Coenaldinho7 Wins WCOOP Main Event & $1.3m

Pete - Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Written by- Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Online poker

Going into the final table of this year's WCOOP Main Event, Belgian player "Coenaldinho7" was the short-stack with less than 4% of the chips in play but remarkably he ended up taking down the biggest online tournament of the year and, after a four handed deal, $1.3m in prize money.

What made Coenaldinho7's victory all the more astounding is that from the very start of the final table he was trying to do a deal, asking if the final 9 fancied chopping for $500k a piece, upping his offer to $600k each after bindernutnut fell in 9th place. Of course, his early "deals" were (presumably) very tongue-in-cheek, and nobody took them seriously.

The smart money had been on highstakes pro Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn to take the title as not only was he th emost accomplished and successful player at the table, but he also started the day as chip leader with nearly 20m chips. However, it didn't take long for the Russian pro to implode, playing fairly recklessly and squandering the chip lead very early on, eventually going out in 8th place for $150,000 after he bluffed the river and ran into trips.

K.T.A -1985 went out in 7th place for $200k, followed by Irish player Rory "Mr.Kingball" Brown who left in 6th, good for $273k.

Deals started to be proposed in earnest when play was six-handed, although neither the ICM or chip-chop deals seemed to satisfy all the players, so no deal was made until play was four-handed, although Coenaldinho7 was still pushing for a deal all the way, obviously aware that he wasn't the best player at the table.

Nevertheless he remained in the mix as play went four-handed after Ravic85 busted in 5th for $400k as his flopped top pair (10's) was bested by Nolet20's pocket Aces.

At this stage, Nolet20 was chip leader and playing well, and was looking to achieve an incredible double, as just a couple of months ago he won the $22 entry "Micro Millions" Main Event for $90k. After a few more hands, the players were finally ready for a deal.

Former chip leader AlwaysiNduCe had fallen to just over 20m, Coenaldinho7 had just over 31m, 4th placed beertjes79 hd just under 13m, and Nolet20 had 35m. Nolet20 used his position of strength to negotiate hard, demanding a guaranteed $1.22, with Coenaldinho7 getting a minimum $1.1m, AlwaysiNduCe getting $1m, and beerjtes79 more than happy with $800k (even though the ICM deal gave him $850k).

beerjtes79's willingness to give up $50k to help do the deal was mocked by some people in the forums, but as he went out next with AJ vs Coenaldinho7 his deal didn't look so bad as the initial prize for 4th place would have been just $562k.

Three handed play went back and forth before Nolet20 exited in 3rd after losing a huge 65m in a similar fashion to Ravic85 as his flopped top pair (10's) lost out to AlwaysiNduCe's pocket kings.

AlwaysiNduCe went into heads-up play with a sizeable chip lead, but that was to swap a few times as Coenaldinho7 continued to put pressure on his opponent every hand. The end finally came in an unfortunate manner for AlwaysiNduce in a 47m chip pot as Coenaldinho7 flopped top pair on a 5 2 10 flop, but AlwaysiNduCe made two pair with K 5 as a K fell on the turn. All the money went in, only for a second 10 to drop on the river, handing the title, and the additional $200k to Coenaldinho7 after a remarkable turnaround.

WCOOP Main Event Final Table Results

1. Coenaldinho7 $1.3m

2. AlwaysiNduCe $1m

3. Nolet20 $1.23m

4. beertjes79 $800k

5. Ravic85 $400k

6. Mr.Kingball $273k

7. K.T.A. -1985 $200k

8. joiso $150k

9. bindernutnut $100k