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It’s finally here! The time has come for every online grinder’s dream come true, the PokerStarsWorld Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Bloodshot eyes and sore clicking fingers will be the norm for the next three weeks as players compete in the largest online tournament series in the world.
This year’s WCOOP will feature a total of 62 events, ranging in buy-ins of $100 to $25,000 in a variety of games. In addition, there will be three high-roller events offered, including a $10,000 two-day tournament, a $25,000 heads-up championship, and a $10,000 8-game championship.
PokerStars expects huge turnouts and has put their money on the line with $50 million in guarantees, highlighted by the two-day main event, which promises to pay out at least $10 million.
Tournament Statistics
This is the ninth year that the WCOOP has taken place. Previous champions include great players such as Spiro “55lucky55” Mitrokostas, Erik “Erik123” Sagstrom, Jeff “ActionJeff” Garza, Jason “strassa2” Strasser, Chad “stelladora” Brown, James “mig.com” Mackey, Mike “Sowerss” Sowers, Greg “FossilMan” Raymer, James “Andy McLEOD” Obst, Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs, Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb, Steven “PiKappRaider” Burkholder, Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov and David “RugDoctor” Williams.
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A total of five players can claim multiple WCOOP bracelets. Canadian unknown “spawng” was the first to accomplish the task, winning his first in 2005 and his second in 2006. Kyle “kwob20” Bowker followed, winning two of his own in 2006. They were joined in 2009 by Daniel “djk123” Kelly, Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo and Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier.
A total of 166 bracelets have been awarded in the history of the WCOOP, and 103 of those belong to Americans, making up a whopping 62 percent of the winners. Sweden sits in second place with 14, and Canada rounds out the top three with 11.
Last year’s main event champion Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko has the highest career earnings at the WCOOP with $1,729,509. His is followed by liberace ($1,389,493), Kyle “ka$ino” Schroeder ($1,380,781), Tyler “Udon Wannit” Kenney ($1,288,191) and Carter “ckingusc” King ($1,268,723).
Main Event Winners
2002: MultiMarine — $65,450 (Taby, Sweden)
2003: Joe “DeOhGee” Cordi — $222,750 (Indian Wells, California, USA)
2004: Edgar “Ragde” Skjervold — $424,945 (Oslo, Norway)
2005: Jordan “Panella86” Berkowitz — $577,342 (Eddystone, Pennsylvania, USA)
2006: J.C. “area23JC” Tran — $670,194 (Sacramento, California, USA)
2007: Kyle “ka$ino” Schroeder — $1,378,330 (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
2008: Carter “ckingusc” King — $1,265,432 (Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
2009: Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko — $1,715,200 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Pokerstars Play Money
2010 Schedule of Events
| Event | Date | Time | Buy-In | Game | Guarantee |
| 1 | 5-Sep | 13:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [6-Max] | $1,250,000 |
| 2 | 5-Sep | 15:00 | $10,300 | NL Hold’em [High Roller] | $2,000,000 |
| 3 | 5-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $2,000,000 |
| 4 | 6-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | PL Omaha | $200,000 |
| 5 | 6-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em Shootout [6-Max] | $300,000 |
| 6 | 6-Sep | 20:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [Turbo, Rebuys] | $600,000 |
| 7 | 7-Sep | 14:00 | $215 | PL Draw | $100,000 |
| 8 | 7-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | Triple Stud | $100,000 |
| 9 | 7-Sep | 20:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em [2-Day] | $1,000,000 |
| 10 | 8-Sep | 12:00 | $265 | PL Omaha [Knockout] | $200,000 |
| 11 | 8-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [Ante Up] | $300,000 |
| 12 | 8-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, 2-Day] | $200,000 |
| 13 | 9-Sep | 12:00 | $215 | PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, 1 Rebuy, 1 AO] | $200,000 |
| 14 | 9-Sep | 14:00 | $265 | NL Hold’em [6-Max, Knockout] | $400,000 |
| 15 | 9-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | Razz | $250,000 |
| 16 | 10-Sep | 14:00 | $215 | PL Omaha [6-Max] | $500,000 |
| 17 | 10-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | NL Single Draw | $50,000 |
| 18 | 10-Sep | 20:00 | $109 | 8-Game [10-Min Levels] | $100,000 |
| 19 | 11-Sep | 13:00 | $109 | NL Hold’em [10-Min Levels] | $1,250,000 |
