PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker

Never before has the start of an online poker series been so eagerly anticipated.  With only two days to go, the excitement surrounding the start of PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is reaching fever pitch.  This year’s WCOOP has a total of $40 million in prizes making it the richest online poker series in history.

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The action starts on Thursday evening with a six-handed Texas Holdem No-Limit event which has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,250,000 and finishes 18 days later with the final Texas Holdem No-Limit tournament, the Main Event which has a phenomenal $10 million prize pool!

PokerStars has been the host of the World Championship of Online Poker since 2002.  Now in it’s eighth year the WCOOP has seen many advancements and improvements, as has PokerStars site which can now hold more simultaneous players online than ever allowing for even bigger fields of wannabe poker champions.  However not everybody makes it, only the very best poker players will become champions and win, not only huge cash prizes, but also one of PokerStars coveted WCOOP bracelets.

There’s more than just Texas Holdem being played at PokerStars WCOOP, just about every popular poker game variation will be played at this year’s 45 event WCOOP series including; Razz, Omaha, five-card draw, seven-card stud, Badugi and H.O.R.S.E. each with varying limits.

You can qualify for any of these 45 events at this year’s WCOOP via satellites that are currently being held at PokerStars, which have buy-ins starting from as little as $1.  These satellites are running right now and will continue up until the start of the events.  These satellites can be found quickly and easily using PokerStars WCOOP Live Satellites Feed which will help you to find a satellite which suits your bankroll.

This year’s World Championship of Online Poker will be bigger and better than ever so don’t miss your chance to play in this prestigious online poker series.  If you’re not already playing at PokerStars you will need a PokerStars account to play in the WCOOP.  Simply click the PokerStars banner above to register for your free poker account and start your journey to online poker riches and fame.

1st September 2009

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Article Last Updated: 25/05/2010 14:31:17

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