U.S. player wins WCOOP Seven-Card Stud event Monday

An American player who goes by the name nikstar won more than $39,000 during the Seven-Card Stud event of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Monday on PokerStars.com.

More than 650 players showed up to play in the event, nearly doubling the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool to $197,100. For a buy-in of $320, the top 88 players received as little as $473.04, or as much as nikstar's prize of $39,548.

The final table of eight came down to five players from the United States, two from Germany, and one from Denmark. In the end, nikstar went heads-up against Sassenage of Germany, eventually coming out on top for the cash prize and a WCOOP gold bracelet.

The final table results are as follows:

Place Name Prize
1st nikstar $39,548
2nd Sassenage $33,517
3rd morten $16,950.60
4th hurricaneace $12,239.91
5th Evelyn $9,855
6th BJCAS $7,686.90
7th jcsacc $5,755.32
8th davebreal $3,744.90

For more information about the tournament results, visit PokerStars.com.

News Added: 27 September, 2006

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