| 20 | 11-Sep | 17:00 | $215 | FL Hold’em | $250,000 |
| 21 | 12-Sep | 13:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,500,000 |
| 22 | 12-Sep | 17:00 | $530 | NL Hold’em [2-Day] | $3,000,000 |
| 23 | 13-Sep | 14:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [4-Max] | $700,000 |
| 24 | 13-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | Stud | $150,000 |
| 25 | 13-Sep | 20:00 | $215 | PL Omaha [Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 AO] | $400,000 |
| 26 | 14-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | Mixed Hold’em [6-Max] | $400,000 |
| 27 | 14-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | FL Badugi | $100,000 |
| 28 | 14-Sep | 20:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em [2-Day] | $1,000,000 |
| 29 | 15-Sep | 12:00 | $265 | NL Omaha Hi/Lo [Knockout] | $150,000 |
| 30 | 15-Sep | 14:00 | $530 | NL Hold’em 3X Shootout [10-Max, 2-Day] | $500,000 |
| 31 | 15-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | 8-Game | $250,000 |
| 32 | 16-Sep | 12:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [6-Max] | $300,000 |
| 33 | 16-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | PL Omaha [6-Max, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On] | $500,000 |
| 34 | 16-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | FL Triple Draw 2-7 | $100,000 |
| 35 | 17-Sep | 14:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [Rebuys] | $1,000,000 |
| 36 | 17-Sep | 17:00 | $530 | FL Omaha Hi/Lo | $400,000 |
| 37 | 17-Sep | 20:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [10-Min Levels] | $750,000 |
| 38 | 18-Sep | 13:00 | $530 | NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, 2-Day] | $600,000 |
| 39 | 18-Sep | 15:00 | $25,500 | NL Hold’em [High Roller Heads-Up, 2-Day] | $750,000 |
| 40 | 18-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | HORSE | $300,000 |
| 41 | 19-Sep | 13:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,500,000 |
| 42 | 19-Sep | 17:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em [2-Day] | $3,000,000 |
| 43 | 20-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys] | $600,000 |
| 44 | 20-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [2X Chance] | $750,000 |
| 45 | 20-Sep | 20:00 | $265 | NL Hold’em [Turbo, Knockout] | $300,000 |
| 46 | 21-Sep | 14:00 | $320 | Mixed [PLHE / PLO] | $400,000 |
| 47 | 21-Sep | 17:00 | $530 | Stud Hi/Lo | $200,000 |
| 48 | 21-Sep | 20:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em [2-Day] | $1,000,000 |
| 49 | 22-Sep | 12:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [1 Rebuy, 1 AO] | $250,000 |
| 50 | 22-Sep | 14:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em [Big Antes] | $600,000 |
| 51 | 22-Sep | 17:00 | $320 | PL Omaha Hi/Lo | $400,000 |
| 52 | 23-Sep | 12:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [Turbo] | $400,000 |
| 53 | 23-Sep | 14:00 | $530 | NL Hold’em [Rebuys] | $1,000,000 |
| 54 | 23-Sep | 17:00 | $2,100 | PL Omaha [6-Max, 2-Day] | $800,000 |
| 55 | 24-Sep | 14:00 | $530 | NL Hold’em [1 Rebuy, 1 AO] | $1,000,000 |
| 56 | 24-Sep | 17:00 | $1,050 | FL Hold’em [6-Max] | $400,000 |
| 57 | 24-Sep | 20:00 | $215 | NL Omaha H/L [10-Min Levels] | $200,000 |
| 58 | 25-Sep | 13:00 | $530 | PL Omaha [Heads-Up, 2-Day] | $200,000 |
| 59 | 25-Sep | 17:00 | $2,100 | HORSE [2-Day] | $400,000 |
| 60 | 26-Sep | 13:00 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,500,000 |
| 61 | 26-Sep | 15:00 | $10,300 | 8-Game [High-Roller, 2-Day] | $1,000,000 |
| 62 | 26-Sep | 17:00 | $5,200 | NL Hold’em Main Event [2-Day] | $10,000,000 |
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The schedule for the biggest online poker tournament series of the year has been announced, and a minimum of $40 million will be won by those who participate. It’s all set to kick off in September.
PokerStars today announced the full list of events for its 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), which will run from Sept. 3-21. The series is made up of 45 events with combined buy-ins of nearly $71,000. Fourteen of the events have guarantees of $1 million or more, with the main event guaranteeing a prize pool of at least $10 million. The poker variants represented in the schedule run the gamut, and include hold’em, Omaha, seven-card stud, razz, H.O.R.S.E., and deuce-to-seven draw, among other things. Some entirely new events on the schedule include badugi, heads-up pot-limit Omaha, and big-ante no-limit hold’em events.
The winner of last year’s WCOOP main event, Carter “ckingusc” King, pocketed $1.2 million.
Players can qualify for WCOOP events via PokerStars satellites, which will be available in a range of low-stakes buy-ins.
