{"id":3866,"date":"2019-09-27T11:12:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T11:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=3866"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T11:12:52","slug":"uks-bigblindbets-takes-down-2019-wcoop-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/uks-bigblindbets-takes-down-2019-wcoop-main-event","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s &#8220;BigBlindBets&#8221; Takes Down 2019 WCOOP Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/09\/pokerstars-wcoop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/09\/pokerstars-wcoop.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/09\/pokerstars-wcoop-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\">\u201c<em><strong>BigBlindBets<\/strong><\/em>\u201d took down the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event and won a life changing sum of money. <\/p>\n<p>BigBlindBets who is a regular in the high-stakes cash game arena, scooped $1,665,962 in top prize, after defeating a huge field of 2,236 entries. <\/p>\n<p>BigBlindBets\u2019 online poker journey began in 2010 when he played small cash games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/poker-freerolls\">freeroll<\/a> and sit &amp; go tournaments with friends. The following year, he took poker more seriously and started earning more money by moving up to $1\/$2 games. Less than a decade later, BigBlindBets managed to capture his first ever world title and the biggest payout of his career till date.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that he was able to win over a million dollars playing online poker will be encouraging to not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-uk-poker-sites\">online poker pros in the UK<\/a> but also to online poker players from around the world. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"final-table-results\">Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<p>The final nine players who made the final table came from different parts of the world. A Swedish player who uses the handle of \u2018<em><strong>TheMakrill<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 was the first to be eliminated and collected $111,063 for his ninth place finish. The next player to exit was Germany\u2019s \u2018<em><strong>Mogilmiranda<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 who picked up $155,805 for his eighth place finish. Estonian grinder \u201c<em><strong>Leitnant<\/strong><\/em>\u201d then busted in 7th place, winning $218,572.<\/p>\n<p>The next player to bust was Belgium\u2019s \u201c<em><strong>XmorphineX<\/strong><\/em>\u201d who placed sixth for $306,624.  Earlier in the series, XmorphineX took down the <em>WCOOP-13-M: $530 NLHE Sunday Million SE<\/em> for $202,421. The fifth spot was taken by Hungary\u2019s \u201c<em><strong>19Pistike93<\/strong><\/em>\u201d for $403,148. With five players remaining, pay jumps were high and massive prizes were on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Estonian player \u201c<em><strong>NeedBeat<\/strong><\/em>\u201d ended a great run in 5th place, collecting $603,434 which was his biggest payout to date. With four players all competing for the top prize, <strong>Talal \u201c<em>raidalot<\/em>\u201d Shakerchi<\/strong> was in the running to become the first-ever player to capture both a SCOOP and WCOOP Main Event title. Unfortunately, the former hedge-fund manager fell short of that goal and instead ended his bid in 3rd place for $846,528.  <\/p>\n<p>BigBlindBets then entered into heads-up play against Brazil\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/player.php?a=r&amp;n=416770\">Danilo \u201c<em>dans170<\/em>\u201d de Lima Demetrio<\/a><\/strong>. The UK pro started the final battle with almost a 7:1 chip advantage. The determining hand took place when Demetrio went all in with AdKd, well ahead of the As2s held by BigBlindBets. However, BigBlindBets found much-needed help from the board, picking up a runner-runner spade flush to secure an impressive win. Demetrio took home $1,187,553 for his second place finish.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBigBlindBets\u201d took down the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event and won a life changing sum of money. BigBlindBets who is a regular in the high-stakes cash game arena, scooped $1,665,962 in top prize, after defeating a huge field of 2,236 entries. 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