WBCOOP predictions - Results

At the beginning of the WBCOOP I made 6 predictions (http://rauchi-poker.blogspot.com/2012/02/wbcoop-predictions.html). Let's have a look which are true and which false.

(1) You have to make more than 250 points to win the Leaderboard
True. The player in 1st place has 295 points before the Main Event.

(2) Players from Russia will win 5-6 events, followed by Kanada 4-5, Germany 4-5 and the UK 3-4
True. Because Russia won 6 events, what means they won the "country"-leaderbord. Disappointing are the Results from my other 3 favorites: Canada, Germany and UK all only have 1 win.

(3) There will be more than 800 players in the Main Event
False. The Main Event only got 784 runners. I was close, but a little bit to optimistic.

(4) No PokerStars-Pro (TeamPro or Team Online) will win an event
True. Best results were Andre Akkari (3rd in #17) and Pierre Neuville (3rd in #27)

(5) Event #29 will attract most players (besides the Main Event)
False. First I wanted to take Event #1 but then I changed my opinion, which was a bad decision. Event #1 had 527 players, #2 490 and event #7 443. My prediction (#29) only placed 7th with 368 runners.

(6) Event #18 will attract least players
False. Event #12 and #16 hatd 177 runners, followed by #18 and #19 with 186.


Conclusion:
3 out of 6 predictions were correct. With a little bit more luck and trust my instinct I've would made 5 out of 6.

My WBCOOP 2012 Day 8: PLO8 and NLH Turbo

This was my last day of the WBCOOP beside the Main Event on Sunday.
I played to tournaments and I could continue my cashing streak ... that means 6 cashes in a row and total 7 cashes out of 10 tournaments. And in the last tournament i made my first deep run.

Event #26: Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max
Tournament was quite standard. I used the late reg (surprise, surprise). Folded a lot made the money doubled up. Folded my way in the 2nd payout level and busted with 10BB and AK3Q (single suited) vs. AK52 (single suited) ... but i had his suits dominated.
71st of 231 players for a $11 ticket.


Event #27: No Limit Hold'em [Turbo]
This was my first deep run. I doubled very early with QQ vs. TT and won some small pots till we were in the money. After that i won another big Preflop All-In with AK vs. AT. After that i eliminated a shortie AT > AK. But after that my luck was used up.
A3 < QQ (blind vs. blind .... i put him All-In from the SB) A9 < 98 he made the flush JTs vs. A9o with 6BB as my bust hand.
That means 13th out of 283 for a $22 Ticket.


Winner of yesterdays events:

Event #25	No Limit Hold'em [Deep Stack] 9-max	Ivydrive (United Kingdom)
Event #26	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	LParreira (Portugal)
Event #27	No Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	MrTORNIKE (Georgia)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	157th of 378 players	-
Event #18	Pot Limit Omaha [Turbo] 9-max	105th of 186 players	$5.50 Ticket
Event #20	Pot Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	48th of 225 players	$11 Ticket
Event #21	No Limit Holdem [Turbo Shootout] 10-max	88th of 219 players	$11 Ticket
Event #24	NL Omaha Hi/Lo [Turbo] 9-max	83th of 190 players	$5.50 Ticket
Event #26	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	71st of 231 players	$11 Ticket
Event #27	No Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	13th of 283 players	$22 Ticket
	Total		$82.50$ in Tickets

My WBCOOP 2012 Day 7: NL Omaha Hi/Lo

Another late night event for me: #24 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [Turbo]. Which starts at midnight in Austria.
I late regged this like all Turbo tournaments and foldet my way in the money where got my 13BB in with A2JT ws. AQ94 on a Q92 Board and couldn't improve.
But another cash: 83th out of 190 players for a $5.50 SCOOP Ticket.

But another thing:
PokerStars please fix the leaderboard.
There are players which played more than 10 tournaments. And event the point calculation doesn't work correctly.


Winner of yesterdays events:

Event #22	Pot Limit Omaha 6-max	Kynepok (Ukraine)
Event #23	No Limit Hold'em [Big Ante] 9-max	Robcubus (Mexico)
Event #24	NL Omaha Hi/Lo [Turbo] 9-max	DreamBzz (Russia)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	157th of 378 players	-
Event #18	Pot Limit Omaha [Turbo] 9-max	105th of 186 players	$5.50 Ticket
Event #20	Pot Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	48th of 225 players	$11 Ticket
Event #21	No Limit Holdem [Turbo Shootout] 10-max	88th of 219 players	$11 Ticket
Event #24	NL Omaha Hi/Lo [Turbo] 9-max	83th of 190 players	$5.50 Ticket

My WBCOOP 2012 Day 6: Pot Limit Holdem and Shootout

Yesterday a played 2 tournaments. That's the first day during the WBCOOP that I play more than one event and I cashed in both of them.

