PokerStars Set to Kick Off WCOOP

PokerStars’ famed World Championship of Online Poker is ready to begin this Friday, September 14 with two events: a $215 buy-in no-limit hold’em shorthanded event and a $215 buy-in pot-limit five-card draw event.  Over the course of the next two weeks, PokerStars will host 23 events in all with $15,000,000 in guaranteed prize money.   

Last year, PokerStars guaranteed $10,000,000 across 18 events, but the total prize pools soared to over $18,500,000.  Professional poker player J.C. Tran won the Main Event and more than $600,000. 

Satellites are running every day at PokerStars for those who would like to try to qualify for an event on the cheap. 

Below is the complete 2007 WCOOP schedule, with the guaranteed prize pool in bold. 

2007 World Championship of Online Poker Schedule 

Sep.14 (15:00) NL Hold'em [6-max] $215 $400,000
Sep.14 (16:30) PL 5-Card Draw $215 $100,000
Sep.15 (15:00) PL Omaha [6-max] $215 $200,000
Sep.15 (16:30) 2-7 Triple Draw $215 $100,000
Sep.16 (16:30) NL Hold'em $530 $2,000,000
Sep.17 (15:00) PL Omaha w/Rebuys $320 $400,000
Sep.18 (15:00) Limit Hold'em $215 $100,000
Sep.19 (15:00) Limit Omaha H/L $530 $300,000
Sep.20 (15:00) NL Hold'em w/Rebuys $215 $1,000,000
Sep.21 (15:00) NL Hold'em Match Play $320 $500,000
Sep.21 (16:30) Razz $215 $100,000
Sep.22 (15:00) HORSE $215 $200,000
Sep.22 (16:30) PL Hold'em $530 $400,000
Sep.23 (16:30) NL Hold'em $1,050 $2,000,000
Sep.24 (15:00) 7 Card Stud $320 $100,000
Sep.25 (15:00) PL Omaha H/L $320 $200,000
Sep.26 (15:00) NL Hold'em [6-max] $320 $400,000
Sep.27 (15:00) 7 Card Stud H/L $530 $200,000
Sep.28 (15:00) PL Omaha $530 $300,000
Sep.28 (16:30) NL Hold'em Triple Shootout $530 $200,000
Sep.29 (15:00) HORSE $5,200 $500,000
Sep.29 (16:30) Limit Hold'em $1,050 $200,000
Sep.30 (16:30) NL Hold'em Main Event $2,600 $5,000,000