World Championship Of Online Poker Begins Tomorrow

The 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker hits computer screens tomorrow and will see poker lovers from all over the world compete for a total of $30 million in guaranteed prize pools across 62 events in 23 action-packed days.

Event no. 1, a $215 no-limit hold’em six-max tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million kick-starts the WCOOP tomorrow, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m., and the festival of online events will continue until it reaches its peak on Sept. 25 and 26 with the Championship’s highlight, the two-day, $5,200 no-limit hold’em main event. This year’s main event will award at least $5 million, including a guaranteed $1 million for first place.

There are several other events throughout the 23 days which see a prize pool of more than $1 million including two events on Sept. 11, the $215 no-limit hold’em at 10 a.m. guaranteeing $1,250,000 and the $530 no-limit hold’em at 2 p.m. guaranteeing $1.5 million; the $1,050 no-limit hold’em event on Sept. 18 guaranteeing $1.5 million, the $215 no-limit hold’em on Sept. 25 which is offering at least $1,250,000, and another event taking place tomorrow (at 12 p.m.), a $10,300 no-limit hold’em high roller, which has $1,250,000 guaranteed.

There are many different games with various buy-ins to suit all poker interests and bankrolls. For instance on Sept. 6 there is a three-course poker platter serving up a $215 pot-limit draw event at 11 a.m., followed by a $215 triple stud event at 2 p.m., and the cherry on the cake, a $1,050 no-limit hold’em at 5 p.m.. Poker varieties throughout the WCOOP also include Omaha, Badugi, 8-game, and H.O.R.S.E..

Players can find the tournaments in the PokerStars client by going to Events > WCOOP.

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