2013 EPT Barcelona Champ, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton took down the WCOOP $2,100 NLHE Main Event Challenge Series, taking on and winning a tough heads-up against “bboooommmmmm”.
A few hands in to heads-up play, the final two agree a deal that culminated in Middleton taking home $500 000, a customised money clip and a $5 200 entry to the 2014 WCOOP Main Event.
WCOOP Challenge Series Event #9 results finished up:
1 Tom “hitthehole” Middleton (United Kingdom) $500 000*
2 bboooommmmmm (Israel) $422 594*
3 Stella948 (Australia) $292 320
4 somnium89 (Ukraine) $217 616
5 ventox (Norway) $154 280
6 David “WhooooKidd” Baker (Mexico) $121 800
7 Ben “ShankingYou” Palmer (Costa Rica) $89 320
8 jbrown8777 (Canada) $56 840
9 Bryn “BrynKenney” Kenney (Canada) $32 480
* is the result of a heads-up deal that left $40 000 in play for the winner.