The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) returns September 2008, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000, that’s double the total guarantee of last year, making it the biggest online poker tournament series in the world! There are 33 different events in total, covering a wide range of poker games, including Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, Razz, HORSE, 2-7 Draw and more. Each event has a huge guarantee prize pool, with many reaching more than $2,000,000!
The series culminates with the $10,000,000 guaranteed Main Event, September 21. Last year’s Main Event was won by ‘Ka$ino’, who took away prize money of $1,378,330! With cash prizes this big and a bracelet for the winner of each event, the WCOOP is THE series to be a part of. Don’t miss out on taking your seat!
You can buy in directly to any WCOOP event, or win your seat via one of the many PokerStars satellites running now. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’.
The 2008 WCOOP runs from September 5-22. See below for the full schedule of events.
Watch the video below to see why members of Team PokerStars Pro think that the WCOOP is the greatest online tournament series around!
History of the WCOOP Main Event
Since the WCOOP started in 2002, the Main Event prize pool has grown at an incredible rate. Swedish player ‘MultiMarine’ won $65,450 for his victory in that year. But by 2003, first place prize money had risen to $222,750, and was won by ‘DeOhGee’. ‘Ragde’ won $424,945 in 2004, while ‘Panella86’ picked up $577,342 the following year. In 2006, pro player J.C. Tran walked away with $600,000, before ‘Ka$ino’ won a massive $1,378,330 in 2007. See our 2007 WCOOP stats page for more information on last year’s winners.
WCOOP 2008 Schedule
All tournament start times are ET. Blind structure information for each event can be found in the PokerStars client. Go to ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’. Then, in the ‘Main Events’ tab, click an event to open the Tournament Lobby. Blind information for the event can then be found by clicking ‘Tournament Info’.
EVENT No | DATE | DAY | TIME | BUY-IN | EVENT | GUARANTEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-Sep | Fri | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold'em [6-max] | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | 5-Sep | Fri | 16:30 | $215 | PL 5-Card Draw | $100,000 |
| 3 | 6-Sep | Sat | 14:30 | $215 | Limit Hold'em | $300,000 |
| 4 | 6-Sep | Sat | 16:30 | $215 | 2-7 Triple Draw | $100,000 |
| 5 | 7-Sep | Sun | 14:30 | $10,300 | High-Roller NL Hold'em | $2,000,000 |
| 6 | 7-Sep | Sun | 16:30 | $530 | NL Hold'em* | $3,000,000 |
| 7 | 8-Sep | Mon | 14:30 | $215 | PL Omaha [6-max] | $300,000 |
| 8 | 8-Sep | Mon | 16:30 | $320 | 8-game Mixed Event | $200,000 |
| 9 | 9-Sep | Tue | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold'em [4-max] | $400,000 |
| 10 | 9-Sep | Tue | 16:30 | $215 | Razz | $100,000 |
| 11 | 10-Sep | Wed | 14:30 | $320 | PL Omaha Hi/Lo | $300,000 |
| 12 | 10-Sep | Wed | 16:30 | $320 | Mixed Hold'em [6-max] | $300,000 |
| 13 | 11-Sep | Thu | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold'em w/Rebuys | $1,000,000 |
| 14 | 11-Sep | Thu | 16:30 | $320 | 7-Card Stud | $100,000 |
| 15 | 12-Sep | Fri | 14:30 | $320 | NL Hold'em [Heads-Up] | $500,000 |
| 16 | 12-Sep | Fri | 16:30 | $215 | PL Omaha [1R1A] | $300,000 |
| 17 | 13-Sep | Sat | 14:30 | $530 | PL Hold'em [6-max] | $400,000 |
| 18 | 13-Sep | Sat | 16:30 | $215 | HORSE | $300,000 |
| 19 | 14-Sep | Sun | 14:30 | $25,500 | High-Roller HU NL Hold'em | $1,600,000 |
| 20 | 14-Sep | Sun | 16:30 | $1,050 | NL Hold'em* | $3,000,000 |
| 21 | 15-Sep | Mon | 14:30 | $530 | 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo | $200,000 |
| 22 | 15-Sep | Mon | 16:30 | $530 | Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo [6-max] | $200,000 |
| 23 | 16-Sep | Tue | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold'em [1R1A] | $500,000 |
| 24 | 16-Sep | Tue | 16:30 | $530 | NL 2-7 Single Draw | $200,000 |
| 25 | 17-Sep | Wed | 14:30 | $320 | PL Omaha w/rebuys | $500,000 |
| 26 | 17-Sep | Wed | 16:30 | $320 | NL Hold'em [6-max] | $500,000 |
| 27 | 18-Sep | Thu | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold'em Triple Shootout | $300,000 |
| 28 | 18-Sep | Thu | 16:30 | $530 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | $400,000 |
| 29 | 19-Sep | Fri | 14:30 | $530 | NLHE w/Rebuys [6-max] | $400,000 |
| 30 | 19-Sep | Fri | 16:30 | $1,050 | PL Omaha | $500,000 |
| 31 | 20-Sep | Sat | 14:30 | $1,050 | Limit Hold'em [6-max] | $500,000 |
| 32 | 20-Sep | Sat | 16:30 | $10,300 | HORSE | $500,000 |
| 33 | 21-Sep | Sun | 16:30 | $5,200 | NL Hold'em Main Event* | $10,000,000 |
*2-day event
Qualify for the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker with PokerStars Steps Sit & Go satellites. WCOOP Steps start with buy-ins as low as $7.50 or 500 Frequent Player Points credits. Players finishing in the top two places in a Step tournament win a ticket to the next one up.
If you make it to Step 6, you’ll get to battle it out for one of three seats in the $10,000,000 guaranteed WCOOP Main Event. If you don’t make it that far, it’s still possible to start again at the same level or the one below. You also have the option of playing for a seat in other WCOOP events at Step 4, including the $3,000,000 guaranteed NL Hold’em event. Don’t forget that you can even buy in directly to any of the Steps levels.
We’ll also be running cash and FPP satellites from July 6 for all 2008 WCOOP events.
WCOOP Steps satellites are available now. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’. Alternatively, use the Event Filter to find exactly what you are looking for. In ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’, click the Event Filter and enter the details you want to find. For example, if you want to win a seat in the $1,050 PL Omaha $500,000 guarantee (Event 30), type ‘PL Omaha’ into the filter and the lobby window will instantly show you all available PL Omaha satellites.
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