Complete 2009 WCOOP Schedule
| Event | Date | Time | Buy-in | Game | Guarantee |
| 1 | Thu, 9/3 | 14:30 | $215 | No-limit hold’em [6-max] | $1,250,000 |
| 2 | Thu, 9/3 | 16:30 | $215 | Razz | $200,000 |
| 3 | Fri, 9/4 | 14:30 | $215 | Pot-limit Omaha [6-max] | $500,000 |
| 4 | Fri, 9/4 | 16:30 | $215 | No-limit single-draw 2-7 w/rebuys | $200,000 |
| 5 | Fri, 9/4 | 20:00 | $109 | 8-Game [10-minute levels] | $50,000 |
| 6 | Sat, 9/5 | 12:45 | $109 | No-limit hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 7 | Sat, 9/5 | 14:30 | $215 | Pot-limit five-card draw | $200,000 |
| 8 | Sat, 9/5 | 16:30 | $215 | Limit hold’em | $400,000 |
| 9 | Sun, 9/6 | 12:45 | $215 | No-limit hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 10 | Sun, 9/6 | 14:30 | $10,300 | No-limit hold’em [high roller] | $2,000,000 |
| 11 | Sun, 9/6 | 16:30 | $530 | No-limit hold’em [2-day] | $3,000,000 |
| 12 | Mon, 9/7 | 14:30 | $215 | No-limit hold’em [4-max] | $500,000 |
| 13 | Mon, 9/7 | 16:30 | $320 | Seven-card stud | $150,000 |
| 14 | Tue, 9/8 | 14:30 | $320 | Mixed hold’em [6-max] | $300,000 |
| 15 | Tue, 9/8 | 16:30 | $320 | Limit badugi | $100,000 |
| 16 | Tue, 9/8 | 20:00 | $1,050 | No-limit hold’em | $500,000 |
| 17 | Wed, 9/9 | 14:30 | $530 | No-limit hold’em triple shootout [10-max] | $500,000 |
| 18 | Wed, 9/9 | 16:30 | $320 | 8-Game | $300,000 |
| 19 | Thu, 9/10 | 14:30 | $320 | Pot-limit Omaha [6-max, 1R1A] | $400,000 |
| 20 | Thu, 9/10 | 16:30 | $320 | Limit triple draw 2-7 | $100,000 |
| 21 | Fri, 9/11 | 14:30 | $215 | No-limit hold’em w/rebuys | $1,250,000 |
| 22 | Fri, 9/11 | 16:30 | $530 | Limit Omaha Hi/Lo | $400,000 |
| 23 | Fri, 9/11 | 20:00 | $320 | No-limit hold’em [10-minute levels] | $300,000 |
| 24 | Sat, 9/12 | 14:30 | $530 | No-limit hold’em [heads-up] | $1,000,000 |
| 25 | Sat, 9/12 | 16:30 | $320 | H.O.R.S.E. | $400,000 |
| 26 | Sun, 9/13 | 12:45 | $215 | No-limit hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 27 | Sun, 9/13 | 14:30 | $25,500 | No-limit hold’em [high roller, heads up] | $800,000 |
| 28 | Sun, 9/13 | 16:30 | $1,050 | No-limit hold’em [2-day] | $3,000,000 |
| 29 | Mon, 9/14 | 14:30 | $320 | Mixed [pot-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha] | $400,000 |
| 30 | Mon, 9/14 | 16:30 | $320 | No-limit hold’em [2X Chance] | $600,000 |
| 31 | Tue, 9/15 | 14:30 | $320 | Pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys [6-max] | $700,000 |
| 32 | Tue, 9/15 | 16:30 | $530 | Seven-card stud Hi/Lo | $200,000 |
| 33 | Tue, 9/15 | 20:00 | $1,050 | No-limit hold’em | $500,000 |
| 34 | Wed, 9/16 | 14:30 | $215 | No-limit hold’em [big antes] | $500,000 |
| 35 | Wed, 9/16 | 16:30 | $320 | Pot-limit Omaha Hi/Lo | $500,000 |
| 36 | Thu, 9/17 | 14:30 | $530 | No-limit hold’em w/rebuys [6-max] | $1,000,000 |
| 37 | Thu, 9/17 | 16:30 | $2,100 | Pot-limit Omaha [6-max] | $600,000 |
| 38 | Fri, 9/18 | 14:30 | $530 | No-limit hold’em [1R1A] | $1,000,000 |
| 39 | Fri, 9/18 | 16:30 | $1,050 | Limit hold’em [6-max] | $400,000 |
| 40 | Fri, 9/18 | 20:00 | $215 | No-limit Omaha Hi/Lo [10-minute levels] | $200,000 |
| 41 | Sat, 9/19 | 14:30 | $530 | Pot-limit Omaha [heads up] | $250,000 |
| 42 | Sat, 9/19 | 16:30 | $2,100 | 8-Game | $350,000 |
| 43 | Sun, 9/20 | 12:45 | $215 | No-limit hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 44 | Sun, 9/20 | 14:30 | $10,300 | H.O.R.S.E. [high roller] | $1,000,000 |
| 45 | Sun, 9/20 | 16:30 | $5,200 | No-limit hold’em main event [2-day] | $10,000,000 |