The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continues all this month on PokerStars, and there’s still time for players to get involved in this prestigious online poker festival.
The best way to get involved is through online satellites that are now available in the PokerStars client. Almost two weeks into the festival, there has been some crazy return on investment (ROI) from satellite winners, including WCOOP champions and people winning tens of thousands of dollars in prize money.
Here, we check out some of the big winners from PokerStars online tournament satellites.
4.5 million % ROI for “maticalabro” in $5,200 6-Max World Championship
You may have to get your calculators out for this one.
The 2024 WCOOP schedule features 12 Championship events, with the 6-Max World Championship coming with a $5,200 buy-in.
The event was won by Lithuania’s “Mikensonas” after a three-way deal with 2021 SCOOP Main Event champion “kZhh” and Patrick “pads1161” Leonard, but spare a thought for Argentina’s “maticalabro”.
Not only did they finish fifth for $68,177, but they did it from a $1.50 satellite. If you crunch the numbers, that’s a ROI of more than 4.5 million!
“Carlos levis” finishes runner-up in WCOOP 51-H: $5,200 Super Tuesday
Satellites are perfect for getting into some of the High Roller and bigger buy-in events that make up the WCOOP schedule, including the Super Tuesday. As one of the most popular events for high roller players, it can lead to some big paydays, and that’s exactly what happened for Carlos “Carlos levis” Ribeiro.
He satellites into the WCOOP 51-H: $5,200 Super Tuesday High Roller for $530, and finished second to “I Attack95” for $101,045.
2024 WCOOP Title Winners from Satellites
At time of writing, there have been 11 WCOOP titles this year won by satellite winners, including “kutschi42” who did it from just $1.10. The German satellited into WCOOP 39-L: $22 5-Card PLO, winning it for $3,237.
Another player who turned satellites success into a WCOOP title is Jamie “jamiedwan21” Dwan who won WCOOP 18-H: $530 NLHE for $29,912 after winning a $55 satellite.
| Player | Country | Event | Satellite | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kutschi42 | Germany | WCOOP 39-L: $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max] | $1.10 | $3,237 |
| DimoshaP | Belarus | WCOOP 10-L: $22 HORSE [6-Max] | $2.20 | $3,283 |
| 1truegambler | United Kingdom | WCOOP 50-H: $1 050 FLHE [6-Max] | $11 | $12,417 |
| Aiden1623 | United Kingdom | WCOOP 31-H: $530 8 Game [6-Max] | $11 | $11,093 |
| ultraviol3nt | Argentina | WCOOP 49-M: $215 NLHE [Mini Bounty Builder HR] | $55 | $53,405 |
| VasasAllin | Hungary | WCOOP 41-M: $530 NLHE [Turbo Progressive KO Sunday Cooldown] | $55 | $45,148 |
| ibotown | Austria | WCOOP 35-H: $1 050 NLHE [5-Max Turbo Progressive KO] | $55 | $33,786 |
| jamiedwan21 | United Kingdom | WCOOP 18-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max Turbo Progressive KO] | $55 | $29,912 |
| PIPON777 | Estonia | WCOOP 57-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo Fenomeno] | $109 | $30,288 |
| chialexz | Latvia | WCOOP 14-H: $1 050 5-Card PLO8 [6-Max] | $109 | $24,375 |
| Infestus176 | United Kingdom | WCOOP 25-H: $1 050 Razz [6-Max] | $109 | $20,636 |
Check out the WCOOP Power Path Ticket Bundle
PokerStars players who are playing the Power Path can redeem a Gold pass for a WCOOP online ticket bundle worth $10,300. That package includes:
- 6 x $1,050 WCOOP tickets
- 5 x $530 WCOOP tickets
- 4 x $215 WCOOP tickets
- 3 x $109 WCOOP tickets
- 2 x $55 WCOOP tickets
- $53 T-Money
Alternatively, you can use the Gold Power Pass to register directly for the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event. Make sure to check out the full WCOOP schedule.
There are also two separate Silver Pass ticket bundles which is as follows:
- 1 x $530 WCOOP ticket
- 3 x $215 WCOOP tickets
- 6 x $109 WCOOP tickets
- 8 x $55 WCOOP tickets
- 10 x $22 WCOOP tickets
- $11 T-Money
The second is a Silver WCOOP Main Event bundle instead, which features:
- 2 x $1,050 WCOOP Main Event tickets
- 2 x $109 WCOOP Main Event tickets
- 8 x $22 WCOOP tickets
- $6 T-Money
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