Pokerstars’ WCOOP 2014 schedule released

August 7, 2014

Pokerstars has released the schedule for its popular 2014 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) which this year will include 66 events and guaranteed prize pools totalling $40 million. The annual series will start September 7 and run through September 28, kicking off with a $109 buy-in NLHE event and two  $215 buy-in no-limit hold’em […]

WCOOP Main Event challenge series finale goes to Tom Middleton

April 3, 2014

2013 EPT Barcelona Champ, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton took down the WCOOP $2,100 NLHE Main Event Challenge Series, taking on and winning a tough heads-up against “bboooommmmmm”. A few hands in to heads-up play, the final two agree a deal that culminated in Middleton taking home $500 000, a customised money clip and a $5 200 […]

UK player scores half-a-million in online poker challenge

April 2, 2014

Tom “hitthehole” Middleton from Leeds in England has been enjoying a strong winning streak recently in both live and online poker tournaments, with his latest victory online in the $2,100 buy-in WCOOP Challenge Series main event adding half a million dollars to his growing bank balance. He was the 2013 EPT Barcelona champion, where he […]