Steven “ SvZff” van Zadelhoff | Netherlands | $1,624,502 |
| 2018 | $5,200 | 2044 | $10,220,000 | Ezequiel "eze88888" Waigel | Argentina | $1,529,003* |
| 2019 | $5,200 | 2236 | $11,180,000 | Fraser “BigBlindBets” Russell | United Kingdom | $1,665,962 |
Down to just over 69,000, Jargo "bungakat" Alavali raised to 7,000 on the button and was called by Fintan "easywithaces" Hand in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Hand check-called a bet of 10,500 to see the 
on the turn.
Hand check-called the shove for 50,719 and had his opponent drawing dead in showdown.
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali: 
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand: 
The 
river didn't matter as Alavali departed.
Jonas “llJaYJaYll” Lauck defended his big blind against a raise by "cwale134" and check-called a bet of 14,000 on the 
flop. On the 
turn, Lauck check-raised to 77,000 in order to pick up a call and checked the on the river.
His opponent checked behind to see Lauck turn over 
for a missed double gutshot as "cwale134" won the pot with the 
.
It was a slippery slope for Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder who started well but hit the ground after that as the stack was cut into more than half in the last few hours.
The Dutchman just got some of them back when he raised to 7,500 from under the gun and was called by "newguy89" in the big blind, who then check-called 10,500 on the 
turn. They check-called another 15,750 on the 
river and Mulder tabled 
for a set of fives as the winning hand.
Nível: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The action kicked off with a raise to 8,720 by "ragAAAila19" and they were called by "NutsInMacada" on the button and Joao "Naza114" Vieira in the big blind, who had 55,048 behind. On the 
flop, Vieira check-raised all in and was called by the initial preflop aggressor.
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: 
"ragAAAila19":
Vieira's combo draw missed as the turn and river gave "ragAAAila19" a full house instead.
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand raised to 9,200 in the cutoff and was called by table neighbor "rsehnem77". They checked the 
flop and Hand check-called a small bet on the 
turn.
After the 
river, Hand check-called the shove for 88,743 and was good with as his opponent from Brazil was bluffing with the 
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