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.
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