January 30 2012, Brett Collson

The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close Sunday with the last six events on the slate, two of which generated seven-figure prize pools. The $700 Main Event attracted 3,667 players to create a prize pool of more than $2.4 million, and the $2,100 High Roller event saw 814 players generate a prize pool of more than $1.6 million. David “betudontbet” Emmons was the biggest earner after defeating Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver heads-up in the Main Event for nearly $383,000. Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton and António “apalma2156″ Palma also won majors on Sunday.

PokerStars TCOOP Main Event ($1.5M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$665+$35	3,667	$2,438,555

The first TCOOP Main Event was a massive success as the $1.5 million guarantee was smashed by nearly $1 million. Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver, one of the most feared online tournament players in the world, joined David “Betudontbet” Emmons and seven others at the final table after just four and a half hours of play.

Emmons held a sizable lead going into the final table and used his stack to have his way at the final table. After a couple of discussions about a deal fell through, Emmons went on to defeat Oliver heads up for the title and $382,855. On the final hand of the tournament, Emmons moved all-in from the button with and Oliver called instantly with . The board gave Emmons a pair of aces, sending Oliver to the rail with $285,311 for second place.

To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com

PokerStars TCOOP High Roller ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$2,000+$100	814	$1,628,000

Denmark’s “AlexKP” fell just short of his second TCOOP title of the series with a second-place finish in the $2,100 TCOOP High Roller. “AlexKP” took the biggest share of a four-way chop at the final table, collecting nearly $240,000, but Norway’s “Icallany” won the heads-up duel to earn the distinction as the first TCOOP High Roller champ.

To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com

*denotes four-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$200+$15	7,302	$1,460,400

Three players earned six-figure paydays in the Sunday Million this week. Chile’s “curiplop” took the largest share of a three-way deal at the final table, but Brazil’s “CharlesTY.” went on to win the event for $168,000. Two well-known Brazilians, Andre “aakkari” Aakkari and Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes, finished 25th and 27th, respectively.

PlacePlayerPrize

1	CharlesTY.	$168,000*
2	curiplop	$181,080*
3	hownorez	$148,000*
4	bas0r	$77,401
5	K0VAK	$59,876
6	Chikakaa	$45,272
7	Meewams	$31,398
8	Joroy70	$17,524
9	rasputoon	$ $11,318

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Andre “aakkari” Aakkari (25th – $3,403), Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes (27th – $3,403), Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy (30th – $3,037), Clark “snake8484″ Hamagami (43rd – $2,746), Stephen “stevie444″ Chidwick (45th – $2,746)

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$500+$30	843	$421,500

Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton bested a field of 843 to add another tournament victory to his stellar resume. 2010 PokerStars EPT Grand Final champ Nic “niccc” Chouity also reached the final table but was ousted in sixth place for $16,800.

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$150+$12	1,589	$238,350

The Bigger $162 annihilated its guarantee again Sunday as 1,589 players created a prize pool of $238,350. “Padjes” of the Netherlands took home the top prize of $42,903 for winning the tournament outright.

PlacePlayerPrize

1	padjes	$42,903
2	JCSeelbach	$30,985
3	Sheeter 200	$23,835
4	Battmeister	$$17,876
5	Kedrila	$12,513
6	vovo_leo	$10,129
7	joeyspann	$7,746
8	Bwd26	$5,362
9	Leanod	$3,337

Notable Finishes: Christopher “NigDawG” Brammer (17th – $1,310), Jon “PearlJammer” Turner (30th – $524)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$200+$15	1,392	$

Portuguese poker pro António “apalma2156″ Palma took home the top prize in the PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance, outlasting 1,391 runners to earn $47,328. Mike “munchenHB” Telker, Carter “cwsidler” Swidler and Chris “Moorman1″ Moorman made deep runs but ultimately fell short of the final table.

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool

$10+$1	36,869	$368,690

Nearly 37,000 players participated in the Sunday Storm this week. Germany’s “Robert_Eh” and Spain’s “yukor” agreed to a heads-up deal, and the former went on to win the title and $28,804.

PlacePlayerPrize

1	Robert_Eh	$28,804*
2	yukor	$26,281*
3	ZM636	$15,485
4	87bowser	$11,798
5	Fairikson	$8,111
6	PookyKK	$$4,977
7	LUKAS_BLAST	$3,410
8	Tobi190184	$2,396
9	bagfri	$1,677

*denotes heads-up deal

*PokerStars TCOOP Main Event and High Roller data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

For news, updates, and more follow PokerNews on Twitter and Facebook.

Follow Brett Collson on

Comments

January 27 2012, PokerNews Staff

Download PokerStars now to participate in the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) from Jan. 19 through 29.

The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is coming to a close, but PokerNews players still have a chance to become one of the first-ever champions of the brand new series! PokerStars is offering more than $4 million in guarantees across 15 Turbo and Hyper Turbo tournaments this weekend, with buy-ins starting as low as $33 and ranging all the way to the $2,100 High Roller.

The TCOOP schedule includes a huge selection of PokerStars’ most popular games, including Texas hold’em, Omaha, stud, H.O.R.S.E. and 8-game mix. The series culminates on Sunday, Jan. 29, with a $700 buy-in Main Event that features a $1.5 million guarantee!

Satellites for each TCOOP event are running non-stop, which means that anyone can play for their share of the cash and the chance to be crowned one of the first TCOOP champions. You can view a live schedule of the satellite tournaments at PokerStars.com or in the PokerStars lobby under the “TCOOP” tab.

Here’s a look at the remaining schedule of events for the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (All times Eastern):

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
08:00 – $82 NL Hold’em 6-Max ($250K Gtd)
10:00 – $55 PL Omaha 6-Max 2R1A ($100K Gtd)
12:00 – $55 NL Hold’em Ante Up! ($100K Gtd)
14:00 – $109 FL Hold’em 6-Max ($100K Gtd)

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
10:00 – $109 HORSE ($25K Gtd)
12:00 – $109 PL Omaha Heads-Up ($50K Gtd)
14:00 – $33 NL Hold’em 2x Turbo w/ Rebuys ($300K Gtd)
16:00 – $109 NL Omaha Hi/Lo 6-Max Hyper-Turbo ($100K Gtd)
19:00 – $33 TCOOP Special ($100K Gtd)

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012
06:00 – $109 NL Hold’em ($100K Gtd)
11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em ($750K Gtd)
12:00 – $2,100 NL Hold’em High Roller ($500K Gtd)
13:30 – $320 8-Game ($100K Gtd)
15:30 – $700 NL Hold’em Main Event ($1.5M Gtd)
18:30 – $215 Hyper-Turbo ($300K Gtd)

The Turbo Championship of Online Poker is in full swing so if you don’t have a PokerStars account, be sure to sign up through PokerNews. Remember to use the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and the bonus code “STARS600″ and you can receive a very generous 100% up to $600 first-deposit bonus.

If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.

*Photo courtesy of PokerStars Blog