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WCOOP 2010 Kicks Off with Surprises and Big Wins
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) started on September 5, 2010, at 21:00 Moscow time. The first day saw several notable performances and unexpected eliminations.
In Tournament #1, Nikolai Valuyev, known as Nikopiter, was eliminated in the first hour by Lex Veldhuis. Valuyev's aggressive play, including giant overbets, couldn't overcome Veldhuis's strong hand. Vladimir Vorobiev, known as VLs85s, had a strong start in both Tournament #1 and the high roller Tournament #2, but finished 31st and 11th respectively. Ilnur Murtazin, another Russian player, finished 25th in Tournament #1, earning $6,840.
Alexander Petersen, known as AlexKP, won Tournament #2, while David Shellow, known as CrabMaki, won the high roller tournament. Peter Gehlencher, known as Iteopepe88, won the third tournament of the series, which attracted 12,066 players. Alexey from Mezhdurechensk won $72,396 in the third tournament. Sergey Rybachenko was eliminated in Tournament #2 Second Chance by Gregior. John Van Fleet, known as apestyles, won Tournament #2 Second Chance.
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