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World Championship of Online Poker stats, past and present4 September 2015(PRESS RELEASE) -- Welcome to the weekend – and one that’s a little bit more special than most, with Sunday marking the start of the PokerStars 2015 World Championship of Online Poker. That's right, the most prestigious online poker championship of the year, hosted by PokerStars.com, is just two days away. There are 70 events to get stuck into over three weeks, and buy-ins ranging from $109 to $51,000. Something for everyone, as they say. But before the 14th annual WCOOP gets under way, check out the “WCOOP Stats – Past and Present” for some mightily impressive figures that highlight the growth and importance of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER STATS: PAST AND PRESENT $500,000,000 Total all-time WCOOP prize money that is expected to be surpassed this championship. $449,680,133 Total amount of money won to date across 487 events. $45,000,000 Guaranteed prize pool for the 2015 World Championship of Online Poker. $12,215,000 Record prize pool for a WCOOP event, which occurred in the 2010 WCOOP Main Event when 2,443 players registered for the $5,200 buy-in tournament. $2,278,097.50 Record first prize won by Tyson ‘POTTERPOKER’ Marks in the 2010 WCOOP Main Event – still the largest individual tournament prize in online poker history. 1,000,000 Total all-time number of WCOOP entrants that is expected to be surpassed this championship. $51,000 Biggest ever buy-in for an online poker tournament, which will take place on September 20, 2015 at 12.30 ET. 500th WCOOP event milestone that will take place on September 9 at 14.00 ET. The tournament – WCOOP-13 – is a $320 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] with $300k guaranteed. 82 Record number of WCOOP cashes, currently held by Jon ‘Pearljammer’ Turner. 4 Record number of events won by Dan ‘djk123’ Kelly. Three players – ‘Donald’, ‘g0lfa’, ‘mikal12345’ – have three WCOOP titles.
World Championship of Online Poker stats, past and present
is republished from Online.CasinoCity.com.
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