Watch the Poker Stars World Cup of Poker

Similar to the soccer World Cup, the World Cup of Poker is an international competition. National teams of poker players go head-to-head for the right to be named the World Cup champions. The competition was open to everyone, and players could qualify for free.

A total of 57 teams have been whittled down to eight after a set of qualifying tournaments. The final eight teams were flown to Barcelona, with travel and expenses paid, in order to compete for the title and $250,000 in prize money. Nations still represented in the World Cup of Poker IV are the U.S., Canada, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, Romania, and Mexico.

The live webcast can be viewed on www.pokerstars.tv/wcp. The following is the broadcast schedule:

Tuesday, Sept. 4

• Heat one - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
• Heat two - 4 p.m.-9 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Sept. 5

• Heat three - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET

Thursday,Sept. 6

• Heat four - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
  
• Heat five - 4 p.m.-9 p.m. ET

Friday, Sept. 7

• Final (featuring top four teams) - 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. ET

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