The 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event (Event #65: $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em) attracted lots of players with its eye-popping $5 million guarantee. However, many couldn't imagine in their wildest dreams that the prize pool would end up almost the double...
When the first hands were dealt it was obvious that that $5 million guarantee would met. Within 30 minutes of play the total numb[...] Read more » WCOOP 2012: 245 Players Left in the Main Event!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 4827
1,825 players made their way to enter a $5,200 buy-in tourney, wow! This is awesome news because it shows each time more players are betting on satelites to make the jump into a big tourney (i believe that, for many of these 1,825, it will be the first time entering a tourney with a buy-in this big), but it has its cons. Although the prize pool have also increased considerably, which is the good part, the bad news is that it will be more difficult to reach it, because there are more opponents...
Joined: Mar '12
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 1277
wowsers.
that's just mega.
imagine taking that down - would just be insane. one hell of a buyin however, that's almost unheard of online. be very interesting to see how that goes.
PS must be loving themselves with the success of their tourneys etc.
Joined: May '08
Location: Lithuania
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 10090
wow, just wow almost $10 millions- that is impressive. i must say pokerstars done their homework really well. wherever u look poker sites are closing down/ merging or just existing with no future at all- but stars are continuing to beat one record after another- and add full tilt under the stars management too
Joined: Nov '11
Location: Estonia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 614
munchenHB<<< that guy wins like all preflop all ins even if odds are 50-50 sometimes even when he is weaker been watching since was 23 players left now is 11 only he kicked out few
