$10m WCOOP Challenge Series Starts Today
Friday, 20 December 2013
There's a massive guaranteed prize pool of $10m on offer at PokerStars over the next three days courtesy of the site's WCOOP Challenge Series.
A total of eight events are lined up starting with a $109 no limit hold'em affair that gets under way at 6pm GMT this evening. The action continues throughout the weekend before culminating in a $2,100 Main Event at 8.30pm GMT where a massive $3m is guaranteed.
In addition to cash prizes, the winners of each WCOOP Challenge Series event will also pocket a customized commemorative money clip and a ticket for the 2014 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event, worth $5,200.
There are plenty of satellites opportunites running throughout the weekend which can be found in the PokerStars lobby.
The complete WCOOP Challenge Series schedule is as follows (all times GMT):
WCOOP Challenge 1: $109 NLHE $109 Friday, December 20 6pm $500,000
WCOOP Challenge 2: $215+R NLHE [Turbo] $215+R Friday, December 20 midnight
$1,000,000
WCOOP Challenge 3: $700 NLHE [Progressive Super-Knockout] $700 Saturday, December 21 4pm $1,000,000
WCOOP Challenge 4: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max] $1,050 Saturday, December 21 8pm $1,000,000
WCOOP Challenge 5: $215 NLHE $215 Sunday, December 22 4pm $1,000,000
WCOOP Challenge 6: $1,050+R PLO $1,050+R Sunday, December 22 6pm $500,000
WCOOP Challenge 7: $215 NLHE $215 Sunday, December 22 7.30pm $2,000,000
WCOOP Challenge 8: $2,100 NLHE Main Event $2,100 Sunday, December 22 8.30pm $3,000,000
New players at PokerStars can enjoy a 100% first deposit bonus of up to $600.