PokerStars Announce the 2008 WCOOP Schedule
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
While the brick and mortar warfare wages in Las Vegas, PokerStars
has released the schedule for the 2008 World Championship of Online
Poker (WCOOP). One of the richest poker tournament schedules in the
online poker world, the 2008 WCOOP will feature
While the brick and mortar warfare wages in Las Vegas, PokerStars
has released the schedule for the 2008 World Championship of Online
Poker (WCOOP). One of the richest poker tournament schedules in the
online poker world, the 2008 WCOOP will feature events with buy-ins
as high as $25,000.
The series of events will see PokerStars guarantee a minimum of
$30 million across the WCOOP, with $10 million guaranteed in the
WCOOP Main Event alone. They will also be putting up a guaranteed
prize pool of $2 million for the $25,000 buy-in Heads-Up event.
The 2008 WCOOP kicks off on September 5th with a $215 6-Max NL
Hold’em event and will last a total of 17 days. With 33 events to
choose from and a whole manner of ways to satellite into them, it’s
going to be another big summer over at ‘Stars.
Sept 5, 14:30 ET - $215 6-Max NL Hold’em - $1,000,000 GP
Sept 5, 16:30 ET - $215 PL 5-Card Draw - $100,000 GP
Sept 6, 14:30 ET - $215 Limit Hold’em - $300,000 GP
Sept 6, 16:30 ET - $215 2-7 Triple Draw - $100,000 GP
Sept 7, 14:30 ET - $10,300 High-Roller NL Hold’em - $2,000,000
GP
Sept 7, 16:30 ET - $530 NL Hold’em - $3,000,000 GP (2-Day
Event)
Sept 8, 14:30 ET - $215 6-Max PL Omaha - $300,000 GP
Sept 8, 16:30 ET - $320 8-Game Mixed Event - $200,000 GP
Sept 9, 14:30 ET - $215 4-Max NL Hold’em - $400,000 GP
Sept 9, 16:30 ET - $215 Razz - $100,000 GP
Sept 10, 14:30 ET - $320 PL Omaha Hi/Lo - $300,000 GP
Sept 10, 16:30 ET - $320 6-Max Mixed Hold’em - $300,000 GP
Sept 11, 14:30 ET - $215 NL Hold’em w/ Rebuys - $1,000,000
GP
Sept 11, 16:30 ET - $320 7-Card Stud - $100,000 GP
Sept 12, 14:30 ET - $320 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em - $500,000
GP
Sept 12, 16:30 ET - $215 PL Omaha w/ 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on -
$300,000 GP
Sept 13, 14:30 ET - $530 6-Max PL Hold’em - $400,000 GP
Sept 13, 16:30 ET - $215 HORSE - $300,000 GP
Sept 14, 14:30 ET - $25,500 High-Roller HU No Limit Hold’em -
$1,600,000 GP
Sept 14, 16:30 ET - $1,050 NL Hold’em - $3,000,000 GP (2-Day
Event)
Sept 15, 14:30 ET - $530 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo - $200,000 GP
Sept 15, 16:30 ET - $530 6-Max Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo - $200,000
GP
Sept 16, 14:30 ET - $530 NL Hold’em w/ 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on -
$500,000 GP
Sept 16, 16:30 ET - $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw - $200,000 GP
Sept 17, 14:30 ET - $320 PL Omaha w/ Rebuys - $500,000 GP
Sept 17, 16:30 ET - $320 6-Max NL Hold’em - $500,000 GP
Sept 18, 14:30 ET - $530 NL Hold’em Triple Shootout - $300,000
GP
Sept 18, 16:30 ET - $530 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - $400,000 GP
Sept 19, 14:30 ET - $530 6-Max NL Hold’em w/ Rebuys - $400,000
GP
Sept 19, 16:30 ET - $1,050 PL Omaha - $500,000 GP
Sept 20, 14:30 ET - $1,050 6-Max Limit Hold’em - $500,000 GP
Sept 20, 16:30 ET - $10,300 HORSE - $500,000 GP
Sept 21, 16:30 ET - $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event - $10,000,000
GP