The Sunday Briefing: Marco Johnson Wins 2nd WCOOP HORSE Title at PokerStars
Brett Collson
It was another busy slate of tournaments on the virtual poker felt this weekend. The 2014 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) rounded out its second week of action at PokerStars, and the MiniFTOPS series wrapped up at Full Tilt Poker after a champion was crowned in the Main Event. Meanwhile, partypoker hosted a $215 Sunday major with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson (pictured) was one of several players who collected a WCOOP bracelet on Sunday. Johnson, a highly respected mixed-games player from the U.S., won his second career WCOOP HORSE title in Event #42: $320 HORSE. Johnson also reached the final table of the Sunday 500 on PokerStars, placing eighth for more than $10,000.
Dan "djk123" Kelly was looking to claim his fifth career WCOOP victory in the $10,300 High Roller Heads-Up event on Sunday. Kelly, who holds the record for WCOOP titles with four, reached the semifinals of the event before losing to eventual champion "OtB_RedBaron." Ben "Ben86" Tollerene also advanced to the semis but lost to Hong Kong's "ForTheSwaRMm."
Several other notables pocketed big scores on Sunday. Here's a full look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and partypoker:
WCOOP #40: NLHE Six-Max ($750K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000+50 | 1,156 | $1,156,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pascal "hopezACE" Savard | $193,630 |
| 2 | Ashton "theASHMAN103" Griffin | $144,500 |
| 3 | Timothy “Tim0thee” Adams | $109,820 |
| 4 | Johan "busto_soon" Van Til | $75,140 |
| 5 | David "Mrdawwe" Sonelin | $49,245 |
| 6 | Andrey VNIIM | $34,680 |
Notable Finishes: Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino (8th - $2,030), Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro (11th - $14,450), Ryan "RJules12" Julius (12th - $14,450), Dylan "Pokerl)evil" Hortin (16th - $9,710), Tommy "TMoney0209" Miller (18th - $9,710)
WCOOP #41: NLHE Progressive Super Knockout ($750K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $250+250+30 | 2,605 | $1,302,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lipe piv | $102,898 | $30,691 |
| 2 | EZGrind | $77,283 | $21,623 |
| 3 | young_diam18 | $55,356 | $7,041 |
| 4 | LordGregoire | $38,098 | $10,880 |
| 5 | Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas | $ $28,980 | $4,782 |
| 6 | jenej | $22,468 | $4,507 |
| 7 | shermanash | $15,955 | $5,298 |
| 8 | Pokerfan89Gr | $9,443 | $12,821 |
| 9 | baksss11 | $5,535 | $4,985 |
Notable Finishes: David "My Brim Low" Ivers (16th - $2,409), Stevan "random_chu" Chew (27th - $2,018)
WCOOP #42: HORSE ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+20 | 529 | $158,700 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson | $29,994 |
| 2 | Aftret | $21,979 |
| 3 | Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee | $16,187 |
| 4 | LMarto115 | $11,902 |
| 5 | LRolldUpTrips | $7,935 |
| 6 | Ulett_23 | $5,554 |
| 7 | sDosenpfand | $3,967 |
| 8 | Parasences | $2,777 |
| 9 | Piipboy | $2,142 |
WCOOP #44: NLHE High Roller Heads-Up ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000+300 | 64 | $640,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OtB_RedBaron | $224,000 |
| 2 | ForTheSwaRMm | $128,000 |
| 3 | Ben "Ben86" Tollerene | $64,000 |
| 3 | Dan "djk123" Kelly | $64,000 |
| 5 | Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky | $40,000 |
| 5 | OLD TIME GIN | $40,000 |
| 5 | SayNo2Racism | $40,000 |
| 5 | FMyLife | $40,000 |
MiniFTOPS Main Event ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $70+5 | 7,365 | $515,500 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dadowiec | $74,961 |
| 2 | MrPitta | $60,210 |
| 3 | jokai22 | $51,200 |
| 4 | MachadadaRGS | $31,964 |
| 5 | The Geniusjan | $23,199 |
| 6 | sincleer | $16,497 |
| 7 | mihaistelist | $10,981 |
| 8 | Joseph "subiime" Cheong | $7,630 |
| 9 | AndronZavozi | $5,361 |
PartyPoker 500K Guaranteed Sunday
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 2,218 | $524,148 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kabotajoe1 | $75,000* |
| 2 | RonBarcelo77 | $50,000* |
| 3 | CHAMOOONAAA | $39,000* |
| 4 | dero12 | $39,330* |
| 5 | ineedsheet | $19,655 |
| 6 | blondebigboobs | $15,200 |
| 7 | InNackenKacken | $11,793 |
| 8 | mauze09 | $8,648 |
| 9 | Wathh | $6,080 |
*Reflects four-handed deal
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Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+30 | 1,068 | $534,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Negriin | $79,900* |
| 2 | vladobu6i | $79,018* |
| 3 | Tom "hitthehole" Middleton | $50,730 |
| 4 | Zimnan “Zimmy86” Ziyard | $37,166 |
| 5 | CuAt69UsdSng | $26,433 |
| 6 | elementx8 | $21,093 |
| 7 | Tony “D1rtyR1v3r” Nardi | $15,753 |
| 8 | Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson | $10,413 |
| 9 | marko 2701 | $5,874 |
*Reflects heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Bryan “IKnewwwIt” Leskowitz (25th - $2,242)
Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,698 | $339,600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith#1Virtu | $50,460* |
| 2 | GoTribeGrady | $48,023* |
| 3 | grind4fame | $31,413 |
| 4 | jvieiradias8 | $23,092 |
| 5 | PokerSavage1 | $16,640 |
| 6 | ticotico2009 | $13,244 |
| 7 | mrAndreeew | $9,848 |
| 8 | saner31 | $6,452 |
| 9 | Liv Boeree | $3,497 |
*Reflects heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer (11th - $2,852), Ari "BodogAri" Engel (16th - $1,562), Elio "smokrokflock" Fox (22nd - $1,358), Frank "roo_400" Billard (24th - $1,358)
The Sunday Major ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,159 | $231,800 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | graftekkel | $46,360 |
| 2 | blakiazvl | $30,875 |
| 3 | winwin07 | $22,021 |
| 4 | Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist | $16,457 |
| 5 | sookie05 | $12,285 |
| 6 | SirRui | $9,040 |
| 7 | Team Tre Tusen | $6,722 |
| 8 | Drani07 | $4,867 |
| 9 | 04032129 | $3,477 |
Notable Finishes: Kory "s00tedj0kers89" Kilpatrick (11th - $2,318), Mark "dipthrong" Herm (17th - $1,344), Jason "jadedjason" James (21st - $996)
Sunday Brawl ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $240+15 | 770 | $154,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Darwin2 | $31,570 |
| 2 | Rick the Trick | $21,560 |
| 3 | Pressor | $16,185 |
| 4 | nowa1 | $12,230 |
| 5 | Jonas "donut604" Mackoff | $8,932 |
| 6 | Caio Pimenta | $6,314 |
| 7 | Charlie "chaz_man_chaz" Combes | $4,620 |
| 8 | gernas | $3,532 |
| 9 | GM_VALTER | $2,618 |
Notable Finishes: David "My Brim Low" Ivers (12th - $1,771), Steve “HR Dub” Williams (13th - $1,309), Matthias "goodvibe" Neu (23rd - $677), Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet (27th - $677)
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