Not exactly East meets West in last weekend's WR2 events, the first of the new year - a Russian one-two on Saturdays followed by an American win in Sunday's version of the flagship freeroll. Both winners, desso777 and AcesWrapped took a first prize of $276 and all for an entry fee of nothing. Not bad.

Here are the results in full...

Weekly round 2 results - Saturday January 3

1. desso777 (Russia) $276.00
2. mrKIR (Russia) $164.00
3. onkel68 (Germany) $100.00
4. cinobabe (Italy) $80.00
5. fkastag (Spain) $62.00
6. el pico 29 (Austria) $50.00
7. MontanaMicky (United States) $39.00
8. Hashkan (Sweden) $30.00
9. ducar0522 (United States) $22.20

801st Niko83 (Germany) $0.60

Weekly round 2 - Sunday January 4

1. AcesWrapped (United States) $276.00
2. meiafoia (Brazil) $164.00
3. niklemalikle (United States) $100.00
4. jobi5322 (United States) $80.00
5. matkel (United States) $62.00
6. dickmann5 (Germany) $50.00
7. Deer44 (United States) $39.00
8. Buurvoigt (Germany) $30.00
9. dragos_ovi (Romania) $22.20

801st easy2222 (Germany) $0.60

Entry into the Weekly Round 2 is open to everybody simply by winning a ticket in one of the Astronomer Freerolls in the PokerStars.net tournament lobby. Entry is free, and provided you finish within the final number of tables shown on the tournament page you could find yourself winning a real money prize in either the Saturday or Sunday event.

It's the best way to practice your poker skills in a unique competitive environment - see you at the tables.