PokerStars Have Announced the World Championship of Online Poker Dates

PokerStars have announced the World Championship of Online Poker dates, which will run from September 3rd to 21st.  This 45 event online poker tournament has a guaranteed total prize pool of $40 million and will conclude with the No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Main Event which boasts an enormous $10 million prize pool!

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As the World Series of Poker takes a break so starts the fun and excitement for all of the online poker players out there.  You can book the time off work and prepare yourself as PokerStars have announced the World Championship of Online Poker dates. The games that will be played at this year’s World Campionship of Online Poker include; Limit and No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, Razz, Pot Limit Omaha and 7-Card Stud, to plus many more.  One of which is the relatively unknown Badugi which will be played for the first time in the World Championship of Online Poker this year.  Another welcome addition to this year’s poker tournament schedule is Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up.  The buy-ins for this year’s event range from $109 for a No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em event which has a $1 million prize pool, all the way up to $5,200 for the No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Main Event which has that massive $10 million prize pool!

Last year’s World Championship of Online Poker main event winner was Carter “ckingusc” King who took home a cool $1.2 million for his win.  Maybe 2009 could be your year to win big at the World Championship of Online Poker?  As you’d expect PokerStars will be offering free satellites to these events, which UK Poker will inform you of as soon as they’re available.  You will need a PokerStars account to enter the biggest and richest online poker tournament in the world.  If you don’t have a PokerStars account, simply click the PokerStars link above to register with them.

6th July 2009

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