Written By: Gambling101.org
For the seventh straight year, Pokerstars is offering up millions in prizes at the World Championship of Online Poker, also known as the WCOOP. Play at Pokerstars for your chance to win entry into the series, with a prize pool worth over $30,000,000.
Since Pokerstars first introduced the WCOOP in 2002, the series has grown at a tremendous rate. In it’s inaugural year, the winner walked away with $65,450. Just one year later, the prize money quadrupled, and the winner, ‘DeOhGee’, took home $222,750. The growth hasn’t stopped, and in 2007 ‘Ka$ino’ won a whopping $1,378,330!
2008 promises to be a banner year for online poker players competing in the WCOOP. Between September 5 and September 22, there is more than $30,000,000 up for grabs. The grand finale promises to be huge! The Main Event is scheduled for September 21, and the guaranteed prize pool for this event is $10,000,000! Can you see yourself competing for your share of that kind of prize money? We can!
If Texas Hold’em isn’t your game, no worries. The WCOOP is comprised of 33 events that include Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, Razz, HORSE, 2-7 Draw and more. Every event in the WCOOP has a cash guarantee, with many of the guarantees being over $2,000,000.
Most of the WCOOP events have direct buy-in’s ranging from $215 - $1,050. The Main Event has a direct buy-in of $5,200. There are also $10,300 HORSE and High Roller NL Hold’em events. The biggest direct buy-in for the WCOOP is the $25,500 High Roller Heads-Up NL Hold’em event.
As of right now, Pokerstars has satellites for the WCOOP running every day, with cash buy-in’s starting as low as $2.20 and points satellites starting at 100 points. Using your Frequent Player Points, you can get a shot at the $30,000,000 in prize money without spending a dime!
Pokerstars also has Steps Qualifier’s for Sit N Go players wanting to get into the WCOOP. Players can start at any step level, depending on how much they’re willing to pay for their buy-in. Step 1 buy-in is $7.50, Step 2 buy-in is $27.00, Step 3 buy-in is $82.00, and Step 4 buy-in is $215.00. Pokerstars also offers players the option of using points to buy-in at any of the first four steps. If you want to enter at Step 5, the buy-in will cost you $700.00. Step 6 will cost you $2100.00 for a direct buy-in.
If you already play at Pokerstars, login and start working your way through the satellite tournaments. If you haven’t played at Pokerstars before, it’s simple to get started. Just go to Pokerstars, click on Play Now, and download the software. Once you create your screen name and password, you’re ready to deposit. PokerStars offers seven different deposit options to fit whatever needs you may have. The simplest way to deposit is by using your Visa or Mastercard credit cards.
See you at the tables!
