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The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is the biggest online poker tournament series with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000!


Now in its seventh year, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is a collection of tournaments that brings players from around the world together to compete for WCOOP bracelets and of course, millions in cash prizes.


The Series will start on September 5th and go on for 17 days, finishing off with the Main Event on September 21st. There are 33 different events in total, covering a wide range of poker games, including:


$10,300 High-Roller No-Limit Hold'em, Eight-Game Mixed tourney, Four-Max No-Limit Hold'em, Mixed Hold'em, PLO with one rebuy, one add-on, $25,500 High-Roller Heads-up No-Limit Hold'em, Six-Max Mixed Hold'em, No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw and Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em w/ rebuys.


Each event has a huge guarantee prize pool, with many reaching more than $2,000,000!
Anyone with a PokerStars account in good standing can enter. You can buy in directly, win a satellite or even get in the game free...through Frequent Player Point freerolls. In fact, to give all of our loyal players a chance to get in the game, we're putting up $1.5 million of our own money toward free entries to our frequent players. Perhaps the best way is to sign up through LTDPoker.com where you will receive exclusive promotions including free bankrolls to deposit to top rated poker sites including Pokerstars. Don’t forget to check the site for regular updates as the WCOOP tournament progresses.


Below you see a schedule of all WCOOP 2008 events. For players who would like to take part in these events, but might not have the bankroll to cover the buy-ins, there will be plenty of satellite tournaments on offer, starting from July 1st.


Friday, September 5th, 14:30, $215 NL Hold'em (6-Max), $1 million Guaranteed
Friday, September 5th, 16:30, $215 PL 5-Card Draw, $100,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 6th, 14:30, $215 Limit Hold'em, $300,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 6th, 16:30, $215 2-7 Triple Draw, $100,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, September 7th, 14:30, $10,300 High-Roller NL Hold'em, $2 million Guaranteed
Sunday, September 7th, 16:30, $530 NL Hold'em, $3 million Guaranteed (2-Day Event)
Monday, September 8th, 14:30, $215 PL Omaha (6-Max) $300,000 Guaranteed
Monday, September 8th, 16:30, $320 8-Game Mixed Event, $200,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, September 9th, 14:30, $215 NL Hold'em (4-Max), $400,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, September 9th, 16:30, $215 Razz, $100,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, September 10th, 14:30, $320 PL Omaha Hi/Lo, $300,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, September 10th, 16:30, $320 Mixed Hold'em (6-Max), $300,000 Guaranteed
Thursday, September 11th, 14:30, $215 NL Hold'em w/ Rebuys, $1 million dollars Guaranteed
Thursday, September 11th, 16:30, $320 7-Card Stud, $100,000 Guaranteed
Friday, September 12th, 14:30, $320 No Limit Hold'em (Heads-Up), $500,000 Guaranteed
Friday, September 12th, 16:30, $215 PL Omaha (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on), $300,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 13th, 14:30, $530 PL Hold'em (6-Max), $400,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 13th, 16:30, $215 HORSE, $300,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, September 14th, 14:30, $25,500 High-Roller HU No Limit Hold'em, $1.6 million dollars Guaranteed
Sunday, September 14th, 16:30, $1,050 NL Hold'em, $3 million Guaranteed (2-Day Event)
Monday, September 15th, 14:30, $530 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo, $200,000 Guaranteed
Monday, September 15th, 16:30, $530 Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max), $200,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, September 16th, 14:30, $530 NL Hold'em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on), $500,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, September 16th, 16:30, $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $200,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, September 17th, 14:30, $320 PL Omaha w/ Rebuys, $500,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, September 17th, 16:30, $320 NL Hold'em (6-Max), $500,000 Guaranteed
Thursday, September 18th, 14:30, $530 NL Hold'em Triple Shootout, $300,000 Guaranteed
Thursday, September 18th, 16:30, $530 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, $400,000 Guaranteed
Friday, September 19th, 14:30, $530 NLHE w/ Rebuys (6-Max), $400,000 Guaranteed
Friday, September 19th, 16:30, $1,050 PL Omaha, $500,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 20th, 14:30, $1,050 Limit Hold'em (6-Max), $500,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, September 20th, 16:30, $10,300 HORSE, $500,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, September 21st, 16:30, $5,200 NL Hold'em Main Event, $10 million Guaranteed


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