WBCOOP 2012 starts soon

After I finished third in last year’s WBCOOP Main Event I was happy because I ran really well (AK > KK at the last two tables), but I wasn't really happy with my play in the last hand.
Info: It was four in the morning and I was very tired, 3rd and 2nd place got the same prize money.
I (BB) called a shove for all my chips from the SB with 17BB with pocket deuces ... what is really bad.

This year I want to make it better: Play better and hopefully finish higher (or win the 5000$ for best blogger or the 1000$ for best live tweeter).

For all the german speaking readers: Here is my video summary of last years WBCOOP Main Event:

For my 3rd place I got 2010$ in tournament tickets (SCOOP and Sunday Million). In the tournaments i played (with the tickets) I had a few money finishes but not a really deep run. I total cashed for 1350$ - which isn’t bad for a freeroll but it isn’t great.


What would I do with the 5000$ prize for the best blogger?

I think I would cash out about half of the money to by some small things for me and my family and go Bungee jumping on the "Europabrücke" - with 190m the highest beam bridge in Europe.
Maybe I will go to Las Vegas in summer and it's always good to have some spending money (especially if it is "sponsored" by PokerStars ;-)


1500$ I would spend on satellites for big major tournaments (EPT, PCA or WSOP). Most of the "live tourney budget" i would invest into step satellites, because i like the idea of playing a major tourney only with a few bucks spent.
To play with all the top pros you usually see on TV must me amazing: Bluffing Phil Hellmuth out of a pot, table talking with Daniel Negreanu or having a drink with Liv Boeree.
Maybe I will be successor of Pius Heinz and all the other PokerStars pro who won the "The Big One" - another german speaking would be great for Poker in Europe (especially Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
I "only" have to run like Jamie Gold and Chris Moneymaker together, then I will not be a problem

With the last 1000$ I want to play the new Zoom Poker on PokerStars (which is hopefully available when WBCOOP is finished). I really liked the fast moving ring games and I played a lot of that before black Friday.
With Zoom Poker PokerStars makes a huge step in the right direction, because "normal" players like to play many hands, and when they could fold the really bad ones it is more fun for them and better for the regulars, because the "normal" players are playing more hands in the same time as on normal tables.


I want to apologize for my bad English, but I think it's better to blog in English during the WBCOOP because more people can read it