Congratulations to Laurie “LaliTournier” Tournier, Winner of WCOOP-94-H [8-Max, PKO, Series Saver] for $182,595

Laurie Tournier The World Championship of Online Poker has now added another champion here in WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver], $1.25M Gtd . The 1,516 entry field had just 85 return for the final day of this 2-Day event, and when the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Laurie “LaliTournier” Tournier sitting in the winner’s circle, taking home a WCOOP title along with an impressive $182,595 in prizes. The final day saw 85 drop quickly to the final table of and it was Tournier in complete control. She began the day eighth on the leaderboard and only moved up from that point on. Niklas “Lena900” Astedt was the only form of resistance between her and the title. Astedt got the best of her during seven-handed play, dropping her below average for the first time of the day. She sat near the bottom of the barrel for the next several levels, picking her spots until just three were left, and then she kicked it into overdrive. A quick double came her way from “darkziv” who shoved air into Tournier’s two pair. She then parlayed that double into a bounty when she flushed out Swedish pro Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson to end his tournament with a third place finish. The back-and-forth heads up battle saw “darkziv” saved once by the river, besting pocket tens with ace-rag thanks to a bullet that completed the board. The Brazilian native showed no sign of tilt, stayed focused, and […]

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