The Sunday Briefing: David "betudontbet" Emmons Wins PokerStars TCOOP Main Event

January 30, 2012

Brett Collson Chief Editor

The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close Sunday with the last six events on the slate, two of which generated seven-figure prize pools. The $700 Main Event attracted 3,667 players to create a prize pool of more than $2.4 million, and the $2,100 High Roller event saw 814 players generate a prize pool of more than $1.6 million. David "betudontbet" Emmons was the biggest earner after defeating Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver heads-up in the Main Event for nearly $383,000. Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton and António "apalma2156" Palma also won majors on Sunday.

PokerStars TCOOP Main Event ($1.5M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$665+$35	3,667	$2,438,555

The first TCOOP Main Event was a massive success as the $1.5 million guarantee was smashed by nearly $1 million. Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, one of the most feared online tournament players in the world, joined David “Betudontbet” Emmons and seven others at the final table after just four and a half hours of play.

Emmons held a sizable lead going into the final table and used his stack to have his way at the final table. After a couple of discussions about a deal fell through, Emmons went on to defeat Oliver heads up for the title and $382,855. On the final hand of the tournament, Emmons moved all-in from the button with A♠5♥ and Oliver called instantly with K♠7♦. The board gave Emmons a pair of aces, sending Oliver to the rail with $285,311 for second place.

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Place	Player	Prize
1	David “Betudontbet” Emmons	$382,855
2	Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver	$285,311
3	Didak04	$201,181
4	Gala_Terry	$140,217
5	mmbittencour	$103,639
6	DimaDima13	$79,253
7	swissman29	$45,867
8	zyxel888	$30,482
9	MON3Y$HOT	$19,508

Notable Finishes: Bartolome "amatos" Gomila (17th - $7,316), Paul "paulgees81" Volpe (30th - $$5,486), Ben "Chong94" LeFew (34th - $5,487), Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro (43rd - $4,999)

PokerStars TCOOP High Roller ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$2,000+$100	814	$1,628,000

Denmark's "AlexKP" fell just short of his second TCOOP title of the series with a second-place finish in the $2,100 TCOOP High Roller. "AlexKP" took the biggest share of a four-way chop at the final table, collecting nearly $240,000, but Norway's "Icallany" won the heads-up duel to earn the distinction as the first TCOOP High Roller champ.

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Place	Player	Prize
1	Icallany	$210,259*
2	AlexKP	$239,104*
3	Madridcash	$167,762*
4	Serkules	$166,756*
5	RuiNF	$83,842
6	Ken "kenny05" Smaron	$67,562
7	rUbEnhEnAo92	$51,282
8	David "davidv1213" Vamplew	$35,978
9	Ondrej "Vinkyy" Vinklarek	$20,838

Notable Finishes: Maxim Lykov (15th - $14,326), Caio Pimenta (20th - $7,814), Joseph "subiime" Cheong (23rd - $7,814), Carter Swidler ($24th - $7,814)

*denotes four-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	7,302	$1,460,400

Three players earned six-figure paydays in the Sunday Million this week. Chile's "curiplop" took the largest share of a three-way deal at the final table, but Brazil's "CharlesTY." went on to win the event for $168,000. Two well-known Brazilians, Andre "aakkari" Aakkari and Alexandre "allingomes" Gomes, finished 25th and 27th, respectively.

Place	Player	Prize
1	CharlesTY.	$168,000*
2	curiplop	$181,080*
3	hownorez	$148,000*
4	bas0r	$77,401
5	K0VAK	$59,876
6	Chikakaa	$45,272
7	Meewams	$31,398
8	Joroy70	$17,524
9	rasputoon	$11,318

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Andre "aakkari" Aakkari (25th - $3,403), Alexandre "allingomes" Gomes (27th - $3,403), Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy (30th - $3,037), Clark "snake8484" Hamagami (43rd - $2,746), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (45th - $2,746)

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	843	$421,500

Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton bested a field of 843 to add another tournament victory to his stellar resume. 2010 PokerStars EPT Grand Final champNic "niccc" Chouity also reached the final table but was ousted in sixth place for $16,800.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton	$75,870
2	Face333X	$54,795
3	Soccermom96	$40,885
4	isuckoutonu	$30,559
5	medmar	$21,243
6	Nicolas "niccc" Chouity	$16,860
7	DwnByBaBrdge	$12,645
8	BADBEATGEE	$8,430
9	Openshove85	$5,058

Notable Finishes: Steve Paul "stevejpa" Ambrose (15th - $3,372), "Halfrek" (18th - $2,529)

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,589	$238,350

The Bigger $162 annihilated its guarantee again Sunday as 1,589 players created a prize pool of $238,350. "Padjes" of the Netherlands took home the top prize of $42,903 for winning the tournament outright.

Place	Player	Prize
1	padjes	$42,903
2	JCSeelbach	$30,985
3	Sheeter 200	$23,835
4	Battmeister	$17,876
5	Kedrila	$12,513
6	vovo_leo	$10,129
7	joeyspann	$7,746
8	Bwd26	$5,362
9	Leanod	$3,337

Notable Finishes: Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer (17th - $1,310), Jon "PearlJammer" Turner (30th - $524)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,392	$

Portuguese poker pro António "apalma2156" Palma took home the top prize in the PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance, outlasting 1,391 runners to earn $47,328. Mike "munchenHB" Telker, Carter "cwsidler" Swidler and Chris "Moorman1" Moorman made deep runs but ultimately fell short of the final table.

Place	Player	Prize
1	António "apalma2156" Palma	$47,328
2	Biologist	$34,800
3	Heibtercamp	$24,420
4	guinor	$18,931
5	RuiNF	$13,780
6	JamieGoldFTW	$10,996
7	11_kert_11	$8,212
8	kwil20	$5,428
9	ok72	$3,006

Notable Finishes: Mike "munchenHB" Telker (16th - $1,336), Carter Swidler (26th - $1,113), Chris "Moorman1" Moorman (27th - $1,113)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	36,869	$368,690

Nearly 37,000 players participated in the Sunday Storm this week. Germany's "Robert_Eh" and Spain's "yukor" agreed to a heads-up deal, and the former went on to win the title and $28,804.