

WCOOP 2013 Wraps Up: Germany Dominates, Russians Shine in Key Events
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2013 has come to a close, with Germany dominating the main events. The $700 buy-in Super Knockout tournament saw ValueFolding emerge victorious. In the same tournament, awaz1983 finished 4th, winning $77,000, and CaptainGant secured 7th place.
The $215 buy-in 8-max tournament attracted nearly 10,000 players, with Mrp1neApple from Taiwan taking the top prize of $208,682. Notable performances included Tom Middleton finishing 5th with $72,585 and snazzy333, the best Russian player, finishing 14th.
The main event of the series, with a $5,200 buy-in, saw PlayinWasted from Germany win nearly $1.5 million. The best Russian player in this event was Andrey Zaichenko, who finished 11th, earning $67,189. The overall series points leaderboard was won by Yungve Sykoen with 440 points, while Anatoly Filatov topped the GipsyTeam's best player contest with 255 points. Vea finished second with 195 points.
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