Some interesting facts about the series:
- There are only eight players who have ever won 2 WCOOP bracelets.
- There are 192 players that have made 2 or more WCOOP final table appearances.
- The biggest ever WCOOP cash from a Team PokerStars Pro is $700K from Vanessa Rousso's 2nd place finish in the 2007 Main Event.
- Team PokerStars pros to have done well over the years include Barry Greenstein, Chris Moneymaker, and Shane 'shaniac' Schleger with 22 cashes, but trailing Humberto Brenes with 27 lifetime WCOOP cashes.
- Over the lifetime of WCOOP's $219 million has been won over 228 events and 416,095 buy-ins.
- This year, Event 2 is the always star-studded $10,300 No Limit Hold'em High Roller tournament. 'CrabMaki' from the UK is the defending champion, having beaten Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck into 2nd place.
According to PokerStars "It’s the series where fortunes are made and new stars of poker are born, and anyone can play."