Event #20: Pot Limit Holdem [Turbo] 9-max
I used the latereg and nearly 1/3 of all players already busted. I could increase my stack to 9k, than lost some because i had no hand and folded my way in the 2nd payout-level. My first good spot was when i openshoved 3,5BB with A2o and god called by QTo. He flopped the straight and i finished 48th out of 225 for a $11 Ticket

Event #21: No Limit Holdem [Turbo Shootout] 10-max
The first Shootout was a Heads-Up. It only lasted 6 hands when i opend with 55 and my opponent called. Flop 752. He checks, I c-bet he raises, I make a very small re-raise and he shoves and shows A7o. No miracles for him an I was in the 2nd round.
There I didn't play very well and busted very early with AT < AK of an oppenent who openshoved every hand he played and doubled up with J5s vs. 89s 3 hands before.
88th out of 219 for a $11 Ticket.


Winner of yesterdays events:

Event #19	Fixed Limt Hold'em 6-max	Erdoganas (Lithuania)
Event #20	Pot Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	richmoney25 (Venezuela)
Event #21	No Limit Hold'em [Turbo Shootout] 10-max	nubatz (Germany)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	157th of 378 players	-
Event #18	Pot Limit Omaha [Turbo] 9-max	105th of 186 players	$5.50 Ticket
Event #20	Pot Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 9-max	48th of 225 players	$11 Ticket
Event #21	No Limit Holdem [Turbo Shootout] 10-max	88th of 219 players	$11 Ticket

My WBCOOP 2012 Day 5: Pot Limit Omaha

On Monday i didn't play an event because i had to study for my math exam. So my next tournament was Event #18: Pot Limit Omaha Turbo.

I used the tip 4) of last blog post and folded my way in the money. Then I open pushed KT37 (double suited - I know this is a bad hand) and got called by the big blind holding AK86 double suited. I didn't improve and he won ... 105th out of 186 players and a $5.50 SCOOP-Ticket.

The champions of latest events are:

Event #13	No Limit Hold'em 4-max	13ADD13 (Russia)
Event #14	PL 5-Card Draw 6-max	mifox (Ukraine)
Event #15	No Limit Hold'em [Turbo] 6-max	MariusTrif (Romania)
Event #16	Triple Stud 8-max	CAH9l-ZLOy (Ukraine)
Event #17	No Limit Hold'em [Heads-Up] 2-max	premdisc (Hungary)
Event #18	Pot Limit Omaha Turbo 9-max	Cruel Ego (Russia)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	157th of 378 players	-
Event #18	Pot Limit Omaha Turbo 9-max	105th of 186 players	$5.50 Ticket

WBCOOP Day 4: NLH/PLO and Leaderboard tips

On day 4 of the WBCOOP 2012 I played the Event #11: NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha.
I'm really happy with my play but busted in a standard hand with 20BB QQ < AK and place 157th out of 378 players.

The champions of yesterday's events are:

Event #10	7-Card Stud 8-max	tweeter45 (Canada)
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	luis_faria (Portugal)
Event #12	Stud Hi/Lo [Turbo] 8-max	Vitalijus3 (Lithuania)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-
Event #11	NL Holdem / Pot Limit Omaha 9-max	157th of 378 players	-

Leaderboard tips:

The 1st of the WBCOOP 2012 Leaderboard get's a live package worth $7000. So what's important if you want to win that prize:

1) Don't play the No Limit Hold'em events exclusively
The NLHE Events have the most participants but you don't get more points for a win. So it's better to play the "exotic" events like Badugi, Stud, ... because there are less players than in the Hold'em events. And if you play ABC-poker in this events (read a strategy article before the tournament) you are one of the better players in the exotic events.

2) Win an event
That's the most important point, but even the most difficult. If you want to win the leaderboard you have to win an event.

3) Play tournaments with smaller fields
At this WBCOOP it looks like that the tournaments at 18p.m. ET have the smallest fields so play this tournaments (combine this with 1)

4) Cash in a lot of events
Like 3) Small fields are important. Use the late reg (reg 1 min before late-reg ends). Because a third or even half of players are already busted and if you start with the full starting stack you're only a little below average.
You can even fold your way in the money if you use your timebank.

My WBCOOP 2012 Day 3: PLO Hi/Lo

Best PLO Hi/Lo Starting Hand

Another WBCOOP day, another disappointing result for me.
I've only played Event #9: Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo [6-max]. I finished 148th out of 250 players. I don't remember my bust-out hand, because HEM didn't import it.


Yesterdays WBCOOP winners:

Event #7	No Limit Hold'em 6-max	markitosrave (Mexico)
Event #8	No Limit Hold'em 9-max	darkmaestro7 (Russia)
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	alejandropv5 (Columbia)

My WBCOOP 2012 Results so far:

Event #3	Limit Badugi 8-max	31st of 225 players	$16.50 Ticket
Event #6	8-Game 6-max	175th of 237 players	-
Event #9	Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 6-max	148th of 250 players	-