Yevgeniy ��Jovial Gent�� Timoshenko Wins the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event
The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars came to a close on Monday as day two of the main event came to a conclusion with Yevgeniy ��Jovial Gent�� Timoshenko taking the world's most prestigious online title.
The $5,200 tournament saw 2,144 participants enter to create a total prize pool of $10,720,000 and a first-place payday of $1,715,200. The chip leader entering the final table was none other than Dan ��djk123�� Kelly, fresh off his win the night before in the high-roller H.O.R.S.E. event.
With four players remaining, the key hand of the final table occurred between Kelly and Yevgeniy ��Jovial Gent�� Timoshenko, the chip leader at this point. The two got into a raising war preflop that led to Kelly five-betting all-in with 10?10?. Timoshenko called with K?K? and flopped a third king. No miracle came for ��djk123�� and his incredible 2009 WCOOP ended with a fourth-place finish in the Main Event for $643,200. Timoshenko took a sizable chip lead and extended it even further when he busted ��reddeevil�� in third place. That left ��Udon Wannit�� and Timoshenko to duke it out for the Main Event bracelet.
With over a 3:1 chip lead, Timoshenko made quick work of ��Udon Wannit�� in a heads-up battle he won in just 18 hands. Timoshenko called a raise out of the big blind and the flop ran out 6?K?8?. Yevgeniy put in a check-raise and ��Udon Wannit�� three-bet all-in with 5?6?, which was in dire straits against Timoshenko��s K?6?. No bad beat came and Timoshenko can relish in his WCOOP Main Event win for $1,715,200. As if he hadn't won enough already. Timoshenko also won the Full Tilt $1K Monday less than an hour later for $75,000. Not a bad payday for the young poker professional.
PokerStars WCOOP Main Event - $5,200 N0-Limit Hold��em [2-day]
Buy-in: $5,000 + $200
Prize Pool: $10,720,000
Entrants: 2,144
1. Yevgeniy ��Jovial Gent�� Timoshenko - $1,715,200
2. Tyler "Udon Wannit" Kenney - $1,286,400
3. reddeevil - $933,712
4. Dan ��djk123�� Kelly - $643,200
5. Xaston - $482,400
6. Ben ��Chong94�� LeFew - $375,200
7. Mudvaynes - $268,000
8. Supa4real - $182,240
9. Mer ��PeachyMer�� Brit - $96,480
Notable Finishes: Clayton ��slammedfire�� Mozdzen (10th - $75,040), Vikash ��vishnu24�� Dhorasoo (11th - $75,040), Shawn ��buck21�� Buchanan (15th - $58,960), Tom ��tommyboy83�� Koral (20th - $35,376), Hunter ��HEMIpowerSWT�� Frey (21st - $35,376), Scott ��xmrstyle�� Bohlman (22nd - $35,376), Isaac ��philivey2694�� Haxton (31st - $30,016).
If you're missing the WCOOP already, PokerStars.TV has final table recaps, round-up shows, and more. Check out this video of the $10,000 HORSE final table below.
Watch WCOOP 2009: Event 44 - $10,300 HORSE on PokerStars.tv
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